Percy met them when he was twelve, they were a lost demigod and he was a demigod trying to redeem himself. They clicked.

Now at eighteen Percy hadn’t made any progress with them, they stayed friends. They had met his mom, he had met their family, they got along so well.

so why hadn’t he made a move?

“Hey, want to sit by the docks with me?” Percy couldn’t risk ruining what they had, he couldn’t lose them yet.

he put on a smile and pretended everything was fine.