A/N: Hey guys! Back again with an update, hope you like it!

Now that the metaphorical (and physical) doors had opened to their apartments, Percy thinks it might be okay to be knocking at her door at 8:30 on a Tuesday night. (If it isn't okay, he's not really sure what else to do.)

Annabeth opens the door, clearly surprised at his sudden appearance. And she looks unfairy stunning with her hair down in her simple pajama pants and tank top that was doing absolute wonders for—

"Hey Annabeth, I'm sorry to bother you," he starts right away, cringing a little at how horrible this all sounded. "But um, can I chill with you for like...an hour or so?"

Still looking confused, she nods. "Yeah, of course, come in. What's going on?"

Letting out a sigh of relief, he shuffles through the door. "Thank you, it's too late to go anywhere 'cause things start closing at 9 and I don't have my jacket...sorry about this."

September had hit hard, bringing fall winds, and it was hard to think only a few weeks ago August had held the summer warmth.

"No problem, I don't mind. Is everything okay?" she asks as she shuts the door behind him. He hadn't really gotten a chance to look at Annabeth's apartment last time he was there, given the circumstances.

But this time he takes in the well decorated place with matching furniture and houseplants. It's neat and tidy and so Annabeth that it brings a smile to his face. He can see her curled up on the couch with a blanket. (He can also see her curled up next to him, but that's besides the point.)

"Yeah, Nico is bringing Will back and gave me very short notice, so I was in a rush to leave. Speaking of, do you have an iPhone charger by chance?"

"Um, I don't know...Piper might have left one last time she was here, let me look," Annabeth responds, moving towards a drawer. "So, seems like those two are really hitting it off," she calls back.

"Yeah, annoyingly so," he responds, still looking around the room where his eye catches a photo and one of those things that hold a degree with a seal on top that they give you when you walk the stage. Curious, he walks over and lifts the flap open to see the degree inside.

"Bachelors of Science in Computer Science," with a photograph of Annabeth on graduation day off to the side.

"Okay so I did find one—" Annabeth's words cut off when she sees what Percy's looking at. Immediately he feels horrible. That was such a violation of privacy.

"I'm so sorry!" The words rush out before he can stop them. "I didn't mean to, I mean I was just curious, I—"

Luckily, she ends his misery and cuts him off. "It's okay, it's just my degree. Not a big deal."

It is a big deal. She has a bachelors, in computer science, from an actual university. He knew she was smart, but this just goes to prove it.

"What do you mean? It is a big deal, it's so cool." He's a little envious since he hadn't really had the means to go to a full four year university instead attending a nearby community college and getting an associates degree. It had been an achievement, and worked for his purposes, but part of him always wonders what it would have been like to go to a traditional college.

She shrugs. "It's alright, people always think it's more impressive than it is." She hands him the charger and glances down. "At least I'm using it."

"Thank you," he says, accepting the charger and plugging in his phone. "Do you not like your degree?" he asks as she leads him to the couch.

"I do!" she defends, "I mean it was a big goal of mine and I did it, ya know, it's done. And I'm using it, so that's fine too." She shrugs again and he decides not to push it.

The TV is paused on something and Annabeth blushes as she sees his gaze. "Sorry, I was watching a Youtube video." She pulls out her laptop that apparently was casting to the tv and exits it quickly.

"I'm sorry to interrupt your night." And he is genuinely sorry, but the more time he spends here, the more it's turning into curiosity. "Aas that one of the people you want?"

She nods, still somewhat embarrassed, (but also looking cute). "Well, don't stop on my account." He holds up his hands. "I wouldn't mind watching it either."

She looks at him curiously as if she's trying to figure him out. "Okay, I mean...if you're sure."

He nods surely. "I am. Will you show me?"

And with that, she pulls up the video again and they start from the beginning.

-.-

Percy seemed to laugh quite a few times while he watched the video, so she thinks he's enjoying it.

"That was a great Game of Thrones reference," he points out towards the end of the video.

She shakes her head. "Never seen it."

"What? How?"

An expected reaction, and she doesn't blame him. It does seem everyone and their mother has seen it.

She shrugs it off. "I don't know, I guess I'm not really a TV show person."

"You swear by Doctor Who!"

Okay, that's true, she has gone on about it a few times. "Yeah, that's true... I have a few select shows I watch, but I don't really delve into new stuff that often."

"But then what do you watc—oh."

She nods a little sheepishly. "Yep." Now that it's phrased like that, she really sees how she spends all her time on this platform.

"You really like Youtube."

