Solangelo

Solangelo is the slash ship between Will Solace and Nico di Angelo from the Camp Half-Blood Chronicles fandom.

The Blood of Olympus
When Nico arrives at the camp near Thalia's tree, he is surprised to see Will stalling the Romans. Will tells Nico he is doing this to get fresh air after helping Mellie give birth to her baby. Holding Nico's hand, Will shows how nervous he is from helping her give birth. This action "sent an electric current" down Nico's spine, so he withdraws his hand in shock. Will immediately notices Nico's condition and nags Nico into not using shadow traveling anymore, since it is damaging his health. The two continue to bicker throughout their mission: making sure the Roman onagers would not fire on Camp Half-Blood.

When Nico states that he is leaving both Camp Jupiter and Camp Half-Blood, Will becomes upset and demands a reason, berating him for thinking he doesn't belong. Will reassures Nico that he has a lot of friends at camp, and many want to be his friend.

Later on, Will asks for Nico's company in the infirmary. When Nico confesses his feelings to Percy (these feelings would later fade due to Nico losing interest and Percy's relationship with Annabeth), he walks away toward Will. This can be seen as symbolic of Nico ultimately choosing Will over Percy in the end. After meeting Will outside the camp, Nico remembers when Will first arrived with Apollo at the camp years before. At that time, Thalia had referred to him as hot. Nico doesn't understand why he is suddenly thinking of that moment, but it is likely an indication of his attraction to Will. Nico thinks of the moment when he first met Apollo, Will's father, and how Thalia had called him "hot," too. He ponders the similarities between Apollo and his children.

The Hidden Oracle
At some point during the ensuing months, Nico finally comes out and confesses to Will Solace about having a strong crush on the latter, and the two begin dating. In order to sit together with his new boyfriend during meals, Nico claims to Chiron that he somewhat loses control of his infernal powers while sitting alone. Therefore, Nico is given permission to sit at the Apollo Cabin's table instead, as Will produces a handy fake doctor's note, and Chiron decides it isn't worth arguing about.

Nico and Will flirt a lot in this book, and Apollo says that they remind him of him and Hyacinthus. Nico and Will are mostly inseparable, partnering up with each other in the labyrinth and Nico assists Will with healing. When Nero attacks with the Colossus Neronis, Will and Nico were canoeing In the lake together as a date. Nico does express some jealousy in the relationship. When Will is staring at Paolo’s arms, Nico thinks he is attracted to him.

According to a December ReadRiordan post, Nico has also spent a lot of time text messaging Will while visiting his father in the Underworld. It is unknown whether these events took place before or after The Hidden Oracle, though it is likely that it happened after.

The Tower of Nero
Apollo sees Nico sit with Mr. D, which is strange seeing how he and Nico always sat together. Sunshine boy, Will, explains why. Solace then confirms that Mr. D was giving Nico advice since the Italian boy was receiving flashbacks. Not to mention that Nico started to hear someone calling for help in Tartarus. Will, who somehow knows all this due to his "boyfriend rights", expresses his concern towards Nico saying that he was trying to keep him from charging into the underworld to help the voice he was hearing.

Later, Will gives an apple to Nico, saying he needs to eat, a skill that takes away hunger. Nico did poorly at this particular skill. The son of Hades then leans into Will expressing his affection towards him. Mr. D then reveals bad news about Nero. Nico, tired of knowing problems he can't fix, subconsciously causes his apple to wither. Will squeezes his hand. The ghost king's eyes soften at his boyfriend, which reveals that he has a soft spot towards Will and apologizes.

Solangelo, Apollo, and Meg then discuss the quest. When Apollo starts talking about the quest, Meg starts talking about the fact Nico was in it. Nico shows shock to this, and Will stares at his muffin wrapper. Nico then asks about this. Will looks to Apollo for help, but Apollo says the lines about Nico in the prophecy anyway. Nico shows anger that no one told him he was in a prophecy causing Apollo to casually switch the subject asking if Nico knew who the cavern runners are in the prophecy. Nico reveals he knows the information. After a few sentences and explanations later, it becomes clear that Will doesn't like these 'cavern runners'. Nico stands with his belief that the 'cavern runners' are their only chance.

