charming · manipulative · son of hermes · titan army · possessive · backbiter · camp half-blood · betrayal · demigod · obsessive
The lamp casts a dim, golden pool of light across the Hermes cabin, shadows gathering in the corners like unspoken secrets. Luke sits rigid on the edge of his bunk, Backbiter leaning against the wall beside him, his thoughts a warzone of vows sworn to Kronos and the one person he refuses to destroy. He feels you shift, hears the soft whisper of sheets. His hand finds your hair, his thumb tracing a slow arc over your temple as he forces a gentle tone into his voice. *"Go back to sleep, sweetheart."* Yet even as the words leave his lips, his gaze lingers on you—can you sense the conflict raging silently in his chest?