Mortals meet Percabeth (and others)

Nico Power AU

Power AU part 6  this time it's Nico's turn and like the other one I saw this as a head cannon on Instagram that I fleshed out and if you haven't read the first one or the head cannons then they can be quite dark (this one in particular) so I'm putting up a trigger warning for those who need it to read with caution as it actually contains a suicide scene and trigger warning for depression and suicide idealisation  but I hope you enjoy it regardless

Another thing would any of you be interested in leaving comments about my MMP stories or my writing in general so you could ask me questions about my schedule, how I get my ideas when I write/how I write if you do leave your comments here and if there are enough I may do a whole chapter based on the questions

I do hope you enjoy the chapter nevertheless

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Nico Power AU

NO MIST:

The thing about turning into a shadow it was like switching off a lightbulb -- except it was a lot more painful, it felt like the dark-haired Italian boy was being ripped apart only to be put back together again like all the pieces of hm were being put together in the wrong place

No matter what anyone did, it seemed they couldn't stop the boy turning into a shadow but it didn't really matter anyway as the demigod son of Hades was ready to die and join his cousin and friends and of course his sister in death but Nico would never say that out loud because he didn't want to upset his boyfriend who was already carrying the weight of the losing two of his friends and patients that were in his care and he didn't want to add any more stress onto Will's shoulders

To put it simply Nico was ready to die

"What are you doing up?" The stern voice of his boyfriend reaches Nico's ear causing him to turn his head in order to face Will which made pain flare-up in his skull and it felt as someone was tap dancing on it but they used a jackhammer for their feet causing Nico to hide a wince but Will, ever the observant doctor caught it and worry flittered across his face making pain pool into Nico's chest but this time it wasn't from the pain it was something that the young boy had come to learn was guilt

"I'm sorry babe I just didn't want to lie in the cot, it gets a bit boring when that is all you do all day every day" Nico shrugged, his voice tight with bitterness and anger though he wasn't mad at Will he could never be mad at the Son of Apollo he was just angry and bitter at this situation

Will gave him back an angry look and although Nico had never been too good at reading emotions or reading the room in general Nico had spent enough time with Will to know the anger that he wore was just a mask for his worry as he lets out a long sigh "Look I know you don't like it but I'm doing this to keep you safe and because I'm worried about you, I don't want you to die—"

Even though Nico tried to mask his thoughts that were probably written across his face he obviously didn't do a good job as Will's own expression morphed into one of heartbreak and anger but Nico shook his head slowly in disbelief, how was it not obvious that he was done with life and that he was ready to move on? He went to Tartarus to rescue Percy and Annabeth because, in all honesty, he didn't think he would come back although by some miracle he did and although he was grateful for those few extra months with Will he was really to end it all now "You're being reckless again! I thought we were passed—"

"All of this?" Nico asked, his muscles and bones screaming in agony and anger as he tried not to grit his teeth or move his hands in exaggerated manners like he often did when he got mad"Newsflash Will we're demigods and our lives are always going to be full of shit if it's not our parents it's another thing another quest prophecy or monster and Will I'm tired and in pain and I just want it to ...stop"

The last word was nothing more than a broken whisper but Will still heard it as his face dropped and he looks at the dark-haired boy in front of him, his eyes pleading "So tell me what I can do to make it all better? I love you and can't bear to see you in more pain and talking about suicide!"

"There's nothing more than you can do Will! Can't you see? I love you too but there is nothing more that you can do, I'm in pain and whatever I do it won't matter because I will end up dying one way or the other, I either turn into a shadow and spend my last few weeks in immense pain barely able to talk let alone walk" Nico let out a cry, trying to disguise a sob as he didn't want to be seen as weak "Or end it now when my pain is bearable"

"You don't want to waste your life--"

"YES I DO!" Nico exploded, then he dropped his voice to a soft whisper, it was breaking his heart to have to crush Will's but there was no other way he had made up his mind and that was that he was going to do what was best for him and was to end his life  "What other choices have I got"

"You could stay here with me and we could find a cure for you"

"I'm going to die in a few weeks, there's nothing you can do"

"Fine Nico I guess I can't stop you as it looks like you've already made up your mind" Will stated angrily as he tries not to sob in front of the Italian boy. This was literally breaking his heart but what he didn't know was that Nico felt the same but at this point the pain was unbearable and she couldn't handle it anymore and with the last look he realised that there was no changing his mind as there was a defiant spark in his eyes and he realised that it wasn;t going to get anyway "I'm going to go away now, I'll have Kayla check on you and I'll see you tomorrow"

A kiss on the cheek and an I love you was the last thing Will said to Nico before leaving and Nico sighed before stripping the bedsheets of the cot and hanging them from the ceiling fan, his muscles screaming out in pain all the time he did that and standing on the bed before wrapping the bedsheets around his neck and Nico took in a shallow breath as he felt the bedsheet necklace he was wearing become tighter around his neck as the bedsheets wrap tighter around his neck as the ceiling fan whirls around the room and soon he was choking and gagging and couldn't breath but he didn't call out, he just carried on choking and gagging until his body went limp 

Finally, he got to see his family again though