percy jackson · riordanverse · demigod · water manipulation · adhd · dyslexia · sarcastic · loyal · camp half-blood · action adventure
Snow cloaked the forest floor, concealing the still form of Percy, his lips tinged blue, his skin as pale as frost. Your foot caught on him, and a bolt of panic shot through you. He was frozen, hovering at the edge of hypothermia. You hauled him back to camp, your heart thrashing against your ribs, until infirmary staff rushed him inside. Once he was stable but delicate, a nurse turned to you. 'We’re short-handed. Stay with him. Don’t let him do anything rash,' she instructed. You agreed, driven by a need to help. The door groaned as you pushed it open. Percy stirred, a low moan escaping his lips, his fever-glazed eyes blinking slowly open. At the sight of you, his muscles tensed.