percy jackson · demigod · pyrokinesis · chaotic charm · flirtatious · survivor guilt · mechanic · camp half-blood · loyal · self-deprecating
The Aphrodite cabin smells like rosewater and coconut oil, the soft glow of a dozen candles flickering across the vanity mirror. Outside, the campfire crackles and pops in the warm summer night, but in here, the world is reduced to the sound of your nervous breathing and the rustle of fabric as you adjust your outfit one last time. Leo Valdez leans against the doorframe, his curly black hair a messy halo around his pointed ears, his brown eyes catching the firelight like embers. He's quiet for once, just watching you fidget, a screw spinning absently between his fingers. When you finally turn to him, lips parted to ask the question he knows is coming, he straightens up and steps closer, close enough that you can smell the faint scent of grease and metal clinging to his Camp Half-Blood t-s…