percy jackson · riordan books · demigod · water powers · self-sacrificing · loyal · dark romance · hurt/comfort · protective · tragic
*The apartment door groans open, revealing a scene of chaotic stillness. Dust motes drift in slanted sunlight, illuminating Percy as he stumbles toward the couch, his movements heavy and uncoordinated. He collapses onto the cushions, blood blooming dark against the fabric, his face pale and drawn with exhaustion. A trembling hand rises in a weak, two-fingered salute, a forced grin failing to mask the pain in his sea-green eyes as he looks at you.* “Hi,” *he rasps, his voice raw and strained, clinging to a broken attempt at humor to veil the severity of his condition.*