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 -

Will remembers his name, everything else outside of that? Well, he draws a blank. So, the last thing he wants to do is run headfirst into a dangerous maze. Of course, keeping his head down and hiding in the infirmary with his newfound abilities only works for so long, after all the Fates have other plans for him. Nico has been in the maze since it began-the hideous '1' burned into his arm announces it so-he knows how to survive its dangers alone. And he knows how to avoid Percy Jackson. Except the Labyrinth's latest newcomer has no intentions of letting him disappear so easily after their chance meeting, despite how adamantly Nico tries to push him away. Percy remembers the name of every camper they've lost to the Labyrinth. The weight of such knowledge has him slowly drowning in grief and loss and guilt as the years inside the clearing pass. Annabeth, despite their complicated relationship, keeps him afloat as they navigate holding the lives of many in their hands. But the past is catching up to Percy and the future is looking just as bleak. /OR/ A Maze Runner au in the sense that I've stuck kids ( young-adult demigods) into a maze (The Labyrinth) with no memories and they try to escape alive. (NO MAZE RUNNER KNOWLEDGE NEEDED TO READ THIS!!!!) ________ by request, here is the SHORT CHAPTER EDITION of my ao3 fic (for long-chapter version: https://archiveofourown.org/works/61461001/chapters/157112482

Five years ago Nico had left. Five years since he had disappeared in the night, leaving only a letter behind. Three years ago, Will Solace stopped searching for his boyfriend, consumed by grief and lost in anger. Three years ago he enrolled in New Rome University's Med Program, moving away from Camp Half-Blood and the memories it held. Five years of no sightings, no contact, no proof that Nico di Angelo was alive. Then one Fates-written day, that all changed. ~ Five years ago Nico had left. Five years since he had disappeared in the night, on the run from a dangerous Goddess hunting him. Three years ago, Nico began working for the Gods, taking up their titles and fulfilling their quests. Three years ago, he was always on the move fighting the Goddess' minions and keeping himself too busy to think of what...who he had left behind. Five years of no sightings, no contact, no proof that he, Nico di Angelo, was alive - or so they thought. Then one Fates-written day, that all changed. ________________________________________________________________________________ More info: soulmate tattoo AU, Post Trials of Apollo, TSATS didn't happen (but don't worry Tartarus Trip 2 still happens). Characters Swear, rn no mature content, will update if I have intentions of changing that. Chapter lengths vary, UK/Aus Spellings.] *Highest Rankings* #1 Solangelo #6 nicodiangelo #1 Nico #1 Willsolace

Nico di Angelo, is a busy man. Don't get him wrong, he loves his job, he's good at it. He loves to write, he loves to sell his songs and hear them come to life with so many talented musicians. And now he has ANGEL, he can release his own music without any of the nepotism allegations. Because the last thing his father would do is give him extra attention - but if he keeps winning awards, maybe he just might get his attention. That's what he used to tell himself, and then he won a literal Grammy and his father still didn't care. But by that point, Nico had worked himself up the DOA Records ladder first as a musician and then becoming an award winning artist and he loved it enough he could forget his father's opinion (or lack thereof). Nico wasn't blind. He could admit that Will Solace was easy on the eyes (read: super fucking hot) but they were both young artists competing for the same awards and Nico didn't have the luxury of supportive, knowledgeable parents to help him out. So sue him, if he doesn't love Will Solace who seems to be trying separate himself from everything Nico ever wanted.