Author's Note: Hey everyone! I'm sorry I haven't been active lately. I'll try my best to post as much as I can :D
And here is some Nico goodness.
Enjoy one among many little things about this son of Hades.
- A Creature Of The Dark
Nico's laugh
At first, it was like the sound of crushing dry parched paper, as if he didn't use his voice very often. He didn't, actually. He mostly remained quiet, listening to others, observing, brooding in the corner. He never really spoke a lot. One hadn't heard him laugh for a long time.
But after years, when Nico did laugh, it was….odd. Not magnificent, or hysterical or loud. It was just odd. Not many had heard him laugh, those who had were lucky. Why you may ask.
It was because after this dry parched little laugh, came another; louder this time, like he was getting accustomed to it, testing his own voice, his own laugh. It was a rare but wonderful sight.
His face scrunched up, his eyes closed, his brows creased, it was adorable. Endearing even. Soon he would have small giggles that made him look like a toddler. Since he was rusty, he had to wrap his arm around his ribcage as it hurt. But it eventually became a habit.
You'd look at him, and even though you didn't have a reason to laugh, you'd just look at him and without doubt, there'd be joy in your eyes, you would feel happy, you would feel satisfied, you would feel complete. Maybe it was because even when Nico laughed, you could see the permanent presence of sorrow hanging over him like a cloud, an ever- present reminder of his miserable past. And witnessing him fighting that, laughing, almost forgetting his sadness, and looking so content, would make you laugh, make you smile, make you feel happy.
It was the vibe he gave off. He trusted you enough to laugh in front of you, to make himself vulnerable, to show you his inner self that still stayed behind with his 10 year old self. That 10 year old who found everything exciting, who played Mythomagic with a passion, who loved his sister more than anything else. That vibe would make you feel so proud in yourself, that you were capable enough for earning Nico's trust; and on him, that he was no longer holed up and didn't feel alone.
His laugh sounded like music from the Muses, sometimes with Orpheus adding a bit of touch. It was like Apollo had taken pity on him and had shone him a ray of sunlight, like Demeter had forgiven him and made plants sway with merry, like Poseidon himself was touched and had lessened the sound of the sparkling streams so that the world could hear the stunning laughter of Nico di Angelo.
And that was why you would be lucky if you ever heard Nico's laugh. Turns out, more and more people were lucky after the war with Gaia. His laugh became more certain, more loud, more liberating and all the more infectious.
And among the lucky ones, probably Will Solace was the luckiest.
Sorry if it was too short but we have more to come!
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- A Creature Of The Dark