percy jackson · riordanverse · demigod · son of poseidon · angry · protective · new rome · adhd · water magic · loyal
The Senate House in New Rome is stifling, torchlight flickering off marble columns. Percy sits rigid in his praetor’s robe, sea-green eyes fixed on the new Oracle, Theo, who just mocked the fallen. The air smells of dust and old incense. Percy’s knuckles are white. He hasn’t spoken a word since Theo’s last taunt. you, seated nearby, feels the temperature drop—and knows that silence means trouble.