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NÃO HÁ LUGAR COMO O LAR - PERCY/NICO AU COLEGIAL - CAPÍTULO XXIV

Oii, como vai? Mais um capítulo fresquinho. Completamente sem revisão, então relevem os erros.

Capítulos anteriores: CAPÍTULO I / CAPÍTULO II / CAPÍTULO III / CAPÍTULO IV / CAPÍTULO V / CAPÍTULO VI / CAPÍTULO VII / CAPÍTULO VIII / CAPÍTULO IX / CAPÍTULO X / CAPÍTULO XI / CAPÍTULO XII / CAPÍTULO XIII / CAPÍTULO XIV / CAPÍTULO XV / CAPÍTULO XVI / CAPÍTULO XVII / CAPÍTULO XVIII / CAPÍTULO XIX / CAPÍTULO XX / CAPÍTULO XXI / CAPÍTULO XXII

— Você tem estado muito suscetível a... sugestões. Sou eu ou é algo geral?

— Só você. Acho que... eu confio em você.

— Me sinto honrado. — Percy disse sem nenhuma ironia, o tom de voz baixo e aveludado dando lugar a algo mais normal. — Eu tinha medo que isso acontecesse. Nunca vou abusar da confiança que você me dá.

— Eu sei disso. Nunca duvidei disso.

— É por isso que tenho que falar algo com você.

Essa não. Será que ele estava encrencado?

Nico observou Percy se levantar e pegar uma caixa que estava no pé da cama, um pouco maior que uma caixa de sapatos.

— O que é isso?

— É a surpresa que eu queria te mostrar.

Nico tinha até medo de olhar. O que poderia ser tão importante que Percy sentiu a necessidade de esconder do resto da família? Hesitando, Nico se manteve quieto, encostado contra a cabeceira da cama e esperou Percy se aproximar mais uma vez, se sentando a seu lado. 

— Estive pensando sobre o que você me disse, que eu não levo a sério o que você diz.

— Eu sei que você--

— Eu não terminei. — Percy nem mesmo faltou mais alto, porém seu tom de voz demandava obediência. E Nico já estava cansado de lutar contra seus instintos, então, Nico apenas se calou e prestou atenção em Percy.

O problema nisso era que Percy parecia culpado por alguma coisa, seu rosto se contorcendo numa careta. Nico continuou esperando, vendo Percy quase se remexendo de ansiedade. É claro, até Percy suspirar e olhar mais uma vez para ele, parecendo tão conformado quanto Nico.

— Eu não queria falar assim com você. — Percy enfim disse, tentando soar despreocupado.

— Eu não me importo. Se você me disser para fazer, eu vou. É algo natural pra mim, sabe?

— Nico. — Percy suspirou mais uma vez, parecendo cansado.

— Você poderia... apenas... fazer o que parece natural para você também? — Quando Percy levantou as sobrancelhas, parecendo descrente, Nico completou: — É só uma sugestão.

— Vou pensar sobre isso.

— Quer dizer, você sempre teve essa aura de... 

— Autoritário?

— É mais, tipo, você espera ser obedecido. E está tudo bem?

— Isso é uma pergunta ou afirmação?

— Depende de você. — Nico acabou dando de ombros, tentando fingir a calmaria que ele não sentia no momento.

— Você quer me dizer que eu posso ser autoritário o quando eu quiser que você vai me obedecer? Sem questionar?

— Hm... provavelmente? — A resposta certa era “com toda a certa”, mas isso seria humilhação demais para uma pessoa só.

— Mesmo? Até quando você não concorda?

— Eu acho que sim. — Nico deu de ombros novamente e desviou a olhar para longe de Percy. Na maioria das vezes era o que acontecia de qualquer jeito; ele não queria e no fim, Percy estava certo. Se ele tivesse escutado Percy no passado, poderia ter evitado muitas coisas.

— Bebê. — Então, ele ouviu o tom de voz de Percy mudar, se tornando mais suave e aveludada. 

Não era que ele tivesse uma vontade incontrolável de obedecer, era o conhecimento que ele seria muito bem recompensado se decidisse ser um bom garoto. E ele foi, imediatamente ao escutar aquela palavra. Percy o segurou pelo pescoço, o fazendo levantar a cabeça e o beijou, juntando suas línguas em um suspiro.

— Eu não quero que você se sinta preso ou que não tem alternativa. — Percy disse algum tempo depois, roçando os lábios junto aos seus.

— Eu não me sinto assim. Me sinto livre sabendo que você vai cuidar de mim.

— Você tem certeza?

— Eu confio em você.

— Tudo bem, então.

Percy se afastou de Nico o suficiente para olhar em seu rosto e sorriu, parecendo dessa vez estar contente, porém ainda o segurando pelo pescoço, possessivo e firme, ainda que sua voz permanecesse suave.

— É por isso que preciso te mostrar o que tem dentro dessa caixa.

Percy, então, o soltou e pegou a caixa mais uma vez, a colocando entre eles, no próprio colo. Percy a abriu, tirando o laço e a tampa, dando tempo de Nico examinar o conteúdo dentro dela.

— O... que é isso? — Sua voz saiu fraca e suas mãos tremeram, apoiadas no próprio colo.

Nico sabia perfeitamente o que aqueles objetos eram. Sabia exatamente o que eles significam, o problema é que seu cérebro se recusava a acreditar no que via. Por que logo agora? Depois de tanto tempo? Por isso permaneceu parado feito uma estátua, mal conseguindo respirar.

— Eu não te tratei como devia. Ignorei o que estava claro. — Percy disse, voltando a segurar em seu pescoço, o forçando a encará-lo. — Entendo por que você hesitou por tanto tempo, por que as vezes ainda hesita.

— Eu--

— Eu hesito pelo mesmo motivo. — Percy pareceu respirar fundo e tirou uma gargantilha de couro com pedras preciosas a enfeitando. — Quero que você saiba, estou comprometido e nunca mais vou fugir das minhas responsabilidades.

Nico achava que iria desmaiar. Percy estava o pedindo em casamento? Mais uma vez? Agora da forma que ele nunca esperava que fosse acontecer? Nico nem mesmo sabia o que dizer! Era obvio, não? Esperou esse por esse momento desde que colocou os olhos no garoto alto que parecia ter saído de um pornô clichê onde o cara mal iria fazer a mocinha se arrepender de andar sozinha pelas ruas desertas. Nada o preparou quando o momento enfim chegou, Percy segurou a gargantilha delicada entre os dedos, a levou a seu pescoço e a prendeu cuidadosamente, tento certeza que não estaria apertado demais.

