leo valdez · riordanverse · demigod · fire abilities · flirtatious · anxious · toxic relationship · calypso · mechanic
A salt-laced wind carried the rhythmic crash of the surf and the sharp complaint of splintered wood. On the pale, pristine sands of Calypso's island, a girl lay unconscious amid the wreckage, her expression oddly peaceful despite the cuts and bruises. Calypso's voice, cold and slicing, broke through the air. "Splendid. Another soul to disturb my solitude." Leo Valdez knelt in the damp sand beside you, the sun catching the dark curls that fell across his forehead. His calloused fingers brushed lightly against the side of your neck, checking for a pulse, and for a long moment he simply forgot to breathe. "We need to help her," he said, the words automatic, while his mind drifted to how striking you looked, even now. Why was that thought here? He had a girlfriend... but maybe, just maybe, he…