@percicomicrofic| pt 2 of gender prompt | ship : percico | genre : angst, comfort, kisses in the end | warning not proofread!
"Did you get the same dream?"
The voice of Nico rang through his ears, waking him from the still left remains of his dream.
"What dream?" Percy replied, knowing it was probably the same one but he didn't want to maybe misunderstand? To be honest, Percy didn't know what to say or ask. He was way too confused. The dream felt like someone else's memories. But it was too real.
"Don't lie Percy, I know you know what I mean." Nico stepped closer to percy's bed, eyes staring into percy's eyes. As if he was taking in percy's deepest darkest secrets.
"Okay fine. Yes I did have that dream, nico." Percy replied avoiding nico's eyes.
"Aphrodite visited me this morning. She was rather... optimistic about this whole thing." Nico said, sitting on percy's bed. Looking down at his hands, just like how he had in the dream.
"What did she say?" asked Percy, intrigued as to how the goddess of love is interested in this.
"She said, 'i will make this thing very challenging, my dear. Hope you're happy about how it turns out!' and just left without explanation." replied Nico.
"What does that mean?" asked percy, brows furrowing slightly as he tried to make sense of the dream and what nico was saying.
"It means that the dream is probably sent by aphrodite. I don't know if that is possible, a goddess sending a dream, but I think she wants us to analyze the dream. Delve into it, I suppose," explained nico, looking into percy's eyes.
"So, we are supposed to make sense of a dream," percy started, "all alone, while the dream is sent by the goddess of love herself."
Nico nodded, it was weird but it made sense for nico atleast. Aphrodite was a goddess of love, there's a reason she sent this dream.
"Why us though? We don't have that kind of thing going on. If anything its maybe me and annabeth, or you and someone else, if aphrodite was thinking of entertainment," percy asked, he was lying if said he didn't find nico attractive. But he was in a relationship, a commited one too.
"You don't get it!" Nico snapped, clenching his jaw. He got up from percy's bed, walking out of percy's cabin. "Forget it, I was stupid."
Nico said before closing percy's door and walking out, leaving percy confused.
——
"So, is this all you're worried about?" asked Annabeth, while she watched percy pace around the room. She never saw percy like this, not even when there was a literal war going on. "Percy. Come sit and stop walking around, " she ordered as percy came to a stop.
"Fine." he muttured before sitting next to annabeth on the log.
This was their secret meet up spot away from all the judging eyes and heavy responsibilities. A small pond in the forest, not too far nor too close. Percy liked it for the water and the calming breeze. Annabeth liked the spot for all the animals and birds going around.
"Its just that, he didn't say anything! Just left." Percy complained as he doodled on the ground with a stick he found.
"Well go talk to him like an adult perce! You can't just chicken out call it 'giving space'!" Percy sighed, knowing she was correct. He can't just spend 2 whole days not talking and avoiding nico. This is all too much. But it's not like nico tried to talk anyways.
But he can't just, delay the problem. Running away from it instead of facing it.
"Listen babe, you can't be like this all the time. Talk about it with him atleast tonight, I am sure he will understand," Annabeth started. When he didn't reply, she continued.
"I know you don't like confrontation but you got to try percy... I got something to tell you too perce." Annabeth looked into percy's eyes to ensure he was not distracted.
"I...didn't ever..feel anything about you." She declared. "Not in a negative way!" Annabeth added when she saw percy's eyes widen.
"I just think I'm aroace. I hope you know what that means perce, I do love you in the platonic sense though. I am sorry I didn't tell you sooner, I was just worried how you would react."
"Well..thats a lot to take for me annie. But I'm proud of you for saying it and for being brave enough. Plus, i've been meaning to tell you that, I like nico."
"Thats great percy! You should talk to him, seaweed brain." Percy got up, shaking his hands as he waved at annabeth and got ready to go. "Well, by then wise girl."
"Wait! Percy, I never felt safe around anyone else more than you. I hope that helps. Because I'm here for you no matter what." Annabeth said, smiling at him.
"That helps so much annie. Thank you for that. Bye now." Percy smiled at her and walked away.
——
"Nico! Nico!"
