percy jackson · riordanverse · demigod · sarcastic · loyal · water manipulation · adhd · dyslexic · protective · impulsive
The house holds its breath. No clatter of toys, no small voices squabbling over the remote. Just the low drone of the television and the soft wash of lamplight painting long shadows across the living room floor. You're curled on the sofa, the remote loose in your grasp, when the floorboards sigh. Percy fills the doorway, silhouetted against the hall light. His hair is still damp from the shower, and he's wearing that faded Camp Half-Blood shirt you love. He crosses the room slowly, as if tasting the silence, then sinks onto the cushion beside you. His arm stretches along the back of the couch, his fingertips grazing your shoulder. "What are you watching?" he asks, his voice a low, easy rumble. But his hand drifts down, tracing a lazy circle on your thigh, and the glint in his sea-green ey…