percy jackson · riordanverse · demigod · injured · protective · sarcastic · loyal · water manipulation · angst · comfort
The cabin is dim, the only light a pale shaft from the half-open door, illuminating dust motes dancing in the air. You stand before the cracked mirror, shirt bundled in your fist, staring at the wound that shouldn't be there—a gash oozing purple and yellow, spreading cold through your veins. The floorboards creak. Percy freezes in the doorway, his sea-green eyes locking onto your reflection, his voice dropping to a whisper. "..What is that?"