Solangelo, Meg, and Apollo then go to Rachel Elizabeth Dare asking about the Tower of Nero to see if the oracle had any wisdom to share. In the middle of Rachel sharing some limited information, Will makes a Star Wars reference. Nico then apologizes for his boyfriend in a teasing manner. Will teases back about his Myth-o-Magic obsession. Rachel then finishes sharing her information. Meg and Apollo start sharing their story. The 5 start making a plan and Solangelo reveals that the 'cavern runners' are troglodytes. Rachel suddenly gets possessed by Python and says the rest of the prophecy. Tauri sylvestres or forest bulls then attack. After getting away from them, they meet the 'cavern runners'. They chatted and after a while, the troglodytes agreed to help them.

Nico is now on the floor, overpowered by Nero, severely injured. They had lost. Apollo and Nico were going to die. Then Will shows up, and with the words that echoed through a lot of people's hearts. He said that no one hurts his boyfriend.

Later, Nico plans to travel into Tartarus - literal Hell - to rescue Bob the Titan and Will makes it clear that he intends to join his boyfriend despite the immense dangers. The two then receive a prophecy for their quest from Rachel that Will admits doesn't sound good. Which left fans on a cliffhanger.

The Sun and the Star
Two months after stopping Triumvirate Holdings, Will and Nico were the only ones who were staying at camp and they planned to spend their summer together. However, that night Nico had nightmares of his mother, Percy, Annabeth, Will, Cupid, and Michael Yew telling him to listen. Nico wakes up and kicks Will who came after hearing Nico screaming. Will takes Nico into his arms until Chiron bursts through the door frantically, telling them about the appearance of Rachel Elizabeth Dare, who came to tell them the repetitive prophecy. They doubt Nico's decision to leave something of equal value behind, and he fears that may sacrifice himself. The son of Apollo declares he will not let Nico do the same. Chiron reluctantly agrees to authorise the quest, while Nico worries whether it is the proper decision. Will tells Nico about the day he and his mother came to New York City and how a satyr found him here to take him to camp half blood. They quarrel a little since Nico prefers to shadow travel or take the Grey sisters' taxi. Once they enter the doors of Orpheus, they go into the underworld where Will had a nightmare which lead him to swim in the River Styx. They meet Epiales along the way. They leave Epiales and goes on with their journey to the troglodytes, half frog, half humans. While they were going to them, Will asks if this is still a nightmare, Nico kisses him on the lips to make sure. They go to the troglodytes and they meet Screech-Bling and Hiss-Majesty who'm Nico tells the story of his journey to Tartarus alone. Nico, Will, Screech-Bling and Hiss-Majesty go to Menoetes's garden. Menoetes asks to deliver him fruit from Persephone's garden. When they enter, Persephone tells Will that he should be a better boyfriend. Will also gets into some Bisexual shenanigans when he meets her.

Quotes
"At this point, you may be wondering how I felt seeing my son with Nico di Angelo. I’ll admit I did not understand Will’s attraction to a child of Hades, but if the dark foreboding type was what made Will happy…Oh perhaps some of you are wondering how I felt seeing him with a boyfriend rather than a girlfriend. If that’s the case, please. We gods are not hung up about such things."

- Apollo talking about Will and Nico’s relationship in The Hidden Oracle

Fanon
Solangelo was largely popular after the events of The Blood of Olympus. Will and Nico's interaction remained minimal throughout the events of the series before the final book. After the slight implications of Nico possibly liking Will and Riordan confirming that Nico is queer, Solangelo has been getting more attention. Although, some fans still cling to Percico over Solangelo. Many Solangelo fanfictions include fics about what happened in the three days of the rest of the infirmary.

After Rick's confirmation about Solangelo on his Twitter, fans were excited and overjoyed and Solangelo has been confirmed as canon and has been getting more and more attention since the release of The Hidden Oracle.

Fandom
FAN FICTION
 * Nico/Will tag on FanFiction.net
 * Nico/Will tag on FanFiction.net
 * Nico/Will tag on FanFiction.net

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