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cameron oh, 20, son of hypnos

[ohcameron]

*hyacinthbae:

*whxtemagic:

“sorry.” he said in a tone that didn’t show any sort of apology in it, cuddling up cutely between the two of them when cameron wrapped his arms around him. “thanks… dad who’s younger than me. you guys are stuck with me.” keith poked hyacinth’s cheek teasingly, knowing how much the other hated it when emphasized how he’s a few months older than him. “how long has this been going on between you two?” he wondered curiously. “i hate how both of you told me you like someone, and then it ends up being liking each other.”

Hyacinth narrowed his eyes at Keith, resisting the childish urge to pinch him. “By four months!” The resisting didn’t last long, as, Hyacinth swapped out pinching for tugging a strand of the other’s hair. “Ever since we were kids, you’d always have to point that out.” He huffed, his eyes still narrowed. Hyacinth tugged on Keith’s hair again. “And not that he’s my boyfriend, but get off my boyfriend. I will hurt you.” Hyacinth was the opposite of threatening in this just-woken-up state. He was already tiny with his puffy cheeks and wide eyes, causing him to have to put every ounce of scary he had in his gaze, he was a son of Hades after all. “Well you are slow. How did you not work it out?” He teased

Cameron rolled his eyes as he watched the exchange of playful banter between his friends- it was almost refreshing, he was glad that Keith seemed to be okay with their revelation, he’d been the only person Cameron was worried about telling. His eyes lit up when he heard the word ‘boyfriend’, a smile spreading across his face as he lifted his head to look at Hyacinth. “Aw babe, there’s nothing to be jealous about,” he replied- he was still a bit stunned by his use of the word boyfriend that he didn’t know how to respond to it, so he just skipped over it. That was a conversation for when they were alone. “In all fairness- I assumed you’d be smart enough to figure it out,” he shrugged as he settled back into his previous position. 

[ohcameron]

*hyacinthbae:

Hyacinth nodded, enjoying the idea of the polaroids going up in flame, maybe along with parts of him that couldn’t let go of the past, couldn’t quite move on. Sometimes, rare times, he felt like he had maybe moved past the whole Elias situation, but then the reality of how much damage those six months had done on him, mentally and otherwise, would set in and he’d be back to square one, holeing himself up in his room tracing and retracing his many scars. He felt something different now though. Maybe he was permanently changed, scarred, but perhaps that didn’t mean he broken or unworthy. Hyacinth let out a something that could only be described as something halfway between a snort and a scoff as he buried his face once more in the crook of the other’s neck. “Whatever you say baby.” He mumbled, eyelids heavy. One hand was still absentmindedly twisting through Cameron’s hair. “You’re especially scary when you fall asleep wherever you happen to be.” He laughed softly. “Right now? Aren’t you tired?”

Cameron felt his face turn a shade of bright red as he heard Hyacinth’s nickname for him, “Baby?” he repeated with a small laugh, as he turned his head to kiss the other on the cheek. “I like it,” he added with a small laugh as he gently wrapped his arms around Hyacinth. “Narcolepsy is very terrifying!” he insisted as he looked at the other male, “One minute you’re awake and the next you’re not!” he laughed as he said it- knowing it was a ridiculous argument. He was as scary as a puppy- but that didn’t mean he wasn’t going to continue to insist that he was scarier, it was a confidence thing. “I’m exhausted,” he admitted with a small laugh, “I was hoping you’d be willing to wait,” he added with a small smile- he would understand if Hyacinth wanted to get rid of them right now and he’d gladly assist but it was the middle of the night and he was absolutely exhausted. 

[ohcameron]

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[ohcameron]

*hyacinthbae:

*whxtemagic:

“what-” he looked between the two of them, and suddenly, so many things made sense. keith knew that both of them had someone in their lives, but now, he was seeing them together and he didn’t know what to say. “oh.” he nodded slowly, still looking so lost and confused. “oh! i- wow…” and his usual grin slowly started to appear on his face. keith approached the bed and immediately threw himself in between them. “look at you two, boyfriends! i only came here for the cuddles and i’m suddenly feeling betrayed. don’t think you can get rid of me yet.”

