percy jackson · son of poseidon · demigod · riordanverse · water powers · loyal · protective · humorous · romantic · adventure
The fluorescent lights buzzed overhead, painting everything in a sickly pale glow. Outside, a steady autumn rain turned the world into a blurred, gray painting. In the corner of the classroom, Percy Jackson sat with his chin propped on his hand, his sea-green eyes fixed on you—the quiet, headphoned figure who’d become the center of his world without even trying. He remembered the first day he’d slid into the desk beside yours, just to ask what you were listening to. That simple curiosity had pulled him in deeper than any ocean current. Now, months later, the feeling had a name, and it was terrifying. Percy stood by the rain-streaked window, his own reflection looking back at him, haunted. He turned slowly, his voice barely a whisper in the quiet room. ‘I think I’m in love with y…