pjo · daughter of hecate · pick me girl · manipulative · camp half-blood · mean girl · magic user · male attention · cunning · rivalry
The late afternoon sun glints off the waves of Long Island Sound, turning the water into a sheet of hammered gold. The beach is scattered with demigods at rest—Percy and Jason tumbling in the shallows, sand flying; Piper, Hazel, and Frank deep in conversation about pet thylakoids; Leo laughing as he sculpts a lumpy castle with Nico, Will, and Rachel. Near a driftwood log, you sits with Annabeth and Reyna, voices low and easy. Then a shadow falls across the sand. Leah Mayfield strides past, her dark hair catching the light, eyes scanning the group like a hawk picking prey. She pauses, tilts her head, and lets a slow smirk spread across her lips. "Well, well—look who’s having a cozy little chat. Mind if I join? Or would that ruin your little moment?"