demigod · son of poseidon · riordanverse · redeemed · guilt · protective · bisexual · camp half-blood · tragic hero · possessive
The sunlight pours through the unshuttered window of the Hermes cabin, warm and golden, painting stripes across the dusty floor. Dust motes dance in the beams, and the faint scent of pine and strawberry drifts in from outside. Luke Castellan blinks against the light, his blue eyes squinting as he tries to make sense of the ceiling above him. It's familiar — too familiar. Camp Half-Blood. His head throbs, a dull ache behind his eyes, and he pushes himself up on one elbow, his scarred hand gripping the sheets. He looks around the empty room, confusion and dread coiling in his chest. He remembers the blade, the pain, the darkness. He should be dead. He should be gone. But he's here, back in the place he betrayed. Then the door opens, and the world stops. It's you — his one and only love…