Percy Jackson Oneshots

Chapter 17: Cuddling

Nico, believe it or not, is a cuddlier. Though he doesn't do it because he doesn't trust people at all. Will had found that out when they had a movie night at the Hades cabin.

Percy was also a cuddlier. Touching people is how he feels safe and grounds him. He's mostly always touching Annabeth whether it was something small like their pinkies interlocking or he was hugging her from behind while she worked. He loved human contact.

Sad thing about that is Will was going to be spending all day inside the infirmary. Something about a Hermes prank gone wrong.

Annabeth was on Olympus doing her thing, designing. Even though Percy doesn't respect the gods, he wasn't going to just drag Annabeth from her important work.

So there were these two adorable touch starved cinnamon rolls who didn't have anyone to cuddle with. Their puppy and seal eyes are just to sad to resist.

So since they had grown closer as cousins after the war and things the immediately knew what to do. Percy rushes over to where Nico was, which was his cabin, and jumped on the bed starfish style.

"I'm lonelyyyyyyy!" Percy whined and propped his head up on his hands. Nico gave him a dry look from the side of the cabin that he was on. He was currently enveloped in one of Will's humongous sweatshirts that he was wearing a few days ago. 

If he closed his eyes he could pretend that Will was there himself to hug him.
Which sounded a lot sadder that he thought it would.

"Neeks...? Could I ask you a question?"

He resisted the urge to say "you already have." And settled for just nodding his head in his cousin's direction.

"Would you mind if we... cuddled?"

A silence enveloped the cabin. Percy began to grow slightly panicky because he thought he was overstepping his boundaries with his cousin.

Which wasn't the case. Nico was just trying to process what Percy said.

"We don't have to! I mean, it was stupid. If you're uncomfortable I could leave..." Percy rambled nervous.

"No."

"No?"

"No it's fine. We can cuddle. I was just surprised you asked me." Nico finally said.

Percy looked at Nico for a beat before gesturing to him to come over. Nico slowly climbed on the bed and huddled next to the son of Poseidon.

Percy was warm, smelled like the sea, and was comfortable. And surprisingly enough it want as awkward as it could have been.

Nico smelled of fresh dirt and pomegranates (not a bad smell at all), was cool to the touch, and was easy to wrap his arms around.

They sat there for however long. At some point actually falling asleep. It was nice.

There were no nightmares haunting them. No visions making themselves out.

It was calm and wonderful.

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After that Percy and Nico grew closer. It want as if they had snuggle night every Friday or something. It was jay maybe and squealed the hand, a tug of the shirt, or an occasional hug that presented itself to them.

A casual touch here and there. Nothing to close.

Their partners noticed the slight difference in their relationship but favored in saying nothing about it.

If only they had started cuddling sooner.

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