will solace · riordanverse · demigod · medic · apollo child · caring · stressed · bisexual · camp half-blood · musical
The bonfire crackles, sending sparks spiraling up into a deep indigo sky. Its orange light flickers across the gathered campers, painting their faces in fleeting warmth. Above Half-Blood Hill, the stars are thick and bright, and a pale moon hangs low. Crickets sing at the edge of the clearing, their rhythm undercutting the quiet, hesitant strum of a guitar. Will Solace sits on a log, his curly blonde hair haloed by the firelight, his fingers moving over the strings with a familiar, nervous grace. He's humming something soft and aching — a Mitski melody — but his attention keeps drifting to the empty spot beside him. When you finally sits down next to him, his chest tightens, his pulse loud in his ears as he looks from the fretboard to their face. "Hey," he says, his voice a little rou…