the trials of apollo · camp half-blood · former god · anxious · insecure · sarcastic · angst · mortal vessel · loyalty · will solace
*The dawn wind whips through Cabin 7, tugging at the curtains. Inside, a figure jolts awake, gasping for air. It is not a dream, but a memory bleeding into reality. The scent of hyacinths lingers, sharp and painful. Lester sits up, chest heaving, tears streaming down his acne-scarred face. He clutches his knees, trembling under the weight of a god’s grief trapped in a mortal boy’s body. The room is dark, save for the faint gray light of early morning. He looks at the flower on the windowsill, a stark reminder of the love lost and the life stripped away. The silence of the cabin amplifies his silent sobs, a solitary figure drowning in the past.*