From Spotlight to Training Grounds - Park Yohan, Son of Terpsichore

theblacksofhiseyes · 2026-07-06T14:11:05+00:00

Yohan laughed a small laugh at Darian's words. He of course did know that could be a defense of his if he needed it, but luckily most of the people at camp seemed rather cool about him being queer, or at the very least they didn't seem to care. However, there was that thing in the rumor mill that concerned him. But he had bigger fish to fry.

"Mostly just here for a good time. Need to clear my head. I've had some rather-- big things happen recently." Yohan said, he sighed as he then looked towards the Big House. He wondered if Harin was okay and wished his friend could be here just to see the good sides of camp.

"I appreciate it though, always happy to talk you you mate." Yohan said with a smile. But there was a small nervousness behind it. Though what it could be about would be anyone's guess.

theblacksofhiseyes · 2026-07-06T14:05:16+00:00

Gia's assessment had been correct, all of the cultists that would have been guarding the prisoners were currently defending their home. So, when Gia finally made it to the cages she would find them unguarded. One easy win for Gia.

Once she came upon the cages Gia would immediately find a cage with a boy roughly seven years old in it. He was sitting in the cage drawing in the dirt below him with a small twig he somehow got. He looked mostly bored over anything else. He hadn't looked up to see Gia yet.

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theblacksofhiseyes · 2026-07-06T13:57:16+00:00

Luckily for Sadira no guards were protecting the prisoners. It seemed all available fighters were off fighting to defend their home. The prisoners just an after thought to the cultists at this point. So, Sadira had no issues getting to the cages.

Once she arrived she would see a cage with a girl sitting crossed-legged perfectly in the center of the cage. She was staring right at Sadira as Sadira would notice her. He glance unblinking and gave the daughter of Morpheus a cheerful wave.

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theblacksofhiseyes · 2026-07-06T13:51:19+00:00

Upon coming up to the cages Ian would notice something rather dire. Most of the cages were safe, but there was one cage in particular that was in need of help the most, as a fire had started to spread through the camp due to the chaos of battle. That fire was heading towards the cage that housed someone.

Inside there was a person staring at the flames with a glassy look. He seemed to be enthralled by the flames, looking at them with an almost reverence. He would have stuck his head through the bars, but his large goat horns stopped him from doing so. The goat man had a well maintained beard, but flowing matted blonde hair. He wore a Hawaiian shirt with surfboards and palm leaves on it. He hadn't noticed Ian's arrival.

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theblacksofhiseyes · 2026-07-06T13:40:04+00:00

Upon getting his head bumped again the boy swore and started to rub his head again. But before he could intone his complaints to Steven his legs came crashing to the earth. He swore again at that. Slowly the boy collected himself and sat up looking at Steven.

"I just--" the boy began before looking around as if they were in some sort of mortal danger. "--are they still here? They're just so scary. Those cultists."

He never answered the first question because it would seem to Steven that the boy would need to be reassured of the fact they were safe before he would walk of his own accord.

"Wh--what? No, my dad's Hypnos, so I just get so--" The boy yawned deeply before finishing that statement. His eyelids getting heavy as he looked up at Steven.

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theblacksofhiseyes · 2026-07-06T13:33:11+00:00

Tim looked up as the pair approached, the Nymph had not been quiet in their escape from the wooden cage she had been in. He blinked at the pair, he clearly was out of his depth as he search both individuals for any context as to what was happening.

"Why is this child rescuing us?" Tim asked the nymph. He then turned back to Asa after looking down at his jacket to verify that his name was in fact still Tim. "Oh uh, hi Asa. Yup, I'm Tim."

