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thatshadowgastwhore · 25 days
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wtf is up with Hades dating a woman named Maria and then immediately dating a woman named Marie
like, they aren't similar in any way besides that, but it's really giving "Rick forgot what he named Nico's mother when he was naming Hazel's mother"
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landofgodsxmonsters · 2 months
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Full Name: Mariana ‘Maria’ Fattore
Age: 28
Birthdate: September 4th
Species: Demi-God&Legacy
Parents: Vulcan & Vanessa Fattore
Pronouns: she/her
R. Status: Single
Abilities:
Enhanced natural mechanical engineering abilities
Can redirect electricity
Maria’s abilities lay with building; weapons, bombs, nearly anything—being able to envision exactly what it is that needs to be done to make something she’s working on run right.
During the war she ended up with a spinal injury that impacted her ability to walk, she built herself mechanical braces out a celestial bronze that both help her to walk and make fighting against monsters that much easier.
Personality:
Well Maria holds many of the same values as she did in her previous life, she is also much more vocal about the way she feels than she. Most of this is due to the different time periods that she was raised in between the two. Still, family is very important to her and she would do whatever it takes to protect and stay close to those that she cares about.
She is also a very stubborn and determined woman, when warned not to push herself after the war she ignored the medics and built her braces and pushed through. She had a set back nearly 3 months later and finally listened and started going slower, taking the recommended physical therapy appointments and letting the doctors assess her work on the braces.
Background Information:
Maria was born to an 8th generation legacy of Ceres and the god Vulcan, making her a 9th generation legacy of Ceres and a first generation daughter of Vulcan. Growing up she was expected by other’s to excell at in the Legion, more because of her determination than anything else. And excell she did, not as a fighter though she was as skilled at that as most basic legion members were; but as a builder of weapons and bombs specifically meant to kill monsters.
One problem she has always had however is a fear or earthquakes and hotels, something that no one seems to be able to find a reason for. Whenever these fears are triggered, she get’s slight flashes, like her soul is remembering something that her brain has no recolection of. When Nico Di Angelo came to camp in the beginning she did her best to avoid him, for the simple reasoning of the 2 Lares that tended to stick close to her warning her to keep away from him if she didn’t want her problem to get worse.
Though she wasn’t sure what exactly they meant, she assumed that they were refering to the flashes that she had had when she first heard about him—and the Lares had always steered her right before. So she tookntheir advice, and anytime that he would come to camp she was sure to hole herself away into her work room.
Unknown to her? When Maria Di'Angelo decided to be reborn she begged Hades, if she sees her children again please let her remember them. He couldn't make her any promises on his own, but with the help of Zagreus he was able to reluctantly grant her request before him and Persephone said goodbye to her for the last time.
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sarahreesbrennan · 2 months
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sorry if you have already answered this, but are we getting any queer rep in Long Live Evil? 💕 i am super excited to see what you've cooked up for us either way!
I came back after I'd gone off on one, seeing the post had struck a chord and being thankful but fearful of my inbox. Let me say with delighted surprise that all the asks are very kind.
Thank you for this one, sweet anon. I am so excited and so nervous about my best beloved, Long Live Evil, and about coming back with a new book of my own after so long, when I believed for a long time it was hopeless.
I'm really grateful to find readers waiting for me. But I know readers are naturally more invested in characters they know: I extremely appreciate you taking an interest in the future.
So, short answer: YEAH you are!
Long answer: Long Live Evil wouldn't exist without its queer narratives.
C.S. Pacat and I were talking in our virtual Brookline Booksmith event recently about our favourite Disney villains. C.S. Pacat picked Maleficent, a fine choice. I picked Snow White's Evil Queen. We agreed we loved most of them.
Here's the relevant excerpt I was quoting in my last post from Carmen Maria Machado's In The Dream House, saying 'I think a lot about queer villains, the problem and pleasure and audacity of them.' Well... me too.
I think many of us have experienced feeling made wrong in some way - for not wanting what society said we should or being what we were expected to be - and that one step along that journey of discovery is going 'Okay, if it's wicked, I'll just BE wicked.' And that's part of why those characters appeal - because they seem free, and free of pain.
But modern storytelling isn't confined to coding, and audiences can now feel free to expect, not the certainty, but the possibility characters who aren't introduced as such still might actually turn out to be LGBT+. The essays I've read about Supernatural, Teen Wolf, Sherlock, Ted Lasso, Fox 9-1-1... I think the latest argued Jaime Lannister was bisexual. (Pretty persuasive.)
