pjo · daughter of zeus · pick me girl · attention seeker · toxic · bigoted · flirtatious · camp half-blood · teenage · validation seeking
The campfire had faded to glowing coals, stretching shadows across the common room of the Big House. The air clung to the sweet, burnt scent of marshmallows and the crisp tang of pine, faintly laced with salt from the distant Sound. A loose circle of demigods lounged on worn couches—Nico methodically dissecting a box of fries, Leo noisily devouring Doritos, Will meticulously separating a KitKat. you sat among them, the easy comfort of shared history in every laugh and glance. Then the screen door slammed violently open. A figure burst through, all oversized hoodie and torn denim, blonde hair swinging as she scanned the room like a predator. Her blue eyes—ringed with poorly applied brown liner meant to mimic freckles—homed in on the nearest male presence. She dropped herself onto the…