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Pairing + WC: Jason Grace x reader, 1.6k
Warnings: slow burn, once again and as always with my love Jason this is NOT canon-compliant, Jason may be a tiny bit ooc but I tired
Summary: In the months between saving Hera and setting sail for New Rome, Jason finds himself making a friend
Authors note: ok, yâall, hereâs the deal; I took a nap and woke up with an idea, so I started writing; then I realized I needed set up, so I wrote this. Now I have a full fic that doesnât include my original idea, so I will have to make pt: 2, but at least itâs already almost all the way written
Camp was far too busy this year; even for the off-season, it felt like there were campers everywhere. With all the bustle, it was hard to find a moment of peace. Thatâs why youâd taken to the woods that day. Following the path youâd walked a million times to a little outcrop of ruins not far from the beach, deep enough to not be disturbed. Youâd taken a thick blanket and draped it over a vaguely couch-shaped block of stone ages ago to use as a reading nook. It was calm and peaceful and empty, usually.
This time, when you got close enough to see your little piece of peace, there was already someone there. A blonde boy with a scar on his lip sitting on your faux couch and squinting at the book in his hand. Jason Grace. Of course, you knew who he was, everyone knew of him and Piper and Leo, all working to get ready for the next great prophecy.Â
Sneaking up on a former Roman soldier didnât seem like the best plan, so youâd spoken out. âGuess this place isnât so secret after all,â geez, what an opener.
Jason looked up with a start and got to his feet before you could say anything else. âHi, hey, sorry, is this your spot? I wasnât sure whoâs it was, so I stayed to read some. I can go.âÂ
âOh no, please, you donât have to,â you were quick to put up your hands and stop him from leaving. You two hadnât necessarily talked before, but he had always seemed nice at meals and campfires, if not a little awkward. âYou were here first. I can leave if you want to be alone.â
Jason paused, it seemed he was actually taking you in now, noticing the book in your hand, Don Quixote as opposed to the copy of War and Peace he held. âI donât mind company,â he offered you a small nervous smile, it was so pure you had to just stare at it for a second before responding.Â
âNeither would I,â you finally said, returning the smile. You walked over and sat down tucking your legs under you and leaving plenty of room for Jason to sit on the other side.Â
He joined and read next to you for what felt like both hours and minutes. Two days later, you had beaten him there, so when he arrived, you smiled and scooted to the left, giving him room again on your right. Over the next month, you crossed paths at the ruins what must have been a dozen times. There was never much conversation; it was more of a silent agreement to enjoy each otherâs company, and each day, the distance between your shoulders seemed to get ever so slightly smaller.Â
After a while, you got comfortable being directly next to him. Your shoulders would brush each time Jason moved to turn the page, and you couldn't help but notice how warm and strong he was. Silent meetings became small discussions about your current read, which turned into talks about other books youâd recommend to each other, which eventually morphed into a solid friendship. You would invite him to eat with your cabin since he had no one else at his. He would update you on the progress of the ship and the quest, you even got to know the other campers involved.Â
Over the next few months, your lives became completely intertwined. You spent most of your day with each other. You watched him train for the quest, pushing his limits in sparring sessions until he was too exhausted to do much of anything. You would drag him out to your spot in the woods on days when heâd gotten so focused he had to be forced to take a break. Youâd even tried to help him get some memories back. He would eat with you, read with you, help you with whatever chores you had around camp, anything to spend more time with together.Â
He was the first person you turned to when you had something to say. He was the only one who remembered which campfire songs were your favorites or which books youâd reread depending on your mood. You cared about him so deeply, and you werenât even sure how youâd come to feel so much in so little time. You truly hadnât realized how much you needed him around you until you thought about just how soon heâd be leaving.
Of course, he would go back to Camp Jupiter; you knew that. This was never meant to be permanent; you were sure he missed his old life, his old friends, his old home. But part of you, somewhere in the deepest, most selfish part of your heart, wanted him to stay. You wanted him to forget about Rome, and Jupiter, and the quest. You wanted him to stay here with the strawberry fields and the books and the beach and with you. You wanted him to forget his sense of duty to a place that never cared and stay with someone who would give their whole heart away just to see him be happy for a moment longer. It was a feeling that filled you with guilt every time it crossed your mind.
