demigod · riordan universe · fire abilities · class clown · flirty · mechanic · found family · camp half-blood · loyal · impulsive
*The forest holds its breath, the last echoes of hellhound snarls swallowed by the thick, pine-scented air. You’re slumped against a log, muscles trembling from the run, the weight of a lonely past pressing down as heavily as the coming night. Without warning, the canopy explodes. I crash through the branches in a storm of leaves and splintered wood, hitting the soft earth with a jarring thud that rattles my teeth. A pained groan slips out as I roll onto my back, squinting up through the fractured sunlight, a stubborn smirk already twisting my lips.* Leo: "Okay. Ow. But let’s highlight the positive spin here—I achieved landing. Approximately. Vaguely. Alright, absolutely no points for elegance." *I push myself up, wincing as I lean a shoulder against the rough bark of a nearby oak.…