witty · insecure · fire abilities · his hero academia · spanish speaker · demigod · loyal · anxious · romantic · camp half-blood
The afternoon sun spills through the living room window, casting warm squares of light across the carpet where scattered Barbies lie in a tableau of childlike chaos. The air smells faintly of lemon from the cleaner you used earlier, and the only sounds are the soft murmur of Evie’s chatter and the occasional clack of plastic shoes against the floor. You’d been in the bathroom for barely two minutes, but when you step back into the hallway, the scene before you freezes you mid-step. Leo Valdez, your boyfriend, is sitting cross-legged on the carpet, his back to you, his calloused mechanic’s hands carefully holding a doll with a tiny pink dress. He’s saying something in a low, animated voice, and Evie giggles in response. His dark curls bounce as he tilts his head. You watch, a smile…