Hyacinth felt heat creep into his face when ‘seeing each other’ came out of Cameron’s mouth. He covered his face with one hand, hoping it hid the small smile on his face as annoyance. He didn’t know exactly how he had wanted Keith to find about about he and Cameron, but it wasn’t bursting in on them. When their friend threw himself between then, Hyacinth squeaked a little. “Gods Keith!” He pulled the sheets up himself farther. “Warn me before you jump on me next time.” He huffed, poking Keith in the side. “We can’t get rid of you silly, you’re our child.”

Cameron laughed as Keith threw himself on the bed between the two of them, “There’s still plenty of cuddles left for you,” he teased as he reached over to wrap his arms around his friend- his eyes traveling to Hyacinth, a smile spreading across his face as he caught a glimpse of the other’s smile. “I don’t think we could get rid of you- even if we tried,” he teased with a small smile as he rested his chin on Keith’s shoulder. 

[ohcameron]

*hyacinthbae:

*whxtemagic:

if keith was honest with himself, it was his own fault he ruined his sleep. he was up early, but was sleepier than he’d ever been. if there’s one place he liked to go to, to sleep longer, it was cameron’s bunk. he thought his friend would be asleep, so he’d walked in like he usually does, not realizing he opened the door a little too roughly. he smiled when he saw that hyacinth was there too, but that only lasted a second, because it dropped when he realized what was happening. “did i just see you kissing him?!” he asked, maybe a little loudly. he was in complete shock, he didn’t realize most of what he was doing. keith was used to all the cuddles, to seeing the other two being close. but he never saw them like that. “and you’re shirtless too!!”

Hyacinth sat up along with Cameron, pulling the sheets up himself a little, but figuring there wasn’t a great way to hide this situation. Regardless of that knowledge, his brain was moving fast trying to find a way to explain being half naked in a bed with his “’friend”” and kissing him. With how much the three of them are around each other, he was a little surprised Keith didn’t already know. He had a wild moment of wanting to make a ridiculous excuse, like they were simply talking very close or he was checking if Cameron’s lips were properly moisturized… you know, purely platonic things. His mouth hung open, at a slight loss for words. Hyacinths eyes darted around the room, as if it had answers to give him. Finally, he looked to Cameron. “I’ll let you take this one.” He sighed, running hands down his face.

Cameron let out a small sigh as he reached up to run his fingers through his hair- his eyes traveling back and forth between his friends. He recognized what this might look like to Keith- he just wasn’t entirely sure how to explain it. Certainly Keith knew that Hyacinth was seeing someone- he’d mentioned it enough times, but it didn’t explain why neither of them hadn’t told him who he was seeing. Truthfully if he was Keith, he’d be pretty pissed. Chewing on his lip he looked at Hyacinth, his eyes narrowing as the other left it up to him to explain what was going on. He chewed on his lip as he turned to face Keith- “You saw us kissing,” he admitted, nodding, “We've sort of been seeing each other,” he admitted with a small sigh as he glanced at Hyacinth before looking back at Keith. “And before you say anything, the only reason we didn’t tell you was because we weren’t entirely sure what it was,” he explained with a small shrug. 

[ohcameron]

*hyacinthbae:

   Hyacinth didn’t want to open his eyes just yet. Cameron’s arms were secured around him, enveloping him in warmth. He didn’t know what time it was, but he couldn’t find himself caring. Something about being in the Hypnos cabin and in Cameron’s arms made him feel like he could stay there for hours. He turned, eyes opening to look at the other. He brought his fingers up to gently trace along the other’s eyelids, down the bridge of his nose, and around his lips. Hyacinth smiled to himself, he liked how peaceful Cameron looked when he was asleep. “Morning… I think” He mumbled before cupping the other boy’s face, kissing him. At that inopportune moment the door to Cameron’s ‘bunk’ slammed open and in walked Keith, such to Hyacinth’s horror that he nearly fell out of the bed, but fortunately the arms locked around him kept him in place. Instead he froze, face inches from Cameron’s and eyes wide, looking at their friend in shock. 

