#lee!nico

[rosileeduckie]

🕸 As much as I appreciate you helping out by holding the measuring tape, Nico

🕸 ... you do still have to hold still.

👅 I'm trying! But I got stuck!! And it tickles!!!

~*~

I have seen these two together in one scene, and, if you can't tell, I adore them. Gotta love an ambitious cosplayer and their mischievous costume designer 😈♥

Characters by Beautiful Glitch. Art by me 👍

[gaybananabread]

Solangelo fic where Nico is keeping a secret from will, so will decides to tickle him until he tells him!!!! I love your fics :)))

~Aww, thank you, Anon! I don't write these boys often, but with the new book coming out soon, it's as good a time as any! I made this one short, sweet, and extremely gay: my favorite flavors. Thank you for requesting, and I hope you Enjoy!~

Lee: Nico di Angelo

Ler: Will Solace

Summary: Nico is making Will a surprise anniversary gift. Unfortunately, the blonde figures out Nico's hiding something and employs some interesting methods to get him to talk.

Warnings: VERY fluffy, affectionate gayness. This is a tickle fic, so if you don't like that, scroll away!!

“Come on, just blend already…”

Nico huffed, glaring at the painted canvas in front of him. He was attempting to paint a sunset for his boyfriend, but it wasn’t exactly going as planned.

Will had advised him to paint more. Mr. D off-handedly mentioned art therapy to him a few times, and the black-haired teen had taken quite a liking to it. Something about creating things from his mind and controlling their outcome was both calming and regulating for him.

Since Will liked handmade gifts best, Nico figured a painting was a good present for their upcoming anniversary. Unfortunately, he’d forgotten just how long properly blending and mixing yellow with other colors could take. His desk in the Hades cabin was littered with paint-streaked paper towels and various brushes.

Nico had finally gotten the clouds to look right when he was startled by a knock at the cabin door. With a jolt, he quickly brushed all the dirty paper towels off his desk and into his trash, hiding the brushes in a drawer.

“Hey Ghosty, the door’s locked. Can I come in?” Will’s voice came in through the door, as loving and chipper as ever.

Crap, right, I said he could come over…

“Uh, yeah, one sec!”

Hurriedly, Nico hid the painting in his desk, making sure it wouldn’t get ruined. Once he was sure it was secure, he rushed over to open the door.

He should’ve known Will would clock his behavior.

“Is everything okay? You look a little… I dunno, frazzled.” 

While Will’s concern is well-placed, Nico really couldn’t afford to explain himself. There was no way he was going to spoil the surprise, especially not because of his own forgetfulness.

“Yep, all good. Just…thinking about stuff. Training stuff.” Internally, Nico cringed at how phony his excuse sounded. He was a pretty good liar, but when it came to Will, he was helpless.

“Uh-huh,” Will drawled, crossing his arms. He saw right through his boyfriend’s bullshit. He could tell whatever Nico was hiding wasn’t serious; some silliness was more than called for. “Is that your final answer?”

“Will, c’mon,” he groaned, running a hand down his face. By the look on Will’s face, there was no lying his way out of trouble. “Can’t I just have some random, unimportant stuff on my mind?”

“Not my Death Boy.” 

With a crack of his knuckles, Will lunged at his boyfriend. Nico tried to run, but after some laughs and a playful scuffle, the shorter teen was pinned beneath Will, arms above his head.

“Get off, you brute!” Kicking and squirming, Nico tried to free himself. He knew he was screwed, but the teen was never one to go down without a fight.

If Nico wanted a fight, he was definitely going to get one. Will moved his free hand to his boyfriend’s side, gently spidering his fingers across the ticklish skin.

“Wihihihill!” Nico squeaked, face quickly heating at the sound of his own giggles. His sides were pretty ticklish, and his laughter always got embarrassingly high-pitched when they were targeted. “Quihihihihit!”

Will chuckled at the adorable reaction, tracing little shapes on Nico’s sides. “Gladly. If you tell me what stuff you were thinking about.” 