I remember reading the Raven Cycle going 'oh? OH.' I remember being at a writing retreat in 2013 and running through the halls screaming about Nico diAngelo. Ten years later we got a Nico diAngelo book co-written by Rick Riordan and the amazing Mark Oshiro. I watched Red, White and Royal Blue with a friend and she said 'honestly I hope the guys get together, but...' and I (having read the book) silenced myself with a herculean effort and watched her hopes come true. I didn't know about The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and almost dropped the book in a swimming pool. But I've also read and watched many things thinking, just maybe... oh, no. Still that hope existing is meaningful, the thought that if the story had gone differently, if this revelation had happened, if this realisation had happened, if, if, if...
Long Live Evil is a story about the story going differently and asking yourself questions about your own nature, and the escape to fiction of those who really need escape. The book is based on that 'if,' and the 'if' itself is joyous, and brings me back to the idea of gleefully transgressing the narrative that much villain love is based on.
It's also an ensemble story with a rogue's gallery of characters and multiple PoVs. (I was much inspired by the Six of Crows ensemble.) So it isn't about any one character's romance, and by the book's nature there exist many possibilities. A critique partner read and said 'I didn't know you were going THERE' and I responded 'Should I?'
I've never been one to confirm where stories are going, and I won't do so now. I'm not talking about any one character or telling you a direction.
I'm just saying yes to rep. It's baked in.
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nogoodninny · 2 months
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I cannot get over how perfect the casting was for the show as a whole, but I want to highlight how perfect the gods were.
I can see Lin Manuel Miranda visiting May, checking up on her, while she waits for Luke to come home.
I see his defeated expression when his son dies. How he clearly blames himself
I can see him blaming Annabeth and Thalia for not changing his mind
I can see him talking to George and Martha, and helping Percy sneak out of camp
I can see Jay Duplass buying Hazel colored pencils, and fumbling about trying to raise Nico.
I can see him with his hands over his ears trying to ignore Nico’s nagging to get him to join the battle of Manhattan.
I can see his face when his Mother in Law moves in and tries to make everyone eat cereal.
I can see his anger as Maria DiAngelo is murdered. And How he just barely manages to save his children.
This is the man who cursed the oracle in rage and pain. Saying no one could take her place as long as his kids were outcasts
I can see him lock up the boy his son is crushing on, and being beaten up by him five minutes later.
I can send Timothy Omundson watching monitors, keeping tabs on Leo and his siblings, wishing he knew how to talk to them.
I can see him building mechanical animals and visiting Calypso.
I can see him saving the head of his son’s pet dragon. So proud that he was able to tame it and put it back together.
Can’t you see Toby Stephens offering to build a palace for Sally Jackson
See him falling in love with her
See him still in love with her.
He tells Percy that he’s his favorite son.
He lets his home be destroyed because his son asked him to come help.
I can see his face light up when he thinks Paul’s last name is Blowfish.
I can imagine Adam Copeland taking his anger out on Clarisse. Demanding that she take his revenge. Blaming her. Demanding she earn her keep.
I can see him with a grenade pen, bullying terrified kids into giving Frank a premonition, and the look on his and everyone else’s face when amnesiac Percy says that he’s pretty sure he’s beat him up before.
We’ll never get to see Lance Reddik turn Thalia into a tree.
Or him fall for a movie star and have two children with her.
We’ll never see him promise one of them to his wife as a peace offering.
But can’t you just imagine the look on his face when he offers Percy immortality, and in return gets told to pay his child support.
and Jason Mantazoukus is literally Dionysus. There is no question.
This is the man who eats popcorn and watches drama go down between campers
Genuinely distraught when he loses Castor. He asked Percy to protect Pollux cause he can’t stand the thought of losing another child
The god who refuses to acknowledge or learn anyone’s names because knowing there names makes it more difficult when he watches them go off and die
who doesn’t like Percy or demigods like him because they remind him of Theseus.
Who helps mend Chris’s minds after he goes mad in the maze.
Who pretends not to care because he cares too much.
The gods can change their form and look like whatever the heck they want, but it takes true talent for an actor to fill those shoes so perfectly. I love it.
