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Will was very young the first time he dreamt of his dad.

"So," said a blond man in a white dress that was Too Short and teeth so straight they were off-putting. "How goes it, kiddo?"

Will was aware he was dreaming. He always was. But he had never quite been capable of pushing his way out of these dreams, so he was as good as stuck. He looked the man up and down.

"Are you a MLM salesman?" he asked, which he at the time felt was a reasonable question.

The MLM salesman looked affronted.

"I am living sunlight," said the man, perfectly straight nose wrinkled in offense.

"Living Sunlight," Will had mused, itching a mosquito bite on his ankle. He straightened and rocked back on the worn heels of his favorite sneakers. Only one side still lit up, but that worked for him. "I've never heard of that one. Is it Vitamin D supplements?"

The salesman sputtered. "Will, I -- I'm your father?"

Will froze in quiet awe, perking up like a watered flower.

"My time has come," he whispered.

No sooner were the words out of his mouth that the salesman stomped one sandaled foot, squeezed his fists, and hollered, at the top of his lungs, "Do not compare me to any character in that no-good loser's movies!" He spit on the ground beside them. Or, well, not really. Metaphysically. "George Lucas is a disgrace to the name of linguistic arts! He has written the worst dialogue known to man! He made Natalie Portman look robotic!"

Will disagreed on principle.

But he inclined his head, because, well. Fair. He did indeed do that.

"The art of the whole thing is the implications," Will said haughtily. He waved a hand the way he'd seen some of his Mama's critics do at shows. "The grander themes and nuances of Star Wars are deliberately left to viewer's thoughtful interpretations." He nodded, once. For emphasis.

The man -- his father, allegedly, but Will had his doubts -- Mama would crush this guy like a bug -- and Will has issue being related to someone so annoying, already -- sighed, and then shook his head.

"Maybe I mixed you up," he mused. He glanced down and frowned. "Are you actually one of Athena's ilk? Mine aren't usually…like this. More cool than straight geek, generally, which the exception of band dorks."

He leaned down -- far down, Will scowled, not fair; if this man is his father this better mean he will be tall -- and squinted.

"You don't look much like me yet," he observed. "I'm not quite so spotty."

"You're an asshole," Will informed him hotly. To his frustration, however, the stupid spots in question were not quite on board with his attempted nonchalance, and begun, as they always do when he's mad, to glow. Like little pinpricks in a window shade. "How do you sell scammy supplements if you're an asshole?"

"Hm," continued the asshole. He had nice hair, which was a third thing about him Will hated on principle. Thick and wavy and fell to his shoulders in nice ringlets. Held off his forehead by some kind of leather headband. What a douche. "Your mother is Naomi Solace, yes?"

"What are you, a cop?" Will said, which is what his mother had trained him to say in response to that question. But if this guy is a cop then Will is an elephant, so he gave up and answered: "Yes, but that's none of your business."

"…She bisexual? Coulda been a double night for her, I suppose. Can't blame her."

Will blinked. "What's that?"

Salesman Loser Dad blinked. "Uh," he said, and continued to flounder. It was a foreign look on him, so Will found it amusing. He counted three entire minutes of stuttered non-explanations and hand gestures.

"Dudes," Salesman Loser Dad managed, eventually, waving a manicured hand. "And women. You know?"

Will squinted at him in much the same way he squinted at raccoons during mating season attempting to seduce a fencepost.

"Both," finished the man eventually. "Both is good."

"Well, duh," said Will, continuing to look at him oddly. "How are you ever meant to choose?"

Salesman Loser Dad barked out a delighted laugh. "Alright!" he crowed, throwing a hand over Will's shoulders and recovering quite gracefully when Will picked it up by the middle finger and removed it not unlike one would a dead snake. "You are mine!"

"I have met you one sum total times," Will noted. "Any attempt to claim custody on your end is laughable by any reasonable court of law."

"Two," dismissed his alleged father. "I said hello to you at a bar that one time. Remember?"

Will did not remember. Will also knew that telling people who frequent bars that you do not remember seeing them in one is generally a Bad Plan -- another lesson from his mother -- so he said nothing at all. Alleged Absenteer was too wrapped up in his own rambling story to notice.

"Anyways," he continued. Will avoided correcting him on the correct use of the term 'anyway' because he is taking these special classes at school called Fitting In With Your Peers -- What You Should Know and has been advised that constantly correcting people may come off as 'combative' or perhaps even 'bitchy'. "Just came to drop by and introduce myself. Figured you should know your old man so you know who to pray to when you make it to camp!"

