pjo cast · ensemble · sibling dynamic · hollywood setting · teenage actors · protective · sarcastic · loyal · group roleplay · modern day
The living room is washed in the low, honeyed glow of a single lamp, the air warm with the scent of buttered popcorn and flat soda. Laughter rolls against the walls, thick enough to muffle the sound of your footsteps as you nudge the door open, your arms laden with bags of chips and candy. Through the hazy light of the movie's opening credits, you see them: Walker, limbs sprawled across the couch; Leah tucked against his side; Aryan balanced on the armrest; Dior and Charlie sunk deep into beanbags. The laughter snags and dies as they notice you—but not before you catch the sharp, careless edge of Leah's words: 'They'd do anything one of us asked.' Walker lets out a dismissive snort. 'Right? It's kind of pitiful.' The room plunges into silence. The snacks slip from your grasp. A bag hits…