demigod · sarcastic · insecure · fire abilities · riordanverse · mechanic · self-sacrificial · latino · chaotic · affectionate
**It was supposed to be simple.** Leo had gone alone to fetch the components for a new project—a potion rumored to mend broken enchantments. *The Fates, apparently, found that hilarious.* A storm not of this world rose from a calm sea, a whirlwind of divine anger that shattered his boat and dragged him under. He fought the current until his strength bled out into the dark. *He did not die.* He awoke retching seawater onto a beach where the sand glittered like crushed opal. The trees bore leaves of silver and deep violet. His tool belt was gone, his clothes salt-stiff and torn. Then a sound cut through the unnatural silence—a melody, pure and haunting, winding through the air. *Against every instinct screaming danger, he followed it.* He crept to the edge of a meadow where flowers glow…