Nico couldn't wait to kill his doctor. Ok well, that sounded wrong. Actually no it didn't, that is exactly what he wanted to do.
Will had been checking up on him every half hour despite the fact that he had gotten out of the infirmary a month ago. Honestly, Nico wasn't sure why he hadn't already banished Will's soul to the underworld.
Nico herd a knock on his cabin door. "Oh Nicooo! You alive?" Wills voice sounded from the other side of the door for the third time that day.
"Will, I swear on the Styx if you come in here I will-" Nico started before being cut off by the door to his cabin opening then closing again. "So you're not dead!" Will exclaimed, showing off a lopsided grin that was somehow bearable. "What was that? Sorry, I couldn't really hear you" Will apologised, standing by the door with his left arm moving to scratch the back of his neck, a nervous habit Nico had noticed Will possessed the second night during his stay at the infirmary. That stay, he reminded himself, was over. Why was Will here?
"Nevermind, just- what do you want?" Nico asked, crossing his arms, sitting up a little taller on his bed. "What do you mean? I'm checking up on you, making sure you're still tangible, that kind of thing" Will said, moving to stand in front of Nico.
"Why do you keep checking up? I'm fine. I got out of your prison a month ago, Will. Why do you care?" Nico said, his words coming out a little more forceful then intended making Will flinch before regaining composure.
"As your doctor it is my job to keep you in good health. That means checking up from time to time" Will said, tilting his head in a way that made Nico feel like skeletal butterfly's were flying around his stomach. Nico needed an exterminator.
"From time to time? Will, this is the third time today! I'm not a child, I can take care of myself!" Nico said, standing up and walking to the other side of the cabin where his desk was.
"Well, based on your age -biologically that is- you are 15. Technically, a minor. Therefore, someone should be looking after you" Will reasoned, walking towards Nico again.
Nico scowled, looking to the corkboard that hung above his desk. He had three photos on it. Nico pointed at the first one, glaring at Will as he spoke. "You see her?" Nico asked, Will nodded. "Thats my mother" Nico said.
"Was she nice?" Will asked. "I watched her get blown up when I was nine, how should I know?" Nico said, the harshness in his tone intentional this time. Will flinched. Nico felt his heart clench but ignored it.
Nico pointed to the girl beside his mother. "You see her?" Will stayed silent. "Thats Bianca, my sister. She left me for the hunters of Artemis the first chance she got then died" Nico said, eyes burning.
"You see her?" Nico asked again, not waiting for Will to reply before continuing. "Thats my sister, Hazel. I was looking for Bianca when I found her. Bianca chose rebirth without telling me and so I brought Hazel back instead" Nico said, wiping away an escaped tear.
"Shes younger then me biologically. Older chronologically" He said. "She has her own problems, her own past. She doesn't deserve to deal with my present" Nico said, looking Will in the eyes as he pointed at the last picture, a mythomagic card.
"Thats my father, Hades. I lived with him in the underworld for years and do you know what I was told over and over every gods damn night?!" Nico yelled, letting his tears fall freely now.
"He told me how he wished I had died instead of my sister, instead of my mother. Everyday he told me how everything was perfect till I was born, how happy everyone was. Do you know what that feels like?! The only reason he didnt kill me was to spite his brothers!" Nico screamed.
"I spent a year travelling in the labyrinth with a ghost that was trying to kill me! I've run countless errands for my father and what do I get? More jobs! Now I'm the ghost king! I scare people until they need me to do something and once thats done I'm useless!" Nicos voice cracked on useless.
"I walked into Tartarus and almost went insane, Will!" Nico said, taking a step towards him and sobbing when he didnt back away. "I saw everything as it was but great fucking powers I have, right?!" Nico said.
"I couldn't even escape myself because two giants kidnapped me and left me in a jar for a week!" Nico yelled. "I couldn't eat, drink or breathe so what did I do?! I ate pomegranate seeds from the underworld to put myself in a death trance! I didnt think anyone would come for me! I was bait! Useless fucking bait!" Nico screamed, collapsing onto the floor.
"I had to spend weeks shadow travelling across the world, fading in and out of existence." He whispered. "Everytime I jumped I saw the house of Nyx over and over and over and over-"
"Nico-" Will tried to interrupt, seeing that Nico was going to give himself a panic attack.
Nico ignored him. "When I was a kid you were killed for being gay so what am I Will?!" Nico asked. Wills eyes widened. "Nico-"
"Don't bother." Nico whispered.
"Nico-" Will tried again.
"Get out."
"No." Will said, dropping down to his knees. "I'm going to touch you, ok?" Will warned before using a single finger to lift Nicos chin.
"You are valid" Will whispered, watching Nico's eyes brim with more tears before they spilled over again, making a soft sound as they hit the floor. "You don't know what you're talking about" Nico said, looking back down.
"Hi, nice to meet you, I'm Will Solace, son of Naiomi Solace and the Sun god, Apollo. I'm Bi"
Nicos head shot up to look at Will, eyes wide. "You're-" "Yup" Will said, brushing his thumb across Nicos cheek to get rid of the tears there.
"Nico, you are strong, valid and very capable of taking care of yourself" Will said. "Then why-" "I'm getting to that" Will interrupted.
"I said someone should be looking after you because you deserve to enjoy being a teenager. You deserve to relax. You more then deserve to relax. If you have someone to make sure you eat, sleep, and maybe fend off a nightmare or two, that would do you a world of good" Will said.
"I don't need that-" Nico started before Will interrupted again. "You deserve that, Nico" Will said. "Thats why I'm here. I care about you. A lot." Will chuckled. "I may have been a tad excessive..." Will laughed when he saw Nico raise an eyebrow. "Ok a lot excessive" Will coincided. "But I just wanted to be there to help you" Will said.
"But...why?" Nico asked. "I already told you, sunshine. I care about you" Will said. "Why?" Nico asked.
"Because you are smart" Will grasped Nicos hand. "You are strong" He placed Nicos hand on his cheek, holding his hand on top and nuzzling into Nicos pale palm making Nico go red all down his neck.
"You are passionate" Will kissed Nicos forehead. "Caring" Kiss on the cheek. "Kind" Kiss on the nose. "Considerate" Will kissed Nico on the corner of his lips making his breath hitch. "And beautiful" Will said, letting his lips connect with Nicos.
Nicos other hand snapped up to grip Wills hair, tugging softly when Will deepend the kiss by holding the back of Nicos neck, his other hand on Nicos hip.
Will pulled away slowly, resting his forehead on Nicos. "Was that ok?" Will asked.
Nico tackled Will, grabbing his face and kissing him. "It was more than ok, Solace" Nico said, blushing when Will turned his head to kiss the inside of Nicos palm.
"I'm glad" Will said before blinking hard. "Jeez the suns in my eyes..."
"Will" Nico said.
"Your dad is so weird"
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Solangelo Oneshots (Fluff/Angst)
General Fiction!!!!The art on the cover is mine!!!! Do not re-post!!!! ⚠️Trigger warnings available at the start of each chapter and a general warning in titles⚠️ Fluff - 💕 Angst - 💔 Dead Dove Do Not Eat - 🖤 Trigger Warning - (TW) (I don't do smut. This may hav...