Room 314 | Saturday Evening

[trickydemigod]

Today was the 18th which meant it was Percy's birthday and for once Luke was around to help him celebrate. There was a bit of guilt there when it came to their birthdays since for the past two years Percy had been there for Luke's but Luke was always off doing one thing or another when August rolled around. This year he was there and determined to

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[seaweed_demigod]

Percy, of course, had no idea. Well, no, he knew it was his birthday, he wasn't that dumb but he had no idea that Luke was planning stuff and putting his plan into action.

He'd had a quiet birthday so far. He'd talked to his mom, talked to Grover and Annabeth and even talked to Chiron before going for a swim. Now, he was coming back, still completely unaware of what was behind his door.

And with that, he opened the door, stepped inside and went wide eyed because he was genuinely surprised.

[trickydemigod]

Luke was just finishing lighting the candles when the door opened but he stood up straight and gave Percy a smile when he came in. "Hey! Happy birthday."

[seaweed_demigod]

"...hey," Percy said, shutting the door and laughing a little bit because he'd been surprised. "Holy crap, Luke, thank you. I wasn't expecting this."

And it was very obvious and it was a good thing because it was a good surprise.

[trickydemigod]

"It's just a cake," Luke said almost sheepishly. "You should have a cake on your birthday."