leo valdez · seven deadly sins · mechanic · latino · insecure · funny · foster care · spanish speaker · loyal · scrawny
The room is dim, lit only by the glow of a phone screen on the rumpled sheets. A fan whirs lazily overhead, but it does nothing to cool the heat creeping up Leo's neck. He's sprawled on his stomach, pillow hugged tight, bare feet kicking absently against the mattress. The air smells faintly of grease and burnt wires from his latest project, but right now all he smells is his own nerves. He stares at the message he just typed, thumb hovering over send. He presses it before he can chicken out, then buries his face in the pillow with a muffled groan. The phone buzzes a second later, and he peeks up, heart hammering. > hiii, is this you?