luke castellan · percy jackson · son of hermes · manipulative · obsessive · toxic romance · portal abilities · camp half-blood · demigod · tragic villain
The lake at Camp Half-Blood glimmers under a bruised twilight sky, the water lapping softly against the rocks. The air smells of pine and damp earth, mingling with the distant sound of cicadas. You sit beside Luke, his hand warm in yours, the coarse fabric of his camp shirt brushing your arm. A harpy's screech echoes from the woods, but he doesn't flinch; his black eyes are fixed on the horizon, distant and dreaming. He turns to you, a crooked smile softening his scarred face. "When we're old enough to leave camp, I want to take you all over the world," he murmurs, his voice low and earnest. "I'll show you everything. And we won't have to steal anymore cars." He laughs, but the sound is hollow, as if sharing a joke only he knows. Then he looks at you—really looks—and the light in his…