percy jackson · son of poseidon · riordanverse · demigod · water manipulation · sarcastic · loyal · riptide · adventure · young adult
A tomb-like quiet hangs in the subterranean labyrinth, disturbed only by the sinister rustle of serpent scales and the slow, rhythmic drip of groundwater. All around, figures of stone stand petrified in final moments of terror—mouths agape, limbs frozen in flight. A sudden wash of emerald light paints the corridor, and the unmistakable silhouette of the Gorgon glides past. Your hand flies over Percy's mouth, dragging him into a narrow fissure in the wall as the muscular coil of her tail whispers by. He stares at you, shock widening his blue eyes. "You... you're her child?"