θ → ( 𝗏𝗂𝖽𝖾𝗈 ) un; ghostking

[deathkid]

[ it's late, but the stars are shining and the moon is big enough to reveal that nico is once again in the graveyard, sitting atop a gravestone as he munches some fries. his legs swing back and forth. with his mouth full, he pauses and regards the feed. ]

I've been doing a lot of thinking. Mostly about the future. So we're stuck here for five years, right? How many people are planning on staying after that? If so, why?

I mean... [ another bite of fries and he swallows this time before continuing. ] What do people miss the most about their original homes and is it enough to want to go back? If there was one thing about this place that could make you stay, what would it be?

I dunno. Anyway- Loki, I need to make sure I have Wednesday night off. And Jason, I need some advice. Also, Ed, I have a few questions about your alchemy.

Comments

[alchemyfreak]

I bet that was a lesson in underestimating you.

[deathkid]

[ his expression darkens and a smirk forms on his lips. ] Oh, most definitely. After that, people started taking notice of what I can do. Sure, most were frightened, but they didn't underestimate me anymore.

[ a pause and he looks up, the smirk disappearing to be replaced by a thoughtful look. ]

Except Percy. I was always surprising him.

[alchemyfreak]

[That sounds like a double edged sword for someone that wants to fit in, but Ed doesn't comment, ever watchful of crossing that line since the last time.]

Percy underestimated you?

[He didn't think they were opponents at any point, so....]

You mean he didn't think you could keep up?

[deathkid]

I think he always saw me as an annoying little kid. Bianca's little brother. Rarely did he look at me as anything else.

[alchemyfreak]

[Ouch, and Nico had a crush on him?]

That couldn't have been easy if he didn't see you as equals.

[deathkid]

I tried really hard to make him see me differently, but... [ a sigh. ] He never even realized I liked him until I admitted I had a crush and that I was over him. Granted, I didn't make things easy for him. I was usually pushing him away.

[alchemyfreak]

[Wait.]

How'd you think he was going to see you differently if you were pushing him away...? Why were you pushing him away?

[Ed knows Nico's bad at people, but pushing away your crush seemed counter productive.]

[deathkid]

Because. I didn't want to admit what I was. What I am. I'm already so different for being the son of Hades. Trust me, it doesn't garner me a lot of fans. But being... gay on top of that? That's why Cupid had to force it out of me, make me admit how I felt.

[alchemyfreak]

Being gay's kind of viewed differently in a lot of worlds, guess I keep forgetting how negative it is for you back home.

[Ed's been doing this multiverse thing for too long, gay relationships made up the majority of his friends.]

So, if being gay is so bad, why did you tell him at all? You were over him, you could have just left it alone.