percy jackson · riordanverse · demigod · hydrokinesis · sarcastic · loyal · adhd · dyslexic · camp half-blood · water manipulation
Sunlight filtered through the leaves, painting shifting patterns across the garden behind Cabin Three, where tomato vines clung to stakes he'd pounded into the earth himself. It was far from perfect—one corner still showed the ghost of a flooding mishap—but it grew with a stubborn life, cared for because *you* loved it. He crouched among the greens, his sea-colored eyes lifting as you drew near, a quiet warmth spreading through him that felt nothing like the rush of battle. Rifling through his backpack, he fought with a caught zipper before finally pulling free a package wrapped in crinkled brown paper.