“Ihihi cahahan’t!” Nico shook his head, trying to pull his arms down. Why did Will have to be so strong? Nico could definitely fight, but when it came to physical strength, Will had him beat. He wouldn’t use it against the gloomy teen often, of course, but it was still annoying.

“Why not? You know I’m not gonna judge you, Nico,” Will questioned, letting just a touch of seriousness slip into his tone. He was still being playful, but he wanted Nico to know that he didn’t have to hide things from him.

“Ihi knohohow, buhut— I juhust cahahan’t!” 

Will carefully examined Nico’s body language, looking for any serious signs of discomfort. Thankfully, he found none; Nico simply seemed giddily anxious about being tickled. Still, since it was a matter of secrets, Will decided to take a gentler approach.

Climbing off Nico, Will pulled the other teen into his lap, wrapped his arms around him, and rested his head in the crook of his boyfriend’s neck. Once he was sure Nico was comfortable, Will started nuzzling and placing little kisses on his neck.

“Youhuhu suhuck,” Nico whined, half-heartedly squirming in Will’s grip. He loved neck kisses—even if they tickled—and the blonde knew that. He was such a cheater!

“C'mon, Sunshine. Just tell me.”

Will’s lips traveled along the side of Nico’s neck, his soft curls nuzzling against the poor teen’s ear as he went. As nice as it was to get all the attention, it tickled so bad.

The son of Hades simply resigned to his fate, going limp in his boyfriend's lap. Will's evil little kisses continued to drive his nervous system nuts, and his ears were bright pink with a flustered blush. 

Eventually, Will noticed just how tired Nico was getting. He reluctantly stopped, placing one last kiss on Nico’s cheek. 

“You are so stubborn, Nico,” Will huffed, moving a hand up to gently scratch his boyfriend's scalp. The sight of him all flushed and giggle-drunk was rather adorable, so he couldn't complain too much.

“Uhugh… Th-the stuff is a surprise, you jerk.” 

Nico's words came out as an adorably raspy growl, and it took everything Will had not to coo. Right, Nico was annoyed with him, and teasing wouldn't help get that lovely little scowl off his face. 

“Ooooh. Why didn't you say so?”

The sounds of an indignant squawk and laughter soon filled the Hades cabin, carrying on long into the afternoon. At the end of the day, the secret of the painting was preserved, and a certain blonde was very happy when their anniversary rolled around.

[fluffyweeby]

*Crawling out from under my rock* 🪨

Another comish!

And again from a lovely @thornoisdono 💜

Stay hydrated everyone! 💜💜💧💧

*Going back under my rock* 🪨

[blobbirobbi]

So sorry for the delay, I accidentally deleted the draft with the original prompt, and I didn't really remember what I wrote so I had to make something new from scratch T-T but MY BABIESSSS ♥️

A Giggly Appetite

(Not my art)

"Nico, did you eat today? I didn't see you at breakfast."

The son of Hades froze from his walk back to his cabin and turned around to see an unimpressed Will Solace.

Now, Nico was presented with a choice. He could either stand firm and answer his boyfriend truthfully, or make a tactical retreat.

He chose the latter.

"Hey! Don't walk away from me!" Will called out and speed walked after Nico right into the Hades cabin.

Will shut the door behind him, and Nico knew he was in for it.

"I suppose your reaction to my question gives me my answer?" Will crossed his arms, walking toward the son of Hades.

"Will, I just forgo- AHAhahahehehey!" What would have been an excuse was swiftly interrupted by ten fingers clawing into his tummy.

"I can feel how empty your stomach is, you know..." Will couldn't help but grin as Nico giggled uncontrollably in his hug-grip. "I'm sure it would be happier if you actually gave it some food."

"Wihihill I'm sohohorry plehehehEASE-" Nico felt his cheeks heat up as he let out a squeal the moment Will began to pinch that soft spot on his lower belly.

"So, how about we go to the dining pavilion and get something in this stomach of yours, hm? Or do I need to keep convincing you?" The blonde rested his chin on Nico's shoulder, moving with him as he squirmed.

"YEHes! Okahahay just stahahap!" The smaller boy cried out in surrender.

