Day 15 of the 100 Day Drabble Challenge. Based on the song Good Or Bad by Action Item.
Fingers untwining, coming together, and coming apart again. It captured my eyes. Just the simple movement. Percy laughed at my wide-eyed expression and teased, "Having fun there, Nicky?"
I blushed and knocked my shoulder into his. "Shut up, Perce." His face scrunched up at the detested nickname. Ha.
There was a pregnant pause of silence before he asked, "Sooo...whatcha thinkin' bout?"
I shrugged. "It's nothing. Don't worry about it."
Percy frowned. "Now I'm curious. Tell me."
"Well..." I sighed. "I guess I'm scared."
"Of what?" he asked as he pulled me close. It was an awkward pull; we were laying down on his couch as close to each other as possible.
"Don't say anything for a second, okay?" He nodded, and I took a deep breath. "I'm scared because I'm falling in love with you. Like, really fast. And I'm scared of what's going on, y'know? We've been together for a year. That seems like a long time, but it doesn't feel that long. It's gone by really quickly. Falling for you like this, in what feels like such a short time, is just scary. It sounds strange, I know. I'm terrified, but I still feel safe with you. That's weird, right?"
Percy cut me off in my rambling by putting a finger to my lips. I blinked up at him with a confused expression. "It's not weird, Nico. I get why you're scared. But you gotta know that I would never hurt you, okay? I would never do anything to you to harm you in any way, shape, or form. The way you're falling? I'm falling that way, too. It's a good thing. Love feels like this, Nicky. You shouldn't be afraid of it."
I nodded slowly and cuddled even closer to him. I tucked my head into the crook of his neck. "I feel safe here," I murmured against his skin.
"Good," Percy mumbled, petting my hair and smiling softly down at me. "That's all I want. I love you, Nico."
"I love you, too, Percy."