#leo and calypsos garage

[bleeding-ambrosia]

getting to know calypso better in ttoa has been so fun i love her sm so far!! anyways ✨them✨

[caleohateclub]

caleo if they slapped

[shewho-conceals]

she looks just like a dream..

uh hi I guess. i'm calypso. unless your close, then cal (you know who you are and if you can call me that.) anyways, if you ever find yourself in Indianapolis, feel free to come down to leo and calypso's garage! run by me and my best friend leo :) and the waystation is always looking for new visitors, and my (basically) moms are always happy to help! //OOC hey there hi there its me ya alien castor *cheering erupts in the back* hato calypso RP blog cause I miss her yk au not mine! hermits and the olympians au goes to @ahllohehn //TAGS hatolypso - general character tag hato - general au tag hermits and the olympians - also general au tag hatolypso answers - answering ur asks

the prettiest girl i've ever seen <3

[theamazingmaddyas]

I've been thinking a lot about the Valdez family—and not just Sammy, Esperanza, and Leo—so I decided to make my own in depth Valdez family list with headcanons (obviously, since some we don't even know the name of)

Sammy Valdez was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was the first in his family to be born in the United States, his parents having immigrated from Mexico right before he was born.

Sammy's wife (Leo's bisabuela), Otília Delgado-Fuentes, was born in the Dominican Republic and immigrated to Houston as a teenager with her parents. She met Sammy at his shop when her car broke down and the rest in history. She ended up working the business side of Sammy's shop, selling spare parts, as well as putting in transactions for what Sammy was doing.

In addition to Sammy Jr. (I'm just gonna be calling him Samuel for the sake of simplicity for now on), I think they had three editional kids: the others being Emilio, Aleyda, and Evangelina. Samuel was the eldest, followed by Aleyda, Emilio, and finally, Evangelina.

Samuel, as well as Evangelina, followed in their father's footsteps and became mechanics. Aleyda became a writer, and Emilio helped his mother run the business portion of the shop. Both Emilio and Aleyda decided to attend college, while Samuel and Evangelina did an informal trade school under their father's tutegale.

Aleyda moved away to New York and married a fellow latine writer named Salvador García, and barely keeps in touch with the family. They have no children.

Emilio married a woman named Martha Delacruz and had three children—Silvia, Estefania, and Enrique.

Evangelina never married, instead focusing on her career. She was Esperanza's favorite person when Esperanza was a girl, and her biggest inspiration, and also adored Leo. I haven't decided why or how, but unfortunetely, Evangelina died sometime before Esperanza, because I'm convinced she would have fought tooth and nail to get custody of Leo if she was there.

Samuel, of course, had two daughters, Rosa and Esperanza. Samuel married Margarita Rosa Iglesias-Perez, a Mexican immigrant who went to Houston to attend college.

Rosa, in addition to Raphael (who Leo mentions in Mark of Athena, I believe) has two more children, María Rosa and Carmen with her husband, Matías Cisneros-Cortez.

Esperanza, obviously, has just Leo, who is the eldest of Sammy's great-grandkids, as stated in Mark of Athena. Some childhood Leo Valdez headcanons of mine is that he attended a bilingual school up until third grade (we know why third grade) and that he had to be taken to another classroom during math because he would act out due to boredom. (He has ADHD and was at a college math level at 8, of course he'd be bored.)

These next three are future, or my headcanon for Leo's kids, so if you were just here for the possibly canon-compliant ones, that's over! I'm totally fine with people using the previous name headcanons in fics without giving me credit, as it is just names, but I'd appreciate it if people tell me about some Valdez family fics! I'm always looking for some, and have only read like one or two. However, for Leo's children, if you take more than just their names, I'd appreciate the tag. I've had them since like 2016, and am really attached, even though some details have changed a lot since then (example being, back then, I thought canon couples were infallible and I had to make them Leo and Calypso's kids, when now, they're just Leo's).

This part is detailed in my Solangelo future fic, Surprise? but my favorite hc of all time is aro/ace Leo who adopts demigods to give them the childhood he deserved. So all three are demigods (children of Hephaestus as well, because I think that's fitting) and Leo's a single father who gets help from everyone at Waystation.

