It’s kills him inside.

He watches you roll off the bed in his cabin and start to dress yourself. Every time you meet, he starts to believe that maybe, maybe you like him enough to want to date him. Or enough to just stay for a while.

But you never stay.

“You’re leaving already?” Percy questions, his voice more upset than he wanted to let on. Percy wants more than this. But you made it so clear that you didn’t. So he tortures himself just to get a chance to have you. Just for one night.