The black haired boy was yelling for for the shadow to stop moving. Percy had waited until the sun set to talk to Nico. The ocean felt more beautiful, and the weather seemed so peaceful. What other place to confess his feelings than the place he loved?
That is, if nico stopped running.
"Go away percy! I don't want to talk!" Nico yelled back as he ran even faster, trying to go in the forest.
"Never! We need to talk!" Percy yelled as he pulled nico by his shirt. Too hard as it resulted in them falling by the shore.
Nico struggled to get up as percy had locked him in with his arms. After a few minutes, percy started talking.
"I think I get what you mean now, Nico–" "No you don't!" "–I love you too. As much as I love the ocean." Percy continued as nico stopped wriggling.
"I think aphrodite sent tha dream for us to understand. Or perhaps for me to understand what we could have had."
Percy got up, making nico sit in his lap. He seemed more at peace now, still stiff, but less stubborn.
Percy turned Nico to look at him, pushing a stray strand of hair back so he could look into Nico's eyes. Nico refused to look into percy's eyes, which percy understood why. A tear stain was on nico's cheek, percy wiped at it with the pad of his thumb. Staying silent a bit to admire nico.
The soft black hair fell on nico's eyes, like curtains to a beautiful window, showing the beautiful sunset called the soul of nico. His cheeks were red from embarassment and flusteredness. His full lips were chapped, but nevertheless beautiful.
"I talked to annabeth about this..dream. She said it could have been the remenants of our past lives. Maybe evidence as to why we find each even on different parts of the world."
Percy tilted his head, offering nico is speak. Which he shyly took.
"I loved you percy, I still do. It's just that I couldn't help but be mad when you said we had nothing going on. I loved and it hurt. Too much." Nico finally raised his head to look at percy.
The sea green eyes which held the beauty of kindness.
"Im sorry I yelled that day. I was.. overwhelmed. And, aphrodite told me something that I didn't tell you that day."
Nico pursed his lips, and began.
"She said, 'You shall face the fear Nico. You can't hide too long from the truth.' I thought she was talking about you not liking me. I forgot I was afraid of the day I would eventually accept the crush, the admiration."
"Well annabeth and I broke up. You got a chance now nico. Ask me out. I might say yes." Percy said, to which he earned a playful glare from nico.
"Ugh stop that Percy. Fine, will you," Nico kissed percy's temple, "go out," He presses another kiss to the tip of percy's nose, "with me?" Finally he placed a kiss on percy's lips, earning a relieved sigh from percy.
Nico tilted his head for more access, tongues mingling into the kiss as they both explored the mouth of their beloved. After continuing for a minute or so, they pulled away, much to the reluctance of percy.
"Yeah sure why not." Percy replied nonchalantly though his eyes we're cloudy and dazed from the kiss.
"Percy!" Nico yelled before hitting percy's chest playfully.
"Akright alright! I will," Percy kissed nico's temple, "go out, " he pressed a kiss to the tip of nico's nose, "with you!" Percy finally pressed a kiss to nico's lips. It was much more soft, so much contrast to the earlier kiss.
This time, it consisted of pure love and feelings they couldn't quite pour into words.
Ok hear me out. Nico used to selfharm but not like conciously. He didn’t think hey this and this happened so now i feel like i need to sh (which is obviously oversimplified) but when he felt specific things, which he felt because of specific circumstances or situations, even if he hasnt made that connection in his head yet, then he gets rly impulsive and gets himself into ether dangerous situations or situations that hurt him. Will on the other hand might seem like the sunny guy but this guy is not only burned out but also heavily depressed and feels the need to punish himself when he for example looses a patient or does something wrong that has consequences for a patient. He then fully on purpose picks up a blade or a lighter or whatever and tries to punish himself. This gradually escalates over time so the mistakes that can cause him to wanna punish himself get increasingly smaller. He did it in places where no one could he— not his wrists. Except somtimes, when he tried more than to harm himself and to actually end it, he would cut low on his wrists. Except he wouldnt cut deep. He knows how deep he’d need to cut in order to end it but he’s too scared. Amd that makes him want to punish himself even more. Even now, years after the last time he actually selfharmed he still feels the need to punish himself all the time. Like it’s not even rare.