Ele... ele não sabia... seria impressão sua ou... ah, não, Nico não estava enganado. Assim que a gargantilha se acomodou a sua pele, Percy envolveu o couro, colocando a mão ao redor de seu pescoço e tocou ao redor da gargantilha, massageando sua pele e admirando a joia. Entretanto, foi o olhar no rosto de Percy que roubou seu ar; Percy o olhava como se ele fosse... como se ele fosse--

— Meu. — Percy disse. — Agora você é meu.

Por que era tão difícil respirar? Por que Nico estava tremendo tanto?

— Eu...

— Eu sei. — Percy disse no tom mais condescendente que Nico já tinha ouvido, quase maldoso, quase zombador, mas ainda... suave, como se Percy falasse com alguém que fosse lento mentalmente. — Sem pressa. Eu mesmo nunca imaginei que iria fazer algo assim.

— Tão malvado. — Nico conseguiu balbuciar, Percy obviamente lhe dando tempo para absorver os fatos, ainda o segurando pelo pescoço, como se Nico fosse sua possessão e não um ser humano.

— Você não viu nada. Mas acho que ainda não estamos prontos para isso.

— Hmm... — Nico gemeu apenas em imaginar no que poderia acontecer. Será que ele já podia desmaiar? Seria muita humilhação?

Ele ouviu uma risadinha zombadora e então mãos estavam ao redor dele, massageando sua coluna e cabelos do jeito que ele mais gostava. No fim, Percy estava certo mais uma vez. Ele não estava pronto para nada disso. Se só uma coleira ao redor de seu pescoço o fez reagir assim, o que aconteceria quando... quando as coisas realmente acontecessem?

***

— Shhh... tudo bem. Eu não vou ser mal com você, hm?

— Mentiroso. — Sua voz falhou e Percy riu novamente, bem no pé de seu ouvido.

— Talvez um pouquinho. Eu sei que você gosta.

— Para! 

Percy estava certo, como sempre. Por algum motivo, Nico se viu rindo, batendo no braço de Percy que apenas riu mais, se divertindo com sua dor.

— Tá bom. Parei. Agora, vamos o que é importante. 

— Como o quê?

— Tem alguma coisa que eu devo saber? Limites fortes ou fracos? Algo que você não gosta de jeito nenhum?

— Oh. — Era uma boa pergunta.

Ele não tinha feito tantas coisas assim. Deixou alguns caras baterem em suas nádegas e algum bondage, mas tirando isso? Nada que fosse interessante. Quer dizer, teve aquela vez em que ele deixou que dois garotos usassem sua boca...

— Nico?

— Eu não sei. Nunca fiz nada muito diferente.

— Queria seria?

Agora Percy olhava pare ele parecendo que iria arrancar a verdade de Nico, ele querendo ou não.

— Hm... você sabe...

— Não. Eu não sei.

— Teve uma vez que uns garotos... que eu chupei uns garotos e... um cara usou o cinto em mim...

— E?

— Fui amarado também.

— Isso é tudo?

— Eu prometo. 

Na época tinha sido bem aventuresco, entretanto, se ele analisasse a noite passada, ninguém o tinha feito gozar daquela forma e o fazer flutuar por tanto tempo. Talvez fosse algo mais psicológico do que físico.

— Bebê. — E de novo, aquele tom de voz condescendente que o deixava puto da vida e fazia seu estomago se encher de borboletas voltava. — O que aqueles garotos no banheiro iam fazer com você é muito interessante do que isso. Tem certeza?

— Quem você pensa que eu sou? Uma puta para deixar qualquer um me usar?

Não! O que ele tinha acabado de falar? Nico até tinha medo de encarar Percy, mas ele fez mesmo assim. Devagar, virou a cabeça em direção a Percy e viu um brilho estranho em seus olhos, um sorriso de canto um tanto cruel.

— Esse é o jeito de falar com seu dono?

Nico não entendeu o que acontecia até escutar o som estalado e agudo, então, veio a ardência que o fez gemer, um lado de sua bunda queimando com o impacto.

— Me-- me desculpa. — Nico murmurou, baixinho, parecendo perder as forças, ainda sentado no colo de Percy.

— Eu entendo. Mas um bom garoto não fala assim com as pessoas, hm?

Nico acenou e Percy beijou seu rosto, massageando a pele levemente avermelhada.

— Agora, sobre o que estávamos falando?

— Limites?

— Sim. Tem algum que eu deva saber?

— Nada nojento? Ou... líquido.

— Eu nunca faria isso. Você é o meu bebê e eu só quero o que for o melhor.

— E você?

— Hm. Acho que bondage, nada que impeça eu de me mover. E garoto desobedientes e malcriados

— E sobre... garotos arteiros? — Nico tinha que ter certeza.

— Com tanto que você saiba das consequências.

— Oh.

Será que ele iria querer desapontar Percy a esse ponto? E que tal só um pouquinho?

— Eu sei o que você está pensando. Pode parar agora. Você só tem que pedir, não importa o que seja.

— Eu sei. É mais divertido assim.

— É melhor você não me testar, sim?

— Tão malvado. — Nico sabia que ele tão pouco era alguém fácil de se lidar. Ele podia ser mimado e distante, perdido no próprio mundo, e também podia ser imprevisível, fugindo de qualquer coisa que ele não gostasse sem deixar qualquer rastro. — Eu vou me comportar.

— Bom garoto.

— E as outras coisas dentro da caixa?

— É um assunto para outra hora. Agora, nós vamos deitar e ter uma longa soneca. As provas estão chegando e precisamos estar descansados, hm?

Percy beijou seu rosto e o colocou contra os travesseiros, se deitando a seu lado em seguida. Percy estava certo, com tudo o que aconteceu Nico não tinha estudado tudo o que precisava, então, infelizmente algumas horas seriam gastas em frente a uma pilha de livros.

***

Nico bocejou e se encostou contra as almofadas, sentindo o sol de fim de tarde atingir seu rosto. Quando ele menos percebeu faltava uma semana para o início das provas do meio do ano. Agora, eles estavam no jardim perto da piscina, mesas e almofadas para todos os lados, embora Percy e os amigos não estivessem tão interessado no cronograma de estudos que ele tinha criado. Percy, Tyson, Luke e Grover estavam na piscina enquanto ele, Silena e Clarisse, ocupavam uma mesa, com Chris plantado ao lado de Clarisse feito um bobo apaixonado mesmo depois de tantos anos. 

