Book 2 of When Myths meet Magic. Four more demigods join Percy, Annabeth, Nico, and Thalia at Hogwarts, which you would think is enough pain in itself. But when a cat turns up mysteriously petrified and Harry is revealed to be a Parselmouth, things get even more complex. Fandom time period: Takes place after The Blood of Olympus and during The Chamber of Secrets. DISCLAIMER: I own NOTHING. Characters, plot, ideas, and certain lines ALL belong to the wonderful authors Rick Riordan and Joanne Kathleen Rowling.

After that I only wore black. Black like the charred remains of everything I had once loved, black like the smoke billowing into the sky as my tears cut tracks through the black soot coating my face, and black like the little puppy that was squirming in my arms afterward, the only piece of my old life I had left. ~¤~ Four years ago, Nico's life was perfect. He had two loving parents, a caring older sister, and a beautiful house in Italy. Then a fire started in their house and everything Nico loved crumbled along with the walls and family photos. Now, Nico and his dad live in America with Nico's step mom and sister, but Hades is almost never home and Nico has hardly smiled since the fire. Maybe the boy who just moved in across the street can help him bring a stop to the relentless bullying Nico has been dealing with for two years, and maybe he can teach him to smile again in the process. - the playlist for this is linked in my bio -

Popular girl, archery superstar, and daughter of the billionaire Hades di Angelo, Bianca's life should've been a breeze. But after her mother dies in a plane crash, her family falls apart, and she's forced to grow up fast. Now a senior in high school, her life's never been more complicated. Why does Thalia stay with Luke, the loser in and out of jail? What's wrong with Hazel? Seriously Percy, why are you so bad at setting Jason up with his crush? When Hades announces his fiancée Persephone and her daughter Hazel are moving in, Nico's self-destructive tendencies get worse. Just when she's out of ideas, Bianca runs into the new kid, Will Solace, and knows he's the perfect guy to pull Nico out of his spiral. Cupid may be a boy, but it's time for a girl to take the reins. Luckily, Bianca always hits the bull's-eye.

Will Solace is seen as the happy one in the relationship. The one with few problems. The one who holds Nico together. But it's the other way around. Will's life isn't as happy as he makes it seem. He doubts himself and Nico is always there to hold him close when the sun sets. Nico has been a recovering self harmer for years. Will doesn't know this. Will Nico break under the stress of holding things together, or will he find strength in his support system. After all, even the sunset is hard for the child of darkness. (This story is literally pure angst. Major trigger warning. Lots of self harm, thoughts of suicide, and recovery attempts failing. I don't support self harm in anyway, this is just about the trials and tribulations of self harm recovery. Please don't read if this will trigger you.)