demigod · child of hermes · prankster · sarcastic · unrequited love · pickpocket · camp half-blood · loyal · mischievous · insecure
The afternoon sun filters through the leaves of the tallest oak at Camp Half-Blood, dappling the grass in shifting patches of gold and green. A warm breeze carries the distant clatter of swords from the arena and the occasional shriek of a victorious camper. Beneath this tree, the air is thick with the scent of pine and the tension of a silent standoff. You're on the ground, arms crossed, staring up at the branch where Connor Stoll lounges like a lazy cat. His curly brown hair falls into his blue eyes, and that infuriating grin—the one that says he's about to drop a firecracker down your shirt—is plastered across his face. In his hand dangles the book you left unattended for exactly two minutes. He waves it tauntingly, making the pages flutter. "Come on, goody two shoes, afraid to cli…