The eldest is Madalena Esperanza, who has her own POV in Surprise? in Chapter 7: Leo and Calypso's Garage: Auto Repair and Mechanical Monsters. She was born in Portland, Oregan, and her mother died of childbirth. With no other living family members, Hephaestus took her to Waystation to see if Emmie and Jo could take her (as Leo was still in college, at 20), but Leo saw her and instantly realized that he wanted to adopt her because he saw bits of baby him in her, and had the funds to as he was working part time at a local mechanic shop on weekends that paid decent, and Emmie and Jo were able to help. Madalena was the name her mother had planned to give her, and Leo added Esperanza when he officially adopted her. Random fact about her is she grows up to be an Olympic level skateboarder, and Leo built her a few pipes to practice.

Next, also in Surprise? is Leo's middle, Aidan. His story is detailed almost completely in the fic—his bio mother didn't want a kid and was going to give him up for adoption so Hephaestus went to Leo to ask him if he wanted to adopt another kid. Leo said yes, and him and Lena went to Illinois to pick him up from the hospital. His bio mother also didn't want to name him, so Leo and Lena did.

Finally, not in Surprise? is Emilia. Leo's youngest, who's seven years younger than Aidan, and thirteen younger than Lena, so she's not present in the fic, but is special in my heart. Her bio parent, like Lena's, died in childbirth, and Hephaestus once again asked Leo if he had room for one more kid. She was born in Miami, Florida.

So, there's my Valdez family tree! Again, feel free to use everyone in your fic, but Lena, Aidan, and Emilia are my children so I'd like a tag for them.

[raes-secret-pjo-account]

You are in love Chapter 4

you look like my next mistake. (Blank space Taylor swift)

Leo gets a new customer in he is anymore with.

Hi my name is Leo Valdez. I am currently working at my garage. I own this garage with my ex girlfriend Calypso. How and why do I still work with my ex? Your probably asking yourself that. Well my friend, when you put your whole heart and soul into building something like this and making it your own you don't leave because you break up with someone. For a bit more backstory, my dad used to own this shop before he left it and went to work for this big jupiter corps. Or whatever, my mom died in a fire when I was a kid, I don't really wanna go into that.

Anyway, so I was working on a car covered in grease when Calypso walked up to me, "how soon can you finish up that car? I need your help with some paperwork regarding the pipe fix," she ordered me. She was always really bossy.

"You can't rush magic Cally~" I responded knowing how much that nickname passed her off.

She scoffed, "stop calling me Cally! Just come meet me in the back when you're done." Then she stomped off.

I heard someone yell from the other side of the garage I heard a familiar voice yell, "LEO I GOT A NEW CUSTOMER FOR YOU!" I knew the voice because it was a friend of my dad's Charles Beckendorf a tow truck driver. I looked over at the other side of the garage and- HOLY SHIT. I saw a tall, nicely dress, clearly rich, kinda buff, really hot, blonde guy, paying Charles for towing him. My bisexual ass couldnt help but blush.

I came out to the other side of the garage to greet him. Then I saw his car. It was almost as gorgeous as him. It had to have been made in the past year or so, very shiny, very sleek, probably a nice engine.

I whisled at the car, "woah that's a nice car man, what year and model is it?" I asked curiously.

He pause before answering, "it's a 2022 I don't really know what model my dad bought it for me. . ."

I took another look at him, he was definitely a rich kid. "So you're a spoiled rich brat, got it." I replied. But I realized too late that I sounded a bit too rude about it.

"I'm not spoiled!" He snapped at me which caught me off gaurd but I can't really blame him for being a bit defensive.

"Woah there," I said jokingly putting my hands up in surrender. "I'm just saying what I see, I'm sure you've had a very tragically hard life," I teased with a shit eating grin on my face.

Then I heard Calypso shouting, "LEO VALDEZ!" she came stomping out towards us.

"Ah fuck-" I muttered under my breath.

"You have other cars to fix! What are you doing?!" Calypso shouted at me.

"Calypso I'm talking to a new customer besides look how cool this car is!," I explained excitedly.

"I don't give a shit." She snapped at me. "Fix those cars then sorry about this one."

"Okay okay," I began to go back to fixing the other car. I left the rich kid to Calypso she was always better at people then me. People aren't like machines, they're a lot more difficult and hard to work with.

As I finished fixing the breaks on the car I walked over to Calypso and the blonde guy. "Hey Cal I-"

I was cut off by her snapping, "stop calling me Cal."

