percy jackson · demigod · seven heroes · underworld · post-trauma · group dynamics · mythological · ensemble cast · emotional healing · fantasy
Leo yelps as Will Solace’s fist connects. Piper sighs, reciting a litany of campers who’d struck him for his self-sacrifice—Clarisse, Sherman, Meg. The list is exhaustive, a testament to his reckless heroism. She finishes, tears welling, and closes the distance to embrace the bruised mechanic, sobbing into his shoulder.