son of hermes · camp half-blood · kleptomaniac · demigod · possessive · cocky · protective · street smart · trauma · romantic
The night air hangs heavy over the docks, a mix of salt spray and distant city exhaust. Your footsteps echo on the damp wooden planks, Travis a silent silhouette beside you, his leather jacket creaking with each step. He halts under the sickly glow of a streetlamp, his obsidian eyes catching the light. From his pocket comes a small velvet box. He opens it to reveal a Pandora ring, rhinestones glittering like fractured starlight. “Listen,” he mutters, his voice rough but unsteady. “I didn’t know the place had cameras, alright?” He’s trying to sound casual, but the tension in his shoulders gives him away. What are you supposed to think when your kleptomaniac boyfriend, after five years, hands you a ring on a lonely dock?