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It's been about a week since Will left for Texas to visit his mom and let's just say Nico has been fairly lonely. Without Will here to talk to he's been very isolated and that's causing him to think way too much. So, it's no surprise that on a random Tuesday in July Nico is sitting alone in his dark cabin lost in thought.
The son of hades is sitting in his bed, pillow over his head to try and block out the nearby campers. He thinks and thinks, thinks about how everyone at camp hates him and for a bit thinks about running away again but ultimately decides against it. He thinks about how Will deserves someone better. He thinks about how his only place is in the underworld with his father, after all he’s the spooky son of hades, a son of hades will always be an outcast to them.
Eventually Nico gets fed up with his thoughts and the yelling of the campers playing some game outside. He gets up and goes over to the radio Will got him for Christmas and puts in his "Superache" CD. The song “Movies” fades in and he cranks the volume up until the only sound he can hear is the music.
Nico walks over to the small couch pressed up against a wall, sprawling across it. He lets the music consume him and a tear falls from his eye. Tear after tear comes despite the song doesn’t perfectly describe his feelings but he changes lyrics in his head where necessary.
“Movies” fades out and then “People Watching” fades in. Nico doesn’t move, he just stays where he's laid on the black leather loveseat, silent tears moisturizing his dry skin. At one point it occurs to him that people outside can probably hear his music, but he doesn't bother to get up and turn it down. If he is forced to listen to them scream at each other then he can bother them with his superior music taste, they should be thankful he doesn't blast the Hamilton soundtrack every Friday like the Hermes cabin.
His music must be very loud because he doesn't even hear the knocking at his door. Because of his lack of hearing at the moment he's surprised by a mess of golden blonde curls popping up in front of him. Will tries to say something but the music's too loud so he goes to turn it down. As the chorus starts the music is dimmed to a civil volume.
Will goes back to where Nico is and stares for a bit, trying to figure out what to say.
Eventually he speaks up with concern in his voice.
“Okay, first of all, are you okay? Second of all, should I be offended by these lyrics?”
Nico sits up, starting to say something but cuts himself off.
“Can i- can I have a hug?” Nico asks quietly
“Of course” Will responds
Nico stands up and his boyfriend engulfs him in a hug. Nico returns the hug and then starts to explain the lyrics “It wasn’t specifically about you, i was changing some lyrics in my head it also is a CD so i di-”
Will cuts him off with a kiss “you cant have to explain yourself darlin’, I understand”
“Thank you” Nico says and hugs the blonde tighter
“Do you wanna talk or do you wanna do something to take your mind off of things?” Will asks, his hands cupping Nico’s face.
“You down for a game of uno?” Nico offers playfully, his mood greatly improving now that Wills is here.
“You bet, get ready to lose” Will challenges.
“In your dreams”