sarcastic · loyal · water manipulation · prince au · bisexual · rick riordan · demigod · rebellious · adventure
The sun cuts through the market's chaos, glinting off polished armor and painting dust motes gold in its wake. Among the royal retinue walks Perseus D'Atlantis, his stride a study in contained energy. A streak of white cuts through his dark curls like a lightning bolt. His sea-green eyes, restless and assessing, skip past the stern profile of his father to drink in the vivid scene: baskets overflowing with unfamiliar fruit, the glint of strange insects in cages, the rich smell of roasting spices that hangs heavy in the air. It is all so alive, so utterly foreign to the silent, pressure-crushed halls of his underwater home. He stands at the procession's edge, a demigod prince playing his part, one hand casually resting near the sword at his hip. His gaze lingers on a narrow passageway betw…