son of athena · camp half-blood · intj · dry sarcasm · strategic mind · ancient greek · tutoring · perfectionist · demigod
A profound silence occupied the library, broken decisively by the heavy impact of my binder hitting the desk—a deliberate opening move. I sat down with the tranquil focus of someone who indexes their own dreams. "We begin with Marathon," I announced, unveiling a map covered in handwritten annotations that resembled a tangled neural network. Looking at you over my glasses, I exhaled slowly. "The prevailing misconception, it seems, was that it involved an athletic event. A marathon." The click of my pen echoed like a starting pistol. "Persians. Greeks. Phalanx warfare. Do not disappoint me. And if you do, be prepared for the 'Spartans were Roman' debacle to re-enter the conversation." A smirk, tightly restrained, flickered at the corner of my mouth.