“Come on, just blend already…”

Nico huffed, glaring at the painted canvas in front of him. He was attempting to paint a sunset for his boyfriend, but it wasn’t exactly going as planned.

Will had advised him to paint more. Mr. D off-handedly mentioned art therapy to him a few times, and the black-haired teen had taken quite a liking to it. Something about creating things from his mind and controlling their outcome was both calming and regulating for him.

Since Will liked handmade gifts best, Nico figured a painting was a good present for their upcoming anniversary. Unfortunately, he’d forgotten just how long properly blending and mixing yellow with other colors could take. His desk in the Hades cabin was littered with paint-streaked paper towels and various brushes.

Nico had finally gotten the clouds to look right when he was startled by a knock at the cabin door. With a jolt, he quickly brushed all the dirty paper towels off his desk and into his trash, hiding the brushes in a drawer.

“Hey Ghosty, the door’s locked. Can I come in?” Will’s voice came in through the door, as loving and chipper as ever.

Crap, right, I said he could come over…

“Uh, yeah, one sec!”

Hurriedly, Nico hid the painting in his desk, making sure it wouldn’t get ruined. Once he was sure it was secure, he rushed over to open the door.

He should’ve known Will would clock his behavior.

“Is everything okay? You look a little… I dunno, frazzled.” 

While Will’s concern is well-placed, Nico really couldn’t afford to explain himself. There was no way he was going to spoil the surprise, especially not because of his own forgetfulness.

“Yep, all good. Just…thinking about stuff. Training stuff.” Internally, Nico cringed at how phony his excuse sounded. He was a pretty good liar, but when it came to Will, he was helpless.

“Uh-huh,” Will drawled, crossing his arms. He saw right through his boyfriend’s bullshit. He could tell whatever Nico was hiding wasn’t serious; some silliness was more than called for. “Is that your final answer?”

“Will, c’mon,” he groaned, running a hand down his face. By the look on Will’s face, there was no lying his way out of trouble. “Can’t I just have some random, unimportant stuff on my mind?”

“Not my Death Boy.” 

With a crack of his knuckles, Will lunged at his boyfriend. Nico tried to run, but after some laughs and a playful scuffle, the shorter teen was pinned beneath Will, arms above his head.

“Get off, you brute!” Kicking and squirming, Nico tried to free himself. He knew he was screwed, but the teen was never one to go down without a fight.

If Nico wanted a fight, he was definitely going to get one. Will moved his free hand to his boyfriend’s side, gently spidering his fingers across the ticklish skin.

“Wihihihill!” Nico squeaked, face quickly heating at the sound of his own giggles. His sides were pretty ticklish, and his laughter always got embarrassingly high-pitched when they were targeted. “Quihihihihit!”

Will chuckled at the adorable reaction, tracing little shapes on Nico’s sides. “Gladly. If you tell me what stuff you were thinking about.” 

“Ihihi cahahan’t!” Nico shook his head, trying to pull his arms down. Why did Will have to be so strong? Nico could definitely fight, but when it came to physical strength, Will had him beat. He wouldn’t use it against the gloomy teen often, of course, but it was still annoying.

“Why not? You know I’m not gonna judge you, Nico,” Will questioned, letting just a touch of seriousness slip into his tone. He was still being playful, but he wanted Nico to know that he didn’t have to hide things from him.

“Ihi knohohow, buhut— I juhust cahahan’t!” 

Will carefully examined Nico’s body language, looking for any serious signs of discomfort. Thankfully, he found none; Nico simply seemed giddily anxious about being tickled. Still, since it was a matter of secrets, Will decided to take a gentler approach.

Climbing off Nico, Will pulled the other teen into his lap, wrapped his arms around him, and rested his head in the crook of his boyfriend’s neck. Once he was sure Nico was comfortable, Will started nuzzling and placing little kisses on his neck.

“Youhuhu suhuck,” Nico whined, half-heartedly squirming in Will’s grip. He loved neck kisses—even if they tickled—and the blonde knew that. He was such a cheater!

“C'mon, Sunshine. Just tell me.”

Will’s lips traveled along the side of Nico’s neck, his soft curls nuzzling against the poor teen’s ear as he went. As nice as it was to get all the attention, it tickled so bad.

The son of Hades simply resigned to his fate, going limp in his boyfriend's lap. Will's evil little kisses continued to drive his nervous system nuts, and his ears were bright pink with a flustered blush. 

