#im Leo Valdez himself

[jasongracesluvr]

Like when the when valgrace when Jason and when the Leo when and when if they when and if they are when Jason and Leo when the the smooching and the when the like when val when the Val is gracing but also when the hold when he he and hand holding like if you agree

[somewhereincairparavel]

I just realized that Piper PRAYED to Aphrodite that she should let Jason live, for the sake of their love. But the moment Piper broke up with Jason, his life went downhill and he died a few months later. What if piper's prayer to Aphrodite had kind of "sealed" jason's life, but it was only as long as they were together, so the moment they split, the prayer lost its protection, breaking the invisible thread of security jason had, since Aphrodite wasn't obligated to ensure his safety anymore. Uncle Rick owes me tissue boxes.

[thedevilandhisgrandmother]

Just finished reading house of Hades

Emotional trauma galore

[manygeese]

this is going to be embarrassing if this gets no notes but WHO WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT MY VALGRACE SMALL TOWN AU.

[calikitters]

this song makes me so unwell because it is sooooo quintessentially pjo like every character has a line here it's insane I'm sobbing so hard

[bunkernine]

it also goes without saying that jason wouldve been the only one who understands leo, is equally as lost without a permanent home, has no other responsibilities, and doesnt have many other connections to rely back on either. the fact jason could just be shoved away at edgarton because he loves leo too much says enough. i think those two would have fun traveling the world together because itll be the first time they can do it without being chased down, on a time limit, or have any real plans. i would love to add piper but this is the exact instability piper has despised, but jason + leo are comfortable with. it'll be fun for those two, like a little fucked up vacation, and maybe then they could settle... but i also think both are MUCH too connected with their godly sides to be able to function properly in mortal life.... Which is why new rome is kinda perfect too

[nofingjustaninchident]

just a little drunk - hoo boys

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content: percy jackson, leo valdez, jason grace and frank zhang x drunk!reader, best friends to lovers

warnings: mortal!au, alcohol consumption, dirty jokes, weed consumption, probably cursing.

a/n: i just discovered that i have a massive problem with writing. i literally took half an hour (at least) to write EACH one of those. terrible. just terrible. but i swear im trying to write more, it’s just cause i don’t have much creativity to write 😭

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now playing… party in the USA - miley cyrus

Percy Jackson

He was at the party. Of course he was at the party. Everyone says a party without Percy Jackson is not a party. But he was the DD of the night, so he was completely sober - which was a hard task for the party king.

That, until he saw you. On top of a table. Striping down- wait. Striping down?! Jesus Christ, he left you alone for five minutes- oh, you’re taking your shirt off.

Of course there’s a bunch of assholes standing there, telling you to keep going and screaming obscenities at you. But Percy didn’t have the time to be mad right now, he was too focused on you.

If he got there one second late, he and everyone else in that room would see the black lacy bra you was wearing, but thank goodness he got there before you did it.

“Alright, that’s enough for today, isn’t it, sweetheart?” He said, hugging you from behind and taking a very giggly you off the table. All the boys in the room started ‘booh’ing him, and he just flipped him the finger.

“Perce! I was having funnn!!” You complained, your words sloppy and smudgy as he basically dragged you back to his SUV. He just rolled his eyes and chuckled slightly.

“Y/n/n, you were about to strip in front of a lot of people. I’m sure you’d kill me tomorrow if i let that happen.” He said as he pushed you onto the car and pulled the seat down so you could lay against it.

“Hmm.. Yeah, i’d probably do that.” She said, the smile never leaving her face as she started mumbling random words.

He closed the door and walked towards the driver’s seat. He knew he couldn’t drive you back to his house now, since he had to wait for his friends, so he just turned the air conditioning on and pulled a blanket over you shoulders.

“Sleep for a little. I’ll take you to my home, hm? I’ll take care of you.” He said, taking the loose strands of hair off your face. You were just so pretty it was unbearable.

“Fine.. Thanks, Percy.” She said and drifted off to slumber.

After a few minutes of watching you sleep, he remembered that you’d hate to sleep with make up on, so he looked into the glove compartment and- aha! Of course you had left a few of your wet wipes there.

He started softly running the cloth against your face, cleaning it. When he was finally over, he kissed your nose slightly and smiled to himself, waiting for his friends so he could drive you home aswell.

Jason Grace

He was sleeping, as any normal person would at 2 am. But he was a light sleeper, and he woke up suddenly with his phone raining in his nightstand. He groaned and searched for both his glasses and the phone so he could see who was calling him so late in the night.

When he looked at the phone screen, he frowned in confusion. Why was Kayla calling him, out of nowhere? She usually didn’t call him, unless-

“Kayla?” He said as he picked up the phone, sitting in his bed and rubbing his eyes so he could try and forget the sleepiness that was threatening to win him over.

“Hey, Jason.. uh… i’m sorry for waking you up but, uh… i’m in a party with y/n-“ Y/n and parties? Never ever a good combination. “-And she doesn’t accept to go home unless it’s with you. She’s… drunk. Maybe high, too. Can you pick her up?”

Oh boy, he’d be damned if he wasn’t going to do that. “I’m on my way. Just… send me the address and i be there as soon as possible.”

“Fine- shut up, y/n! Stay here, no-“ And then the call was over.

My god, he thought, what’s she gotten herself into this time?

Kayla sent him the adress and he got into his car - a Lambo, gift from his absent father trying to make up for it - and got in the place the party was happening in less than ten minutes.

The first thing he noticed was the loud noise in the party. The second was you, laid down and making a snow angel in the grass. Funny sight.

“Y/n/n? My god, what in hell are you-“ He got cut off with you getting up and jumping on his arms, hugging him.

“Jase! I didn’t think you’d come!” You said, smiling brightly at your best friend. “Come on, let’s go to the party!”

You tried pulling his hand towards the house, but you weren’t already the strongest while sober, and drunk… e didn’t even flinch.

“No, honey, im taking you back to your house. You got enough drinking for today.” He said, pulling you by the waist towards him and placing you inside the car as you tried your hardest to get back to the party.

“As, come on! Buzzkill!” You whined, crossing your arms and pouting at him.

“Come on, i’ll buy you a slushee. What’d you think?” He asked. You immediately smiled. Drunk you was a very easily distracted person.

“Fine. But we’ll talk about that tomorrow.” He said, squeezing her shoulder softly as he drove towards the gas station.

“Whatever you say. Buzzkill.”

Leo Valdez

He was home watching a dumb tv show. He didn’t really bother with sleeping, since he knew his best friend was going to a party. And you plus party equals to a very drunk mess.

So when he finally got a call, he already knew it was you. It happens that he was right.

“Yes, cariño?” He asked, a smile plastered on his lips as soon as he heard your drunk giggles.

“Can you pick me up, fireboy?” You asked, your voice groggy and smudgy. But he knew it would probably be like that, so he was already expecting it.

