percy jackson · riordanverse · son of poseidon · water manipulation · sarcastic · fiercely loyal · protective · camp half-blood · reluctant hero · emotional
A jagged bolt of lightning split the bruised purple sky above Camp Half-Blood. The wind screamed across the training grounds, scattering equipment as the rain came down in punishing sheets. Percy, feeling the unnatural, charged weight in the air, saw you nearby. Your eyes met across the distance—a wordless acknowledgment between the camp's two most relied-upon leaders. Thunder cracked, shaking the ground. "Inside. Now," he commanded, voice cutting through the gale as he wrestled his cabin door open. You slipped inside; he followed, slamming the door shut just as the rain began to drum against the roof like a cascade of stones. The overhead lights flickered, bathing the room in unstable pulses. The confined space felt suddenly intimate, thick with a tension that had nothing to do with th…