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atlasthegreatest · 8 months
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- Atlas Masterlist - [Requests are open]
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▪️Male reader
▫️Female reader
🔲 Gender neutral
🔳 Male/ Female Oc
Avatar: The Legend Of Korra:
Asami Sato:
🔳 - War of Hearts- I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, XI, X
Avatar Korra
Lin Beifong
Iron II
Suyin Beifong
Mako
Bolin
Opal
Senna
Kya
Kuvira
Percy Jackson:
Annabeth Chase
Percy Jackson
Jason Grace
Thalia Grace
Piper McLean
Leo Vasquez
Hazel Levesque
Nico DiAngelo
Sally Jackson
Silena Beauregard
Drew Tanaka
Harry Potter :
Hermione Granger
Harry Potter
Narcissa Black
Lily Evans
Bellatrix Black
Narcissa Black
Ginny Weasley
Fleur Delacour
Penny Haywood :
- Baby Problems
James Potter
Cassandra Vole:
▪️- Unexpected Surprises
Sirius Black
Scream:
Sidney Prescott :
- ▪️ Flight or Figth
Tara Carpenter
Gale Weathers
Sam Carpenter
Fairy Tail:
Erza Scarlet
Natsu Dragneel
Grey Fullbuster
Lucy Heartfilia
Mirajane Strauss
Laxus Dreyar
Juvia Lockser
Irene Belserion
Attack On Titan:
Mikasa Ackerman:
-▫️ Fake It ‘Till You Break It - I
Eren Yeager
Historia Reiss
Annie Leonheart
Pieck Finger
Jean Kriestean
Sasha Broast
Hange Zoe
Marvel Universe:
Natasha Romanoff
Laura Kinney
Jean Grey
Emma Frost
Wanda Maximoff
Maria Hill
Cindy Moon
Gwen Stacy
Felicia Hardy
DC Universe:
Cassandra Cain
Helena Bertinelli
Barbara Gordon
Dick Grayson
Poison Ivy
Kara Zor-El
Wonder Woman
Cassandra Sandsmark
The Vampire Diaries/ The Originals:
Caroline Forbes
Katherine Pierce
Rebekah Mikaelson
Hayley Marshal
Bonnie Bennett
Hope Mikaelson
Davina Clare
Freya Mikaelson
The Witcher:
Cirilla of Cintra
Geralt of Rivia
Yennefer of Vengerberg
Acotar:
Feyre Archeron
Nesta Archeron :
- 🔳 Three is a crowd (Nesta x Male oc x Cassian)
Morrigan
Elain Archeron
Throne of Glass:
Aelin Galathynius :
- 🔳 In Each Others Arms
Rowan Whitethorne
Manon Blackbeack
Elide Lorchan
Manhwa Girlies:
Navier Trovi :
- 🔳 Honor me of this dance
Penelope Eckart
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So we all know DiAngelo means ‘the angel’ but Nico (Niccolò) means ‘victory of the people’, or more closely for the Italian name ‘people’s champion’ so Maria DiAngelo by definition named her son ‘Victory of the people and angels’ but it probably translated more similarly in Italian to ‘The peoples champion over the angels’ and honestly that’s even better because Cupid often appears as an ‘angel’ like figure so basically Maria DiAngelo named her son after his future fight with his sexuality in this essay I will-
(Also I want to add that the Italian name Niccolò is derived from the Greek name Nikolaos, also foreshadowing Nicos Greek parentage, so Hades was probably involved in naming him)
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that-blue-cupcake · 3 years
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Is it just me that finds it funny that Nico grew up in a conservative catholic home with a strict religious upbringing but HIS OWN MOTHER, THE ONE WHO WAS IMPLEMENTING ALL THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE- HAD SEX WITH HADES, WHOM WOULD BE CONSIDERED FUCKING SATAN IN THE CATHOLIC RELIGION, NOT ONCE, BUT TWICE- LIKE MISS GURLLLL- CHECK YOURSELF FIRST BEFORE YOU CHECK OTHERS-
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**let me clarify I don't hate Christians (if anything I'm also Christian so ye) I do believe in Jesus Christ but I however DO NOT BELIEVE IN THE HATE THAT THE CHURCH TEACHES TO HAVE TOWARD THE LGBT COMMUNITY- I BELIEVE ALL PEOPLE ARE EQUAL AND THAT JESUS LOVES EVERYONE AND I BELIEVE THAT IT IS NOT OK TO DIRESPECT ANYONE ELSE'S BELIFS/RELIGIONS**
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wizardemilord · 2 years
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Imagine being Nico di Angelo and having to celebrate the birthday of your sister today and then mourn the death of your other sister tomorrow.
