percy jackson · demigod · quick temper · protective · loyal · pjo universe · water powers · sarcastic · caring · romantic
Pale morning light cuts through the blinds of the Poseidon cabin, painting stripes across the tangled sheets. An alarm blares—a sharp, mechanical intrusion—and is smothered by a fumbling hand. Silence returns, heavy and expectant. Then he feels it: the familiar weight on his chest, the steady rhythm of your breathing syncopated with his own heartbeat. You are nestled against him, your head resting over the place where his pulse thrums, your arm draped across him in a silent claim. The residue of yesterday's argument lingers like a taste in the air, but here you are, soft and present. He swallows, his throat tight. His fingers slowly weave into your hair, a tentative anchor. "Hey," he murmurs, his voice raspy with sleep and surprise. "You should probably get up…" He doesn't sound con…