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“Nico," I said at last, "shouldn't you be sitting at the Hades table?"

He shrugged. "Technically, yes. But if I sit alone at my table, strange things happen. Cracks open in the floor. Zombies crawl out and start roaming around. It's a mood disorder. I can't control it. That's what I told Chiron. "

"And is it true?" I asked.

Nico smiled thinly. "I have a note from my doctor."

Will raised his hand. "I'm his doctor.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“I â€� what? Why would you want a son of Hades in the same room with people you’re trying to heal? Why would anyone want that?â€�
‘You can’t help out a friend? Maybe cut bandages? Bring me a soda or a snack? Or just a simple How’s it going, Will? You don’t think I could stand to see a friendly face?�
‘What � my face?�
The words simply didn’t make sense together: Friendly face. Nico di Angelo.”
― Rick Riordan, The Blood of Olympus

“Good. So you may be dense, but you’re not an idiot.â€�
‘How can you even talk to me like that? Don’t you know I can summon zombies and skeletons and –�
‘Right now you couldn’t summon a wishbone without melting into a puddle of darkness, di Angelo,� Will said. ‘I told you, no more Underworldy stuff, doctor’s orders. You owe me at least three days of rest in the infirmary. Starting now.�
Nico felt like a hundred skeletal butterflies were resurrecting in his stomach. ‘Three days? I â€� I suppose that would be okay.”
― Rick Riordan, The Blood of Olympus

“Nico scowled. ‘It’s none of your business, but I don’t belong. That’s obvious. No one wants me. I’m a child of –â€�
‘Oh, please.â€� Will sounded unusually angry. ‘Nobody at Camp Half-Blood ever pushed you away. You have friends â€� or at least people who would like to be your friend. You pushed yourself away. If you’d get your head out of that brooding cloud of yours for once â€�”
― Rick Riordan, The Blood of Olympus

“Nico,â€� I said at last, “shouldn’t you be sitting at the Hades table?â€�

He shrugged. “Technically, yes. But if I sit alone at my table, strange things happen. Cracks open in the floor. Zombies crawl out and start roaming around. It’s a mood disorder. I can’t control it. That’s what I told Chiron.�

“And is it true?� I asked.

Nico smiled thinly. “I have a note from my doctor.�

Will raised his hand. “I’m his doctor.�

“Chiron decided it wasn’t worth arguing about,� Nico said. “As long as I sit at a table with other people, like…oh, these guys for instance…the zombies stay away. Everybody’s happier.�

Will nodded serenely. “It’s the strangest thing. Not that Nico would ever misuse his powers to get what he wants.�

“Of course not,â€� Nico agreed.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“He turned, registering a face with blond hair, and for a split second he thought it was Will Solace. When Nico realized it was Jason, he was disappointed. Then he felt angry with himself for feeling that way.”
― Rick Riordan, The Blood of Olympus

“At this point, you may be wondering how I felt seeing my son with Nico di Angelo. I’ll admit I did not understand Will’s attraction to a child of Hades, but if the dark foreboding type was what made Will happyâ€�
Oh perhaps some of you are wondering how I felt seeing him with a boyfriend rather than a girlfriend. If that’s the case, please. We gods are not hung up about such things.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“Nico wasn't sure whether to kick himself or Will Solace. If he hadn’t been so distracted bickering with the son of Apollo, he would never have allowed the enemy to get so close.”
― Rick Riordan, The Blood of Olympus

“Nico sighed in exasperation. He hated working with other people. They were always cramping his style, making him uncomfortable. And Will Solace â€� Nico revised his impression of the son of Apollo. He’d always thought of Will as easygoing and laid back. Apparently he could also be stubborn and aggravating.”
― Rick Riordan, The Blood of Olympus

“I have a doctor's note.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“I rested my hand on Will's shoulder. 'Don't worry. We'll be back by dawn.'
His mouth trembled ever so slightly. 'How can you be sure?'
'I'm the sun god,' I said, trying to muster more confidence than I felt. 'I always return at dawn.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“I am the son of Apollo, you anemic loser!”
― Rick Riordan, The Blood of Olympus

