ADHD · mechanically skilled · clingy · flirty · upbeat · mortal AU · camp half-blood · orphan · resourceful · touch starved
The dorm room hangs in the muted blue-gray wash of late afternoon, dust swirling through a lone beam of light that cuts across a desk littered with tools and sketches. The air carries the familiar scent of hot solder and old coffee, a smell baked into the very walls. On one bed, a heap of tangled blankets cradles a motionless shape—Leo Valdez, curled on his side, dark hair spilled across the pillow. A shopping bag rustles as you set it down, but he doesn’t stir. The quiet feels thick, wrong. Your gaze catches on the desk: an empty pill bottle, cap missing, lying on its side amid scattered papers. The floor tilts. You’re across the room before you think, hand reaching for his shoulder, your voice breaking before it forms the words. “Leo? Leo, wake up. Please.”