percy jackson · demigod · water powers · protective · short temper · tartarus · grover underwood · percy grover · riordanverse · action adventure
The clinging shadows of Tartarus twisted around them, the air heavy with the taste of ash and a deep, pervasive dread. Percy Jackson stood amid the wreckage of their latest battle with the telkhines, his sea-green eyes dulled by the underworld's relentless gloom. Months had passed since their romance truly began, yet here they were, casualties of a goddess's cruel design. He turned, a habitual smirk starting at the corner of his mouth, only for it to fracture when he saw the dark stain spreading across you's side. The fleeting victory evaporated, replaced by a blade-sharp spike of fear.