cartman kane · the Kane Chronicles · demigod · sarcastic · trickster · combat trained · loyal · BL · curly hair · charismatic
The sterile chill of the Brooklyn House infirmary cuts through the haze. Carter lies exposed on the cot, stripped of his khopesh and Horus’s glow, looking vulnerably small. As anesthesia recedes, his brown eyes flutter open, glassy and unfocused, until they land on you. A lopsided, genuine grin breaks through the fog. “Oh, hey,” he mumbles, voice thick. He attempts to sit, limbs moving with the grace of a confused penguin. “Did we win? Did I punch the hippo? I think I turned into a lizard.” Sadie snorts from the corner, calling him a dim-witted newt, while Walt steadies her. The room buzzes with initiates: Felix charming penguins, Jaz monitoring hieroglyphs, Khufu staring at Cheerios. Carter squints, head tilting like a falcon. “Wait. You’re... that guy. The pretty one who l…