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chocogoths · 3 years
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SCREAMS HERE'S SOME DI ANGELO FAMILY HEADCANONS💀🖤
bc I haven't read the books in a long ass time but they live in my head rent. free. please feel free to scream w/ me PLEASE
it's. actually "D'Angelo" lol. I like to imagine when they arrived to the US some worker misunderstood their family name as.. "D. Angelo" like it was an initial or smth (saw that in a movie once ksksk) and it just stuck until it eventually became "di Angelo"
Nico's full name is Niccolò Salvatore D'Angelo uwu I'm not too sure about Bia, but I like Bianca Isabella D'Angelo
they both look so much like their mom!! I hc that Maria had a couple beauty marks that Bia and Nico inherited✨ bottom corner of the eye maybe? and freckles too
Goth Maria supremacy!!! She always had a fascination with death and ghosts and such, that's one of the reasons she fell in love with Hades<3 Plus she canonically dresses in all back and wears dark makeup
Maria was an opera singer! I have no proof but also no doubts. In the present Nico managed to find some records of her singing and now Mama sings him to sleep every night💕
also Hades canonically enjoys music and singers (Orpheus) so that's one of the reasons he fell for Maria
I think Maria was generally an artsy person, she had Bianca and Nico take lessons in dance, music and painting, Bianca probably learned embroidery and Nico BEGGED her to teach him so he learned too, they had lil music sessions where Maria would sing, Bianca played the violin and Nico the piano (Bia and Nico weren't perfect but they tried so hard and Maria always encouraged them!!)
Nico inherited Maria's love for all things spooky, his favorite thing to watch was Disney's Silly Symphonies: The Skeleton Dance (he tried to imitate it in front of the tv hghghfhfhg)
also he loves chocolate. this one's kinda out of pocket i know but i just had to say it. Nico says dark chocolate supremacy
I also hc that one time, they found a baby bird that had fallen from its nest, Maria let Bianca hold it while she fetched a first aid kit to nurse it back to health, while Nico peeked and jumped around Bianca bc he wanted to hold it too🥺 When Maria came back though, Bianca had tears in her widened eyes and she told her that the lil bird had suddenly died on her hands :(( she didn't squeeze or anything!! one second it was just sitting on her palm and the next it was just. dead (i saw this in a movie too lol)
Nico didn't really understand what was happening, but that's how Bianca learns about mortality (and unknowingly, a lil bit of her powers) and y'know how some little kids learn about death and are either fascinated or scared by it? poor Bia was TERRIFIED
Bianca developed a fear of dying, and anything to do with death in general (which I hc as one of the reasons she joined the Hunters of Artemis.. besides wanting to actually live for herself and not be a mom to her little brother :c) the bird incident was something she was never able to get over😔
also!!! both Bianca and Nico sometimes saw ghosts. Baby Nico would babble all day long to his ghost buddies, Maria found it SO cute. Younger Bianca chatted with them and had tea parties and such, but after the bird incident she would flinch and look away whenever she saw one :(((
Bia's fear of her (unknown) powers sometimes manifested and her Mama's roses would wilt and dry up :c But Maria would kiss her forehead and tell her she liked them better that way, and Bia would feel a lil bit better, and a lil less scared<3<3
Nico's first crush was a boy he went to school with, he also once had a teeny tiny crush on his teacher, and another time a crush on one of Bianca's classmates... he falls in love easily ok lol
he never acted on his feelings bc he wasn't even sure what they were?? he just knew he really liked those guys and he'd feel lil skeletal butterflies in his tummy when he looked at them!! when he told Mama about this she laughed and hugged him, and told him he'd understand those feelings when he grew up a bit💗
this one is more set in the present-future but. I really desperately need Hades (& Persephone!!) and Nico to have a good relationship🥺 I like to think they slowly but surely work through their issues, and Nico does end up regularly visiting (or even living in!!!) the Underworld with his family, since Hades has a room for him in his palace💕💕 One for Hazel, too! and they get along marvelously with their step-siblings as well<3
Macaria, Melinoe and Zagreus loooove them. big siblings taking care of and mentoring their lil siblings. good. One big, happy goth family that's all i ask!!
y'know this one. no one beats Nico at any videogame or card game ever. thank u Lotus Hotel
ok that's it!!!!! for now.
