#pjo fluff

but what they don’t notice is the way luke’s eyes slightly soften when he looks at you during training, or when your heart beats faster every time you walk opposite from him, heart pounding in a way you can’t explain.

but when the night finally comes, everything is untangled.

you sneak into the woods quietly on your tip toes, anticipation growing with each step. after so many practiced nights of walking the same path, it was practically incorporated into your muscle memory now.

it’s your place. the night chill brings goosebumps to your bare arms, and the moonlight shines down through the branches, as if it’s watching over you.

he’s already there.

luke’s leaning against a tree, a hand pushing his hair back as his head is thrown back, gazing at the stars that colour the night sky.

when he hears you approaching, he meets your gaze, and the moment his eyes interlink with yours, the heaviness of the long day melts away.

“hi,” he says softly, a light grin painting his face.

the second you are finally standing there in front of him, his hands invade every one of your senses.

he lays one at your waist, the other caresses your cold arm, warming you. he pulls you into him gently, leaning you against the tree behind you, a step he’s practiced many times.

“i wanted to kiss you today,” he whispers, his voice carrying the yearning and desperation of the day. “right in front of everyone.”

your breath halters. “you would’ve ruined all our hard work.”

he smiles, knowing and fond. “i know that.”

you bring your head up, closing the distance between your lips.

the kiss is soft, his lips are warm, invading, and familiar, and when he dips his head and kisses you again, it’s deeper, harder, and full of all the things you held back during the day. his hand tightens at your hip, grounding you to the moment.

you slide your hands up to his chest, fingers digging into his shirt. he exhales shaking against your mouth, a sound that makes your heart skip a beat.

“this is torture, i’m sick of kissing you surrounded by these damn trees..” you whisper with a pout when you pull back to catch a breath.

luke rests his forehead against yours, hands cupping your face gently. “then we can stop pretending.” you gaze up at him, luke. the boy every girl wants. the boy you have. the boy who is yours.

“i don’t want to hide us anymore,” you mumble softly.

his expression changes instantly, all the teasing gone from his face. “then we won’t, okay?” his thumb brushes your lower lip. “whatever you want, i don’t care who knows. i just want you, always.”

and it’s settled.

you kiss him again, and this time it’s unrestrained, the passion felt in each brush of your lips. his hands slide up your spine, pulling you closer until there’s no more space between you two.

you feel the grin against your lips as he kisses you again and again and again, like he’s been holding all of his affection in since you two decided to keep your relationship a “secret” for fun.

“we’re so stupid, we should’ve came clean in the beginning,” you whisper, grinning between kisses.

he laughs, pressing soft kisses to your jaw, then your cheek, then your collar bone. “probably. would’ve saved us the suffering, but these late night escapades were fun while they lasted.”

when you two finally separate and he walks you back towards the cabins, his fingers stay intertwined with yours, brushing your hand gently as if it would physically pain him to let go.

before you part for the night, he presses one last promising kiss to your lips. “tomorrow,” he says with a grin, “i’ll kiss you in front of all of them. i’ll show everyone that you’re mine, no one else could even think of having you.”

you smile back, giggling as you wrap your arms around him. “gods, please do.”

now, the weight that was on your chest going into the woods was suddenly gone.

𝖱𝖤𝖡𝖫𝖮𝖦𝖲 𝖠𝖯𝖯𝖱𝖤𝖢𝖨𝖠𝖳𝖤𝖣 ૮₍ ˃ ⤙ ˂ ₎ა

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✧ 𝑓. oh my god as i read this i was like “hmm this is so i can see you coded” therefore the title was born… secret relationship trope is actually my fav oh my gawd. also CHARLIE BUSHNELL IS SO ATTRACTIVE 😭😭 he’s on my mind 24/7 💔 have to read the nltm audiobook bc of him. pjo is making me more active than i’ve been in a whole year lol…

'It's just Luke being Luke.' You waved off and wanted to go back to your book but Nico was still glaring at Luke as he effortlessly takes down one of his siblings, hitting their back with the butt of his sword and sending them to the ground, only to offer his hand out to help them up with a perfect smile. 'Well Luke being Luke seems like him showing off becuae your nearby.' Nico says with a scoff, crossing his arms over his chest, feeling a little protective over you after everything you've done for him, he knew he could be difficult but you were too stubborn to give up on him. He remembered when once he didn't tell anyone where he was going, only for you to shadow travel to him and drag him back to camp kicking and screaming.

'i'm not your responsibility.' he had screamed at you.

'well hate to break it to you kid brother, you kinda are and i'm not going back to camp unless you are with me.' You told him as you gripped his arm, not budging even when he tried to pull away from you with all the might the little guy had. 'They dont like me there.' He tried to get his point across that even in a camp made to keep you safe, he was a outcast due to who your father was.

'they did the same exact thing to me too, ' you told him. 'i thought i was the only child of Hades for so long, so when i found out that i had siblings, a baby brother i vowed to myself to keep them safe -keep you safe- and i'm not going back on that now. you. are. coming. back. to. camp. end of discussion.' You finished before doing exactly what you came to do, drag him back to camp.

'Given his repuation as a great swordsman, i would wanna show off my capabilities too.' You tried to defend Luke but even you've noticed his tendacy to do the most when you were within view, going the extra mile to always have the Hermes cabin team up with yours and Nico's cabin during camp activities, or even looking at you from time to time during dinner on the dinning pavillion since the camp rules states that no one from two diffrent cabins were to sit at the same table.

Nico gave you a look that told you he didn't believe you and knew you didn't believe yourself as you both were far too observant to not notice the blatantly obvious. 'Okay you're right he's showing off, more then usual.' You concided and Nico hummed in victory over your conversation.

'i still don't trust him though.'

'you don't trust many people, this is nothing new.' you retorted.

nico shrugged. 'true.'

You ruffled Nico's hair and he frowned and wattered your hand away, only for you to catch his hand before he did so, smiling smug at him before going to ruffle his hair again much to his chagrin. 'never change kid brother,' you told him, 'never change but please don't fuck up my love life becuase you don't like someone.'

'i make no promises.' He replied as you both noticed that Luke had finished up with training and was walking towards you both, light sweat on his brow and some slight bruising on his arms and one was blossoming on his jaw but despite that he still managed a sweet smile upon his lips.

'hey guys.' Luke said, gesturing to the empty space next to you as cassually as he could, 'mind if i sit with you?' You shot Nico a warning look before looking at Luke with a kind smile before patting the space he was gesturing to. 'sure, not like it's got anyone elses name on it.' you told him and Luke laughed, making Nico raise his brow as he watched the older boy sit next to you, intentionally so that your shoulders were touching. There was absolutely no attempt on Luke's part to hide his obvious attraction to you and Nico found it all a bit grating after a while, and so he would have to settle for acting as your personal guard and watch Luke closely.

'is it cold or is it just you?' Luke joked as he tucked an arm over your shoulder.