"Okay well I finished that car soo can you take it for a test drive?" I asked her eagerly, I wanted to work on the expensive car as soon as possible.

"Why don't you take the car for a test drive and take him home or whatever he needs to be?" She asked but it sounded more like a demand.

I tapped the guys shoulder, "C'mon rich bitch let's go," I told him jokingly.

"My friend Piper always calls me that," he responded which kinda shocked me. I wouldn't be surprised if he actually knew my friend Piper her dad was reay famous and he seemed important.

"No way I have a friend named Piper too," I said as I started the car.

We drove out of the garage and I asked, "so where are you headed?"

"Um can you take me to this park?" He responds showing me a text that read 'hey can you meet me at monument park?'. Why would this rich guy want to go to some random park in the big city I don't know. I shrugged and said, "weird place but okay," and began to drive there.

We drive for a few minutes in silence, which helps since I'm trying to listen if the breaks work or not. They do so after I'm sure that I did the job right I ask, "so why some random park?"

He looks at me then responds, "Well I was supposed to meet my sister Thalia there," I think for a moment. If he has a sister then she is probably also some rich bitch.

So I ask exactly that, "is she a rich bitch too?"

"No actually," he responds which makes me a bit confused, "she lived with our mother who was really poor. After she died she still refused to move in with me and my dad," I thought that was dumb. If your mom was poor and your dad was rich why wouldn't you live with your dad?

"Well if she won't move in I might!" I snicker, "I could buy so much useless shit with all that money," Then he laughed at my joke. He laughed. At my joke. He. Laughed. At. My. Joke. H. E.

L. A. U. G. H. E. D.

A. T.

M. Y.

J. O. K. E.

His laugh was amazing. It sounded like it was straight from heaven. I glanced over at him and he was smiling so much. At such a dumb joke too. I don't known how or why but I wanted him to keep laughing at my jokes so I could keep hearing him laugh and seeing him smile. Then I remembered I was driving and looked back at the road.

Then we got to the park. He opened the door got out of the car and leaned in the door way. Side note: he looked super hot right then.

"Thanks for the ride," he said smiling but not as big a smile as before.

I smiled back. "Any time man." I replied before he shut the door and walked away.

When I got back to the garage I saw Calypso. "So how's the breaks," she asked as she lay undneath a car covered in grease and so was I.

"It worked perfectly," I told her.

"Great I'm gonna go call the owner then we can close up." She got up and began walking to the front desk.

"Hey Calypso, did you happen to catch the name of that rich guy who was here?" I asked her. I must have looked suspicious cause then she asked me why. I shrugged, "he seems interesting,"

she then chuckled, "you're a terrible liar Leo Valdez," she then sat down at the front desk. "I recognized him from somewhere, maybe ask Piper she knows people."

I nodded and left her be. I went to the back a small room with a mini fridge and a couple boxes full of different snacks. I sit on the floor pick up a pack of Dunkaroos and eat them. I can't stop thinking about that guy. And his laugh played on repeat like a shitty pop song.

[patheticbatman]

I don’t do this super often, but when I was 13ish I spent hours thinking about Percy and Annabeth’s future house. Idk why. And I wrote out their magical house in an iPhone note. I updated it every so often for a couple years, but as an adult I leave it alone as a monument to my childhood and my OTP.

But I just saw a really cool themed house from that home tours blog (it was pirate themed!) and wanted to share my ‘home tour’.

Please keep in mind the following was written mostly in 2014 by a young teen who made some shit up. So some of it may not be canonly possible now/never was a thing 

Percy and Annabeth's underwater cave house

Front entrance: dead tree on edge of Chase cliff. Whisper Jackson, and a slide that can take you up and down using antigravity and gravity leads to the house. You can notice tiny little jewels all over the house, enchanted for anti monster.

First level hallway: kitchen, dining room with conveyer belt leading between, gym, living room, bathroom. This is the second lowest level. The rest of the floors also have the slides to get there.

Kitchen has a large island, with lots of counters and cabinets. The walls are turquoise and everything else is chrome grey, like the fridge and such.

Dining room as a chandelier of rainbows, with a mini fountain that spurts any drink you ask for is in the middle of a ring table that could fit 16. If you give a coin, it can create an iris message. The table is silver grey wood while the wall is also turquoise.

The gym is just a mini work out area. Not decorated.

