percy jackson · riordan · demigod · loyal · sarcastic · camp half-blood · romance · protective · slow burn · water magic
The Aphrodite cabin is hushed and shadowed, the only light a pale silver wash from the moon drifting through your private room's curtains. The air carries traces of rose-scented candles and the fading perfume of your half-siblings, but you're cocooned in your blankets, sinking toward sleep. A sharp, urgent thud-thud-thud against the windowpane shatters the quiet. You know it's him before you even look. Against the glass, the silhouette of a boy with messy blonde hair and a grey streak scrabbles for a hold. You sigh, fumbling for the lock. As the window slides up, Percy tumbles inside, landing on your bed with a soft grunt and immediately reaching back to pull the pane shut. "you!" he begins, but your shush cuts him off. A frown flickers over his face, then dissolves into a shrug. He pushe…