The first time nico and will say i love you is when one of them sees some of those sh scars on the others body and the pther runs away at first but the forst runs after them to comfort and show their own scars
For nico it obviously used to be the undereating and not sleeping (the not sleeping and overworking has always been a thing for will too and still is) but also scratching himself until he bleeds. Again— not conciously. He’d just tell himself it was an accident and ge notuced it too late. But now he knows better. Same with burns or whatever. For will it’s straight out cuts and burns
Nico doesnt realise in that moment that comparing their sh in that moment might not be the best idea but luckily it helps. Will dorsnt feel pitied. He doesnt feel like nicos disgusted or anything. Will just feels genuinely understood. Not like nico is afraid or handling him overly careful now. Just understood because well nico does understand.
Also just to be clear, the scars thag ARE on Wills wrist are only the low ones where he tried to end it (several times, yes, but always in somewhat the same location) are covered by Wills bracelets. He wears so many of them that the fat fines of the scars just blend in. And suddenly nico understands why Will refuses to ever take his bracelets off. At first Nico thinks that Will has more (“normal”) sh scars there, so he pushes the pracelets down and sees that those arent in fact the same kind of scars as on Wills legs and thighs and hips. Theyre not mixed woth burns. Theyre fewer. Theyre deeper. Theyre all in that one specific location
at the end i just want nico to hug will and tel him he never wants to lose him and ask if he’s still doing it and says a thousand things and one of those things is “i love you” and it just slips out amongst all the things that he’s saying and they both just sorta freeze. Also i just wanna be clear that will does wear shorts. In fact almost exclusively. He even wore shorts in tartarus. It’s just that he never wears shorts that end above his knees. People always tease him about how he’s so overly modest and conect it to his cristian growing up. Now nico (who also doesnt wear shorts but somehow no one ever noticed that on him) realises that they were teasing will about something that will did in order to hide those scars and burns. Nico isnt perfect with his reaction about it. In that moment he doesnt think about how he would have wanted somone to react if they found out about his own sh, he’s thinking oh my god will tried to end his life several times. When they talk about it, will says that everyone calls him the best medic but he thought that he was a horrible medic, and the only way to get the others to take a better medic than him, was by ending his life so that he’d be unable to make things worse by helping. Nico tries to make him swear on the styx that he will tell someone if it ever comes this far again. Will says he cant do that. He can promise but he cant swear on the styx. And Nico cant really have that
Nico tells him “but youre yhe best medic in the world. No literally. Not in an exaggerated way, just you are factually the best doctor in the world. Yoire favoured by apollo and —“ and will snaps at him like “you think i dont know that?!” So loud that nico flinches and will immediately feels forrible amd pulls nico into his lap. Theure silent for a bit but then will explains the thing that he didnt know that at the time and that he thought that everyone else just THOUGHT he was good even tho he really wasnt. He knows better now. But even that, at the start just made him put ore presure on himself. Made him punish himself more because he’s supposed to be competend. He’s supposed to be good— no: the BEST at this stuff and he still looses people. He thought he wasnt trying hard enough
Ok so this was kinda all over the place and had absolutely zero orhanisation to it but yeah. My halfblood hights au looks similar with its non existent structure
write a percico fic in 50 words (or however many you want!) based on the prompt and tag @percicomicrofic so we can see and share your work! art, edits, etc also welcome!
that scene in tlo where thalia tells percy he can't start feeling sorry for luke bc luke made his choices. and thalia reveals that the reason they couldn't make it to camp in time for all of them to make it to camp was bc luke kept picking fights. and annabeth never saw this as wrong bc luke was her hero. so thalia had to pick up the pieces. and percy thinking both that luke was put in a cruel position and that luke was putting others in a cruel position. and percy is the only character who understood both sides of luke bc annabeth sees only the best of him and thalia sees only the worst. and that's why percy is the prophecy kid and the one who gives luke the knife. bc annabeth had spent the entire series essentially giving luke the knife when he didn't deserve it. and thalia was never going to give luke the knife. but percy is the only one who can see exactly when luke deserves the knife.
she had an abusive dad who she accidentally killed, went to circes island w her sister which was then destroyed, got kidnapped by pirates, abandoned by her sister, went to camp Jupiter where she finally belonged, formed a romantic attraction to a boy, then he goes missing for a few months and comes back with a girlfriend. She had the goddess of love tell her no demigod would ever heal her heart
So many times in BOO she thought about her own death like it was no big deal.
