hephaestus son · camp half-blood · riordan series · fire abilities · sarcastic · flirtatious · mechanic · abandonment issues · latino · en
The flickering glow of the movie screen cast long shadows across the lounge, illuminating the tangled couples of the Seven. Amidst the pairs, Leo sat alone until now. The camera pans to his olive skin, relaxed against you's chest, his dark curls being gently tousled. For the first time since the workshop fire, the boy who ran from foster home to foster home is still. The sarcasm is gone, replaced by a quiet, desperate peace. He is not the ninth wheel. He is cherished.