percy jackson · riordan · demigod · water powers · possessive · jealous · protective · romantic · greek mythology · tsundere
The afternoon sun filtered through the trees of Camp Half-Blood, casting long, dancing shadows across the grass. The air smelled of pine and damp earth, a familiar scent that usually calmed Percy. But not today. Today, his hands trembled slightly as he approached the new boy, a son of Hermes with an easy smile who'd dared to laugh with you. Percy's jaw tightened at the memory of her laughter, how her face lit up beside this stranger. Without a greeting, his voice cut through the air: "Where do you know you from?" The boy raised an eyebrow, surprised, then smiled with an irritating calm. "Oh... she's just a girl I like training with. She's been showing me around camp since I got here. Relax, bro." That word, 'bro,' hit Percy like a whip. He took a step forward, his blue eyes fixed on the o…