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𝗔 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗣𝗟𝗘 𝗪𝗛𝗜𝗣𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗗

𝗟𝗢𝗧𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗙𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦

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001. briar woods, likes to be called bri by close friends or by
his family. he just likes his name, aswell. 002. something soo
mething years old, born on the second of may. making him a
taurus. 003. cismale, using he/him pronouns, but they/them
make him feel neat. 004. bisexual demiromantic, with a hea
vy male lean. he loves,,,boys,, 005 five foot seven, 170 cmm
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𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗞𝗜𝗗𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗬 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗘𝗦
xxxxxxxx𝗜 𝗦𝗘𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘❟ 𝗖𝗥𝗬𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗟
-- smells sweet- like blueberries and marshmallow. has a candy
hint to him, like blue raspberry and sugar. his smell is very welc
oming and homey, almost childlike. with just a hint of cinnamon
and cedarwood to end it off. he's like candy and a fireplace. sw
eet and warm, just how we like it.
-- son of aphrodite, and he sure looks like it, too. he's too prett
y for his own good, someone stop him
-- honestly just trying his best to be a sweet boy here, he likess
talking to the quieter people, he finds them comforting to be a
round. also enjoys hanging out with everyone, he's a people per
son. being alone isn't something he likes.
-- though in dramatic situations or moments when he's hurting,,
he tends to isolate. keeping himself away from people is his co
ping mechanism when's hurt, just because he doesn't want to s
ay the wrong thing and hurt someone else in the process.
-- he radiates boy next door and i literally adore him so much
-- briar is really oblivious to things- he tends to miss the details
that are much needed. like when someone likes him he tends t
o miss it completely, just because he can't tell when people lik
e him. he tries too hard to look for the little details, which som
etimes ends up making him miss the entire picture. it's good in
some situations, but definitely not relationships. he needs work
-- he's rather careless- leaving himself in situations he doesn't
need to be in because he was just looking for fun. he is an adre
naline junky who will accidentally put himself in danger becaus
e he just wants to have fun with others.
-- a people pleaser- he tends to try and change himself or thing
s he does/is working on because he wants the people around hi
m to like him or to think he's doing good. he struggles to not be
insecure, but he genuinely is a very insecure person, and will t
ake things to heart when people don't like him or find him anno
ying. he's on the more quieter side because someone in the 9th
grade told him he was annoying. he hasn't talked as much since.
-- has a form of austism, aspergers. makes him really sensitive t
o certain smells and textures. it's nothing too big, but it does  
fect him on the daily, and he's also really insecure about it. gro
wing up in a judgmental area, he's always just been anxious abo
ut it and really worried he's got something wrong when him whe
n he doesn't.
-- tends to overthink a lot- especially in situations with the peo
ple he loves, when they're either in danger or he has to do some
thing with them. he doesn't like to just go in when he's so scared
of messing something up. he's always anxious about something
-- he's like a stupid puppy- he's beyond loyal for no reason. even
if it gets him hurt, he's loyal to the people he loves and gets atta
ched to because he doesn't want to have to let them go. letting
go is something he genuinely struggles with, and he can't even d
o it sometimes. he's too scared of the possible pain of letting go
that he just deals with the pain of holding on.
-- likes the color blue, poetry, lacrosse, and running. he's scared
of the dark and abandonment.

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── xiu 'cassius' feng, or just feng xiu. he prefers just going by cass though ── 20 'yrs 'ol
d, born on the 24th of march, making him an aries ── cismale, 'using 'he/him 'pronouns
── bisexual, demiromantic, a little closeted? only his close friends know. 'either 'way 'h
e hates catching feelings <33 ── son of ares, 'doesn't 'have 'much 'contact 'with 'his 'dad
but doesn't really care for it, his mother is no better and disappeared from his life 'at 'a
young age. he was raised by his grandparents until around age 12 when he got sent to 't
he camp ── stands at 6'3 with a muscular build, works out whenever he has the 'free 'ti
me, never skips leg day ── cass, like the majority of ares's children, has a nasty 'tempe
r, with even the smallest of things ticking him off to the point where he 'considers 'viole
nce ── that being said, he enjoys physical fights more than anything in 'the 'world, 'and
oftentimes is the one to initiate them by pissing someone off on purpose. 'like 'the 'thril
l and the adrenaline rush he gets from them ── he's never been the type to 'be 'nice 'to
someone, playing the role of the bully most of the time with insults rolling off his 'lips 'l
ike a second language and he's highkey 'insensitive 'to 'other 'people's 'feelings, 'sometim
es even enjoying when he makes someone cry ── he's outwardly 'confident, 'typical 'joc
k character. but he's deeply insecure about how others view him, 'he 'prefers 'it 'when 'p
eople either a) like him or b) fear him, anything else is not welcome in his life ── 'he 's
ays he's not a people pleaser but with the few people he 'looks 'up 'to 'he 'really 'truly 'is


