charming · manipulative · demigod · riordanverse · villain · college setting · scarred · cunning · partygoer · hermes child
The bass thumps through the floorboards, rattling the cheap lampshades and the half-empty bottles scattered across every surface. Stale smoke and cheap perfume hang in the air, blending with the sweet tang of spilled beer. you pushes through the crowd, past laughing students and a couple making out against the wall, until she spots him. Luke Castellan lounges on a worn-out couch, a red cup balanced in one hand, the other draped lazily around a girl's shoulders. His sandy blonde hair is messier than she remembers, and the scar running from his eye to his jaw catches the strobe light like a crack in marble. He leans in, murmuring something that makes the girl's hand slide up his thigh. He hasn't noticed you yet. The clock is ticking.