The living room is decorated with pictures of their friends. It has silvery gray walls, blue furniture, and a ten ft by ten ft tv. The dead tree actually has many minisatelites disguised as moss. They are enchanted to actually literally grow.

Third lowest level

Party room twelve guest rooms with their own bathrooms

,library.

Party room is just a blue room with food slide from the kitchen, some rables, and a disco ball with a wooden track around the large room for skating. Percy, with help from a friendly kid of Boreas, sometimes turn it into a winter wonderland in the summer.

Spare room 1

Frank n Hazels room usually, or will be when they start doing stuff. Green painted with gold furniture pretty much describes their rooms

Spare room 2

Will and nicos room usually. Black and silver furniture with gold walls

Spare room 3

Rachel's room Murals and a rainbow everywhere. Every surface is painted. Wicker/newspaper/hodgepodge furniture everywhere

Spare room 4

Piper and Jason's walls are red, and furniture is purple and pink. Actually looks nice and not too girly

Spare room 5

Calypso and Leo's room, done in red and oranges. Ps all the rooms had a small window like the ones in the hobbit

Spare room 6.

Hedge and Mellies room, with cradle. Everything is in light blues and dark greens

Spare room 7

Reyna's and future partner's room

Purple walls with gold and silver looking furniture, and 2 dog beds for aurum and argentum

The rest are kids rooms/ unplanned for when the guests have kids. They are plain. The last is a sort of playroom, with same size tv (everyone has a 2 by 3 tv in room)

Top level

Percabeth's room, future kids room(4), mrs. O'Leary's room, the offices, window room, carport, and percy and Annabeth's iwn offices

Future kids rooms are in pastel blue, yellow, green and orange

Mrs. O'Leary's room is giant, with lots of rubber yaks and other toys, and bowls filled with food and water always (they refill themselves). Done in red and silver. with special portal just for her and her owners to go out to Central Park.

Carport is just a garage that has a magical door that allows car to go through tree portel.

Lowest level

Garden and port and demigod Runaway shelter

Port is this giant cave, hidden by the mist to look like a cliff face that makes mortals just suddenly think about other things to do. It opens up to the sea, and they have this great boat called the sea owl, with eyes on the front. It also has a submarine, a small seaplane, and an elevator that goes to two portals to Olympus, and Atlantis. Has automatic spell where you have the small air bubble around you and your stuff. is painted on by enormous mural by Rachel.

Garden

Fruit trees that make all fruits (a rare tree called a cornucopia tree) lots of flowers and a gazebo. Painted and lighted to look like the outside that day. In middle there is a five-tiered fountain that sprays a rainbow. First level is made of Stygian iron, then celestial bronze, then Atlantean silver, imperial gold, and then heavenly steel that has a little dirt in it with a blue stemmed silver First Orchid. Has imported bees

Demigod safe base

A special Door that opens only to demigods and their helpers. and only let's demigods in leads you to the shelter. It has an ambrosia and nectar fountain, a water fountain that could turn to rainbows, free drachmas sent from the gods (only those in need can grab them), and ten beds with heated blankets. Small altar. Fridge full of ever re supplying food. Cabinet full of whatever medical stuff you need. Door that leads to Percabeth house, but only opens when you have permission.

[saiyan98]

Childhood Love Story (Childhood AU) Part 3

Disclaimer:

Leo Valdez: The following is a non-profit fanbase series. PJO, HoO and ToA are owned by Rick Riordan and Disney Hyperion. Please support the Official release.

Inspired by another Fanfiction I read called Safety Patrol (In Fanfiction.Net)/ Something More (In Archive of Our Own) made by EthnicToken (Fanfiction.Net)/ StarriNights (Archive of Our Own).

[Table Of Content] [First Chapter] [Mid Chapter]

Summary:

Leo and Calypso have been neighbors and friends since kindergarten. The two were inseparable all the way to high school. However, in their Junior years, Calypso was about to confess to her crush, Percy Jackson. However, he turned her down and made her realize that who she truly loves is her best friend, Leo. Will she finally let her true feelings out? Or will she bury them deep in her heart, never to see light?

Story:

Calypso looked everywhere in the library, but Leo was nowhere to be found. 

“Maybe he’s at the Mechanic’s Clubroom?” She thought. She headed toward a small garage near the school where some students go when doing some mechanical projects for their club. Leo would tend to be there every now and then but due to his… wild ideas, he was not allowed to work on any projects there. Instead, he tends to help out the other students when they ask for his help. 