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── though there aren't that many people he looks up to, and not many people that he l
ikes in general. he's more lonely than he lets on, the group of people that he 'hangs 'aro
und is mainly for status and he doesn't really consider any of them his actual friends. 'si
milarly, he doesn't get along well with the others in the ares cabin either, 'feeling 'as 'th
ough they all seem to be closer to their father than he is, despite cassius being one of t
he much stronger members of the ares cabin. he's a little jealous ── he constantly feel
s as though he has to prove himself in one way or another, pushing himself to 'the 'point
of exhaustion just to get stronger and stronger, in an effort to feel that no one 'can 'bes
t him ── on par with the other ares kids, he's courageous and throws himself at danger
with little regard for his own life, and while he's smart enough to devise a plan of attac
k, he prefers brute force over calculated moves like the athena kids ── he can come 'o
ff a little arrogant and condescending at times, though that shouldn't come off as a 'sur
prise ── oh yeah also he has a pet dog bc i said so also free space im trying 'to 'fill 'this


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001. salem song,, loves any nicknames yo
can come up with. 002. he/him pronouns
, cismale. 003. bisexual demiromantic, w
ith a heavier male lean. 004. five foot six
roughly around 167cm. 005. scared of fro
gs and the dark - also kind of uneasy arou
nd spiders. 006. loves cows though, like,
adores them. also really likes cats and st
argazing, he can name the constellations.
he would love to tell you what his favorit
e star is and how hes going to get marrie
d in a space station someday. loser LMAO
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𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛 ?
-- salem has a cold smell- like the night sky. smelling like sweet blackberry,
light ambrox, cedarwood, and a sweet undertone of mint and blueberry.'<3
-- salem is an astronomy major! he always excelled in school, specially ma
thematics and physics. astronomy is not easy for him, it's his favorite thing.
-- nineteen years old, born on the thirty first of october. he's a scorpio !!
-- salem is a really gentle person. he has a gentle hold on everything,, and
even the way he speaks his gentle. his voice is soft and sweet, and also on
the quieter side. he has a hard time raising his voice, and he often can''t y
ell. he also goes through life like he's holding a precious animal in his hand
or a baby in his arms. he is really gentle with his touch, and doesn't like th
e risk of hurting someone or something. which it can often be a problem
-- immature. has the humor of a third grader, laughing at deez nuts jokess
and making your mom jokes all the time. even if it isn't the time, he's prob
ably making a yo mama joke. he just laughs at anything and everything
-- copes with things with humor- like if they're in a scary situation, he will
probably respond with using humor. he knows when to stop, he knows whe
n it is inappropriate (more than usual) and can keep his mouth shut, but it
is just how he copes in situations.
-- ^^ when he needs to be quiet he needs to be holding onto someone. wh
ether it's just holding onto their arm or holding their hand tightly, he justt
needs contact with someone to keep him grounded and calm, otherwise he
might just lose it.
-- can be manipulative- he is the definition of gaslight gatekeep girl boss, i
t isnt a constant thing, but when he needs he knows how to gaslight and ke
ep himself either innocent or safe, but he also struggles to not be selfish. h
e doesn't gatekeep and do random things to keep his interests special and a
way from people, but he tends to be possessive. especially with people he l
ikes. he doesn't like sharing, and will become a salty ass if he doesn't get to
keep his favorite person's attention on him. it's a genuine problem.
-- likes to pretend he's innocent- and he is for the most part, but a lot of th
e times he's making dirty jokes he probably shouldn't be making. he is 19 he
isnt going to be super innocent smh he just likes to pretend he is
-- salem likes to consider himself understanding- being able to be patient b
ecause of something going on, or someone being upset and he can understa
nd to a point. he likes to consider himself nice- he know he isn't an empath,
because he isn't always understanding others emotions, let alone his own, b
ut he does do his best, and he just wants to make a good impression.
-- salem can be stubborn- he doesn't like changing his opinion or his mind w
hen he's set on something. of course, he's willing to and often will when the
people he likes are disagreeing with him, but he just doesn't like changing h
is mind or his opinion. he likes being right all the time, even when he isn't
-- very easily distracted. unless he's upset, it's easy to change the subject of
whatever he's focusing on or whatever he's talking about. the only times ittt
wont work is again, if he's upset, or it's about someone he likes/ cats / stars.
-- super easily scared or startled, will jump at just a loud sound. it's very ea
sy to make him paranoid by telling him a ghost story, which will result in hii
m trying to sleep in bed with someone because he's terrified to sleep alone.
-- salem plays soccer- so he's in shape and knows how to run fast. it's not im
portant information, but it's something good to note. he never misses leg d
ay, but he is weaker with his arms. he excels with thighs
-- likes to be a troublemaker. vandalism. that's it. he likes vandalizing.