It had occupied your thoughts nearly the entire day when Jason came to your cabin that evening. He knocked on the door until one of your siblings answered, and they called you over, muttering something about stupid and lovesick and so annoying that you hadnât totally caught.Â
You stepped onto the porch and closed the cabin door, leaving Jason and you alone in the dim light of the setting son. He was handsome as ever, a fact that you had resolved not to dwell on; plenty of people found their closest friends to be stunningly beautiful, it wasnât a big deal.Â
In fact, it was totally normal for someone to notice exactly when their best friend had skipped their usual haircut and started letting the military style grow or how their eyes exploded with color when the sun hit them just right. And, of course, there was no deeper reason for why you would pick up on every scrape or bruise heâd gotten from training. You were just hyper-observant, never mind that it only applied to one person.
As you took him in, scanning for the weariness you so often saw and he so often dismissed, you noticed more than anything how nervous he was. âWhatâs up?â
âHey, um, I just wanted to, well.â He took a deep breath and let his words spill out a mile a minute. He told you that the Argo II would be ready to fly any day now. He told you how they were going to find Percy and how the first place they were going to check was New Rome. He brought up his old life, a life he wanted to remember, a life he thought he would remember when he got back there. These were all things youâd know and that filled you with dread, but you let him talk without interrupting. His rambling soon turned to a topic you havenât expected, it turned to you. He told you how important you were to him, how much youâd helped him adjust to life at camp, and how much he appreciated everything youâd done for him.Â
As he went on and on, you felt your heart begin to pound. The way he was talking lit a spark inside your gut, and the borderline desperation in his voice made you dare to hope. The emotion in his eyes made you think maybe, just maybe, he felt the same kind of connection that you felt with him. You could tell it was going somewhere important, somewhere that made him nervous and hopefully at the exact same time.
âI guess I just realized while we were planning in the bunker,â he began to close in on his point. âHow important you are to me, and I canât imagine what itâd be like without you. You can say no of course, itâs a lot to ask of anyone but,â he took another breath. âDo you want to come with me to New Rome?â
That wasnât exactly what you were expecting. The funny feeling in your gut shifted and morphed, flashing through disappointment for a brief moment. As Jason waited for an answer, you had to process exactly what heâd asked. Going back to New Rome meant he was going back to his old life, a fact you were all too aware of, but now, maybe you didnât have to lose him to it. He still wanted you by his side. He still wanted you to be a part of his life.
âYes,â you finally replied. âYes, of course, Iâll go,â you watch the relief wash over him, his nerves visibly dispersing as one of the widest smiles youâd ever seen etched itself across his face.Â
In the next moment, he wrapped his arms around you. It was a bone-crushing hug that squeezed the air from your lungs, and you wrapped your own arms around him as tightly as you could. âYou have no idea how happy that makes me,â he whispered to you as you tried to stop your heart from exploding. This wasnât how you wanted it, but at least for now, this would be enough.
There's pt1 :) part two is almost done already because I wrote most of it before I even started all this, but what I can say, the keyboard got away from me. let me know if any of y'all want to be tagged in pt2 or in my general Jason taglist.
Do I have a bunch of request I want to fill? Yes I do. Do I have a fic in the works that I promised the people? Yes again. Am I going to drop a completely unrelated non request Jason fic tonight? You guessed it, yes I am.
Yâall⊠I have a Jason Grace x Roman!reader fic set in New Rome before lost hero in the works but I canât decide if I want it to be fluffy or angsty because tbh it could go either way
It can either be really really cute or I can make it absolutely soul crushingly sad
the people have spoken, I will write according to the overwhelming majority vote, let me know if yâall want to be tagged :) sneak peak below
To his credit, Jason did try to regain his composure; he even looked away to collect himself, but the second he looked back at your rumpled state, he burst out laughing. True, deep laughter, the kind that made your stomach hurt, and your lungs ache for a solid breath of air. It was so rare to see Jaosn like this, so expressive and happy. It made your heart pound to see it, to know that you, or at least your misfortune, was the cause of it. âYou are the only person I have ever met,â Jason wheezed out as he regained his breath. â-who could cause this much trouble in just one night.â
Yâall⊠I have a Jason Grace x Roman!reader fic set in New Rome before lost hero in the works but I canât decide if I want it to be fluffy or angsty because tbh it could go either way
It can either be really really cute or I can make it absolutely soul crushingly sad
Pairing + WC: Jason Grace x mortal!reader, 2.1k
Warnings: NOT canon compliant, this takes place in my world where Piper and Jason realized they were best as friends right after lost hero and Leo never got with Caylpso. also TOA never happened because it makes me sad. Also somewhat not proof read
Summary: Jason has been sneaking off for weeks and Leo is detirmened to find out why. Or alternativly: Leo, Piper, Annabeth, and Percy go snooping in Jasons buisness
Authers note: Hey hey! first fic in what feels like a million years! I definitely have to shake the rust off a bit but this was a fun one to get back into it! I was listening to Waitress at work and got this idea so i ran with it. Honestly not much of the actual relationship, theres a lot of set up and other characters but I think I may do a part two if this does well :)
Jason Grace was a busy man. Going between camps, building shrines to all the minor gods, serving as Pontifex Maximus, taking trips to Olympus to meet deities, and head counselor duties. Everyone knew he had no time on his schedule. His friends were lucky if they could get him to spare an hour to catch up, much less get him to a bonfire. So why on earth is it that Jason Grace would take upwards of two hours out of his day, three days a week, to walk out of camp and go to who knows where?
