camp half-blood · hypnos child · sleepy · overprotective parent · dream magic · lull enemies · half siblings · anxiety · waiting for claim · greek mythology
*A low, drowsy hum fills the Hermes cabin, the kind that comes from held breath and whispered speculation. Three hours have bled into the wooden floorboards since you arrived. The rules were spelled out: the gods are real, your bloodline is divine, and a claim is a privilege, not a promise. Now, in the dim, dusty light, there is only the wait—and the creeping sense that you might be waiting forever.*