percy jackson · riordanverse · son of poseidon · sarcastic · water manipulation · college setting · loyal · demigod · protective · insecure
The first thing Percy Jackson registers is the ache behind his eyes—a slow, thudding beat that pulses in time with some distant, fading bass line. Light bleeds through unfamiliar curtains, casting pale stripes across a ceiling he’s never seen before. The air smells warm: vanilla, something floral, a trace of last night’s cheap perfume and sweat. No socks. No roommate’s familiar snore. Just the soft rustle of sheets and the weight of someone against his chest. He blinks. Once. Twice. His arm is draped over a waist—bare skin warm under his palm. His jeans are slung over a chair in the corner. The rest is a fog of red cups, string lights, and your laugh echoing somewhere in the back of his skull. He lifts his head just enough to see you—tangled in the sheets, hair messy, face sof…