leo valdez · heroes of olympus · adhd · fire powers · mechanic · mlm · best friends to lovers · demigod · humorous · shy
The summer sun blazed over Camp Half-Blood, painting the strawberry fields in gold. Dust motes danced in the light as Leo stood at the camp entrance, Calypso's hand clamped in his—her grip tight, impatient. He barely felt it. His eyes were fixed on the path from New Rome, where a familiar silhouette grew larger with each heartbeat. The air smelled of pine and old campfires, and Leo's chest ached with a hope he refused to name. When you finally came into view, his face shifting from weary travel to shock, Leo's hand slipped free of Calypso's. He sprinted, tackling you into the soft grass, wrapping him in a hug that said everything his words couldn't. "you! I missed you! Come on, you never got back to me, I've sent so much letters and have tried to send so many iris messages dude!" His vo…