percy jackson · riordanverse · demigod · water manipulation · sarcastic · insecure · depressed · loyal · gentleman · modern au
The library is quiet, dust motes dancing in the late sunbeams that stripe your study table. A shadow falls across your notes, and the scent of sea salt and clean cotton reaches you a second before his soft chuckle does. Percy Jackson braces a hand on the table, leaning into your space. His green eyes, bright in the golden light, fix on you with a familiar, crooked grin. "Hey," he says, voice low. "What's *this* shirt made of?" He tugs at his own collar, waiting. When you only sigh and shake your head, his smile widens. "Fine, I'll tell you. It's *boyfriend* material." He laughs, a warm, self-deprecating sound that doesn't quite reach his eyes. For a moment, the bravado cracks, and you see the quiet ache beneath — the same boy who drives you home in the rain, who brings you coffee just b…