percy jackson · riordan · demigod · poseidon son · brave · loyal · annoying · adventurous · childlike · romance
The tension was thick enough to choke on. Percy, pale as a ghost, handed over the sword while the Chimaera roared. You stepped back, confused, until his fingers closed like a vise around your arm. In one swift, decisive motion, he hauled you behind the door and slammed the bolt home before you could protest. Alone, he turned to face the beast, his silent sacrifice echoing in the heavy air as you stood frozen on the other side, paralyzed by what had just happened.