Eventually, Will noticed just how tired Nico was getting. He reluctantly stopped, placing one last kiss on Nico’s cheek. 

“You are so stubborn, Nico,” Will huffed, moving a hand up to gently scratch his boyfriend's scalp. The sight of him all flushed and giggle-drunk was rather adorable, so he couldn't complain too much.

“Uhugh… Th-the stuff is a surprise, you jerk.” 

Nico's words came out as an adorably raspy growl, and it took everything Will had not to coo. Right, Nico was annoyed with him, and teasing wouldn't help get that lovely little scowl off his face. 

“Ooooh. Why didn't you say so?”

“You’re so adorable like this. I love it when your hair’s all messy~”

“Ugh, shut up, you sap…”

Nico rolled his eyes affectionately, snuggling closer to his boyfriend. The two were enjoying some quality time in the Hades cabin, making good use of its loneliness. Nico usually hated feeling so isolated, but with Will… Well, it was nice to have some privacy.

“You know you love it,” Will teased, pulling Nico against his chest. He was warm, fending off the slight cold chill that had rolled in for the week. He knew he was being a little much, but it was fun.

“I do, but still.” Nico rolled onto Will’s chest, nuzzling his face in the blonde’s neck.

The son of Apollo wrapped his arms around Nico's waist, squeezing him like a teddy bear as he admired him. He may have been an edgy grump, but he was Will’s edgy grump to cuddle and love.

“Mmph…quit looking at me like that.” The ball of darkness gave his boyfriend's side a squeeze, making him giggle. How could he always tell, even when his eyes were hidden?

“What, I can't look at my boyfriend when he's being adorable?” Will planted a little kiss on the top of his head. “Seems unreasonable.”

“Nope. It's illegal now, punishable by death.” Nico spoke against Will's shirt, the fabric dampening his voice. “Close your eyes or be destroyed by the Ghost King.”

Will couldn't help but snort at that, imagining Nico and a horde of McDonald’s-hungry skeletons glaring at him. Of course, he’d have to look up, and… Well, the blonde just couldn’t help but find his glare precious from that angle.

“I’d like to see that, shorty.”

“Oh my- screw you!” Nico gently headbutted his boyfriend’s chin, making Will laugh. His chest bounced up and down, moving Nico with it. It felt nice…even if he was being a jerk.

Mumbling a few colorful words under his breath, Nico settled back in against the warm skin of Will’s neck. He trailed a few lazy kisses along the side of it, enjoying how the little hairs on Will’s neck bristled beneath his lips.

“N-Nico…” Will was attempting a warning tone, but it was more giddy than anything. The smile on his lips stretched out, growing wobbly at the edges. He could already feel his cheeks beginning to burn.

“Yes, my little care bear?” Nico grinned against Will’s neck, placing a few butterfly kisses beneath his chin. He felt the muscles of his boyfriend’s neck contract from the contact, the hiss he let out making Nico’s heart flutter. Bingo.

“Gohods, don’t- this is mehean!” Will whined, scrunching up his shoulders in defense. He loved the kisses, but the feel of them… It was so cruel!

Nico only grinned at his boyfriend’s complaints, nuzzling his hair against the boy’s neck. “Think you started it, Solace. You asked for this.”

“No I dihihidn’t!” Will’s grip around Nico tightened as he began to squirm, the little kisses and nuzzles sending a gentle buzzing through his nervous system. He didn’t want to push the boy off, but he couldn’t lie still. Stupid ticklish neck…

“You so did! Calling me short, teasing me, being a dork… Those are all serious offenses, Solace.” Making use of his hands, Nico spidered his fingers along Will’s ribs. The boy’s worn-out Camp Half-Blood t-shirt was hardly protective, barely dulling the evil sensation of Nico’s teasing.

“Hehehey! Nihicohoho!” Will rolled onto his side, bringing Nico with him. The ravenette wasn’t phased, letting his elbow brace him before continuing.

Will’s giddy smile was like a beacon, drawing Nico in with its warm light. The edgy teen liked it even more than his boyfriend’s actual light powers.

“You’re so squirmy, Will,” Nico cooed, feeling extra playful. He trailed little kisses up to Will’s ears, blowing on the back of one to hear his little squeak. “Ticklish, too.”

