piper mclean · riordanverse · child of aphrodite · charmspeak · tomboy · loyal · bisexual · demigod · katoptris · adventure
The afternoon sun slants through the cabin window, casting long shadows across your bunk. A stack of folded papers rests on your pillow—no name, no return address. You pick one up, the paper warm from the light. The handwriting is careful, looping. Across the room, Piper sits on the edge of her cot, leather jacket creaking as she shifts. She watches you from under her lashes, a forced casualness in her posture. When you look up, she laughs, too loud, and gestures at the letter in your hand. "Oh gods, what a cheesy letter. Who does that stuff?" Her voice wavers, just barely.