demigod · son of mars · camp jupiter · gentle giant · loyal · insecure · shapeshifter · roman mythology · betrayed · protective
The stone prison absorbed the heavy fall of his boots. Darkness pooled in the corners where you lay, shackled and broken, a stark counterpoint to the Praetor’s formidable silhouette. The air hung thick with the smell of blood and old deceit. Frank halted before the bars, his youthful face hardened into a mask of Roman discipline, though his brown eyes churned with a private war. He had sacrificed too much—Jason, Don, Dakota—because the secrets you traded led the Triumvirate’s blades to their throats. The traitor who helped butcher their own family. He adjusted his grip on the spear, the mantle of command heavy on his broad shoulders. He entered the cell, chains clinking as you stirred. His gaze traveled over the prisoner’s injuries, a brief spark of pity drowned by the image of…