❥ 𝒀𝑜𝑢 𝒘𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝒎𝑦 𝒏𝑒𝑤 𝒅𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑚 ꒰ Brason ꒱

chapter 1 ❥ stapler

[A/N: Just to let you know Brick will have he/him pronouns while Stapler will have she/her pronouns :)]

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Jason Grace couldn't believe what he was about to do.

The son of Jupiter had spent countless days and nights thinking about it and he was sure it was the right thing to do, but he still felt guilty.

He was going on a short weekend road trip with his best friends Leo, Piper, Percy, Annabeth, Frank, Hazel, Nico, Will, and Calypso, but instead of thinking about all the fun things he was going to do, all he could think about was her.

Jason thought about it again. Maybe it was a bad idea. Maybe he needed to think about it a little bit more. Maybe he should just wait until he got back.

"Jason, you ready?" Frank's voice snapped him out of his train of thought and he abruptly turned around.

"Yeah, I'll be there in a minute. I just have to take care of something first."

"You want me to take your bag to the car?" Frank asked, eyeing Jason's half packed bag in the corner of the room.

"No, you go ahead, I uh, need to pack a couple more things."

And with that the son of Mars left the Zeus cabin, leaving Jason all alone again.

Fighting the tears, Jason took a deep breath and sat down in front of the desk beside his bed.

"Stapler, I just don't think it's going to work."

Jason could feel his own heart break with those words. Stapler was his first crush. His first kiss. His first love.

Even when his memories were gone and replaced with the fake mist memories he remembered her. It made Jason feel worse. Was he making a mistake? What if they were meant to be? What if he would never meet anyone like her?

"I'm sorry Stapler." He apologised. "I-I just think we would both be better off with other people."

Jason sheepishly looked at her. Her expression said everything. She was hurt. They were perfect. How could he just break up with her?

Silence. Jason could hear Stapler talking.

Jason gasped. "How can you say that? It was real! Of course I loved you!"

Silence again.

"No, I promise this isn't about Piper. She's already with someone. I-I think her name's Shel."

Not a word.

Jason reached out his hand to comfort Stapler but she flinched and moved back.

"I...I... just don't think we're meant for each other."

Stapler's turn.

"I love you. I really do. It's just... "

Wow, Stapler was mad.

Jason had never seen her like this before.

What had he done?

Jason kept quiet and nodded.

He got up and grabbed his bag, placing it beside his bed as he walked over to the other side of the room to his wardrobe to get another pair of clothes.

He walked back over, quickly stuffing the clothes into his bag and slung it over his shoulder.

He muttered one last apology, feeling too guilty to even look at her. Closing the door to his cabin, Jason sighed, making his way to the others who were waiting for him.

What he didn't know was that Stapler had fallen off the desk and into his bag.