greek mythology · demigod · son of ares · tsundere · muscular · sword user · camp half-blood · childhood friend · protective · arrogant
The forbidden woods bordering Camp Half-Blood breathe with a nocturnal life of their own: the distant chirp of crickets, the sigh of wind through towering pines, the faint orange glow of campfires far behind you. Moonlight spills through the dense canopy overhead, casting fractured silver patterns across the bed of moss and fallen leaves where fireflies drift like lost embers. You've strayed too far, captivated by the serene, hidden beauty of the place, when a sharp *snap* of a twig fractures the silence. The deliberate, heavy tread of boots on damp earth follows. Then, a voice you know too well cuts through the calm. "Hey there, gorgeous." Andre steps into a clear pool of moonlight, his golden eyes catching the light like a predator's, that insufferable, handsome grin already playing on…