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▬ 𝘼𝙉𝘿 𝙄 𝙒𝘼𝙄𝙏𝙀𝘿 𝙈𝙔 𝙒𝙃𝙊𝙇𝙀 𝙇𝙄𝙁𝙀 𝙁𝙊𝙍 𝙔𝙊𝙐
── cloud choi, please refrain from calling him anything 'else 'or 'else
he will not hesitate to send you flying ── 20 yrs old, born on 'the '30
th of may making him a gemini ── 'cismale, 'using 'he/him 'pronouns
── homosexual, demiromantic, not closeted but he doesn't really us
e it as a conversation starter u know ── son of aeolus, god of the wi
nd. he doesn't have a terrible relationship with his father, but 'he's 'o
nly ever in contact with him once every few months but that's 'to 'be
expected ── stands at around 5'11 with a lean build, not 'too 'skinny
but not too muscular, somewhere right in between ── cloud 'can 'be
described as unpredictable, akin to the wind. on some 'days 'he'll 'be
full of soft smiles and warm laughter, resembling 'that 'of 'a 'summer
breeze, on other days he'll be feeling more bold and 'mischievous, 'c
ausing chaos for his own personal satisfaction, a smirk 'in 'tow 'while
ruining someone's day, and on other days he'll be snappish and 'irrita
ble, a metaphorical storm cloud following him around. one must cat
ch him on a good day for him to actually be friendly with you ── de
spite seeming like an extrovert and readily talking to anyone and ev
eryone on campus, he heavily prefers to be on his lonesome, apprec
iating the quiet where he can relax and not have to deal with 'social
interaction ── he does hold a small amount of people 'very 'dear 'to
him though, despite feigning that he doesn't like forming 'attatchme
nts, he will not hesitate to be there for those he feels 'close 'to. 'tho
ugh he's incredibly judgemental and picky with who he decides 'to 't
alk to, he won't be an outright ass to you but if you don't pass h
is vibe check its very likely he will blank you completely ── 'he's 'se
emingly carefree most of the time, the definition of go with the 'flo
w, but because of this he's very adaptable to most situations. it's 've
ry hard to fluster him ── dry and witty sense of humour, reflexively
resorting to the use of sarcasm upon any situation '── 'for 'someone
who can't stop himself from flirting with anyone that he comes acro
ss, he is very emotionally unavailable. everytime his advances are r
eciprocated he immediately backs out because quite 'frankly 'he 'do
es not believe that anyone can like him like that even when he 'kno
ws the person is only jokingly flirting back ── cloud like's his 'perso
nal space, and finds that he unintentionally snaps at those 'who 'inv
ade it unless they're a close friend. a bit 'unaccustomed 'to 'affectio
n though, so he may seem uncharacteristically stiff ── very 'light 'o
n his feet, agility being one of his strong points, 'but 'perhaps 'that's
an advantage of being 'the 'son 'of 'the 'god 'of 'wind. 'thanks 'dad '<3

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𝑪𝑳𝑶𝑼𝑫 𝑪𝑯𝑶𝑰 … !


xxxx𝑷𝑬𝑶𝑷𝑳𝑬 𝑮𝑶 𝑻𝑯𝑬𝑰𝑹 𝑺𝑬𝑷𝑨𝑹𝑨𝑻𝑬 𝑾𝑨𝒀𝑺❟ 𝑩𝑼𝑻 𝑯𝑶𝑵𝑬𝒀 𝑰 𝑨𝑴 𝑯𝑬𝑹𝑬 𝑻𝑶 𝑺𝑻𝑨𝒀



xxxxxthe laughter of the nereids was pleasant to the ear, and cloud felt as though he could fall asleep right there and then, feet submerged in the soft sand of the beach, lying down on the coral towel that he’d laid out an hour ago. it was already seven in the evening, and while he should be back at the dining pavilion to have dinner with the other demigods, he’d opted to skip out in favour of having some downtime in the company of the waves. though his downtime didn’t last for nearly as long as he had planned for it to, with the pair of nereids approaching him from the shallow waters of the shore and pestering him for conversation, eyes filled with curiosity upon encountering a son of aeolus on his lonesome in an obscure area of the beach. and who was he to decline them, for them to have travelled so far from poseidon’s court, claiming to be ‘exploring the seas’ while there is no conflict or war amongst the gods. the tone of conversation ranged from playful flirtations with the pretty sea nymphs to cloud simply answering any of their queries regarding the human world and the camp, and in turn they answered his questions about their travels and poseidon’s court.

