Percy Jackson has had a hard life, and no one denies that. They think they know everything there is about their hero, but Annabeth has her doubts. In Tartarus, she got a quick glimpse of something that terrified her. She, nor he, ever brought it up again, but it always lingered in the back of her mind. What had she seen down in Tartarus? Was it possible the happy, preppy sass king had a dark side?
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Trigger Warnings: Depictions of Suicide, Self Harm, Abuse, Depression, Anxiety, Self-Loathing,
If they see the amount of tears Percy is hiding...
If they see the fakeness in Percy's smiles...
If they see how shattered and broken he is...
If they see the lie in his "I'm ok"...
If they see even a glimpse of his memories...
If they see how he cuts himself every night...
If they see how close he is to killing himself...
If they see his true emotions...
But they won't. They'll never notice his true pain. Afterall, how can 𝒕𝒉𝒆 Percy Jackson be anything but perfect?