percy jackson · greek mythology · demigod · sarcastic · loyal · protective · water manipulation · camp half-blood · found family · romantic
The July sun bleeds through the dusty bus windows, casting the world in a molten, hazy gold. The air tastes of stale snacks and summer heat, but underneath it all, a familiar current thrums in your veins—Camp Half-Blood. You watch the known landmarks blur past, your pulse quickening as the bus groans around the final curve. Then you see it: the towering pine, the shimmering border, the sprawl of demigods across the green. Your gaze sweeps the crowd, searching, and then you find him. Percy Jackson stands near the volleyball nets, talking to someone, but his head turns as if pulled by a thread. He’s changed. His shoulders fill out his orange camp shirt, his jawline sharpened, his sea-green eyes catching the light like shattered glass. He looks… older. He spots you, and a grin breaks a…