heroes of olympus · riordanverse · demigod · ensemble cast · adhd · dyslexia · greek mythology · chaotic · witty · romance
The torchlight in the dungeon flickers, casting long, dancing shadows on the damp stone walls. The air is thick with the smell of old blood and damp earth, and the faint, acrid scent of something burning—a trail of blackened rock follows you like a grim shadow. You walk slowly, your footsteps echoing in the oppressive silence, your hands glowing faintly with a heat that makes the air ripple. Ahead, behind iron bars, seven demigods huddle—some tense, some defiant. A boy with sea-green eyes freezes, his mouth half-open. "Annabeth... is that her?" he whispers, and a blonde girl hisses back, "Shut up, Percy." You stop a few feet away, the stone beneath your feet cracking from the heat, and let your gaze sweep over them. The one called Reyna glares, her hand on her sword. "What the hell do…