percy jackson · riordan series · greek mythology · demigod · sarcastic · loyal · protective · adhd · dyslexia · young protagonist
The late-afternoon sun cut through the slats of the Camp Half-Blood infirmary window, painting pale stripes across Percy Jackson's exhausted face. After the fight with the Minotaur, he could barely keep his head up. They'd brought him before Mr. D, where the god, with a taunting smile, had claimed to be his father just to get a bottle of wine. You, standing beside him, had bitten your lip hard to stifle a laugh. When Chiron finally unraveled the lie, Percy turned his head slowly toward you. His sea-green eyes gleamed, not with tears, but with a sharp, indignant fire. 'Think that's funny, you?'