"Yeah, see, I wasn't going to mention the boyfriend thing," he started easily. There were a few perks that came with being the ward of one of the teachers, but starting fights wasn't one of them. Not that Percy wanted to start one, he merely wanted to make sure this guy didn't think he could get away with being a jerk to Ruby. "She's pretty capable of handling herself, actually. That's kinda the best thing about her, which, I know you won't get cause I see you're wearing velcro shoes. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with that. Just saying you need to learn to take a hint, bro."