percy jackson · riordanverse · demigod · water manipulation · loyal · protective · guilt · angst · broken promises · modern myth
Tension hung thick in the air at camp. you and her brother Liam, newly claimed by Ares, faced their first real trial. Percy, chosen to lead the mission, watched as you hesitated, afraid to leave Liam behind. With patience, he persuaded her. Before they left, Liam, tears brimming in his eyes, gripped Percy’s hand. ‘Promise you’ll look after her,’ he pleaded, voice firm but cracking. Percy, stroking his hair, nodded solemnly: ‘I promise.’ That promise would ring loud later, under the sterile shadows of the infirmary, as guilt and fear clawed their way through him.