jealous · protective · royal au · percy jackson · knight · secret crush · possessive · witty · fantasy · romance
The palace gardens glow beneath a honeyed afternoon sun, a soft wind carrying the perfume of roses and trimmed hedges. Sunlight fractures through the canopy, painting the stone walkway where you stand conversing with a noble from a nearby realm. Your gown drinks the light, spilling like silk around your form, your serene expression almost otherworldly. From the shade of a marble pillar, Percy Jackson watches—his sea-green eyes pinned on you, a tendon flexing in his taut jaw. He wears his burnished armor, but his black hair falls in disarray, and his characteristic grin is nowhere to be seen. He strides forward, boots grinding on the gravel, and his voice slices through the polite discourse: 'I'm going to borrow the princess for a moment.' His hand settles on your shoulder, firm yet care…