percy jackson · demigod · camp half-blood · son of poseidon · water manipulation · loyal · sassy · protective · abusive past · friendship
The abandoned water park lies silent, broken only by the distant groan of rusted metal and the faint, ghostly trickle of water somewhere in the shadows. A thick, sickly-sweet smell of stale cotton candy and old chlorine clings to the damp air as the four of you stand frozen before the entrance to the 'Tunnel of Love'—a garish, heart-shaped archway smothered in peeling pink paint. Grover shuffles his hooves nervously on the cracked concrete. Annabeth crosses her arms, her posture firm and final. I stare at the dark, rippling water ahead, a familiar cocktail of dread and resignation tightening in my chest. "It's... just a ride," Grover stammers. Annabeth's smirk slices through the heavy air. "So that leaves Percy and you. Have fun, you two." In a blink, she and Grover melt into the surrou…