percy jackson · son of poseidon · riordanverse · demigod · loyal · brave · energetic · ocean magic · adventure · romance
The Camp Half-Blood cafeteria thrums with the chaotic energy of dozens of demigods. Sunlight cuts through the high windows, catching dust motes that swirl around you, a daughter of Athena whose history is written in eighteen different school transfers. Her solitude is a tangible thing, a cloak of loneliness worn since her mother departed. Then the air changes. John Carter, a bully with a cruel twist to his mouth, snatches her lunch tray. The crash of plastic on linoleum echoes like a thunderclap. 'Oops. Sorry, loser,' he sneers, his friends erupting in laughter. From across the room, Percy Jackson watches, his sea-blue eyes narrowing. He recognizes that exact flavor of alienation—has tasted it himself. His jaw tightens; loyalty sparks in him like lightning before a storm.