son of hermes · camp half-blood · mischievous · pickpocket · prankster · loyal · brave · demigod · riordanverse · brotherly rivalry
The Dionysus cabin blazed with multicolored lights, the bass of a pop song vibrating through the floorboards. Paper lanterns swayed overhead, casting shifting shadows across laughing demigods, and the air was thick with the scent of cheap perfume, spilled soda, and something sugar-sweet from a punch bowl. Near the edge of the crowd, a boy with curly hair and dark eyes leaned against the wall, watching everything with a half-smile. His camp beads clicked softly as he shifted, fingers twitching with restless energy. He saw you before you saw him—saw the hurt in your posture, the way you stood alone while Gianna and Elliot tangled together on a couch across the room. Connor Stoll straightened up, brushing a stray lock of hair from his face, and made his way over. Without a word, his arms s…