him, in all of his glory.

1. 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘭𝘥, 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘦𝘸

It's wednesday
6:33. Still early, even for me. I woke up because of the warm sun hitting my skin, it felt nice. Almost as if someone was trying to tell me today wasn't going to be so bad. School doesn't start in another 3 hours, but still I wanted to get ready. I changed into something normal, brushed my teeth, got my headphones and went outside to get some breakfast.

I checked my phone, 7:42. Enough time to get a bagel at Jonesie's. I always liked their bagels. Their bagels are always perfectly toasted with enough cream cheese on them. The sun was starting to rise as the city slowly woke up. It was one of the last days of school today, and so far the year had gone alright. I mean, I'm in my dream uni at 17, studying something that makes me happy, and on top of that I have my own dorm! Life was not so bad. However, making friends wasn't going so well, I've never even been good at making friends, let's be honest here. But I've always longed for a bond, someone to go on adventures with, to share everything with. You can do that on your own, but it wouldn't be the same.

Jonesie's was basically deserted when I arrived. No line today because it only just opened. I entered the restaurant and a warm toasted bread smell filled my nose. I didn't need to look at the menu. I come in almost every day, even the staff knows you.
"Hey Lucy! could K just get the cream cheese bagel with salmon?" Lucy is the girl that works at Jonesies and is almost like a friend to me at this point. She of course knows your order by heart.
"Of cours, you're up early? When is your next class?" Lucy asked. "Oh it isn't for another few hours, but I don't know. I just woke up and decided to relax. Something told me to anyway." I told her. Lucy is such a good listener, you can talk to her for hours while she won't say a word but still she understands. I love that about her.
"Well you are very vague today that's for sure." She smiled while preparing the bagels. "But it's nice to see you again, even at this hour." She said while smiling.
"Lucy, you are too sweet, but I'm not gonna tip you" We both laughed as she gave me my bagel.
"I'll catch up with you tonight! I'm going out this afternoon with a friend.'' Lucy and I always meet up in the afternoon after we're both done with school and work. But today I had different plans.
"Oh so i'm being replaced great, thanks a lot. But tell me about your mysterious friend!" she said sarcastically.
"Well he is a friend from school. He is a bit older but kind, wise and really funny." I explained to her.
"Well that sounds like you really like him. You sure he is just a friend?" She asked.
"Yes he is just a friend" I said.

Is he though?

"Well please dont get kidnapped, and have fun!! And tell me about him tonight!" She said while giving me my bagel.
"Alright, see you tonight." I replied while exiting the shop.

8:57 am. Only half an hour till you leave to go to uni. The dorm building was now slowly waking up as well, as the students curtains rose and people started walking towards the dining hall. Uni was a bit out of the city but not by much, of course they couldn't afford to have both dorm and classroom buildings in the city. The elevator was still broken so I decided to take the stairs, the worst decision ever. All huffing and puffing I arrived upstairs.

There was something off though, you could see the door of your dorm being open. Hesitantly I walked over to my dorm. The door was open but no one seemed to be inside. I guess I just forgot to lock up.
But when I closed the door, I heard someone flush the toilet. A tall, scrawny dark haired guy walked out of your bathroom. "Percy what?" you were flabbergasted. "Hey! Yeah sorry about that. Do you have deodorant? It smells pretty bad there actually." He said. "My god don't you've got your own toilet?" I said while looking for deodorant. He smiled "Good to see you as well!" He said
"Yeah whatever Percy" I didn't want to smile but couldn't hold myself back. He smirked.

Percy was one of the fewer friends I have ever made. I met him this school year while on campus. There was just something about him that made me feel grounded. He came up to me while I was reading about Icarus. The book was great until I was interrupted by him. He started telling me about Greek myths and sometimes he seemed a bit mad actually. One time we were talking about Ares and he made it seem like he had actually met the guy.
I ignored those kinds of remarks because even though he was trouble, a bit weird and unique, he was a good friend. He cared and listened. We have been friends for about 4 months now, and have become quite close. I've never told Lucy because there was never a reason to tell her. But today you had to, because Percy wanted to do something together after school. And I desperately wanted to get to know him outside of school. He's kind of a mystery I wanna figure out. Just like an old Greek myth.