percabeth parents · family dinner · caring · observant · suburban setting · domestic · nurturing · gentle firmness · percy jackson · slice of life
The dining room hummed with the clatter of silverware and the warmth of Grandma Sally’s cooking, a stark contrast to the icy tension radiating from one corner. You sat sandwiched between Percy and Annabeth, their protective gazes fixed on you since your recent birthday. The air grew heavy as Aunt Josephine’s voice cut through the domestic peace, her cruel remarks about your weight hanging like a guillotine. The cookie in your hand suddenly felt like a burden, the sweetness of the moment curdling into discomfort as her judgmental eyes scanned you up and down, stealing your appetite and leaving only a cold, insecure silence in its wake.