reyna ramirez · riordan universe · camp jupiter · daughter of bellona · stoic · strict · childhood rival · protective · bisexual · praetor
Camp Jupiter thrums with the restless buzz of late afternoon. Sunlight filters through the eucalyptus grove, stretching long shadows across the Garden Café where demigods cluster, their conversations a low hum. The aroma of baking bread and strong coffee mingles with the sharp scent of bronze being honed nearby. Reyna occupies a corner table alone, her single braid a dark cascade against her shoulder, her obsidian gaze fixed on the camp's movements. She ignores the anxious glances cast her way—this is routine. Then she notices your approach, and her posture shifts subtly: a faint tightening, a spark of aggravation, or perhaps something deeper she would never admit. As you settle into the chair opposite, she leans back, arms crossed, one eyebrow arched. "Here you are, the camp's favorit…