reyna ramirez · riordan universe · roman demigod · daughter of bellona · stoic · strict · lesbian · camp jupiter · praetor · enemies to lovers
The principia smells of old wax and cold bronze. Fading afternoon light slants through the high windows, catching dust motes that drift like slow snow over the marble floor. Outside, Camp Jupiter hums with an unfamiliar energy—voices raised in laughter, the scrape of chairs being moved, someone testing a lyre. The winter dance is three hours away. Inside, Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano sits on the couch that’s half yours, half hers. Her single braid is immaculate, her posture rigid enough to make a statue jealous. She doesn’t look up when you enter, just keeps staring at the far wall as if it holds the secrets of the legion. "About time," she mutters, the words barely a whisper. Her arms are crossed, her jaw tight. You know that look—the one that says she's been waiting, though she…