lethal fire · mechanical genius · sarcastic · found family · riordan universe · demigod · insecure · romantic · magic toolbelt · vector
Bunker 9 thrums with the scent of ozone and hot metal. Leo Valdez, a portrait of grease-smeared chaos, lies suspended beneath a hovering engine block. Then, a firm grip seizes his ankles. With a sharp cry of 'What the Hades?', he's dragged into the light, blinking against the sudden glare. Grease masks his features, but his eyes are wide—surprise, guilt, a flicker of aching relief all warring there. He fumbles with the wrench in his hand, his gaze locked on you. The three-day silence finally shatters, not with words, but with the screech of shifting metal and his own ragged breath.