𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥

ꜰᴀᴋᴇ ɪᴛ | P.J

ABOUT: Percy's motto, "fake it till you make it." He just wants to be compatible with Y/n.
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lowercase intended.

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"Hey percy, Mr. D told you to come help me with the pegasus," grover asks his friend.

"no thanks. i don't like animals," percy shakes his head.

"it wasn't... a question.." grover tells him in confusion.

"Okay? Tell him I said i don't want to," percy continues to decline.

"Hi guys!"

They turned to the voice coming from the side of them. It was y/n.

"Have you guys seen those little critters walking around? They're so cute," She squealed.

"critters? like animals? you like animals," percy asked.

"yes, like animals and yes i love animals," she says.

"oh yeah! Then yeah i've seen them. I also love animals," percy smiles, switching up.

Grover looks at him confused. "But two minutes ago you said-"

Percy cuts him off, "that i love animals!"

He was still staring at y/n when he said that. Grover nods, coming up with a plan.

"So, if you just love animals then you wouldn't mind helping me with the pegasus, right," grover asks percy again.

"Oh, pegasus?! I would help you grover," y/n says enthusiastically.

"Yep, yep! Me too! I would love to help as well," percy pats grover on the shoulder.

———

Percy was dying at the fields. He did not like it.

"I love helping out animals..." percy speaks up to the two.

"same! I think we should do this every week," y/n excitedly suggests.

"Yeah! We should. Percy would like that," grover instigates.

Percy smiles nervously. He didn't say anything.

"After we finish, you know what we should do? We should do some meditation like yoga! It helps me, maybe it will be calming for you two," y/n smiles as she scoops up the dirt.

"Fine by me! What about you, percy. You like yoga," grover intently looks at him.

Percy nods, "sure do!"

"Great! Come by at five," y/n says placing the shovel back in its place.

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"Now i want you two to do tree pose," y/n instructs them, showing them what to do.

Percy was internally crying, but he's pushing through.

Grover was happily doing it and waiting to see if percy would crack.

Y/n gets up from the position and walks to the two of them. They've been at it for an hour. Percy was on his last foot.

Literally.

He starts wobbling then falls, crashing into y/n.

"woahh!"

"ah! I'm so sorry, y/n," percy picks him up and quickly help y/n up.

"you're good," she laughs, fixing her shirt down.

Grover stops doing the pose, "y/n, can i tell you something?"

"sure! what's up," y/n asks him.

"privately."

——

"Percy!"

Y/n calls out to the boy, catching up from behind him. He turns around quickly.

"y/n? what happened," he asked worriedly.

"i got my shoes stuck around a tree branch could you help me? It's like really high," she asked him.

"u-uh... sure," he stutters out.

y/n shows percy the way to her shoes. It was wrapped around a tree branch on a really tall tree. like really tall.

"that high," his voice gets higher.

"yes! it's okay if you can't-"

Percy cuts her off, "nope, it's okay! I can do it! Anything for you!"

"You're the best," y/n hugs him, surprising percy.

His eyes widen but he smiled nonetheless.

"okay.. so, i'll just.. start there," he mutters, starting to climb the tree. Or another way up.

———

After some time, percy is up at the tree branch.

"I got it," percy smiles, shouting down at her.

Y/n looks up at him as he shouts. Y/n didn't know he was shaking, but he's trying to hide that.

"okay, you can bring them down now," she shouts at him, smiling.

"i don't know how to get down..." he whispers to himself. Y/n didn't hear.

"yep! coming," percy says.

He looks around him trying to find a way down. He takes a step onto the tree, but he slips as he raises his other foot.

"AAAHHHHHH!"

Percy falls onto the ground, creating a huge thump.

Y/n runs to him, kneeling.

"Are you okay, percy," she asks him worried.

"just dandy," he groans.

He sits up, rubbing his back. He hands y/n's shoes to her.

"Thank you, percy," she hugs him again.

"My pleasure," he smiles, hugging her back.

"I have a question," she asks him, pulling away.

"what is it," he asks.

"why'd you do that? Get my shoes from up there," she asks him in a soft tone.

"Why not? You're my.. friend," he says.

"Yeah, but you're terrified of heights. So this confirms my suspicions about you liking me," she says.

"Who told you that," he asks panicked.

"Grover. He told me everything. He told me you don't like animals. Or yoga. Or heights," she tells him.

"darn it, grover," her mutters to himself. "But it's okay, i'll do it for you," he adds.

"You'll lie to impress me?" She asks him.

"fake it till you make it," he smiles.

She smiles, "that's so dumb."

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i told myself if i don't post i can't be happy and do what i want #manipulationatitsfinest