“Youhuhu lihihihittle- EEEeehehehe! Jeheherk!” Will tried to curl up, bringing his knees up. Nico just pushed them back down, grunting softly with the effort. Will was physically stronger than him, but he noticeably wasn’t trying that hard to protect himself or escape.

“You loooove thiiiis~” Nico sing-songed the words in his ear, his fingers curling on his boyfriend's belly. Will’s arms snapped down, clamping against his sides as he tried to guard his worst spot.

“N-NOHOHOHO! NIHICOHOHO, IHI- TIHIHICKLES!” Will’s boisterous, unrestrained laughter filled the dark Hades cabin as his worst spot was targeted. He did his best to wiggle and get the offending fingers away from his stomach, but he didn’t want the silliness to stop entirely.

“No? Why ‘no’? I’m not lying, Solace. You’re loving every second of this.” Nico’s voice was plain as he said it, knowing his words rang true. Will had told him a while ago that he enjoyed being tickled; while Nico occasionally had problems with touch, he enjoyed it on occasion as well.

“Y-YEAHAHAH, BUHUT- GYAHAHA! NAHAHAT THEHEHERE!” Will kicked out and turned away as Nico’s fingers moved to his navel. He’d agreed on enjoying it; why was he still being tickled so mercilessly?

“But I like it here. It makes you laugh so sweetly~” The teases were rare from Nico, especially when they were so lovingly mischievous. Will would usually let him tickle for longer than that, but he was already nearing his limit. The tease pushed him over the edge.

“N-NOHOHO MOHOHOHORE! T-TEHEHESORO!” Will tapped out, the nickname slipping out through his laughter. Nico moved away from his stomach, instead wrapping his arms around the blonde’s chest.

“Shit, sorry, too much. Are you okay?” Nico brushed his boyfriend’s curly hair aside, checking to see if he’d upset him. That was a bit farther than he usually took things…

“Y-youhuhu’re fihihihine…” Will took a few deep, giggly breaths as he calmed down, pulling Nico closer. He was always really cuddly after being tickled. “Wow. Soho mean, death boy.”

“Shush, gigglebox.” Nico huffed at the little nickname, letting himself be cuddled once again. Thanks to the day’s training activities, he was decently sure nobody had heard Will’s cackling. Speaking of nicknames…

“Did you call me ‘tesoro,’ Solace?” Nico’s grin turned smug as he grinned at the flustered boy next to him. It wasn’t the first time they’d used pet names, but they weren’t a regular thing between the two.

“I…maybe.” Will huffed, his cheeks somehow burning even brighter from the acknowledgement. “You’re special and precious to me, like a treasure. So…yeah.”

“Aww, Will! I love it, and I love you.” Nico let himself smile as he gave Will a proper kiss, pressing their lips together. He could feel Will’s twitch against his, forming a wobbly, giddy smile. That time, however, it was for a completely different reason.

“Love you too, Nico.” Will’s eyes sparkled with adoration as he pulled back, pulling the boy’s fluffy black blanket overtop them.

The shorter teen happily snuggled into the new warmth, pressing the side of his head against Will’s chest. He found his heartbeat, thumping steadily in his chest. It was a bit faster than normal, but Nico was used to hearing that when he was around.

“I’m gonna nap, dork.”

Will pet his boyfriend’s soft black hair, giving his scalp gentle scratches to help lull him. A nap sounded rather nice after all that…

Nico was never one to blush. Nobody he was interested in ever flirted with him, and he never put himself out there to feel flustered by himself. He was comfortable with that wall up, guarding him from embarrassment and fluster.

Then came Will Solace, who was really starting to remind the Ghost King of a certain Miley Cyrus song.

“Aww, c'mon! You know it's true~” Will cooed at the wriggling ball of darkness in his arms, loving the giggles that met his ears. “You're incredibly ticklish. All you have to do is admit it.”

“G-gohoho juhump ihihinto Tahahartaruhus!” Nico tried a withering glare, but with the adorable smile on his face, it was difficult to find him very menacing.

“Been there, done that. I'd rather listen to these adorable giggles.” Will's fingers fluttered against Nico's sides and stomach, pulling embarrassingly pitchy giggle after giggle from his lips. The blonde couldn't help but kiss them.

That was the best decision ever.

Will could feel the little vibrations of his boyfriend's laugh, the way his lips twitched, and even the heart-meltingly endearing attempts to keep kissing him.

“Oh my gods, I need to do this more often.” Will's voice was airy and reflective, letting his gloomy partner know that he wasn't kidding. Lovely.

