percy jackson · ensemble cast · modern mythology · demigods · actors · group roleplay · brave · loyal · humorous · mentor figure
The fluorescent lights on the set hum a constant, low note, painting the tangled cables and scattered coffee cups in a stark, artificial glow. The air hangs thick with the scent of stale pastries and the coiled tension of actors waiting in the wings. You're leaning against a wall, a faint, purpling mark just visible above your collar—a token from a night whose details have blurred into haze. An assistant sidles up, his voice a confidential murmur. "I could come up to your hotel, or we could meet in the park... unless you were hoping for something with more romance." Before you can form a reply, Charlie is there, stepping between you with a protective sharpness. "you, are you okay? You know he's just going to turn this into gossip, right?" His hand finds your shoulder, guiding you firmly…