Se ele pudesse também estaria se divertindo, Nico podia pensar em várias coisas que gostaria de estar fazendo. Um exemplo disso, era a surpresa que ele tinha aguardado para Percy que ainda não tinha tido a oportunidade certa para fazer. Não que ele ainda precisasse surpreender Percy, porém, não seria legal se ele se esforçasse o tanto que Percy se esforçava?

Nico tinha que ser sincero. Não esperava que Percy fosse levar a sério essa coisa de dominador e submisso. A prova disso era a gargantilha em volta de seu pescoço e claro, o anel em seu dedo. Ele não podia deixar de tocar no pedaço de couro em sua pele, feito uma coleira, não o deixando esquecer dos últimos dias. Nada tinha realmente mudado, embora ele se sentisse diferente. Mais tranquilo de algum jeito. Seguro. Quer dizer, Percy agora não hesitava quando queria algo dele, o que era um ótimo desenvolvimento. A questão é que... as coisas eram quase como elas costumavam ser no passado, quando eles eram crianças e as coisas eram mais simples. Se ele ignorasse a ansiedade que costumava sentir e a falta de sexo, era como se tivessem evoluído o que eles já tinham. E ele gostava muito disso, lhe dava um conforto que gesto ou palavra alguma conseguiria.

— Nico, você está me ouvindo?

— Hm?

Era Clarisse, irritada com ele. Ela tinha os braços cruzados e revirava os olhos, impaciente.

— Se você vai fazer isso, é melhor você ir lá. Qual foi a última palavra que você leu?

Era uma boa pergunta.

— Desde quando você se tornou tão dependente dele? — Clarisse, insistiu, se levantando.

— Eu não sou dependente de ninguém. De onde você tirou isso?

— Você acha que engana alguém? Ele até te colocou numa coleira!

— Não sei do que você está falando. — Nico nem mesmo levantou a voz, e mesmo fosse verdade, ele estava feliz de finalmente ser encoleirado.

— Nico! Para de brincar com essa gargantilha e presta atenção!

Clarisse antou até ele, segurou em sua mão e o fez levantar junto com ela. E então, o empurou em direção a piscina.

— Vai lá. Não volte aqui até que você consiga se concentrar.

— Eu não s--

— O que está acontecendo aqui?

Bem que Nico tinha percebido o sol sumir. Era apenas Percy parado atras dele, fazendo sombra.

— Nico sente sua falta. Cuide disso.

Com isso, Clarisse se sentou nas almofadas mais uma vez e se encostou contra o peito de Cris que sorriu satisfeito, ambos voltando a seus livros.

Isso não era justo! Ele não tinha um peito firme para se encostar enquanto estudava. 

Nico se virou em direção a Percy, prestar a dizer exatamente isso a ele, parando antes que pudesse continuar. Nico se lembrava do que aconteceu nas outras vezes que tinha levantado a voz para Percy, e se ele fizesse isso agora Percy também não se reprimiria.

Nico sorriu, engolindo a indignação e olhou para Percy, esquecendo por um momento a raiva. Percy ainda pingava da água da piscina, tinha os cabelos jogados para trás e vestia uma sunga tão justa que não escondia nada. Não que Percy estivesse tentando. 

Ele abriu a boca, pensou melhor e disse:

— Você precisa usar algo tão pequeno?

Mas Percy já estava sorrindo, vindo o resto do caminho em sua direção. Ele abriu os braços e imediatamente Nico foi envolvido por ele, sendo puxado contra o peito de Percy e se molhando no processo. Isso também era injusto, nenhum garoto de dezessete anos deveria ser tão alto ou ter aqueles músculos.

— O que foi? Cansou de estudar? — Percy o levantou do chão, o fazendo enrolar as pernas em volta dele. E tudo o que Nico escutou foi “está na hora de ir para o quarto?”

— Percy! Você devia estar estudando comigo!

Oh, não! Nico pensou, mal tendo tempo de segurar nos ombros de Percy, sentindo o impacto que mesmo sobre o tecido dos shorts, o fez gemer.

— Eu sei, bebê. — Então, Percy o segurou pelo queixo e o fez encará-lo, o beijando suavemente, o fazendo esquecer que eles tinham uma plateia. — Nós estudamos bastante essa semana. Nunca estive mais preparado, hm? Que tal a gente descansar um pouco? Só nós dois?

Parecia uma pergunta, mas não era uma. No meio de assobios e gritos, Percy o levou para dentro da casa, subindo as escadas como se Nico não pesasse nada, o encarando bem de perto enquanto ia.

— Qual o problema?

Essa era a questão. Pela primeira vez em muito tempo Nico não tinha nenhuma preocupação que não fosse passar em suas provas. Então, ele não podia dizer que era um problema. Era a solução, de fato. Nico estava estranhando a facilidade que ele tinha em deixar tudo nas mãos de Percy e se manter em seu pequeno e perfeito mundo onde nada parecia ser capaz de afetá-lo se Percy quisesse assim. 

— Não é nada. — Ele enfim disse quando chegaram no quarto e Percy o colocou sentado na ponta da cama, se ajoelhando no chão entre suas pernas. — Está tudo bem? 

— É claro, bebê. Nunca estive melhor.

Isso era verdade. A cada dia que passava Percy tinha mais energia e vigor, e devagar, tomava conta de todas as decisões que se referia a ambos. Eles fariam uma viagem? Percy decidia para onde. O que eles comeriam de manhã? Geralmente seu prato estaria pronto antes dele ter que pedir. Quer dizer, era sempre o que Nico gostava e do jeito que ele mais gostava, cada decisão parecendo ser algo que Nico escolheria por si mesmo se tivesse a chance. Às vezes, era até melhor. Sinceramente? Era um fardo que ele com muita alegria estava feliz de se livrar. Entretanto, ele não queria que isso se tornasse um peso para Percy, algo que ele fazia por obrigação.

— Está tudo bem mesmo? Suas notas melhoraram?

Isso pareceu fazer Percy parar por um momento, o observando mais de perto. Percy não tentou sorrir, ele o segurou pela nuca e o abraçou apertado, fazendo algo em seu peito se aquietar.

— É sobre a nossa relação? Está sendo muito?

— Não, eu gosto. — Nico negou, o abraçando de volta tão forte quanto Percy havia o abraçado. — Eu me preocupo com você.

— Bem, não esquente essa sua cabecinha, mm? Está tudo sob controle. 

— Tem certeza?

Percy beijou seu pescoço e disse: 

— Contanto que você permita, vou cuidar de tudo.

— Você me trata tão bem. Ninguém fez tanto por mim quanto você faz.