Adults do this thing where they say a sentence that is entirely incomprehensible without decades of general life experience and then get mad when you don't get half of it. Will, well used to adult bullshit -- his mother is excellent at pointing it out to him -- did not bother worsening this issue. He just nodded , and filed it away in the mental compartment in his brain labelled 'Problems for Future Will (Sorry)'.

He also refrained from mentioning that his father in question did not introduce himself, and Will remained, still, after suffering all this, ignorant of his name.

Another folder in the compartment. Fun times for Future Him.

"I'll be seeing you around," said his dad with a wink, spinning away from his personal space. He skipped off to the distance with a backwards wave and an honest-to-Jesus "Toodleloo!" which would be funny if Will were not stuck watching him prance away.

"There's no way," he said to himself, after a good twenty minutes, hands crossed over his chest. He shook his head, and then again for good measure. His mom's a deeply cool person. She has a cool butterfly tattoo and two ear piercings and everything. She wouldn't do that to herself. "Nah. This is my brain making things up for the drama of it all."

He turned in the opposite direction of the figment of his imagination and walked until he woke up again. He didn't bother mentioning his dream to his mother. In fact, he forgot about it entirely.

Until two years later, when he sat awake on a cot in the Hermes cabin, staring at a half-faded mural of the gods on the poster-cluttered wall. He glared at a salesman-looking guy who's horribly good hair peeked between a poster of Al Capone and a framed Cease and Desist.

"Fucker," he muttered to himself, and ignored it when someone sighed and muttered about the mutiny rehabilitation package again.

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for @willsolaceweek day 5 -- will and his dad

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“you and me, sheer fucking Will”

mama solace 💛✨ inspired by the ever amazing @mediumgayitalian

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thank you so much, lovely <3

(also 'I will try to stay on my side of the couch' rare mention!!! This little fic has such a special place in my heart since I wrote it, I cannot tell you how happy it makes me to see it mentioned here among all of these wonderful fics)

do you have any current favorite fics??

Oh man -- Im afraid this will turn into a fav author post pretty quick lol, bc all my fav fics come from relatively the same people

And my thoughts are not really coherent lol, theres a reason I draw rather than write, I might just keysmash my way through this one!

btw, the order of this is not the ranking, I just can't choose the ultimate one to save my life

ok actually lets get to it:

August by @cordeliaandthecocoapuffs [CordeliaRose on Ao3] and August (will's version) is cannon in my heart and many others', I have reread this fic more times than I can count, I have all of the chapters downloaded on my phone, Cordelia is one truly good writer and her comedic timing is impeccable it made me laugh so much, shes got such a good grasp on the characters and their dynamics, its so silly one chapter and angsty the next, I have a crocheted sun plush that I named sol the sun plushie [fic reference] , almost all my headcannons come from this masterpiece -- I could yap forever I love this fic and Cordelia's other solangelo pics are also strongly recommended, [ESPECIALLY i'm put in awe (of something so flawed and free) archeologist Nico and trauma surgeon will!!!!!! and Sex Education Percy Jason and Nico!!] I just love everything lol [ur gonna hear me say that ALOT]

Will Solace and the Socialites of Olympus University by @sarcasmandships. No words. just hearts and exclamation marks. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<3333333333333333 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No but seriously Stella's writing is so fucking beautiful her use of metaphors and similes and poetic shit is absolutely phenomenal. And the angst. OH THE ANGST. and the fluff for someone apperantly new to writting fluff and silly stuff [according to her authors notes] is just mwuah GOLDEN!!!!!!! The character arcs and the topic of class difference also deserves a mention bc OMG STELLA HOW. and sarcasmandship's other fics like the Silence Between Heartbeats and her other oneshots like Hauntings and Wantings[living for the silliy victrian ghosts-], All the Bruises I Don't Mind Bearing[fluff at it's diabetes-inducing fluffiest], and If You Didn’t Want Me to Ruin Myself Over You, Maybe Don’t Write Me Into Every Lyric and Leave Out the Ending [enemies to lovers sexual tension ahhhhh my shit MY SHIT] also deserve a mention bc they are all just SO BEAUTIFUL.

