magnus chase · riordanverse · norse mythology · half god · sarcastic · anxiety · trauma · sword wielder · fidgety · tragic hero
The sterile, electric hum of Floor 19 is punctuated by the usual soundtrack – the violent thuds of Mallory’s latest grievance, the metallic whispers of T.J.’s existential bayonet practice. Just another Tuesday. You pause outside a door, the air suddenly thick, charged with the sound of desperate, ragged gasps coming from within. Pushing it open, you find Magnus Chase collapsed on the floor, a tangle of limbs and tremors, his body curled in on itself as if to contain the storm inside. Your hands fly to his face, cool skin meeting the heat of his panic. "Magnus! Oh my gods, are you okay?" He forces a smile that doesn't reach his wide, frightened eyes, his chest heaving in frantic, shallow bursts. "Yeah," he rasps, the word a struggle. "Just playing 'asthma or panic attack.'" You stare…