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Will had not fallen asleep. No, he was just resting his eyes. But he wasn't fooling himself; he had dozed off while trying to study for his upcoming anatomy exam.
He stretched in his chair and stifled a yawn. How long had he been asleep? He glanced at the wall clock. 3:21 am.
"Two hours? Wow. I swear it only felt like fifteen minutes," he mumbled to himself, getting up to stretch. Afterwards, he went to the kitchen to get a bite to eat.
"Neeks? You here?" he called out. There was no answer. He walked to their bedroom and peeked inside. "Neeks? You sleeping?" he whispered, and flipped the light switch on. The bed was still neatly made like he'd left it in the morning. It was strange. Nico usually didn't stay out so late but Will told himself not to worry. Nico had said he'd be going to Jason and Piper's house, so maybe he had fallen asleep there or something.
Will went back to the kitchen and started preparing himself a grilled cheese, humming absentmindedly.
Three very loud knocks sounded on the front door.
"Will? Willy? Willy Will!"
Will stopped humming and went to answer the front door. Oddly, the voice sounded like Nico, but something was off.
"Neeks? Is that you?" Will called.
"Damn it, Solace. Open the door. I'm freezing my ass off and I... Oh wait. Forget it, I found my keys."
The lock clicked as Nico finished talking. He flung it open, and stumbled inside.
"Nico, what's wrong? Are you hurt or something?" Will asked, and helped him stand up straight.
"No, I'm not hurt, but damn. Solace, are you hurt?" he asked, grasping Will's face in his hands and looking in the eyes.
"Hurt? Me? Why would I be hurt?" Will asked.
"Well, because it must have hurt when you fell from heaven, my dolce angelo!" Nico answered, giving him a crooked smile.
Will arched an eyebrow, holding Nico at arms length, and giving him a once over.
"What? Why are you looking at me like that? Do I have something on my face?" Nico asked, touching his own face as if to check everything was there.
"Nico Di Angelo, are you drunk?" Will asked, watching Nico fidget.
"No! Of course not! How could you accuse me of such a thing?" he said, pretending offense. He stopped pinching his face, his eyes growing wide. "William Solace. I cannot feel my face. Oh GODS! What is happening?" He rushed to the closet mirror and studied his reflection, weaving slightly on shaking legs.
Will chuckled, and then followed Nico to their bedroom. "Neeks, it's all right. It's just a side effect of alcohol." Nico turned to him and sighed with relief.
"Oh, thank the gods. I thought my face had melted off!" He plopped on the bed. "Willy, I have a tiny confession. I think I'm drunk." He said, looking up to Will with bloodshot eyes.
"Mhm, you don't say. How much did you drink, sunshine?" He plopped onto the bed next to Nico, and helped him out of his jacket.
"It was just one drink. Piper made Margaritas," he said as he shuffled out of his shoes.
"Just one drink? Really, sunshine? It doesn't seem like just one." Will smirked.
"Don't smirk at me, Solace! I'm only... Hey, are you trying to get me in bed with you?" he asked as Will unfastened his pants. "You know, you only need to ask, mi amore." He grabbed Will's face and crashed their lips together.
Will smiled and disentangled himself from Nico. "As much as I like making out with you, I'd rather not do it when you have ingested enough ethanol to give you ataxia," Will said, running his fingers through Nico's black hair.
"I love it when you talk medical to me, Will," said Nico, giving him a devilish smile.
Will laughed and gave him a small kiss. "Come on, death boy. Lie back so I can change you into comfortable clothes."
Nico obliged, lying back, and letting Will pull his socks and pants off. "Will, I know I don't say this much, but I genuinely love you a lot. From Olympus to the depths of Tartarus."
"I love you too, sunshine. Even if you're the worst drinker ever." He giggled, pulling the covers over Nico.
"Was my first time drinking, you jerk. Give me some credit." Nico said, closing his eyes.
Will smiled at him and kissed his forehead. "I'm so going to kill Piper for letting you leave her house in this condition."
"She didn't let me; I shadow traveled," Nico mumbled, half-asleep.
"Oh, Nico! You are so going to get it tomorrow!"
"Mhm, but don't tell Will; he'd kill me if he finds out."
"Nico, I am Will." But it's too late, Nico was already snoring.
Will smiled to himself and climbed in beside Nico, playing with his long black hair. "Oh, Neeks, you are gonna regret this in the morning."