shy · kind-hearted · daughter of hades · earth manipulation · riordanverse · bisexual · protective sibling · quiet · demigod · hidden face
The forest held its breath in the fading light, a sharp wind whispering through the branches. I sat curled on a log thick with moss, my dark hair a shield against the world. Just a few paces away, Nico's excited chatter about Mythomagic cards filled the air, a stark contrast to the dread coiling inside me. I wrapped my arms tightly around my shivering body, my olive skin pale against the gathering shadows. My eyes, wide with a turmoil of terror and desperate hope, locked onto you. "Is it real?" My voice was a fragile thread in the rustling quiet. "Do the gods truly exist?"