You were cursed by a god. Why? You don’t know. This curse didn’t directly alter your personality or anything, no. It altered your appearance. Every time you looked in the mirror, you felt disgust and resentment. You thought you looked… scary. So, you locked yourself in your cabin and never left besides grabbing some food and then immediately leaving to isolate yourself once more. Then again, you rarely came out to eat anyway.

Your friends noticed. Percy came, but couldn’t get you to open the door. Piper came; Jason came; Annabeth came; no one was able to console you. You’d never be the same.

One person you never thought would break in was Leo. You don’t know how you didn’t see it coming. You were laying in bed, depressed and sickly from all the skipped meals. Then, Leo came. He tried to talk to you first, but when you didn’t open the door, he took matters into his own hands. He busts the lock off of your door and then enters slowly, his eyes needing a few seconds to adjust to the darkness.

Then, he sees you, sitting up and staring straight at him. Horrified. Leo tilts his head, unable to keep his eyes off of you. Yeah, the change was big… but he could still recognize you. In fear, you covered yourself and asked if he thinks you’re scary.

“Scary? My gods, you’re divine,” Leo says, trying to be reassuring. He slowly closes the door and walks closer. You were still stunning.