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Percy paced anxiously inside of his cabin.
He had the strong urge to bite on his nails, a nervous habit he'd had as a child before his mother reprimanded him for it enough to make it stop.
She'd said it was unhygienic but, most of all, she'd urged him to stop because it was an indicator that he was feeling vulnerable — and cruel people could take advantage of that.
Now that Percy was grown, he wondered who ever hurt his mom badly enough for her to immediately jump to the worst conclusion over the smallest of actions. Sally Jackson was a wonderful woman; but she was also an anxious woman who masked her issues damn well.
He stared at himself in his restroom's mirror. He was grateful that it was December and he could hide his bump under a coat. Today marked the start of his second trimester, and with each week, his stomach looked more and more evidently pregnant. He could technically still hide it under all these loose layers, but he was also tired of keeping it quiet.
This week, according to Grover, the twins were the size of an avocado — but probably smaller, since two babies had to fit and all. He, on his free time, had taken the habit of researching for himself.
It was on this week, apparently, that the babies' skeleton began to change from cartilage to bones (how freaky was that, that there were literalbonesforming inside of him?).
They were still so tiny. And sofragile.
Since the ultrasound, Percy had changed. Before, he'd be disgusted to caress his stomach. But now? He couldn't go a night without doing so. Couldn't go a morning without looking at the printed copy of the twins' first ultrasound that Apollo had handed him. Every night, he kissed them goodnight. And every morning, he got to be the first to tell them hello — even if their little ears weren't yet developed enough for them to hear him.
It wasn't long after that other symptoms began to show. Symptoms that weren't exactly unwelcome, but still bothersome.
To put it straightforward, Percy was horny. Continuously, achingly, and annoyingly so. For as long as he could, he satiated these sudden needs with his own hand. When that didn't seem to be enough, he added fingering. And when thatwasn't enough? Well, Percy had to gulp down his pride and do something he'd never thought he'd have to do.
He went to the city to buy sex toys.
The thought of summoning Poseidon so he could help him even these urges out came to mind, but he discarded it almost immediately. His father hadn't appeared to him even once since telling him the news. And Percy would be lying if he said he wasn't pissed about it. Like, he knew he would be a single parent to the twins, but dammit — the god could show up to check in once or twice in the span of almost three months since they last saw each other, couldn't he?
But it was fine: he could satisfy his needs without the presence of anyone else. After all, the stigma surrounding sex toys had minimized a lot, hadn't it? Percy thought so. He'd just get a dild*, and perhaps a butt plug. Nothing too complicated. He liked to think of himself as a simple guy, after all.
But when he got to the store, he grew overwhelmed. Because why the f*ckwas there an entire wall, from top to bottom, of dild*s alone?
Percy studied them with awe and a bit of thirst, admiring their different girths and lengths. Some came in black, other came in pink. There was even a multicolored one.Yay, Pride.Others were more natural-looking, perhaps for those who wanted it to be closer to the real thing.
And not only that, but there were also a wide variety of butt plugs. Some tiny, and some suspiciously as big as a dild* itself. It confused Percy.
He also found out about things he didn't know existed. Apparently, prostate massagers were a thing. As were nipple clamps. He'd vaguely heard of co*ck rings before, but he didn't know all that much about them. He particularly blushed when he saw the whips and ropes.
He narrowed his eyes when he eyed a kit especially made for anal virgins in order to slowly get used to the size of a co*ck. They started small, perhaps with the girth of two fingers' worth to slowly build up until you could take the real thing. Percy scoffed.Hehadn't been told about this. No, instead he had his first impaling by his father's monster co*ck.(Sorry, Dad.)
"Welcome, sir. Can I help you find anything today?"
Percy stilled. He recognizedthat voice. He leisurely turned on his heels to look at the person, and when he did, he almost wished for Gaea to wake again and swallow him into the ground.
"Leo?"
The curly-haired man's eyes opened big. "Percy?"
They stared at each other for a moment before bursting in laughter. Percy recovered first. "What the hell, man? Don't tell me you work here."
Leo's arms went akimbo. "Dude. You're literally shopping here, you can't judge me. Plus, college doesn't pay for itself in this country. Some of us gotta grind however we can."
Percy felt himself blush. "You're right," he cleared his throat, gaze settled on the toys. "Do you, by any chance, get a discount for these?"
"Are you unsubtly asking me if I'll sell 'em to you with my employee discount?" Leo smirked. "Because of course I will. What're you in the search for?"
"Um," Percy's brain suddenly went blank. "I don't know."
Leo hummed, studying him for a moment before returning his gaze to the wall's sinful merchandise. "Have you experimented with any before?"
"Not really."
Percy heard him utter a malicious chuckle. "Oh, boy," he clapped once before brushing his hands together. "Let's give you an introductory class, virgin."
Percy rose an eyebrow. "Okay, slu*t."
The smaller man looked about to make a remark, when he seemingly thought better of it. "Y'know what, I had that one coming. For that, I'll let it slide."
For the next half hour, Percy did nothing else but follow him around. He was quite in awe with Leo's profound knowledge. Plus, they caught up. Not seeing each other for four years, that implied only skimming over the most important bits.
