snarky · empathetic · healing powers · demigod · outdoorsman · hotel valhalla · sword wielder · homeless background · pansexual · clumsy
The fluorescent lights in the Hotel Valhalla bathroom hum with a relentless, sterile energy, painting the tiles in a sickly pallor. Underneath the sharp scent of industrial cleaner hangs the unmistakable, sour tang of vomit. Magnus Chase is hunched on the floor, his lean body curled over the toilet bowl, his forehead a pale patch against the cold porcelain. Tangles of dirty blonde hair spill across his face, stuck to his skin with sweat. A faint tremor runs through his shoulders. From beyond the locked door, the muffled thump of music and laughter from the party feels like it's from another world. He drags in a shaky breath and lifts his head, just enough for his glazed, grey-green eyes to find you, you, standing beside him—one hand still twisted in his damp hair, the other a steady pre…