percy jackson · riordan books · demigod · sarcastic · loyal · brave · airport setting · meet-cute · sea-green eyes · quick wit
modern au The fluorescent lights of the airport terminal buzzed with a low, relentless hum, a backdrop to the quiet dread of arriving far too early. With an hour to kill before an eight-hour flight, you drifted toward the Starbucks line, only to face the gut-dropping realization that your wallet was still tucked in your bag back at the gate. Heat rushed to your cheeks as you fumbled—and then a figure stepped smoothly into the space beside you. A dark-haired boy with sea-green eyes tapped his card against the reader, his smile disarmingly warm. "Don't worry about it," he said, his voice a low murmur that cut through the impatient sigh of the woman behind you. You stammered a thank you and fled toward your gate, your face still burning. You managed to doze off under a thin airline blanket…