Solangelo One Shots (fluff)

Story LXII

The radio blasted as the road blurred by. Will was in the back seat, his elbow propped up on the windowsill as he stared at the passing sights. Nico was in the seat next to him and invested in a conversation he was having with Reyna and Thalia in the front seats.

Reyna had offered to take them on a little road trip that her and Thalia were going on. Well, she offered for Nico to come, but Nico had insisted that Will come along too, since they were such good friends. Which, of course, Will said yes when he was sure Reyna was okay with it.

Truth be told he was mildly scared of her. She was basically like Nico's really protective older sister and he knew she would do anything to make sure Nico was safe and happy. So being on a roadtrip with her and her also intimidating goth girlfriend was not the most relaxing thing in the world. But, Will without a doubt agreed because of course he would go since Nico asked him. Nico with his wide brown eyes that look up at him in such a way sometimes that should be illegal.

Will met Nico three years back in freshman year of college. They were both in the same anatomy class. That class proved to be harder than they both thought and they ended up hanging out a lot outside of the class to study, and maybe just spend time together too. Ever since, they'd been inseparable.

Will loved his friendship with Nico, loved their banter and shenanigans and weekly movie nights where they would stay up late, stuffing their faces with snacks and soda until their stomachs hurt. Oftentimes, Nico ended up falling asleep during one of their chosen movies and sometimes his head would softly thunk onto Will's shoulder and Will's heart would practically beat out of his chest because of how cute the smaller man was.

It was rare, the chance of Nico falling asleep on him, but every so often he would make up an excuse as to why he had to sit closer to the other and hope to the gods that it would happen. And each time it did, he stayed as still as he could, as to not mess up the moment and when Nico woke and rubbed the sleep out of his eyes, his cheeks would flush a lovely pink, but then he would move on from the incident and check the time, rushing to grab his stuff and eventually making it out the door to get back to his own dorm just a floor down.

"Turn!" He heard someone shout. "Right here, don't miss it!" They made a sudden sharp turn and Will was thrust out his thoughts, clinging to the door handle in an attempt to not completely body slam Nico.

"Phew! That was close. Almost there, boys!" Reyna declared, glancing back at the both of them, then turning back to the road again. "The hotel is just up this way and we'll stop for the night, maybe get something to eat,"

Nico let out a chuckle and fixed himself in his seat from the abrupt turn. "Sounds good, we don't have many snacks, is there a place we can get food nearby?"

Thalia grabbed her phone, her bright blue nails clicking against the screen and she scrolled. "There's not much, but there is a small diner just down the road from the hotel. Y'all okay with that?"

Everyone agreed and soon they were pulling into the parking lot of the small hotel they were staying in for the night. It was only two stories it seemed and the sign had chipped paint.

Reyna parked the car and everyone got out, grabbing their bags and following her through the sliding doors to the front desk.

Reyna checked them in and handed Will a room key. "Thalia and I are sharing a room and so are you two. There's only one key, so don't lose it," she gave Will a firm look, then turned back to her girlfriend. "Alright, Thals, let's go get settled in," then the two of them headed towards the elevator.

Will stared at the bronze key in his hand, a little tag with a number hanging off of it and rubbed his thumb along the grove of the metal. Nico nudged a shoulder into him and Will lifted his head, he was met by a shy smile.