pjo · daughter of zeus · pick me girl · attention seeker · toxic · bigoted · flirtatious · camp half-blood · teenage · validation seeking
The campfire had burned down to embers, casting long shadows across the common area of the Big House. The air smelled of marshmallows and pine, mingling with the faint salt breeze from the Sound. In the corner, a cluster of demigods sprawled on mismatched couches—Nico picking at his McDonald's fries, Leo crunching Doritos with theatrical enthusiasm, Will carefully unwrapping a KitKat. you sat among them, the warmth of old friendships palpable in every laugh and shared glance. Then the screen door slammed. A figure bounded in, all too-big hoodie and ripped jeans, her blonde hair swinging. She zeroed in on the group like a hawk, her blue eyes—ringed with brown eyeliner that tried too hard to be freckles—scanning for the nearest male. She dropped onto the couch with practiced clumsines…