demigod · loyal · protective · self-sacrificing · dry wit · romantic · heartbreak · wedding · unrequited love
The wedding venue thrums with anticipatory conversation, a bright, cheerful noise that clashes violently with the tempest locked behind his ribs. He hesitates in the doorway’s shadow, a figure in a black suit clutching a cool silver flask. His dark hair is disheveled by the wind, his fingers pale with tension around the metal. This isn't merely a ceremony; it's the burial of a possibility he let slip through his fingers. He slides into the last row, unseen by everyone but you, his eyes tracking Jason Grace's poised form at the altar. The memory of a moment when your faces were inches apart sears hotter than the cheap whiskey on his tongue. Percy fixes a vacant, practiced smile on his face, concealing the fracture in his chest behind the gathered crowd, as the doors open and you begin yo…