nova

Noel was laying on the ground near the water, the breeze there made it colder and she liked that. She was flipping through a songbook without really paying attention to it when she heard someone walking past, their shadow blocking her from the sun. “Move, you’re blocking my light.”

“good for you.” mari breathed, more of an acknowledgement that she heard what the girl said than a real response. she stood still for a moment when the girl patted the ground and asked her to join. mari had been up on her feet all day. just moments ago she had been enraged by her father, but that anger seemed to have seeped away now that she had shifted her attention. though all she’d been able to think for the past hour was that she wanted to crash into her bed and just pass out, maybe it would be good to sit down and just.. socialize.

she carefully sat down next to the girl. pulling her knees to her chest and wrapping her arms around it while peering up at the sky. “i know next to nothing about stars.” she sighed. “but they’re very pretty to look at. i’m mari by the way. i can’t remember we’ve ever officially met?”

“And it’s almost your curfew.” she stated stepping out of the way of the eyesight of Jupiter and laying down next to Nova. She hadn’t come out to criticise her about curfew. It would be hypocritical of her. Lilith liked the stars, but had never been good at identifying them. “What are the stars saying tonight?” 

       ‘   got it, cutie.   ’   city lights had always shielded micky’s view of the stars, a canopy of neon tucking her in each night. it was only when she moved to camp half-blood that she could truly learn to appreciate the night sky; even though there was rarely enough time. ‘   there’s a pretty sweet view from half-blood hill, if you’re willing to risk your life over the camp borders for the sake of the stars.   ’

mari rolled her eyes, but not necessarily like she was very annoyed. she simply turned her phone around again, and locked it. her eyes had to get used to the dark, but the shapes at her feet slowly formed into the girl and her dog. “that’s a neat trick.” she said, hiding her surprise at the girl and her pet becoming invisible for a moment. after two years she still wasn’t really used to people’s powers. “i guess that’s the most convenient way of outrunning the harpies.” she sighed. it wasn’t like the minor campers really cared about the curfew. though mari herself was happy she never had to deal with it. the harpies scared her, like any monster at camp they came way too close for comfort, but of course she’d never admit that. it didn’t keep her from worrying about them though, and it didn’t keep her from worrying about younger campers running around after sundown. “i guess a daughter of the night is pretty safe after dark. and you’ve got your dog.”

“so, uh… guess that’s that.” adrian spoke up after catching the whip and dragma appearing over his head. “nemesis. huh. i- wait, is this because i got back at the dude who cut ahead of me at that bar last night?”

        the night time dew soaked their grass stained superstars as micky made their way across the green, shoulders hunched against the slight chill that was beginning to permeate the air.  their initial fright did not come from the presence of the brunette, as they could see her clear as day, but from the fact that the other had spoken a word at all. ‘   are we fans of jupiter now? planet or not, the name gives me chills.   ’       

mari walked across the green, furiously tapping her phone’s screen as she typed an angry email to her father’s office. she refused to text her father’s actual phone number. any type of distance she could put between the both of them, she would. and right now, he was once again trying to compromise that by attempting to drag her along to some function. mari loved getting all dressed up, and the free food and high quality rosé weren’t bad either. but being shown off like she was some kind of trophy… in the end she was just a replacement of the trophy wife who left her dad; aphrodite.

at least if amiria would be coming it would’ve been kind of fun. but as far as mari knew amiria’s dad wasn’t attending. the blonde was so absorbed in her raging email that she didn’t realise she almost walking into someone. or rather, over someone. most kids were inside their cabins at this point. in fact mari was on her way over to hers. but apparently someone thought it appropriate to lay on the ground in the middle of the damn green. “jupiter?” she asked confused, a bit in shock that she just almost stepped on someone. then her eyes looked up to the starry sky and she got what was going on here. “this is a bit of an inconvenient spot for stargazing i’d say. but whatever floats your boat i guess.” she mentioned, using the light of her phone screen to illuminate the person lying at her feet. one of the few nyx kids, if she was correct. one of the younger campers too. “especially since you’re making it way too easy for the harpies to find you when curfew comes around.”

“jupiter.” she replied simply, pointing at the sky. the planet wasn’t visible without binoculars, but nova knew exactly where it was at this moment, and could easily point it out. she retracted her hand, along with the other one that was holding her star chart, resting above each other against her stomach, just above where he pet was resting on her body. but only a few seconds later, she was using her free hand to shield her eyes from the light coming from the familiar girl’s phone. “can you please move your light? i’m going blind.” she said calmly, never one to get angry or annoyed about anything. 

Freya was busy playing with the vines on the ground when she heard someone walk up, “I remember when we weren’t allowed to make grapes because of Dionysus.” She made a bunch of grapes sprout from the vine before dropping them. Looking up at her visitor she stood fully, brushing her hands off on her pants. “Did you need something?”

nova lee –– son hyejoo / olivia hye fc

birthday: november 13th, 2001 - 16 years old ; scorpio

daughter of nyx