“  hey,  you  ever  see  the  view  from  up  top?  ”  charlie  asks  someone  passing  by  as  his  eyes  scan  the  closest  building.  it'd  be  an  easy  enough  climb.  he  doesn't  even  think  he'd  need  to  use  any  spells.  his  gaze  moves  from  it  to  the  person  he  spoke  to,  a  lopsided  grin  on  his  face,  an  excitement  in  his  eyes.  “  come  on,  it'll  be  fun.  ”  he  doesn't  wait  to  much  longer  before  he's  slinking  through  the  crowd  of  people,  weaving  his  way  closer  to  the  side  of  one  of  the  buildings  beside  the  atrium  that  overlooks  the  courtyard.  he  looks  over  his  shoulder,  seeing  if  whoever  he  managed  to  speak  to  is  coming  along  for  the  journey  or  if  they're  too  scared  to  do  so. 

" but i suppose i could turn a blind eye. if you do end up transporting yourself to the afterlife, we can still keep in touch. "

the black family children had attended hundreds of events like this, corvus understood how you were supposed to navigate them. not only were they for networking, but it was an opportunity to show yourself off. the blonde could already hear his father's voice reminding the young swan what would happen if he embarrassed the family. he was always on display and performing. 

his mask was decorated with pearls and white narcissus flowers, covering the top of his face. however, that strong jawline and his blonde hair was a dead giveaway. corvus had been socializing with a group of older students who surrounded him shortly after he arrived and while he loved the attention, the young wizard excused himself. he wanted some fresh air and a brief break from the performance he always had to put on. 

a sigh of relief escaped his lips when corvus found an empty balcony, finally he was alone. ivy grew along this wall of the castle and started to wrap around part of the stone railing. “oh, you're a beauty.” his fingers gently brushed the leaves.

footsteps approached behind him, the young wizard had been found. 

he hadn't expected much trouble during a night like tonight, but he definitely wouldn't let his guard down for too long either.

puzzling then, that his bored feet would lead him to a quiet part of the building, where he could most definitely be attacked.

" please, don't let me interrupt. " a mischievous smile plays at his lips as he steps out, glancing up with a raised brow. " seems like you two were getting hot and heavy before i came about. " it's playful in tone, motioning toward the spiraling ivy. " consider me your chaperone. "

This certainly was not something that Ciaran had ever planned on doing but here he was. When the son of Zeus comes to you asking for some help, you can't not say no. He was one of the kids of the big three after all. Yet, he was nervous. This wasn't exactly something he had done much of. Only really the one time by accident. Leonidas seemed to trust him though and so he did it. "If something weird happens, then don't blame me okay." Was the last thing he said before the other fell asleep and Ciaran used his power to enter the other's dream.

Leo seemed to be having some sort of weird dream that he needed help figuring out, hence why Ciaran was here, as a second person to help him out. Ciaran had only done this once by accident which didn't end to well...or at least not for Ciaran at least. "So...where do we begin?" He uttered out to the dream version of the son of Zeus.

so he does as he's told, finding a comfortable spot to lay while he drifts off, giving full permission for his dream to be invaded.

when they meet up again, they're at the camp, though it appears a storm was raging on. wind whipped at them, rain pelting thick, heavy droplets down onto them.

" this is usually how it starts. no matter where i go, he finds me. "

scooting closer, he instinctively brings a hand to the man's defined chest, sliding down his pectoral.

" what can i say? i know all the good spots. " he scoots in closer, practically sliding into duke's lap at this point. " and i know you most definitely needed to let loose. "

duke couldn't help but let out a sigh as the son of aphrodite's hand ran down his toned chest, “well you certainly know how to help with that.” he closed his eyes, taking in the sounds around them. duke took another deep inhale and held it, his tense shoulders relaxing with each calming breath. 

“thanks again for the invite.” duke never understood how tate's powers worked. did duke have to want it, was it initiated by tate, or was it in inevitability if they were this close? no matter, duke's mind couldn't help but fill with dirty thoughts of the demigod. the son of hypnos turned to tate, eyes flicking to his luscious lips before leaning in for a kiss.

the kiss is more than willingly accepted, allowing duke to take the reigns for a little. he kisses back with the same tenderness that it was initiated, but he doesn't mind a little bit of an escalation. he slides easily into the man's lap, pressing down his smooth, plump ass.

