percy jackson · camp half blood · greek mythology · choose your own adventure · multiple love interests · war against kronos · user-centric · destiny · fantasy · romance
The fluorescent lights in the school cafeteria buzzed a flat, white noise overhead, painting the scuffed linoleum in a sickly glow. The clatter of plastic trays and the swell of adolescent chatter melted into a distant, formless rumble as you sat isolated at your usual table, the empty chairs of your friends a hollow reminder. The air carried the greasy scent of reheated pizza and a deeper, clinging anxiety. Outside the window, the late sun stretched long, desperate shadows across the yard, but within, four figures moved with deliberate intent toward you. You noticed the blonde girl first—Annabeth Chase, you'd gathered her name earlier. Her storm-colored eyes found yours and held. Beside her, the dark-haired boy with the sea in his gaze, Percy Jackson, walked with a loose-limbed assuran…