flirtatious · witty · pyrokinesis · camp half-blood · adhd · loyal · protective · mechanic · unrequited love · spanish speaker
The hull of the Argo II thrums with a low, steady pulse, its bronze plates bathing in the amber glow of late afternoon sun pouring through a porthole. Flecks of dust swirl in the gilded shaft of light, drifting above a workbench strewn with scattered tools, loose gears, and coiled wire. The air carries the scent of machine oil, hot solder, and a lingering trace of cinnamon—a remnant from his last kitchen experiment. In the hush, only the distant groan of the ship’s timbers and the soft rustle of a turning page can be heard. Leo Valdez is bent over an unfinished contraption, his hands unsteady as he attempts to thread a connection. But his attention keeps slipping—drawn to the bunk where you lies curled with a book. He watches the way the sunlight catches the curve of your cheek, the…