"Good." Will's tickly fingers slowly came to a halt, laughing as he planted a kiss on Nico's smiley cheek.

Let's just say Nico was well fed that day.

[fluff-a-nutter]

Tickletober Days 6-7- Fidgety Cuddles

Nico leaned back against Will’s chest. It had been a long day so his doctor had ordered a night in of cuddles, Nico’s favorite snacks and a binge watch of Wednesday.

They were halfway through the season when Nico had started dozing off. Just as he was about to slip into sleep, he felt Will grip his side a little tighter. It didn’t hurt. It did tickle.

Will must’ve felt him jump and stiffen and pressed a kiss on his head.

“Sorry.”

“‘S’fine, just be gentle.”

Nico leaned back against his boyfriend and almost forgot the whole thing until he felt Will stroke his ribs. This time he squirmed a bit and Will chuckled.

“Shhh, stop fidgeting, I can’t concentrate on the show.”

He teased, much to Nico’s embarrassment.

“Stop tickling me.”

Will snickered.

“I’m not tickling you.”

Nico giggled as Will tweaked his stomach.

“L-Liar! That’s a bald faced lie!”

The dark haired Demi god squirmed and fidgeted in Will’s arms, laughing softly.

Will kept up the act of innocence for awhile longer but he eventually cracked and started full on tickling Nico.

“St-stop! Stop! I can’t take any more!”

Will immediately pulled away as Nico slumped against his chest.

“Now will you stop fidgeting?”

Will asked. Nico punched his shoulder.

“Only if you stay away from my ticklish spots. Now start the show over, I missed 10 minutes!”

Laughing, Will restarted the episode and Nico cuddled against him.

About 5 minutes later, both demigods were fast asleep, the sounds of their show the only other noise in the cabin.

Hi everyone! Since I forgot to do yesterday’s prompt I combined it with today’s! Thanks for reading and let me know if you have a requests for the next prompts!

[smilingangel582]

Lemme be honest, Percy Jackson is a book series I read and enjoyed as a kid, but I was totally not expecting these boys Nico and Will! And it's real! Omg I just read the new book, Sun and Star, and they really tickled my fancy!

Btw... I am not enlightened about hero's of olmypus since I don't remember much apart from the basic story line. Sooo, I will write about these boys more since I know them better. Btw I'm gonna be a lee!nico main! Ler!Will is the best! Sunshine needs to shed more light on him.

And the one I'm writing now is not entirely a tickle fic, because I want some more cuteness and love from them, so... there will be only a minor tickle scene. If that's not enough, I'll write a better and intensely cute one! Heeeheee

Warning spoilers alert

Need you by my side.

Ps. You can't tell me this gif is not relatable!

Camp half blood was much quieter around this time. Will rested by the stretchers after most of the patients are well taken care of. He was ready to close down the infirmary when he noticed a familiar presence by the Apollo cabin.

"Nico?"

This made the son of Hades step out and push his hands down his pockets giving a head gesture "Yo,"

As calm and reserved as ever, so intense. Will thought with a smile, but he really wished Nico could open up more than the rest. He just got used to socializing, but its kinda hard to get him to interact with others willingly.

He would do it for Will. Indirectly, he had that look ever since. Plus, he would swing by the infirmary to check on Will, showing his love more endearing for Will.

"Are you here to see me?" Will asked teasingly.

Nico looked away with a frown "Well, no... just bored,"

"I thought you enjoyed your self-solitary confinement," raising an eyebrow, Will watched Nico shift from one foot to another by holding the expression of seriousness. "Yeah, can't I roam around these lands?" He added "I need to get out of there at least once"

Sighing, Will reached to grab his shoulders and slide his arms over his neck to embrace him. "Just simply say you missed me"

Almost. Will saw a faint blush, but it was a split second. He scoffed but didn't push him off, "Yeah, think whatever you want"

"Babe..." he whispered to his ear now, this made Nico stagger back and Will grabbed his elbows now to avoid a sudden tumble on the grass.

There's that blush. Will grinned, now blowing into his ear. "Your ears are red... that was a dead giveaway..."