— Acho bom. Espero que ninguém faça ou teremos um problema.

Nico queria rir. Ele também esperava que ninguém fizesse, porque se esse fosse o caso, signifaria que eles não estariam mais juntos. Ao invés de responder, Nico preferiu deixar que Percy decidisse os proximos passos; se seria sexo, um longo banho ou uma soneca no meio do dia, não importava para Nico. Se eles estivessem juntos, era o suficiente para ele.

***

No fim, eles tinham decidido por um banho na jacuzzi, um longo e relaxante banho onde Percy tinha massageado suas costas e feito a tensão que ele nem sabia que tinha, desaparecer como num passo de mágica. Percy estava sendo tão bom para ele que Nico finalmente havia achado a oportunidade perfeita para colocar seu plano em ação. 

Ele deixou que Percy o secasse dos pés à cabeça, como em qualquer dia, o carregasse até a cama e o beijasse antes de Percy se levantar e ir colocar as toalhas no cesto de roupas sujas. Nico aproveitou esse momento para pegar o pacote dentro do fundo de uma gaveta e entrou no closet, uma porta que ficava perto do guarda-roupa e que eles raramente usam. Felizmente, ele finalmente teria um uso. 

Rasgando a embalagem, Nico tirou as duas peças e as seguros entre os dedos, percebendo que talvez tenha comprado em um tamanho menor do que tinha planejado. O tecido era uma de seda deliciada e de cor rosa clarinha, parecendo ser tirada de um tule, porém bonita e feminina. Ele achava que Percy iria gostar, seria um contraste interessante contra sua pele. Bem, Nico não sabia até experimentar. Então, pegando a tanga, colocou os pés nos espaços certos e vestiu a parte de cima, sentindo a seda deslizar por sua pele.

Agora Nico sabia por que as mulheres gostam tanto desse tipo de lingerie, o tecido era tão macio e fino... era como se ele nem estivesse usando nada, mas, mesmo assim, estivesse sendo acariciado.

— Nico? Onde você está? — Ele escutou Percy o chamando. 

Era agora ou não, certo?

Nico nem mesmo pegou um roupão antes de abrir a porta do closet. Ele apenas arrumou a canga e caminhou para dentro do quarto, parando perto do batente da porta. Ele se sentiu um pouco ridículo com aquela roupa cheia de fru-fru? Sim. Porém, tudo valeu a pena no exato momento em que encontrou Percy no meio do cômodo, vendo a expressão no rosto de Percy ir de confuso para chocado e então, o puro prazer.

Ele andou o resto do caminho e parou em frente a Percy, decidido a ser o melhor dos submissos. Ele abaixou levemente a cabeça, mostrando respeito e colocou as mãos trás das costas, permitindo que Percy visse sua frente.

— Tão bonito. Tudo isso é pra mim? — Percy disse mais sério do que Nico esperava. Sua voz soando mais firme e grave, ainda sem tocar nele.

— Eu queria fazer uma surpresa. Você gostou?

Nico esperou pacientemente, segurando o folego. Isso era porque Percy não gostava de ser surpreendido. Eles nunca tinham conversado sobre essas coisas, mas no fundo Nico sabia que isso era verdade. Se Percy fosse surpreendido, quer dizer que ele não tinha o controle do que acontecia. Mas ainda assim, Nico queria ver a reação de Percy, talvez assim Percy não fosse tão cuidadoso com ele. Não o entendam mal, ele amava cada dia que passava ao lado de Percy, mas a... excitação não acontecia com tanta frequência como ele gostaria. Talvez isso fosse o que eles precisavam.

— Meu bebê está tentando me provocar, é isso?

— Está dando certo?

Nico espiou entre os cílios e viu um brilho estranhos nos olhos de Percy.

Nesses momentos as feições de Percy se transformavam completamente. De calmo ele se tornava sério e... e algo mais que era difícil definir. As vezes era brincalhão, e outras, maldoso, como se Percy se divertisse com sua angústia. Percy nunca perdia a calma, entretanto, era como se algo além disso viesse a superfície, algo que Percy escondia e que apenas se manifestava se provocado.

— Você quer descobrir?

Bem, Nico teria respondido se pudesse, se tivesse sido uma pergunta. Era mais um aviso, um comunicado do que estava prestes a acontecer. 

Ainda segurando o folego, Nico continuou a observar Percy, como ele parecia estar se preparando para fazer algo... tinha sido um erro? Quem ele devia ter avisado e-- Percy então se moveu. Apenas um passo para a frente e suas mãos quentes estavam sobre Nico, no pescoço, puxando sua cabeça para trás e em sua cintura, o mantendo no lugar. O que tinha sido uma boa ideia. Sem nenhuma roupa para cobri-lo, as sensações pareciam mais intensas, o fazendo estremecer dos pés à cabeça.

— Nós não conversamos sobre isso. Você sabe o que uma palavra de segurança é?

— Oh. — Ele sabia! Finalmente! Nico sabia e tinha esperado por esse momento. O problema era que ele se encontrava com dificuldade para falar. Então, acenou, se sentindo preso pelos olhos de Percy que o fitavam, intensos.

— Use suas palavras, bebê. — Nico sabia que o apelido devia suavizar o momento, mas ele só se sentia mais tenso, se preparando para o que estava prestes a acontecer.

— Eu-- eu tenho. Torta?

— Você tem certeza? — E agora tinha um certo tom de humor da voz de Percy, suas covinhas aparecendo.

— Na verdade, não. Sei como funciona, mas nunca usei uma antes. 

— Nunca? — Percy franziu a testa, parecendo nada contente. — Isso é muito irresponsável.

— Eu sei, mas… 

— Me diga.

— Eu não consigo falar muito, sabe? Durante.

Isso pareceu acender uma luz no rosto de Percy.

— Vamos manter isso em mente. Agora, deixa eu ver... quem comprou isso pra você? — Mas Percy estava sorrindo, deslizando as mãos por seu corpo. Ombros, costas, cintura, andando em volta dele e tocando em todos os lugares até chegar em sua bunda, acariciando suas nádegas e escorregando um dos dedos pelo fio da tanga em direção a sua entrada.

— Ah!

— Não era isso o que você queria? Eu devia usar o meu presente? Hmm?

E de novo, parecia uma pergunta, mas não era uma. Nico permaneceu como estava, com as mãos atrás das costas, e apenas se moveu quando Percy o segurou pelo braço, o guiando para a cama.

— Onde foi que você aprendeu essa posição, bebê? — Percy disse enquanto eles iam em direção a cama.

