being the child of dionysus, you had an almost unknown among demigods luxury of your godly parent being actually involved in your life. or at least more involved than the others got anyway.

but it had its downsides also. like dionysus hating (pretending to hate?) every single demigod out there in the camp, which made dating hard.

of course, it didn't help your case that you fell for no other than connor stoll. prankster, thief, trouble in capital letters. but you just loved his smile and his bright eyes and his loud ringing laughter. it was beyond you, he was the one you wanted. with all his wilderness and trouble. despite all the father's disapproval.

so as the son of hermes knocked on your window in the middle of the night, grinning like an idiot and offering you his hand, what else could you do except take it. if only to hear him whisper "that's my babe".