“NOHohohoho! Youhuhu ahass!” Nico's pale face was as red as ever, all his blood seeming to vacation above his shoulders, leaving no vacancies. His ears burned, his cheeks were on fire; even his neck was flushed.

“Language! What if Chiron heard you talking like that, huh?” Will “scolded” him, poking his boyfriend's hip in emphasis. The ravenette squealed, kicking his legs out in front of him.

Nico was trapped with his back against Will's chest, the sunshine boy's strong arms both hugging him close and tickling him silly. It was an evil misuse of a hug.

“H-hehehe wouhuldn't cahahare!” Nico actually didn't know if that was true or not. Mr. D didn't give a shit how Nico spoke around him, but Chiron… Yeah, he'd probably get scolded.

“Man, Neeks, I didn't think you'd be this sensitive! I love it,” Wil whispered directly in Nico’s ear, as if it was some secret that had to be kept from prying ears. They were the only ones in the woods, save for a few nature druids who were only half-watching. It was cooler outside, causing most to begin preparations for winter’s rest.

Nico whined through his laughter, trying to find a way out of the mind-bendingly flustering position. If he could just distract Will…

Actually, he could. Hopefully his boyfriend wouldn’t be too mad at his methods.

Using what little concentration he had left, Nico summoned one bone soldier from the ground. It was going to get him yelled at for sure, but he felt good that day; he'd even eaten a decent breakfast. The boy had the energy to spare.

Will's eyes widened as he watched the skeleton rise from the hard ground, his eyes narrowing down at Nico. “You little shit, what did I tell you about-”

Before he could finish scolding Nico for being careless, the skeleton hooked its hands under his arms, lifting the healer into the air. The thing was surprisingly strong, and since it wasn't doing more than just holding Will, it barely took any energy for Nico to maintain.

“This is a misuse of your powers! It's not good to use them for-”

“Shh. My turn, Solace.”

Nico smirked as he dug into his boyfriend’s belly, relishing in the immediate squeal it caused. While Will was pretty good at dishing out flustering actions and comments, Nico was exceptional at returning the favor.

“NIHICOHOHO! IHI’M SOHOHORRY! I-IHI’LL- GAHAHAHA!” Will thrashed and squirmed in the arms of the skeleton soldier, surprised by how sturdy it was. Nico had obviously been getting better with his powers if he could focus enough to control it so well while tickling him.

“You’ll stay here while I get my revenge? Sounds good.” Nico chuckled, though he was starting to feel the littlest bit strained from keeping the Skeleton alive. Will was thrashing quite a bit, and while the teen found it adorable, he was hard to restrain.

Nico was being a bit mean, but he was allowed to. Will had started it all by deciding to be a menace and tickling him in the first place. Sure, you shouldn’t fight fire with fire, but Nico didn’t mind getting burned – especially when it was with heat from his sun.

Will, on the other hand, was fighting for his life. Nico had discovered pretty early on that his stomach was deathly ticklish, but he’d restrained from using it against him. Apparently, he was just saving it for vengeance. Will admired the patience, but it was really unfair!

“You really shouldn’t dish out what you can’t handle, Solace. It’s gonna get you in trouble.” Nico started poking a single finger all over Will’s stomach, making him squeak and kick with each little impact.

Nico was…surprisingly good at tickling. It wasn’t something Will expected from his gloomy boyfriend; then again, the ravenette tended to surprise him quite often. It was nice to see him feeling something other than sad, self-conscious, scared, or apathetic. Those were getting rarer as he got the help he deserved, but it was still nice.

Aside from Will getting wrecked, anyway.

“C-CohohOHOME ohOHOhon! N-noho mohore- GYEEhehehey! Noho!” Will’s face burned at the noises he was making, sounding like a sneezing mouse whenever Nico went for the area below his navel. The single pokes gave him more room to breathe, but they were somehow more ticklish. He had no idea how that worked, but Nico sure did.

“What? I just wanna hear your laugh. It’s adorable, just like you. D-deal with it.” Nico’s voice was strained towards the end, his brows furrowing slightly. Even while being tickled silly, Will caught it and immediately got worried.

“A-ahare you- GYAAHahehehe! Nihicohoho! Quihihiut!” Will tugged at his arms, trying to break free from the skeleton’s grip. It’s hold was weakening as Nico’s stamina drained, unfortunately proving will right; Nico really shouldn’t have been misusing his powers.

