tequila ; s. paulson one - shots

fangirl (s. paulson)

"Are you okay? I heard a really loud bang," Sarah asked urgently as she rushed into your room, where you were lying on the floor, a book on your face, "O-kay, was not expecting that. Are you good?"

"Y-yeah, I'm good," you replied, cheeks burning.

"You're obviously not," she said with a laugh, "Need help getting up?"

"No, thanks."

"..."

"Uh, actually, yeah, could you help me, please?"

"I knew it," she chuckled softly, pulling you back onto the bed.

"Of course you did."

"What were you doing?"

Your cheeks were still flushed, mostly from embarassment, and your heart was still doing backflips from what you had just read while you tried to formulate a passable excuse. "Uh, I believe I was reading."

"No shit, Sherlock, what were you reading that made you react like that?"

"Um, nothing," you said as you shoved the book away from her line of sight, "Nothing in particular that would interest you."

"Anything that can nearly give my girlfriend a concussion interests me. Now hand it over."

"Don't you dare fucking judge me."

"I won't," she replied, taking the book from your hands, "Blood of Olympus?"

"Solangelo is the best fucking ship ever."

"And that would mean?"

"Nico di Angelo and Will Solace," you sighed, "Sometimes I wish you'd read more."

"I'm gonna pretend I didn't hear that. So, what happens in the book? What makes you fangirl so hard?"

"It wasn't just the book. I was reading some soft Solangelo headcanons a while ago when I just had to revisit the iconic moment when Nico told Percy fucking Jackson to his face that 'you're cute, but you're not my type'."

"And how are these people connected, exactly? You forget I'm not really into this stuff."

"Well, Percy and his friends rescued Nico when he was still a kid, so Nico developed a crush on Percy 'cause apparently Percy's really handsome," you said that last part with a gag, "And for the longest time, he hid it, until he met Will and kinda instantly fell for him. Then he told Percy the truth that he used to have a crush on him, but not anymore. Hence, the first gay couple in the Percy Jackson universe, Nico di Angelo and Will Solace."

Sarah had been watching your animated response with amusement, more or less getting what you meant but still not fully understanding why you knocked yourself off your bed for it. She knew that you were a die-hard fangirl, but she hadn't really been able to see to what extent it really reached. Nevertheless, she found it absolutely adorable how passionate you were about fictional characters.

"So, they are first gay couple, like ever?" she asked.

"Yep," you replied, "and then later on in Magnus Chase, they have the first genderfluid character, who just so happens to be Magnus' love interest, which I love, 'cause Magnus is just Persassy plus Wise Girl, so perfect combo with Alex's really dry sense of humor. Fierrochase is fucking perfection."

"You clearly know a lot."

"It's my favorite book series, of course I know a lot."

She nodded, still kinda confused but completely okay with it, "Okay, then who's your favorite character?"

"That's like asking me to pick a favorite child," you whined, "But I'd have to say some are Reyna and Hylla, Nico, Bianca, and Travis and Connor Stoll."

"I notice the absence of the main character."

"As much as I love Persassy, he's so overrated. But Reyna? Hylla? People don't talk about them or Bianca, especially, I'm disappointed."

"Wasn't there a Percy Jackson movie?" she asked, thoughtful.

"We do not speak of that cursed film."

"That bad, huh?"

"Worse."

"How?"

"Annabeth Chase was a fucking brunette. And the 12-year-olds became 20-year-olds. How much worse can it get?"

Sarah shrugged, laying her head on your lap, "At least they got his name right."

"As if that makes it any better. Imagine, if they did the movies right, we could've gotten a huge, iconic success like Harry Potter."

"That would've been nice to have."

"Exactly my point," you said frustratedly, "But then, if the casting director was no good, it wouldn't really make a difference."

"Would you cast me in it?"

"Yeah, I would. You could be May Castellan. Just kidding."

"Who is that?" she asked innocently.

"Uh, Luke's mom. Who also happens to be kinda crazy because of a process gone wrong."

"Didn't you say at some point you had a crush on the guy who played Luke?"

"Yeah, I did," you admitted, "But in all honestly, you could play her or Circe."

"Wasn't Circe a sorceress or something?"

"Yes, she was. Oh my god, now I wanna see you in a Greek-style gown."

She laughed, booping you on the nose, "Too bad, you're never gonna get it."

"What about Medusa?"

"Why do you cast me as scary, psycho women?"

"You literally star in American Horror Story. Your whole credits list is filled with scary, psycho women."

"Fair point," she conceded, "But still."

"Fuck, what about you as Athena? You're already blonde. Now I really need them to redo the movies so I can see you in it."

"Careful, your fangirl side is showing."

"I could honestly care less," you replied, "I just need a better set of Percy Jackson movies."

"Didn't you tell me that that'll never happen?"

"Yeah, but it doesn't hurt to hope, does it?"

"Well, let's hope they do a good job if ever."

"I'm making you read the books now."

"Fine. But only because I love you. And also because I feel like I don't have a choice either way."

"Good you realized that."

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