I've actually been working on this for like, a month. I'm also actually looking up Italian and Venetian for this fic... and the Venetian part is really difficult (using several different websites and a Venetian-English dictionary here!), so if you know the language(s) and find anything wrong in my writing, please let me know. *is having headache over writing research, thank the gods I don't plan on writing anything in detail anytime soon, or linguistics will be the death of me!*
(P.S. I just found that the Italian language has... quite the vocabulary for the LGBT community. It just makes me feel worse...)
I'm not writing this for an event or anything, I… I just hope that I can do my little poetry collection better than Apollo can. (No offense, my Lord.)
This fic also involves some of my headcanons… and quite a bit of snark, meta or in-universe.
On top of all that, this fic doesn't cover most of ToA content, because his arc is over as of then, though we can imagine what happened in response to- *gets knocked out by flying brick*
All hail the Ghost King
Niccolò di Angelo
Son of Lord Hades
Thirties born and raised
But then the schist hit the fan
Life ruined since age 10
Mamma got struck down
'Cause of the Great Prophecy
What the f*ck, Lord Zeus?
Memories got wiped
Then put in the dam Lotus
Sixty-five years lost
Military school
Who knows what happened in there?
Last peace, treasure it...
Saved from Manticore
Almost human trafficking
Wow! What an intro!
Fell for the Doofus
And got abandoned by big sis
But that's just the start
Back then, so hyper
Curious and a gamer
Lovable li'l geek
Sorela on quest
Percy promise, keep her safe
Oh, man, it gets harsh
Oh schist! Bianca
Went in the automaton...
Nightmare fuel, dam this!
Percy back from quest
She's dead, you broke our promise
But love still reigns strong
Run, run, run from camp
I don't want to die for love
They can never know...
Into darkest maze
King Minos is a teacher
How to use powers?
Wander for six months
I just want my sister back...
I'll never belong...
Almost trafficked twice
Percy saves again, deny!
Keep keeping secrets...
Got kidnapped again
Manipulative b*stard!
Begone! I'm the King!
Save them from Titans
Fight in battle with these dolts
One last goodbye, sis
Learn and run errands
"Your sister could've done better."
...Hey, that's child abuse! (1)
Yeet him in the Styx
To make Percy invuln'r'ble
Maybe fall for me?
Perc'beth says, "F*ck that!"
Hello darkness, my old friend
He thinks I backstabbed...?
Bring the fam to war
You'll bring honour to us all
(Haha, not funny...)
Cabin built at Camp
Maybe I belong- NUH-UH!
Project hate on self...
Still want sister back
She's reborn?! There's no chance now...
Wandering the Fields
Wait, 'nother sister?
A life ended far too soon
It's free real estate!
Working job for Dad
Ambassador to Romans
More secrets to keep
Wait, Percy's missing?
Now he's showed up in New Rome?!
The frick is my life?!
Hunt for Doors of Death
Maybe end this schist early?
This didn't end well...
Thrown in lit'ral Hell
(How's this still a children's book?)
No filter, RIP, man...
Prisoner of War
"If you love me, let me go!"
Twin Giants roll eyes
This stupid bronze jar
Am I gonna die in here?
Now claustrophobic
Woke up in a fight
The rescue mission has come
Got thousand-yard stare...
Percabeth fallen
No! Heartbreak is still present
Please make it through Hell...
Barely eat or sleep
What has my life come down to?
Nightmares haunt vision
At last, return home
But then got turned into corn
Venexia, why?
F*ck you, Lord Cupid!
Confession had our hearts drop
Give this boy a break!
(Please don't kill me, Jace
Never asked to be... like this
Why am I still here?)
Time for 'nother fight
Hazel, you have come so far
Now's my time to go
Bring the statue back
Albania's embarrassing
Earth zombs in Pompeii?!
Stop by Évora
Father's pride, he's now nicer
Hold it, werewolves now?
South to San Juan
Reyna's kidnapped by Hunters?!
Not another sis!
Orion attacks
The Hunter That Never Rests
Don't talk 'bout the shirt-!
Then north to Buford
Bryce Lawrence, you sociopath-
FEEL MY WRATH, STRONSO! (2)
Travel further north
To Camp, nearly killed a guy
A cute guy- NOT NOW!
Hate Octavian
Who's an "anemic loser"
I approve of this
The Augur's gone mad
That's assisted suicide...
Will pro'lly hates me...
Wait, he wants me 'round?
And hey, there's reason to stay
Just... told Percabeth?!
(Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa-
They don't hate me f'being... that?!
Maybe there's still hope...)
After Giants' War
They fin'lly got together
Blessed be thy un'on
Solang'lo's canon
The fans can die happy now
Hurt them and you die
(1) Yeah, comparisons with others classifies as emotional abuse. Yeah, I looked this up, though not for this fic.
(2) I would use a much stronger word, personally, but I had to make my way around the 5-7-5 structure.
An alternative version of the ending uses 'Please don't kill them, Rick' instead. After all, there's a lot of fan speculation on Tumblr that Will's gonna die in Tower of Nero, which I personally doubt would happen, but if anything happens to our OTPs in that book, I'm going to kill whoever that lets it go to print (i.e. Rick and the editors and publication staff) and then myself.
Anyway, I really hope you enjoyed this (it took me about three hours to type and come up with most of the content, plus editing, research and computer errors, just to write 627 words), leave a little feedback if you don't mind, and I'll see you another time!
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