(A/N: I'm a sucker for sensitive ears - may it be for tickle purposes or any non-tickle purposes)

"Solace..." he gritted his teeth but didn't say anything much as he felt himself melting to the sudden arousal. He had always been weak on the ears, he can't control himself when Will took advantage of this.

They were still outside by the forests, far from the other cabins but close by the infirmary. They could slip away easily without anyone finding out... hopefully.

"W-wait..." Nico gasped suddenly leaning against the tree as he felt Will push himself to bite his ear, which made him moan a wavery and high vibrato.

"Nico that's adorable" he whispered.

"Ngh! S-shut up" hi gripped Will's jacket to push him and pull him... he was torn with both desires.

Will felt him warmer now, his own face slightly flushed with excitement. He watched the beautiful face of the Ghost King turn to something cute and stimulative.

"Can't... sorry," he nipped his collarbone, making Nico give a weak cry of protest, "I missed this... so much Nico"

He decides to back off before giving a long kiss to his tender lips. Nico widened his eyes. Those pitch-black eyes were brighter like a confused kitten. Will didn't stop his fingers from holding Nico's shoulders. He could see this was a temptation he wanted desperately for himself as well.

"You had to do that...?" Nico whined, pulling his knees to his chest as he mumbled like a child. Another lovely side that Will loves in him was this childish pout and complains he had. When things don't go his way he would be like this.

"Come on... you look like a puppy that needed attention"

"Is that so?" His tone shifts to a smirk. Will didn't see this coming. He felt a sudden weight on his chest as he watched Nico kiss him more vigorously, now pinning his own wrists. Too surprised by the attack, he gasped. "W-wait!"

"Your turn..."

Will liked it rough, he smiled fondly but then again, they might go too far as to getting caught. He should stop nico from getting too far.

There is only one way to stop him.

"Ack! Will!" He yelped now, stumbling away from his boyfriend."Dohont do that!"

Will snuck a few fingers clawing at his ribs. He resorted to immature measures in order to tame Nico's wild vengeance. It's effective even for someone like him.

"I'm sorry, but is the big bag son of hades a bit ticklish?" Will giggled when Nico tried to escape the playful nimble fingers of his. Chuckling more at that, he grabbed Nico's wrist and in one hand to his chest while the other hand snuck to his hips, pinching them rapidly. This drove Nico wild, "Yohohou moron! I'll sehehend you creatures ohohof -gahaha nohoho more -aahha ihihihi wihihill make suhuhuhure thehehehey eheheheat your brahahahain!"

Clicking his tongue, he poked his stomach. "That's so adorable. You should stop watching dead rising though," he grinned, now wiggling his fingers. "I can't help but want to tickle you more for that stunt you pulled ..."

"SOHOHORRY!" He yellled when Will hit a particular sensitive spot. He snuggled his lips to the side of his neck bringing tickly kisses which made Nico arouse and giggle at the same time.

"Alright, alright... we gotta stop. Let's continue on bed"

"Y-yohou mean thahat?"

Will watched the keeness in his eyes, then smugly pointed out "Oh, don't you like my seduction? That's fine, I can tickle you instead?"

"Stop, you know what I meant." Nico gave a soft smile without any forced attempt. Will felt his heart begin palpitation at that. He gave one last kiss on Nico's pale cheek before dragging him away, "I know, Nico..."

"I need you by my side," Will said unexpectedly, then Nico widened his eyes by this confession. He chuckles playfully. "That reaction was priceless... I gotta take a photo of that someday"

"Bastard, what am I a cat...?" he chuckled in a low voice but then looked up at the blond who was glimmering light to his life. Before that, he blushed as he said, "I love you, sushine, so i need you by my side too"

"I love you too, my grumpy ball of darkness"

[ticklish-n-stuff]

HIII SAKURAAA FOR DAY 6 OF TKTOBER, MAYBE LER HAJIME AND LEE NICO OR JUST ANY OF THE INMATES FROM CELL 13 I LOVE THEM MY BABIES

Tickletober day #6: Chase

WOOO FIRST NANBAKA FIC BABYYY (wrote this prior to the other one)

I rlly struggle so hard to write ler Hajime im so sorry 😭 So I went with ler Upa instead cause I just LOVE his dynamic with Nico 💖💖💖💖💖

Hope you like it! I had a lot of fun writing this :3

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Nico x Upa (interpret as you wish)

Lee: Nico

Ler: Upa

Warnings: Tickles!