“Course i can. Send me the address and i’m on my way.”

“Fine. Bye Valdeeezzzz..” You said before hanging up the phone with giggles and smiles.

He got where you were and you were being supported by one of your friends, who seemed pretty annoyed with the drunk version of you, all smiley and clingy to anyone around.

“Oh, thank god you’re here. I can’t stand her anymore.” Your friend said before basically dragging you towards the boy. “She’s all yours now.”

You were all smiles as you held Leo’s neck and pulled him close to you. “Leooooo! I missd’ ya!”

“Hey, cariño. You’re kinda drunk, aren’t you?” He asked before supporting your weight and taking you towards his car.

“What? Me? Nooo…” You said, giggling. You clearly smelled like pure alcohol.

“Sure you aren’t. Get in there, i’m taking you home.” He said, opening the passanger’s seat for you and placing you inside.

He put on your seat belt and kissed you forehead before walking towards the driver’s seat.

When he got inside the car, you were almost completely dozed off in sleep, trying your hardest to stay awake. He chuckled and turned the air conditioning on so you could rest more comfortably.

“Sleep, y/n/n. I’ll call you when we get home.” He said, the smile never leaving his lips.

Franz Zhang

He’s dead worried that you haven’t gotten home yet. Of course he didn’t knew where you were, cause you didn’t tell him.

Come on, you knew that, if you did tell him, he’d try to stop you.

So why bother?

You were having fun. A really, really good time. That was until your best friend came by with a weird cocktail, which was nothing more than a mix of different types of alcohol and syrup. Really fun.

And that’s when you got drunk and wobbly and you just had to call Frank. Common drunk mistake, isn’t it?

He picked up on the third ring.

“Y/n? My god, are you okay?” He asked, his voice laced with concern. He was so worried about you, cause you weren’t home and you didn’t pick up the phone and just called him out of the blue.

“Frankie!” You said and he could hear the smile in your voice. His concern only grew once he realized you were drunk.

“Y/n, where are you? I’m going to pick you up.” He said, already getting up with the car and house keys in his hand.

“I’m at Louis’ house! We’re having a birthday party!” You said, giggling and smiling brightly at absolutely nothing.

“Fine, i’ll… i’ll be there in ten. Just… don’t do anything stupid, and wait for me, outside the house. Don’t drink anything else and please, for the heavens sake, don’t do drugs.” He pleaded.

“I’m not- Frankie! I’m not on drugs. Please.” You said in a fake annoyed tone and giggled again. He rolled his eyes and sighed, driving towards where you were.

When he got there, he immediately saw you on the backyard, playing probably Pokémon Go and yelling when you finally found a pokémon. He smiled at the sight, and then remembered why he was there.

He walked towards you. When you finally saw him, you smiled widely and jumped in his direction, trying to hug his neck. Which wasn’t easy, as he was a little taller than you.

“Hey.” He said as he leaned down so you could hug him properly.

“Heyyy!!! I missed you!” You said, voice muffled by his shoulder. “Can you take me home? Please? I’m tired.” You said smiling cheekily.

“No.” He said, simply. “I’m taking you to my house today, kay? There’s some of your stuff there, and i can borrow you a shirt so you can sleep. But i’m not leaving you alone in this state.”

“Yay! Sleepover!” You cheered excitedly.

He couldn’t deny that the drunk version of you was very cute.

a/n pt2: did you see what i did there? i cut almost all of them in the middle. two reasons: one, for this not be too big and second i have inspiration to write more. lmk if u want a part 2 of those!!

[ssparksflyy]

hello! can i request jason grace or leo valdez x child of hypnos reader ? (gn) 🫶🏻🫶🏻

ask and thou shall receive ༉‧₊˚.

jason grace dating hcs! ٩(ˊ〇ˋ*) ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁

pairing: jason grace x child of hypnos!reader warning(s): none!! js fluff :) a/n: i love children of hypnos, u stay sleepy ! also me writing this running off five hours of sleep ( the most ive gotten this week ) yikes..

mr gets up willingly at six am nd his sleepy lover ♡

there are times where u literally have to beg jason to go back to bed cause omfg what r u doing. its six am. no u r not going to go run. no the early bird doesnt get the worm. go. back. to. sleep.

hey nd most times it works cause the thought of holding u close and a sweet sweet dream is enough to get him back in bed

but other times noooo he goes running 🙄

what is bro running from? sleep???

omg but then literally knocks tf out by like nine

one of the times when you had a sleepover planned together

you were running a little late cause ur cabin's ac wasnt working nd everybody was tweaking out

so you had to stay behind and help fix it

by the time you finished and ran over to cabin one , jason was already passed out nd lightly snoring 😭

mind you it was like 9:15 pm

its ok tho u were tired asf too , who knew fixing the ac could be so hard ??

he apologized sm in the morning tho

but u were like its okay el oh el

he cant help it bro he needs his sleep almost as much as he needs you

its better that he falls asleep early than stay up super late tho

cause like when he was helping plan out the new cabins, it was impossible to convince him to go to sleep

he wouldnt stop working nd u were like 😠 fool 😠 go to sleep 😠

nd he was like no thank youuuuu ♡

so you used your powers on him cause he hadNT SLEPT IN DAYS

u were both mad at each other in the morning and things were painfully tense

but you sat down nd talked it out like mature ppl ♡

he srsly hates fighting, he already does it with monsters nd shit so much, he doesnt want to do it w you :(

he apologized for being ignorant and promised he would be better about taking care of himself instead of burying himself in work

you apologized for using your powers on him without saying anything first, and promised you wouldn't do it again ( unless its necessary ) :))

to this day, youve still kept your promises ♡

jason is SUCH a sucker for when you touch his hair

the most relaxing thing everrrrr

i will die on this hill ppl dont play w me

his hair would be soft asf bro

best believe he uses a good conditioner !!

he lets u play w his hair nd do wtv u want with it cause like ~relaxing~

so best believe you have a 0.5 of him with all his hair tied up and looking like a palm tree

0.5s of jason would literally be flawless asf but scary

cause ur like omg by bf is so cute- god DAMN somebody get this man contacts

he looks amazing but THEM EYES

terrifying. staring into ur soul.

theyre cute tho ♡♡

you OBVI have matching pjs

i cannot decide if jason would go to sleep w just pj pants nd no shirt or if would have light blue and white striped pants, a button up shirt, slippers, a cap with a little fuzzy ball at the end, nd a candlestick

jason grace is a SPECTRUM OKAY

but he buys u so many plushies ugh

you own so many jellycats im so jealous

he helps u name them nd their literally ur children like

u have matching build-a-bears !!!

the voice memos are messages u made for each other :(

his to u is a quick ramble about how much he loves u but gets cut off cause he only had 20 seconds ♡♡

nd u get matching outfits for them!!

urs is named 'sleepy' and his is named 'sparky' ♡

i feel like jason gets some real bad nightmares

like yea every demigod does but he gets his more frequently nd their more graphic bcs of what he's seen and gone through :(

most of the time they arent even messages from his dad, theyre just really bad flashbacks of horrible times in his life

but ever since you started spending ur nights together, theyve toned down so much

now he even gets dreams abt your future together sometimes :((

he really wants to tell you about those dreams cause they feel so real but hes scared that youll think its weird or get uncomfortable

little does he know you get those exact same dreams ♡

and on the same nights as he does...