“Fine, you big baby.” Nico could tell Will was serious; the last thing he wanted to do was push his boyfriend’s boundaries. He dropped control of the skeleton, feeling the line of connection snap. Trying to hide the immediate exhaustion he felt, the boy leaned back on his hands, admiring Will’s flushed face.

“O-ohoho gohods… Ahare you okay?" Will rubbed his sore cheeks, his eyes trained on Nico as he looked for any sign of pain or exhaustion. He found a good few: deeper eye bags, shaky hands that were not-so-secretly balled into fists, saggy eyelids. Did he seriously think he was slick?

“Yeah, I’m all good. Just trying to memorize that dorky smile of yours.”

Apparently, he did.

“What did I say about using your powers when you don’t have to? It’s not good for you, Nico.” Will’s smile slowly flattened out to a concerned frown. He took Nico’s hand into his own, gently rubbing his knuckles. “What’d you have for breakfast?”

“Uh…some eggs, apple slices.” Nico answered back, looking away to hide both his light blush and his guilt. That was a good breakfast for him, who sometimes couldn’t force himself to eat anything, but it still wasn’t enough to use his powers so carelessly.

“Nico… I love you, okay? I know you’re sick of hearing it, but you need to be careful. I don’t want you to hurt yourself.” Will spoke in a loving tone, though it was still just as strict as every other time he’d lectured him about his powers.

“Okay, I get it. No more summoning skeletons to attack my boyfriend. Promise.” Nico drew a little “X” over his heart, solidifying his vow. “Would it help if I went and drank some milk?”

“Absolutely. Is it too much to also eat a jerky stick?” Will was already so grateful that Nico had promised and offered to drink something helpful, but he was really hoping to get some more protein into the boy’s diet.

"Fine. I’ll do it, but only because you look like a sad puppy when you ask for stuff.” Nico gave Will’s hand a little squeeze as the blonde helped him to his feet, leaning against the taller boy for support.

“..I mean,” Nico trailed off with a shrug, squeezing the son of Apollo's hand. “What's done is done right? There.. isn't much you can do to fix it.”

“Sure I can. I'm a healer, I can fix anything. C’mere, Neeks, just let me hold you?” He offered with a slight nervous smile.

Nico stares at him for a second, before shrugging again. Gods, he was not good at this whole ‘emotion’ thing.

“I'm taking that as a yes.” Will huffed, shifting more onto the bed before pulling Nico up from under his arms and into his chest instead. “See? It's nice.”

“I never said that it wasn’t. What I will say is that you are a literal human heater.” Nico commented as his hands wrapped around his partner's waist and joined at his back.

“I'm the kid of a sun god. It's kinda a given, Nico.” Will hummed softly, “And anyways.. You’re freezing all the time. So, it's kinda perfect, don't you think?”

“..I guess.” Nico mumbled, sinking into the other’s arms. Will frowned from the lack of response, grip tightening a little. “Are you gonna talk about it?” He asked in a low voice, looking down at the boy in his arms. His boy.

“..No.” Nico whispered, not speaking anymore than he had too. “Okay.” Will murmured simply, a beat of comfortable silence passing before he continued. “Are you gonna act on it, at least? Can’t sit here sulking forever, you need sleep at some point.”

Nico winced slightly at the thought of having to go back to sleep and having a chance to dream those dreams again, a heavy breath leaving his lips. “..Act? How am I meant to act on this?” he replied, tone a little sarcastic.

“Well, I meant I’d act on it. Distract you, make you feel better?” Will offered, “Maybe then you could get some shut-eye.” 

Nico shrugged, again, not offering any other input. “Do what you want.”

Will scoffed, “Do what I want? That's dangerous, Nico. And unhelpful. But fine, if you insist, I’ll do what I want..”

The stupid grin on Will’s face was enough to make Nico smile, but his boyfriend seemed to have other plans to make it happen. Will’s hands moved to rest on the others’ sides, gently rubbing up and down.

Nico immediately tensed to the touch, teeth biting down on his lip. “Wait- wait, wait, I’m..”

“You’re what?” Will grinned, tilting his head down at him. “What am I waiting for?”

“..I..” he sighed, squirming a little when the hands on him started to move again. “This is dumb. And, childish, and..”

“Well, we aren’t adults. We’re allowed to be childish.” Will pointed out in that matter of fact tone he loved to lecture with, as if he was completely unaware how Nico was melting under his hands.

