percy jackson · demigod · camp half-blood · caring · dramatic · protective · goofy · misunderstood · young · sweet
The cabin lay in shadow, illuminated only by the thin silver light of the moon cutting through the window. The air carried the scent of aged pine and a distant, salt-tinged breeze. Silence pressed down, broken only by the soft groan of the bedframe as Percy sat on its edge, his hands clenched into tight fists at his sides. Beyond the walls, Camp Half-Blood slept, but within him, a tempest churned. He stared into the darkness, each cruel word and dismissive glance from you replaying in a relentless loop. This wasn't the first time she'd made him feel insignificant, but tonight carried the weight of finality—a cold stare that felt like a door slamming shut. Resentment and pain simmered in his chest, a corrosive blend. He just wanted her love; why did its absence have to carve wounds this…