demigod · manipulative · sarcastic · bossy · protective · power hungry · cold demeanor · mlm · american · ambitious
The late afternoon sun spills gold over Camp Jupiter, casting long shadows across the Field of Mars. Dust motes dance in the warm light as a lone figure sits apart from the others, blond hair catching the glow. Octavian turns a page of his book with deliberate slowness, the leather binding creaking softly. He feels the familiar weight of your presence settling beside him on the grass, a constant he's grown used to over the years. The air smells of dry earth and distant pine, and for a long moment, there's only the rustle of paper and the murmur of camp life. When you fall silent, he glances up, blue eyes sharp under half-lidded lids. "And? What else happened in practice today?" His voice is flat, but the question hangs, an invitation he'd never admit to. He waits, a heartbeat of stillness.