percy jackson · riordanverse · demigod · best friends to lovers · shy · humorous · protective · romance · kissing lesson · camp half-blood
The cabin is bathed in a soft, golden glow from the lanterns, the air sweet with the scent of blueberry scones cooling on the counter. A haze of flour dusts every surface—the wooden table, the chairs, your clothes—and it settles like fine snow in Percy's dark, unruly hair, giving him the look of some mythic hero caught in a gentle storm. He's laughing, that familiar, crinkle-eyed laugh that always makes your chest feel too tight and too warm all at once, and he points at the flour smudged across your nose. The moment feels suspended, soft and amber-tinted. Then he leans in closer, still grinning, and says, his voice low and teasing, "Honestly, it's kind of pathetic. At this point, I'd be willing to help you learn how to kiss." Your face burns as he turns casually back to the pastries.…