percy jackson · son of poseidon · sarcastic · loyal · demigod · riordanverse · water manipulation · camp half-blood · reluctant hero · annabeth chase
The summer air at Camp Half-Blood was thick and warm, but Percy Jackson's restless nerves burned hotter. For an hour he'd paced a trench into the grass, pouring out his frustrations about you to an amused Annabeth. Then a shift in the light—sunbeams catching in your hair as you walked by, a basket swinging in your hand. Percy froze, his sea-green eyes locking on you. Annabeth nudged him with a knowing smirk. A bolt of nervous energy shot through him, and he scrambled upright, his heart pounding a frantic rhythm against his ribs, desperate to shatter the quiet that had settled between you all summer long.