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Cameron let out a particularly loud snore as he moved closer to Hyacinth in his sleep- his arm was draped tightly across the other male, and their legs were a tangled mess. He woke up when Hyacinth started to move, but he kept his eyes shut- figuring he’d just fall back asleep. But he couldn’t help but smile as he felt Hyacinth’s finger on his face, his eyes slowly fluttering open to see Hyacinth’s face. “Morning,” he replied- for once his voice wasn’t cranky- usually when he woke up he was in a sour mood, but waking up next to the other male was, well nice. “Can we stay here?” he asked with a small smile as he gazed at the other male, he would stay there all day if he could- it was perfect. Well- until the door slammed open- causing him to jump slightly as he turned to see the source. His eyes widening when he realized that it was Keith, “Gods Keith, knock much?” he asked, as he slowly sat up, failing to realize that he was shirtless.  

[ohcameron]

*penrosemun:

Rose nearly choked on his toothpaste as someone came through the window, hands slapped down right where he was. A small scream, muffled by the pink toothbrush in his mouth, came out of his throat. “Goddammit!” He let out, looking  at the other with perplexity for a few moments. “Do you often climb through cabin windows? Is it a hobby of yours or something?” 

Startled by the male’s sudden cry- Cameron fell to the floor with a thud. “Fuck man,” he mumbled as moved into a sitting position, rubbing the side of his head as he looked up at the male. “You didn’t need to yell,” he complained, truthfully the other male had every right to be surprised and to yell- Cameron was just annoyed that he had fallen. “No- I wanted to surprise my friend,” he explained with a shrug. 

[ohcameron]

*hyacinthbae:

 “This probably isn’t even half of them.” He told the other, still shuffling through the pictures.”He was always taking pictures. I thought it was cute in the beginning, but then… Well  he was obviously insane. I’m not sure how I didn’t notice.” He cleared his throat, keeping tears down.  “Why rip them up when we can burn them and pray for his painful death?” He , Hyacinth crumpled up a particularly disturbing one of himself, one eye bruised closed, being forced to smile for the camera through pain and tossed it. “We can burn the rest of them. Make a night of it.” He joked, his heart not really in it.  He dropped the other polaroids onto the floor with a thump. Hyacinth met the other’s eyes, smiling softly as he gently uncurled Cameron’s fingers from the ball they were in, and laced them with his own, pressing their palms together, and kissing the back of the other’s hand. He was hoping none of this was too jarring for him. Perhaps it was cruel to lay his problems at his friend’s feet. That’s why he had never given Cameron all the details. That, and  he and couldn’t quite face them, himself. “I’m not sixteen and trapped in  shitty motel anymore. He doesn’t get to bruise me even from the past. Besides,” He ran his free hand through the other’s hair and grinned. “I’ve got a terrifying son of Hypos to protect me.”

Cameron’s eyebrows furrowed- as he continued to stare at the pictures, he was so caught up on looking at them that he almost missed what Hyacinth said. But he didn’t miss him say that there were more- his fist tightened. The thought of there being more pictures was disgusting- Elias was a freak. “Burning them would be nice,” he replied as he forced himself to look away from the pictures- praying for a painful death would be even more nice, but he didn’t say that part out loud. He watched as the polaroids fluttered to the floor- a small smile spreading across his face as he pictured them burning. This side of Cameron was rare- he was normally a pretty peaceful person- he wasn’t violent, but he cared about Hyacinth and the idea that someone did this to him made him angry. He let out a small sigh as he watched Hyacinth slowly uncurl his fist, turning his head to look at his friend as he pressed his lips to his hand. “Good,” he mumbled as he rested his chin on Hyacinth’s shoulder, “I’m scary!” he responded, upon hearing the other’s inflection of the word terrifying. Okay- he really wasn’t but that was beside the point. “Do we want to burn them now?” he asked quietly, as he chewed on his lip. 

