#lukico platonic/family?

[pancakes-talks]

Made a drawing of nico yesterday night and now I can't stop thinking about that goddamn fic that only exists in my head with nico being convinced by Luke into joing his army and living with him for years on the yacht. What started out as what he thought was brotherly love, being protected and cared for, turns into Luke keeping him prisoner in his own room unable to leave the boat even for battles. This happens after a couple of spars with Percy where they loose to him. Luke realizes nico has feelings for Percy and might be prosuaded to leave/betray him [he's still sore about anabeth]. But in the last bought nico was wounded fairly bad and had to take time off for recovery. So luke keeping him on the ship is a mixture of the good side of him still trying to protect his new found family and Kronos in his ear telling him nicos the key to their victory. [I'm reusing Hades plan of stealing the prophecy] since nico is stuck on the ship he trains everyday with Ethan which he has a deep seated hatred for. Ethan feels as though nico took his spot as Luke's right hand man and knight in shining armor. And nico thinks Ethan's a wimpy and whiny lil bitch. (What's this feeling? So shiny and new~)

Jebus there's so many small bits, little fragments to this story I made up in my head, like this shit goes all the way past where luke dies on Olympus and nico is the kid of the prophecy and has to help sink the knife into Luke's heart. nico is broken having to kill the only person he thought ever loved him despite being used as a weapon the whole time. Nico is forced to go back to chb; he has no where else to go. And of course he has to attend Luke's funeral. And the camp needs to celebrate the end of the war. Nico technically was the hero after all, he gave the "villain" his final blow. But the camp doesn't truly celebrate his return. The day is quiet but the atmosphere is suffocating. Nico hides in his cabin for a few weeks. When one day there's a knock on the door. A camper was sent from the big house to do a wellness check up seeing that no one had seen anyone enter or leave the cabin. The inside of the cabin is in disrepair and nico doesn't look much better himself. Will insists that he come to the big house. When nico refuses will rebuttals that it isn't a choice. The orders are from higher up [he flicks around clipboard with a note from chiron] stating he must be brought in for monitoring. To his annoyance nico complies. Nico is situated in a quarantine room since his stay is to be an extended one. Will says it's to ensure his privacy but nico fully knows it's to keep him out of the eyes of other campers. Not everyone is so quick to forgive or forget his actions and being a child of death rings as a bad omen in the infirmary. In the room He has a bed, a dresser, a wardrobe, and a desk. Not much but it's a cosy stay. They set up a rotation for check ins and bringing him food but it seems most volunteers are uncomfortable in his presence. He doesn't blame them. Some nurses he only sees once or twice. Some nurses refuse to see him at all. He can hear them argue through the halls switch patients with others to avoid seeing him. After a few weeks he only recognizes three that continue to tend to him. One, the most frequent to pick up shifts, being the very same guy to bring him here. Will. He's quiet when he comes in, he'll pull up the chair to sit by the bed where nico lays most days staring out the window. The majority of check ups hardly few words are said. Will extend his hand and places it facing upwards on the bed. When nico is ready he gently places his hand in will palm. After a few moments nico takes back his hand and will writes his vitals down on his clipboard. Not all Apollo kids have the skill to read others but fortune for nico will does. Nico never had many visits to the hospital so most medical tools made him uneasy. Nico is also pleased will never forces him to do anything he might not want to. He doesn't pester him with questions or prod him into small talk. He doesn't touch him without his permission. Will just waits, quietly and patiently, until nico is ready. Nico doesn't know if he'll ever be ready to talk about his life on the ship, or in the labyrinth, or in the underworld, or any of his life really. He doesn't know if or when he'll be ready to get up out of bed and be around other people. But he's okay tolerating having will come around and sit with him in silence. He notices the sun shines through his window and warms up his room when will sits with him. He wonders if he can refract sunlight somehow. He wonders if it's aiding in his healing process at all. -

Okay sorry realized how much I was rambling so that's where I'm gonna leave it but SIR! SIR?!?!! THEY MAKE ME ILL!! SIR!!

I'm pretty sure I've shared more of the Luke / ship life for nico in previous posts so I kinda glossed over it here but honestly if anyone wants to hear about it lemme know