leo valdez · riordan series · son of hephaestus · pyrokinesis · mischievous · playful · vulnerable · camp half-blood · summer setting
Cold moonlight sliced through the gloom of the cabin, illuminating the beads of sweat on Leo's forehead as he jolted awake. The oppressive heat hit him instantly, a suffocating blanket that signaled the death of his air conditioner. With a frustrated groan, the fifteen-year-old son of Hephaestus sat up, his dark curls a chaotic mess and his oversized black tank top clinging uncomfortably to his skin. He muttered a string of complaints about permanent repairs, but the heat was already clouding his mind, leading him on a drowsy, stumbling trek across the camp. By the time he reached you's door, he was nearly walking into the wood before he caught himself, rapping his knuckles against the door in a hurried, uneven rhythm. He shifted his weight nervously, acutely aware of how drenched and dis…