— Eu vi em um vídeo… 

— Você sabe o que isso significa?

Nico acenou, envergonhado demais para dizer.

— Eu quero ouvir.

— Servidão e obediência.

— É isso mesmo. — Percy disse, satisfeito. — Não precisa se apressar, tudo vai acontecer na hora certa. Quero que você relaxe, tudo bem?

Foi o que Nico fez. Deixou que Percy o colocasse sentado na ponta da cama e quando enfim Percy se aproximou, ele fechou os olhos e gemeu, sentindo seu corpo reagir livremente.

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Obrigada por ler. Nos vemos na proxima!

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Tenth Day of Gift-Giving

Ten Titles

... creative titles for your next story

It’s not like the movies

Goodbye to our yesterday

Longing for the love we left

Confessions in the dark

As the gods will

The story about the tree

Getting too comfortable

What we’ve never done before

Burying our memories

The name they gave us

24 Days of Gift-Giving

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hey if you're the type of writer that's like me where you tend to write specific scenes first that vaguely weave together into a plot, you might like using obsidian as a writing app.

my frustration with other writing applications is that i will write my scenes out of order and it's hard to move things around and rearrange them on a regular document.

but with obsidian there's this canvas feature where you can just write all your scenes and plot moments on these little cards that you can freely rearrange. you can color code them and connect them too.

here's the canvas i've created for my current multi-chapter fic: (if you zoom in you can see all the text in each card this what it looks like zoomed out)

as you can see, i color code them based off chapters and will group them next to a document card with the working title of the chapter. anything not color-coded are scenes that don't have a proper place quite yet or it's just world building references. this app can also be good for note-taking and collecting research!

best of all, it's FREE!!! the only downside is that if you want your stuff to sync across devices, you do have to pay for that. i constantly hop between my laptop and desktop so i pay for the syncing. but if you write on only one device it's completely free! EDIT: some reblogs have mentioned that you can apparently link your own personal cloud storage (dropbox, gdrive, icloud, etc.) to obsidian for free! that way you can access your obsidian vaults across multiple devices without the extra fee. i don't mind supporting the devs but just something to look into if costs is a concern.

i typically use it for organizing my thoughts for a first draft. once i get all the scenes arranged and mostly written out, i will copy and paste them into ellipsus (also free & highly recommended as a google doc alternative) so that they're all in one document that i can edit.

thinking about Nico starting to grow a beard before Jason and not caring about having to shave until Jason offers to do it for him, and then ofc Jason buys a whole kit with many razor blades, shaving foam, aftershave and more things like that that Jason doesn't even know what they're for. Anyway, the image of Nico sitting on the closed toilet and paralyzed while Jason fills his face with the foam and shaves him very serious and focused, and nico can't stop staring at him... this is doing something to me ok??

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i’ve been on hold at my library for a book about asexuality for a few weeks and i just read an article about some concepts in the book re: consent. and holy shit. blew my mind. i’ve NEVER read about consent in the context of a relationship with an ace and an allo that resonated so strongly with me, and as a person in such a relationship!! it’s so!!! i’m even more excited for the book now.

for anyone interested, the article is How to Negotiate Better Consent: An Asexual Perspective and the book i’m waiting for is Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society and the Meaning of Sex.

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THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME - PERCY/NICO AU HIGH SCHOOL - CHAPTER IX - Parte II

Hello, how are you? I noticed that there was a part missing from the previous chapter. I've already put it in the full chapter, but it will also be here for those who have read the chapter before. It's a flashback to when Percy and Nico first met.

Happy reading!

Previous chapters: CHAPTER I / CHAPTER II / CHAPTER III / CHAPTER IV / CHAPTER V / CHAPTER VI / CHAPTER VII / CHAPTER VIII

Extra  - Getting to know each other

Another scene from the past, when Percy and Nico first met.

Percy looked around, making sure no one was following him, and left the empty classroom. Ever since his family's restaurant had become five"star, the stalking had begun. People who had never spoken to him now wanted to be his friend, his best friends started treating him like royalty. No matter where he went, everyone knew his name, trying to get a reservation on behalf of other adults. He had learned very quickly how to avoid these people who were now almost everyone he knew. And you know what was worse? These people weren't interested in his mother's food, they were interested in who frequented the restaurant. It was so unfair! Even to go to the bathroom the crowds followed him without giving him a minute's peace. Tyson was so lucky! He’d already finished high school and was about to graduate from college. Percy had no choice but to deal with the gossip and greedy, self"centered people.

Looking once again at the empty corridor, he put his cell phone back in his pocket and went into the bathroom.

Ah, finally. Silence. Just him and the urinal. He unzipped his pants and...he heard a moan. Right next to him. Percy turned his face and there were three boys in a circle. He saw that one of them was unzipping his pants and the others were already without them.

Well, that was none of his business.

"No, please. I… I…"

"You what? Are you going to tell your little sister? Your Dad?"

"Please!"

Percy sighed and walked towards them. His mother hadn't raised him to watch someone being abused.

He stopped behind them, in front of the mirror, and saw what was happening. A boy with the softest, most feminine features he had ever seen was trying to cover his face and was cowering against the wall, he was so small that reacting against those boys would have been stupid. The problem was that he was so distracted by the boy's beauty that Percy ended up missing when one of the boys grabbed his own member and pointed it towards the boy on the floor.

"What are you doing?" Percy finally said. The boys were startled and jumped away, covering themselves as best as they could.

"We... hey, aren't you that rich kid?"

Just what he needed.

"I said, what are you doing?"

"It's not what it seems."

"Oh, is not? How do you explain that?"

The three boys and Percy looked at the little boy on the ground, who was hiding his face and crying pitifully.

"You know what? I don't want to know. If I catch you doing it again…"

"You have no proof!"

"Are you sure?"

The boys looked at each other and after a few moments, ran off. And Percy Finally could do what he needed to do and leave.

That is, if the little boy hadn't lifted his face and looked at him with those deep black eyes, swollen and shining from crying. Slightly curly black waves of hair and the most beautiful red lips he had ever seen. Percy admitted that he had frozen, enjoying the sight. He, who had never been interested in anyone in his eleven years of life, found himself enchanted. And even when the little boy bit his lips and looked at him, still lying on the bathroom floor, Percy couldn't stop staring.

"You didn't have to." The little boy mumbled, shrinking further against the wall near the sink.

"I... was the right thing to do." That was the truth, it was the right thing to do, but what wasn't right was to admire the beautiful little boy, especially in a situation like that. He felt like a monster. "What's your name?"

