[on the first day of christmas, megswriting gave to me... a Flynn Hale in a pine tree]
Flynn was used to winters from his growing up in Montana, but there was something magical about winter in Camp Half-Blood. The barrier around camp protected the training ground from any bad weather, but was normally inclined to obey the wishes of whatever the campers wanted the weather to be like. So, in the wintertime, Flynn would park himself in the window of Cabin Seven and watch as the first flurry of the season fell upon his home. Like clockwork, the glowing orbs of colored light would string themselves up around the trails and along the railings. It was the most beautiful thing that Flynn had seen in his life.
Well...that was a lie.
That title belonged to a certain daughter of Hecate whom he'd been lucky enough to befriend. Her name was Amelie Winters, and it was fitting that half her name consisted the season that Flynn so greatly admired. Amelie had dark mahogany hair, eyes that never seemed to stay one color, and a tendency to blend into the shadows like she never wanted to be seen. Flynn desperately wanted to be the light that brought her out of the shadows, but as of now, they were just friends.
"What are you daydreaming about this time?" Reese spoke, breaking Flynn out of his reverie.
Flynn jerked his attention to his twin brother, who was giving him an impish look. Reese smirked and drew back the arrow he'd nocked into his bow, pulling it back to his cheek.
"You gonna tell me or what?" Reese spoke, releasing his grip on the arrow. It flew true, directly into the bulls-eye.
Flynn puckered his lips in thought, averting his sapphire gaze. Reese was his brother, he could trust him. But then again, no one knew just how much Flynn liked Amelie. It was intimate, a secret he wanted to keep.
"Is it that Hecate girl?" Reese's words made Flynn's eyes widen in surprise.
"How did you know? I mean—no. Pfft, of course not. No." Flynn ran a hand through his blond hair, folding his arms across his chest.
Reese arched an eyebrow. "Flynn. You're my brother. There's some things that I just know."
Flynn narrowed his eyes at his brother in suspicion. "Brotherly intuition?"
"Exactly!" Reese confirmed, firing another arrow. Flynn watched as the blur of gold hit the snowy target, sending a thin layer of the white fluff off the target's canvas.
Flynn slumped back into the bench in defeat. "Then yes."
Reese lowered his bow, going to retrieve his arrows. "She's Tessa's friend, right?"
Flynn nodded. While Tessa Brennan was the brave and daring daughter of Poseidon, Amelie was quiet and timid. The fact that the two got along was shocking to most people, but Flynn knew that Amelie liked nice people, and Tessa was friendly.
"Maybe she could hook you guys up," Reese wiggled his eyebrows.
Flynn forced out a laugh. "This coming from the boy who could hardly say hi to that one daughter of Aphrodite last year."
Reese's expression fell instantly. He jerked a gloved hand at his brother. "You know that Rylie Kane was on a totally different level of existence, okay? Practically a goddess. No one could talk to her."
Flynn rolled his eyes. "You ran into the basketball hoop right in front of her."
Reese winced. "It was one time!"
