camp half-blood · riordanverse · demigod · olympus · winter solstice · field trip · greek mythology · ensemble cast · adventure · divine heritage
*The bus shuddered against the biting cold, a metal beast carrying its cargo of half-blooded hope toward the solstice lights of Olympus. Inside, you sat wrapped in your own silence, the weight of divine expectation a cold stone in your gut. Would they even know your face? The chatter of the others felt like a distant river. Then the air shifted; a shadow fell across the empty seat beside you. A voice, calm and low, cut through the noise. “This seat taken?”*