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Shouts of indifference echoed throughout the hallways of the palace of Hades. A very emotional Nico stomped throughout the throne room before his father. His father who was beginning to lose his patience very rapidly.
"I don't care if you 'punish' me, you're doing it incorrectly!" Nico screamed at his father. "I don't need discipline, I just-"
"If I don't punish you, what the hell am I supposed to do?" Hades yelled back with the same ignorance his son possessed. "If I'm not giving you what you need, then what do you need? How do I fix the problem?" he paused, taking a deep breath, before exhaling loudly. He waited for Nico to answer him, but was met with a cold silence.
He barely heard Nico speak. "A hug," Nico whispered, tears already drowning his pride and dignity. The small amount of respect his father had for him could count as well. Was a hug so much to ask for?
In truth, all Nico wanted was to be loved and accepted amongst his peers. Did he need full on romance? No, he just wanted to be understood. He was tired of being himself and living his crazy messed up life was never easy. He had terrible things happen to him and he neared the insanity he is bound to receive. He's only fourteen and he simply can't handle so much. Nightmares so horrific, they'd make eternity in the Fields of Punishment look like a fairytale. Bullied for things that would have him killed in his time. Shunned and kept in the dark alone for so long, he didn't know light. He couldn't tell you happiness exists to save his soul. Was a simple bit of affectionate acknowledgement too much to beg for?
As his father noticed the tears that welled out of his son's eyes, an unidentified emotion surged through him. Regret? No, too sweet. Anger? No, too bitter. Guilt? That was the sour emotion coursing through him, making him want to run.
"I get stressed, too. I'm afraid and lonely and in pain, but you could help me. Help me before it gets any worse." His dad stepped off his godly pedestal and paused.
He wondered if things would change if he showed how he felt. He felt guilty for everything he had done that inflicted more pain onto the broken boy. Oddly enough, a song just pops into his head. Some song Persephone had been listening to the other day.
So he followed through with the song's instructions and let go of all the things that could go wrong and took a chance.
He embraced him in a warm sense of style. Nico gasped at the effect he had just had on him before leaning into his father's grip. He wanted everything to be okay. He didn't know what would come of the day when instead of pain, he receives affection.
Even if it's from someone that's hurt him.
Just forgot to mention that I really don't even want to own Percy and co.
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Most of this came from my life so yeah...
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