She willingly takes on pieces of peoples pain to make them stronger
And all this fandom reduces her to is her crush on Jason
@percicomicrofic | prompt : gender | ship : percy x nico | i just realized I don't need to do the word count but it's quite long I think | a bit angst and comfort, prince percy and wizard nico
percy never felt quite...right in his body. He always felt like something was missing. Like he was out of place. That he didn't belong here. He grew up as a boy, but he wanted to wear dresses and ball gowns like the noble ladies do.
Of course he can't tell anyone about that. A prince who's about to become king that feels certain emotions towards the same gender? How preposterous!
When King Poseidon was looking for a princess for percy to court, he felt like he wanted to throw up. The princess he was supposed to marry was his best friend, Annabeth Chase. Princess of the land of Wisdom.
She felt the same as percy, but she took it more calmly than percy had. She also told him that she was going to tell her father about the lady whom had her heart, Piper McLean, princess of the land of love.
Percy wished he was as brave as her. soon they would marry, because she had her way with words. She knew exactly what to say, and he just ran away from his problem instead of facing it.
He ran deep into the woods, the woods which were off limits to most of the people. Rumour has it, that a Wizard lives in the deep of the woods. they say he turns whoever comes across him into a frog.
Or much worse, a monster.
Percy never thought much about the rumours. He never got to go out anyway, but a certain part of him felt intrigued to see, to feel what its like to be alone, away from the judging world.
You see, having many servants and nobles to talk to, is not enough to make you feel like you are not alone. percy felt lonely, while what he wanted was to be alone.
Percy finally came to a stop, right in front of an old cabin. It was painted dark, with wilted flowers hanging from the door. the door seemed to be locked and was painted black as to match the cabin. Maybe to hide the cabin from the people's eyes, percy thought.
"May i know what is the Prince of the Sea doing here?"
A voice came from behind, so dark and gloomy. When percy turned around, he just saw a 19 or 20 year old boy, with a basket in his hands. the basket was filled with strawberries, and other berries that percy couldn't quite recognize.
"Well, since you are here anyways, come inside."
Weird, how a Wizard was carrying a basket full of berries. The boy opened the door as percy absent mindedly stepped away from his way. Too distracted because of his features. So soft and angelic as if he just came down to earth from the heaven just to bless percy with his presence.
His body wasn't that strong, not too weak either. He was lean and tall, not tall enough to reach percy's height, but tall enough for him to look into his eyes.
And gods his eyes, they were the most dark eyes percy had ever seen. They looked like if you stared too much, you would get hypnotized. And percy would like it.
Those eyes made percy feel the same thing he felt when he saw the ocean. Like he couldn't get enough of it.
The inside of the cabin was warm, much contrast from the ice cold forest, decorated with jars of witchy things. Each one were labelled. Whiskers of a black cat, shedded skin of a snake, tooth of an alligator. All witchy things, you name it it is there but it didn't feel scary, it felt almost like percy's palace except with warmth.
"Here. Have some hot chocolate." The boy handed percy a cup of hot chocolate with some whipped cream on top with Marshmallows floating. Weird, only his favorite servant and his mother knew of his type of hot chocolate. And also that boy he talked to when he was 8 years old– Wait, could it be?
"Dont worry, I did not poison it Perseus Jackson." the boy added, noticing that percy didn't drink it yet.
"Are you..?" Percy trailed off, he couldn't believe his eyes. Was that..?
"Yes. It is me percy. Nico di angelo."
Percy set his cup down, and looked up to see nico's face. That's why he looked so familiar. "Nico? Where..where did you disappear to? You promised me you would come back." Percy got out, trying his hard not to make his voice crack.
Nico's jaw tightened, he took a sip from his own cup of hot chocolate before speaking, "i wanted to, percy. But I couldn't–" Nico looked down at his cup, "–Your father killed my mother. My whole family."
Percy wanted to yell 'No! He wouldn't!' but he can't. Because he knew how his father was. Percy looked down in shame, was his father always so gruesome? So cruel?
Nico's fingers tightened around his cup. He was 7 then, living in their little house. they were poor, but they were happy.
