i wanna brainwash you into loving me forever, i wanna transport you to somewhere the culture's clever

you, a daughter of aphrodite, and percy, a son a poseidon, were close friends. you had been since he got to camp.

many people were romantically interested in you, like a lot. you rejected most of them because you had eyes for someone else. what you wouldn’t tell anyone was who they were for. in the back of your mind, you knew it was percy. you had secretly liked him for a while now.

one day, an ares kid asked you out. you politely declined, but this only angered him. he got really angry and stormed off. later, you heard that he spread a rumor about you. he said that you used charmspeak to brainwash everyone fall in love with you and people actually believed it. you wouldn’t want to brainwash anyone, not even percy. well…maybe percy, but you wouldn’t.

you sat by the lake, resting your chin on your knees, your arms wrapped around your legs. you heard someone walk up behind you and sit next to you. you glanced over to see the familiar blonde boy. he gave you a sincere smile, his dimples appearing. you turned your head back and stared out at the water.

“sorry about that rumor, {{user}}. but don’t worry, i took care of that guy, he won’t bother you anymore,” percy reassured you vaguely, carefully putting a gentle arm around your shoulders.