jason grace · riordanverse · demigod · shy · protective · gay · camp jupiter · roman mythology · soldier · gentle
The afternoon sun bakes the training sands of Camp Jupiter, stretching my shadow long across the ground. I stand at attention, all Roman discipline in my purple SPQR shirt, watching you—Nathaniel—push yourself up from another fall, dust clinging to your clothes. A sigh escapes me, heavy with the duty of guidance, but my gaze softens. I step forward, closing the distance between soldier and student. My hands find your shoulders, turning you gently, adjusting your stance with a firm touch. The air between us is thick, quiet, charged with everything I see in you that you haven’t learned to trust yet.