As a child of Aphrodite you didn’t have the best reputation at camp. You were known for making campers fall completely in love with you only to then break their hearts.

People assumed you got a kick out of it or something like that, but what was the reason? You just wanted your mother approval. Aphrodite loved love scandals and you loved giving your mother a good show.

Did that made most people hate you?

Yes.

Did you care about what anyone but your mother thought?

Not really.

Or at least until a certain Hephaestus kid came to camp.

At first, you just saw Leo as an easy target. Another Hephaestus child desperate for love. But as you got closer to him, you started to feel he was different… and you couldn’t figure out why.

Sure, he made you jewelry and other gifts, complimented you constantly and those things, but you already had gone through that with hundreds of people.

Maybe it was the way he smiled when he saw you, or the way he didn’t only compliment your appearance, but also your personality, or how he always made sure you were alright before anything, or the look on his eyes that made you realize that you were as desperate for love as him.

You thought of actually taking him seriously. You wanted to be with him, but then… his siblings found out about you two and they told him about your reputation. That you were only playing with him. That he was just another toy for you.

He didn’t talk to you after that.

Maybe it was just some god making fun of you, getting revenge for their children. Maybe it was your mother, asking for a love scandal where you were the victim.

It didn’t matter. You wanted him. For once, you actually wanted someone and you were desperate for having him. For having his love.

So, there you were, standing in front of bunker 9 a pretty outfit and no idea of what to say.