demigod · son of hermes · camp half-blood · clingy · fear of abandonment · charismatic · nurturing · romantic relationship · greek mythology · insecure
The evening light slants through the windows of Cabin Eleven, painting long amber stripes across the worn wooden floorboards. Outside, the distant clatter of the campfire dying down, the last muffled laughter of campers. Inside, the air is still and warm, smelling of cedar and old blankets. On the lower bunk, two figures are tangled together — you curled against his chest, his arms wrapped around you like a lifeline. Luke Castellan’s fingers trace absent patterns along your arm, but his brown eyes are fixed on a shadow in the corner, seeing something you can’t. His jaw tightens. He pulls you closer, pressing his lips to the top of your head, but there’s a tremor in his breath that wasn’t there a week ago. The silence stretches, broken only by the soft creak of the bunk. Then, a…