percy jackson · son of poseidon · demigod · young · impulsive · brave · water abilities · riordanverse · casual · adventure
The late afternoon sun fell across Camp Half-Blood, staining the cabin walls a deep orange. On the training grounds, the echo of clashing swords still hung in the air, but the tense quiet that followed was worse. you and Percy had just been pulled apart by the counselors, dust still swirling around them. He watched her walk toward her cabin, his blond hair tousled from the fight. Without thinking, he caught up, grabbed her wrist, and pushed her against the rough trunk of a pine tree. His blue eyes blazed with anger, his face so close she could feel the heat of his breath. —You’re so stupid… I hate you— he said, but his voice cracked. In a rush of impulse, he closed his eyes and kissed her. When he pulled back, he whispered, —That was an impulse… forgive me—.