Leo was determined to find out. Heâd watched Jason sneak off for the past month, and he was sick of wondering. He tried to bring it up but just got a red-faced muttered excuse about itâs just a walk in the woods and I have to finish my work before he'd disappeared into his cabin.
âI think weâre lost,â Percy said, stopping suddenly and causing Piper to almost slam into his back.
âWe are not lost!â Leo exclaimed, âI swear he went this way,âÂ
âWeâre miles from camp,â Piper butt in, âhe could be anywhere,â she crossed her arms and glared at Leo.Â
âWe should turn back before someone notices weâre gone,â Annabeth added, looking up and down the road they were on. Leo had seen Jason sneaking off just before lunch and had convinced his friends to follow him. Now, here they were, on some back road heading through the woods surrounding the camp a mile and a half away from the border.
âGuys, c'mon! Donât you want to know where heâs been going!â Leo turned back to the group. âHe canât have gotten far.â He kept walking backward in the same direction theyâd been heading for the past 10 minutes. For a little while, they could see Jason walking along the side of the road, far ahead, but theyâd kept their distance so he wouldnât notice them. Then he made a turn at an intersection, and theyâd lost sight of him.Â
âMaybe he really is just out for a walk?â Piper offered.
Leo hualted now, âFor two hours? No way, heâs definitely up to something out here.â He stared at the group, waiting for someone to disagree. No one did. It was definitely unusual behavior from the son of Jupiter to take so much time away from his work.
âWeâve been walking for 25 minutes. I say we go 5 more and then head back,â Annabeth spoke up, sending Leo a you owe me glance.Â
âPerfect, 5 minutes!â Leo returned an appreciative smile before turning on his heel and continuing down the road with his friends in tow.
They rounded a corner a minute later, and Leo couldnât help the I told you so grin that came across his face. In front of them, just a few more meters down the road was a genuine 1950s-style roadside diner with the name The Doo-Wop Diner plastered over the door. âSee!â Leo pointed triumphantly, âNow imagine if we had turned back when you quitters had wanted to,âÂ
The group walked up to the diner, rolling their eyes at Leoâs antics. They peered in through the windows that lined the front. It was cute, with pastel blue on the walls, 50s-style booths, a jukebox in the corner, and a countertop bar.
âIs he even in there?â Percy asked, huddled next to Annabeth and scanning the restaurant.
âHeâs got to be,â Leo squinted from Annabeth's other side.
âThere he is!â Annabeth pointed to the far end of the bar where Jason was sitting. He had a cup of coffee and an open book in front of him.
âWhatâs he doing in there?â Leo asked as if any of them knew. âHe walks all the way out here for âNew York's best black coffeeâ?â He read off the sign in the window.Â
The group looked at him for another minute in deliberation before Piper let out a quiet gasp. âItâs not the coffee heâs here for,â she was staring at something on the other end of the restaurant with wide, knowing eyes. âLook,â
When the three others looked back at Jason, they saw a soft, almost nervous smile on his face while he gave a slight wave. When they followed his gazeto the other side of the resturant, they all came to the same conclusion that Piper had. Jason Grace had walked nearly thirty minutes away from camp to a rinky-dink old diner on the side of the road to see you.
