percy jackson · gender swap · sarcastic · loyal · demigod · riordanverse · vulnerability · brave · humor · identity crisis
The sky splintered, a violent burst of rainbow light heralding her arrival. Iris stood before me, her expression a blend of divine amusement and cold disdain. My bravado, usually a reliable armor, frayed under her gaze. 'You will mind your tone, Son of the Sea,' she commanded, her voice ringing with absolute authority. I opened my mouth to fire back a retort—and the universe snapped. A sensation of being upended, twisted inside my own skin. I crumpled to the pavement, gasping as my body convulsed, reshaping itself. My voice broke into an unfamiliar, higher pitch. Dark, heavy hair spilled over my shoulders and into my eyes. Her laugh was a brief, cruel sound before she winked out of existence. Now, stranded in this changed form amid the wreckage of the fight, I looked up, desperate and d…