#NICOOOOOO

[nexadarling]

To fan artists who draw Wolfwood with a collar, literaly any jewelry ever, painted finger nails, and soft eyes: i owe you my life

Pls give me back my sanity though

[nico-fanatic]

i can’t help but wonder how nico di angelo is not insane.

he went through tartarus. alone.

he got trapped in a jar and was basically in a half coma for days.

he was manipulated by midos

he was wandering around the labyrinth for DAYS

there are just SO many things- even little things- that would DESTORY a person mentally and could very easily make them insane.

and yet- nico di angelo doesn’t appear to be mentally unwell in that way. he’s mentally ill, that’s obvious and made very clear. but he hasn’t lost it in that way.

i wonder what has been keeping him together. by god what has been keeping him going, but what has allowed for him to stay hinged.

barley so, but still hinged. aware of the plot for this long, not loosing it despite the fact that by all means- HE SHOULD’VE LOST IT COMPLETELY ALREADY.

[pjoedits]

I JUST WANNA POINT OUT THAT NICO SAYING HE'S OVER PERCY IN BLOOD OF OLYMPUS AND THEN HIM WALKING BACK OVER TO WILL PRETTY MUCH MEANT HE CHOSE WILL OVER THE BOY HE HAD A CRUSH ON FOR YEARS MY HEART CANT TAKE THIS RIGHT NOW

[doomednarrative]

AUGHHH I'M FUCKING CRYING FOR REAL!!!!!

[darththrog]

Nico filling in his dad's shoes

[nico-fanatic]

could not agree with the entirety of this post more. espially the tags. go read them.

the dynamic of demigods thinking which other demigod is the most powerful is always amusing to me because. like, we know the big 3 kids are all the most powerful. That's just a fact of their universe. And then we know nearly every character views Percy as the strongest demigod, and most people are very rightfully intimidated by him.

and you look at the powers of the Big 3 kids and there's Percy, but then you realize Nico is just kind of objectively more powerful than him but simply chooses to hang out in Percy's shadow like he's Percy's scary dog privileges. Like, the two of them are pretty equally capable of causing multiple different apocalypses. Nico just also has like four different instakill powers and it's not like he doesn't use them. He very much uses them! Not infrequently, even! And they don't seem to take a significant amount of energy from him! And other demigods are pretty intimidated by both of them! But Nico makes a conscious point to keep his cards close to his chest and not let on exactly how dangerous and scary he can be if he wants to. People are already scared enough of him without knowing anything about him and he doesn't like that. Percy doesn't think about that nearly as much, and so usually just goes in guns blazing and that's part of why he's considered a wildcard. And then Nico himself puts Percy on a pedestal, so those who do know more about Nico's abilities then presume Nico knows something they don't about Percy that implies Percy is even stronger than him.

And even on a meta level Nico's narrative role requires him to be functionally more powerful than Percy, because he very often serves the purpose of getting Percy out of situations he can't handle on his own. That's just part of his function as a character! But also narratively he can't overshadow Percy so he just takes a backseat of his own accord and that's very amusing to me.

[nico-fanatic]

Nico di Angelo loves to climb trees.

Something about reaching for one branch and climbing to the top and then looking down on the world below, feeling the wind in his hair—it felt amazing.

It was also so fun to climb up to a good branch and rest there, high up in the shady canopy of the forest.

It was so relaxing to sit up there to nap, read, or play cards by himself.

It was also a good escape.

It meant he was safe.

It is safe.

The teases started small enough. and it always happened, so it wasn’t a big deal.

Of course, Bianca would be there to fend off the bullies, but she couldn’t be there all the time for him. And Nico would never ask that of her. She had other friends, and he respected that.

Even if Nico had none of his own.

So the day when the jabs got rougher, nicknames got meaner, and laughs got louder, Bianca’s wasn’t there for him; he wasn’t upset at her.

He was mad at himself. for being like this.

For being an easy target.

His self-hatred fizzled out when he saw a couple of the kids start to pick up rocks.

His blood turned cold as the kids around him noticed too. And the grins that spread across his face only made his hands shake harder.

It took the main boy, Ignacio, winding his arm back with a heavy stone in it for Nico to finally snap out of his horror.

He took off running.

He had always been fast; between playing with Bianca and running away from this particular group of bullies, that was a necessity.

But he knew they wouldn’t be far behind.

