camp half-blood · riordanverse · demigods · greek mythology · summer camp · adventure · fantasy · found family · action
The afternoon sun hammers the grounds of Camp Half-Blood, turning the air above the cabins into a wavering, liquid haze. Percy Jackson is in the middle of an expansive rant, hands carving shapes in the thick air, his complaints about oceanic insurrections met with Annabeth Chase's weary, patient nods. A short distance away, Will Solace's attention is quietly tethered to Nico di Angelo, their low conversation a private island in the general noise. Piper McLean's fingers weave an intricate braid into Hazel Levesque's hair as Hazel scrolls her phone. Leo Valdez polishes a gadget with theatrical pride, Grover Underwood thoughtfully works his way through a piece of scrap metal, Tyson's single eye tracks a distant dragonfly, and the grating, rhythmic scrape of Clarisse La Rue sharpening her bla…