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“You’ll have to catch me first!” were Nico’s last words before dashing on out of the room. Was Upa really about to indulge in this childish display, yes, yes he was.

Prior to that, Nico had been up to his usual shenanigans, trying to get his “master” to teach him his sick moves. Of course, Upa couldn’t do that with the potential harm it could cause, but nothing he said could deteer away the stubborn greenette. When all hope felt lost, he remembered something that Nico’s cellmates shared with him. Something that would surely tire out this bundle of joy. It was a silly plan, but Upa had no other choice.

“Nico” spoke up the blue haired male sternly. But that didn’t last long as his voice started to waver. “This is so stupid…” he muttered under his breath before speaking up once more. “If you don’t stop, I’ll uhh… t-tickle you…”. His cheeks slowly went up in flames, although the talisman smacked dead center in his forehead did a good job of hiding his evergrowing blush.

Nico felt taken aback at the sudden threat, but it didn’t last long as his face lit up with excitement “Haha! You’ll have to catch me first~”.

And thus we go back to their current predicament. I mean, Upa kinda brought this upon himself. With no other choice, he chased after Nico down the halls of Nanba prison (surely they’ll get scolded later but whatever).

Nico’s cheerful laugh echoed all over the place, while Upa had the most determined look on his face. Nico might’ve been fast, but Upa had a plan. Taking a detour, he managed to catch up to Nico. Ungraciously tackling him, causing botj of them to roll across the ground, until Upa managed to straddle Nico’s hips.

“Hyahaha! You’re too good at this game, master. You’ll have to teach me your strategy later~”.

“We’ll see about that” Upa’s hands quickly latched onto Nico’s sides. Albeit, he wasn’t sure what he was doing, something as silly as tickling wasn’t something he was used to. Seeing his uncertainty, Nico decided to help him out. He softly grabbed Upa’s hands and guided them towards his tummy.

“Try here instead!” spoke out the greenette with a bright smile.

“Erm… like this?” Upa started to slowly wiggle his fingers along the spot, a bit clumsily at that.

“Ehehehe! Yeheah just like thahat!” Nico playfully kicked his legs out from bejinf like a puppy.

Seeing the cute reactions from his friend underneath him, Upa started to gain s bit more confidence and sped up his fingers. Enjoying watching Nico wriggling all over the place.

“What about here? This tickle too?~” he’s not sure where this teasing came from, but I guess we’re rolling with it. Upa moved his hands up to Nico’s ribs, gently massaging between each bone.

“aCK! AHAHAHA! YEHEHES! IT REHEHEALLY TICKLES!!!” Nico squealed and threw his head back in boisterous laughter. Upa couldn’t help but giggle along, his laugh was so happy and carefree, so contagious.

“Let’s see… maybe here??~” the blue haired male gave a soft squeeze to Nico’s hips, almost getting bucked off in the process. “Oh? Bad spot?~” Upa started rubbing his thumbs along the sensitive hipbones, causing Nico to shriek in ticklish glee.

“WAHH! HYAHAHAHA! I-I CAHAHAN’T! I GIHIHIVE!!!” Nico shrieked out as he wheezed in laughter. His long, green hair having become a complete mess with all his squirming.

Seeing how Nico’s body stopped reacting so vividly, Upa decided to cut him some slack and got off of him. He looked down at the panting inmate, feeling a sense of pride in being able to wear him out. He’d never admit it out loud, but Upa had the time of his life playing this silly game with Nico. Perhaps it wasn’t so bad having him around.

