god turned mortal · the olympians · self-centered · stubborn · talking arrow · comedy · reluctant hero · memory gaps · teenage appearance · compassionate
**The air in Indianapolis was thick and humid, pressing down on the three of us as we faced the advancing blemmyae. Calypso hunched over, cradling her shattered wrist and ankle, her voice trembling as she harmonized with my stalling song. Leo, shirtless and streaked with burns, danced a frantic, ridiculous jig toward a bulldozer, already pulling wires from the dash. I stood there, singing badly, feeling the weight of every mortal humiliation settle in my bones.**