♫ i wish i hated you- Ariana Grande

percy was the best boyfriend you could’ve asked for.

was.

you and percy met when he first arrived. you offered to give him the tour around camp since Chiron was busy, really hitting it off, getting close.

it started on the first quest. he chose you to go with him, along with Grover. subtle, but there would be times your hands would touch, lingering far longer than it should. quiet words when alone, a few glances that were not friendly.

years passed, you were both 16. after the battle of manhattan, percy realized how much you meant to him. so after camp was back to normal, he confessed. only took around 5 years!!

you guys began dating shortly after, and he was perfect.

he’d be with you constantly, showing how much he loved you whenever he could, giving you constant reassurance, giving you small trinkets he’d either find or make.

there wasn’t a spot in camp he’d hadn’t wandered around with you. he was the most caring, loyal spirit. he’d give you princess treatment even in the most unnecessary of times. you were having the slightest leg pain? he was there to carry you around. complaining about your responsibilities? you’d take a nap and find everything done, with a note “take a break, pretty girl. it’s on me.”

he was everything you ever wanted.

but the life of a demigod meant you couldn’t have everything you want.

a prophecy was read, a child of poseidon would have to go on a quest deemed almost impossible to come back from, but his sacrifice would mean the survival of all demigods.

having being the only child of Poseidon, he had to go. he had no choice. he didn’t know how to tell you, so he waited till the morning of.

he knew it was shitty. he saw no other way to do it.

a fight broke out. you were stressed, scared, putting up the walls he’d already broken down. he’d been scared, figured you’d move on. the fight ended in you both lashing out, saying to end it. it wasn’t a real breakup, there was too much unspoken, too much unsaid.

he left after that. you regretted it. you shouldn’t have let it happen, you kicked yourself every day for it. you couldn’t walk around camp without feeling bad.

everywhere, a memory of you guys stood. the stables? where you named a pegasus together. the kitchen? where you had a food fight. the archery range? memories of the competitions you guys had

you had a hard time being with friends, he’d always been there. and your cabin? forget it. you debated sleeping in the forest. maybe the monsters could end your suffering.

one day, you’d heard word that a demigod was returning from a quest. you didn’t think it was percy, considering that the prophecy said that he wouldn’t come back.

but when a demigod was tossed in the air, being carried by most everyone in camp, you caught glimpse of eyes you fell in love with and black hair you’d braided many times.

he was back. and you couldn’t even go over there.

he caught your gaze from across the dining pavilion. he stopped in his tracks, memories, hurt and all the feelings in the world crossing his gaze before he was swept back up into the crowd of partying demigods.

you ended up walking away, not sure of what he even felt anymore.

from then on, he was haunting you. you’d be at the dining pavilion, he’d be staring from across the way, his eyes showing so much yet so little. at the archery range, he’d be there practicing at the same time. at the campfires, he’d manage to snag a seat near you.

two shadows dancing in a parallel plane.

you really wished you hated him.

for months, nothing changed. until you were both put onto chore duty. the same chore, same time. it almost seemed as chiron meant for it to happen.

you were late to begin, as always. percy was already there, almost all of the kitchen clean already. you stumbled in, he stopped. looked at you, his gaze stuck. a small smile, a chuckle.

“still late to your chores, huh?” he asked, his gaze going to the rag he was holding in his hand, cleaning the counter.