[ohcameron]

*achilles-the-great:

Achilles had just returned to his room after taking a shower when he heard something moving from the window. He turned and saw a boy. “Wrong cabin?” he raised with a raised brow. “`Cause we`re all gay here, and I don`t think you`re Kai`s type.”

Cameron narrowed his eyes as he heard the boy’s comment- he was rather confused as to what he meant but he decided it wasn’t worth asking about. “Yeah,” he laughed as he looked around the cabin- he had absolutely no idea where he had ended up but it definitely wasn’t the Hades cabin. “Mind telling me what cabin this is?” he asked, a smile spreading across his face. He was relieved that the male hadn’t yelled at him. 

[ohcameron]

*avimelrose:

Avi stood there, stunned, watching someone climb through her bathroom window. Her hand, holding her toothbrush, paused mid-air as she tried to process the situation. She only snapped out of her shocked state when the boy spoke. “What the fuck do you even think you’re doing.” she said with something between disbelieve and anger.

Cameron felt bad for startling the girl- he really did, but he did think she was over reacting. He had apologized to her after all! And surely she’d had weirder things happen to her, it was camp after all. “I wanted to surprise a friend,” he explained with a small shrug, “I just- got the cabins confused,” he added, for good measure. “Mind telling me where I am?”

[ohcameron]

*hyacinthbae:

Hyacinth brought his arms up to snake around Cameron, lacing his fingers together at the other’s lower back, as he slumped onto him. Hyacinth lightly kissed his shoulder before placing his cheek there, face nestled in the crook of the other’s neck. He stayed like that, for a few minutes, the silence and warmth of Cameron’s body nearly lulling him to sleep, but his thoughts could not rest. As he began to speak, he trailed his fingers over the other’s back, feeling all the bumps of his spine. “I don’t think he’s here. I’m not sure how he got it to me, but if he had stepped foot in Camp, I’d be dead or with him right now.” He said quietly. He took  a moment to savor Cameron’s warmth before peeling away from him, and pulling the contents of the envelope out: a stack of pictures. He shuffled through them. “They’re of me.” Polaroids that looked like they had been handled many times, some pictures even crumpled, as if Elias had crushed them and then thought better of it and smoothed them out. A few even had small holes at the top, indicating that they were hung up. The one on the top was a close up of his face, a fresh wound creeping across it. Hyacinth trailed his fingers over his own skin, over the scars that wound had left. Others were of him sleeping, more wounds, bruises, a few of Elias kissing his busted lips. There were also some taken from early on, of a sixteen year old Hyacinth, smiling, eyes crinkled and teeth bared. “Some are worse than others.” 

Cameron could tell that Hyacinth was afraid- and honestly he would be too if he was in his place. But he clearly wasn’t and he wasn’t quite sure how he should feel- on one hand he was worried for his friend and on the other he was angry. But not wanting to upset his friend, he took a few deep breathes as he rested his head against Hyacinth’s a small smile spread across his face. If he ignored the context of why they were there- this moment was actually kind of sweet, he enjoyed the feeling of his hands traveling up his spine. “I won’t let him get to you,” he whispered- and he meant it, he’d sooner die than let anything happen to Hyacinth. He had seen what it had done to his friend- and he couldn’t just watch him go through it again. Leaning forward he stared at the pictures, his hand curling into a fist as he felt his blood pressure start to rise. It was disgusting- and cruel, and just wrong. “T-they’re horrible,” he finally said, unsure what else there was to say. It was clear how terrible the pictures truly were. “You should get rid of them,” he continued- knowing that if Hyacinth didn’t he certainly would. 