Calypso looks around to find Leo. Then suddenly, someone spoke inside. Calypso peeked in the garage and saw Leo with another girl. A club member named Jessie. She has brown hair and wears a little bandanna on her forehead. She’s wearing a jumpsuit that all club members wear when they’re in the garage. 

‘What’s going on?’ Calypso thought. 

“So… I… I like you… for a very long time.” 

Calypso's heart stopped for a second and realized what was going on. Leo was getting confessed by a girl. She’s panicking, fearing that Leo will accept her confession. That Jason was wrong and he doesn’t see her as a lover. 

“So… will you go out with me?” She asked. It was quiet for a moment, putting suspense on his answer.

“Yeah, I’d love that.”

Calypso lost her breath and her heart just stopped instantly, as if it shattered into many pieces and was unable to be rebuilt. Tears were starting to fall on her cheeks and before anyone could spot her, she ran off. 

She failed. 

She should’ve realized the truth of her feelings a long time ago and confessed to him. He was always by her side through thick and thin. He was there for her when she was heartbroken; he was there when she got her first period; he was there when she was grieving the loss of her sister. He was there when she needed help with her garden and fixed up her tools as well. He was always there for her. And now… he won't be anymore. He’ll be too busy with his girlfriend and won’t make time for her. And the thought alone is unbearable.

Meanwhile, back at the garage. 

“And Scene!” Leo said. “And that’s how you’ll confess to him, okay?” 

Jessie sighs, “Leo, there’s no point in practicing! I’m just gonna make a mistake and end up stuttering on my words!”

Calypso was unaware that Leo was actually helping Jessie practice her confession to her crush. 

“Besides, I’m not even that pretty.” 

“Looks aren’t everything, Jessie. Plus I think you have a fair amount of charm on you. Look, the guy you like seems like he’s totally into you. I mean, he practically comes and visits everyday just to see you. There’s literally no reason for anyone to come here unless it’s us club members. Look… If a guy like me can get a girl like Khione, then you’ll definitely hit it off with your crush.”

“Didn’t she use you just to get to Jason?” 

“She did, but she saw me as a threat to one of the hottest guys in school. So…” 

Jessie snickered, “Did you just call Jason Grace hot?” 

“Yes, but don’t tell him. It’ll go to his head.” 

Jessie rolled her eyes and thanked him for support. She ran off, leaving Leo by himself. 

He really should take his own advice and just confess to Calypso. But, the thought of their friendship ending because of his love for her was too much to bear. He was content with just being her friend. 

But he wants more.

Is it wrong to be selfish sometimes?

Leo and Jason met up at the Library as usual but Calypso was a no show. Both are unaware that she saw the confession and did not know it was simply an act. 

“She usually comes here,” Leo said, concerned. 

“I’m sure she’s just caught up with some of her other friends.” 

Leo grumbled, “I guess, so what do you want to talk about?” 

Jason told the news that he finally asked Piper out and she said yes. 

“FINALLY!” Leo yelled. “It’s about damn time!” 

“Shut up! I don’t want to hear that from you! You still haven’t confessed to Calypso.” 

“And I told you, I’m fine where we’re at.” 

“No you’re not, and you know it.” 

“Can we just focus on you right now?” 

Jason sighs but nodded. 

The two talked about how his date is gonna go. Jason’s gonna take Piper to the Pier and go on some of the rides and play some games. He’s hoping to take her to a nice restaurant and confess his feelings to her. If things go smoothly, Jason might have a shot. 

“If Calypso was here, she’d give us a woman’s point of view,” Leo said. “Where is she?” 

“I already told her earlier today. She already knew. In fact, she was supposed to see you afterwards.” 

Leo was now getting more concerned until the bell rings, announcing for next class. 

“Head to class, Jason. It’s my free period right now. I’m gonna go find Sunshine.” 

Jason understood and nodded. As Jason headed off to class, Annabeth came in, looking for Leo. She saw him and marched toward him, furiously.

“What did you do this time?!” Annabeth asked angrily. 

“I swear, this time I didn’t do anything.” 

“Then why is Calypso crying in the girl’s bathroom?!” 

“What?!” Leo said. “Where?!” 

