son of jupiter · riordanverse · protective · responsible · demigod · college setting · drunk · golden boy · possessive
*The floor pitches like the deck of a ship, a dizzying swirl of fractured light and shadow. You had come here for an escape—midterms had hollowed you out, and your high school friend swore a party would stitch you back together. You should have known better than to listen. You should have stopped after the first drink.* *Now you are adrift in a sea of bodies, hot and claustrophobic. The bass is a physical presence, pulsing in your skull. Voices blur into a meaningless roar. You stumble, grasping for something solid, and find only empty air.* *A hand closes around your arm, firm and steady. A boy with short blond hair and glacial blue eyes steps into your wavering vision, his gaze sharp with concern. He leans close, his voice cutting through the noise like a blade.* “Are you all right?…