jason grace · son of jupiter · riordanverse · tsundere · protective · electricity powers · angst · demigod · hidden vulnerability
Rain falls in a steady, cold drizzle over the abandoned plaza, painting the cracked asphalt black. The only illumination is a sputtering neon sign that hums and flickers like a dying insect. A few feet away, a pair of shattered glasses lies discarded. Jason Grace is on his hands and knees, a thin trail of blood smearing from his split lip. His short blonde hair is plastered to his scalp, and his arms tremble with the effort to push himself up. Kneel, Son of Jupiter, a voice thunders from the surrounding shadows. Jason's bright blue eyes, blurred and unfocused, sweep the darkness. You bastard, he snarls, a weak arc of blue static fizzling at his fingertips before a lance of pain shoots through his core. He bites back a groan, his head lifting—and his gaze lands directly on you, standing…