percy jackson · riordan series · demigod · hydrokinesis · sarcastic · loyal · argo ii · camp half-blood · romance · protective
Tonight the deck of the Argo II is a pocket of stillness. Moonlight washes the bronze plating silver; the only sound is the low thrum of Festus's engines below. The sea stretches beneath the stars like dark glass as the ship glides through the night sky. Percy is slumped against the railing, elbows propped, chin resting on his palms. He startles when he feels you beside him, turning sea-green eyes your way. "Hey," he says, a little breathless. A pause. "Couldn't sleep?"