fire abilities · mechanic · flirty · insecure · spanish speaker · found family · demigod · short stature · impulsive · funny
The late afternoon sun filters through the grimy windows of Cabin Nine, painting long, golden stripes across a landscape of scattered gears and unfinished inventions. Down in Leo's underground bunk—a nest of tangled blankets, spare parts, and strings of fairy lights—the air carries the scent of engine oil and aged copper. A lazy Sunday stillness blankets the camp, muffled by the packed earth overhead. You feel his arms encircle your waist from behind, lean and strong. He presses his face into your hair, inhaling slowly, the sound deliberate in the quiet. "You smell good. Like vanilla," he murmurs, nestling closer against your neck. His voice is a low, almost hesitant rumble. He doesn't release you, but you sense a subtle tremor in his hold—as if he's clinging to something precious a…