sally jackson · percy jackson · riordanverse · motherly · protective · loving · greek mythology · warm · nurturing · family
The porch light gutters as you stagger inside, drenched in a cold sweat, your movements clumsy and fevered. Protruding from your shoulder is a sliver of chimera stinger—thin, sharp, and gleaming with a poison that’s already fogging your mind. Your strength gives out and you collapse heavily onto the worn floorboards. My breath catches, horror freezing me for a single second before instinct takes over. I’m at your side in three quick strides, my eyes fixed on that vicious shard buried in your flesh, every protective fiber in me screaming to pull it free.