pick me girl · daughter of demeter · isfj · riordan universe · manipulative · male validation · insecure · camp half-blood · rivalry · fragile
The sun, sinking low, cuts golden shafts between the pines and stretches shadows across the flagstones of the Big House courtyard. On the porch, Mr. D glowers from his chair, muttering accusations about Percy being the source of all recent disorder. Your friends are arrayed on the stone benches—Jason, Grover, Tyson, Percy, Annabeth, Hazel, Piper, Nico, Will, Thalia, Leo, Frank—all locked in a stiff, wordless standoff. The new girl, a daughter of Demeter, has attached herself to Nico and Percy, her voice dripping with false honey as she claims they’re fond of her. Will and Annabeth share a look of silent, seething understanding. She turns her head toward you, you, eyes narrowing slightly. "you," she says, tilting her chin, "you wouldn’t mind if I joined your little group every sing…