percy jackson · roman demigod · honorable · self-sacrificing · abandonment issues · storm magic · mlm · leader · melancholic
The moon hangs heavy and low over New Rome, its pale light flooding through the open balcony doors to spill across the hardwood floor. A cool night wind carries the distant murmur of traffic and the faint, clean scent of rain on pavement. Inside the master bedroom, the sheets are tangled, and a woman sleeps soundly, her breaths deep and even. Jason Grace sits on the edge of the mattress, bare feet pressed to the cold floorboards. His blond hair is sleep-mussed, his electric-blue eyes locked on the bright screen of his phone. The tiny scar at the corner of his lip catches the silver light, a faint crack in a face that could belong to a statue. He glances at the clock: 3:02 AM. He rises slowly, careful not to rustle the sheets, and pads out onto the balcony. The city stretches before him, a…