“[Nero] jumped off his couch and marched straight toward me, his whole body starting to glow, because Will Solace couldn't have his own thing. Oh, no, Nero had to glow, too.”
― Rick Riordan, The Tower of Nero

“Bow and quiver coming up," Nico said.
"And ukelele," Will added.
Nico winced. "Do we really hate Python that much?"
Will raised an eyebrow.”
― Rick Riordan, The Tower of Nero

“Okay, okay, enough of your bisexual chaos for the moment.”
― Rick Riordan, The Sun and the Star

“Piper, dear, how should I describe your relationship?' 'Well, Father, I am a big ole queer mess.”
― Rick Riordan, The Sun and the Star

“Sometimes mortals are not aware of the threads that bind them. You could both be wrong about the first time you met, and yet the two of you have orbited each other for so long, like heavenly bodies in the sky."

Will squeezed Nico's hand. "I like how that sounds."

Nico studied Will's broken fingernails, the cuts on his knuckles. He certainly felt like he was spinning through space...like he would go shooting off into the void if it weren't for Will's gravity.”
― Rick Riordan, The Sun and the Star

“Nico fought against the darkness, against the fear and the cold that wanted to paralyze him. Turning his head took every bit of his energy, but he put his mouth next to Will's ear, took a measured breath, and then said the words he hoped Will would hear.

Three words.
A promise of hope.

The words tingled in Will's ear.
They ignited his heart.

"I love you."

And they fell.”
― Rick Riordan, The Sun and the Star

“Will had heard love described in so many dramatic, bizarre ways over the years, but no one had described it like this:

It's like drifting down a river of pain and knowing you are safe.

It's like holding a person in your arms and realizing they are an interlocking piece of a puzzle you hadn't known how to assemble.

It's like staring into a dark and treacherous expanse, unsure of what awaits you but finding comfort in the fact that you won't have to face it alone.

It was a son of Apollo falling for a son of Hades.

It was this.”
― Rick Riordan, The Sun and the Star

“You could both be wrong about the first time you met, and yet the two of you have orbited each other for so long, like heavenly bodies in the sky.”
― Rick Riordan; Mark Oshiro

“Will took another sip from his cup. ‘And...what kind of noodles did you find?â€�
‘The most common kind you humans use,� said Click-Wrong.
Will frowned, then pinched a long dark ‘noodle� out of the broth. A look of horror grew on his face. ‘Um, would that be
the kind of noodle we wear on our shoes?�
‘Exactly!� said Click-Wrong, delighted. ‘They are quite tasty.�
Nico covered his mouth to hold in the laughter. On the end of the ‘noodle� was a small sheath of plastic � an aglet � that only
appeared on one thing in the human world.”
― Rick Riordan, The Sun and the Star

“This isn’t very comforting,â€� Will said. ‘Epiales said their mother had ten thousand kids?â€�
‘It is a lot,� Nico said. ‘There’s actually a funny word for what they are.�
‘I’m ready,� said Will. ‘Give it to me.�
‘C²¹³¦´Ç»å±ð³¾´Ç²Ô²õ.â€�
He shook his head. ‘Yeah, I wasn’t ready for that.”
― Rick Riordan, The Sun and the Star

“Wait, how did you know my moment
came before yours?�
Nico gave Will a mischievous smile. ‘Because I caught you looking.�
‘What?� Will said. ‘No, that’s not possible.�
‘It was the last day you needed help in the infirmary,� he said.
‘Before you sent me away. I was with Connor Stoll, and he nudged my shoulder and said you were staring at me. I thought I was gonna turn around and find you glaring at me angrily because I’d done something wrong.
‘But instead you were sitting next to Chiron, who was chatting your ear off, and you were looking at me with this whole puppy-dog-eyes thing going on.”
― Rick riordan, Slangens skygge: Kane Arkiverne 3