Multifandom Oneshots

percy jackson ~ emetophobia (hurt/comfort) ~ grover & thalia

A/N : Obvious tw for anyone who is eeked out by nausea or anything like that. Takes place in between chapters 10 and 11 of book 3

Percy, Grover, Thalia, Bianca, and Zoë all left the museum in a bit of a panic. After all, a skeleton army would be on their tail soon enough. Luckily though, when they got out of the building, they were able to take a moment to calm down.

Percy caught up to the two Hunters. However annoyed by his presence Zoë may have been, she at least was civil now. Bianca was kind to him as well. After all, having grown up with her little brother, she had a bit more tolerance for boys. Zoë did not share this tolerance but she had no choice now that Percy was part of the quest.

While Percy and the Hunters sat down under a tree to catch their breath, Thalia collapsed against the side of the building as soon as they left.

Grover caught her and gently lowered her to the ground. She already had some issues with getting sick (a side effect of being essentially resurrected), so being thrown into a giant metal piece of display was a quick trigger for that, leaving her dizzy and nauseous.

"Are you okay?" Grover asked, though that was kind of a stupid question. Thalia just shook her head and held a hand over her mouth. She wasn't sure that she would actually vomit, but she certainly felt like it, and that made her uneasy.

Grover, having the ability to sense people's emotions (and also knowing that this sort of thing caused Thalia anxiety) gently reached out to hold her unoccupied hand. She felt incredibly tense, but seemed to relax slightly at the comforting gesture. "I know you're freaked out" the satyr said gently. "But, it'll be okay. You're not gonna... Get sick. Your body is just processing a minor injury"

"I know that, smart ass" Thalia replied weakly with a small smirk that made Grover chuckle. "Wow, so kind" he said sarcastically. Thalia was still incredibly anxious about how she was feeling, but the nausea was beginning to go away and the satyr's presence was keeping her from completely freaking out.

Grover took out his reed pipes and gently (if poorly) played some kind of healing song, and Thalia felt the bad feeling die down a bit more. "Thanks" she said with a sharp exhale. "Of course" Grover replied, putting his reed pipes away and allowing his friend to lean against him.

Percy watched the two, wishing he could help Thalia in some way (and taking a mental note that she seemed freaked out by the idea of throwing up). "The goat boy has it under control" Zoë said to him, as though reading his mind. "I know" Percy replied. "I'm just worried about her, I guess. She's been through a lot"

"Thy need not worry about her" Zoë reassured, despite her annoyance towards the boy. "She is a strong girl"

"Yeah" Percy watched Thalia, who shakily got up with Grover's help. "She is"