You are NOT a victorian man in heat.
2nd POV
Summer/Spring Implied MC! (Can be read as season ambiguous)
Gender Neutral Reader
(Implied Mutual Pining)
A/N: This is highkey a crackfic i SWEAR I have an actual fic in the works… Please take this as smth rlly stupid😭😭
Summary: Sometimes the smallest of actions can make you flustered..
wc: 1.3k
Percy
It gets pretty warm in the study rooms after a while
So much so that Percy tends to have to tug on his flannel’s collar or just take it off his shoulders a bit for some cool air
God.
His shoulders.
Bless the gods (developers) for giving him a sleeveless undershirt
You vaguely knew Percy was strong but a glimpse of his upper arms through that action makes you feel like a man in the victorian times seeing an ankle
SCANDALOUS. I say.
Worst of all if you get caught staring, you see that mischevious glint in his eyes
“Is it hot in here or is it just me?”
“I feel like a victorian man in heat seeing you.”
You
Are
FUMBLING.
CAPITAL F.
A man with beautiful hair is very clearly flirting STAND UP BRO WHY DID YOU SAY THAT
With how many people were in the study room, it was bound to get a bit warm because of everyone’s body heat.
While not sauna hot, it was enough for Percy to have to tug at the collar of his flannel and leave it off his shoulders a bit.
And to say you were staring was an understatement.
You were staring. Very intently at that.
Is this why schools had girls cover up their shoulders? Damn. Maybe it was distracting.
Cause you sure are distracted right now.
And unfortunately.. Percy caught you staring. And with that mischevious smirk of his appearing on his face you just know he’s going to say something about it.
“Kinda hot in here, I bet it’s ‘cause the two of us are in here.”
“You are ethereal Percy.”
What did you just say.
“One of the prettiest people I’ve ever met actually.”
Oh my god stop speaking.
Who the fuck says that in a room full of all your friends.
You aren’t wrong in your words but you were hoping for something more.. I don’t know. Smooth? Some fun flirting back?? Not outwardly calling your crush ethereal???
You watched as Percy’s face shifted to shock, his face lightly turning pink before smiling back at you again.
“So I’m the prettiest you’ve ever seen?”
“One of the prettiest.” You protested. “But yes, at least when it came to people I’m attracted to.”
“Is that a confession?”
“… Maybe.”
You heard someone choke on their water. Both you and Percy slowly turned to the rest of the group who was very obviously listening to the two of you flirting with each other. And a very much dying Elio who was banging on his chest under the table.
“NO GUYS KEEP GOING DON’T LET ME STOP YOU.”
“… Sooooo guys hows studying going?”
“I’m going to have an aneurysm.”
Jamie
You and Jamie are good friends and you’d never want to ruin that
But when you’re both baking for a hangout you’re going to and he does the baker thing
The casually rolls up my sleeves just a bit higher baker thing
You feel yourself absolutely melt
Jamie does this often.
Very often!
Is the oven really warm? Or are you overheating?
Baker arms are very attractive.
You’re definitely the one overheating.
And you really don’t mean to look, god you really try not to
You fail everytime you go to look at him to converse
But you’re pretty sure that um.
Jamie has seen your little peeks at his arms before making actual eye contact with him
“I do hope my detailwork is up to par?”
“MHM YEAH.”
You’re hopeless.
Inviting Jamie to bake with you was a spur of the moment thing you decided. Two friends baking for their other friends- Who you’re meeting later- and decorating together!
Nothing romantic about that.
Just two friends.
Yes. Two friends.
Two friends who are baking and making very normal conversation until Jamie has to hike his sleeves up a little bit more. And expose a bit more of his arm.
You are NOT simping for your friend’s arms.
Okay maybe you’re sneaking a few peaks everytime he has to pull up his sleeves but maybe you’re sneaky with it?
He’s got the arms of a baker. Aka very nice arms.
You’re starting to feel he’s doing it more on purpose though since he keeps on smiling at you whenever you try to make conversation after blatantly staring. Yeah. He definitely caught you staring.
“Is my decorating up to your standards?”
“You’re very up to my standards. I mean what.”
You said what. You need to cover your tracks like NOW. RIGHT NOW.
“I mean that your frosting- Very wow. Oh my god so wow. Very cool. Cute. Nice. Yes so detailed.”
Nailed it.
From your horrible cover, you hear a soft chuckle coming from the man next to you. Your cheeks flushed in embarassment as you looked up at him.
“Haha… Thank you.”
This man will be the death of you.
“You are.. Also up to standard.” He paused with a knowing smile. “Decor-wise of course.”
You choked.
Elio
You two happen to be at one of the volleyball courts at the university’s because you wanted to get better at volleyball
Who better to ask you to play than Elio?
As the two of you were working up a sweat, Elio just lifted up the bottom hem of his shirt to wipe the sweat off his face
You snuck a peek.
At some. Very. Nice. Abs.
Very nice.
So nice.
How can something someone does so casually be so attractive?
Something that you know he does occasionally because you both have been practicing at the gym together recently?
He’s wiping his sweat???
THIS IS A NORMAL OCCURANCE FOR HIM
DO NOT GET KO’D BY THIS.
You got hit by the ball.
“OHH I’m so sorry- Are you alright??”
“I am more than alright.”
Damn right you’re alright.
Practicing volleyball was hard enough.
Practicing volleyball with Elio made it even harder.
Considering that you yourself, are very.. Okay at volleyball. You practice every now and then, you watched that one volleyball anime, you know the basics!
You even had some of your friends cheering you on in this 1v1. Their encouragement helping you through the match.
But practicing with Elio was a different level.
Not only was it competitive (which, you don’t mind. You’re competitive too.), but very very hot.
Hot in the sense of you’re sweating absolute buckets trying to keep score and hot in the sense of Elio.
“Let’s take a break!” He says from the other side of the court, “It’s gettin’ kinda hot here.”
Then he does the thing. The lifts up the bottom of the hem of his shirt to wipe the sweat on his face thing.
Which give you a whole smack dab look at his abs. His very well toned abs.
Elio likes kpop. He’d understand if you were like those Jungcookie fans when False Love came out right?
“Hey, uh. Are you alright? You’re staring into the distance.”
“I am staring at you.”
Silence fills the room. Did you say that outloud? God you can only hope that your face is too flushed from playing volleyball to tell that you’re actually blushing.
“You’re actually gorgeous Elio.”
“Oh!- Uh- Thank you!” He stumbled out, “I’m staring at you too!”
“Staring at my sweaty form? Wow I’m so flattered.”
You laugh out, fanning your face to cool yourself of the embarassment thats filling your body.
“I’m staring at someone who I love to be with, and also happens to be sweaty at the same time.”
“Wow guys great game I’m really feeling the tension between teams right now.”
“Haha..”
