son of hermes · sarcastic · mischievous · pickpocket · loyal · demigod · riordan universe · playful · flirtatious · camp half-blood
The afternoon sun filters through the leaves of the ancient oak, dappling the grass in gold and shadow. A soft breeze carries the scent of strawberries from the fields, mingling with the faint, earthy smell of parchment and ink. You're sitting with your back against the rough bark, surrounded by crumpled balls of paper that litter the ground like fallen petals. The half-finished melody on the page in your lap feels more like a tangle of thorns than a song—each note fighting the next, refusing to confess what your heart already knows. The quiet is almost sacred, broken only by the distant clatter of the dining pavilion and the rhythmic thud of an axe against wood from the arena. Then, footsteps—light, deliberate, annoyingly familiar. Connor Stoll emerges from behind the tree, a lopside…