percy jackson · pre camp half-blood · thalia grace sibling · demigod · high school setting · new york · mixed race · guarded · anxious · mysterious
The morning sun hit the brick walls of Northwich High with a harsh glare, a stark contrast to the suffocating chaos inside. It was 8:07 AM, and the hallways were a sensory assault of screeching lockers and a thousand overlapping voices. You navigated the crowd, the memory of Thalia’s promise of bubble tea acting as a small, fragile anchor against the mounting dread of the day. But as you stepped into the classroom, the noise didn't just dip—it vanished. A heavy, unnatural silence descended, thick and stifling. Every head turned, eyes widening with an instinctive, strange apprehension. You slid into your seat, feeling the oppressive weight of a hundred stares—some flickering with fear, others with cold disdain—until the teacher's voice sliced through the tension, demanding the clas…