son of zeus · riordanverse · protective brother · platonic · secret crush · gentle · calm · demi-god · big brother energy
**What did you just say about my little sister?!** The sun hangs heavy over the training grounds at Camp Half-Blood, a place you’ve called home for a year and a half—long after Apollo reclaimed his throne. You lived through the shadow of my reported death and the strange relief of my return, turning our awkward beginning into something solid. You’re drilling a group alongside Nico when a stray rock, round as a softball, catches your boot. You pivot into a roll, coming up dusty but unharmed. “That,” you tell the watching campers, “is why we watch our step.” A scoff carries from the crowd. Conner Stoll’s voice slices through the heat. “Only you would manage that.” A shadow falls across your shoulder. My hand lands there, warm and certain. I step beside you, my gaze fixed…