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thatqueerweirdo · 2 years
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I have this half-written mental essay about Nico DiAngelo and queerness, love, and grief within the PJO books and I'm just like. I am rotating it in my mind
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pjo-hoo-nextgen · 4 years
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What are the kids like on v day?
Grey enjoys it by showering his friends with affection and he provides an endless amount of hugs.
Eli makes the best Valentine’s Day food and he pretty much lives for every single holiday.
Andy acts like he doesn’t care but he really does and stresses out over Valentine’s Day a whole month in advance.
Jaxon isn’t too sure how to feel about it as he’s never really had a valentine but he hopes to get one soon.
Maria could give a flying Pegasus’ ass about Valentine’s Day. The only thing she cares about is that chocolate is less expensive the next day.
Thia is a lot like Grey in the fact that she enjoys Valentines Day because she can show others how much she cares about them.
Sol gets embarrassed on Valentine’s Day and more bashful than normal. This only worsens when Andy starts going out of his way to make each Valentine’s Day better than the last one for her.
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landofgodsxmonsters · 1 month
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What if someone just...gave me a Hades and/or Persephone to RP Maria with? 🤷🏻‍♀️
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adarafaelbarba · 2 years
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Has there ever been a time where you almost made an oc for the story? If so, what was their name?
A few times 👀😅
Rugby!reader from "You should have seen the other girl" was almost made into an oc 😅 had a name for her and all 😅
Same with widower!Mike. I almost gave his wife a name too 😅 (compromised by naming their daughter 😅)
When I plot about my Sonnyverse with @teamsladsandgents I give Sonny's wife a name. In my mind her name is Maria DiAngelo 😅
But since reader insert is more popular, I opt on writing more of them instead of ocs 😅
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gatesofember · 3 years
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i feel bad for travis & connors mortal parent like imagine realising that oh shit youve got two demigods now that u have to try and stop from getting themselves murdered, 2 demigod kids always seems like a bad omen (maria diangelo, beryal grace)
omg you’re right...do you think they’re dead?
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Okay! Here it is the fanfic some of you have been requesting!
Enjoy it!
"Nico!" Will called to his boyfriend. "Put that sweater on right now! You know you want to!" He starts running after Nico with said sweater in hand. He knows his boyfriend wants to wear it, but the goth message is too strong.
Nico is being chased all over their apartment in New Rome by his overly energetic boyfriend who wants to match for their first Christmas on their own. He would have put the sweater on by himself, but it was too ugly to be seen on anyone. Even Hephaestus and the guy was ugly!
Will stopped all of a sudden and stared at the sweater in his hand. "Nico, it's not that bad! Please wear it! For me!"
Oh no Nico thought as he watched his boyfriend turn on that Southern charm and the puppy dog eyes. He tried to look away, but found he couldn't because Will was advancing slowly towards him.
"William," Nico says slowly edging towards the front door of their one bedroom apartment. "Be reasonable, would you want your dad, the fashion guru of Greek mythology to see me in that?!" The horror is present in his tone. "First off, I would not wear it and you know I would wear almost anything to please you. I draw the line at that thing!"
This gives Will a pause as he considers the question. He stares at the jingle bells stripes and Christmas tree underneath them. The green and gold don't work out and the red of the presents aren't helping the poor sweater's case. He thinks back to the time his dad yelled at him for wearing sandals with socks because he was in a rush after being late for cabin clean up duty. He shudders. He does not want a repeat of his over dramatic father flapping his arms while lecturing him on fashion choices.
Will sighs. "Alright Nico. You win this one. My dad's fashion lectures aren't for the faint of heart and I've had enough of them to last a lifetime. But please dress in green or red okay? You would look really good in emerald green." He starts walking to their room.
Nico grins to himself. He's won this round with his mad reasoning skills. Then again, he almost always wins his arguments with Will. Decades in the Lotus Casino arguing over games will do that to you. Then he registers what his boyfriend requested of him.
He starts to run after Will. "Will! I don't have emerald clothing! I have brown, black, and grey! What are you talking about?! William! Get over here!"
Will cackles to himself while going through their closet. He bought his boyfriend colored clothes for occasions with his father and Nico looks delicious in cool, dark times so that's what he bought. He was lucky he hid them on his side of the closet. He turns to see his boyfriend glaring at him.