A lot of my fav fics comes from @wordsofasarcast, their fic Ice Blue, Trippin' Over You was the first solangelo and pjo fic I've ever read, I was only on the Titans Curse at that point but Sarc STILL managed to get to my heart despite me having no idea who half of the characters are. Their fic Dolce Dissonance is one of my absolute favorites, I'm a sucker for popster/famous AUs and enimies to lovers and emotional rollercoasters and this fic has ALL THREE. Attached the whole way, broke my heart, put it back together, broke it again, and so on! [CHAPTER 44 MY LOVE] Their oneshot I Will Try to Stay On My Side of the Couch is also an absaloute banger it pulled my heart out stomped on it and placed it back in at the end [oh the unrequited love was so beutiful]. paper hearts (we're burning matches) is one of the fluffy ones and Please Hold is so fucking funny and it's so wonderful ALL OF THEIR FICS.

Wings by @the-sunniest-angels chopped me up, put me in a blender, chucked me across the room, stabbed me multiple times more, beat me to even more of a pulp, flushed me down the toilet, stomped on me and chopped me up some more in the BEST. FUCKING. WAY. POSSIBLE. THE PLOT IS DELICIOUS. THE ANGST IS TOURTUROUS. THE EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER BEING LIKE ONE OF THOSE DEADLY ONES WITH LIKE G-10 FORCE. Sunny also owes me plenty of tissues and the fic playlist hits HARD. Sunny's other fics are all fantasy AUs and THEY ALSO HIT HARD. Sunny's worldbuilding skills are fucking godly and you should also def check out their fics!!

Hold On to the Memories (They Will Hold Onto You) by @grumpylia explores the background characters and makes them and camp half blood seem so much more interesting! with the main series you dont really get to see how the background characters are doing but with this it really gets the stress of the war and the chaos and friendship of chb! Each chapter is a RIDE and the character developments are so well crafted! This was the height of my Tratie phase and I still treasure it today. It is on hatius tho but the 9 chapters we have are ABSALOUTLY AMAZING.

Binary Stars by @onetiny-inkdropuniverse. Can you tell I really like emotional rollercoasters??? Inkdrop is such an amazing writer and her chapters are also really poetic. It starts as a 3 days in infirmary fic and a few mental breakdowns later we're here almost re-writting ToA. The cute moments are to be cherished and the angst is, as usual, to be expected. [Chapter 98 helped me ace my piano recital just by how sad it made me so I projected it all onto Chopin lol.] Also Inkdrop's MAKEOUT SCENES. SHE IS BLESSED BY SOME GOD OF KISSING I SWEAR I COULD READ HER MAKEOUT SCENES ALL DAY.

another one of my fav authors are @mediumgayitalian [queencontrarian (negativefouriq) on Ao3]. Their writing style is so unique and their fics are all also my absolute favs!

I'm SURE there are more but for now ive ran out of steam, its the middle of the night so ima sleep now. hope u enjoyed my yapping!

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🚨NEW FIC🚨I still wake up with things to tell you (this is what the poems are for) for @wrongcaitlyn

Apollo doesn’t do commitment, it’s not in his nature, and he’s never tried to pretend otherwise. He doesn’t give up control—won’t let someone else hold his heart in their hands and keep it. If he’s got enough alcohol in his system, he might admit that he’s afraid of love, to let someone in who could so thoroughly wreck him. 

Darren knows the myths, he’s read the tragedy that is Apollo’s love. There are at least half a dozen reasons that he shouldn’t get involved with Apollo. 

And yet, the two are drawn to each other. 

This is how the end begins. The stone that fells the avalanche, so to speak. 

/OR/ Darren hates Toronto until he doesn’t, and it has everything to do with a certain handsome singer and his ridiculous pickup lines. But a love story is more likely a tragedy when you fall in love with the sun.

READ IT HERE!

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only 10 boxes? Clearly, I'm not trying hard enough.

I'm going to have to start putting disclaimers on my fics like:

'I - the author of this fic - am not liable for any tissue expenses, comfort food purchases, or therapy bills incurred as a direct result of reading my work.'

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Torturing Will Solace and Nico Di Angelo is my favorite pass time

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will solace and the socialites of olympus university chapter 45 scene

fic written by @sarcasmandships she is very lovely go read it

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awww thank you, lovely! The way I've had the most productive writing day after seeing this, just the boost I needed <3 <3 <3

Do you have a list of all your favorite solangelo artists and writers?

Tbh I just have some mental notes in my head, I rlly should sit down properly and work on a list of fic/author recommendations at some point but rn I recommend to you:

@wordsofasarcast

And

@mediumgayitalian

Honestly both such talented writers, with such a solid grasp on characterisation and the solangelo relationship dynamic no matter what scenario they are writing. I truly love these authors and cannot recommend them enough.

Another fave of mine is CordeliaRose who wrote the August series over on ao3, I’m sure you have already read some of her works as they are super popular but I couldn’t talk abut my faves without mentioning her.

