#anyway!!!!!!!!

POUCH!

@bigcats-birds-and-books asked for a pouch to keep masks and things safe in a bag :) years and years ago, someone made me something similar but smaller and I just sat and stared at that for a while before Doing This. Thinking back, I probably should've done a mock up in scrap fabric but nothing went horribly wrong so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

hurt/comfort, angst and fluff, short and sweet, will solace is exhausted but nico is there for him

One thing about Will is that you can always tell when he's about to break down.

It starts small. He'll still tell stupid jokes, smile your way and, of course, work hard in his shifts but you can see exhaustion in his eyes.

Then, you watch as he locks himself away, running from anyone who tries to speak to him. His shifts turn awkward, his meals too.

At one point you'll notice he's not even eating, he's paying less attetion, always looking lost in something else.

And finally you'll notice the frustration.

He'll yell, cry, shake in your arms and what is there to do except accept it? That's what Nico thinks as he holds his boyfriend on a dark winter night. It's past curfew but he doesn't care, Will needs him.

Will lasted a whole week this time, a whole week without bothering others.

It had been a few months since the last war, he should be over all the deaths by now but he could still feel them. As if a bit of him died with each person he couldn't heal.

He sobs.

It's not like he himself got badly injured, everything turned out pretty good. If we don't count the occasional stab thrown at him.

(He ended up with a giant scar near his stomach, but that's a story for another day)

He cries into Nico's shirt and whispers apologies all of which and answered by the grip on his back tightening. He didn't mean for this to happen, he didn't mean to burden someone with his problems.

Especially someone like Nico. Someone who has gone through more than the average person, or even the average demigod, can imagine. Someone who has suffered and persevered, someone so brave and so tough.

Unlike Will, who with each bad thing that happens becomes increasingly more paranoid and panicked

Nico suggested he went to therapy but how would he even explain his fears without sounding downright insane? That's another problem he wasn't about to deal with.

He breaths in and out slowly, feeling his heart rate and body calm down. He doesn't look up, he can feel the too pitiful look on Nico's eyes stare him down. He knows what's he's going to say.

"Please don't..." he lets out and it sounds so desperate it almost makes him tear up again. So pathetic, so embarrassing.

Nico sighs "I understand you're scared but I think it would be for the best."

"For the best? They'll lock me in a rubber room once I say anything" he laughs and wipe away tears that have come down to his cheeks.

"At least you look good in white."

Will laughs and lightly punches Nico's shoulder.

"You're such an asshole," he mutters, though he doesn't actually mean it "literally the worst"

Nico stays quiet for a moment and Will can't tell if he should worry. He still doesn't look back, he wouldn't be the one losing this game. He wouldn't give in to the temptation of Nico's beautiful brown eyes.

They were different than any other eyes Will had ever seen before, and he's seen alot just from being a doctor, some in pretty bad shape.

Nico's are just too precious, gorgeous, almost sparkling and changing colors. Or maybe Will is just imagining it. (Gods, he's so in love)

What Nico says next is almost worse than any fucked up eye he's ever seen.

"I wish I could help you." Nico says and Will can see the words turn into a knife and stab him right in the chest. Piercing his heart. He bleeds out. He dies.

Or he wants to, at the moment, but instead he just frowns and complains.

"You don't have to do anything, I'm not your responsibility. You have other things to worry about like the work your father has been giving you or training the new campers or--"

"You're my boyfriend and I care about you" he interrupts and grabs Will's face, slowly turning it to face him "Alot"

When tears star spilling out his boyfriend's eyes, Nico panics

"Sorry! That was too much- I'll let you- uhm... do your thing"

"It's okay, Nico" Will puts his hand over the one that's gently grabbing his cheek "You're just too sweet"

"You deserve it"

"Hmmm... I don't know about that" Will exhales and closes his eyes which are now burning as an aftermath of the crying.

"Well, I do. You deserve all the sweetness in the world. All the love. All of everything good that exists" Nico presses a few kisses all over his face.

"Gods, I love you"

"I love you too, sunshine, and I'm here for you. You know that right?"

"If I didn't I wouldn't be here"

Nico kisses him, softly, in response and only pulls away to speak again.

"The city in camp jupiter has a few therapists, you could try going there if it's easier" he gets a hold of Will's hand a squeezes it as if trying to reassure him it's safe.

"I'll think about it. Deep down, I know it'd help me"

"Yeah, it's going to be okay"

With someone like Nico, someone who loves so much, cares so much, someone so sickeningly sweet, Will could believe it.

He would be okay.

(Legends say he fell asleep there. In the warmth of the embrace, feeling peace, even if for just a moment.

so Persona became a hyperfixation,

a bit of rambling and some memes below the cut!! uh Persona 5, TWEWY, and Danganronpa 2 spoilers