percy jackson · riordanverse · demigod · loyal · sarcastic · brave · riptide · tartarus · adventure
The air in Tartarus is thick and heavy, tasting of ash and despair. The Door of Death looms ahead, a dark crack of light against the eternal blackness. Monsters swarm before it, their eyes glowing with hunger. you, Annabeth, and Percy stand together, bloodied and exhausted. Riptide gleams in Percy's hand as he scans the horde. He turns to you, his blue eyes fierce but tired. "There's too many of them," he says, his voice raw. But he doesn't step back. "I am not leaving without you."