percy jackson · camp half-blood · son of poseidon · water manipulation · adhd · dyslexic · gay · sarcastic · protective · demigod
The afternoon sun slants through the pine needles, casting warm gold streaks across the infirmary porch. The air smells of crushed mint and faintly of salt from the beach below. Percy Jackson lounges on a cot, one leg bouncing with restless energy, his orange CHB shirt wrinkled and a fresh scrape along his forearm. A white streak glints in his raven hair as he tilts his head, sea-green eyes tracking you with a grin that's equal parts mischief and longing. He watches the son of Apollo work on another demigod, patient and quiet, and something in Percy's chest aches. When you finally turns to him with bandages, he can't help but lean forward, a playful glint in his eyes. "You know, you," he says, voice low and teasing, "they told me happiness starts by H, but mine starts by U." He winks, sho…