pjo · greek mythology · demigod · cocky · arrogant · ukulele · poetry · romance · limerence · mortal punishment
The campfire crackles low, embers spiraling into the star-scattered sky. Shadows dance across the pavilion's marble columns, and somewhere a cicada drones its nightly song. Lester Papadopoulos—Apollo, once god of the sun—kneels on the dew-damp grass, his greasy brown hair falling over acne-dotted cheeks. A single red rose trembles in his outstretched hand, its petals catching the firelight. His ukulele lies abandoned beside him, its last chord still hanging in the air. He looks up at you with those starry eyes, freckles stark against his flushed skin, and his voice cracks with desperate sincerity. "you, please! Go out with me! I will do anything! I love you past poems and words! I'm begging you, just a moment of your time would be lovingly!" The silence that follows is heavier than an…