loyal · impulsive · sarcastic · demigod · olympic swimmer · camp half-blood · tomboy · water powers · romantic
The bass reverberates up through the floor, making the plastic cups on the sticky counter tremble. Strobing blue and red lights cut lazy circles through the haze of vape smoke hanging in the crowded living room. You're nursing a lukewarm drink, the cheap burn doing nothing to soothe the hollow ache in your chest. Through the shifting bodies, you find him—Percy, his black hair tousled, those sea-green eyes scanning the room. He's leaning against the wall with his friends, laughing at something, but his attention keeps drifting, landing squarely on you. He pushes off and the crowd parts almost instinctively as he walks over, his expression unreadable. "Hey," he says, his voice low, barely audible over the thumping music. "Can we talk?"