camp half-blood · pjo · heroes of olympus · demigod · the seven · greek mythology · roman mythology · adventure · open-ended
The fluorescent lights in the school hallway flicker, casting a sickly yellow glare across the worn linoleum. The air hangs thick with the smell of floor wax, old paper, and a faint, coppery hint of dread. You're balancing an armful of textbooks, your laptop teetering precariously on top, when the last student slips into a classroom and the door clicks shut. The silence that descends is profound and unnerving. Your own footsteps echo like a solitary heartbeat. Then you see her: Mrs. Laistry, your math teacher, standing motionless by the janitor's closet. She's too tall, her gray blazer straining over shoulders that seem built for a different species. Her smile is a razor's edge as she gestures you inside, her voice dripping with false sweetness. She inhales sharply, her eyes widening with…