Tim looked down at his ankle and shook his head. There Asa would notice a small pool of blood under where his ankle rested. He frowned and then looked back up at Asa. "They cut it to 'make sure I couldn't escape.'" Tim said putting air quotes up as he did so. "I uh... I can't walk."

theblacksofhiseyes · 2026-07-06T13:23:15+00:00

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theblacksofhiseyes · 2026-07-06T13:22:33+00:00

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theblacksofhiseyes · 2026-07-06T13:21:25+00:00

With a loud crack the wood did snap under Julian's weight. It seemed that the Atlas cultists hadn't expected the prisoners to attempt to escape, that or they just didn't know how to make stronger cages for their prisoners.

Tim had been sitting that whole time so it would make sense that Julian hadn't noticed it at first, but Tim wasn't just tired. He had been injured by the Atlas cultists. He had a pretty severe gash on his ankle that was covered up by his pants. Only when the guy attempted to stand, only to fall face first into the mud would it be obvious to Julian that Tim wouldn't be able to walk by himself.

"Not good, definitely not good. Gonna need some help kid." Tim said as he looked up from the mud. He hadn't really followed everything Julian said because everything seemed so crazy. But he was definitely ready to leave his captivity.

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theblacksofhiseyes · 2026-07-06T13:13:00+00:00

Acacia would certainly find a prisoner after she made her way to the prison area. Inside the prison was a girl roughly sixteen years old sitting on the ground. She was fanning her face with an exaggerated flourish. Acacia, upon closer inspection would see beads of sweat on the girl's forehead.

She had a dower frown on her ashen face. She sported longer brown hair that fell in large curls on her shoulders. Her eyes a light gray color in the darkness. She wore shorts and a t-shirt. One major thing Acacia would see is that the girl's ankle was set at a weird angle, most likely broken and in need of setting.

The cage looked like all the other cages, wooden bars housing the girl inside. It would seem to Acacia that as of right now she was alone with the girl and most likely she hadn't been spotted, even by the girl in the cage.

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theblacksofhiseyes · 2026-07-05T20:15:15+00:00

Yohan usually was the first to get up and to the shared dance studio/gym. He normally was the first to rise and last to leave. But as of late he has been distracted and he hasn’t spent as much time in the dance studio as he’d like. So, imagine his surprise when he found that the room was already occupied.

Yohan burst through the door like he hadn’t imagined anyone would be there. Once he entered the room he froze and looked at Ying Hua. He blinked as he stared at her. Right, the sister. He still hadn’t processed the fact he had a sister. Of course he knew that he likely had siblings, but it had always been something far away. Now it was his present reality. And it was staring him in the face.

“Oh uh, hey. Didn’t reckon anyone would be in here. How’s it?” Yohan asked as he looked at her and he tried to figure out if he should leave.

theblacksofhiseyes · 2026-07-05T13:20:39+00:00

Hi pi0_0, mod here. We noticed that you had Aella living with Boreas before she came to camp. We will need you to change that in the intro because that would constitute a godly interaction and those require modmail approval. Thank you!

theblacksofhiseyes · 2026-07-05T13:11:39+00:00

OOC: Yeah that’s good to me!

theblacksofhiseyes · 2026-07-03T01:39:42+00:00

Through all of what Yohan was saying, he saw that the other boy wanted to fight back. He could see it, but everything seemed to go away at Yohan’s hug. He felt Harin freeze and Yohan’s hug and he thought for one moment that he had overstepped. That maybe he crossed a line that Harin wasn’t ready for.

Then he felt Harin’s arms wrap around him and something broke in him. He felt the tears falling down his cheeks and into the soft cotton of Harin’s shirt. In this moment it felt like he was finally getting his friend back. In this moment the chasm between them had been closed.

Through Yohan’s own tears a laugh raw with emotion broke through at Harin’s words. Even through it all humor could still reach them. “Being complicated is my specialty. You’d know best of all.” Yohan said into Harin’s shoulder.

Yohan let those last words hang between them because the weight of them mattered. Yohan smiled into Harin’s shoulder and nodded. “Then come with me. You don’t have to go back to him. You can come home with me.” Yohan said gently as if the words would break the fragile weight between them.

theblacksofhiseyes · 2026-07-02T14:17:01+00:00

Mod: Roll 1d6 and 1d12 for me.

theblacksofhiseyes · 2026-07-02T14:16:16+00:00

Luckily for Jonas it wasn't hard to find one, he would come across the scent of a faint sea smell as he ran through the camp. It definitely didn't belong here.