Nico couldn’t bring himself to answer that, half because of how stupidly right he was and half from the hands that were slowly dragging up his ribs. He let out a breathless chuckle, which was more than enough in his humble opinion.

“There we go, just relax.” Will cooed in a way that made Nico want to crawl to the underworld and hide until the end of time (which was probably a little dramatic, but it seemed to be a pretty good substitute in the moment), his hands gently skittering across the bones there.

On instinct, Nico’s arms jerked back sharply to try and protect the skin and shove his boyfriends hands away. Will simply laughed, simply moving down and squeezing his hips instead making him jerk forwards into him with a yelp. 

“Asshole,” Nico whispered breathlessly, trying to hold his laugh back as much as he could manage. 

“Hey!” Will huffed, fingers gently spidering the skin of his hips and sides only enough to keep him giggling. “I said relax. Doctors order, because gods know you need to.” 

“You're not even a dohoho- a doctor.” The son of hades insisted, even though his attempt at teasing was laced with breathy soft giggles that were so horrifically out of character for him.

“Well, I'm the best you’ll get at this camp, so, what I say goes.” Will rolled his eyes fondly, not taking his eyes off the boy as his fingertips moved between their bodies to get at his stomach.

Nico immediately folded forward, giggling uncharacteristically sweetly which eventually edged into a quiet laugh. “Nono- no!” He managed an exclaimed whisper, head thumping to rest on Will’s shoulder and his hands shooting to swat at the others’.

“No? Why not?” Will replied with a fake pout, “is it too bad here? Huh, Neeks? Too ticklish here?” He emphasised, a smile of his own now on his face. Sometimes he really forgets how head over heels he is. Luckily, moments like this exist to remind him.

“Shut. Up!” Nico grumbled, sounding much more like a whine than he’d like. He could feel how hot his face was, and judging from how smug his boyfriend was being, he probably could too. “Oh, please,” Will scoffed, nails gently moving upwards and scribbling against the others’ upper belly. “You love my voice, darlin’.” He continued, that stupidly attractive southern accent Nico had a love-hate relationship with. Somehow, that made everything so much worse for Nico. The feeling of fireworks exploding across his skin mixed with the butterflies fluttering around in his stomach proved to maybe be the most flustering combination he’s ever experienced, and the child of Apollo was everything but humble about being the one behind it. “Nothin’ to say, Neeks?” Will chuckled, leaning back to try and get a peak of Nico’s expression- but, he only pushed his face further into his shoulder. It was somewhat refreshing hearing ‘the great ghost king’ be turned into a blushy, squirming mess. Gods, he was practically overheating. Nico’s hands were torn between pressing against his face or ripping Will’s hands off of him. But, he’ll be honest to himself, he doesn’t want the latter. He wants to say something, probably something sarcastic and mean, but he really doesn’t think he’ll be able to say anything scary without giggling like an idiot.

“Wihill,-” Nico finally managed after a beat, only lifting his head up slightly so he could breathe between giggles. “ih’im gonna kill yohou, stop!” He got out, before adding a mumbled ‘please.’ at the end.

At that, Will let up and instead rubbed the skin he’d previously attacked, trying to ease the tingling a little. “I’m sorry.” he said eventually, but the tone in his voice heavily suggested otherwise. “But you feel lighter, right?”

“..I..” Nico’s voice gave out with a soft noise of debate, fully melted onto the other’s shoulder at this point. “..Yeah, I… Guess.”

“Yeah?” Will repeated hopefully, a little relieved. “Good. Seriously, I’m glad.”

Nico hummed in response, a soft yawn leaving his lips. He practically was laying on top of Will, and that’s a position he wouldn’t dare to be seen in with anyone else, and honestly? Will felt honored to be that special.

“See? Flawless method.” Will chuckled at the sight, arms moving to wrap around Nico and rest at his back. “I told you I could fix it.” He murmured, tone a little quieter as he pulled the boy in his arms to lay down against the mattress with him. “A murder attempt isn’t fixing it.” Nico grumbled, but he was anything but grumpy. Will could probably feel the smile on his lips on his shoulder. “Oh, you’re dramatic, ain’t cha?” The blonde replied with a scoff, “But, I’ll let it slide this time.” He hummed, leaning to press a little closer. “I’m assuming I'm sleepin' here tonight, then?”