Valentine's day.

The nationwide delirium surrounding pink hearts and oversized teddy bears and boxes of chocolates- Well, maybe the chocolate wasn't a bad thing.

Every single wall in Camp Jupiter had been decorated to the max with pink and red ribbons, hearts, and obnoxious streamers. Octavian was not happy. What was the point of all this? Celebrating the joys of being committed to another human being for life? Yeah, no.

Needless to say, Octavian had been more grumpy than usual the whole week. And avoiding you. Even though you were kinda sorta the only person that liked him. And that he could tolerate. Hell, maybe he even liked you as a friend. Definitely not more.

But you also had totally fallen for all the Valentine's crap.

Octavian walked through Camp Jupiter with a sour expression on his face as he rolls his eyes at the happy couples around. Probably would break up in three months.

His expression softened a bit when he saw you, standing near your barracks with that soft smile on your face. Then it darkened when he saw some stupid Mars boy standing next to you with a box of chocolates.

Oh boy.