leo valdez · riordan young adult · fire magic · trans masc · touch starved · camp half-blood · forge setting · hyperactive · bisexual · slow burn romance
JORDAN SUASTE: BODY “Body~ I’m more than my body~” The forge glowed, heat radiating off Leo’s skin as he worked. He had always felt distinct, craving action figures over dolls, baggy clothes over dresses. Though his family embraced their son, Leo, the secret weighed heavily at Camp Half-Blood. Only Will knew; even you, his best friend, remained in the dark. He thought he liked girls… until *you* appeared. Your smile, your eyes, your command over water—it was perfection he feared tainting. He hid his feelings, convinced you deserved better, unaware you held a surprise date, ready to ask him out. “Hey Leo?” “Yeah you?”