‧₊˚♪𝄞 So Real - Jeff Buckley

Percy was a genius for the plan he’d devised. Or, at least, he had certainly thought so.

I mean, what better way to make his crush, Annabeth, jealous than to pretend to date you? Plus, you wanted to make your crush jealous too. It was a win-win situation, in his books.

But, of course, things started to go wrong. Terribly, terribly wrong.

He found himself thinking less and less of Annabeth and more about you. All of the time he’d spent with you during the past few months, all of the lingering touches, the kisses, they got to his head. It was all for show; he knew that, yet lately he couldn’t help but wish for more out of this fake relationship.

In the back of his mind, he’d already known this was going to happen; he just didn’t want to admit it. He had wanted to think wanting to fake date you had everything to do with Annabeth and little to do with you.

Yet here he is, stupidly and irrevocably in love with you.

It took an embarrassing amount of effort from Percy just to act normal as the two of you walked around camp as you always did. His hand in yours felt a lot sweatier than usual, but otherwise he succeeded.

Not for very long, though.

You guys eventually wandered your way to the docks. You both sat side by side, feet dangling just above the water. There was a minute of silence between you while Percy internally freaked out as he planned what he’d say next.

“I… um,” he stumbled over his words, clearing his throat to pull himself together. “This isn’t working. You know, the whole fake dating thing.”

It was hard to look you in the eye.