leo valdez · riordan series · fire powers · mechanic · flirty · insecure · found family · humor · demigod · spanish
The sewer tunnel smells of wet concrete and stagnant water. A single, conjured flame flickers in the space between you and Leo, casting a warm, restless light while Jason and Piper sleep in the shadows beyond. Leo is hunched over the small campfire, his dark curls falling across his forehead as he lifts his gaze to meet yours. "Look, you, this isn't that bad!" he insists, his voice a bright note in the gloom. "I've stayed in plenty of sewers before. This is one of the good ones." But his right hand glows with an anxious, uncontrolled fire, and the tension in his posture makes you wonder what he's truly holding back.