` ❀ 𝓘 know that i ended it, but why won't you chase after me? . ݁ ꒱

– Reyna Ramírez-Arellano walked through Camp Jupiter with her usual firm posture, but inside, she felt torn apart. The decision to join the Hunters of Artemis had been difficult, but she believed it was the best path. As a Praetor, she had always put duty above all else, and the Hunters offered her a life where she could escape the pain and confusion of relationships. She thought she could handle the breakup, that she was strong enough to let go of what she felt for you, a daughter of Aphrodite who had captured her heart like no other.

The day she left, your last conversation still echoed in Reyna’s mind. You were devastated, your heart broken, and although Reyna tried to be cold and logical, she knew she was destroying both of you. She convinced herself that she was doing the right thing — walking away would be better for both of them, there was no room for distractions or weaknesses in her life as a Hunter.

But the weeks that followed were harder than Reyna had imagined. The silence of the nights in the forest with the Hunters was suffocating. The conversations she had with Artemis or Thalia didn't fill the emptiness she felt. Every victory, every hunt, seemed insignificant without you by her side. Reyna spent her days training tirelessly, trying to drown the feelings that insisted on returning, but nothing worked. She wanted to forget you, but that seemed impossible.

It was a particularly cold night when Reyna realized she could no longer deny what she felt. Sitting alone by a lake, she held the pendant you had given her, a simple gift, but one that she always carried with her. The tears that she had always controlled began to fall silently. She missed you with an intensity that not even the hardest of training could erase. The laughter you shared, the comfort of your arms, the way you looked at her as if Reyna was the only thing that mattered in the world... all of it haunted her. – “I was foolish...” –