Nico stares at his poor boyfriend he only knows wants to help him make an impression on Hades. It was only supposed to be the two of them and Hades and Persephone, but of course Apollo had to invite himself. Rolling his eyes at the memory he turns back to Will with his hands on his hips glare still in full force.
With a pleading look on his face, Will is desperate. They're running late and he doesn't want to leave the three gods alone more than they have to be. "Nico," cue the sigh. "We're already running late and I don't want to find a war going on with your stepmom in the middle. She's scary."
"Will… Fine!" Nico says throwing his hands up and walking to grab the shirt from his boyfriend who is now grinning broadly. He walks to the bathroom and changes into the shirt grumbling about Will and if he didn't live him he wouldn't do this.
Meanwhile Will is getting dressed in a dark maroon, fluffly long sleeve sweater and dark blue jeans with black vans. When Nico comes back from the bathroom his heart stops.
His boyfriend stands slightly slouched, uncomfortable with the attention. The emerald shirt sets off his long lashes, dark eyes, and raven hair perfectly. Will wants to swoon, but they have business to attend to.
"Good you're ready to go. Hades confirmed he's ready for us?" Will says coming next to Nico.
In response Nico nods and they head out the door. "Just so you know," Nico says with an undertone. "I'm only wearing this shirt and making nice with your dad because your mom loves me so now I need to win over your dad."
Will doesn't tell Nico his dad was won over the minute Nicon said hello, I'm only here because Will made me. Maybe he might actually behave. One can hope.
They head to the car deep in each of their thoughts. Nico is worried how long his dad is going to last in Apollo's presence. Will is worried how long Hades can stand to be in his dad's presence because Apollo is overbearing.
They have agreed to meet in the Underworld and Zeus has given Apollo permission to head down there to celebrate with them. As Will starts to drive south, the air in the car turns warmer. They banter and whine about the music choice. Nico wants Green Day and Will wants to listen to Blake Shelton.
They left around eleven in the morning on Christmas Day and it takes them about seven hours to get to Hollywood because of traffic in the LA area. They park the car and walk behind the Hollywood sign, Will grabbing Nico's leather jacket in the way behind the sign because even with a sweater on the Underworld is a child, unforgiving place. There Will grabs onto Nico and they shadow travel down to Hades' living room.
Nico wonders why they couldn't shadow travel in the first place and why Will insisted they drive when they walk in and he immediately knows why.
Persephone is standing by the wall her hands over her head while her husband and cousin are going at it.
"This is my domain Apollo you do not have the authority to say what's going to be served for dinner. I can do that on my own."
"But Uncle, you're serving turkey! It's supposed to be ham! Most mortals use ham!" Turning to his son he implores him. "Will tell Hades most mortals use ham for their Christmas dinner!"
Will is torn between getting the approval of his boyfriend's father and his dad. He ultimately goes for the one that will save his life. "Dad, many mortals celebrate Christmas differently or not at all. If Nico's dad wants to serve turkey then let him serve turkey! We are here as his guests and I expect you to behave!"
Apollo looks torn but nods and says "Will, I know you want to make a good impression on Uncle over there, but I am your father!"
"No dad. Mom raised me to have manners and her manners have taught me to accept all food unless I am allergic to it and I have no food allergies. Now sit down and we can eat." Will turns to Lord Hades. "Please excuse my father Lord Hades. I had a talk about this with him earlier, but it seems to have not rectified in his brain."
Hades nods and strides over to Nico. "Nico. Thank you for coming. I am starting to warm up to the boy, but I still need time."
Nico sighs his left hand clenching in a fist involuntarily. "Father you have been given years to accept Will. And it seems you have, but you don't want me to know. Father, the spirits talk."
Hades looks shocked and now angry. "Now listen here Nico. I may have approved of him, but he must be worthy of Maria DiAngelo's child. Bianca wishes she were here, but she is having fun in the fields of Elysium."
Meanwhile Will and Apollo are having their own discussion.
"But Will, Uncle said he didn't mind me coming!"
"Dad, you invited yourself here, remember? I know what mom saw in you, but really. Your manners need brushing up. For real. Just because Lord Hades is your uncle doesn't mean you can barge into his domain even with Lord Hades permission." Will feels like a dad reprimanding a child.