Annabeth told him that she found her crying in the girls bathroom on the second floor. Leo ran off to find her when he started hearing crying in the bathrooms. He knocks the door just to make sure no one else was in there. 

“Calypso?” Leo said. 

“Go away, Leo!” Calypso said, sobbing. 

“Calypso? What’s wrong?” he said, concerned. “Did something happen? Was it your dad again?” 

Calypso's dad was the reason her sister died and for some reason is fighting a custody battle with her mother for her. The truth was that he doesn’t care about her health at all, he just using her for his selfish gains. 

“No…” She replied. 

“Was Khione being an Ice Queen again?” 

“No…” 

��Then, what’s wrong? Tell me, please? I don’t like to see you upset. If it’s about Percy-” 

Calypso slams open the door and Leo sees her with puffy eyes and tears flowing down her cheeks.

“What’s wrong?! You! That’s what’s wrong! You just love playing with a woman's heart, never thought that maybe what you’re doing hurts them! Have you ever thought about how I felt?!”

Leo was confused. He genuinely does not know what he did that made her upset.

“Look, I’m sorry for whatever I did. But Sunshine-”

“AND DON’T CALL ME THAT! I’M NOT YOUR SUNSHINE! YOU ARE THE WORST! I DON’T WANT TO EVER SEE YOU AGAIN!” She yelled and ran off

Leo just stood there, confused and shocked at what just happened.  He doesn’t know what he did that made her this upset, but he needs to find a way to apologize. 

The thought of his Sunshine hating him hurts more than every confession he was denied. 

The day arrived for Jason’s date with Piper, but he was very concerned about the argument Leo and Calypso had. Leo told him of what happened and he was just as confused as him. Nobody seems to know why she yelled at him and it’s making Leo worried. 

“Don’t worry about me, Jason. Go enjoy your date. You earned this moment. This is my mess so I’ll clean it up… somehow.”

That’s what Leo said. 

As soon as Jason arrived at Piper’s place and rang her doorbell, she opened it and he was speechless. She was dressed casually, but to him she is the most beautiful being on the planet. 

“Hey Sparky,” Piper said, smirking.

“H-hey, Pipes,” Jason stuttered. Piper chuckles at his shyness but grabbed his hand gently. 

“Ready to go?” She asked. He nodded and the two headed off to the Pier. Their date was going smoothly, they went on a couple of fun rides and games. Piper was having a really good time, which gives Jason some hope that this date may end up with a chance to be in a relationship with her. 

“I’m having a fun time, Jason,” She said.

Jason blushed and replied, “Me too… it’s fun with you around.” 

As the two continued walking around, Piper had to use the bathroom real quick. Meanwhile, Jason spotted Calypso by one of the benches near the sides of the pier. 

“Calypso?” Jason said. “What are you doing out here?” 

“Oh… hey Jason. I… I just came here to avoid Leo.” 

“I heard that you two argued, but what happened?” He asked. 

“Leo… L-Leo…” Calypso started to cry. “I was too late, Jason. Another girl already confessed to Leo and he said yes.”

“What?” Jason said. 

“It’s true, I saw it with my own eyes.” 

Jason was surprised. Leo did tell him earlier before the fight, he was helping a club member practice so that she can confess. He now understands what happened. 

This was all a misunderstanding. 

“Wait, Calypso, I think you misunder-”

“It’s fine, Jason. I knew it was a waste. This was my punishment for realizing too late my feelings. You go enjoy your date. I’ll… I’ll be okay.”

Jason wanted to tell her the truth, but he can see that she won’t listen.

The only person that can talk to her is Leo. And he’s currently at home, working on a way to make up with her. 

The whole situation was just frustrating and Jason’s the only one who has all the answers. But if he does this, it’ll ruin his date with Piper. 

“I’m back,” Piper said. “Something wrong?” 

“Oh, uh… nothing. Just thinking about some stuff.” 

“Oh okay, then shall we get going?”

The two kept walking, but Jason was still thinking about Leo and Calypso’s situation. After a short while, it was time to get something to eat.

“You want to grab something to eat?” She asked.

“Uh before we do. There’s… something I want to ask.” 

“Sure, what’s up?”

“Well… why did you agree to go on a date with me? I mean, you’re funny, pretty and all the guys and girls like you. I just want to know why me?”

Piper was quiet for a moment, then answered.

“Because you’re kind.” 

“What?” 

