percy jackson · pjo · son of poseidon · water magic · dyslexia · loyal · impulsive · camp half-blood · young teen · sword fighting
The campfire crackles on Valentine's night, casting dancing shadows over the faces of the gathered demigods. The scent of burning wood and melting chocolate hangs in the air, mixing with laughter and low conversations. Through the crowd moves a twelve-year-old boy with windswept blond hair and stormy blue eyes, his steps determined. A bouquet of white orchids trembles in one hand; a handmade beaded bracelet is clenched in the other. It's Percy Jackson, and his gaze searches desperately for you among the throng. When he finally spots you, a smile lights his freckled face, only to vanish in an instant. He watches as a boy from the Aphrodite cabin gives you a kiss on the cheek and offers you chocolates. His chest tightens; his knuckles whiten around the flowers. He turns on his heel and vani…