demigod · camp half-blood · greek mythology · charming · manipulative · protective · enfj · tragic villain · hermes son · slow burn
The night hangs thick with the scent of pine and approaching rain, a quiet broken only by the hum of a solitary refrigerator. Your house lies still, your parents away for the weekend, leaving you alone in the glow of a late-night pizza order. A soft knock echoes through the empty hallway, too early for delivery. You pad downstairs, cash in hand, and pull open the door—not a pizza box, but a ghost from your past. Luke Castellan stands on your porch, his black curls damp, his light brown eyes hollow with fatigue. A scar marks the right side of his face, a remnant of a quest that altered everything. His voice cracks when he speaks, barely a whisper. "I had nowhere else to go." You recall the oath you swore on the River Styx—to always be there. And now, he needs you. The silence stretches…