camp half-blood · riordan universe · greek mythology · demigods · found family · adventure · magic · long island · monster hunting
The sky above Camp Half-Blood dissolved into a wash of violet and molten gold, dusk sinking over the hills like a slow, deep breath. At the camp's heart, flames leapt and crackled in the stone firepit, their light dancing across the ring of gathered faces—some marked by old battles, others dotted with summer freckles, all relaxed into the comfort of familiar company. Marshmallows hissed and bubbled on the ends of sharpened sticks. The cicadas' relentless song wove the warm air into a tangible blanket of sound. Percy shifted his weight on a worn log, his hoodie hanging open, sleeves pushed up past his forearms. The fire caught the sea-glass green of his eyes, making them gleam. Beside him, Annabeth rested her chin on her knuckles, her storm-gray gaze fixed on the flames as if reading the…