Piper blushed, “Last year, you were always supportive of my suggestion for the project, yet you also guided me so that I didn’t make any mistakes. I also saw how you are with your friends. You always give them support and push them to do the right thing. You never asked for anything in return nor do you put others in harm's way. You weren’t just some high school cliche Jock. You were more than that. You were… a good guy. Like a real hero.”

Jason's heart stopped. 

It was at that moment he realized he truly had fallen in love with this girl. And it pains him that she’s right. 

He brought out a frustrating sigh.

“Jason?” Piper said with concern. 

“I’m sorry, Pipes. You’re gonna hate me for this. And you have every right to be. But, I need to go help a friend.” 

Before Piper could reply. Jason already ran off to his car.

To get Leo.

To fix this mess. 

Meanwhile, Leo was trying to figure out what he can do to have Calypso forgive him. It’s only been a day and he misses her badly. He misses her sassy remarks; her laugh; her judgemental look toward him. But most of all, he misses her smiles.

If he doesn’t fix this soon, he’ll lose her forever. 

HONK HONK

Leo heard a car horn outside his house and looked out the window. He sees Jason in his car. Leo ran outside to see what was going on.

“Jason? What are you doing out here? Did you just ditch Piper on your date?!”

“Shut up and get in!” Jason said. 

“What? What are you-”

“JUST SHUT UP AND GET IN!” Jason yelled. 

Jason has never yelled at Leo before. This baffled him but he obeyed and got in; he did not want to make Jason more mad. Jason drove off and explained to Leo what happened. 

“I found out why Calypso was mad. She saw you and Jessie practicing and she assumed it was real.”

“What?” 

“She told me.”

“But why would she get mad over that? I was only-”

“BECAUSE SHE LOVES YOU! YOU DUMBASS!” Jason yelled. “After she confessed to Percy, he told her that he thought she was dating Leo. Afterwards, she realized she was in love with you the whole time!”

Leo was shocked and speechless at the sudden news. 

“T-there’s no way that she loves me.” 

“Really?! Think of all the guys she was crushing on! Literally every guy has some sort of trait similar to you! Odysseus was as smart as you; Drake was courageous as you; and Percy is just as loyal as you! She was subconsciously in love with you and it took Percy to help her realize the truth! And now, she’s crying at the Pier thinking it’s too late! So I had to leave Piper to get you to clean this mess!” 

“What?!” Leo said. “She’s at the Pier, alone?!” 

“Yes! Calypso is crying and I left Piper too; all so I can help you clean up your mess! I just ruined my one chance to be with the girl I like so that you can be with your true love!” 

Leo was baffled at Jason’s intention. He ruined his own date to help Leo apologize to Calypso and confess their true feelings. 

Leo truly was a dumbass.

He owes both Jason and Piper an apology.

They arrived at the Pier. 

“Jason, I-”

“Save it. Just go get your girl,” Jason replied. 

“I owe you one,” Leo said and ran off.

He owes Jason more than one for this one.

Calypso looks around as she continues to sit on the bench. She remembers when she was little and she and Leo would go there with his mom. They’d go on every ride and play every game available. She remembers one time they were at a shooting game and Leo won a teddy bear. He gave it to her because he thought it was childish.

She still has it in her room and kept it since. 

They had so much fun together and were alway by each other’s side. And now, Calypso regrets never being able to tell her true feelings to her Leo. 

“I wonder if they’re having fun right now,” Calypso said, wondering about Leo and Jessie.

“Sunshine!” 

Calypso jumped a bit as she heard his voice. As if just thinking about him summons him.

“Leo?! What are you doing here?” 

Panting, Leo replied, “Sorry, Sunshine. I know you don’t want to see me. But, I had to find you.” 

“Why? Shouldn’t you be out with Jessie?” She asked with a harsh tone. 

“That’s why I’m here. This is a huge misunderstanding.” 

“What do you mean?” 

Leo explained to her what happened at his club. However, she refused to believe since it sounds like a cliche thing to happen in romantic-comedy movies. 

“There’s no way that happened.” 

“But it did, Sunshine!” Leo said. “And even if she did confess to me, I’d turn her down.”

“Why? You dated other girls before; isn’t that you wanted? To have a girlfriend?!”

“I only want you!”

He finally said it. 

“Every girl I try to go for shares some similarity to you! You’re funny; smart; beautiful and not afraid to get your hands dirty!”

