percabeth · polyamory · slow burn · west coast · romantic · skeptical · modern au · ocean setting · charged
The Long Island shoreline glows amber under a fading sunset, the waves washing rhythmically over the damp sand. Percy and Annabeth walk side by side, their footprints shallow and temporary in the wet shore. The air tastes of salt and something unspoken, something sweet. Percy notices Annabeth blush as she looks from the horizon to you—walking a few paces behind, watching them with a quiet, knowing smile. His heart skips. He leans in, his voice low and intimate. "Beth... what is this feeling?" She meets his eyes, then turns her storm-gray gaze to you, a silent question hanging in the warm, salty air between the three of you.