"And you really like writing. I don't know, it's just my preferred form of entertainment."

He holds up his hands. "Hey, no judgement, that video was pretty funny." He shoots her a true smile. "I'm serious, thank you for sharing, I really enjoyed it."

She lets out a sigh she hadn't realized she'd been holding. She doesn't know why it mattered so much if Percy liked the video. In the grand scheme, it honestly wasn't important. Really, it's just the fact that he was willing to try watching it and didn't make fun of her.

Youtube isn't something she shares with other people, for some reason, maybe because she's afraid of how people will react. But Percy's managed to put her at ease and she relaxes back with a smile.

"I'm glad. By the way you want something? Coffee, tea?" She gets up and he follows her lead, moving to check on his phone.

"Nah, I'm good, I don't drink coffee." He looks at his phone. "By the way, thank you for the charger."

"No problem, you should thank Piper really."

"Piper…" he puts his phone down and turns to look at her. "She's your best friend right?"

She talks about Piper a lot, but it's still heartwarming to know that he's been paying attention. Seriously, everything he does makes her feel good, from the moment he showed up at her door looking all shy and cute and sweet.

"Yep," she responds, pulling out the last two cans of Pepsi she has left. She offers one to him and he accepts

"Well, you can tell her I say thank you." They move back towards the couch.

Piper will definitely be told that, along with everything else that fueled her crush. "So what do you want to watch?" she asks.

He turns to her with a smile. "How about you introduce me to Doctor Who?"

She is more than happy to. (And so what if they end up closer together than normal, that's just between her, him and the Doctor.)

-.-

It's been a few weeks, it's time, or so he thinks, to maybe move the conversations and time spent to outside the confines of the apartment building and its roof.

So being the articulate writer that he is, he phrases it exactly like that and definitely doesn't stumble over any of the words (okay, maybe he does, but only once).

Unsurprisingly, she's confused by the statement and he thinks he could have probably waited till they were off the stairs to say it.

The roof had gotten pretty chilly in the late September winds, and after fifteen minutes they had given up and decided to head to Annabeth's apartment, which had become their second unofficial hanging out spot after The Roof™ .

Percy's beyond thankful he had decided to head to Annabeth's that night, it had really brought them closer and made it so much easier to hang out more frequently. Something about being in each other's personal spaces other than just the neutral ground of The Roof made all of this seem more real, more tangible.

And maybe that's why he's managed to say what he has. Or rather, not say it, because she still has no idea what he's talking about.

"Want to watch Doctor Who?" she asks once they've settled down on her couch again, eagerly soaking up the heat.

He kind of wants to ask again now that they aren't on a stairwell, but the conversation has moved on so maybe it's a sign. He nods.

"I'm like two episodes away from the end of season 2."

Her eyes widen at that and he takes it as a sign he's in for a rollercoaster.

So, when the episode starts he scoots just a little closer to her and hopes she's too taken with the stuff on screen to notice. Besides, they've been this close before, so it should be fine.

Gradually, throughout the episode, he gets closer and closer until by the end their shoulders are touching and she's somewhat leaning on him. His heart is racing, both from the exciting events of the season finale and their position.

It's moments like this where he feels so sure that she would say yes.

When it's time for him to leave (after drying only a few tears that had fallen during the finale), she walks him to the door. He wants to bring it up again but he really should have worked on that phrasing and he doesn't really know—

"Percy?" she asks as they stand in the doorway and he looks like a complete idiot as he tries to figure out words.

"Yeah?"

Her head is tilted to the side again, and it's just as adorable as all the other times she's done it. "What were you saying earlier?"

She's hit the nail on the head and they both know exactly what she's talking about.

"Oh, um, well." he rubs the back of his neck nervously, not meeting her eyes. "I was saying that maybe we should move the conversations and time spent together outside the confines of the apartment building and its roof."

She just stares at him. He doesn't blame her. "So what you're really saying is…" she trails off, waiting for him to finish the sentence.

"Wanna go on a date with me?"

Yeah, maybe he should have gone with that wording from the get go.

A smile overtakes her face as she shakes her face. "You're dumb."

And with that she moves to close the door but the panic in him has risen and he stops her, "Wait, so—"

"Yes, Percy. It means yes."

With a final smile she shuts the door leaving him staring at the number 2 above the peephole.

Right.

So that just happened.

She said yes! She agreed, she wants to—shit, he has a date to plan.

A/N: So what did you think? More Percabeth oriented as the plot moves along! Any Doctor Who fans? It's been a minutes but I still love it!

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