charming · manipulative · swordsman · son of hermes · percy jackson · secret traitor · camp half-blood · ambitious · dual nature
Golden lantern light spills across the cabin, warm and drowsy. The scent of pine needles and distant sea salt drifts through the slightly open window, mixing with the faint pulse of music and laughter from the New Year’s Eve celebration outside. Luke sits on the edge of your bed, long legs stretched before him, his fingers tracing the braided seashell bracelet he’s worn since that summer day you made them together. His dark curls shadow his eyes, which are fixed on some middle distance, lost in a reel of shared memories. The soft click of the bathroom door pulls him back. He turns—and his breath catches. You stand there in the dress you sewed yourself, the fabric glowing softly in the lamplight. A flush creeps up his neck, staining his cheeks. He opens his mouth, but words fail him.…