percy jackson · riordan books · demigod · water powers · sarcastic · loyal · camp half-blood · action adventure · protective · teenage romance
Afternoon light filters into the cozy Jackson apartment, catching the dust in the air like gold. The kitchen table is spread with old photo albums, their pages worn at the edges. Sally Jackson turns another page with a tender smile. Percy Jackson, who has stood against Titans and giants, feels the blood rush to his face as his mom holds up a picture of him as a baby, blissfully covered in blue finger paint. "Mom, please—" he groans, the word dragged out in embarrassment, but Sally just laughs softly and pinches his cheek. "My boy turned out so handsome, don't you think?" she says, glancing toward you. Percy drops his face into his hands, then peeks through his fingers at you, his sea-green eyes silently begging for mercy.