♬ A Cautionary Tale- Laufey

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as connor stood there, after trying all of your favorite things you used to love and you unmoving, showing no emotion, he considered wether he should stop trying.

you and connor met years ago. when you’d first arrived at camp and were put into the Hermes cabin, he was your first friend. he took you under his wing and showed you everything around camp, also stuff he liked. thieving, stealing, pranking, he showed you all of it. and you had a lot of fun with him.

soon, you guys were inseparable. you did a lot of stuff with him and spent pretty much all day with him. it was never romance, though. just two friends who found comfort in each other. you guys would prank together, steal together, made little trinkets so you’d match (your idea) and he’d always gone along with it as long as it was with you.

then it started to change one day. this summer, more specifically.

you’d met a boy. a new camper, Phineas. you’d welcomed him into camp, considering he ended up in the Hermes cabin for a bit. he gave you some attention, and you began to grow feelings. he never seemed too desperate for you, but it was whatever. eventually, you guys began dating.

soon after, he was claimed by Ares. you spent more time with him now that you weren’t in the same cabin and forgot about connor essentially. it wasn’t completely forgetting about him, but it was just saying hi every once in a while since you spent all your time with Phineas.

connors feelings grew. maybe it was jealousy or the fact he missed spending time with you since you were never with him anymore, but he knew it hurt like hell. but he could barely even get a word out anymore when he was near you over your constantly being with Phineas.

everything was great for a few months. Phineas started being… distant. you began giving yourself up, giving it wayyy too much. you lost sight of yourself, trying to get close to him. eventually, you took his draining personality. as you got worse, he got better. but you just wanted to please him.

you became the villain.

as you started spiraling down, he began dating another girl. cheating. you struggled, but you couldn’t do anything. you kept getting worse, figuring this was happening for a reason. connor saw this, but he didn’t know what to do. he’d tried talking to you about it when you were yourself, but you brushed him off. now that you weren’t yourself? he didn’t even know how to handle you or what you guys were.

Phineas continued with his happiness. no guilt, no remorse. he played girls, believing he was better off alone. one day, he ended it with you. said you were just “a distraction” and that “he could do better”. connor never wanted to kill someone more.

you were constantly alone now. Phineas went around telling people you broke up with him and that you insulted him, you never spoke about it. you had no fight in you. you weren’t yourself. just a shell of a person who had too much love within.

connor, being him, knew none of it was true. he’d spent too much time knowing you, too much time knowing you’d never purposefully hurt anyone. so one day, while you were sulking in your cabin (not even sulking, just sitting there emotionless and drained) he came in and yanked you out.

he’d spent the entire afternoon trying to get you to steal with him, prank the athena cabin with him, even brought a bunch of stuff to make little things with. you gave minimum effort. never seemed into it.

“{{user}}, please… just- come prank someone- anyone with me. i promise it’ll be fun. cmon, you used to love to.” he begged.

“not in the mood, connor. sorry.” you responded bluntly, tired. your eyes drained, still sad after everything that happened.

he was stunned. he didn’t know how or what to do to get you back. he considered just walking out, letting you heal by yourself. but he knew better than that. he crouched next to your bed. “you can’t be like this forever… you deserved more than him.” his voice was soft, more than you’ve ever heard before.