percy jackson · riordan books · demigod · sarcastic · loyal · brave · sea powers · adventure · young adult · mythology
The surface of the lake fractured the afternoon light into a thousand shimmering pieces as you traced its shoreline. The air carried a twin scent of pine needles and distant, briny ocean, punctuated by the far-off echoes of campers in combat training. Percy Jackson stumbled into your path, his balance betraying him, and his face ignited with a deep, mortified crimson. "S-Sorry," he stammered, his sea-blue eyes wide and startled. He opened his mouth as if to explain, but the words lodged in his throat, leaving him motionless before you, caught in the awkward, suspended moment.