"William," Apollo strikes a pose. "I am the god of music and medicine. This is a celebration with my son and son in law. I had to come." He dramatically sighs and heads to the table. "Come now Will, let's stuff our faces!
As Will follows his dad he wonders who exactly the child is. He looks over at his boyfriend and his dad. They look like they're still having a heated discussion. Luckily for Will he has Nico's jacket so the chill in the air isn't as bad as it could have been. Nico hasn't noticed the jacket is gone until he brings his hands up to tig it around himself and it's gone. Looking up he mock scowls at Will.
Nico walks up to his boyfriend with an air of I don't care. They both know he cares very much. "Will, give me my jacket."
In response Will sticks out his tongue and says no. This results in a banter fight much like the one back at the apartment.
Will doesn't want to give the jacket back because it's warm and he's freezing. Nico says he can get him another one of Nico's leather jackets. But Will isn't having it. He knows this is Nico's favorite jacket hence why it was in the car, he takes that thing everywhere he goes. He wants to wear his boyfriend's favorite jacket. His boyfriend wants to wear his favorite jacket. The two of them are so engrossed in their argument they don't see the three adults smiling at them.
Persephone was reminded of how she first felt arguing with Hades over the fact she was kidnapped against her will by a much older man. She was intimidated by this man yet she felt some sort of weird connection to him. She pitied him because he was older and lonely down here with no one but Cerberus to keep him company. Eventually she came to care for this man unlike her stepson and his boyfriend who genuinely seem to get along even when arguing.
She goes over to break it up. "Boys, you can have this argument later. Nico, let Will keep the jacket, you can feel him shivering. I'll go turn up the fire. Will dear, come sit and stuff your face as your impatient father has been doing for the past half hour.
At this Apollo looks up turkey gravy dripping from his mouth. They all sigh and hope this is over soon. The dinner drags on and on and suddenly Hades can't take it anymore. While the rest of the group has polite conversation, Apollo finds it necessary to butt in and make it funny when it's not.
Normally Will accepts this behavior with grace, but not on Christmas and not when he is trying to get approval from his boyfriend's father who happens to be Lord of the Dead.
"Hey Dad," Will says from across the table where he has watched his dad pack away most of the food on the table. "I don't appreciate this and maybe I'll tell mom about this little gathering and how your Southern manners disappeared." He raises an eyebrow and Apollo's response is hilarious.
He sits up straight and acts like a Southern gentleman the rest of the time. Will signs in exasperation and turns to Nico and Lord Hades.
"Lord Hades, please forgive my father for his behavior," here he pauses while throwing side glances at his father.
Hades waves his hand in a gesture of peace. "Please boy. This is almost tame for my nephew. Did you enjoy your meal?"
Turning to Nico for reassurance Will answer carefully. "Yes Lord Hades. The good was quite delicious. Thank you for inviting us over for dinner."
"You are welcome boy," Hades says turning to his son. "Now, let's get the gift giving over with so my nephew can go home." The two snicker together and Will tries not to join in. It's impossible though as Persephone is talking to Apollo utterly bemused while he sprouts haikus about the meal.
"Father, here is my gift to you," Nico's voice carries as he hands a gift to Lord Hades.
"Thank you son. I appreciate it." His voice also carries. Apollo is beginning to quiet down and not be so energetic. Now he begins to get downright cocky. He's no longer dramatic.
He heads to their end of the table near the tree Persephone insisted on having. "Ahhhh presents. I remember when I was youn-" Apollo is cut off when Nico hands him a gift.
They're all speechless and Will stares at Nico in shock. Looking around at all of them he asks "what? I can give gifts."
A shocked silence falls over the room when Will throws himself in Nico's arms. He whispers in his boyfriend's ear. "He didn't expect to get one from you Nico. Look, you made him cry. " They look over still wrapped in each other's arms. Apollo is in fact hugging the gift while grinning with happy tears running down his face.
The look on Will's face says it all. Nico grins as he watches his boyfriend watch his dad open the gift. Suddenly Apollo is rushing towards Nico and grabs him in a hug. Stiffening Nico is confused but then reaches around the god and hugs him back.
Hades looks on with pride at his son who with Will Solanc's aid will grow to be a fine young man. He already was, but since he met Will he had grown in leaps and bounds in height and personality. He was proud of his boy.
Will is beaming with pride at the fact his boyfriend was thoughtful enough to get his dad a gift. To their surprise Apollo hands a gift right back to Nico.