CAUSE UR MEETING IN UR DREAMSSSSSSS

nd thats how ur dad shows his love to you !

zeus doesnt gaf. wtv we dont like him anyway

i mean sometimes hes like erm gtfo my cabin 🤨

but doesn't actually do anything

u literally dont care for anybody's thoughts tho cause you bagged a baddie as sleepy as you ♡

an two: ik i didnt talk abt sleepovers together but like ive got a jason fic called sleepover (thats also gn!) if u wanted to read that :DD but i hoped u enjoyed and have a good day/night!! GO STREAM THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT.

peace from manhattan,

percy jackson ♡

[spider-ghoul]

ok so like im also one of the biggest leo valdez fan girls/boys and i would be so happy if someone wrote a leo valdez x aphrodite!reader ? it could be headcanons or a fic, idc <33

also ofc u dont have to if u dont want to !!

idc abt the plot either :p

Yessss

Lovely

Leo Valdez x Aphrodite!reader headcannons

Warnings: slight insecure leo? Nothing i can think of! Lmk if theres somthing i should add

-he met you on his first day of camp (maybe you showed him around and not will solace but it doesn't really matter)

-he Started flirting with you like... immediately.

-(are you kidding?? Ofc he did- look at you)

-and then, once y'all actually got to talking.. he really liked you

-so he talks to piper and immediately shes like

-'yep this is gonna happen.'

-and then Leo's in the Aphrodite cabin 24/7 hanging with Piper (trying to talk to you cough cough)

-your like definitely aware he likes you, its obvious, plus like Aphrodite kid- your pretty in tune with emotions

-y'all could start dating in a few different ways, but i think he would try n be really romantic about it-

-"i mean their mom is the love goddess! Of course I'm going all out-"

-maybe he tries to write something in the sand and take you to the beach or something (he has to do this at least twice before learning about tides)

-and boom! Together!

-leo Valdez is always so heart eyes coded!!!

-staring at you all. thE. TIME.

-if you mention this he'll just be like

-'well i went though all the trouble to make you mine soooo... I get a pass'

-and you'd roll you eyes and he'd be like...super proud of himself

-yk nonsense by Sabrina Carpenter?

-yeah, that's you two.

-but theres a few downsides cuz i cant just let him be happy

-your gorgeous. Even if your not what society deems 'attractive', everyone thinks you look amazing.

-guys and girls hit on you all the time- you can turn them down politely and all that but a few just keep trying

-leos not really jealous, just insecure.

-he's always worried that you'll start to see him like he sees himself... Which is NOT good

-but your always amazing at shutting that down

-"babes, you really think any of them? They're shallow. You're the only one for me, i promise."

-he's cried during that talk a few times

-but yall belong together so hard

-my mans also wants to hold your hand so bad

-like SO BAD

-all the time

-sleepovers in your cabin are mandatory

-plus sneaking out to bunker 9

-lots of pda

-neck kisses tee hee

-Idk how to end these

but ya! That's all i got, though i love this dynamic sm!! Feel free to request more!! Id love to do this w/ different godly parents/promts

[aezuria]

hiii i love ur writing sm!! i was wondering if u would do leo valdez x reader headcanons? ty!!!

*ੈ✎ keep your head still, i'll be your thrill

—all the small things, blink-182

content: leo valdez x reader

warnings: cursing again

librarian's annotations: the title has no connection to the hcs but it came up while i was writing this also IM SO SORRY THIS TOOK FOREVER 🙏🙏🙏

super clingy i do not make the rules

oh you thought you were gonna get up and be productive?? not today!

fuck everyone else tbh

LOVEEES gossip sessions with u

hes so invested in all the drama u have

probably laying on his stomach and swinging his feet and gasping incredulously. "what!? no she did not..."

got very pouty that you did not invite him to the girls night bc he didnt want to "miss out on the tea" (lwk stealing from my own work oops)

who can blame him tbh

LOVE LOVES DANCING

loves teaching u too (even if u suck)

like imagine him holding your waist and moving you to the beat as you fumble along, his chest pressed up against your own

GOOD LORD

"forward, back, left- there you go," he murmured into your ear, looking down at your feet. you stepped on his shoes a lot more than you should've; did he ever think that his proximity was why you were messing up!?

"you suck at this, don't you?" he laughed, but twirled you around anyway.

"did you ever think you're just a shit teacher?"

"rude!"

also this man was born a star

can probably hit super high notes as if its nothing

ok so we all know how hes a genius right

oh my GOD imagine him explaining how his stuff works and using words you're sure don't even exist and he's so into it and he just sounds so SMART

intelligence is so attractive why does no one talk abt that

you wanted to watch him work on the engine, so you pulled up a stool next to him. you stared at his side, his tank top dirty with grease and sticky with sweat. how long had he been working since you got here?

you'd get mad at him for not taking a break later. right now? you were admiring the view. who wouldn't?

"hey leo?"

he hummed in response, still hyper-focused on the engine.

"how does all that work, exactly?" you were never one for machines—good thing you have a mechanic boyfriend!

he looks to you, a happy glimmer in his eyes. "you really wanna know? so basically— this part connects to that part and then..."

you don't know how long you've been zoned out, too busy staring at his perfect

"y/n?" he finally realizes you haven't been paying attention. "you with me, now?" he raises an eyebrow with a grin on his face.

"huh? what?" you straightened up, fumbling over your words. "yeah! why wouldn't i be?" you tried to act as if you weren't just ogling him seconds before.

"oh y'know.. cause you were checking me out." he winked, leaning back against the engine as he put himself on display. "i mean, you obviously couldn't help it. i mean, look at me!"

someone humble him

its not like he doesn't do the same tho

if he accidentally walks in on you he'd be like "oh my gods-! sorry!" and cover his eyes with his hands, but his fingers are parted so he could still look through. literally the 🫣 emoji

"GET OUT!"

"OKAY I'M GOING DON'T HIT ME- OW!"

he is SUPER ticklish and you WILL use this to your advantage

esp his ears

one time you touched them out of curiosity cause theyre pointer than average and he was like "eek!"

pause

"aww i didn't know you could make that sound!" you poked some more fun at him because that was adorable

"shut up!"

another time he's laying on you, ruining your plans of getting up early and being active. you tried rolling out from underneath him but his arms snake around you like a vice, squeezing a groan out of you.

