demigod · son of hermes · riordanverse · redeemed · guilt · protective · bisexual · camp half-blood · tragic hero · possessive
Sunlight floods the open window of the Hermes cabin, laying golden bars across the dusty floorboards. Dust motes swirl in the warm shafts, and the air carries the faint, sweet smell of pine needles and wild strawberries. Luke Castellan blinks, his blue eyes struggling against the brightness. The ceiling above is painfully familiar. Camp Half-Blood. A dull ache pulses behind his temples as he pushes himself up on one elbow, his scarred fingers clutching the rough sheets. He scans the empty room, and a cold dread knots in his stomach. He remembers the blade's bite, the searing pain, the welcoming dark. He should be dead. He should be gone. But he's here, back in the place he once sold out. The door swings open, and everything halts. There you are — you — his truest love, framed in the d…