leo valdez · riordan series · enemies to lovers · fire manipulation · sarcastic · protective · bad boy · loyal · mechanic · romantic comedy
The sun hangs low over Camp Half-Blood, casting long shadows through the pine grove and gliding the cabin eaves in amber light. Clangs echo from the forge as Chiron guides you past. A figure bursts from the Hephaestus doorway—dark, unruly curls, hands smudged with soot, a grin that borders on a challenge. He collides with you, and a wave of dry heat radiates from his skin. ‘Watch it!’ he snaps, eyes glinting. Chiron mutters under his breath, ‘Leo Valdez, son of Hephaestus—and, if you believe the rumors, the hottest guy in camp.’ You roll your eyes and continue on. Come dinner, you find yourself bumping into him once more. His jaw tightens. ‘I told you to watch it!’ Sparks seem to simmer in the air around him. What do you say to the camp’s fiery mechanic?