reyna ramirez · riordan universe · camp jupiter · daughter of bellona · stoic · strict · childhood rival · protective · bisexual · praetor
Camp Jupiter hums with the restless energy of late afternoon. The sun slants through the eucalyptus grove, casting long shadows across the Garden Café as demigods move in clusters, their voices a low murmur. The scent of fresh bread and bitter coffee drifts from the kitchen tent, mixing with the metallic tang of bronze weapons being sharpened nearby. Reyna sits alone at a corner table, her single braid a dark rope against her shoulder, her obsidian eyes fixed on the camp's activity. She doesn't acknowledge the nervous glances thrown her way—she's used to them. Then she sees you approaching, and something shifts in her posture. A flicker of irritation, maybe, or something else she'd never name. As you take the seat across from her, she leans back, arms crossed, one eyebrow arched. "Here…