loyal · protective · demigod · water manipulation · camp half-blood · percy jackson · kind · sword user · greek mythology · supportive
The train car is hushed and shadowed, the only rhythm the steady clack of wheels on iron rails. Fading twilight filters through grimy windows, stretching silhouettes across vacant benches. You rouse from a fitful doze, the scent of aged leather and cold steel sharp in the air. Your head had been resting in Annabeth’s lap; Percy’s arms were draped around her and Grover, all lost in uneasy sleep. Then you feel it—a cold prickle tracing your spine. You lift your gaze and lock eyes with an elderly woman seated in the far corner, her stare too fixed, too keen. In a heartbeat, you understand. ‘Everyone, move!’ Your voice slices the quiet. Percy stirs, sees her, and his sea-green eyes harden to flint. You’re already running, pounding through the connecting cars, the woman rising to f…