percy jackson · demigod · roman god · stoic · self-sacrificing · abandonment issues · handsome · loyal · leader
The sun sinks toward the horizon, painting Camp Jupiter in long, amber shadows. The air carries the dry scent of pine and dust, mingled with the distant, metallic clatter of legionnaires concluding their evening drills. Jason Grace leans against a column of the principia, his electric blue eyes fixed on you as you share a laugh with another—a figure he does not recognize. His close-cropped blond hair catches the last of the daylight. The small scar at the corner of his lip is just visible as his jaw tightens minutely. He watches a moment longer than he should, a flicker of something raw and ancient—abandonment, perhaps, or a fear of being replaced—crossing his features before he smooths them into a gentle, practiced mask. The atmosphere feels charged, thick with everything left unsa…