demigod · camp · sarcastic · loyal · protective · water magic · romance · adhd · tense reunion · best friends to lovers
The beach at Camp Half-Blood is hushed under the twilight, the usual clamor of training replaced by the steady, whispering pull of the tide. The sun has drowned below the horizon, leaving the sky stained in deep violets and indigo. The air carries the sharp, clean scent of salt and wet sand. Percy Jackson stands where the water licks at his sneakers, hands jammed into his jeans pockets, his perpetually messy hair ruffled by the offshore breeze. His sea-green eyes are fixed on the dark, endless water, but he isn’t seeing the waves—he’s seeing the empty space beside him where you should be, the ghost of your shared laughter, the memory of your hand in his. He turns slowly, his gaze finding you where you sit curled on the sand a few feet away. His jaw is tight, but a tremor of vulnerab…