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[gaybananabread]

For day 20, could you please do riordanverse with switch!nico and switch!will and it starts off with will teasing nico while tking him or almost tking him or smth idk and then at some point it flips? thank you :]]

TickleTober Day 20 - Tease

~YEEEAAASSS THEM! I need to reread TSATS so bad! Right after I’m done with my latest read, it’s happening. I love these two (╥﹏╥) This is pretty much a bunch of mostly-in-character fluff and gayness. I regret nothing I’ve done here. Thank you for requesting, and I hope you Enjoy!~

Switches: Will Solace, Nico di Angelo

Summary: Will decides to tickle Nico, relishing in the boy’s laughter and smile. Nico turns the tables, giving his sunny boyfriend a taste of his own medicine.

Warnings: none! This is a tickle fic, so if you don’t like that, scroll away!!

Nico was never one to blush. Nobody he was interested in ever flirted with him, and he never put himself out there to feel flustered by himself. He was comfortable with that wall up, guarding him from embarrassment and fluster.

Then came Will Solace, who was really starting to remind the Ghost King of a certain Miley Cyrus song.

“Aww, c'mon! You know it's true~” Will cooed at the wriggling ball of darkness in his arms, loving the giggles that met his ears. “You're incredibly ticklish. All you have to do is admit it.”

“G-gohoho juhump ihihinto Tahahartaruhus!” Nico tried a withering glare, but with the adorable smile on his face, it was difficult to find him very menacing.

“Been there, done that. I'd rather listen to these adorable giggles.” Will's fingers fluttered against Nico's sides and stomach, pulling embarrassingly pitchy giggle after giggle from his lips. The blonde couldn't help but kiss them.

That was the best decision ever.

Will could feel the little vibrations of his boyfriend's laugh, the way his lips twitched, and even the heart-meltingly endearing attempts to keep kissing him.

“Oh my gods, I need to do this more often.” Will's voice was airy and reflective, letting his gloomy partner know that he wasn't kidding. Lovely.

“NOHohohoho! Youhuhu ahass!” Nico's pale face was as red as ever, all his blood seeming to vacation above his shoulders, leaving no vacancies. His ears burned, his cheeks were on fire; even his neck was flushed.

“Language! What if Chiron heard you talking like that, huh?” Will “scolded” him, poking his boyfriend's hip in emphasis. The ravenette squealed, kicking his legs out in front of him.

Nico was trapped with his back against Will's chest, the sunshine boy's strong arms both hugging him close and tickling him silly. It was an evil misuse of a hug.

“H-hehehe wouhuldn't cahahare!” Nico actually didn't know if that was true or not. Mr. D didn't give a shit how Nico spoke around him, but Chiron… Yeah, he'd probably get scolded.

“Man, Neeks, I didn't think you'd be this sensitive! I love it,” Wil whispered directly in Nico’s ear, as if it was some secret that had to be kept from prying ears. They were the only ones in the woods, save for a few nature druids who were only half-watching. It was cooler outside, causing most to begin preparations for winter’s rest.

Nico whined through his laughter, trying to find a way out of the mind-bendingly flustering position. If he could just distract Will…

Actually, he could. Hopefully his boyfriend wouldn’t be too mad at his methods.

Using what little concentration he had left, Nico summoned one bone soldier from the ground. It was going to get him yelled at for sure, but he felt good that day; he'd even eaten a decent breakfast. The boy had the energy to spare.

Will's eyes widened as he watched the skeleton rise from the hard ground, his eyes narrowing down at Nico. “You little shit, what did I tell you about-”

Before he could finish scolding Nico for being careless, the skeleton hooked its hands under his arms, lifting the healer into the air. The thing was surprisingly strong, and since it wasn't doing more than just holding Will, it barely took any energy for Nico to maintain.

“This is a misuse of your powers! It's not good to use them for-”

“Shh. My turn, Solace.”

Nico smirked as he dug into his boyfriend’s belly, relishing in the immediate squeal it caused. While Will was pretty good at dishing out flustering actions and comments, Nico was exceptional at returning the favor.

“NIHICOHOHO! IHI’M SOHOHORRY! I-IHI’LL- GAHAHAHA!” Will thrashed and squirmed in the arms of the skeleton soldier, surprised by how sturdy it was. Nico had obviously been getting better with his powers if he could focus enough to control it so well while tickling him.