You were dressed in a 1950s waitress uniform and serving some of that aforementioned black coffee to an old couple. When you caught sight of Jason, your face lit up, and you waved back. As soon as you finished pouring the coffee, you brought the pot over to where Jason was sitting, even though he still had a full cup in front of him. The four standing outside were frozen in place as they watched the two inside interact.Â
âHey!â You said as you approached. The smile you had on now was so much more genuine than your usual customer service smile. âI missed you last week,â
Jasonâs smile mirrored your own as he put a napkin between the pages of his book to mark his place. âHey. Yeah, sorry, I had a last minute thing, uh, out of town, I had to do,â he had been called back to Camp Jupiter to resolve a minor god conflict and hadnât been able to come in at his usual time.Â
âOoo, more of your mystery out-of-town work?â Heâd mentioned it several times but, for obvious reasons, couldnât tell you the whole story, and being the golden boy he was, he couldnât bring himself to flat-out lie. âIs it something illegal?â You asked.
Jason let out a laugh at that. âItâs definitely not illegal.â He pushed his glasses back into place.Â
âAre you sure? Because based on what youâve told me, itâs out of town, itâs odd hours, itâs highly secretive, and itâs hard work.â You listed things out, counting them on your fingers. âYouâre either selling drugs or possibly a secret agent.â You finished with wide, questioning eyes.
He laughed again at your list. You always had a way of putting his mind at ease. When it was swimming in work, and he couldnât think straight, you always managed to bring him back to sanity. âItâs all boring, I promise. Iâd much rather be here.âÂ
Your grin returned. âOh really? I didnât know you held our fine establishment in such high regard.â While you spoke, the cook rang a harsh bell and shouted, "Order up!â
âThanks, Cal,â You called while you grabbed the two burger plates from the kitchen and walked them around the counter to deposit them at a table nearby. Jason watched you while you worked, the soft smile never once leaving his face as you handed out napkins and refilled some water.Â
Once you were back, the conversation picked up exactly where it had left off. âIt has its selling points,â he mused. The other half of that sentence, mostly about cute waitresses with the brightest smiles and the prettiest eyes, stayed caught in his throat. The pair slipped into an easy routine theyâd established long ago. Jason would sit and drink his coffee while you bustled around, taking orders, running food, cleaning the occasional spill, all the while keeping up a steady stream of small talk.Â
It was a mutually beneficial relationship. You got a bit of conversation to distract from the monotony of your work, and his blue eyes always seemed to make your day go smoother. Jason got a much-needed break from everything Greco-Roman. At camp, he always had so much responsibility, and so many expectations were weighing him down. Here, he didnât have to worry about all that. You didnât know who his dad was or what quests heâd been on, and you didnât care. You liked him for him and not for the hero he was supposed to be.Â
You returned to your spot across from him and picked up a rag to look like you were still doing something. âHave you told anyone at that camp of yours about this place?â You knew Camp Half-Blood existed. You also knew it wasn't anywhere close to normal based on the folks that came through, but they had the best strawberries even in the off-season, so you didnât ask many questions.
âNo way. Trust me, you do not want them coming here,â Jason had told you about his friends, minus a few details, but he had always emphasized that they were trouble.
âUh huh, so then, who's staring at us from the window?â You asked with a sideways grin on your face.
âWhat?â Jason wiped his head around in time to see four panicked faces duck below the window sill outside. âOh, by all the gods!â He muttered angrily under his breath and made a beeline for the door. âIâll be right back,â he called to you, knowing youâd watch his book and half cup of coffee.
âTake your time,â you called back as he pushed open the door and stepped outside.Â
For a second, all the demigods stared at each other without moving. Four crouched on the ground, wishing he hadnât seen them, and one glaring at the group from above. Jason grabbed the front of Leoâs shirt and hoisted him up so he stood with his hands raised in surrender. âWhat are you doing here,â he hissed.
âHey! Calm down, calm down,â Leo tried a friendly smile but was met with a glare. âWe just, uh went for a walk?â He offered an explanation that sounded more like a question
âWrong answer,â Jason sent his glare at the other three. âDid you all follow me?â He let Leo go and took a step back so he could glare at everyone all at once instead of having to shift his gaze.
âLeo made us come,â Piper threw him under the bus.
âOh gee, thanks, beauty queen. It's nice to know where your loyalties lie.â Leo shot back, adjusting his shirt front.
Percy gave Jason a sly grin. âWe were curious, but we never would have come if we knew you had a secret girlfriend out here,â
âShe is not my girlfriend!â Jason cut him off.Â
Percy put up his own hands, âSorry, secret crush,â he corrected.
âShe isn't! I don't-â Jason was full-on flustered now.
