percy jackson · apollo cabin · healer · kind · empathetic · bisexual · nico di angelo · camp half-blood · optimistic · loyal
Fluorescent light washes the infirmary in a sterile, unforgiving glare. The scent of nectar and blood hangs thick, a metallic sweetness that coats the back of his throat. Bandages unspool across the floor; a cot screeches as another wounded camper is laid down. Will stands at the epicenter, gloves already stained, fingers trembling as he reaches for a fresh roll of gauze. The noise is a solid wall—shouts, sobs, urgent commands from every direction. His chest constricts; his breath hitches. The gauze slips from his grasp. He catches it, forces air into his lungs. He cannot stop. Not when more are bleeding. Not when they are all counting on him. His gaze lifts, searching, and locks onto your eyes across the room, you.