[ohcameron]

*hyacinthbae:

Hyacinth climbed into the bed and sat opposite him, knees against the other. “Well, maybe you don’t have to come with me.” His smile faded slightly from his face as he took out an envelope. “I just.. I thought maybe fresh air would be nice when this actually settles in and I eventually freak out.” He held up the ripped open envelope.  “It’s from Elias.” He looked down at the sheets for a moment. “I’m sorry for waking you up, but I didn’t know what to do.” He twirled it, a sad smile on his face. “My mind hasn’t wrapped around it yet. And I just know that when it does I need someone with me…”

Cameron’s eyes narrowed as he watched Hyacinth- the other’s mood seemed to change as he climbed onto the bed, and he bit his lip. Maybe he had been a bit too harsh? He readjusted his position so he was leaning against Hyacinth as he watched him pull out the letter. “What is it?” he asked, leaning forward to get a better look at the envelope. “N-no it’s fine,” he reassured his friend, he was waiting for the shoe to drop- because he knew it was coming based on his friend’s attitude. And when it did- he felt angry. He still didn’t know the full story of what had happened between the two of them but- he did know that it had done a real number on Hyacinth and that angered him. Biting his lip he gently wrapped his arms around his friend, “Of course I’ll be there for you,” he whispered as he rested his chin on his shoulder. He didn’t mention his hatred for Elias- he didn’t want to mention him. But he would be there for Hyacinth. 

[ohcameron]

*hyacinthbae:

Sneaking into the Hypnos Cabin in the dead of night was much easier than Hyacinth had been anticipating. Surely he had done it before, but never alone. He sat on Cameron’s bed, burying fingers in the other’s messy hair twirling strands between his fingers. “It’s 2 AM, and I definitely have no good reason for waking you up at such an unholy hour.” He laughed softly, still running fingers through the other’s hair.. “But I do have a reason. I need you to come with me.” He poked the other lightly in the cheek. “I also have food, if that helps sway you.”

Cameron’s eyes narrowed as he slowly sat up to look at Hyacinth- he couldn’t believe what his friend was saying. Two am? Surely he had meant to say two pm, two am was far too early to be awake. “You’re right about that,” he replied as he found himself reaching for his blanket to wrap around his shoulder. “You can’t possibly have a good reason for needing me to get out of bed this early,” he added as he furrowed his eyebrows, Hyacinth was up to something and he wasn’t sure he liked it. “Can’t it wait?” he asked, or whined. 

[ohcameron]

Cameron had been enjoying a deep sleep- when he felt someone shaking him awake. Groaning- he slowly opened his eyes, the light almost blinding. “To bright,” he mumbled as he pulled his sheet over his face. “Too early,” he added for good measure, although he wasn’t entirely sure what time it was. He just figured that it was earlier than he planned on waking up. He had hoped his words would have been enough for Hyacinth to leave him alone, but when the other sat down next to him- he realized he was probably going to have to get up at some point. Or he could get the other to join him. Smirking he gently rolled on to his side as he peeked his head out of the covers to look at his, friend? “You better have a good reason for this,” he said with a small laugh, as he curled up against Hyacinth’s side. @hyacinthbae

[ohcameron]

*hyacinthbae:

This was not the first time Hyacinth had subconsciously compared Cameron to the man who nearly ruined his life three years ago. He didn’t know when it had started, but a list in the back his head had formed at some point in time. Something to touch on when the line between the past’s cruelties and the present was blurred. Even the small things made the list. He went through it now, when a slight sense of panic grew behind his navel. Cameron’s touch was lighter, his words softer, hands warmer, heart kinder. His kisses weren’t rough, lips not bloody or split because of a night’s spent doing gods know what. Their fingers felt right laced together instead of like two puzzle pieces cut apart to fit. Cameron was gentle, he was good. Cameron would not hurt him. With this last thought echoing around his mind, he wrapped his arms tightly around the other. “I did feel something.” He spoke into the other’s chest. “I feel something every time”

