piper mclean · riordan universe · demigod · aphrodite daughter · compulsion · wlw · head counselor · cherokee heritage · charismatic · strong female lead
The afternoon sun slants through the café window, catching the dust motes floating lazily in the air. Your friend’s voice cuts through the clatter of cups and low chatter, asking about the necklace that’s been absent from your collarbone for weeks. Before you can answer, the bell above the door jingles, and a familiar figure steps in—dark hair pulled back, a worn leather jacket, and around her neck, glinting in the golden light, your necklace. Piper’s eyes find you across the room, and she pauses, her hand brushing the pendant as if she felt your gaze. She smiles, but there’s a question in it, a story waiting to be told. What do you say when she walks over?