Battle Scars | Solangelo Fanfic

4 | Confrontation

TW: Blood, Self-hate, Self-Harm

N I C O

Nico woke up and he noticed three things.

First, his head was pounding HARD. Second, there was an IV in his arm and Nico HATED needles. Third, someone had changed his clothes (was it Will? Nico blushed at the thought). He also noticed his lack of overall deadness. Oh, how was I going to explain this to Will? Nico didn't want to even think of Will's reaction. The door opened and in came Will Solace. Great, he was just thinking about him! 

"I have a perfectly reasonable explanation for all of this." Nico blurted out without thinking.

"Well shoot." Will said, with an unreadable look in his eyes. 

"U-umm. Well, it's kind of a long story."

"We have all the time of the world. So tell me, Nico. Why did you do that to yourself?" said Will, his voice getting higher as Nico flinched back into the wall. 

"U-uhhh. . ." Nico had nothing to say. He was unprepared and had no explanation for his unspeakable deed. He was struggling to respond and Will noticed. 

Will's eyes seemed to soften as he slowly wrapped his arms around Nico. Squeezing his body hard, Will relaxed as Nico petted his hair, wondering what kind of shampoo the male uses. They sat there for a while, not one wanting to disrupt the bubble of comfort surrounding them. Will pulled away first and stared deeply into Nico's eyes as if to pry some hidden truth from their depths. He sighed and looked down.

He took Nico's hands in his own, gently caressing their calluses and causing Nico to blush like a teenage girl. Will still hadn't uttered a word.

Nico knew that cutting was an unhealthy way of releasing one's emotions and he couldn't bear to see Will's disappointment in him. So he took a deep breath and explained. 

"I was feeling sort of helpless, you know? I felt worthless and I wanted to do something about it."

Will looked up to him and nodded encouragingly.

"I've never done it before, believe me but this time, it was too much. I couldn't deal with it and I didn't know what to do. I just wanted it to be over and for a moment, it was. I'm sorry, Will."

Nico finished and looked at Will expectantly. 

Will didn't say anything.

"Thank you. For telling this to me, I mean. I know that it gets hard at times and I just need you to know that you are not worthless, Nico. You are the single most un-worthless person I have ever met. I am there for you. I care about your wellbeing and your mental health. You are never alone in this world."

Nico's eyes watered and he looked away. 

"Hey, look at me." Will's soothing voice urged Nico. He hid his face bashfully.

"It's going to be okay. We're going to be okay." Will pried Nico's hands away and carefully wiped the tears off his face. 

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Nico liked Will Solace. It was impossible to deny now. Nico's heart raced when Will came, his stomach got butterflies, and all he could think about was Will Solace's eyes (they were light blue and looked like the sky).

"Nico?"

Someone called out and entered the room.

"Hazel?"

"What the hell did I just hear from Percy, Nico?"