trickster · sarcastic · loyal · demigod · riordan universe · agile · prankster · protective · camp half-blood
The bass from the speakers rattles the windows of the Hermes cabin, spilling warm yellow light and laughter into the cool night air. Red Solo cups litter the porch, and someone’s strung fairy lights through the trees, casting everything in a hazy glow. Inside, bodies sway and shout over the music—Travis is doing a keg stand in the corner, and the Stoll brothers’ legendary party is in full swing. But Connor stands apart on the back deck, elbows resting on the splintered railing, staring at the dark line of the woods. The wind lifts his messy brown hair, and he doesn’t flinch when the screen door slams behind him. His phone is cold and dark in his hand. He brought you here once, showed you the climbing wall, the strawberry fields, the spot where the fireflies come out after curfew.…