"Oh. I'm reduced to a Pretty southern boy?" Cassidy's charming smile flashed like a thousand watt lightblub as he lets that soft punch land on his body and he chuckled, pretending to hold his chest. "You wound me, darlin." He drawled before he stood up straight again and swung a blow to the others bare arm in retaliation. "I like to think I'm at the very least a very pretty southern boy." he countered as he leaned against the bar. "And my charm works on everyone, dude. " He adds without a missing a beat as he winked over at the other before glancing back at the various drinks behind the bar.

" well, ya offered me top shelf stuff, let's see what ya got. " he nods, scanning the other male and taking in his appearance. pretty hot, honestly.

" watcha got planned for the night? i ain't got shit goin' on m'self. "

In truth, Nick wasn’t the type to sulk over anything. Not in public, at least. The exalted heir to the heavens has grown quite accustomed to having the cabin to himself, he didn’t realize Leon was home to see him in such a downcasted mood. “Leon, I thought you were… out.” Nick replied and swiftly rose from the sofa. Admittedly, he wasn’t very close to any of his half-brothers. Hence why he wasn’t too sure about their habits and schedules. 

He smiled at the offer for a walk. “A stroll along the beach? Are you asking me out on a date, brother dear?” Nick teased, fluffing the pillow he hugged earlier and aligning it back on the couch. 

"certainly! just forgot the flowers and the box of chocolates." the slightly shorter male nudges him gently. "i think it's nice to bond with your dearest brother, wouldn't you agree?" he clasps a gentle hand on the man's shoulder, squeezing gently.

"it isn't often i get you alone."

" mm, i changed my mind. " he decides as he glances over, the corners of his pink lips curling into a smile. innocent, sure, but there was definitely a mischevious glint in his eyes.

"i wanna go somewhere we can relax like... a beach, maybe? or a resort? even if it's just for the afternoon. " sure, they could still get some shopping in, but about a million little ideas had popped into his head. " what do you think? "

nodding, he stands, slipping the guitar across his back.

"yes sir, lunch is on me. watcha in the mood for?"

duke smiled as tate came closer, “c'mere.” he leaned back, spreading his arms out wide along the ledge of the hot springs. duke wrapped an arm around tate as he approached, ensuring there was minimal space between the two. “it'll be easy to feel better when you're so close.” his friend was right; he'd been overexerting his powers lately so this recovery was much needed. he smirked, turning to tate. duke admired the demigod's features, unable to look away from his plump lips. “you too though. we both need this breather." he lightly squeezed his friend's waist, wrapping a leg around tate's to keep them from floating apart.

scooting closer, he instinctively brings a hand to the man's defined chest, sliding down his pectoral.

" what can i say? i know all the good spots. " he scoots in closer, practically sliding into duke's lap at this point. " and i know you most definitely needed to let loose. "

"i'm sure you're plenty good at hunting, but usually one of us handles it. though...be warned, children are pan are very particular about what and when we hunt."

moving toward a large tree, he begins to gently pluck the mushrooms that sprouted beneath.

"sounds like you have a solid foundation so far, but what makes you want to cook here?"

maybe he could convince madam velaine to let them visit new orleans in the future, he was sure there were plenty of magic places that they could learn from and maybe get some ingredients for potions or something. “you weren't like… pushing people into graves like emma roberts did, right?” of course he'd reference coven, but what else could roman even be talking about?

he looked around to see what he could do, already hearing some of his brothers scolding him for being so reckless and using magic around mortals. but they could just disappear if they needed to, right? focusing his illusionary skills, a rat appeared besides him and started to scurry around the store between shelves. there were a few shrieks and people started to run out of the shop. 

“maybe that wasn't a good idea.”

the taller male watches in awe as fabian forms a rat with his hands, laughing quietly in response.

"i'm impressed." he gives a slow clap, giving accolades where they were due. "don't you worry about them, i'm very good at getting what i want from people." scanning the blond, there's a hunger in those eyes. "how about we get out of here? i'm sure there's better haunts around."