New York | Tuesday Morning

[seaweed_demigod]

So, this whole living with Luke away from the island thing wasn't so bad. It was nice not to have to worry about classes and it was nice to be in a familiar place where he knew where the stores where, where the spots to hang out were and he didn't have to worry about a sometimes pissy island. He liked being able to order food late at night and

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[trickydemigod]

By some miracle, Luke was actually awake before Percy for once. It was a combination of being up early to look at job ads online and trying to find a Father's Day gift for the first time in...well forever. He did stop what he was doing and shuffle over to the bedroom when he heard Percy moving around.

"I can hear you being grumpy from the kitchen."

[seaweed_demigod]

"People are too loud," Percy grumbled, pillow still over his head. "Tell them to stop."

[trickydemigod]

"You want me to tell the whole city of New York to stop?" he asked. "I'm good, but I'm not that good."

[seaweed_demigod]

"Ugh."

You should have been that good, Luke!

"Can you at least get the two gossips outside the apartment to shut up?"

[trickydemigod]

"Why don't you do it?" he asked. "You're scarier than I am in the mornings."

[seaweed_demigod]

"Because I don't wanna," Percy whined, rolling over in bed and pulling the blankets up over him. "It's early. Why are you even awake?"

[trickydemigod]

"Trying to find a job." It wasn't going well, if the tone of his voice was any indication.

[seaweed_demigod]

"You looking for anything specifically?" Percy asked from under his fort of blankets and pillows. "Or no parameters?"

[trickydemigod]

"Anything I can realistically apply for," Luke said, shuffling over and lifting up the blankets so he could crawl into bed beside Percy. "Which is more stuff than I initially thought, but still hard to apply for considering my resume is blank."

[seaweed_demigod]

"Can you get your dad to help?" Percy mumbled. "Make him talk some of the lesser gods into being fake references for fake jobs?"

[trickydemigod]

"Maybe," he said. "I hate to ask my dad for anything else though."

[seaweed_demigod]

"Want me to ask mine?" Percy offered. "Or I can see what sort of connections my mom has."

[trickydemigod]

Luke shook his head and moved to wrap his arms around Percy. "It's fine, I'll find something on my own."

Hopefully.

[seaweed_demigod]

"Yeah, but you're not allowed to come home smelling like fries unless you bring the fries home with you," Percy mumbled quietly.

[trickydemigod]

"Might not have much of a choice there," Luke said, sighing. "You'll get over it."

[seaweed_demigod]

"You'll find something," Percy said, rubbing one of Luke's arms that was around him. "Don't get discouraged. You will. I know you will."