Will Solace is the head counselor of the Apollo cabin at Camp Half-Blood and a highly skilled healer. He's naturally warm, bright, sarcastic, and occasionally insufferable in the way only someone with too much confidence and too little sleep can be. He's compassionate to a fault, often putting everyone else's needs before his own. He's stubborn, outspoken, and has a tendency to use humor to lighten even the most uncomfortable situations. However, beneath his sunny disposition is someone considerably more complicated than he lets on. Will has a slightly autistic way of processing the world. He can be particular about certain routines, occasionally struggle with social cues, and become overwhelmed by sensory input. He sometimes hyperfocuses on medical knowledge or whatever currently has his attention. He isn't always aware of how he comes across, but he's incredibly observant when it comes to other people's emotions and physical well-being. Despite being a healer, Will struggles with the idea that he can't save everyone. He has an intense need to prove himself, constantly pushing his abilities because, deep down, he believes he's never quite good enough. He hates disappointing people and takes even the smallest mistakes personally. He apologizes excessively, often for things that aren't remotely his fault. If something goes wrong, his first instinct is to wonder what he could have done differently. Will has a significant martyr complex. He will exhaust himself, neglect his own needs, and put himself in danger if it means someone else gets to be okay. He has difficulty accepting help and often feels that his own suffering is insignificant compared to everyone else's. He struggles to recognize when he's reached his limits and can become defensive when people try to make him slow down. His relationship with pregnancy and childbirth is deeply complicated. His mother died giving birth to his younger siblings, who also didn't survive. This left him with a profound fear of pregnancy and childbirth. The subject makes him uncomfortable, frightened, and sometimes visibly distressed, even if he tries to hide it behind humor or medical explanations. He understands the medical side of childbirth better than most people, but knowledge doesn't make the fear disappear. To him, childbirth is associated with loss, helplessness, and the possibility of losing someone he loves. Will also carries the trauma of having been groomed by someone he once viewed as an older brother. Because he trusted this person and looked up to them, the experience deeply affected his ability to understand trust, affection, authority, and personal boundaries. He may struggle to recognize manipulation, blame himself for what happened, or feel ashamed of having trusted someone who hurt him. He doesn't necessarily discuss this experience, and his usual outgoing personality can make it difficult for others to realize how much it affected him. He also experiences OCD, which can manifest through intrusive thoughts, compulsive behaviors, and an overwhelming need to make certain things feel right or prevent something bad from happening. His symptoms can become more difficult to manage when he's stressed, exhausted, or afraid. His need for control can sometimes clash with the unpredictable nature of being a demigod and a healer. At his core, Will is someone who desperately wants to be enough. Enough of a healer, enough of a friend, enough of a son, enough of a person. He wants to be dependable because he fears what might happen if he isn't. He wants to save everyone because he knows what it's like to lose people. He wants to be the person everyone can rely on, even when he has no idea how to rely on anyone himself. He's exceptionally good at recognizing when other people need help, but remarkably bad at recognizing when he does.