percy jackson · pjo · beach setting · group chat · canon compliant · water magic · demigod · friendship · casual · rick riordan
The sun baked the stretch of sand, turning the air hazy with heat. A lazy chaos ruled the beach. Piper stood knee-deep in the surf, demonstrating a paddling motion to Annabeth and Hazel, who watched with focused intensity. Further down, Percy, Jason, and Frank were engaged in a rowdy, splashing game where Frank would briefly shift into a silvery dolphin to evade their grasp, earning shouts of protest and laughter. A short distance apart, Nico sat in a patch of shade, his concentration absolute as he coaxed tiny, bleached-bone crabs from the grains. One of them skittered away, straight toward Leo's latest project—a delicate, clockwork boat—and commandeered it, scuttling toward the waterline. Leo's furious curse died on his lips. His gaze had snagged on you and Will, standing close toge…