"Nico. Niccolas."

Hmm... Italian. They say it's the language of love.

"Percy Jackson."

"Oh." Nico said, looking him up and down, his high cheeks getting hotter. "You're not going to do what those boys wanted to do... are you?”

"What they wanted to do?”

Nico looked down and Percy followed his gaze.

Oh, actually, his zipper was still open, but now there was a certain... volume there.

"I'm nothing like those boys.”

"Aren't you?" Nico still looked doubtful, even though he himself had a bulge in his pants. A much smaller one that Percy seemed to be analyzing more closely than he should.

"I'm not." Percy turned around, trying to convince himself, and walked to the urinal again.

He pulled down his underwear and tried to concentrate. No one had warned him that it would be so difficult to relieve himself with an erection on the way. Percy took a deep breath, relaxing, and finally succeeded. When he returned to the sink, intending to wash his hand, he saw that the little boy was still on the floor, watching him get close.

Nico had been watching him... go to the bathroom? Since the area was wide open, it was impossible not to see.

"Do you need help?" He said as he washed his hands, staring at their reflections in the mirror. Nico looked scared and embarrassed, while he himself was serious and almost absent, showing no emotion.

"No! I mean, I'm fine. Thank you very much.”

"All right, then.”

Percy dried his hand and turned towards the exit. He had offered to help, hadn't he? From then on, it wasn't his responsibility what happened to Nico.

***

Percy had never realized how big that school was. Two indoor and two outdoor courts, fifty classrooms, ten laboratories. Swimming pools, jogging trails and even a forest with a variety of plantations. It was a good place for anyone looking for a well-rounded education, but also for anyone looking for a place to hide. Luckily, Percy had found just the perfect place; deserted and quiet, right in front of one of the open courts. Best of all, the view from the stands was very limited, preventing people from finding him easily.

He walked calmly through the school corridors and arrived at his favorite spot, determined to make a few baskets on the court and eat something quick before the next class. Percy intended to join the team and didn't want it to be out of sheer favoritism. That is, he was just about to enter the court when he saw a black head of hair on the far side of the bleachers. Now, he needed to know who it was, and only then would Percy know if it was still a safe place or not.

Percy hurried over and saw that it was the same little boy as last time. He had a cut in his lip and the right side of his face was purple. Percy had the impulse to ask who had done this to him, but remembered it was none of his business. Especially since Nico seemed to be fine, apart from his bruised face, and seeing that Nico was eating a small feast. Percy could see at least four different kinds of dishes, all arranged in little bowls, the sight warming his heart for some reason. It must have been the way Nico cowered, trying to hide from him, but he still stared at him, smiling.

Percy watched Nico pick up one of the lunchboxes and, as shyly as possible, offer it to him, saying: "Do you want some?”

Percy found himself walking the rest of the distance to Nico, abandoning his backpack and basketball at the foot of the bleachers, and sat down in front of Nico.

"I brought it too. My mother is a cook.”

"Ah." Nico muttered and shrugged, picking up his fork. "I always make a lot. See?”

Nico then opened the other two lunchboxes and showed them to him. Vegetable pie with cheese. Meatballs. Calabrian bread. Cake, too.

"Do you? And your mother?”

"I don't have one. She's dead.”

That's when Percy realized what he was doing. Like a weirdo, he watched Nico eat as if it were the most wonderful thing in the world while the boy ate alone, having to make his own food.

"Your father? You must have one, right?”

Nico denied it and stuffed another piece of pie into his mouth, ignoring all the other dishes. "Dad's always traveling.”

"So...?”

"I learned from Mama before she died. Her food was the best!" But Nico said it so happily that Percy felt better.

"Who looks after you?”

"I have a nanny. My sister, too! She's the best sister in the world." Nico continued eating happily and Percy felt something in his eyes. What was going on? This boy couldn't be so naive, could he? So... happy? How old was he? Nine? Ten? He must be younger than himself.

"You really don't want to? I did it all by myself!”

"Everything? Did you even reach the stove?”

"Yes, I did! The nanny just turned on the stove. I have a ladder near the table and…”

"Yeah?”

"You're very mean. I don't want to talk to you anymore!”

Percy couldn't stand it, he put his hand around his belly and laughed. It had been a long time since he had seen something so cute and funny. Nico's chubby cheeks inflating like a balloon, his arms crossed, his lips in an even cuter pout.

"How old are you, eh?”

"I’m eleven! What's the problem?”

"You're so short and small. Who's feeding you?”

And again, Percy couldn't take it. Laughing at his own joke, he let himself fall backwards onto the bleachers, laughing and laughing until his breath died away and then came back, a happy smile remaining on his lips long after his crisis had passed.

"Are you okay?” Nico asked in a small, soft voice, making his heart melt.

Percy opened his eyes to see that Nico had approached where he was laing, sitting on his knees, all worried, his black eyes wide and cheeks flushed.

"So…" Percy said, trying to stop smiling. "We're in the same year. Why haven't I see you around?

"I saw you.” Nico said and lowered his eyes to his lap. "It's hard not to when people only talk about you.”

"What they say?”

"You get the best grades. You're the best at sports. You have the best girlfriend. That sort of thing.”

"Who is that girlfriend?”

"I think… Annabeth Chase? I'm not sure. I arrived a few weeks ago.”

"That's good to know.”

"Know what?”

"That I have a girlfriend.”

"You… don't know?" Nico tilted his head like a confused puppy and that got another laugh out of him. This time, Nico laughed along. He seemed to be holding back his laughter, but when Percy didn't stop, Nico found himself with no escape, joining in.

"You're funny.” Nico told him.

"No, you are.”

And like third-graders, which they both were, they laughed again as they heard the bell ring. Percy hadn't even realized that half an hour had passed, which was more time than he usually spent with his old friends. And what that said about him, hm?

"We have to go." He heard Nico say.

They really did.

In a hurry, he helped Nico collect the lunch boxes and accompanied him to his next class, discovering that Nico was in fact in the same class as him. Was Percy so distracted by trying to hide that he couldn't see what was going on around him? Well, that would change from that moment on.

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Thanks for reading!

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SITTER'S LOVE - Nico!Babysitter, Percy!Teacher-father - Chapter XV

Sim, mais uma capítulo. Para compensar pela semana passada. Espero que vocês gostem.