xxxxxit was immeasurably pleasant, and cloud hasn’t felt this comfortable while conversing with someone in a while. well, apart from salem. salem, who was a constant in cloud’s life ever since they were children. salem, who always held his hand when he was scared. salem, who radiated a warmth that cloud had never experienced before. salem, salem, salem.

xxxxxcloud heaved a sigh, now staring at the sky, back against the towel as the nereids chattered on between themselves in the background with their melodic voices that could make any man fall to their knees. what was he going to do with himself? the years of denying that he was in love with his best friend weren’t doing him any good, and he doesn’t know how much longer he can keep it up before he’s unable to hide it anymore, and he fears the day when it becomes obvious to the point where even salem can catch on, and what that would eventually bring. cloud is never able to fully gauge how salem will react to something, regardless of how observant he claims to be.

xxxxxa sharp shift in the wind brought him out of his despairing thoughts — he was being dramatic — as he sat up again. another curious look was cast his way from the nereids, bemused smiles on both their faces as cloud waited patiently for the wind to fess up what it had found out to tussle him so uncaringly. he waited, one, two, three minutes, brows furrowed as he stared at the sand, and was about to scold the wind for making him worry for no reason, before it whispered harshly in his ear, tearing at his hair as the messages were finally relayed.

xxxxxpandora’s box has been stolen

xxxxxthe oracle will soon speak a new prophecy

xxxxxa new quest will begin, will you make your move?

xxxxxwithin seconds, a pair of birds landed before him repeating the same message to him, another landing on his shoulder to twitter directly into his ear. annoyance set in as he swatted the birds away, he got the message the first time, and frankly, he’d like some space to think about the knowledge he just received, knowing that he probably shouldn’t know about it, but what could he do to stop the wind and the birds who were so loyal to the only son of the god of wind that resided at camp half-blood.

xxxxxwhat the hell? was his first thought, glancing towards the nereids who looked equally confused as they did inquisitive at the strange display of the wind picking up around him aggressively while the three birds continued to flutter around him aimlessly, despite him swatting them away previously.

xxxxxhe cast an apologetic smile towards the sea nymphs before promptly standing up and snatching up the towel from the sand, “sorry to leave so soon,” he began, in spite of spending the last hour or so with them, “it was a pleasure speaking with you two, i wish you luck on your travels,” his voice was soft and polite, something that made the nereids giggle as they waved him off, “i don’t doubt the children of poseidon will be here soon to keep you company!” were his parting words before he sprinted off, the wind pushing at his back as if guiding him, knowing exactly where the son of aeolus wanted to go.

xxxxxthe dining pavilion was practically empty as he ran past it, with only a few demigods cleaning up. he dashed past it in order to avoid being questioned, but he couldn’t escape one of the more perceptive athena kids shouting out to him asking why the hell he skipped dinner, to which he only shrugged with his signature smug smile as he continued his race with the wind towards the eros cabin.

xxxxxhis fist came knocking on the door with fervor, a confused salem opening the door and before he could say anything, cloud entered the cabin, the wind slamming the door behind them as cloud flopped down on one of the couches in the cabin, patting the spot next to him to urge the son of eros to sit beside him.

xxxxx“you won’t believe what the wind just told me,” he started, running a hand through his hair, still in mild disbelief at most likely forbidden information he’d received from the annoyingly omniscient wind that picked up any and all info it came across, “someone stole pandora’s box.” his voice became a whisper as he leaned in closer to salem, almost scared that someone would be eavesdropping — though he didn’t doubt that some sort of official announcement would be made by dionysus and chiron soon enough when the prophecy became known.

