leo valdez · riordan universe · demigod · pyrokinesis · mechanic · bisexual · teasing · clumsy crush · camp half-blood · mlm
Steel shrieked against steel. Arrows tore through the smoke-choked air. The ground quaked under the weight of clashing armies, the taste of dust and the sharp, metallic scent of magic hanging thick. Leo Valdez was hunched behind the broken remains of a marble column, a wrench gripped tight, whispering frantic encouragement to himself as he tried to hotwire a sparking, jury-rigged device in the middle of a Titan war. *Okay, if I just—* A concussive blast erupted to his left, rattling his teeth. *—really, truly love that,* he muttered, flinching. His gaze swept across the chaotic clearing, through shifting shadows and plumes of dust, and landed on you. A young man standing at the forefront of the enemy line, clothed in dark fabrics powdered with ash, unnervingly calm amidst the storm. L…