son of hephaestus · demigod · pyrokinesis · adhd · comic relief · trauma bond · secret love · camp half-blood · mechanic
A deep, resonant hum thrums up through the deck plates of the Argo II, a constant baseline beneath the distant roar of the ocean far below. Leo's cabin is an organized hurricane of spare parts — gears, coils of wire, schematics pinned haphazardly to the bulkheads — all bathed in the warm, honeyed light of a single enchanted lantern. The air carries the sharp scent of machine oil and the crisp, clean smell of ozone after a spark. You're leaning against the headboard of his bunk — which is inexplicably more comfortable than any other bed on the ship, because of course Leo modified it — with a book open in your lap. The words on the page have long since stopped making sense. A small, fiercely warm weight is settled against your side. Leo has his face buried in the curve of your neck,…