âDoes that mean sheâs up for grabs?â Leo asked. He looked back inside before getting smacked upside the back of the head by Annabeth. âWhat? She cute!â
When Jason looked back through the window he caught your eye and you sent him a questioning, yet very amused, glace. Jason had a bit of panic at that and quickly moved to usher the four away from the window and back towards the road. âAbsolutely not! First of all, sheâs a person; she canât be up for grabs, and secondly, you canât meet her!â
âWhat? Why not, she seems nice,â Annabeth asked.
âShe is nice! And she's normal, and she doesnât need to know any of you,â Jason managed to get them all about 10 feet from the front door. âGo back to camp. Just follow this road east for a mile, turn right at the second intersection, go straight for another half-mile, and youâll see the border.â Jason gave the hurried directions and prayed to whichever god would listen that theyâd all just leave.
âWhoa, man, we walked all the way out here, and now you're just gonna send us away?â Leo asked, putting a hand over his chest in fake offense.
âYes,â Jason shot back flatly.
Piper spoke up next, âWait, whatâs her name? How long have you been coming here? Howâd you even find this place? Does she like you back? It looked like she did.â
âReally?â Jason asked before shaking his head and focusing again. âI mean, I am not answering that,â he was still trying to shew the group away, but clearly, it wasnât working.Â
âWell, do they have good food here?â Percy added
âI saw âBreakfast all dayâ on one of the signs,â Annabeth walked around Jason and back towards the door.
âAnd that burger meal she brought out looked really good,â Leo added. The four demigods went right past Jason and headed for the front door.Â
âNo, no, no, no, no,â Jason muttered as his friends ignored him and went in. âThis is not good,â he said to himself, following the group back inside. They obviously had no intention of leaving, and he figured the next best course of action would be to simply die of shame. He knew this day would come; someone would catch him sneaking off, and his best-kept secret would become his worst nightmare. He just didnât think itâd be so soon.
Ahhhh first fic in a long ass time, its not my best work but personally I liked the plot so I got a little carried away and might have to make a part 2
a rebrand and a fandom switch all in one night? Who does she think she is
She thinks sheâs me thatâs who. Hi Iâm astronomoney (Mr. NoMoney was my fathers name) and I used to write fanfiction (a lot) but then I got bored and busy and I quit. Now Iâm twice as busy and twice as bored so Iâve decided to start writing for fun again.
As I mentioned earlier Iâve decided to rebrand, but I also lied. Iâm not switching fandoms, Iâm expanding into new ones! I used to write just for DC comics and I still will write for them every once in a while but Iâm also adding some new fandoms to the list!
The Fandoms Iâll be writing for include (but are not limited to)
DC Comics
Percy Jackson
Grishaverse
Star Wars
Star Trek (on @starship-argo)
And probably more!
I realize some people are here for very specific things and wonât want to wade through fandoms theyâre not in (I get Iâve been there) so Iâll be sure to tag each fandom by the name listed above.
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Few and simple and subject to change at any time!
I donât write flat out smut
I donât write for generally triggering topics (r@pe, pedophilia, self-harm, etcâŠ)
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Pretty clear cut if I do say so myself. Now on to the fun stuff!
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[greeting of some kind] Hi! I was hoping you could write about [character you like]? Where [vague or specific scenario or trope] happens? Could it be [angst/fluff]y please? Thank you in advance!
At least thatâs how I usually do it
Characters the incomplete list (â = my favorites)
DC comics
Dick Grayson
Jason Todd â
Tim Drake â
Damian Wayne
Jon Kent
TBD
Percy Jackson
Percy Jackson â
Annabeth Chase
Grover Underwood
Luck Castellen
Clarisse ïżŒLaRue
Leo Valdez â
Jason Grace â
Piper McClean
TBD
Grishaverse
Alina Starkov â
Nikolai Lantsov â
Zoya Nazyalensky â
Kaz Brekker
Jesper Fahey â
Inej Ghana
Nina Zenik
Matthias Helvar â
TBD
Star Wars
Luke Skywalker â
Leia Skywalker
Han Solo
Poe Dameron â
TBD
Star Trek
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[ID: 6 edits of Dick Grayson as Robin and Donna Troy as Wonder Girl. Donna is wearing a red sleeveless jumpsuit with white stars on each side, and her dark hair is braided on one side. Dickâs in his classic Robin suit but with green pants and green domino mask. 1-4: Their expressions are vaguely concerned or thoughtful. 5: Dickâs eyes are closed and his grin is smug. 6: Donna is smiling. End ID]
