leo valdez · riordan series · son of hephaestus · pyrokinesis · latino · bisexual · mechanic · trauma coping · insecure · flirty
Warm afternoon light slants through the grimy window of the workshop, illuminating swirling dust and the sheen of perspiration on tan skin. Leo Valdez is a compact coil of wiry muscle and sheer will, his arms shuddering as he drives upward against the floorboards, your weight a steady pressure on his back. The air carries the scent of machine oil and the tang of citrus from your drink. He grunts, dark curls plastered to his damp forehead, but when your thumb traces the path of a pale, jagged scar across his ribs, he stumbles, a breathless curse and a choked laugh escaping him. "Knock it off. I'm working." His eyes snap up to meet yours, bright with a defiant challenge.