Camp Half-Blood- a Percy Jackson Tavern

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 "Not as much as i'd thought it would.. Obviously, Cordon's still.. dead.. And I hate that I upset you, I... you're all I think about, Noctis. Every little thought ends up back to you, and... I don't know. So, I'm here.. trying to respect your wishes, and not go insane from everything that's happened in the last month..."

 Noctis gets very bashful at that. "I...don't know why...you've only known me for a little bit..."

 "I don't know why, either... Call it a big heart, maybe I'm just actually an idiot..."

 "....I do like you..." he says quietly.

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 "I like you too..." he sighs, shutting his book and wiping his eyes. "I... I don't know what to say, Noctis... It's been a hard month. I don't wanna lose you..."

 "....hug?"

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 "I like you too..." he sighs, shutting his book and wiping his eyes. "I... I don't know what to say, Noctis... It's been a hard month. I don't wanna lose you..."

 "....hug?"

 His face hardens as he thinks, softening as he nods with the slightest move of his head. He stands up and sits there awkwardly.

 Noctis slowly walks over and gives him a tentative hug.

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 "I like you too..." he sighs, shutting his book and wiping his eyes. "I... I don't know what to say, Noctis... It's been a hard month. I don't wanna lose you..."

 "....hug?"

 His face hardens as he thinks, softening as he nods with the slightest move of his head. He stands up and sits there awkwardly.

 Noctis slowly walks over and gives him a tentative hug.

 Atticus hugs back, not as tight or close as any of the previous ones, letting out a shaky breath and shutting his eyes tight. Still, tears drip down his face,

 After a moment, Noctis's hug becomes tighter, burying his face into Atticus's neck as he lets out a deep sigh.

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 His breathing is still shaky and he reciprocates the pressure of the hug. He swallows nervously, which Noctis can probably feel. For a moment, Atticus hovers his hand behind their head before putting it on their back again, deciding against holding it.

 "....can we....try this again...? If you want...?"

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 His breathing is still shaky and he reciprocates the pressure of the hug. He swallows nervously, which Noctis can probably feel. For a moment, Atticus hovers his hand behind their head before putting it on their back again, deciding against holding it.

 "....can we....try this again...? If you want...?"

 "Yes... I would like that, a lot.. O-only if you're sure..."

 "Yeah..****y....if you can handle me being...an emotional wreck for a bit...us chthonic demigods...our emotions get a bit....erratic...when there has been....a lot of death...apparently a lot of sirens died in the lake...so that really isn't helping..."

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 His breathing is still shaky and he reciprocates the pressure of the hug. He swallows nervously, which Noctis can probably feel. For a moment, Atticus hovers his hand behind their head before putting it on their back again, deciding against holding it.

 "....can we....try this again...? If you want...?"

 "Yes... I would like that, a lot.. O-only if you're sure..."

 "Yeah..****y....if you can handle me being...an emotional wreck for a bit...us chthonic demigods...our emotions get a bit....erratic...when there has been....a lot of death...apparently a lot of sirens died in the lake...so that really isn't helping..."

 "As long as you.. talk to me about what's bothering you.." he sighs and holds them a bit closer. "....Thank you for this second chance, I wont waste it.."

 "I'll try...can be hard to put into words sometimes..." Noctis says as he shifts into the hug a bit more, getting comfortable.

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 His breathing is still shaky and he reciprocates the pressure of the hug. He swallows nervously, which Noctis can probably feel. For a moment, Atticus hovers his hand behind their head before putting it on their back again, deciding against holding it.

 "....can we....try this again...? If you want...?"

 "Yes... I would like that, a lot.. O-only if you're sure..."

 "Yeah..****y....if you can handle me being...an emotional wreck for a bit...us chthonic demigods...our emotions get a bit....erratic...when there has been....a lot of death...apparently a lot of sirens died in the lake...so that really isn't helping..."

 "As long as you.. talk to me about what's bothering you.." he sighs and holds them a bit closer. "....Thank you for this second chance, I wont waste it.."

 "I'll try...can be hard to put into words sometimes..." Noctis says as he shifts into the hug a bit more, getting comfortable.

 "Thanks.. I'll be more open, too.. Just... tell me if I [GP] something up.. i'll try and fix it if I can.." he lets them be comfortable, rubbing their back.

 "Ok...I will." he says, sounding tired.

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 "You really should get some rest. if you're anything like that Harvey kid, he hasn't slept for like, 4 days I think."

 "Yeah...its been a couple of days...I don't want to be alone right now though..."

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 "You really should get some rest. if you're anything like that Harvey kid, he hasn't slept for like, 4 days I think."

 "Yeah...its been a couple of days...I don't want to be alone right now though..."

 "You.. don't have to be. I can find a spot for us to get comfortable, and you can sleep on me.. if.. if you want to.."

 "I know a place...it's where I normal sleep in the evenings...since I don't have a cabin..." he says as he would end the hug. "I just need a shadowy place..."