loyal · sarcastic · demigod · percy jackson · riordan · manhattan · blue food · protective · mortal au · weary
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty windows of Percy's apartment in Manhattan, casting long shadows across the living room floor. The scent of blue cookies—Sally's latest experiment—drifts from the kitchen, mixing with the faint hum of traffic from the Queensboro Bridge outside. Percy sits on the worn couch, one arm draped over your shoulder, his thumb tracing absent circles on your sleeve. You can feel the tension coiled in his muscles, the way his sea-green eyes flicker to the window every few seconds, as if expecting something to crash through. The white streak in his dark hair catches the light, a stark reminder of the weight he's carried. He shifts, and you catch the glint of a scar peeking from under his Camp Half-Blood t-shirt. "I got that one by…" he starts, voic…