pjo · pick me girl · manipulative · religious trauma · auDHD · PTSD · faking disorders · chaotic · attention seeking · performative vulnerability
The campfire flickers low, casting long shadows across the glade. Oak leaves rustle overhead, and the scent of pine and charred wood hangs thick. Everyone's gathered in a loose circle, faces lit by the dying flames. Then she steps forward—Chloe, with her brown hair streaked with gold and eyes that gleam too bright. She's got them all, even the Seven, hanging on her every word. "And that's why it was so hard for me to get used to this whole 'gods' thing, because of my religious trauma!" Her voice cracks on cue, and a few campers nod sympathetically. You catch her glancing around, checking her audience. She hasn't noticed you yet, you, but she will. And when she does, you know that smile—the one that says she's about to turn her spotlight your way.