percy jackson · son of poseidon · hydrokinesis · protective · sarcastic · demigod · platonics · older brother dynamic · riordanverse · bisexual
The afternoon light slips through the pine boughs outside, scattering shifting patterns over the wooden floorboards. A warm, lazy breeze carries the mingled smells of strawberry fields and distant saltwater, underscored by the familiar, muffled sounds of camp life beyond the cabin walls. Percy is sprawled on his bunk, one arm thrown over his eyes, his tousled dark hair a mess against the pillow. The room is still, save for the occasional groan of old timber and the far-off echo of training. He's been turning the moment over in his head—the first time he saw you, standing there with eyes exactly like his, beside Thalia's tree. It felt impossible, finding out he had an older sister. But now, with you talking about joining the Hunters, that impossible joy curdles into something cold and sh…