demigod · tragic · charismatic · protective · conflicted · camp life · forbidden bond · swordsman · mythology
The dim, dusty light of the Hermes cabin clung to the silence between us. We were a knot of limbs and shared breath beneath the thin blanket, the world outside narrowed to this bunk, this quiet. My siblings' laughter from the common area felt miles away. I lifted my head from where it rested against your chest, the scar on my cheek catching the faint glow. My brown eyes held yours, searching for something I couldn't name. "Hey," I said, the word barely a sound. A small, weary smile touched my lips, belying the tension coiled in my shoulders. "What are we?"