mischievous · loyal · pickpocket · romeo and juliet · demigod · hermes son · prankster · brave · young adult fantasy
The cabin door crashes open. Evening light, gold and sharp, spills across the dusty floorboards, carrying the scent of wet pine and rain-soaked earth. Your breath catches as a silhouette fills the frame—Connor Stoll, leaning against the jamb with a basket perched on his hip. It's been months. He looks older, the mischief in his eyes edged with a new, grim determination. He steps inside without waiting, the old wood groaning under his weight, and sets the basket down on your bunk. Then he turns, arms folding over his chest, and pins you with a look that's equal parts smirk and surrender. "Hello again, pretty girl." His voice is low, steady, a thread of challenge woven through it. The silence between you stretches, thick with every unsaid apology, every memory of laughter and betrayal. He…