He took sharp turns around corners and weaved his way through some people, trying to lose them.

But the stones just kept being thrown, landing on the street by him.

He was lucky his peers had such bad aim, and this makes it hard to throw while running.

He knew that his luck would dry out quickly and that he needed a plan—fast.

Seeing the nearby forest, he decided to take a sharp turn.

At least in the forest, it might be harder for them to find more rocks. hopefully.

We began to weave around the trees, jumping over roots.

He came into the forest often, but that didn’t stop him from stumbling on the sun-spotted forest floor.

From the cruel laughter behind him, the bullies also knew that Nico was running out of steam. He couldn’t keep running forever, and they were older than him; it was only a matter of time before those rocks actually hit their target.

In a last-ditch effort to get away, he ran through a particularly shady and thick part of the forest.

Feeling absolute terror wrap around his throat, he jumped up and reached for a lower branch.

When he caught it, he didn’t even have time to revel in his victory; he could hear the thundering of feet not far behind him.

So he pulled himself up, kicking the trunk for help. and then he reached for another branch.

And then another.

And another.

When, he was finally hidden by thick leaves and branches, he stopped.

Right below him were his tormentors.

He stopped moving, stopped breathing, and tried to get his legs to stop shaking.

They had no idea where he was.

They sounded so angry.

Some thought he went one way, others thought he went the other.

They finally decided to split up and yell out for him when they found him.

He has no idea how long he stayed there. Barley breathing. Not saying a word. Just listening.

When the sun began to set, he clumsily made his way down.

Mama would be upset about his dirty clothes, and Bianca would tease him about his scraps, especially when he told her they were from failing to climb down a tree.

But he figured scraped knees and torn knees from pants were better than broken bones and bloody noses.

It continued like that for a while.

They would come, and Nico would run, dodging whatever they threw his way, before climbing up a tree—unseen.

He grew to really like it in the trees. He enjoyed sitting up there with a good book.

He felt like he was in the crows nest of a pirate ship, or maybe on one of the islands they visited!

Bianca said he was like the Cheshire cat.

 

 

Nico’s not sure why that particular memory came to mind.

Although, he took that back when he heard the roar of the mister behind him and the boulder slamming into the forest floor right next to him.

Weaving in and out of the trees, he made enough distance between him and the monster that he felt good about making his escape.

He jumped up and kicked off the trunk for support, grabbing hold of the branch and not hesitating to pull himself up.

And then he grabbed one branch after the other.

He finally stopped when he heard the mister right below him.

He slowed his heavy breaths with ease, pulled his knees close to his chest with an all-too-familiar feeling, and once again tried to stop the shaking of his limbs.

The monster was clearly confused.

It could smell Nico easily, but it couldn’t see him.

The monster must’ve caught whiff of some known food or just given up because it eventually left.

Nico looked around him, hidden underneath the moonlight and the shadows of the canopy.

the sturdy branch below him and the solid truck behind him.

It was as good a place as any.

Nico hunkered down for the night, hoping to get some sleep before a new monster caught his scent.

He supposes he should be greatefuk for Ignacio and his gang. They taught him to run fast, to dodge well, and to climb things quickly.

All of these things were very important for a demigod to know.

Although a lot of his life has changed, he supposes some will always stay the same.

Climbing trees will always mean safety for Nico di Angelo.

[writingonleaves]

just had a disgusting thought about nico’s last facebook post aka clementine took all those photos …. i’m gonna hurl at my own headcannon

[divorcetual]

oh my god fjgjej apparently tumblr doesnt join 5+ reblogs into the same notif if the blog has the litte "mutual" tag on it

[nico-fanatic]

no comment needed

i love Percy so much but him telling the rest of the Argo II crew basic fucking horror stories about Nico was really fucked up, especially since the stories were so bad that they shaped Jason’s whole view of Nico as a person and made everyone scared of him.

[hischierschain]

NICO HATTY!!!

BIRTHDAY BOY HAD A BIRTHDAY BASH!!!!