"leo get off!" you tried shoving him off, but that didn't work either. he simply buried his face into your neck, mumbling a tired no.

you really had shit to do, so you resorted to the last possible tactic. "i didn't wanna have to do this..." you warned. (you so wanted to do this)

you slipped your hands under his shirt and started tickling his stomach, effectively getting him writhing off you with laughter.

"stop-! that tickles!" he tried doing the same back, but he was squirming far too much.

ok real talk now

love loves staying up late with you until its past midnight and you guys are just rambling about random topics. he's just so relaxed with you, his heart feels so full and there's no space anymore, so his bottled up emotions spill out

which is usually a closely-guarded secret because he's just the funny guy of the group, right?

what does he know about feelings? isn't it his job to just keep everyone else happy? joking about everything will take away the pain, won't it?

(it doesn't)

"i don't know, i just- feel like i don't really fit in with everyone. they all have these cool powers, and i'm just.. me." he laughed dryly, face devoid of his usual happiness as he stared at the ceiling. "sometimes, i feel like you could do so much better. but at the same time?" his voice lowered as he rolled onto his side, staring into your eyes. "i want to keep you to myself. i really, really don't want to lose you."

you were glad he finally opened up to you, but your heart ached at the way he thought of himself. how could he not see how highly everyone thought of him, especially you?

"just you? leo, you're the coolest person i know. you're so, so smart, you can fix just about anything, you're funny, you're kind, you can cook; what's not to love?" you smiled softly. you could go on and on about this man. for him to think that he was the lucky one? it was quite the opposite.

"and you don't have to worry," you whispered, cuddling closer to him and pressing a soft kiss to his cheek. "i'll always be with you."

[psychesalcove]

hii!! can i get prompt ֶָ֢ "this movie is really scary, but you're into it so I'm trying not to cover my face the whole time, but, WHAT IS THAT?–"

with leo valdez?? :)

✧.* leo valdez x gn reader

part of psyches, 'in memory of those who chose the sea' event !

-> want to participate in this event?

leo snuggled even further into the mass of blankets he had found himself in; eyes glued to the screen infront of you two. you had a profound love for horror movies; a love that leo wasn't to keen on, but watched it nonetheless because of his love for you.

as the movie continued playing, he shuffled over to you, silently asking you to cuddle him. you happily agreed to his non verbal ask, arms going around him and brining him into your side. you spared a quick glance over to your boyfriend, and breathed out a hardly noticeable laugh from seeing his very distressed facial expression.

"you okay hun?" you whispered, brining a hand to weave through his dark brown curls. leo shifted against you; humming in an affirmative matter. "you don't have to watch this movie if you don't want to," you mused, voice still low so you could hear what the characters were saying.

leo shook his head. "this moive is really scary, but you're into it so im trying not to cover my face the whole time, but–" he cut himself off. "WHAT IS THAT?" leo yelped, throwing himself back against the couch.

you looked at your boyfriend with amusement present in your eyes before turning back to the screen to see what he was talking about. the sene was simply a bloody bathroom; but you assumed he saw something else before you could see. as the screen faded back into a blank black screen, you turned back to leo; who was still pressed up against the back of the sofa.

"what the fuck was that," he asked, repeating his question in a calmer but still shaken voice. his eyes were still glued to the tv screen, casting a blue hue over his face.

you smiled lightly at him. "baby, you know if you didn't want to watch the movie you could've just told me?" you muse, holding your arms out as an invitation for leo. he happily accepts, submerging himself into you and your blankets.

"i wanted to watch something you liked, amor," he said still moving around in your arms, trying to find a comfortable position. "plus, i never get scared like that," he countied, finding a good position to be in and taking a breath. "i think its just something about that moive—would've never gotten scared at anything else." he concluded, bringing up a hand to caress your jaw.

you rolled your eyes playfully. "so what piper told me about you and horror movies wasn't true, then?" you asked, leaning into his touch.

he lifted his head up from its place on your chest and gasped dramatically. "what the hades did pipes tell you?" he asked, staring at you with a horrified look.

you laughed. "nothing, hon. what'd you think of a curious george movie?"

[xoxochb]

hiii!! first time doing a request so i apologize if im doing it weird😓

could u please do a leo x reader angst?? but then make it better in the end😇 sorry if that’s vague i truly don’t know what else to say

ty and please take ur time!

⋆·˚ ༘ * leaving me bereft and reeling

warnings: angst (with redeeming fluff)

pairing: leo valdez x fem reader

“I didn’t think that-”

“yes, that’s exactly the problem! you never think!”

you stand in the infirmary in front of leo who is sitting on an infirmary bed, badly wounded from a reckless attempt trying to climb a tree to grab a paper plane for one of his younger siblings. although this was a sweet act of kindness he almost killed himself when he fell from the top branch

now here he is in the infirmary with a broken wrist and tons of bloody scratches, along with you yelling at him for risking his life

he frowns at your words and tears begin to make their way out of his eyes, but he’s quick to wipe them away so you don’t see

“I’m sorry” he whispers, he thinks if he spoke any louder the tears would start pouring out

“that’s what you said last time, and the time before. this is the third time this month you’ve gotten badly injured” you cross your arms

you wait a moment to let leo speak but when you realize he isn’t going to you leave the infirmary and head back to your cabin

that night leo didn’t sleep, instead staining the pillow with pools of tears until he couldn’t breathe, and on the other hand, you lie awake staring at the ceiling regretting your choice of words

☕️

for the next three days you don’t speak with each other, you were too afraid he hated you after what you said to him. you would’ve went longer if nyssa hadn’t spoken to you

“you’ve gotta talk to leo, I’m dying over here” she takes a seat beside you at your cabin’s table

“why?” you inquire

she sighs, “he’s sad, won’t stop talking about you. well more like whining. that’s all he does, I’m getting sick of it”

“I don’t know…” you begin

“this isn’t an option. you are going to talk to him because I’m going to throw myself off a cliff if you don’t” she stands up and walks away before you have a chance to reply

it’s your turn to sigh now, maybe you should talk to him

you stand and make your way to his bunker where you’re sure he’ll be but when he’s not there you go to cabin nine, where you find him lying on his bed facing the opposite side of the door

“leo?” he turns at the sound of your voice and you take this as a sign to walk over to his bed, “can we talk?”

he sits up and rubs his bloodshot eyes, “yeah”

you sit on the end of his bed before speaking, “I’m sorry about what I said. I know you were just trying to help your brother, and I admire that you care so much but I worry about you. you’re always putting yourself into life threatening situations to help someone you love and I’m afraid that one day you’re going to kill yourself doing it”

he opens his mouth to speak but you cut him off, “let me finish. please” you sigh, “do you remember the day we met? my bracelet broke and fell into the lake, you saw this from afar, and you didn’t even know me, but regardless of this you jumped in to retrieve my bracelet, you would’ve drowned if I wasn’t there. I knew the moment I brought you back to shore, where you sit coughing up water handing me my bracelet, I knew I was in love with you because you decided to risk your life to help me, and I think that’s the sweetest thing someone could do. I love that you have such a big heart but you really need to be careful because I don’t want to see you hurt”

he leaves the room to be silent and when you finally look up at him and notice the tear stains covering his cheeks you pull him in for a hug. he would be lying if he said he hadn’t been craving your touch

“I’m sorry” he mumbled into your shoulder, a few single tears wetting your shirt

“I know” you kiss the top of his head “I love you”

“I love you too”

[rafyki]

Goth! Nico/ Surfer! Percy AU Part 9!