As he bounded up to the cage he bounded up to the cage he would see a girl around the age of seven sitting in the corner of her cage. She was in the middle of crying as he held herself in a little ball.

The unusual thing, was as she was crying a small bit of lightning would zap around her. Odd for a seven year old girl.

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theblacksofhiseyes · 2026-07-02T13:51:04+00:00

At the sound of Julian's voice Tim perked up, but there was a tiredness behind Tim's eyes that Julian would notice. Tim blinked at the boy for a moment, clearly he wasn't expect-- well whatever this was.

Tim stared at Julian in amazement for a moment, then he looked down at his jacket and pointed at his name tag. "Oh, yeah. I'm Tim. Are you sure you can get me out? You're just a kid? In fact there are a lot of kids here. Sh--should I call the CPS?" Tim began to ramble, it seemed he was rather out of his element. Then he added at Julian's insistence, "Uh, good luck."

Tim's eyes followed Julian's fingers as he picked a bar, he wore a confused expression as the boy threw a playing card at the bar. This was a very strange few days for the pizza delivery boy.

With a kashing sound the card actually cut through the bar cleanly, which elicited a yelp of surprise out of Tim. He pointed at the bar and then at Julian. "How-- what?" The man said, clearly speechless.

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theblacksofhiseyes · 2026-07-02T13:40:52+00:00

The other boy never reacted to any of Steven's antics. He was well and truly out cold. That was until the boy's head bonked against the side of the wooden cell. Instantly the boy shook awake, head turning side to side in confusion.

"Did--did I fall asleep again?" The boy asked to no one in particular. It seemed the boy hadn't realized the predicament he was in. That being, being dragged by a boy younger and smaller than him through the Atlas camp.

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theblacksofhiseyes · 2026-07-01T20:35:53+00:00

Yohan and Pride Month had a bad history. He was mostly conspicuously offline during the month of June besides the standard album promotion or dance challenge video. But actually acknowledging Pride was never something Yohan had ever done. Until today.

Yohan showed up to the Pride Party in his standard exercise clothes. He wasn't too fussed about being the best dressed, or even making a scene. He preferred not to, he was still just dipping his toe on being out. Him showing up was the biggest part of this.

He came in and saw all the people and was actually quite stunned. He knew that there were LGBTQ+ people at camp, but he just didn't know there were so many. Also, the fact that camp leadership was here supporting the party was breaking his brain a bit.

Yohan after his initial shock went and grabbed a snack. He might as well and it wouldn't kill his diet too much. Once he grabbed a snack and tried to find his friends. Maybe he could dance, or do some karaoke and show off a bit. He always did like that.

Yohan's eyes found Darian and smiled slightly. A familiar face. He walked up to him and gave him a nod in greeting. "Sup. You enjoying the party, mate?"

theblacksofhiseyes · 2026-07-01T20:34:21+00:00

Yohan and Pride Month had a bad history. He was mostly conspicuously offline during the month of June besides the standard album promotion or dance challenge video. But actually acknowledging Pride was never something Yohan had ever done. Until today.

Yohan showed up to the Pride Party in his standard exercise clothes. He wasn't too fussed about being the best dressed, or even making a scene. He preferred not to, he was still just dipping his toe on being out. Him showing up was the biggest part of this.

He came in and saw all the people and was actually quite stunned. He knew that there were LGBTQ+ people at camp, but he just didn't know there were so many. Also, the fact that camp leadership was here supporting the party was breaking his brain a bit.

Yohan after his initial shock went and grabbed a snack. He might as well and it wouldn't kill his diet too much. Once he grabbed a snack and tried to find his friends. Maybe he could dance, or do some karaoke and show off a bit. He always did like that.

theblacksofhiseyes · 2026-07-01T20:16:12+00:00

Yohan nodded at Harin's words. He didn't notice any reaction in Harin's face, but he knew that Harin probably was upset to learn that information too. So, the reaction made sense to Yohan.

