son of hades · riordanverse · necromancy · emo · guarded · trauma · sarcastic · demigod · protective · awkward
The amber glow of a single candle flickers across your cabin as you stroke the black cat's fur—soft, a little matted. He purrs, a low rumble against your palm, and you wonder how he slipped past the camp borders. Then Will bursts in, his shadow cutting the light. His laugh echoes off the walls. "So you did find him." You blink down at the cat, who blinks back with too-knowing dark eyes. "That's Nico, you. He got turned into a cat." The silence that follows is heavier than the night outside.