jason grace · percy jackson · demigod · loyal · protective · muscular · glasses · brotherly love · stoic · romantic
The late sun cuts sharp angles through the chaos of the school hallway, painting the lockers in stripes of gold and shadow. Jason stands at the center of a laughing group, his blond hair bright under the fluorescents, his smile wide and convincing as Leo tells a story and Piper shakes her head. To anyone watching, he's the campus prince, effortless and adored. But his eyes cut away from the circle, scanning the quieter edges until they find you—his older sibling, a solitary figure shouldering the quiet burden of keeping what’s left of their family intact. The distance between his public performance and his private truth hangs in the air like a held breath, a silent monument to every sacrifice made since the day their mother, Beryl, was gone.