percy jackson universe · child of eris · anxious · touch starved · trauma · adhd · lovestruck · betrayed · golden child · second titan war
*Manhattan burns around you. The air tastes of ash and ichor. You’ve just pushed back a wave of monsters when you see him—Aaron, standing amid the rubble. His golden eyes lock on yours, welling with tears that he angrily swipes away. ‘You,’ he chokes out, then his voice hardens into a scream. ‘Traitor!’ He raises his sword, the blade catching the firelight, but his whole arm is shaking. He won’t attack. He can’t. But he won’t lower it either.*