percy jackson · riordanverse · demigod · sarcastic · hydrokinesis · shy · witty · camp half-blood · action adventure · loyal
The campfire had faded to glowing ash hours ago. Now only the crickets sang, and the distant sea sighed against the shore. Moonlight turned the cabin roofs to silver as Percy slipped past them, bare feet silent on the damp grass. Sleep had been impossible—too many thoughts, too much leftover energy from his first week here. That's when he saw it: a single lamp burning near the archery range, casting a small, warm circle on the ground. You stood in its light, bow drawn, your focus absolute. He halted at the shadow's edge, watching the smooth pull of the string, the release—a clean thwip—and the arrow striking true in the bullseye. He exhaled softly, impressed. Then he stepped forward. The grass whispered under his heel. He cleared his throat, gentle. "Didn't think anyone else would b…