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Step 1: Take them out on walks
“Jason, Nico, come downstairs!” Will called out to his boyfriends. “We’re going on a walk!” Jason rushed down, tail wagging rapidly.
Walks were always his favorite part of the day, getting to go outside and enjoy the fresh air. He and Nico never got weird looks because the Mist covered up their more dog-like features.
“Nico!” Will called out. “You need to come down, now!” Will was getting tired of this. Hades and Lupa told Will that he needed to take Jason and Nico out on walks everyday, but every single time Nico never came to him.
“I’m not going out there, Solace, and you can’t make me!” Nico called back down. Jason’s eyes widened, knowing that Nico just fucked up. He covered his ears, preparing for the yelling.
“NICCOLÒ DI ANGELO! IF YOU DON’T GET YOUR ASS DOWN HERE IN THE NEXT 30 SECONDS, I WILL PUT THE COLLAR AND LEASH OF SHAME ON YOU!” Will yelled. Nico rushed downstairs with his tail in between his legs.
The collar and leash of shame is the collar-leash set Will puts on either Nico or Jason (it’s really, really rare with Jason) to get them to go on walks. The shame comes from the fact that they have to suffer the humiliation of dirty looks, staring, parents shielding the eyes of their children, and people screaming at them to keep their kinks to themselves, which leads to more staring.
Despite his seeming hatred of walks, Nico went absolutely wild when Will brought him and Jason to the park. Like tail wagging, wide-eyed, and literally howling with excitement. He and Jason ran all over the place, playing tag, hide-and-seek, and just sneaking up and tackling each other while Will sat on a bench.
But soon, their time outside came to an end and they needed to go back home. This was truly the hardest part of walking these two.
“But Wiiiiilllllll.” Nico whined. “Me and Jason want to stay out here looooonger. Right, Jason?”
“Yeah, pleeeeeeaaaaaassssssseeeeeee.” Jason pleaded. No matter what kind of resistance they put up before they leave the house, they always resist more when they need to go home.
“You two, we need to go home. I have to make dinner.” Will wasn’t going to be convinced easily. He had been practicing his sternness. He wasn’t going to falter. That was until Jason used his ultimate technique, something he picked from Lupa.
“Please, Will, just a bit longer.” Jason used his puppy-dog eyes, literal puppy-dog eyes. Will gulped. He could still do this, but then Nico joined him, their tails wagging in unison.
“I guess we can stay outside a bit longer.” Will caved, as Jason and Nico cheered. They were happy and Will was too whipped to be upset.
Turns out, that ‘a bit’ ended up being 3 hours and the two doggies were heavily scolded until they quelled Will’s anger by letting him pet their ears, which Will thought they were the softest thing in the world.
Step 2: Make sure you feed them properly
Will had just finished making dinner, despite the constant interference from Jason, who constantly required attention and affection. The dinner for tonight was Alfredo, Nico’s favorite, and Will’s signature BBQ chicken.
Nico was eating normally, but Jason started eating with his hands.
“Jason, you need to use your utensils.” Will reminded him. Jason had a habit of foregoing eating utensils due to being raised by wolves. Jason proceeded to raise an eyebrow, look Will directly in the eyes, and kept eating with his hands while maintaining eye contact.
“Jason, use your fork.” Will was exasperated. He already spent waaaay too much time at the park, and he had to try and make dinner with Jason constantly distracting him.
“If you want me to use my utensils so badly, why don’t you feed me yourself?” Jason teased, sticking his tongue out after.
“Bet.” Will said. He proceeded to pick up Jason and him in his lap, grabbing Jason’s plate at the same time.
“Now say ahh.” Will said, holding the fork up to Jason’s mouth. Nico snickered, making Jason's face go even more pink. Jason turned his head away from the fork, which prompted Will into pushing the fork against his cheek.
Nico couldn’t help but giggle at the situation. Normally, he would be jealous of Jason getting special treatment, but seeing Jason act like a tsundere was entertaining, especially since he was the more openly affectionate of the three.
