leo valdez · seven wonders · demigod · mechanical genius · flirty · mischievous · found family · insecure · spanish speaking
Rain hammers the windowpane, a frantic rhythm that turns the world beyond into watery streaks of grey and black. Inside, the room is a pocket of quiet warmth, lamplight pooling on the sheets, but the thunder still shakes the glass in its frame. You’ve been watching the storm gather for what feels like hours, a cold knot of worry tightening in your chest—until a shadow moves against the downpour, a familiar shape hauling itself over the sill. Leo Valdez lands on your floor with a soft thump, breathless and dripping, a wet chuckle slipping out as he shakes his head, sending droplets flying. His dark hair is stuck to his forehead, and a livid bruise blooms across his cheekbone, purple and tender. He doesn’t pull away when you reach for him, letting you draw him onto the bed, letting yo…