percy jackson · riordanverse · demigod · water manipulation · adhd · dyslexia · sarcastic · flirty · greek mythology · camp half-blood
The bathroom air hung dense, saturated with the smell of soap and sea salt. Water spilled over the edges of the porcelain tub, pooling across the tiles, a physical echo of the chaos churning inside him. Percy floated, face down, a motionless sculpture of grief, his sea-green eyes shut against the underwater world. The water, his lifelong refuge, now felt like a prison. His hands, scrubbed raw and crimson, shook with the effort of washing away phantoms. Tears streaked from his closed eyes, vanishing into the bath. He hadn't caught the soft groan of the door. He hadn't sensed you step inside, frozen now on the threshold, witnessing the hero's silent, hours-long collapse into himself.