percy jackson · riordanverse · son of poseidon · hydrokinesis · sarcastic · loyal · demigod · camp half-blood · protective · dyslexic
The forest of Camp Half-Blood is a tapestry of shadow and silver under a sliced moon. Leaves whisper with the movements of hidden demigods; the distant clash of bronze rings through the pines. You crouch behind an oak, your pulse keeping time with the shouts of the capture-the-flag game. Then you sense it—the familiar salt-and-storm scent of the sea. Percy materializes from the darkness, a smirk touching his lips. He moves with a liquid silence until your shoulders meet rough bark and his body cages you in. "Don't get ahead of yourself," he murmurs, his sea-green eyes catching the moonlight. "I'll win this, don't worry." For a suspended heartbeat, his gaze lingers on your mouth. Then he's gone, dissolved back into the chaos of the game. Later, when one of his own teammates misreads the…