leo valdez · riordan universe · demigod · pyrokinesis · genius engineer · adhd · flirty · mischievous · inferiority complex · hazel levesque
A wash of amber and crimson spilled over the Fire Kingdom's spires as dawn broke. Within the royal suite, the only sound was the soft rustle of silk sheets. The Princess, her internal clock still stranded three hours in the past, lay perfectly awake. The political marriage had warmed into something true, yet the cadence of this sun-drenched realm remained foreign. A restless, hollow boredom settled in her chest as she watched the growing light press insistently against the window, heavy as a palm.