Finally, Will wore down Jason, who finally ate the food off the fork (even if he was still blushing), and they managed to get through dinner without any more problems.
Step 3: Clean them and brush their hair
Will was now in the shower with Nico, scrubbing the son of Hades’ hair. Nico was sighing happily as Will washed out the second conditioner and added the leave-in one.
Nico had a very strict hair care routine that he always made Will follow. First, he had to wash Nico’s body so doing that wouldn’t interfere in the hair washing. Second, he had to wet Nico’s hair so it would be easier to apply the products. Third, he had to add the shampoo, scrub it in, then wash it out. Fourth, he had to add the first conditioner, work it in, brush all the knots out of his hair, then wash it out. Fifth, was adding the second conditioner,working that in, and then washing that out. Finally, Will had to put in the leave-in conditioner,turn the shower off and get out, dry Nico’s body and hair, then brush Nico’s hair some more to make sure all the knots are out.
Then, there was Jason.
“Jason, get. into. the. bathtub.” Will said in between grunts. Jason was growling, howling, and biting at Will, while Will tried pulling him into the bathroom. Will would never understand how Jason, a literal army brat, worse at following orders than Nico, disobeyed authority any chance he got.
Will figured it had something to do with their mentalities. Nico always wanted someone to take care of him, to understand him, whereas Jason always took care of others and never allowed himself to be taken care of. Jason was always the one taking charge in every situation because it was expected of him, he always was in control. But, Will knew that in order for him to take proper care of Jason, he would need to show that they both had a say in this.
“Jason, you don’t have to get in if you don’t want to. I just want you to know I’m just trying to take care of you. That’s all. I don’t want to fight with you.” Will said solemnly, while letting go of Jason. Jason waited, trying to see if Will was tricking him, waiting for him to let his guard down so….
Then he remembered that Will has never done that, that he would never do that. All Will wanted to do from the start of their relationship was take care of him and Nico, no matter what.
Jason walked into the bathroom, got undressed, and sat in the bathtub.
“So, you finally ready?” Will asked. Jason nodded in response, leading Will into reasoning that he must’ve gone nonverbal. Due to being raised by wolves, Jason had spent a good few years not talking unless needed. Now, he only goes nonverbal when he’s too mentally or emotionally overwhelmed to speak.
Even though Jason had the number of knots in his hair as Zeus had lovers (which was a lot ), Will made sure to make the hair washing portion of Jason’s bath as painless as possible. He didn’t want to make Jason more overwhelmed than he already was.
Eventually, Jason’s bath finished, with Will drying and brushing his hair before going to take his own shower.
“I’ll be right back. Nico, get the footie pajamas out, Jason’s nonverbal.” Will said softly. Nico nodded, hugged Jason, then went looking for the PJ’s. Lupa told the both of them that when Jason went nonverbal, he preferred to be in footie pajamas ‘cause those were the kind he wore as a pup/kid.
Step 4: Make sure they get a good night’s sleep
The three snuggled into bed together. Normally, Jason was the big spoon, Will was the little spoon, and Nico was in the middle because Jason wanted to make sure they were protected and Nico needed to hold something in his sleep.
But with Jason in nonverbal mode, Will needed to keep him close. So, Nico became the big spoon, and Jason was the little spoon, with Will cuddling him in the middle.
“I’m sorry for putting up a fight.” Jason essentially whispered due to how soft he spoke.
“It’s alright. Tomorrow will be better, right?” Will asked. Jason nodded. His head was clearing up, but he still preferred to stay quiet.
“If you two have things resolved now, let’s go to sleep and tomorrow, we’ll go for ice cream, my treat.” Nico said sleepily. Jason’s ear immediately perked up at that.
“Ice cream?” He asked excitedly. Will could feel his tail wagging against him.
“Tomorrow, Jason. For now, sleep.” Will stated, yawning.
Soon, the three of them went to sleep, excited about the next day.