Percy kissed Nico's shoulder. They were cuddling, all tangled up on Percy's sea-blue bed in Cabin 3. Nico was feeling better, though still felt weary about going out, so they agreed to just spend some intimate time together and begin foraging some more of that romance Nico wanted to work on and learn about.

"You're my first love," Nico admitted out of the blue.

Percy smiled at the word love, "Yeah?"

Nico nodded, "Don't get cocky about it, Jackson."

Percy let his mind wander. "I think you're mind, too."

Nico arched an eyebrow, "Think?"

Percy nodded, smiling sheepishly, "To be honest, I always felt a pull towards Annabeth. But I'm discovering that a lot of the love I had for her was more of a best friend kind of love."

"So I am your first love," Nico stood correct. "Good, so I can set the tone and make it all worth your wild."

Percy blushed, "Babe, let's not get boners. Come on, romance."

Nico sighed but nodded with a light chuckle, "Okay, okay. But how? You know I appreciate and love you. What more is needed?"

Percy nuzzled his nose into Nico's shoulder, "Tell me all your favourite things about me--and not my dick, or abs, or back muscles, or-"

Nico growled playfully, "Dammit, Percy!"

"Personality!" Percy expressed. "Tell me what you love about who I am."

Nico smiled, and sighed but he did. Because he knew exactly what to say, and the way it came rolling out surprised him. "I love your laugh. It's my favorite sound. It's like music that I could put on repeat all day long. And I love your loyalty. I know it's seen as a flaw, but it also openly shows your honesty, and your intentions, and your desires and what you care about. I love your generosity and how much you care, because you make me feel like I'm your whole world and I just hope you feel at least a fraction of the same from me. I love the way your smile is shaped because you're so unique yet perfect. I love your vulnerability, anyone can read you yet you're not afraid to claim who you are and what's going on inside you. It's brave. I love your bravery."

Nico blushed, realizing how he went on and on, "I..."

Percy leaned up quickly and smashed their lips together, only pulling away after a moment. "I love you so much, Nico di Angelo," he said with enthusiasm. "You do make me feel like I'm your whole world, too."