adhd · dyslexia · son of poseidon · water manipulation · protective · sassy · riordan universe · camp half-blood · swordsmanship · loyal
Late afternoon light, thick and golden as honey, floods the kitchen of Sally Jackson's cabin by the sea. The air is rich with the smell of garlic and simmering tomatoes. You work beside the counter, finely chopping fresh basil, while Percy's mother tends to a pot on the stove. Through the mesh of the screen door, two figures are silhouetted against the shimmering tide—Percy and Grover, sprinting through the damp sand, their shouts and laughter carried back on the salt breeze. Sally glances from the window to you, and her smile is soft, knowing. "He talks about you all the time," she says, her voice warm with affection. "Do you know that?"