The night is just full of surprises and after the gift giving and opening, Will and Nico start to clean up to head out. They had fun despite the rocky start and by the end of the night Hades had laughed out loud more times than Apollo can remember and Apollo hadn't felt the need to be cocky or arrogant. He was the man Will's mom must have fallen in love with.
As Nico and Will get up to leave Apollo hugs each of them, but Nico's is especially long. He whispers thank you for everything in his ear. Nico is absolutely shocked. He didn't think Apollo knew the words thank you. But here he was a mere demigod getting thanked by a god! Wow, Will's dad is full of surprises…
Apollo then goes over and hugs Hades and Persephone. He really is full of surprises today. He goes and leaves. In his wake four very confused people discuss what happened.
Hades wants to know how his nephew behaved all nice and sweet. He almost didn't recognize him! Persephone told him it was because he realized he could be himself and not have to put an image up.
Nico says he doesn't know which Apollo he finds most sickening, earning him a slap on the back of the head from Will.
They discuss it more and the four grow closer. The Christmas dinner really was a success even with Apollo there. Nico hugs his father and stepmother then gathers up their gifts. Will goes up to Hades and shakes his hand thanking him for inviting them. Persephone hugs Will saying he must come back soon when Nico next visits them.
Soon the two fade into shadows with the two immortals waving after them. Will takes off the jacket and puts it back in the backseat of the car with a grin.
"Well Neeks, I'd say it was a success though I was worried for a second." Will says getting into the driver's seat.
"Me too Will. Your dad actually seems like a really nice guy. I bet it gets tiring putting up a facade all the time," Nico responds through a yawn. "Will, don't drive all the way home. Stop at a hotel okay?"
Nodding Will turns the ignition and starts to drive. They talk about the dinner and how different it turned out from what they expected. Then they start to banter tearing each other with how they expected the night to end up.
"Neeks, you look really good in emerald holy Hera!" Will glances over at his tired boyfriend who is drifting off.
"Will, don't even start you look amazing in my leather jacket. Maybe I'll let you wear it more often." Smiling to himself Nico thinks he'll let only Will wear his leather jacket now. They can share it. His last words before he falls asleep are: "I love you William so pull into a hotel and we'll spend the night there. You're not driving all the way home this late."
Nico's soft snores fill the car and Will can't help but think he and Nico are made for each other. They complement one another perfectly and he thinks back on all the memories they've made together since they got together all those years ago.
Seeing a vacancy sign at a motel he pulls into the parking lot. He leaves Nico snoring away while he goes and asks for a room. Coming back out he rouses Nico and tells him he can sleep in a real bed.
Half asleep Nico leans on his boyfriend for support. The night turned out better than he could ever expected. Maybe next year they could shadow travel or even stay the night.
As Will supports his boyfriend while walking to the room he thinks of how grateful he is to Apollo for catching the eye of his mother so he could he born and also Lord Hades because he made Nico come into existence.
Opening the door, Will walks over to the bed placing the dozing Nico on it. After giving him a forehead kiss he goes to the other side of the bed. "Love you too Neeks."
Both Nico and Will dream about the wonderful Christmas dinner they just had and wonder what will happen next year.
And that's a wrap (lol) on they fanfic! I hope you guys like it! Please let me know what you think of it!
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sourestlemon · 3 years
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Imma be honest.
Percy Jackson was my childhood, I’m never not going to love the original series. They helped me escape into my own head so much and I loved Percy’s sarcasm and how Annabeth was smart and pretty at the same time. I loved Grovers loyalty and Thalia’s spunk. I’m never not going to love these books.
But fuck Rick Riordan, fuck Hero’s of Olympus and fuck the fandom. Seriously fuck it. It’s so toxic and anything that isn’t Christian is beginning to be associated with PJO. They will correct the actual myths because they think what happened in the books is part of Greek Mythology. It’s not. Hades didn’t cheat on Persephone with Maria DiAngelo, is something I have to explain a lot.
And Rick. FUCK THAT MAN! He’s not the most problematic author, I’d definitely choose him over JKR but he’s pretty racist and his quip about pagans? As a pagan I’m pretty pissed about that.
Also the fandom is toxic as fuck and the ships are cults and people who ship anyone with Percy instead of Annabeth is immediately attacked. It’s like MHA all over again
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