As for artists my faves have to be @sophi-aah and @cometjuice, again both incredibly talented and I have fallen in love with their respective art styles and I just love everything they share on here!!

I see so many amazing solangelo fan art on like Pinterest or tik tok etc and never know who the original artist is, these are two of my fave fan arts so if anyone knows if either artist has a tumblr pls let me know.

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💀 Misery Updated! (Chapter 55)

Holy schist, it's been a while since I've typed that. Anyway, without further ado...I give you, a Misery Loves Company update.

Read it here!

Summary of Misery Loves Company for new readers is below the break:

Five years ago Nico had left. Five years since he had disappeared in the night, leaving only a letter behind. Three years ago, Will Solace stopped searching for his boyfriend, consumed by grief and lost in anger. Three years ago he enrolled in New Rome University’s Med Program, moving away from Camp Half-Blood and the memories it held. Five years of no sightings, no contact, no proof that Nico di Angelo was alive. Then one Fates-written day, that all changed. ~ Five years ago Nico had left. Five years since he had disappeared in the night, on the run from a dangerous Goddess hunting him. Three years ago, Nico began working for the Gods, taking up their titles and fulfilling their quests. Three years ago, he was always on the move fighting the Goddess’ minions and keeping himself too busy to think of what…who he had left behind. Five years of no sightings, no contact, no proof that he, Nico di Angelo, was alive - or so they thought. Then one Fates-written day, that all changed.

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Misery Loves Company chapter tonight! (1pm UTC)

(bet you didn't see that one coming)

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💫 Stars Updated! (Chapter 4)

New Chapter Out Now! In which we finally meet our Romans.

About 'stars, hide your fires':

Will remembers his name, everything else outside of that? Well, he draws a blank. So, the last thing he wants to do is run headfirst into a dangerous maze. Of course, keeping his head down and hiding in the infirmary with his newfound abilities only works for so long, after all the Fates have other plans for him.

Nico has been in the maze since it began—the hideous ‘1’ burned into his arm announces it so—he knows how to survive its dangers alone. And he knows how to avoid Percy Jackson. Except the Labyrinth’s latest newcomer has no intentions of letting him disappear so easily after their chance meeting, despite how adamantly Nico tries to push him away.

Percy remembers the name of every camper they’ve lost to the Labyrinth. The weight of such knowledge has him slowly drowning in grief and loss and guilt as the years inside the clearing pass. Annabeth, despite their complicated relationship, keeps him afloat as they navigate holding the lives of many in their hands. But the past is catching up to Percy and the future is looking just as bleak.

/OR/ A Maze Runner au in the sense that I’ve stuck kids ( young-adult demigods) into a maze (The Labyrinth) with no memories and they try to escape alive.

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a single typo literally has the explosive power of a nuclear bomb like i just read back possibly the most beautiful scene ive ever created feeling so proud of myself ready to start thinking about the nobel prize in literature etc. etc. and then suddenly

“It’s oaky,” he whispered.

it’s oaky. what is this. a wine tasting

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When I tell you I melted into a puddle upon seeing this…you're too sweet!!! I'm terribly overwhelmed by all these compliments (in the best way) so all I can really say is: thank you so much!

I promise you, I too was acting just as unhinged while writing 'ice blue' - kicking my feet and giggling, the whole works ( I also had a rather similar reaction when reading your 'Hauntings and Wantings'. It's sooo good and the romantic poltergeists had me cackling)

Thank you, lovely! xx

just wanted to spotlight one of my absolute fave solangelo writers for a sec — @wordsofasarcast. if you’re in the fandom and somehow haven’t read their work yet, I’m begging you to fix that immediately. their writing is emotionally rich, perfectly in-character, funny in all the right places, and absolutely devastating in the best way. they balance softness and angst like it’s an art form (which it is), and every fic feels like it was crafted with actual love and witchcraft. I’ve reread their stuff so many times it’s embarrassing. go read them!! go!! run!!

this fic in particular is one of my faves — had me giggling, kicking my feet, clutching my pillow, and then full-on getting up to pace around my room like I was personally involved in the plot. it’s that good. the emotional whiplash?? the tension?? the perfect balance of banter and feelings?? absolutely unhinged behaviour on my part the entire time I was reading, and I regret nothing.

Here it is in all its glory, I’m sure so many of you have read it but if not get on that rn:

ice blue, trippin’ over you

Nico is a competitive figure skater who loses all sense of grace when those startlingly blue eyes meet his.

