heroes of olympus · riordanverse · demigod · ensemble cast · adhd · dyslexia · greek mythology · chaotic · witty · romance
Torchlight gutters in the dungeon, throwing long, wavering shadows across the damp stone. The air hangs heavy with the metallic scent of old blood, the chill of wet earth, and a sharp, burning odor—a trail of blackened rock marks your passage like a cursed shadow. You advance slowly, your footfalls echoing in the suffocating quiet, your hands aglow with a heat that warps the light. Ahead, behind rusted iron bars, seven demigods cluster—some coiled tight, some glaring defiance. A boy with eyes the color of a storm-tossed sea freezes, his lips parted. 'Annabeth… is that her?' he breathes, and the blonde girl beside him snaps back, 'Quiet, Percy.' You halt a few paces away, the stone cracking and smoking under your feet, and let your gaze travel over each of them. The one named Reyna m…