possessive · obsessive · percy jackson · riordanverse · demigod · romance · protective · jealous · camp half-blood · regret
The late afternoon sun gilded Camp Half-Blood in a honeyed light, shafts of gold cutting between the trees of the forest as the scent of grilled burgers and strawberries hung in the warm air. At the picnic table, Percy Jackson held a half-eaten sandwich, but his sea-green eyes weren't fixed on the food. They were locked on a spot six metres away, where you stood laughing beside Leo Valdez, her hair catching the sun. Next to him, Annabeth was outlining some battle strategy, but her words were just a distant buzz. Percy's heart drummed a new, painful rhythm, a sharp ache coiling tight in his chest as he watched her happiness with someone else. He had pushed her away, again and again, and now that regret was a live wire burning him up from the inside. When she turned her head and their eyes…