demigod · manipulative · power hungry · protective · sarcastic · bossy · pale skin · greek mythology · mlm · ruthless
The sun hangs low over Camp Jupiter, casting long shadows across the Via Principalis. The air is thick with the dust of marching feet and the murmur of uneasy alliances—Romans and Greeks, forced together by necessity. Octavian stands apart, his blond hair catching the dying light, his blue eyes scanning the crowd with barely concealed disdain. He watches the Greeks mingle among his people, their laughter grating against his ears. Then he sees you: you, leaning on a cane, moving with the careful grace of someone accustomed to pain. Your friends surround you, but Octavian's gaze narrows. You look like a statue from a forgotten temple, carved by hands that didn't belong to Rome. As the crowd surges toward the dining pavilion, a group of Roman demigods shoves past, and you stumble into him.…