As Cameron sat there- he founding himself chewing his lip, as he anxiously waited for some sort of response from Hyacinth. He was prepared to go all in- but was his friend? It would be an adventure like none he’d had before- and he wanted it so bad. His heart skipped a beat whenever he was around the other male, and if he knew anything about love (which he didn’t know much), it was that it meant something. When Hyacinth began to speak, Cameron felt hsi heart start to race as he listened to what he had to say. If it wasn’t such a serious moment, Cameron might have celebrated when Hyacinth revealed that he had felt something. Or he would have made a snide remark about how he had been right, but not wanting to ruin the mood- he simply smiled as he pressed his lips against Hyacinth’s forehead. 

[ohcameron]

*hyacinthbae:

At his friend’s words, Hyacinth shrunk in on himself a little bit. He was hurting the other, he knew it, but his sense of emotional preservation was running high. It had been a long time since he let anyone close to him, much less in this way. When Cameron’s lips met his own, his chest filled with fire, he couldn’t help but kiss back, notting his hands in the bottom of other’s sweatshirt, grip tight enough to turn his fingers white. He chased after the kiss, face following Cameron’s for a moment, before his eyes opened. His gaze was caught on his friend’s, holding it for a few moments. His grip on the sweatshirt tightened impossibly as he lowered his head and pressed lightly on Cameron’s chest, letting a few hot tears out of his tightly shut eyes. “This is hard for me.” He choked out. “I don’t know if I can do this.” There was a long pause before he muttered, “Everyone always leaves me.”

Cameron hadn’t expected Hyacinth to return his kiss- he had expected to be shoved away, to be yelled at, even punched, but not for the other to return the kiss. He almost regretted pulling away, but if the kiss had continued they probably wouldn’t have talked about it. And talking was the entire reason he’d come there. He was caught off guard by Hyacinth burying his face in his chest, but he didn’t say anything- instead he gently wrapped his arms around his friend, resting his chin on top of his head. He bit his lip as he listened to Hyacinth- he was crying, something that Cameron had never witnessed before. He wasn’t sure how to react, so he chose to listen to what his friend had to say. “I know,” he whispered, as he gently rubbed his friend’s back. “I’m not going anywhere,” he continued. By then- tears were streaming down his face as he sat there, holding his friend. He meant everything he said- he wasn’t going anywhere. 

[ohcameron]

*hyacinthbae:

Hyacinth could tell the other was annoyed, angry even, and he did his best to ignore it. The same way he was doing his best to ignore his own heartbeat in his ears. He felt like an animal that had been cornered, and wanted nothing more than to escape. Hyacinth didn’t want to think about the situation between them- didn’t know if he could -and he sure as hell didn’t want to talk about it. He turned his back to Cameron abruptly, letting out a breathy noise of distress, finally betraying his emotions as he ran his hands down his face. “Well I don’t want to talk about it. ” He turned back. “ What is there to talk about? ”

Hyacinth was being difficult, and truthfully that was probably what was angering Cameron the most. The other male was acting like what had happened wasn’t important, and it hurt because to him it was important. It was confusing, and different, and he had never felt this way about anyone- and that excited him. When he was around Hyacinth he felt ready to conquer the world- he felt great. And he knew his friend had to feel it- even just part of it. Their passion had grown over time- and it had come to just feel right. “You’re an ass, Hyacinth,” he mumbled as he looked at his friend. And then- without a second thought- he leaned over to grab his friend’s face, turning his head as he pressed his lips into his friends. After a few seconds, he slowly pulled away, letting his hands fall to his side as he looked at his friend. “Tell me you didn’t feel something, tell me that meant nothing to you,” he probed- there was no way he could say it hadn’t, right?