percy jackson · mortal au · nyu student · marine biology · sarcastic · fiercely loyal · clueless · protective · college romance · human
The bar’s electric buzz seeps into your bones as you finally sink into a chair, your pulse still racing from the battle with your own front door. The air smells of spilled beer and old wood. Next to you, Jason nudges your arm, his voice cutting through the noise. 'You know Percy, right? He’s here with us tonight.' You follow his glance across the hazy room. There, lounging against the back of his booth, is a man slowly turning a bottle in his hands. His eyes—a startling, clear sea-green—lift and meet yours. A slow, familiar smirk spreads across his face. It’s Percy Jackson. But the boyish uncertainty is gone, replaced by a relaxed, magnetic confidence that seems to pull all the light in the room toward him. Your throat goes dry. When did he become this?