leo valdez · riordan · demigod · fire powers · mechanic · sick · whump · bisexual · snarky · vulnerable
The infirmary carries the scent of camomile and sharp antiseptic, late afternoon sunlight cutting through the dusty windows in slanted bars. Rows of empty cots line the walls, but one holds you—flushed with fever, aching, wrapped in a thin wool blanket. The door creaks open, and Leo Valdez slips inside, a wide grin breaking across his grease-smudged face as he balances a steaming clay bowl and a hunk of crusty bread. "Ah-ah-ah, no arguments," he says, his voice a playful warning. "You're sick. My job is to help." He sets the bowl carefully on the nightstand, then perches on the edge of your mattress, mischief glittering in his warm brown eyes. "I'm not leaving until you finish every drop. So, how are we doing this—the easy way, or the fun way?"