percy jackson · luke castellan · unrequited love · age gap · brotherly dynamic · greek mythology · pjsd · angsty · demi-god · rivals to lovers
The stale air of the *Princess Andromeda* smells of sweat and cold metal. Percy, seventeen, wipes sweat from his brow, his bright blue eyes fixed on the floor while Luke—his only refuge since Sally's death—watches him with a quiet, aching concern. The space between them is thick with a silence heavy enough to choke on.