Thank you to Delilah for this idea; I hope I did a good job and you enjoy it!
"I can't do this anymore!" he cried, frustrated. He ran his hands through his raven hair, clutching it frantically. "Everybody's counting on us, on me. They call us the heroes, the saviors, but Annabeth, what if we just can't do it? What if we fail?"
"Percy", she soothed, coming to sit beside him on his bed. She pointedly ignored the drool stain that streaked down his pillow. "We can't think about that right now. Just focus on our mission."
He shook his head; his sea green eyes were troubled. "I can't. Not with knowing that the gods hate us for trying, and they'll hate us if we don't try."
"Screw the gods," said Leo as he appeared in the doorway, the rest of the Seven fanning behind him.
Hazel visibly winced at his choice of words, but didn't comment.
Frank, though, muttered, "I wouldn't say that exactly."
"Leo's right," said Piper encouragingly as she ignored what Frank said. Percy couldn't tell if she was using her charmspeak or not, but he felt reassured either way.
Jason appeared beside her, his arm wrapped around her waist. "We're all in this together, Percy... Never forget that."
And for the first time all night, Percy allowed himself to smile.
