[ trying to understand annabeth is like trying to navigate daedalus' labyrinth, something with which nico has become intimately familiar. but that doesn't mean he's prepared to see wisdom's daughter. the hour time makes him antsy, nervous, and part of him desires escaping rather than facing what he's sure to come.
what must she be thinking of him? what should he expect? annabeth is a formidable opponent not just because of her mind. but he doesn't want to think about having to fight her and he doubts that will be necessary. because of annabeth's analytical mind, he has no doubt that she's already considered the consequences of attacks. neither of them want to go home without accomplishing their goals. so it'll be a talk. and if anything, that just makes nico more nervous.
he'll be the last to say he's good with words. expressing himself is a struggle and though will has helped him a bit with that, even his boyfriend still rebukes him for his poor "people skills". what if he screws this up, he thinks. the repercussions could affect not just him, but all of them. nico doesn't want that kind of responsibility or fault to be placed upon him, warranted or not.
he's going, of course. there's no avoiding this with annabeth, especially once she moves in ( and he has no doubt that she will; she and percy shared a room previously, they'll no doubt share one again. ) he just needs to suck it up and get it over with.
which means when the appointed time comes, nico is there, stepping out of the shadows, as he's prone to do, with hands settled deep in his pockets. keen, dark eyes glance around for a familiar head of blonde hair as he considers the past. the sound of the fountain seems loud in his ears, like the rushing of blood in his veins he feels every time he gets near percy. a sensation he's grown so used to that he wonders if it's practically become part of him, part of his very self. he thinks about how for so long, he let people think he'd loved annabeth, how he'd made no effort to dissuade people from believing it was her he was in love with. frankly, even he can see it. how easy it would be to fall for her if he'd been normal.
sometimes he even wonders if it was for her or for percy that he did half the things he did. did he agree to fight for camp halfblood because percy asked? or because annabeth did? did he insist percy bathe in the styx to save annabeth ( and the rest of the world ) from losing who was so important to her? did he search for percy because he's always been in love with poseidon's son or was it because he knew annabeth was not the same without him? no doubt his reasons were far from altruistic. he refuses to believe he's that selfless. but whether it had been for percy or annabeth, now he isn't so sure.
one thing is certain, while he might feel a draw towards wisdom's daughter due to her brilliant mind, it will be percy who will always keep his heart ensnared. and because percy jackson is not percy jackson without annabeth chase, loving the son of the sea means loving her too.
it's... a strange concept to acknowledge and as a result, there's a wild look in his eyes. a fire lit behind the shattered glass of a mirror, glinting somewhere between desperation, fear, and maybe even a bit of madness. subdued only by constant melancholy that clings to nico like the shadows.
as per usual, his clothes are dark. the familiar stygian sword sits on his hip even if it's not typically needed in a place like eudio ( some habits die hard and once he returns to camp halfblood, he'll have to make sure his skills have dulled ). thanks to the weather, he's discarded his jacket for the time being, but his arms are crossed as they typically would be. the fountain provides a decent enough prop, and he shifts his gaze into the trickling water, wondering if annabeth chose this place due to the combination of her and percy's elements. architectural grace and flowing water. ]
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what must she be thinking of him? what should he expect? annabeth is a formidable opponent not just because of her mind. but he doesn't want to think about having to fight her and he doubts that will be necessary. because of annabeth's analytical mind, he has no doubt that she's already considered the consequences of attacks. neither of them want to go home without accomplishing their goals. so it'll be a talk. and if anything, that just makes nico more nervous.
he'll be the last to say he's good with words. expressing himself is a struggle and though will has helped him a bit with that, even his boyfriend still rebukes him for his poor "people skills". what if he screws this up, he thinks. the repercussions could affect not just him, but all of them. nico doesn't want that kind of responsibility or fault to be placed upon him, warranted or not.
he's going, of course. there's no avoiding this with annabeth, especially once she moves in ( and he has no doubt that she will; she and percy shared a room previously, they'll no doubt share one again. ) he just needs to suck it up and get it over with.
which means when the appointed time comes, nico is there, stepping out of the shadows, as he's prone to do, with hands settled deep in his pockets. keen, dark eyes glance around for a familiar head of blonde hair as he considers the past. the sound of the fountain seems loud in his ears, like the rushing of blood in his veins he feels every time he gets near percy. a sensation he's grown so used to that he wonders if it's practically become part of him, part of his very self. he thinks about how for so long, he let people think he'd loved annabeth, how he'd made no effort to dissuade people from believing it was her he was in love with. frankly, even he can see it. how easy it would be to fall for her if he'd been normal.
sometimes he even wonders if it was for her or for percy that he did half the things he did. did he agree to fight for camp halfblood because percy asked? or because annabeth did? did he insist percy bathe in the styx to save annabeth ( and the rest of the world ) from losing who was so important to her? did he search for percy because he's always been in love with poseidon's son or was it because he knew annabeth was not the same without him? no doubt his reasons were far from altruistic. he refuses to believe he's that selfless. but whether it had been for percy or annabeth, now he isn't so sure.
one thing is certain, while he might feel a draw towards wisdom's daughter due to her brilliant mind, it will be percy who will always keep his heart ensnared. and because percy jackson is not percy jackson without annabeth chase, loving the son of the sea means loving her too.
it's... a strange concept to acknowledge and as a result, there's a wild look in his eyes. a fire lit behind the shattered glass of a mirror, glinting somewhere between desperation, fear, and maybe even a bit of madness. subdued only by constant melancholy that clings to nico like the shadows.
as per usual, his clothes are dark. the familiar stygian sword sits on his hip even if it's not typically needed in a place like eudio ( some habits die hard and once he returns to camp halfblood, he'll have to make sure his skills have dulled ). thanks to the weather, he's discarded his jacket for the time being, but his arms are crossed as they typically would be. the fountain provides a decent enough prop, and he shifts his gaze into the trickling water, wondering if annabeth chose this place due to the combination of her and percy's elements. architectural grace and flowing water. ]