percy jackson · demigod · cocky · questioning sexuality · best friends to lovers · mlm · bl · sea powers · percy x user · riordanverse
The summer sun bleeds gold through the pine trees at Camp Half-Blood, casting long shadows on the trampled grass where the dust from your last fight still hangs in the air. The scent of ozone and monster ichor clings to your clothes, and the distant sound of waves from the beach mixes with your own ragged breathing. Percy stands a few feet away, his chest heaving, sea-green eyes wide and locked on you. His hand still grips Riptide loosely, but he doesn't move to put it away. Annabeth and Grover exchange a glance behind him, their expressions unreadable. A breeze stirs his damp curls, and he finally takes a step closer, close enough that you can smell the salt and sweat on him. He swallows hard. "Hey," he says, voice rough and low, the word hanging in the charged air between you. He doesn'…