[nico-fanatic]

i need nico to play cards more. nico being a gambler. nico and the stills being friends because nico never turns down a game, challenge, or bet.

it’s after the 2nd war and he’s at camp, figuring out all the funeral and deaths stuff, and is just silently observing the meeting, when dionysus calls him over for a game of cards.

dionysus might be an ex-drunk, but he’s still a god who has been doing nothing but playing cards for decades on end. it is notoriously (not impossible, though) hard to beat him.

nico goes over and he and dionysus spend the entire game being bitchy to each other and talking about nothing in particular. dionysus thinks he’s winning until nico plays his final card, looking with a small smile and tilting his head just so.

nico waits.

when dionysus does see it, how he wins, he throws his own hand onto the table and curses nico out. nico smiles a big bigger and asks if he wanted to play again. this time, nico is the one to shuffle, showing off something fancy he picked up form the casino or a ghost or who knows where. there’s no need to hide his skill now. dionysus may be a washed-up drunk, but he’s been alive long before nico has been.

the next game goes slightly different. nico doesn’t use being seen as an underdog to his advantage- because he doesn’t have it- but still wins. the conversation was more focused on nico’s life.

he had clearly caught the gods’ interest.

eventually, one of them is pulled away, but dionysus starts to put the cards away and tells nico that they’re playing again some time.

later, the stills ask to play against him, seemingly hearing about nico’s game(s) with dionysus. nico plays happily against them, amused by their attempts to cheat. the brothers are throughly confused on how their cheating is successful, but it doesn’t change the tide of the game. nico wins with a smile, titling his head to the side in a silent ask- challenge- for another game.

the brothers decline. they know how to spot a losing game.

eventually, nico plays against annabeth. its chess this time. when annabeth walks up to nico, asking for a game, he take a moment to contemplate.

playing a game of strategy against the daughter of athena is surely a losing game, but it would be a fun one, and he’s never been one to turn a game down. so he accepts, and they begin to play chess.

annabeth’s moves are fast, confident, and precise. nico’s are slower, made seemingly for annabeth’s reactions, but just as purposeful. nico is able to hide his strategy for a while, using annabeth’s pride against her, but it doesn’t last. he’s able to give her chase and avoid her, but that doesn’t last either. by the time annabeth calls checkmate, the sun has set and nico’s head hurts.

still, he looks up with a slightly bigger smile, and tilts his head.

he lost, as he knew he would. it took a very long time, as he hoped. people are watching him and the public table they chose is too exposed for his liking, but he wants to play again.

annabeth shakes her head no with a laugh, and compliments his stratagey and skill, but leaves for the poseidon cabin.

not without the promise of another game, however.

i don’t really know what this is. just- nico loving games, specially card games, and being super good at it. also him always using how people see him as weak or the underdog to his advantage, and actually being quite smart.

also him being slightly creepy and unnerving. as a treat<33

[ghostliest-ghosty-ghost-bastard]

when i think of u i think tally hall. gorillaz.

-🦇

Sobbing screaming throwing up how dare you do this to me on a Tuesday evening, I'm taking emotional damage from this thank you 💚

[vashtxt]

@adventures-written asked: || “𝙎𝙃𝘼𝘿𝙊𝙒 𝘼𝙉𝘿 𝘽𝙊𝙉𝙀”

“ i can’t pretend to understand all this stuff you’ve got going on. but i do promise that i’ll be here to help you through it all. alright? ” (Nico)

Vash smiled genuinely after hearing him. He knew that Wolfwood would never understand why Vash is like this with humanity, or why he has those problems with his brother, or even why he would never kill somebody even if is the worst person in the world. But knowing he would give him a hand... that really touched him.

❝ ... Alright, thank you, Nico. I have to admit I always feel comfortable near you. ❞

[autmayy]

not daniel starting “nicoooooo” and max finishing “huelkenberggggg” pls 😭😭

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[yonemurishiroku]

Something something Bianca lives, Nico retains his bubbly nature. But CHB is as cruel as children are innocent so naturally Nico closes himself off, only socializes within his own small social circle. So normally, he doesn’t stand out so much and people rarely take notice of him.

Until Bianca comes visit from her expedition with the Hunters and Nico is running to the hills throwing himself into her arms 😤 and they’re hugging laughing like

“Bianca!!”

“Nico!!”

“BIANCAAAAAA”

“NICOOOOOO”

She is swinging him around until they fall to the ground in a heap of laughter and he’s clinging to her as if his life depends on it and they’re both grinning widely

And everyone’s like 😳😳😳🫣😯

The next day Bianca and Nico walk around Camp enjoying themselves as people stare at him, but Bianca could care less ab outsiders and Nico has elected to try his best to ignore it.