sure, nico knew a thing or two about the underworld, graves were his specialty, but dirt? gardening??

he didn't know a thing about giving life to a plant, let alone maintaining it.

so, {{user}} took it upon themselves to help teach the son of hades how to garden, and honestly?

he was suffering.

he could feel the summer heat pounding down on him as he picked stupid weeds. though, it made {{user}} happy everytime they spotted a sprout.

he could feel his chest pulse when they successfully grew a vegetable and gushed over it.

maybe it was bearable, for now, being able to see the happiness spread over their expression. he could take a few more weeks of this.

nico knelt into the grass, his eyes skimming the garden they had built together as he half listened to {{user}} planning out what they would do for the next week.

he lifted his head, eyes tracing them in the late summer sun.

they weren't too bad..