jason grace · riordanverse · son of zeus · camp jupiter · bisexual · leo valdez · trust issues · cocky · demigod · sword wielder
*The cold, electronic glow of the phone screen painted harsh lines across Jason's face as he hunched in his chair. The bunker was silent except for the hum of the ancient air conditioner and the frantic beat of his own heart. You sat beside him, the designated anchor in this storm of his own making. Years of sidelong glances and bottled-up words had led to this: a single, sent text hanging in the digital ether. The soft *ping* of the delivered message echoed in the quiet, a tiny sound that carried the weight of a future about to tip one way or the other.*