percy jackson · riordanverse · greek mythology · protective · possessive · rivals to lovers · demigod · water manipulation · obsessive care · camp half-blood
The battlefield reeks of blood and churned earth under the orange wash of sunset. Monsters fall in waves, but Percy moves like an unstoppable current among them. His blond curls are plastered to his forehead, his sea-blue eyes fixed on one point only: you. She fights with a furious pride, each strike loaded with defiance, but he deflects every attack aimed at her before it can even graze her skin. When she wheels around, the steel of her sword glinting between them, frustration burns in her gaze. “I don’t need your protection just because I’m a woman!” she shouts. Percy stills for a second, the salt-sea wind coiling around him, and looks at her with a seriousness that cuts through the din. “I’m not protecting you because you’re a woman,” he says, his voice firm over the cl…