Always You - Nico di Angelo x Reader (Oneshots)

Teenage Dream

A/N - i'm so so sorry that i'm not that active with this oneshot colection as how i used to be :(

i'm working super hard on my novella rn, so it's quite difficult to work on two books at he same time. 

anyways! without any further ado, let's jump right into the story!

- Third Person's POV - 

I don't know why my heart always beats faster whenever Nico looks at me. It's so annoying. Like, he just exists with his dark clothes and his "I hate the world" aura, and suddenly I can't breathe. Ugh. Why does he have to be so... Nico?

Anyway, it was late at night at camp, and of course Nico was sitting by himself near the woods. Typical. Everyone else was laughing by the campfire, but he was just there, staring into the shadows like they whispered secrets only he could hear. And me being the absolute clown that I am, I walked over.

"Hey," I said, trying to sound casual. Spoiler: I did not sound casual.

He looked up at me with those dark eyes that could probably kill me on the spot if he wanted to. "Hi," he muttered.

Okay, my brain immediately short-circuited. Like, sir, you can't just say hi in that deep voice and expect me to function.

I sat down next to him, pretending I wasn't screaming internally. The silence was awkward but also... kinda nice? Like he didn't need me to talk, but he also didn't mind me being there.

"You're not with the others?" he finally asked.

I shrugged. "I'd rather be here."

His eyebrows knitted together. "With me?"

I swear to the gods, my face was about to catch on fire. "Yeah. With you."

He stared at me for a second, like he was trying to figure out if I was joking. Then he looked away, his ears turning red. And that's when it hit me — Nico di Angelo, son of Hades, literally ruler of ghosts and shadows... was BLUSHING.

I might've died right then and there.

"You don't have to," he said quietly. "Be here, I mean. I know I'm not... easy."

That's when I just blurted it out, because apparently I have zero self-control. "I want to be here because I like you, Nico. Like, like like you."

Silence. My soul left my body. The ground could've opened up and swallowed me whole and I would've thanked it.

But then—THEN—Nico actually looked at me again, and there was this tiny, tiny smile tugging at his lips. Like it was illegal for him to smile too much but he couldn't help it.

"I... like you too," he said, and his voice cracked just a little, which made it even more real.

And before I could even process it, his hand brushed against mine. Slowly. Hesitant. Like he was scared I'd pull away. But I didn't. I held his hand, and he didn't let go.

My brain: AAAAAAAAAAAAH

So yeah. That's the story of how I almost exploded because Nico di Angelo, my crush of forever, actually likes me back.

The end. Or maybe the beginning. I don't know. I'm too busy screaming into my pillow.

A/N - that's all i have for ya'll today <3

i'm sorry if it's too short for your liking, but maybe i'll give a few spoilers of my novella to make up for it in the next oneshots :D

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until then, 

- FantasyDemiWitch