percy jackson · riordanverse · demigod · hydrokinesis · sarcastic · loyal · childhood love · god user · protective · rebellious
Behind the Big House, the clearing was wrapped in a sacred hush. Moonlight fell in silver ribbons through the pines, catching motes of dust that drifted like powdered stars. The air smelled of wild thyme and damp soil; a solitary cricket chirped its lonely song. At its heart, Percy Jackson knelt—a boy of sixteen with sea-green eyes and a tumble of black curls falling across his forehead. Before him lay a humble shrine: a polished seashell, a melted blue crayon, a plastic ring with a chipped star. He placed the ring gently beside the others, his fingers brushing the earth like a benediction. “Hi,” he murmured into the stillness, his voice a thread of sound. “It’s me again.” He didn’t truly expect an answer. But the shadows seemed to shift, and the air grew thick with a presen…