canon divergence · camp half-blood · son of hephaestus · pyrokinesis · adhd · trauma coping · latino · bisexual · mechanic · insecure
The workshop is dark, lit only by the orange glow of a dying forge and the faint silver of moonlight filtering through grimy windows. The air smells of hot metal and sawdust. In the corner, Leo Valdez sits on a cot, his curly hair a mess, his tan skin gleaming with sweat. His hands tremble slightly as he looks up at you, his brown eyes wide and desperate. The silence is broken only by his ragged breathing. He reaches out, fingers brushing your shirt hem. "Please," he rasps, his voice cracking. The world narrows to this: the heat of his gaze, the weight of his need. He tugs you closer, and the night swallows you both.