So, this is... I think, my first dead dove fic? I'm so excited! I think this subject matter is more suited to AO3 but I'm still posting it to Wattpad too. Anyway, Nico's dad is a cop and also an abusive dick. A lot of things happen as a result.

I do not own Rick Riordan's characters. This story is a High School AU. Characters might be slightly out of character. Since they are normal people in this story, it will be hard to capture their real personalities. I'll try my best though. Thanks for your understanding. Percy is failing Italian and needs help before he gets kicked off the swim team. Nico's dad surprised him with a vacation to the beach, but Nico needs to learn how to swim before he leaves. (This story was meant to be a happy story with very few drama elements. Overall it's a Percico love story.) *First story, feedback please.*

[valgrace/valdangelo] "And I would have stayed up with you all night had I known how to save a life." [started: june 16, 2016 ended: june 2, 2017]

What if- Nico fell into Tartarus instead of Annabeth? "Her Ankle! Cut it! Cut it!" Cut her ankle??? Nico jumps into action cutting a thick webbing wrapped around Annabeth's bubblewrap cast with his sword, but when the platform starts to shake its all over. Percy slips off the cliff barely managing to grasp Nico's outstretched hand. Nico can barely handle Percy's weight and loses his footing falling into the pit...

"𝕭𝖚𝖙 𝖜𝖍𝖊𝖓 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖙𝖔𝖑𝖉 𝖒𝖊 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖜𝖍𝖔𝖑𝖊 𝖘𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖞, 𝕴 𝖋𝖊𝖑𝖙 𝖑𝖎𝖐𝖊 𝖙𝖍𝖗𝖔𝖜𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖚𝖕" Percy Jackson, a high school senior with a troubled past, and an uncertain future, who only seems to live in the present. Strong, popular, and charismatic, not to mention attractive, he's the ultimate power fantasy. He doesn't let anything get under his skin... Does he? Nico diAngelo, once upon a time the perfect little catholic boy, a shining example of pure, unwavering faith in the almighty father. That is, until tragedy struck, like she does for us all, and violently stripped him of his innocence. But that was almost four years ago. He should be fine... Shouldn't he? Two boys that haven't seen each other in years, that left on bad terms and are trying not to think about each other. Two boys convinced that they have nothing in common, that they screwed up so badly the first time, there's no way the other doesn't hate them now. New York is a big city, and Goode is a big school, obviously they'll be able to avoid each other indefinitely... Right? (TWs for: Abuse, neglect, alcoholism, religious trauma, depression, self harm, suicidal thoughts and actions (seriously, one of our boys tries to kill himself twice) homelessness, self-loathing, internalized homophobia, heavily implied sexual abuse, pregnancy, anxiety, panic attacks, and if there's anything else I forgot to mention, please tell me)