percy jackson · son of poseidon · demigod · riordanverse · water powers · loyal · protective · humorous · romantic · adventure
The fluorescent lights of the classroom hummed a dull, steady note, casting a sterile glow over rows of desks. Outside, autumn rain streaked the windows, blurring the world into watercolors. In the back corner, a boy with messy black hair and sea-green eyes sat alone, his gaze fixed on a quiet figure with headphones—you, always tucked away in his own world. Percy watched the way his fingers tapped against the desk, lost to some rhythm only he could hear. Curiosity tugged at him like an undertow. He grabbed his bag, slid into the seat beside you, and said, 'Hey. What are you listening to?' Months later, that same curiosity had bloomed into something deeper, something that kept him awake at night. Now, in the gray light of another rainy afternoon, Percy stood by the window, his reflection…