Will has been reading too many romance novels, and it shows.

A lil’ ice-skating meet-cute for Solangelo week <3

/OR/

Nico literally falls head-over-heels in love at first sight. Will is too oblivious for his own good. Nico doesn’t mind if it means Will keeps holding his hand…

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The day that people accept that Frank Zhang is more than just an insecure but strong softie is the day I rest because WHY does nobody remember little vro being canonically pessimistic as fuck. Even if he didn't say half the things he thought (which he most certainly did), the guy was absolutely the mayor of frown town at times.

What do you mean you never realized he was bitter and resentful outside of Leo? You missed the part where he started acting out after his mother died? HE SHATTERED HIS GRANDMA'S FINE CHINA DAWG. Brochacho constantly got frustrated by how perfect Percy was. He was pissed when Hazel held hands with Leo. HE CHOKESLAMED CALIGULA?? THAT TRIP GUY? He definitely CONSIDERED beating the shit out of Nico when be couldn't heal her. WIPED OUT A FLEET OF THOSE POISON SPEWING COWS?? he set himself on FIRE. That man can turn himself into a dragon, a swarm of bees, and fuck knows what else. A praetor with Mar's ability to control the dead.

OBVIOUSLY Frank is a gentle guy, but it's BECAUSE he's GROWN to be emotionally mature enough to deal with most of those emotions. That dude had Ares AND Mars telling him to beat the shit out of fuck ass da grease ball. HE SHOVED A SOCK IN A GODDESSES MOUTH, HIS OWN DAMN SOCK.

I need more angsty Frank that isn't just him hating his body or Leo. Those were just the tip of the iceberg for a whole mother load of issues.

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Welcome back, campers, for another exciting summer at CHB! Don’t forget to grab your activity schedule from your cabin counselor!

SUN, June 22: Breakfast / Cabin Inspection MON, Jun 23: Sword & Shield / Archery / Monster Assault Techniques TUES, Jun 24: Canoe Racing / Pegasus Riding / Climbing Wall WED, Jun 25: Break Time / Free Day THURS, Jun 26: Arts & Crafts / Volleyball / Laundry FRI, Jun 27: Camp store / Infirmary / Strawberry Fields SAT, Jun 28: Capture the Flag / Campfire / Lights Out

Please note, any schedule change requests must be coordinated between cabins before being submitted to Chiron and Mr. D. Alternate activities that your cabin may choose to attend instead are: 

Ancient Greek

Greek Mythology

Letters Home

Meal Prep

Beach Time

Chariot Racing

Three-Legged Death Race (don't forget to sign up with a buddy!)

We’re looking forward to another exciting summer at Camp Half-Blood! Please direct any questions about your schedule to your counselors at @solangeloweek and remember to review the rules.

Happy creating, campers!

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and here I was thinking May would be my best writing month...yeah, no. But I've literally just hit submit on my latest essay (WOOOO!) and I have a little bit of time before my next exam so *hopefully* I can get something out to y'all soon

tldr thanks for being patient guys, I promise cool things are coming - uni is just so not cool rn

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Hi there! I’m curious if maybe I could get some help finding a fic from a while back?

From what I remember, it was a Solangelo au where Nico worked in a call center. Taylor Swift was referenced/important to the plot, I think Will might have been trying to buy/find one of her albums? I also remember Nico being employee of the month.

Hermes owned a mail service too. I think it was 4-6 chapters? Around 8,000-9,000 words. If I remember correctly, I think it came out last June? Either that or I read it last June.

As for tags, I remember ‘Nico Di Angelo is a little shit’, ‘Customer service & tech support’ and ‘Will Solace-centric’ being tagged but other I’ve looked through all 3 and haven’t been able to find it for some reason :(

Any help would be greatly, greatly, appreciated! Thank you!

Hey! We believe we've found it :D Thank you for all the details, it helped a ton in the search!!

Please Hold... by @wordsofasarcast

Nico di Angelo loved his job and he was damned good at it if his ‘Employee of the Month’ certificates were anything to go by. His sole responsibility as a call responder in the Complaints & Feedback Department of Hermes Express, was to ensure no one ever successfully left a complaint. How does he do that? Simple, by pissing their customers off until they just hang up. Will Solace was stubborn as a mule and some jerk in the Hermes Express Complaints Department was not going to stand between him and his missing parcel. /OR/ Nico being a sarcastic shit who takes too much pleasure in putting people on hold, and Will is a masochist Swiftie who refuses to just give up. And is it possible to fall in love with just a voice over the phone?

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