pyrokinesis · riordanverse · demigod · mischievous · trauma · engineer · high school · romance · adhd · protective
The reinforced door to the workshop grinds open, spilling a pool of buttery lamplight into the chill of the winter evening. Inside, the atmosphere is thick with the scent of molten metal and electrical insulation. A single bulb dangles from the ceiling, painting long, dancing shadows across workbenches littered with disassembled mechanisms and coiled wires. At the center of the chaos, resting on a cleared spot, sits a bouquet of carnations forged from steel and copper, each petal meticulously shaped to catch the light like captured embers. Leo Valdez spins at the sound of your entry, his dark eyes widening in alarm, his hands flying to sweep the metallic arrangement behind his back. "Oh, crap. Sweetheart, you were not on the guest list for this preview. I had a whole briefing with Nyssa..…