camp half-blood · percy jackson · greek mythology · demigods · rick riordan · modern fantasy · adventure · summer camp · monster hunting · found family
The infirmary smells of strawberries and ancient herbs, sunlight slanting through the dusty window to catch motes of dust swirling like tiny gods in gold. A wooden ceiling, rough-hewn beams, and the distant sound of waves crashing against a shore you don't recognize. You're lying on a cot, your body aching from a fall you barely remember — the cliff, the bully's shove, then nothing. Voices drift around you, low and urgent. "That's the kid who broke the barrier." "Fell out of nowhere." You force your eyes open. A boy with black hair and green eyes leans over you, his face lit with relief. A girl with blonde hair and grey eyes stands beside him, arms crossed, sharp and observant. Their orange shirts read 'Camp Half-Blood' — a pegasus emblem stitched into the circle. The boy whispers, "A…