That was all that mattered said his sister, Bianca. She was 12 then, but more calmer and mature than Nico ever was in her age. At her age, all he felt was the need to take revenge. But he abided by his family's rules.
Never take revenge, it will not help. He did not blame the prince Percy for that, but maybe percy was like that too. That nagging thought never went away.
The silence was deafening, and percy started to take in the information. He caught himself thinking about that boy more times than he liked to admit.
"i'm, i'm sorry Nico. I wish I could have done something."
He hated feeling like this, like he was useless. He ruined the life of the boy he loved.
"Do not be. Besides you can not even do anything about it. You were 8 percy, just like I was 7."
Nico sat down next to him, eyes trailing over percy's hands. They were extremely fidgety.
"well, i'm, i'm glad to meet you here." percy managed to reply.
"Speaking of meeting me here, how were you not scared? Assuming you didn't know who I was?" Nico questioned, he was glad to see percy yes but he was also curious.
"i heard all the rumours, assuming they are rumours, about how you are ruthless and cruel etcetera. i, uh, sort of ran away from home." Percy looked at nico as if searching for a reaction maybe. Would he act like that's a sin and send him back?
"go on." Nico urged, making percy continue.
"they were going to make me court the princess of the land of wisdom, in the South by the way, i did not want to marry her, not that she was not worth to marry or something! i did not want to get married, yeah that is it."
Nico's expression changed, a bit of curiosity displayed over his face as he asked, "there is more to that feeling I guess?"
Percy hesitated, he did not tell anybody about that. About the whole gender and attraction thing. He did not know what to call it even. But it felt like he can trust nico, with the whole secret.
"well I do not know how to explain it but I will try. i..i feel attracted to the same gender." Percy fiddled with his fingers, looking up at nico shyly. Searching for any discomfort or perhaps disgust. Percy felt disgusted day by day, at himself. It was like an illness but there was no cure. That's how Percy felt.
"is that it?" Nico's reply came casually, as if percy was stating he had a dog in his castle but made it seem like he had a dragon.
"well..well yes. Are you..not disgusted?"
Nico's brows furrowed. as if the thought irritated or confused him. "Why would I be? Being disgusted at you would be being disgusted at myself."
Percy did not quite understand what he meant, was he saying he felt the same as Percy? Or maybe he misunderstood.
"What?" was the only thing that came out of percy after 2 long minutes of confusion, confusion and more confusion.
"i am attracted to men as well, percy. Did you not understand that?" Nico chuckled, such a beautiful sound percy thought.
"You do not need to be scared, perce. It's all okay to feel things like this. It's not like you are actively butchering people are you?" Nico's mischievous smile made percy laugh. A teary laugh though, he started tearing up the moment nico said 'is that it?' The thought of someone accepting him. That was good.
"I suppose not." Percy smiled. He was glad he came to this cabin, he was glad nico accepted him.
"You..you can stay with me. If you want! If you want only! If you want to go..you can." Nico meant it genuinely, of course, but part of him wished percy would stay.
"I will. It seems nicer here than the forest." Percy replied, a smile making it's way onto nico's face.
But then, nico's face morphed into..annabeth's face? The cabin started melting. The cups, plates and jars full of potions started to fall and break. What is going on here?
"Wake up! Percy wake up!"
Percy woke with a confused expression, probably what annabeth saw.
"Ugh oh my gods percy, you're late for breakfast, drool face. Wash your face and come out, I saved a plate for you," Annabeth said kissing percy's cheek and going out his cabin.
That was all a dream? Are they a sign? Are they symbolizing his feelings?
A dark figure appeared next to his bed before he could think much of his little dream. When he looked up, he saw that same face he saw in his dreams. Nico di angelo. Before he asked Nico why he was there, nico spoke.
ive probably said this before, other people have probaly said this before, idc
percy is not an unreliable narrator, he just hates himself.
thats it. thats literally the only thing that makes him unreliable.
youre calling him 'slow' or 'oblivious' because he didnt realize nico, annabeth, rachel etc. were in love with him? no he just didnt realize that anyone could loev him. because he sure didnt.
percy also always underplayed his own abilities, because he hates himself. he has shitty self esteem, of course hes going to mention only the basics, he thinks hes fucking sucks at everything.
