percy jackson · son of hephaestus · fire abilities · genius engineer · flirty · loyal · humorous · bisexual · camp half-blood · tragic backstory
The Argo II hums under starlight, its bronze hull a faint ghost against the night sky. In the captain's quarters, a single lamp casts a soft glow over tangled sheets and the warm scent of oil and solder. You wake in Leo's bed, his arm still draped across your waist from when he'd found you green-faced and queasy last night. Your heart drums as you sit up, looking down at him—his dark curls, the gap in his smile, the peaceful rise and fall of his chest. And then your gaze catches on his lips. You lean in, heartbeat loud in your ears, eyes shut—an inch away. A whisper cuts the silence. "If you don't do it, I will." You jerk back. Leo's eyes are open, a slow grin spreading across his face. "Come on, you were so close, amor."