for weeks now, you were going out of your way to spend time with the son of poseidon. and Percy has noticed too! he just didn’t quite know what to think of it. but something was definitely going on!

i mean, you were … you, and he was him. a total mess to begin with. there was no way you were interested, right? so it must‘ve been something else. maybe even malicious intent! because Percy was warned before that Aphrodite kids were charm speakers. so that was obviously making him a bit more cautious around you.

so when you were watching him train, again, giving him compliments that were making his cheeks explode in pink, the demigod has had about enough…

"why are you always so sweet to me?" his tone was maybe coming out a bit too accusing, but he was just genuinely wondering.