I'm back!! I hope you missed me as much as I missed posting lmao This chapter wasn't planned honestly, I wanted to write directly their beach 'date', but then this happened and I decided it's gonna be one more chapter before the date - sorry xD I bet y'all are tired of this slow burn, but i promise they're gonna get together soon!

(I hope the texting format is easy to read here on tumblr, but otherwise you can read it on AO3)

Enjoy~

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8

You can also read it on AO3!!

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Percy: Ehi, Nico! You have the afternoon shift tomorrow, right? Let’s hang out at the beach again after it?

Me: Percy, hi!

Me: So you really do know all my shift hours, huh?

Percy:  What can i say, Im a great obsever

Me: Huh, are you?

Percy: For important things at least

Percy: so is that a yes?

Me: of course

Me: No need to tell you what time I finish, I guess

Percy: nope 

Percy: 20ish right?

Me: yeah

Me:  see you tomorrow?

Percy: yep

Percy: see you tmorrow! 

Nico had been rereading the conversation for the best part of the previous night, and the first thing he had done after waking up had been checking his phone once again to make sure he hadn’t just made it up in his dreams. He knew the short exchange by heart now, yet he kept staring at it, reading it over and over again. Part of himself was afraid it would disappear if he so much as locked his phone and looked away for a second too long.

Their chance meeting at the beach three days prior still felt like a waking dream, like he had hoped so much for something like that to happen that he had started hallucinating. He wondered if hallucinations always felt so real, if they would let you to feel the water splashing against your legs, the warmth of the setting sun on your skin, or the pressure of a hand holding yours, the touch soft and warm, everything and more Nico had let himself dreaming about for the past months. The way Percy had smiled at him had been so beautiful that Nico’s mind probably wouldn’t have been able to conjure something like it if it hadn’t been real.

Still, it didn’t feel real.

Leo and Jason would have probably blamed the feeling on Nico’s self sabotaging tendencies. You’re allowed to have nice things, Nico, they would tell him.

Was he? Could he let himself hope that he could really have this? His heart was going berserk in his chest at the sole thought.

Percy had stopped to talk to him at the beach, Percy had taken his hand and held it while walking in the water, Percy had memorized his schedule and asked for his phone number; Percy had texted him first and asked him to hang out again.

For important things at least.

Percy had said that. Important. Nico wanted to scream.

His phone's sudden ringing almost made him jump out of his skin. It was Jason’s number, but it was Leoìs voice that greeted him from the other end of the line.

“Hi there, goth boy, so how ya feeling for your date today?”

“Not a date, Leo, shut up- and why are you calling me with Jason’s phone?”

Of course, Nico’s traitor heart stumbled on the word date. It wasn’t, and he couldn’t simply assume otherwise, it would make things awkward, wouldn’t it? And so far nothing had ever been too awkward with Percy - Nico surely wouldn’t be the one to make everything between them crumbling down for expecting too much.

“Not important-”

“He lost his phone”, came Jason’s voice. “Again. By the way, hi Nico”.

Nico rolled his eyes at their antics. “Hi Jason”.

“Anyway!”, Leo jumped in. “How are you feeling for your ‘not date’ then?”

“I hate you, Valdez”, Nico groaned, letting himself fall backward on his bed. His heart didn’t seem willing to stop running like crazy anytime soon, his hands were sweating from anticipation and tension.

“You’re freaking out, aren’t you?”

He put his phone on speaker just so he could set it aside, take a pillow, and scream into it.

Apparently, his suffering was extremely funny to Leo, because his obnoxious laugh came as a reply. “I’ll take it as a yes”, he said.

“Nico, I’m sure everything’s gonna be great”, Jason said. “You’ll have fun, get to know him better, and then-”

“Then you’ll finally date, hopefully”, Leo finished.

Once again, Nico’s heart skipped a beat and did a little dance in his chest. He threw the pillow aside. “What if I make a fool of myself though?”

“Well, your boy has made a fool of himself plenty of times already, hasn’t he? I mean, he knows your schedule by heart”, Leo replied. “So I’m sure you’ll be fine”.

Jason laughed at that, and after a moment Nico joined him.

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Nico expected his shift at the kiosk to last an eternity, stretching on and on to keep him apart from finally seeing Percy in the evening. And, truth be told, the first couple of hours were just like that, long and boring and way too slow.

It changed when his phone notified him of a new text.

Percy: i got work today so im coming to teh beach latr 

Percy: ill meet you at the kiosk!

Nico’s heart was starting to become extremely good at doing somersaults in his chest. There were no customers at that moment, so he had time to reply, his fingers shaking just slightly as he wrote back.

Me: alright, I’ll meet you here then

Me: What time do you finish at work?

Percy: What, you wana learn my scdheule too?

Me: It's only fair, isn’t it?

And so, they ended up texting back and forth for a while and, after that, the time seemed to move faster, the day shining brighter, and Nico’s customers’ smile felt just that tiny bit more honest.

Nico’s internal list of the things he knew about Percy kept growing longer by the minute; he liked to text and wasn’t afraid to double text, his spelling mistakes were so atrocious they left Nico smiling and feeling so endeared it was almost ridiculous.

Nico’s nerves eased with every new text, his heart now beating out of excitement and anticipation more than fear and anxiety. The evening couldn’t come fast enough.

Me: Why are you spending so much time texting me instead of working

Percy: Why, arent you enjoying it :( 

Me: not what I said!

Me: i wouldn’t be replying if i weren’t enjoying it

Percy: :D 

Percy: im on break anyay

Percy:  what abot you, youre also on your phone instead of workin

Me: there aren’t many customers today

Me: no one to buy the same old blue drink

Nico put the phone aside for a moment, hiding his smile behind his hand and hoping that no one would think he was a creepy psycho smiling for no reason. He had every reason to smile. Flirting was easier through text, even if he kept spending minutes on end before forcing himself to press send. The downside of it was that it was way more difficult to avoid it when Percy flirted back.

Percy: aww you miss me?

He wrote and then deleted a reply a few times. He was lucky Jason and Leo weren’t there today to see him being like this or they would have made fun of him for the rest of their lives. 