“You’ll stay here while I get my revenge? Sounds good.” Nico chuckled, though he was starting to feel the littlest bit strained from keeping the Skeleton alive. Will was thrashing quite a bit, and while the teen found it adorable, he was hard to restrain.

Nico was being a bit mean, but he was allowed to. Will had started it all by deciding to be a menace and tickling him in the first place. Sure, you shouldn’t fight fire with fire, but Nico didn’t mind getting burned – especially when it was with heat from his sun.

Will, on the other hand, was fighting for his life. Nico had discovered pretty early on that his stomach was deathly ticklish, but he’d restrained from using it against him. Apparently, he was just saving it for vengeance. Will admired the patience, but it was really unfair!

“You really shouldn’t dish out what you can’t handle, Solace. It’s gonna get you in trouble.” Nico started poking a single finger all over Will’s stomach, making him squeak and kick with each little impact.

Nico was…surprisingly good at tickling. It wasn’t something Will expected from his gloomy boyfriend; then again, the ravenette tended to surprise him quite often. It was nice to see him feeling something other than sad, self-conscious, scared, or apathetic. Those were getting rarer as he got the help he deserved, but it was still nice.

Aside from Will getting wrecked, anyway.

“C-CohohOHOME ohOHOhon! N-noho mohore- GYEEhehehey! Noho!” Will’s face burned at the noises he was making, sounding like a sneezing mouse whenever Nico went for the area below his navel. The single pokes gave him more room to breathe, but they were somehow more ticklish. He had no idea how that worked, but Nico sure did.

“What? I just wanna hear your laugh. It’s adorable, just like you. D-deal with it.” Nico’s voice was strained towards the end, his brows furrowing slightly. Even while being tickled silly, Will caught it and immediately got worried.

“A-ahare you- GYAAHahehehe! Nihicohoho! Quihihiut!” Will tugged at his arms, trying to break free from the skeleton’s grip. It’s hold was weakening as Nico’s stamina drained, unfortunately proving will right; Nico really shouldn’t have been misusing his powers.

“Fine, you big baby.” Nico could tell Will was serious; the last thing he wanted to do was push his boyfriend’s boundaries. He dropped control of the skeleton, feeling the line of connection snap. Trying to hide the immediate exhaustion he felt, the boy leaned back on his hands, admiring Will’s flushed face.

“O-ohoho gohods… Ahare you okay?" Will rubbed his sore cheeks, his eyes trained on Nico as he looked for any sign of pain or exhaustion. He found a good few: deeper eye bags, shaky hands that were not-so-secretly balled into fists, saggy eyelids. Did he seriously think he was slick?

“Yeah, I’m all good. Just trying to memorize that dorky smile of yours.”

Apparently, he did.

“What did I say about using your powers when you don’t have to? It’s not good for you, Nico.” Will’s smile slowly flattened out to a concerned frown. He took Nico’s hand into his own, gently rubbing his knuckles. “What’d you have for breakfast?”

“Uh…some eggs, apple slices.” Nico answered back, looking away to hide both his light blush and his guilt. That was a good breakfast for him, who sometimes couldn’t force himself to eat anything, but it still wasn’t enough to use his powers so carelessly.

“Nico… I love you, okay? I know you’re sick of hearing it, but you need to be careful. I don’t want you to hurt yourself.” Will spoke in a loving tone, though it was still just as strict as every other time he’d lectured him about his powers.

“Okay, I get it. No more summoning skeletons to attack my boyfriend. Promise.” Nico drew a little “X” over his heart, solidifying his vow. “Would it help if I went and drank some milk?”

“Absolutely. Is it too much to also eat a jerky stick?” Will was already so grateful that Nico had promised and offered to drink something helpful, but he was really hoping to get some more protein into the boy’s diet.

"Fine. I’ll do it, but only because you look like a sad puppy when you ask for stuff.” Nico gave Will’s hand a little squeeze as the blonde helped him to his feet, leaning against the taller boy for support.

The pair slowly made their way towards the mess hall, trading little teases and small pecks as they went. While they still had some maturing to do, both boys knew they were happy together. No matter what happened, they had each other, and that was enough.