this probably sucks monkeynuts but hey i needed some percico where percy was the one breaking down instead of nico. so…enjoy.

"Percy! Help me!" a familiar voice shouted in the gloomy darkness. Percy wanted to scream, to sob, to shout out to him, but his body seemed like it was liquid. No sounds came from his throat, and each time he tried to walk, he felt like he was just sinking. Nico's face slowly came into view, tear-streaked and pained. "Don't leave me! Percy!"

"Percy!" his voice grew closer and louder. As if he could just…reach out…

"Percy!"

Percy jolted awake, a hand clasping his chest and panting heavily. Glancing over, he saw Nico's concerned face, eyes widened with worry. Immediately, he wrapped his arms around his boyfriend, holding tightly. For a moment, he felt Nico tense up, and his hands come up, as if to push him away. Instead, he wrapped his arms around Percy's neck, fingers scraping through his hair. Moonlight filtered in through the barely cracked open window, shining only a little light on the pair as they held each other in silence. It was a long few minutes before Nico heard the light sobs and quiet gasps for air.

"Hey, it's alright…" he said awkwardly, chewing on his lip. He wasn't quite experienced with this sort of thing.

After that, he mostly stayed quiet, rocking Percy back and forth, trying to calm him down. Once his crying had died down some, Nico slowly pulled away, just enough to look Percy in the eyes.

"What happened?" he asked seriously. He knew demigods suffered from terrible nightmares. Whether they be based on events that may happen in the future or just nightmares in general was usually up for debate, and was the main cause of panic among half-bloods.

"You…It was all dark. Everything was just black. And you were screaming, and crying for me. But I couldn't…" Percy's voice broke.

"Hey, it's okay. I'm right here, right now, yes?"

Percy nodded.

"Then that's all that matters, right? I'm not going anywhere. And even if I do, I will claw my way out of the Underworld just to make sure you're never alone."

"Never alone…" Percy repeated. The concept seemed foreign. He'd always been surrounded by friends and family, or just people in general. But, after Annabeth and the others had moved off to find their respective destinies, far away from any potential apocalypse, he and Nico were two of the very few demigods that remained at camp. Ever since they'd left, the fear of being alone had always plagued the son of Poseidon's mind, whether he liked it or not.

"Never," Nico said adamantly. He seemed to consider something for a long moment, before leaning in, and pressing a light kiss to Percy's lips.

Their first kiss.

His lips were cold, which surprised Percy slightly. When he really thought of it, Nico always seemed to be absolutely freezing. The next thing he noted was how the boy's lips trembled, and he sighed at this, pressing more into the kiss. Things quickly heated up, and their night ended with Nico draped across Percy's chest, hugging him tightly, still , Percy draped a blanket over the two of them, watching as the sun slowly rose over the horizon, casting its rays over Nico's sleeping form.

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A/N: So…Feedback?

also: this is the first of like, a hundred prompts, so buckle your seatbelts, frickers, because this is gonna be a long ride.