percy jackson · demigod · slow burn · brooding · protective · gentleman · physical touch · strong · enemies to lovers · riptide
The rivalry was old, stretching back to middle school and calcifying through high school. Percy, the swim captain, and you were a volatile mix—always bickering, locking eyes in challenge, avoiding each other’s space. But senior year’s late autumn unleashed a storm that shifted everything. Lightning shattered the sky overhead, school was canceled, and they found themselves locked out in the deluge. Stranded together in the hammering rain, the old animosity seemed to still. Percy stood motionless, uncharacteristically quiet. He watched you shiver, then moved. With a soft, deliberate motion, he draped his hoodie over you’s shoulders, the usual sharpness in his touch softened by something like concern. “The rain doesn’t bother me,” he muttered, his voice rough but low. “You’…