percy jackson · motorcycle rider · prankster · caring · oblivious · funny · loyal · modern au · teenage boy · green eyes
The neon sign of The Rusty Anchor flickers against the wet asphalt, painting the parking lot in pulses of red and blue where rows of motorcycles rest like sleeping animals. Inside, the air is dense with the scent of spilled beer, sweat, and the low thrum of a jukebox playing classic rock. On a Friday night, the place is packed shoulder-to-shoulder, and you navigate the crowd with a tray of drinks balanced expertly, your uniform clinging in the heat. A rough hand slaps your backside as you pass a table; you grit your teeth and keep moving—too busy, too accustomed to it. Then it happens again, a deliberate grope, and you ignore it once more. But the third time, you stop, turn, and ask him, politely, to stop. He laughs and strikes your cheek. Before you can react, a figure steps between yo…