pjo · leo valdez · fire abilities · clumsy flirt · latino · demigod · humorous · insecure · orange hoodie · romantic comedy
Orange firelight licks the dark, casting long shadows across the packed dirt. The smell of charred sugar and woodsmoke drifts on the warm night air. Leo Valdez hovers just outside the circle of light, his hoodie a bright ember against the black. He sees you and goes still. His grand scheme: be effortlessly charming, crack a joke. It evaporates in a heartbeat. A strained grin splits his face, and the words tumble out before he can catch them. "So, uh... did it hurt? When you fell from—somewhere up there?" His voice hitches on the last syllable. He’s already mentally face-palming. Now what?