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SLOWLY, STEADILY.

a collection of ficlets and one-shots

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stacy radecki and percy jackson haven't had the best of summers. both were trouble-prone teens; one with scaly, teen problems and the other with more otherworldy ones, so when the both of them encounter the other with nothing on their summer it-list, they decide to have a normal summer together. 

while keeping their little secrets of course. 

here are a collection of ficlets that connect to each other but don't have an exact plot-line or anything. (or it might, i don't know where this fic will go) this fic mainly focuses on my character stacy radecki and percy jackson as they both try to make use of their weirdly uneventful summer. do be warned that stacy and percy are hormonal teens therefore this will have mild sexual content, but i will mark the chapters to those who are uncomfortable. there will also be a shit-ton of sexual tension and pining, rip.

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THE HIGH TEMPERATURE never bothered stacy. it was the cold that bothered her, percy thought with jealousy, laying in his bed, half of it drenched in sweat. his shirt lay somewhere on the floor, and from his hand dangled a cold ice pop that dripped into the bowl, filling it with sticky, sugary blue liquid. in the same way he could feel multiple beads of sweat dripping down the crook of his calves; in other words: it wasn't a pleasant experience. the air-con broke down hours ago, and percy had to keep the windows open to ventilate the suffocatingly hot air, but it only let in the sun even more. 

a familiar set of footsteps approached the door, and a hair of half-blonde-half-brown peeked through the door, hands covering her eyes, though her fingers parted to let her see through them. "hey, you decent? your mom let me in." stacy didn't wait for a reply though, and immediately launched herself onto his bed, sprawling across the blue sheets and basking in the sun, akin to a lizard. it wasn't too far off the mark either. with a grunt, percy rolled towards the girl, wrapping his arms and legs around her cold frame. she was like a portable air conditioner- her blood and skin ran cold.

"gross, you're like, getting sweat all over me." instead of pushing him away though, she just moved closer to his warmer body, angling her face towards the sun, eyes closed.

percy took this moment to quietly observe her features. his eyes traced over her curled lashes, the freckles behind her blushed cheeks and the slight crook of her nose. with a lopsided grin, the boy wondered how in tartarus he managed to find a girl like her. it was as if the universe was repenting to him, apologising for all the deaths he had to see, for all the wars he was in and all the days he spent in tartarus with no one but his best friend by his side. he couldn't have ever dreamt that someone so beautiful would end up with a killing machine like him, and boy was he grateful for it. 

the half-eaten ice pop laid in the bowl on the floor as percy admired her. he probably thought she didn't notice, but every time his fingers swept across the mole on her cheek and the space between her brows, her breath hitched ever so often and butterflies swam up to her chest, settling behind her breast bones. she never understood why he was so captivated by her features when he was the one that looked like he was sculpted out of marble by the gods. 

apparently humans were made in god's shape, and seemed especially true when she looked at percy jackson, with his inky black hair and sea-glass eyes. stacy opened her own to find herself staring at his eyes, and her nose crinkled with amusement as she felt his warm breath fan over her lips, stealing a kiss. he tasted like sea salt and blue raspberry and all things sweet that just made stacy see stars with bliss. 

"stop staring at me like that." she said, bringing up her brown hands to her face, fingers spread apart to let her peek at his smiling face. he looked so goofy at that moment that it made her cheeks tug up into a smile as well 

"like what?" percy laughed, and he pried away her hands from her face, pinning them beside her head.

"like i'm the prettiest girl you've seen." the boy had gone quiet at that, and instead, moved to kiss her lips, then her temple, her nose. "because you are pretty. you're the prettiest girl i've ever had the honour of seeing." and with that, he moved to press his lips to her tan wrist, right where her veins thumped with cool blood. percy moved his lips to her neck, warm breath hitting her neck, making it prickle with warmth- the good kind. the one that made you feel at ease despite feeling so cold all the time. his nose brushed against the valley between her chest, and stacy couldn't help but let out a small whimper as she tugged at his hair with content. he made her feel so special, so whole, like he was the sun that warmed her to her core.

"you flatter me." 

"it's the truth."

percy's hands rested on the cold of her hips and his cheek on her bare stomach. her grey shirt had ridden up, and percy couldn't tear his eyes aways from the freckles on her stomach, ones that congested around her pelvis and scattered up to her breasts. they were all over her back, and he had the perfect view of them when she'd turn away from him, letting him bite her sweet shoulder.

she liked to spoil him, percy had noticed a long time ago. she'd rarely say no, he thought, tracing circles around the side of her tummy, watching her stare up at the ceiling, eyes focusing on the spin of the fan. her hands were like heaven as they scratched and tugged at his scalp, and he burrowed his face into her stomach. she smelled like the warmth of summer and sweet strawberries. if he could bottle her scent and get drunk on it, he would, without hesitation.

"i love you." her voice was soft, though it flowed with clarity as her brown eyes stared at him through the dip of her breasts. percy blinked once, and twice, before breaking out into a grin that hurt his cheeks. it was a phrase she never said often, claiming that it would make the meaning go away, but percy thought it was special every time it spilled through the cracks of her lips.

"i love you too, stace."