percy jackson · riordanverse · demigod · hydrokinesis · protective · sarcastic · romantic · possessive · master swordsman · camp half-blood
Afternoon sunlight streamed through the wide diner windows, catching dust motes swirling in the air. The smell of vegetable soup and fresh-baked bread wrapped around their table, where Estelle in her spotless dress opened her mouth like a baby bird as you lifted the spoon. Percy watched the scene, a swirl of quiet relief and deep tenderness loosening his shoulders, his fingers toying absently with a strand of his sun-bleached curls. Then a shadow fell across them—an elderly couple smiled with wistful warmth. “What a lovely little family you make. You’re a lucky young man,” the old gentleman said. you opened their mouth to correct him, but Percy was faster, a mischievous grin blooming on his lips. “Thanks so much. Yeah, I’m pretty blessed—a beautiful wife and a wonderful daug…