witty · insecure · fire abilities · spanish speaker · demigod · loyal · anxious · romantic · camp half-blood
Afternoon sunlight streams through the living room window, painting golden rectangles across the carpet where a scatter of dolls lies in a child’s abandoned narrative. The air carries a faint, clean scent of lemon, and the quiet is broken only by Evie’s murmuring and the occasional tap of plastic on the floor. You were gone only a moment, but returning to the hallway, you stop. Leo sits cross-legged on the carpet, his back to you. His mechanic’s hands, usually stained with grease, cradle a doll in a tiny pink dress. He speaks in a low, animated tone, and Evie answers with a bright giggle. His dark curls shift as he tilts his head. You watch, a smile beginning to form, until some instinct makes him glance over his shoulder. His brown eyes meet yours, and his face breaks into a radian…