It was strange. Nico was feeling embarrassed, but in an easy lighthearted way, and that made him feel just that little bit braver. Maybe it was because Percy was willingly spending his break texting him instead of whatever else he usually did; maybe it was the fact that he had the feeling Percy was feeling just like him.

He wrote a reply, looked at it for a few seconds and pressed send before he could overthink it too much.

Me: Maybe

Just then, before having the time to send a second text for damage control, a customer came and Nico had to put his phone down to serve them. His heart kept hammering in his chest the whole time, and his eyes kept stealing glances at the phone, hoping to see it ring. It was taking a little longer than usual for Percy to reply, and Nico didn’t know if it was because he had scared him away or flustered him too much.

When it did notify him of a new series of texts, he was still busy with new customers, and it took him all of his willpower not to make them wait while he checked his phone.

Finally, he thanked and said goodbye to the last customer of the queue, he moved so fast he almost stumbled on his own feet; and when he read what Percy had written, his heart was ready to jump out of his chest and start dancing on the counter.

Percy: me too

Percy: maybe

Percy: goot thign were seeing each other in a couple huors

Percy: cant wait

He read the words, reread it again and then again, once again feeling like they were nothing but a pipe dream. He blinked, and they were still there when he opened his eyes again. 

Maybe he really could let himself hope this time.

Me: me too

Time definitely couldn’t pass fast enough. 

[lukecvntstellan]

an elaboration on aroace leo valdez

okay this may be becuase im asexual BUTTTTT aroace leo is real in my mind.

I think it would've been more beneficial to both him and calypso if they didn't end up together. leos character arc was handled sooo poorly imo.

despite all the complexities his character had leo seemed to view himself as this like cool, funny guy. "badboy supreme" if you will. humor to cope, yk?

i don't think he NEEDED to be with someone.

ending up with calypso just fulfilled what he wanted, and not what he needed. the image of that cool, funny, guy who has no issues.

i feel like so much potential went to waste with that. idk.

he was always hitting on every girl he saw because he has an innate need for attention. a need for validation. which can easily be mistaken for romantic attraction, when in reality he needed to work through that alone.

and for what its worth calypso was kind of the same. begging every guy to stay on her island, knowing she was destined to be alone.

i hate calleo im sorry i dont think they should've ended up together.

leo could have been so much more real if all his trauma wasn't just thrown away at the end for a relationship.

if u disagree idc

tags of people who int with my original post: @aspenshade88 @green-tea217 @aartisthetic

[erosjournal]

‧₊˚໒꒱ i cant save us, my atlantis, oh no...

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~ characters : technically featuring all of the argos ll and calypso + will, leo valdez x jason grace, a little piper mclean x reyna avila ramírez-arellano

~ synopsis : once leo told his plan to hazel and frank, they couldn't just sit by and tell no one. they thought telling jason would be best, but made him swear not to tell anyone, not even leo, that they'd spilled. jason snuck a note into leo's pocket before he defeated gaea, which he opened once he'd gotten safely to calypso.

~ tw(s) : mentions of fire and death and queers. im so sorry there's a lot of spoilers. leo is in love with calypso, jason and piper aren't together. also pipers the only one who knows about jason's feelings, since they'd seperated over feeling romantic feelings for people of the same gender.

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"WHAT!?" jason yelled. hazel's eyes widened, and she slapped her hand over his mouth while frank glanced around uneasily.

"shut it, grace!" she hissed. "leo can't know we told you!" he nodded, and she eyed him. "better not spill, ok? no one can know." she lowered her hand, and jason stood there, unable to process exactly what hazel had told him.

leo was gonna go through suicide to save everyone else? he felt his breath shorten, his heart heave. gods, he couldn't let leo do that. he just couldn't. he felt his head swim, his chest ached.

"um, wait," he stumbled, stepping back as he started to lose his footing. frank reached out, pulling him back up. hazel and frank glanced at each other nervously, watching jason struggle. "repeat exactly what had happened again?"

hazel took a deep breath. "um, so, uh," she felt her own nausea overcome herself. she couldn't believe it herself.

"leo's gonna sacrifice himself at the final battle. he's gonna, um, cause him and gaea to explode, and he has the physicians cure in his possession. um, i think he has a way to administer it to himself," hazel murmured, getting light-headed. jason nodded, listening to her explain again.

"no..." he muttered, shaking his head. "he can't. storm or fire. it could be me," he said, trying to reassure all of them. frank sighed, shaking his head.

"nike told us one of the four that had gone down was gonna die. leo is the only person who overlaps both requirements." he frowned, and jason swore he saw tears sprout in franks eyes. frank quickly blinked back his emotions, looking into jason's eyes. "it has to be him."

jason couldn't believe it. no. no. he felt himself beg. he didn't want leo to die. not before he got the chance to tell him that he loved him.

"no. it won't be him. i can stop him, i'm his.. best friend." his voice lingered on those last words, shaking his head again. if he said the words enough, he hoped they would come true. yet, deep inside, he knew frank was right. leo had to die for the world to be saved.

"jason. leo can't know we told you. we.. we promised him. but we knew you deserved to know." frank tried to reason, putting a reassuring hand on jason's shoulder. gods, jason thought he was gonna faint then and there. his legs trembled, his body uneasy.

"but..." he looked up at them, blinking back tears. they both looked at his sad figure, like a dog you just wanted to hug. "leo. he can't just die on us." jason muttered. hazel glanced at frank, and they shared a knowing look.

"jason, is this really just about leo dying for us? is there... anything else?" she said, sniffling. he looked into her eyes, the glossy gold startling him.

"no. i just, don't want to lose my best friend." he assured. he took a deep breath, and looked at both of them. "i won't say a word to anyone. i need to be excused." jason said, asking for permission to leave. they both nodded sadly, and he rushed out, his chest squeezing.

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once jason was alone in his room, he finally let himself understand what was happening. he felt tears spring into his eyes, and seconds later he was crying. gods, he didn't want to be weak like this. he couldn't let everyone see that the leader was breaking down in his room, crying over everything. but he couldn't stop. all of his emotions from the past flooded through, barriers crashing down that he didn't even know he'd had.

he finally calmed himself, his breath still unsteady and heavy. he took a deep breath, glancing around his room. he decided to finally think about what had happened, what the reality of the situation was.

jason knew frank was right. leo had to be the one to die. he was the person hera had chosen from the start, since he was born. he was destined to defeat gaea. he smiled a little, imagining leo beating up gaea, but the thought of him dying resettled in.

he promised that he wouldn't tell leo. he knew he couldn't anyways. leo's death was inevitable. no matter what he said, nothing would stop the future. the fates decided on it themselves. so, instead, he decided on what he could do. he got up, walking over to a small table that had a pad of paper and some pencils on it. he grabbed the supplies, and sat back down. he touched the tip to the paper, and words started flooding. his emotions, his feelings, his love for leo.

