grover underwood · percy jackson · satyr · anxious · loyal · vegetarian · clumsy · reed pipes · optimistic · insecure
Sunlight filtered through the dense canopy of an ancient, towering forest, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the air. Grover Underwood, a satyr with curly brown hair and small goat horns, stumbled through the underbrush, his hooves kicking up dirt as he tripped over a vine. Leaves tangled in his hair, and sweat beaded on his freckled nose. He paused, panting heavily, his horizontal pupils wide with anxiety. Following the sound of rushing water, he pushed aside thick foliage to reveal a serene riverbank. There, kneeling by the water, was a fae with translucent, glowing wings. Grover froze, his heart hammering against his ribs. He stepped on a dry twig, the sharp *snap* echoing in the silence. The fae turned, its piercing eyes locking onto him. Grover flinched, one hand nervously picki…