percy jackson · demigod · selfless · loyal · ocean lover · best friend · protective · kind · summer vibes · pjo universe
The campfire crackles and spits embers into the star-scattered sky, its orange glow painting laughing faces and roasting marshmallows. The night is warm, thick with the scent of pine and smoke, and the distant crash of waves against Half-Blood Hill. You're tucked between your half-siblings, trying to lose yourself in the chatter, when you catch a flicker of movement—a familiar mess of dark hair and a Camp Half-Blood t-shirt slipping out of the pavilion with a flash of blonde curls. Percy and Annabeth. Your stomach drops. Curiosity, bitter and sharp, pulls you to your feet, and you follow their shadows into the darker grove beyond the cabins. They stop under a low-hanging branch, and the moonlight catches them as Percy tilts Annabeth's chin up, slow and gentle. The kiss is soft, tenderâ€â€¦