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"jason~" piper muttered, knocking on the door. she'd seen him angrily close the door earlier, and wanted to check on him. they were still best friends, even after their break up. she felt some rustling inside, and a crash.

"wait! don't come in!" she heard jason yelp as she started opening the door.

at a single glance, the situation was unreadable. jason was laying on the ground, the top half of his body all the way under his bed. his legs were flailing, and he hit his head, again, on the bottom of the bed. she heard him curse, and closed the door behind her.

"jason? are you... ok?" she asked, walking over to kneel next to him. jason quickly crawled out, blushing furiously.

"i-i said don't come in. ok?" he said, glancing uneasily under the bed. she followed his gaze. he was hiding something.

"jason. what in the hades is going on!?" piper exclaimed, moving jason so she could look under the bed. he pushed her out of the way and she looked at him confused, and angry.

"stop it! stop going through my things!" he argued, frowning. she shook her head.

"gods jason! what's going on! seriously! i'm your best friend..." she said, looking at him sadly. he hesitated, then sighed.

"i just... wrote something for leo. maybe, i might just confess." he admitted. piper nodded, a little surprised.

"is that what's under the bed?" she asked, looking back at the space under the bed. a folded up wad of paper was underneath.

"yeah. i would prefer if you didn't look at it." he said sharply. piper nodded again. she wasn't a terrible person. of course she'd respect her best friend's privacy. but something felt... off.

"you know i'm the daughter of aphrodite. i can tell when somethings off. is that really all?" she asked, standing up and holding out a hand to pull jason up. he accepted it, pulling himself up. they sat down on the bed, jason fidgeting. piper bit back a laugh. it reminded her a little too much of leo.

"no.. but.. i seriously would rather not talk about it." jason stated, and piper frowned. she was curious, but she was a good friend. if he seriously didn't wanna talk about it, she'd understand.

"ok, just know i'm always here. ok?" she smiled, putting a hand on his shoulder. jason glanced over at her, grinning.

"i know, pipes." he leaned into a hug, holding piper close. she hugged him too. gods, this hug felt better since they weren't dating. they sat back, smiling.

"ok, well, i gotta go... um... talk to annabeth. yeah." she said, standing up and walking to the door. jason laughed.

"yeah sure." he teased. "not thinking about doing anything else, especially thinking about someone named reyna..." he smirked, and she blushed.

"well, i'll tell her when you tell leo." she muttered, walking out of the room. she heard jason laughing still, and it made her smile a little.

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leo was working on some fine tuning of his mechanical work on the ship when jason knocked on the metal next to him. he jumped, and held a hammer out to him.

"gods!" he exclaimed, once he'd realized it was jason. jason was giggling, his hands up in retreat. leo put the hammer in his belt, shaking his head. "don't scare me like that again! how'd you even sneak up next to me?"

"magicians never share their secrets." he smirked, and leo felt his stomach churn. he couldn't believe he was gonna leave piper and jason. especially jason. his best friend. leo felt his smile slip, but immediately pulled it back up.

"well, gonna have to teach me one day, houdini." he teasingly punched jason's shoulder, then went back to working. "so, whatcha here for?" he asked, using a screwdriver to tighten some bolts.

"i... i just wanted to check in on you. you've eaten today, right?" jason asked, a more serious demeanor on his face. leo nodded.

"of course! aint gonna let my bro worry about my health." he grinned, glancing at jason. jason smiled, but still looked concerned. "seriously. i made some tacos for me! and dont worry, i drank water."

"ok. the official battle with gaea is tomorrow, are you sure you're ready for, um, that?" jason said, uneasily. leo felt his heart pang and his stomach unsettle.

"of course dude. i got some wicked plans up my sleeve!" leo noticed jason grimace still, and so he sighed. "jason, what's wrong? you've been acting weird. you like me or something?~" he teased a little, but saw jason bite his lip, and could've sworn he blushed.

"leo, gods, i'm just worried about you. ok?" he said. leo felt like crying. gods, he couldn't just leave jason like this.

"i'll be fine." he said firmly, resting a hand on jason's shoulder.

"swear it."

"what?"

"swear it on river styx." jason harshly said. leo felt taken a back. it was like jason could read his mind. he bit his lip. he couldn't just say no, or jason would know something was up. he looked away.

"jason, i'll be ok. i'm not doing anything stupid."

"leo, please." leo looked back into those eyes of jason's, sky blue, with hints of begging. he sighed.

"fine, whatever. i swear on the river styx that i won't do anything dumb." he said, and jason seemed a little better. technically, leo wasn't lying. he was going to be ok if this worked out. which it should. right?

jason grabbed leo in a tight hug, which felt out of character for jason, but he melted in it. gods, he was gonna miss this sap.

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"hey." leo grinned, which was unnerving in the flames, his teeth like molten silver ingots. "i told you i had a plan. when are you guys going to trust me? and by the way -- i love you guys."

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hours had passed, and the battle between the greeks and romans had subdued. jason refused to go the infirmary after his fall, stumbling as he looked in the sky, for a single trace of leo.

piper sat on the ground, still where they'd fallen. she was sobbing, her face in her hands, hazel rubbing her back.

"why didn't he tell me! he could've avoided it! maybe the prophecy was wrong!" she cried, her words coming out in hiccups. hazel grimaced, and held piper as she shook in a hug.

"piper, you couldn't have done anything. i'm sure of that. i'm so sorry." she was on the verge of crying herself, but piper took it harder.

and jason couldn't believe he just watched as it had happened. everything was too fast. falling out of the sky, watching leo blow up. his last words... gods, he felt his stomach churn. he was pacing along the grass, holding back tears. will and nico stood there, watching him.

"jason! you have to go to the infirmary! i will drag you there myself!" will groaned. jason shook his head, and kept walking.

"nico, so you're sure? he's not here?" he begged. leo swore he'd be ok. jason should've been the one to die. jason kept kicking himself mentally for letting leo pass like that.

"i'm sorry." nico repeated. they'd had this same conversation about 10 times in the past 3 minutes. "i can't feel his presence anymore."

"he was supposed to live. he has the physicians cure. why isn't he alive?" jason said, mostly to himself. the others watching in complete sadness and fear. leo's destiny had been written from the day he was born. he couldn't have died. not yet.

"jason, you seriously need to rest." nico argued.

"hypocrite," will muttered, and nico shot him a glare.

"not now, solace. jason, please." he begged. jason shook his head.

"maybe i can go up in the sky, look for him. there's probably a trail from the explosion, i can just follow it."

"jason, we talked about this. you're barely in any condition to stay here, much less go be superman." will argued. jason looked up and glanced around at his friends, the feeling of death and sadness settled around them.

no. jason refused to believe leo was dead. he couldn't be. he couldn't be.

