Solangelo Oneshots

Will's family

"Will, why do we have to go visit your family? Your family is the worst." Nico whined.
"My family is not the worst. They're..... fun. My Aunt Martha and Uncle Henry are coming." Will responded. "Plus, you're my fiancé now. You've only met my mom, like, eight times. She wants to know the person her son is marrying."
"Okay, I get that. Let's go." Nico stood up and took Will's arm and they walked to the nearest shadow.

"Oh, Will. How good to see you!" Will's mother wrapped him in a hug. Then she stepped back and smiled at him. "You looked thinner last time we saw you."
"Hi!" Nico butted in. "How are you, Ms. Solace?"
"Hello, Nico. What an interesting outfit choice. Black, as usual. How about you two come in? Nico, you can help me finish dinner."

Will was very uncomfortable. He was sitting in the living room while his stepdad watched Empire. He had tried to go into the kitchen with Nico, but his mom had closed the door before he could get in. "We should probably help them cook, Larry."
"Aw, nonsense. I don't cook, I eat."
Then Larry laughed as if he had just made the funniest joke.

Nico was also very uncomfortable. Probably even more uncomfortable than Will. He was making whipped cream with Naomi's hand mixer.
"You know, we had hoped for Will to bring home a nice girl, but you'll do. You're close enough, anyway. You wear makeup."
"Okay, um, thanks?" Nico said, suddenly feeling a little self conscious about his eyeliner.

After Will's aunt and uncle arrived, everyone sat down to eat. Nico and Will weren't allowed to sit next to each other, even though the other couples could. Nico took a bite of his clam chowder. He hated clam chowder, and he knew that Will had told Naomi that, but he didn't want to complain. It was awkward enough as is.

"Do you have any pets, Nico?" Naomi asked.
"Yeah. I have a cat named Lizard. Will and I were lying in bed one night when she—""
"That is vile and disgusting!" Will's uncle said.
"What? Why?" Nico asked, confused.
"You should not talk about this! It is vile and disgusting. Stop trying to be cool."
"I'm not.... what? What's vile and disgusting?"
"Talking about how you and Will had sex."
Nico looked dumbfounded. Will put his head in his hands and groaned.
"I think you misunderstood." Nico explained, "I wasn't trying to be cool. I was just talking about Lizard."
"You're being disrespectful! You were laying in bed together. That is nasty."
"Will and I are engaged. We sleep in the same bed. I wasn't going to say anything about our sex lives."
"Uncle Henry, please stop." Will said. "Just eat your clam chowder and listen to the story about Lizard."
"Well," Henry said, "I think that you two-"
"Who wants wine?" Naomi interrupted.
"I'd love some!" Aunt Martha said.

A half hour later, dinner was done and Aunt Martha was drunk. Will was surprised it had taken this long. She was shouting at her husband about his new motorcycle.

Nico walked around the fight to get to Will, making sure not to draw attention to himself. Unfortunately, he did draw attention to himself. He knocked over a vase, shattering glass and spilling water on the carpet. Everyone stared at him.
"Sorry," Nico said, "I'll clean this up. Do you all have a dustpan?"
"How dare you?" Naomi asked, very angry. "That was an antique vase! From Florida!"
Nico just stood there.
"You've got nothing to say for yourself? Youth these days."

Nico was relieved when it was time to go. Will hugged his mom goodbye and went outside. He and Nico shadowtraveled home.

"Will, I am never visiting your family again." Nico said, laying in bed with his fiancé.
"Yeah. I forget how terrible they can be. I'm so sorry." Will said.
"It's not your fault. I love you."
Will kissed his cheek. "I love you, too."
"Also, your mom gave me this creepy cursed doll."
"What?"