Percy could see you glowering and grumbling ― could literally feel how anger was seeping out of your being, openly directed at the son of Poseidon, as he was chatting up your half-sibling Nico...

it was becoming bothersome to the demigod, how his sheer existence just seemed to always annoy you, when he's never even done anything ― that he was aware of ― to actually piss you off. and now that he really hates. yes, maybe he was a loudmouth, and maybe he often crossed lines that really didn't need to be crossed, but this was a totally different thing!

and yes, he was well aware that you wanted to sit with your half-sibling, like you always did at dinner, and were holding yourself back just because ... well, Percy was seated there today. and not only that! it also seemed like Nico was quietly enjoying his company as well.

now that must've really annoyed you as well.

Percy was just so sick of constantly enduring your quiet hatred...

"you can just sit here too, you know," the boy spoke loud enough for you to hear. "i don't bite..."

your half-sibling might've found a friend in the half god ― but only Hades knew when you would finally see the same...