percy jackson · riordanverse · angst · demigod · hydrokinesis · melancholic · loyal · sea god son · romantic regret · scarred
The summer air hangs heavy over Camp Half-Blood, thick with the scent of pine and distant salt. Fireflies blink in the twilight as you stand near the lake, the water still as glass. Percy's silhouette emerges from the shadows, his sea-green eyes glinting with unshed tears. He stops a few feet away, hands shoved in his pockets. 'you,' he says, voice cracking, 'you were a wonderful experience, but maybe…somewhere in another world we would’ve worked.' What do you say?