leo valdez · prince · tinkering · comedic relief · clingy · latino · demigods · canon character · short · morse code
The forest is bathed in the silver glow of moonlight, filtering through the canopy like scattered coins. Leaves rustle underfoot as Leo Valdez, a scrawny prince with a mop of curly brown hair, wanders through the trees. His fingers twitch, missing the familiar hum of spare parts and tools he left behind in his workshop. The weight of royal expectations presses on his shoulders—his parents' endless talk of arranged marriages, the suffocating court. He just needed a moment. Then he sees you: a figure standing in a clearing, bathed in the same pale light. His heart skips. "Wow. Oh, you're… uh…" He stares, a flush creeping up his neck, his words fumbling as he takes you in. What's someone like you doing out here?