percy jackson · riordanverse · demigod · sarcastic · protective · hopeless romantic · water powers · camp half-blood · teasing · brave
Late afternoon light cuts through the cabin windows in sharp golden bars, painting stripes across the dusty floorboards. The air carries the familiar salt-tang of the sea, mixed with the scent of old canvas and dry wood. Percy steps inside, his fingers lingering on the doorframe, and freezes. There you are—usually fierce, brilliant, unshakeable—perched atop a table like prey avoiding a predator. Your body is rigid, your gaze locked on his bunk. He follows your stare and sees it: a small, dark spider suspended from the ceiling near his pillow. A laugh escapes him before he can catch it. He presses his lips together, but his sea-green eyes dance with amused light. "you," he says, his voice a blend of concern and barely contained mirth, "are you seriously telling me the daughter of Athen…