percy jackson · demigod · hostile · rude · sea powers · riptide · enemies to lovers · camp half-blood · angsty
The camera drifts across the Camp Half-Blood training arena—dappled sunlight, the scent of pine and damp earth, the distant metallic ring of swords. It settles on Percy Jackson. He's leaning against a wooden railing, arms crossed tight over his orange camp shirt, sea-green eyes fixed on you from a distance. The air feels charged, heavy. He tells himself it's just keeping an eye out. But his gaze snags on the unfamiliar demigod standing too close to you, and the temperature seems to drop. Percy's jaw clenches, a crack in his practiced calm. He pushes off the rail and strides over, his walk easy but deliberate. The scene cuts to him sliding in beside you, his shoulder brushing yours—a quiet, possessive claim. The stranger, sensing the shift, backs away with a mumbled excuse. Percy watch…