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leo woke up startled by the feeling of intense pain shooting around his body. he groaned, attempting to sit up on his metal dragon.

"f-festus? gods, where are we?" he muttered, his body feeling like it had exploded. well, technically it had, but still.

festus let out creaks and leo smiled a little. his plan had worked. first, he was alive. that was good. he watched festus put away a compartment that had the physicians cure. second, their navigation system didn't work.

he was gonna see calypso again.

"let's go! my plan worked! as they always do," he grinned, hugging festus. his sides hurt, but he was too happy to think about it.

"gods, that physicians cure hurt more than the explosion itself. did we do a good job boy?" he asked. festus nodded, creaking more. turns out he did save jason and piper from a painful death, and defeated gaea. wow, he really was a hero.

"good, good." he sad, his heart sore. it might've been from the cure, but leo was sure it was from the idea of jason and piper. he couldn't believe that everything that had happened actually happened.

leo bit his lip, and immediately regretted it. jason always bit his lip when he was nervous. piper and him always made fun of jason, saying he'd split it and bleed. leo shook his head, and kept looking forward.

soon the clouds parted, and they spotted the island. there was a girl who was frowning, suitcases at her side. leo smiled, and blushed. he was so excited to see her again. calypso.

"hey buddy, let's land. i'll do some quick repairs on you once we get down, yeah?" he asked, and festus started gliding towards land. leo couldn't remember exactly what occured, but next thing he knew, he and festus were crashed onto the sand of the island.

leo felt bad, seeing festus in such a mess. but he shook his head. he'd fix him. just, first he had to see calypso.

calypso jogged over to him, still frowning, but a smile teased her lips.

"you're late."

"you know, it's hard to tell time when you're in the real world." leo argued, grinning. we walked over to her and kissed her, the sweet taste of her lips making him smile harder. she wrapped her arms around his waist, and leo yelped.

"oh, you ok?" she said nervously. leo shook his head.

"yeah, i just must've had something in my pocket..." he mumbled, reaching his hand into his pocket. it was a folded piece of paper, but it was uneven, stabbing his side.

"what's that?" calypso asked, staring at it just as much leo was.

"not sure." he opened it. and he gasped.

hey leo, it's jason. i wrote this letter to you about a couple days before you died. frank and hazel were worried out of their minds, and told me. and be thankful they did. now, if you really did survive, you should be reading this. if you didn't, well, i'd rather not think about that.

if everything worked well, you are a hero. you saved a lot of people and kept innocent lives, well, alive. and you should be appreciated properly. i'm sorry i couldn't save you. i swear, i tried.

i really do hope you didn't die. gods, i might not be able to live with myself that had happened.

i love you, leo. like, more than friends. that sounds dumb, but yeah, i really love you. even as a friend. and i could never lose you like that. i was too scared to finally admit it, so maybe this letter could do that for me. i hope you're happy, safe, and alive. piper and i love you so much, and appreciate you more than you'll ever know.

with all due respect, jason.

leo bit back tears, blushing as he read jason's confession. he felt his heart rate speed up, his breath uneven. of course, even in a sappy love note, jason had to be formal at his signature.

"leo, everything ok?" calypso asked wearily, frowning. leo snapped back up, forgetting she was there. he sniffled, rubbing his eyes.

"yeah of course. let's get, um, going." he said, hopping onto festus' back. calypso eyed him nervously. leo noticed this himself, realizing he felt more distant from the girl now. she got on behind him, wrapping her arms around his waist, which he flinched at.

he felt confused. he loved jason too, but he wasn't sure if it was all platonic like he'd thought before. and the feeling of calypso next to him definitely wasn't helping.

he knew he was supposed to fix festus, but now he just wanted to get out of there, see his friends as soon as he could again.

he had to find them, tell them he was ok. he wasn't gonna leave like others did to him. he couldn't.

he was gonna go back to piper and jason. he swore it on the river styx.

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~ an:

YAY! i was so excited to write this, sorry it is super time skippy and like, choppy. i started with thinking about what could've happened if jason knew about leo dying, and tried to do something about it. obviously, i wanted to mix valgrace in it. sorry i didn't use all characters in this, i got tired towards the end. thats why the leo pov chapter sorta sucks, but i loved this idea.

i did take an excerpt from the blood of olympus, leo's real words. it's page 465 for those who wanna see it.

i hope u liked this little angsty fic, and i rlly did like it. :3

[clovis-enthusiast]

What other Clovis ships do you enjoy? 🤗

(Other than Clovico)

AH HI YES HELLO i always forget to check for asks (and actually answer them as well. so sorry ares cabin asker one day u will get ur post... one day....)

i actually am a huge multi-shipper so the list of characters i ship clovis with is quite long! there are some i prefer and flesh out/explore way more than others for sure, but generally i think they're all very lovely 🫶

ANYWHOOZLE HERES A LIST OF ALL THE SHIPS THAT I LIKE(D) THAT I CAN THINK OF ATM!!

pollux

lou ellen blackstone (i prefer queer platonic partners for them but including anyway)

will solace (by himself or in a poly relationship with clovis AND nico)

jake mason (originated from one of my cosplayer friends apolloshalfblood who duets me as jake!!)

michael yew (originated from one of my cosplayer friends theturtleking72 who duets me as michael! i actually have a WHOLE lore/story behind this ship if anyone would like to hear abt it someday!!)

drew tanaka

mitchell

leo valdez

valentina diaz

butch walker

malcolm pace

dakota

octavian

damien white

jason grace

katie gardner

miranda gardiner (originated from a fanfic by mew-tsubaki!! note: that person also ships lacy and clovis which i do NOT condone. lacy is too young to be in a romantic relationship with clovis.)

sherman yang

nyssa barrera (originated from a fanfic by akheilos and delphin inc and inspired slightly by my cosplayer friend whatami.doing2!!)

alabaster c. torrington

piper mcclean (this was before she got together with shel so while i still like the ship, i feel cautious abt it just bc piper said she doesnt know what her sexuality is and since shes currently woth a woman, i dont want to disregard her potentially having a sexuality that woukd exclude clovis for one reason or another)

austin lake (originated from the artist baylx!!)

ethan nakamura (this is the most recent ship i got into actually! from a rlly good fic called even if you run away, you still see them in your dreams on a03 by mondtstadtlover6000)

and im probs missing a ton of others but these were the ones i could think of off the top of my head!!

(and then i also ship him with some of my own ocs :3 one is named marty diaz from the ares cabin, one is a daughter of hecate who doesn't have a name just yet, and one is a child of hecate named miles/miley!)

my personal favorites (besides clovico) are niclovill, pollovis, and (atm) ethan x clovis!!

and for reference, i hc clovis as somewhere between bi and pan but not rlly caring abt labels. also i hc him as being nonbinary/gender fluid if that adds anything to these ships lolol)