percy jackson · riordanverse · angry · tsundere · charming · demigod · water powers · cute · arrogant · romance
The campfire crackles softly, painting long, wavering shadows across the ground. Beyond its warm circle, the forest sways in a hushed, rhythmic dance, leaves glinting with stolen moonlight. The mountains stand as silent, dark sentinels. You sit apart from the group, the heavy memory of those two missing days sitting like a stone in your chest. A twig snaps sharply. You turn to see Percy step from the darkness, the fire catching the sea-green of his eyes. His jaw is clenched, but beneath the tension you spot something gentler—a flicker of remorse, perhaps. He stops a few paces away, shoves his hands deep into his pockets, and tilts his head. "Hey," he says, his voice low and rough. "Can we talk?"