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Title: Rainy Tears – Phoe's Tumblr Drabbles

Fandom: Percy Jackson and the Olympians / Heroes of Olympus

Disclaimer: All rights reserved to Rick Riordan. Aside from the Gods, they belong to the old Greeks. This fanfiction and its OCs on the other hand are entirely mine. No money is made with this, though reviews are more than welcomed.

Tags: m/m, established relationship, hurt/comfort, assumed character death (Leo, pre resurrection)

Main Pairing: Jason/Percy

Percy Jackson Characters: Perseus Jackson, Jason Grace

Summary: Prompt: Jercy + wiping someone's tears + kissing someone's forehead

Romans were strong. Romans didn't cry. Good thing Jason's boyfriend controlled when it rained.

Rainy Tears

Phoe's Tumblr Drabbles

Romans didn't cry. It was one of the earliest lessons Jason had learned. Romans were strong and strong people didn't show weakness – and crying was a weakness. So Jason didn't cry anymore. He had shed his last tears about being an abandoned toddler raised by wolves many years ago. He had gritted his teeth through two wars, knowing he had to concentrate because he was a leader. People, his people, relied on him. If he broke down, New Rome would break down.

So he stood with his head held high, leading the Romans into war, two times. Well, one and a half times, because the second time around he had one foot in the Roman camp and one in the Greek. There was so much pain there. He'd been away from his home for half a year, had his memories erased, had been violated by Hera into believing he was dating a total stranger (though Piper quickly became one of his best friends), had spent months without all of his memories and struggling with being compared to the Percy Jackson, had been reunited with his long-lost sister. Had been cast out by the Romans, replaced with Percy Jackson.

How strange it was that he had started out resenting this picture of Percy Jackson that others painted for him, but then he met Percy himself and quickly fell head over heels in love with the snarky, funny, cute, kind, passionate, strong and simply amazing Sea Prince. They fought side by side, as a united front, a strong team. And one night, on board of the Argo II, they kissed.

Now he had a boyfriend. A very wonderful, loving boyfriend. Maybe the only person coming close to understanding what all Jason had been through – Percy had been stolen by Hera too, had his memories wiped, though he had gone through more there, having to live on the streets. The two shared their trauma and leaned onto each other and they led Romans and Greeks together.

Jason had that plan, of coming out of that war and getting a semi-normal life with Percy. Jason wanted to go to New York, stay at Camp Half-Blood, until his boyfriend would graduate high school and come to New Rome to go to college. He'd get to enjoy Camp Half-Blood, without the pressure of the war. Be with Percy and Piper and Leo. That had been the plan. And then Leo had gone ahead and died, sacrificing himself during the war. And Jason, strong Roman Jason, cried.

A good thing that his boyfriend controlled all waters, because when Jason stood outside and cried, it started raining. Jason didn't do that himself, Percy did. The rain covered Jason's ears and soon after, Percy's hands cupped his face and tilted it so Percy could press a gentle kiss to his forehead.

"You don't always have to be strong," whispered Percy. "I can be strong for you."

With a sob did Jason lean forward, hugging Percy tightly and letting the rain wash away his tears.

~*~ The End ~*~

Author's note: Another one of the prompts I took on tumblr last week (come visit me at takaraphoenix)! Some nice, nice hurt/comfort for Jason, because Leo's death must have felt awful for him