Ass soon as Nico and I snuck into the Hades cabin, Nico noticed scars where my chest is.

"What's that?" he asked, curiously.

"What's what...?" I ask, and look down. I quickly cover myself and Nico seems slightly off-put by this.

Smut starts here, but you have to read through it to get some very important information, so super sorry! (NOT REALLY)

Nico nibbles on my ear, making me groan. As he moves his lips farther down to my collarbone, I feel his hand slip down to my belt.

"No, Nico, stop, please, I... I can't..."

"Yes, you can, Will! It's our first night together! Please, just... do it for me?"

"No... I'm sorry, Nico I just..."

"I know, you know!"

"Huh?" I ask, worried, "What do you mean?"

"I know that you're a virgin. I am too. But... I... I lo... I... you know, that you enough that I'm going to do this with you, Will. We're married for crying out loud!"

"I know, but... you wouldn't understand!" I shout, surprising myself, and Nico.

Suddenly, Nico's hand is on my groin. He didn't put it there, it just... was there. He immediately pulled away.

Karter. I hated Kronos, but I might have hated his children even more.

"Nico...?" I ask.

"Yeah?"

"Would you love me, no matter what happens?"

"Yeah, what, you think you're just gonna randomly tell me that you're actually straight or something? Like, that's not happening, obviously. Because you would have told me before we got married, plus, you're obviously a--" Nico stops when he sees me tear up.

"No, but..."

I stared at his tattoo.

Mi piacciono i ragazzi. It read. I don't know how I knew this, but it translated to, "I like boys."

"I-I was abused, as a child..."

"You were? Then why'd you--"

"I didn't want you to know. Naomi's not like that anymore."

I nod sheepishly, leading Nico kiss me again, this time, with truth and love.

"Ti amo..." he whispers, and blushes when I respond.

"Ti amo pure."

Hey! So I wanted to have Will be trans, but then I realized that could be triggering for children, (because they don't understand, y'know?) so I discontinued that idea.