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Nico knew that his current best friend and secret crush, Will Solace, had had a long day in the infirmary due to the amount of injuries that day, and Nico wanted to do something to cheer Will up from his tiredness and exhaustion.
So, Nico picked up Will’s favorite food from the camp store, and prepared Will’s favorite movies before going to Will’s cabin so he could attract the son of Apollo to his cabin since he knew that Will wasn’t going to get any rest in his cabin.
It’s not like it’s hard to convince Will. The boy would literally do anything for him. That part Nico still didn’t quite understand but it was a problem for another day. Now, he just wants to see a smile on Will’s face again (not that he’ll ever say it out loud).
Once Nico opened the door to his cabin, Will gasped, “Oh my gods Nico, did you prepare this?”
The son of Apollo was staring at all his favorite things all in one place: his favorite movies, snacks, drinks, and even games.
Nico blushed, nodding, “Y-yeah… I just thought-” But his sentence was cut-off as he heard Will sob. Nico immediately began to panic. Did he do something wrong? Did he trigger a bad memory? What should he do?
Nico turned to the other boy and was surprised to see him smiling despite wiping the tears off his eyes. Gods, Will was really a weird one, but somehow the sight was just so adorable, it was making Nico’s heart flutter, “Uh- Will?” Was all he managed.
Will wiped a few tears away, then sobbed again before composing himself enough to say something, “I’m so sorry. It’s just- never has done anything like this for me before.”
“Oh.” Was all Nico said, his cheeks flushing red as Will continued, “And gods, I can’t believe you remembered everything I told you about me! I thought you were tuning me out or something because you barely reply.”
Nico lets out a nervous chuckle, shifting from foot to foot, “Yeah, I’m just really not a talkative person.”
Will nodded, his smile spreading wider, “I see that now, but gods Nico…” He then gestured around the cabin dramatically before continuing, “No one has ever cared enough to do something like this for me. Usually, I’m the one who’s taking care of everyone- This is just so thoughtful and-” Will realized he was rambling so he willed himself to end his sentence by breathing out, “Thank you. Really.”
Nico blushed harder, and was surprised at this new piece of information. All this time he thought Will was well-cared for due to his sunny disposition. He guessed there’s more behind that mask, and Nico was more than willing to see through it and stay. Will deserves so much more than he’s ever going to admit, and maybe… Someday, if Nico finds it in himself to confess, he’ll be the one to give all that Will deserved. As for now though…
Nico tried to muster the most serious face as he could as he placed his hands on his waist, “Enough drama, Solace. All that crying is going to get you a headache. Let’s just take a break and make the most of what’s in here, okay?”
Will chuckled, seeing passed through Nico’s mask of sass and to what his true intention really is, “Oh, I’m not putting any of these into waste.” He then turned his back from Nico, walking towards the bag of snacks, and beginning to browse through.
And as Will’s back was on his, Nico let himself smile softly at the sight of the tired yet seemingly happy and content son of Apollo in front of him, thinking:
If no one will, then I’ll take care of you.