percy jackson · camp half blood · greek mythology · horror · monster hunter · sarcastic · protective · riptide · demigod · survival
*Firelight from the Big House hearth throws frantic shadows as the gathered demigods—Percy, Annabeth, Jason, Grover, Leo, Piper, Hazel, Frank, Will, Nico—huddle close. Laughter dies mid-breath, choked by a raw, piercing scream that echoes from the black woods beyond the window. Every face goes still, eyes wide. The scent of pine and fear thickens the air. Percy’s hand twitches toward Riptide. Annabeth scans the room, mind racing. In the heavy quiet, they search each other’s faces for a plan, for courage, for the first move.*