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hearing everyone chew so loudly was about to drive salem crazy. the way the forks were moving and scraping against the glass plates, the way people chewed with their mouths open with food flying out of their mouths. the sounds of them gulping down their orange juice and slurping the milk from their cereal, salem was about to lose his mind. the only person he could handle eating with was briar. only because briar ate a simple apple for breakfast, and as annoying as it was to hear him bite off the apple, briar always made it quieter for salem. but sadly, it didn't mute the sound of others eating from other tables. somehow they either ate so loudly that salem could hear them from the opposite side of the dining hall, or his hearing had just seemed to get better. and seeing as he was just the son of eros, nothing with super hearing, he was thinking the demi-gods he had to live with were just sloppy pigs that didn't know how to chew with their mouths closed.

salem was losing his head.

he was ready to slam his head into the table, hopefully saving him from the awful sound of the apollo kids chowing down on their pancakes. how did they make such a soft food sound so crunchy? did the cooks accidentally drop some egg shells into the pancakes? moving his fork against the eggs on his plate, salem only sighed as he leaned his head into briar's shoulder, his eyes welling up with tears. not from being upset or sad, but from straight up frustration. he was so annoyed with the sounds of everyone eating he was ready to throw some hands, and salem hated resorting to violence. unless it was just the friendly video games with cloud where they both ended up raging and someone threw a controller.

chewing on his bottom lip, salem felt like bricks were being placed on his ribs as his stomach churned uncomfortably. it was about to make him vomit- the way it all sounded. salem didn't know if he was allowed to skip breakfast, but he knew plenty of kids were. whether they were skipping or not, salem always wanted to try and be a good kid- listening to the rules, hardly breaking them unless he's sneaking out past lights out just to sit on the roof and hangout. he didn't know if breakfast was mandatory - but he never tried to find out by skipping. but by seeing half of the cafeteria already gone, cloud included, salem didn't waste any time planning his escape.

waiting for briar to untangle his fingers from salem's hair, the moment he was free from it all- salem lifted his head off of his shoulder, nodded a small goodbye to the male, before throwing away his gross looking eggs and bounded towards the exit. there weren't any teachers in the dining hall - so salem doubted he'd be in trouble, if he was even caught. god he felt so stupid, worrying about something as small as breakfast. shaking the thought off of his head, salem only sucked in a deep breath as he pushed the doors open and found himself walking back towards his shared cabin.

throwing himself onto his bed, salem quickly curled into a small ball to keep himself comfortable. salem usually always slept in the fetal position- his knees up to his chest, or at least one of his legs up by his torso. it was just a comfortable thing for him, making himself smaller as he slept in his twin sized bed. it wasn't like he didn't fit in the bed- he fit just fine, he was just a small man in a small bed. there was nothing wrong with it. but just being able to curl up into a ball and sleep just made it feel like he was getting more warmth into his body, keeping his body warmer when the nights got colder.

it wasn't like the ac worked, anyway. the heater was expensive, and they weren't allowed to turn it on unless it was below freezing, and even then , sometimes they weren't allowed to even look at the thermostat. it was almost like that was a more punishable offense then actually ditching and leaving classes, or stealing something from dionysus' office. salem understood that sometimes it was hard to keep going- whether it was money or just a hard thing to keep on, but sometimes in the summer when it was so hot he felt like he was going to melt his skin off, salem would rather sit in a cold room than have to go hangout in the lake with the other weird kids and their pineapple swimming trunks.

sucking in a deep breath, salem only jumped at the knocking on his door. of course, he knew it wasn't that scary of a thing, it was just a quick knock. but it still started him when he was just letting his mind wander, and letting his body relax. he felt like he just got woken up from a quick nap. was he sleeping? did he end up falling asleep and just didn't realize because his brain was moving the entire time? salem couldn't tell, his brain felt like it was scrambled like his eggs this morning. it was like it was fried- the way it wouldn't put together what had happened. he didn't even know if any time had past or not. swallowing the knot in his throat slightly, salem only ran his hand through his hair in a panicked manner to try and fix the mess it was (or what he thought it was) before he sat up on the bed completely, his legs crossed over each other.

though seeing the familiar face almost immediately made his back relax- dropping from his fake good posture to a small hunch as he let out a relieved breath. just seeing his best friend walk into his room was comforting enough - but knowing it wasn't a teacher or a teacher's aid coming to fetch him because someone saw him leaving and snitched on him made him feel so much better. he knew skipping breakfast wasn't that big of a deal. maybe he would end up eating breakfast in the dorm more often, just so he could read and not have to deal with hearing everyone eat.

raising his eyebrow at the male beginnings - salem's relaxed face almost immediately dropped , his heart slipping to his stomach as he let him finish. "you're joking, right?" he asked quietly, squinting his eyes slightly as if he was trying to process all that just happened. because he was- he didn't know how to take that information . it was too early in the morning to have to deal with hearing about something that stressful- especially when salem himself already found himself getting frustrated over just eggs and pancakes. "do you know what happened? or did you just hear that it got stolen?" he asked, pushing himself off the bed to suck in a shaky breath. "oh god, what if someone opens it? or uses it as a weapon? what if they call the demi-gods or the actual gods to do something? that would be bad, right?"