percy is literally one of the smartest and most observant characters in pjo, he can pick up on body language and subtle social cues and notice things about people really fuckn easily and then use that against that percy (read: charon scene in book one), its just that when it comes to himself all that goes out the window because he just fucking. hates himself. he doesnt think hes worthy of literally anything
i think people forget that gabe wasnt the only form of abuse he went through pre-demigod life. we hear over and over again just how bad his classmates treat him, people who are supposed to be equals.
of course hes going to hate himself, no ones shown him hes worthy of love aside from sally.
anyways i love headcanons where percy is just. an absolute New York stereotypical skater kid emphasis on stereotypical. like yes he spent most of his time at private boarding schools and yes he was only in New York in the summer and yes he's a mama's boy so he would never (intentionally) commit any type of crime but also. he knows how to pickpocket because his neighbor taught him when he was eight. the local police chief knows him personally even though he's never actually been jailed for anything because "why are you always on the scene when something happens?". he figured out how to pick locks on WikiHow when he was 11 so that if Gabe locked him out and forgot to let him back in he could do it himself. when he said in book 1 that he sold 'candy' to rich kids at his private school for cash, what he really meant was that he picked random plants in the schoolyard and told people they were weed and got money for it until someone realized the weirdo from dorm 1 was scamming everyone with dandelions,
he's a legend at the skatepark because he has zero self preservation and so on a given day you can see him doing the most insane death-defying stunts ever and all the local parents are scared he's going to crack his head on the concrete someday and give their kids ptsd. piper "annabeth you didn't tell me he's a skater kid ;-;" mclean absolutely teases him for all the above 24/7, send tweet
uh wanted to write angsty. And I thought people keep writing about nico dying. What about will solace? So uh this is the thing that was born out of my mind. Enjoy!
warnings : death, crying, gorgon, poison, pale skin, concussion mention. if I missed any please tell me!
The battleground was filled with blood and corpses, people being taken to get healed. nico was fighting hard next to percy. Slashing through monsters and giants and gorgons like that was all he had left to do.
Will was healing the campers who got injured or suffered a nasty burn from some of the giants. He was working overtime as well.
Nobody slept at night, all of them discussing strategies or healing people. Will didn't fight, being a healer and he was healing a camper who got a nasty injury.
One of the monster hit the camper so hard they had a concussion. will was trying the best as he can, and couldn't afford to get distracted from the job at hand. So of course, he didn't notice when the gorgon came up to him or more like creeped up to him and slashed him in the back.
And of fucking course nico had to know only from will's sibling screaming. They didn't have a cure for gorgon poison and it was pretty quick death. As the gorgons call it.
Nico dropped his sword and ran towards will. Poison was showing his effect, making will droopy and so close to shutting his eyes.
'No, no, no, no, no, no,' nico muttered, hands cradling will's face. the vibrant boy's face was pale, but he still had a smile.
'I.. I took care... Of, of the camper, neeks,' will whispered. proud of himself and caring for others even in this state.
'Sunshine please, you can't leave me please, ' nico begged as tears streamed down his face. the man who never showed emotions, has tear stains on his cheeks now.
'Cmon baby, please talk to me, just don't close your eyes, please, I need you, ' nico's tears were falling on will's face now, whose lips were still upwards. still happy he saved campers.
nico didn't realise the war was still going on, he didn't see anything besides will. The ball of sunshine still so positive and happy at this state. looking more pale than nico had looked at age 12. more paler than octavian himself.
the boy who shined bright gold was now pale as a corpse. 'neeks.. don't.. don't be guilty. It's.. It's not your.. Fault. take..care of.. yourself. I love.. you' those were the last words will strained to let out before he closed his eyes. hand falling from its place where it had rested on nico's cheek, weakly, but there.
nico didn't feel the time going by. the war was over. half bloods won. percy had to drag him away from will's body, forcefully.
he spent months, hell, even years with that boy and now he lays dead infront of him. limp. he had to atleast do what will told him.
'don't be guilty,' will had said, 'it's not your fault.'
if only he could have looked at him even a minute before the gorgon came. But even then what could he do? it probably would have killed will then as well.
he replayed the words that came out of will's mouth. 'I love you,' those words meant a lot to nico.
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