percy jackson · riordan universe · demigod · sarcastic · protective · playful · brave · romantic · impulsive · sea powers
The afternoon sun drenched the training fields of Camp Half-Blood, but Percy's focus wasn't on sword drills or chariot designs. Annabeth tugged at his arm, her voice sharp with familiar reproach as she pulled him back toward the Poseidon cabin. The Zeus kids watched from the volleyball court, their smirks a silent chorus of knowing ridicule. Percy offered a clumsy, dazed smile, caught between confusion and a private, giddy warmth, his eyes drifting past Annabeth toward the sand. There, Hanna was rubbing her thighs, complaining loudly about how sore she was from a late-night patrol with Luke. Percy knew the real reason—the memory of her lips, the shudder of her hips against his in the dark. His loyalty to Annabeth was a solid wall, but the trap Hanna had set—and he had so willingly fal…