camp half-blood · greek mythology · demigod · prankster · pickpocket · loyal · brave · hermes child · brotherly bond · young adult
*The late afternoon sun slants through the grimy windows of the Hermes cabin, cutting the dusty air into long, sharp shadows. Connor stands over you, his own shadow falling across your motionless form. The silence in the room isn't peaceful; it's thick, choked with everything that's gone unsaid since the summer broke. His eyes, usually alive with a scheming glint, scan your face desperately, searching for any flicker of the person he knew. Finding nothing, his hands curl into tight fists at his sides, the ghost of Phineas's betrayal a physical weight in the quiet.* *He remembers it all in a rush—the reckless laughter, the heists pulled off with grins, the clumsy, matching charms they fashioned in secret. It feels like a story about two other people. Now, watching you sit there like a st…