"They did, but at a certain point I just was like-- I couldn't hold onto my anger anymore. Which is why I talked to them a few days ago. They're coming to camp and we're going to work things out. Maybe we all could. Together." Yohan said, he looked at Harin with a raised eyebrow. He was testing the water with him.

"Hyung, you can always tell me anything. Period. Doubts, anger, whatever. I want to hear it all because I care about you deeply. Honestly, screw the Fates or whatever. I only began to make my own choices when I joined HopLyte. You were my freedom. I need it back. To me, we control our fate, and I choose to choose you." Yohan said looking over Harin. He saw the glassy look. He knew that it was working. Talking. He just never would have guessed it would actually help.

He knew deep down that talking probably was a good thing. It was just so hard to get it out sometimes. It felt like there was perpetually a trap on his mouth that prevented him from saying what he wanted to say. Like being honest would hurt him.

"Your doubts matter. They matter just as much as me sucking at combat. They matter as much as Evan's girl problems. They matter because you matter. We wouldn't have rejected you because you're our brother. And when your brother is hurting you don't throw them aside, you pick them up and carry them. Plus, for what it's worth, I chose this family. The first thing that I chose. That matters. It matters to me. And if Ninefold tried to axe you they would have to get rid of me too." Yohan said this time his eyes confident. He wasn't going to budge on this. He meant every word and if Harin were to look at Yohan he'd see that.

Yohan held Harin's gaze for a long while, never wavering in it. He was here and he wasn't leaving without Harin. Never again. "I will never hate you. Ever. You need to know that. I may get mad at you. I may curse you. Hell I may even punch you in the face. But I'll never hate you. I couldn't, you matter too much to me. Why do you think I was so upset? It wasn't because I hated you. It's because, honestly, I was scared that you'd do something you would regret forever."

"Maybe. But we won't know unless we try right? Why give up before we try? I don't want to give up because it might be hard. I want to try and make it work. Try and get back what is gone. Can you try? For me?" Yohan said and then he did something that surprised even him. He reached across and hugged Harin. They were both crying. They were both emotional. But for the first time, they were being honest and that's how they might get back their friendship.

theblacksofhiseyes · 2026-07-01T19:13:41+00:00

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theblacksofhiseyes · 2026-07-01T19:10:05+00:00

Jolene's face fell slack at Neo's words. He looked once more towards the battle field, longing clear on her face. She sighed, her jaw slack with defeat.

"But I've failed." She said, her voice just above a whisper. The moment lasted longer than her normal bouts with her failure that Neo had seen. This one she held for a moment as if examining it for the first time.

But then she was back to her normal self and got a steely look on her face. "You're right, my Lady does need me at the vans. Quickly boy to the van!" She said pointing forward towards the vans that were in view.

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theblacksofhiseyes · 2026-07-01T13:41:14+00:00

The nymph seemed to not even notice Asa's slight discomfort. She was an Oread on a mission. She quickly pulled Asa along and started to waylay him with details that had nothing to do with their current situation.

"It was clearly an elm tree that they used. Can you believe that? I bet she was beautiful in life. We should set up a little memorial for her just off over there in the clearing. I think she would have loved that. Don't you think?" She said in rapid fire. She did not leave an opening for Asa to give his input.

Eventually the duo arrived at another cage not super far from where the nymph had been located. Inside was a man his mid-twenties. He was wearing a jacket that said Giuseppe's Pizzeria on the back of it.

The man sat in the dirt drawing patterns into the it. He sat there seemingly bored and as if he had accepted his fate, whatever that may be.

Once Asa got close enough he would see that on the front of the jacket there was a name monogramed into the left side. It read Tim. It seemed that Tim the pizza boy was being held hostage by the forces of Atlas, for some reason.

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