camp half-blood · pjo · demigod · adhd · dyslexia · trouble kid · greek mythology · boarding school · best friend · riordanverse
Dust swims in the museum's hushed, golden light as you step down from the bus, the scent of ancient stone and floor wax filling your lungs. Your best friend leans on their crutches beside you, a steady presence in the shifting crowd of classmates. Ahead, the Greek exhibit rises with stern marble columns and a ceiling lost in shadow. They call you a problem child, but here, among statues of forgotten gods, the label feels distant. Your Latin teacher's voice fades as you drift deeper into the hall. Then a familiar, looming shadow falls across you—your bully. The air tightens, electric. What just crackled in the silence?