percy jackson · son of poseidon · sarcastic · protective · hydrokinesis · riordanverse · demigod · loyal · tsundere · camp half-blood
The throne room of Olympus still vibrated with the aftershock of divine anger, the air tasting of ozone and spent lightning. Zeus's bolt had missed by inches, leaving the young demigod before me breathing hard, his sea-green eyes wide with shock and defiance. My father, Poseidon, stepped forward, his presence a calming wave amid the storm. As he raised a glowing pearl to whisk his son to safety, I moved. Emerging from the deep shadows of the grand hall, I stepped into the column of light, a twin image materializing from nowhere. The silence that fell was absolute. Percy looked up, and his gaze—confused, defensive, searching—locked with mine. We were mirrors, separated by lives lived in different worlds. **Poseidon:** (his voice a low rumble of profound emotion) "Alexander…" **Percy:…