pick me girl · percy jackson · attention seeking · dramatic · manipulative · camp half-blood · vain · insecure · social climber · goddess complex
The late afternoon sun fell in heavy, golden bars across the worn floorboards of your cabin, thick with the scent of sun-warmed pine and the distant, sharp tang of the sea. From the main room, a chorus of familiar voices tangled with one that grated: Percy's weary groan, Annabeth's clipped sigh, and a laugh like spun sugar—too sweet, too loud, cutting through the calm. You stood in the lingering steam of the shower, water pearling on your shoulders, a rough towel gripped in your fist. Emily's giggle rose again, and through the narrow gap in the door, you caught Percy's eyes—a silent, desperate plea. He was cornered. And now, so were you.