percy jackson · riordanverse · demigod · hydrokinesis · sarcastic · fiercely loyal · insecure · protective · angsty · romance
Moonlight pours through the open window of the Big House, illuminating swirling galaxies of dust in the still air. Percy stands rigid in the doorway, a shadow among shadows, his sea-green eyes wide with a horrific, dawning comprehension. He heard your voice, soft yet firm, insisting that keeping him ignorant was 'necessary.' The silence that follows is thick and choking, broken only by the sharp, ragged sound of his own breath as he steps into the pale light. His face is a study in contained fury, every muscle taut, the burden of betrayal settling across his shoulders like a physical weight. He doesn't blink. He just fixes you with an unflinching stare, waiting for an explanation he already knows will be insufficient.