Previous chapters: CHAPTER I / CHAPTER II / / CHAPTER III, CHAPTER IV e CHAPTER V / Chapter VI e Chapter VII / Chapter VIII e Chapter IX / Chapter X, Chapter XI, Chapter XII e Chapter XIII / Chapter XIV

Percy watched that boy and did nothing, he didn't move to give him what he deserved or try to call for help, he just witnessed that beautiful scene; Will at the foot of the stairs, fuming with rage while he hugged Nico tightly.

He rested his head on top of Nico's and in return, he heard Nico sigh softly, relaxing completely against Percy.

Even though he knew he shouldn't provoke people, it was something that was in his blood. He stroked Nico's back and then looked back at Will, smiling victoriously. He understood perfectly well what this would cause, it was obvious. If someone was touching what was his, as he was doing now, he would be furious too. And sure enough, Will came towards them, marching and huffing, Will puffed out his chest, preparing for battle, and stopped right in front of them, close enough for Percy to feel Will's rapid breathing on his face. Not pleasant.

"Let go of Nico, he doesn't belong to you!”

"Ohh!" Percy said, faking the happiness he didn't feel. "If he doesn't belong to me, does that mean he's yours?”

For real, that was a question that didn’t need an answer. Nico wasn’t someone’s thing. Anyway, that didn’t matter. The fact that was worth noting was that Nico gasped and pressed himself closer to him, hiding his face in his shoulder and muttering a “Please, someone kill me,” something Percy probably shouldn’t have heard. So he decided to ignore it.

"Let. Him. Go! Now!”

"What if I don't want to? You're going to scream some more, aren't you?" Percy shook his head, pretending to be disappointed and said: "You can curse me if you want. I promise to cry just for you. What do you think?”

“You fucking--!”

Percy peered over Nico's head at Will and nearly burst out laughing.

You know, it was pretty funny. A spoiled kid thinking that his angry puppy face pretending to be a fighting bull would scare anyone. And he thought he was the little wimp there. Live and learn, right? However, Will kept his promise, he came closer again and before Percy knew it, a punch was coming towards him, but because of the height difference it would hit Nico.

At the last moment, he turned around, putting Nico with his back to the wall and took another punch in his place, in the same spot where Hades had hit him. He barely felt the impact, but he knew that the next day the bruise would be much bigger than necessary.

"Per!" Nico gasped, seeming to come out of his stupor.

"It's okay, kitten." He smiled at Nico and stroked his long black hair. It didn't even hurt, he was sincere. But Nico didn't believe it. He raised his hand and massaged the place gently, making a cute grimace of sorrow.

"The skin is swollen. It even looks like a bump has formed!”

"It’s nothing. You don't need to--”

That was the moment when Hazel decided to appear, shaking the photo album and showing a specific page that they couldn't see from that direction.

"Percy, I found-- You again! What are you doing here?" She pointed at Will and crossed her arms.

Percy knew he liked her for a good reason.

"It's none of your business, Dwarf." Will said without paying attention to her.

Percy turned his head in time to see Will raising his fist once more, another punch coming his way.

"Is that so? Then, I'll call Lalá and Katty.”

Hazel whistled and two dogs appeared. They were two adult, trained German Shepherds.

"Bite." With a sweet smile on her face, was all Hazel said.

After that, everything happened very quickly. The dogs followed their owner's orders and went after Will, who ran away, disappearing faster than he had appeared.

***

"Percy, I found-- You! What are you doing here again?”

When Hazel appeared on the balcony was the moment he knew things were only going to get more complicated. She pointed at Will and crossed her arms, the photo album forgotten in her hands.

You know? That was the reason Will didn't come to their house anymore and that was also the reason they met at Will's work, hidden in some dark alley.

The truth was that things had been a bit strange between Will and his family ever since… well, ever since Will started acting so explosively. It wasn’t anyone’s fault, exactly, Will was too jealous, too bossy, sometimes it seemed like he was going to force him into something Nico didn’t want to do, and without him even realizing it. One moment they were talking and the next… they weren’t. Even though Will knew he wasn’t ready to take that step.

The thing was, Will used to be his friend, his first friend, and Nico didn't want to lose that friendship just because they weren't sexually compatible, even though Will insisted they were. He just... Nico just didn't feel that way about Will, maybe he never had. If it weren't for his father... it was hard to define if he ever loved Will or if it was the pressure from Hades putting everything on his shoulders; the problem was that Will was always there by his side, but maybe... maybe he shouldn't be anymore? Will definitely had other priorities now, like deciding who was the alpha male or marking his territory like a dog in heat.

"It's none of your business, Dwarf." Nico heard Will say, his voice sending shivers down his spine.

Nico didn't even want to see, he didn't want to hear either. Will spoke with so much anger, with so much hate... he didn't know who Will was anymore. The boy Nico knew was sweet and respectful, the best friend in the world. Now this mean, cruel and violent man? He had never heard Will speak like that to anyone, much less seen him raise his hand against anyone.

Shrinking against Percy's chest, Nico closed his eyes, ready to receive all the aggression that Will seemed to direct only at him.

"Is that so? Then I'll call Lalá and Katty.”

Hazel whistled and the two dogs appeared, the guard dogs that looked after their property, trained by Hades and Hazel since she was little.

"Bite." Hazel said and Nico relaxed, it was a relief not to have to deal with Will now.

Will ran away and finally Nico allowed himself to sigh and breathe, feeling safe with Percy around him.

"Nico, are you okay? What did he do?”

He looked to the side and there was the angel with black skin and golden eyes, she was so tall and so kind that most of the time Nico forgot that she was only eleven years old.

"It was nothing. You know, the usual.”

"If it were me, I would have already kicked his ass so hard that Will would never sit down again." She nodded, as though imagining the whole scene, and took Nico's hand, leading them inside the house.

Percy followed closely behind him, his hands guiding his back and making him feel good. That is, until they reached the dining room where everyone was still sitting, no one was drinking or eating like before, all of them looking at their forks or laps, avoiding looking at him, or almost; Hades was the exception. He had one of the most neutral expressions Nico had ever seen in his life.

"Come on, sit down. Finish eating.”

Nico looked at the plate and his stomach turned. The food must have gone cold and the wine made him want to vomit.

"No, thanks. I'll take Perc--”

"It was you? The one who called that boy here?" Hazel said, still standing at the entrance to the dining room. "Only you would do something like that.”

"Hazel, respect your father." Maria finally spoke. She muttered, standing up and walking around the table until she was in front of her daughter. "The important thing is that the problem has been solved.”

"Solved? What was solved? That man came in here again!”

“Hazel,” Hades murmured, scolding her. “You’re right. I talked to him. I thought Will had changed, that he was worried about Nico keeping him waiting last night. I didn’t ask him to come.”

