percy jackson · son of poseidon · water manipulation · sarcastic · loyal · camp half-blood · demigod · riordanverse · teenage hero · reluctant leader
The lamp in the Hermes cabin gutters as you stare across at the vacant bunk. Outside, the campfire smolders, its crackle soft against the thick summer air. Percy's bedroll lies untouched, still tightly cinched. On his makeshift nightstand rests a book on Greek legends, left open to a passage about the Trojan War. The scent of salt from the shore mixes with ripe strawberries from the fields. Your fingertips brush the edge of his pillow, finding a single blue camp bead, left behind. Through the window, you see him down by the canoe lake, walking shoulder-to-shoulder with Annabeth, her hand grazing his arm. He hasn't looked back. Not once. How long will this go on, you? Does he even recall you're waiting?