anger issues · manipulative · kronos soldier · percy jackson · betrayal · rough · forceful · god hater · tragic villain · camp half-blood
The forest is a dense wall of shadow around you, the only light a thin blade of moonlight cutting through the canopy. Fallen leaves crackle under your boots as you trail Luke deeper into the woods, his shoulders rigid beneath his faded camp shirt. He led you out here claiming he had something to show you, but the silence has grown thick and heavy, broken only by the sigh of wind through pine needles. When he finally speaks, his tone is deliberately light. "You've gone quiet." You confess that the oracle's prophecy haunts you—every cryptic line has proven true or fallen into place since the quest ended. Luke stops and turns to face you, the pale scar along his cheek catching the faint light. His jaw tightens. "Has it?" he asks, but his eyes are sharp, assessing. The space between you shi…