"So, you admit it! You've been talking to him behind our backs!”

"Not exactly. Mr. Solace is the mayor, how could I not talk to them?”

"Is this all because of money? I don't believe it! Is that why Nico forces himself to put up with that daddy's boy son of a b****? Cause you would lose their political support? Ahg!" Hazel looked at her father in disgust and ran out of the room, but before she went, she turned around and said: "If you ever do that to me, I'll report you for mistreatment of minors. How could you do that to your own son?”

With that, Hazel ran up the stairs and from where they were, they could hear the door slam with a loud thud.

***

"Yeah, well…" He turned to Percy and ignored everything else, almost hiding back against the man's chest. Instead, he tried to smile and look apologetic. It probably didn't work. But he was surprised, Percy brought his hands to his face and wiped away the tears he hadn't even noticed were falling.

"No need to cry, it's okay.”

“I--”

"Really. It was my fault. You don't have to be sad about it. Hmm?" Percy smiled at him, showing that small smirk, and touched his hair, stroking it slowly, calming him with just a gentle gesture and sweet words.

Strangely reassured, Nico felt a weird sensation in the pit of his stomach and observed Percy's eyes, clear as the sea, firm and warm in his touch, determined, affectionate. He didn't know what to say, that gesture seemed more than a simple caress, its meaning expanding each time Percy did something like that; the gesture becoming more familiar and intimate than before. But Nico had promised, he wouldn't run away from his feelings. So he continued to look at him and let the moment drag on until the minutes passed and Will's memory slowly faded.

Percy just stood there with Nico, hugging him around the waist, massaging his hair and smiling at him.

“Are you okay?” Percy finally spoke, whispering close to his ear, like a secret.

Nico mumbled something back, something nonsensical. Percy smiled, his voice coming out in a deep cat-like purr, the laughter echoing through his chest and broad shoulders, making Nico feel it in his hands, still resting on Percy's shoulders.

"Do you want to come with me? I don't blame you. I would run away from here too if I could.”

Nico smiled at Percy. Yes, he found himself smiling. Nico smiled because it was the only thing to do at that moment, the only logical thing that would keep him sane; mostly, Nico smiled because that was the effect Percy had on him, even when the man acted like a jerk his reaction was to laugh, whether he was happy, angry or... something else, his reaction would always be that.

“I’ll walk you to the door?” Nico asked. He wouldn’t mind spending some more time with him. However, it was already dark and he didn’t want Percy to get home too late.

So Nico took him by the hand and led him along the path between the vegetations until they reached the wooden gate at the entrance to the property.

"Thanks for bearing with me. It was a fun night.”

"I bet." Nico muttered back.

Super fun.

Percy smiled at him and took a step back, preparing to leave when he stopped in his tracks and turned to Nico, now more sober.

"I was serious about you coming with me. For as long as you need.”

"I-- I can't. It wouldn't be..." The word Nico was looking for was "good" or "healthy," but what came out was something else. "...fair. You've done so much for me. I don't know how to thank you.”

"You don't have to. Never. I wouldn't ask for what you're not willing to give. And I don't expect you to give me anything back.”

Percy's response to his ears sounded ambiguous, with more meaning than he was ready to accept. So Nico just nodded and waited for Percy to walk away, looking down and feeling strangely disappointed, sensing that something was changing again and in such a short time. However, before Percy had completely walked away, Nico saw Percy coming back with hurried steps and… and he hadn't expected that.

Holding his breath, Nico saw Percy stop in front of him and... and hold his shoulder, watched those hands go up to his neck and stop there, firm and warm. It was then that Percy looked at him very closely and... and kissed his face, too close to his mouth and, at the same time, far away.

Percy pressed his mouth there for longer than necessary, massaging his hair, and slowly released him. Only then did Nico realize how possessive Percy's touch seemed, much more intense than the other times. Yes, this time Percy didn't smile, and neither did he do it. Percy looked at Nico as if memorizing his features and finally pulled away, hesitating.

"See you on Monday.”

Percy turned his back on him, got into his giant jeep and sped away. Before he knew it, Percy was long gone, leaving him with nothing but silence and his own thoughts, and maybe a little discomfort between his legs.

See you soon!

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Drawspace

DragoArt

WetCanvas

6. INSTRUMENTS & MUSIC THEORY

Music Theory

Teoria

Music Theory Videos

Furmanczyk Academy of Music

Dave Conservatoire

Petrucci Music Library

Justin Guitar

Guitar Lessons

Piano Lessons

Zebra Keys

Play Bass Now

7. OTHER UNCATEGORIZED SKILLS

Investopedia

The Chess Website

Chesscademy

Chess.com

Spreeder

ReadSpeeder

First Aid for Free

First Aid Web

NHS Choices

Wolfram Demonstrations Project

Please feel free to add more learning focused websites. 

*There are a lot more learning websites out there, but I picked the ones that are, as far as I’m aware, completely free and in my opinion the best/ most useful.

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That's so cute! Thank you got tagging me @haiseiscute333

I don´t know who to tag, so here we go!

@g0thnico @gutsnoir @perryjackpott

starting a picrew chain cause i’m bored

no pressure tags: @alexwilders @fiddler-sticks @mychal-is-ok @deliciouspeachpirate @finding-an-angle @aether-wasteland-s @wekiaamtoo + anyone else that wants to join!

*I did not create this picrew*

I know post House of Hades that we the readers know that Nico's motivation for helping Percy in The Last Olympian is because he had a crush, but I think it's a little shallow to just leave it at that.

Percy was one of the only other children of the Big Three. He knows what it's like to be avoided out of fear, although not to the same degree as Nico. He's one of the few other people to share that experience of not supposed to be alive.

Also, Nico knew that Percy chose to take the prophecy and make it about him. He resisted Hades's suggestion to keep Percy locked in the Underworld so Nico could be the hero. There's a lot more going on than a crush.

Despite the misunderstandings between them, Percy shouldered the prophecy to protect Nico. And Nico helped him as much as he could, because they were the ones being targeted. No other demigods felt the weight of the prophecy like they did.

I think it's also something to think about with Jason in the equation. Did he know that Percy took that burden on himself? That he took a hit for the team? Did he know that Percy protected him?

To take it even further, would Thalia have opted out if she knew Jason was alive? She wanted to escape the prophecy and kind of dumped it on Percy. Would she have done the same if she knew there was a chance Jason would suffer for it?

The dynamics between the kids of the Big Three are so intriguing and I feel like they don't get explored enough.

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