Even though Percy was sweating like crazy underneath his coat, he didn't dare take it off. Couldn't risk freaking the guy out with a five-month pregnancy belly.
"Are you still roommates with Jason?" Percy asked.
For the first time since establishing a conversation with him, Leo seemed at a loss of words. Which was unusual, since besides himself, Leo was the one who always seemed unable to shut up. They were similar in that way.
Percy feared the worst. "Did y'all have a falling out?"
Leo smiled and shook his head. "No. Not at all. We..." he looked away from Percy, focusing instead on a g-spot vibrator in front of them. "We're together, actually."
Percy almost let the basket he carried, in which he had the sex toys he'd take back to camp, fall from his weakening grasp at the unexpected confession. "What? Oh my gods, congrats! Oh, man, I totally called it."
Leo gave him a disbelieving look. "Nah, you didn't."
"No, I didn't," Percy smirked. "But I can see it. I really can. You're like two sides from one same coin. I bet you complement each other well."
Leo's face brightened. "That's... Weirdly sweet of you to say. Thanks, bro. But don't get all sappy with me now."
"Come on, now," Percy rolled his eyes.
His friend then looked down on his coat with a frown, before focusing on his face again. Percy internally freaked out. He looked down at himself to see if his stomach protruded, but no. It was still concealed by his oversized coat.
"What?" He gave in.
"You're sweating," Leo stated, as if Percy was blind. "We have a heater here, if you haven't yet noticed. It's seventy-five degrees, to be exact."
"I'm about to head out, though."
"Right. Okay," Leo shrugged. "Let's ring you out, then."
Percy followed him to the cash register, looking at the screen as Leo scanned. The prices werecriminal, by the way. At his stricken face, Leo laughed. "I know these beauties are expensive, but believe me: they're worth it."
"Glad to know Jason and you are the freaky kind," Percy teased.
Leo chose to answer that at the same time he held the dild* Percy had chosen so he could ring it up. "Could say the same for you, sweetheart. It seems like you're about to havequitethe company tonight."
Percy had already mentioned how horny he was feeling, hadn't he? And while being on this state, Leo dared to say this to him? While holdingthat? And had calling himsweetheartbeen necessary?
"Have you and Jason contemplated having a threesome?"
Leo's swift movements came to a stop. "If we what now?"
Percy lowered his gaze.sh*t, sh*t, sh*t.Why did he speak without thinking sometimes? That hadn't been his brain talking, that'd been his dick, which was hard even now. He was being a creep.
"Nothing," Percy smiled as he shook his head.
He swallowed hard when Leo leaned forward, slender fingers gripping his edge of the counter to grow closer to him. Percy held his breath.
Leo looked serious, and Percy feared he'd get eaten alive for daring to offer himself to be used by both him and his boyfriend and, in return, use them. But then Leo broke in a grin that wasn't particularly endearing — but puzzling.
"What makes you think we haven't had them before?" Leo murmured, voice light, as if mocking. "I love my man, Percy, but sometimes I don't mind it when I get to see him get f*cked by someone else. It's hot, y'know, knowing I have the power to either share him or keep him to myself."
Percy tried to keep his breathing even, but Leo's brown eyes were being f*cking hypnotizing right now. "I see."
"And if my man wants me to watch him get ravished, I won't deny him the pleasure," Leo continued, pausedly and silkily, like he was f*cking well aware of the reaction his words caused. "So if I get this through to him and he says yes, I don't why the hell not we couldn't grant you a place into our bed for a night."
"One thing, though," Percy leaned, too; enough for his breaths to fan Leo's face. "I want to be the one being f*cked, through and through."
Leo tilted his head, as if pondering it. "Jason is more of a bottom, but I'm sure he'd have a hard time saying no to a beauty like you. After all, everybody wants you, don't they, Percy?"
Percy chuckled nervously, looking down at those nimble fingers again. Fingers that had created theArgo II. Fingers that crafted, and built, and fixed. Fingers that were skilled in ways Percy wanted to discover. Fingers that could probe into him efficiently and wonderfully, he was sure, more than this own ones could satisfy.
"Is that so?" He didn't have to feign nonchalance. He didn't actually believe everyone desired him like Leo said. "I wasn't aware."
Their bubble of blatant flirting burst when a new customer made their way in. Leo blinked before his face broadened in an innocent and warm smile while he greeted the customer. Just as if a second ago he hadn't offered his boyfriend up to cuckhold himself.
After that, he continued to ring Percy up. Quickly and properly, and not forgetting to apply his own discount to the transaction.
"Thank you for shopping atEros' Treasurestoday," Leo said with a knowing look as he handed him the paper bag with his purchases. "We hope you'll visit us again soon."
Percy didn't ignore the way their fingers brushed as they exchanged the bag, nor the pleasurable shiver that escalated its way to his brain until it remained a silent hum there.
"Sure," Percy accepted it, giving him a once-over as he did. "Hopefully at another one of your locations, though."
That made Leo laugh. "I assure you we have far better locations than this one."
When Percy made his way out, he was burning from the inside out. The chilly weather served to cool his body down, but in his mind, he wished Jason would be aboard with this.
If he was, well. Perhaps Percy could finally be able to indulge until his hunger was left pacified.
