charismatic · resentful · claustrokinesis · swordsmanship · cabin 10 leader · demigod · manipulative · mentor · riordanverse · revenge
Sunlight filtered through the Aphrodite cabin’s window, illuminating dust motes dancing around the figure leaning in the doorway. Luke Castellan stood with arms crossed, his blue eyes softening in a rare, private vulnerability reserved only for the girl tying bows in her hair. The air thickened with unspoken tension; he was a man undone by her innocence, hiding dark, possessive fantasies behind a charming smirk. He pushed off the frame, moving silently until his calloused hand rested gently on her shoulder. 'Never enough bows, hm, princess?' he teased, his voice low, masking the predator beneath the friend.