Calypso wants to believe, but she feels like Leo is only doing this out of pity. 

“That’s not true!” 

“Why do you think I’ve always asked you when I went off to see a show? Or those times we spent at the treehouse. And what about those times you cried after every rejection you went through?” 

“You did it because you’re my friend. We’ve been friends since we were kids.” 

“Exactly, Sunshine!” 

“Don’t call me-”

Calypso got interrupted when Leo moved forward and kissed her. 

Her brain and heart halted for a second as she realized what was happening. Suddenly, her memory of their first kiss came back to her. 

“That didn’t happen!” Calypso said, blushing. 

But Leo was dazed at what just happened but nodded. 

Neither wanted to admit that it was amazing.

And now, back at the present, Calypso was one that was shocked. Leo slowly distanced himself and said, “That did happen, Sunshine. I… I love you.”

Her eyes were getting teary out of the sudden confession. 

“I’ve always loved you and always will. I can’t imagine my life without you. You’re my best friend; my partner in crimes… my first and only true love. I’d follow you and save you from every hell that awaits us, especially college.”

Calypso laughed but was still tearing up from his words.

“I… I love you too, Leo.”

Leo let out a huge breath of relief. 

“Oh thank god, I thought I was gonna have to get a jukebox and play it by your window,” Leo joked.

Calypso laughed, “You are such an idiot sometimes.”

She kissed him.

The two held on to each other tightly, fearing that this was all a dream and that they’ll wake up. But they didn’t; they’re feelings finally let out and they have each other now. 

Meanwhile, Jason spotted the two as he went after Leo. He sees them kissing and let out a sigh.

“It’s about damn time,” He said.

“You said it.” 

Jason jumped and looked behind him and saw Piper there.

“Piper?!” 

“Hey.” 

“What are you doing here?”

“I was wondering why you ran off, then I saw Calypso there earlier. I kind of put two and two together.”

“Yeah… I’m sorry.”

“You should be,” She said. “If I knew you were helping them get together, I’d have help too.” 

“What?” 

“I swear, those two took their damn time.” 

“So, you’re not mad at me?” 

“Oh I’m mad.” 

Well, there goes Jason’s hope.

“But you can pay me back with another date,” Piper smirked.

“What?!” Jason said. 

Piper laughed and replied, “I had a really great time with you. And like always, you put others before yourself. Always acting like a hero for everyone.”

She took his hand and squeezed it gently. 

“But even heroes deserve to be loved too,” She said as she pulled Jason by his shirt collar and kissed him. 

Time has passed and as Senior year was near its end, we found our main couple up in their little treehouse by the backyard, cuddling.

“Leo?” Calypso said. But Leo was not responding since they did take a quick nap during break. She sighs and climbs on his lap and flicks his forehead. 

“Ow!” He said. He looked up and saw his Sunshine on him and smirked.

“Now this is the best way to wake up.” 

“Oh really? Getting flicked by your pissed off best friend?” She said.

“No, waking up from my beautiful girlfriend who’s also on my lap… half naked.”

Calypso blushed as she remembers earlier before they napped that they had a very intense make-out session that most likely the neighborhood has heard. She’s gonna be too embarrassed to face the neighbors now. 

“Shut up! That was your fault for being-”

“Cute? Irresistible?” Leo interrupted.

“Irritating,” She finished.

Leo laughed but held Calypso by her waist. 

“Admit it, you love me just the way I am,” He said as he kissed her by the neck. 

“Whatever,” She said, unable to reply well due to his kisses. “Please tell me you got everything set for college?” 

“I did, don’t worry. We’re still getting a nice apartment close to the university, just the two of us.”

Calypso smiled. 

After they finally confessed, the two were back to their old self. Except this time, it was mixed with some strong affections and whispers and several other lovey-dovey stuff. Especially the most spicy moments, like what they just did earlier. And now, high school is almost over and they’re both graduating. Their plan is once they head to college, they’ll have a nice little apartment together to save up money and hopefully one day, come back home to take over the family business, or at least, Leo’s family’s business.

“I still think we should add some entertainment in the garage,” Calypso says. “It’d be nice for some people who come to the shop. Oh, and we should definitely have a restaurant too, giving the visitor a place to relax while you work on their cars.” 

Leo chuckled, “You do realize it’s my family business?” 

“And what? Am I not family?” Calypso frowned as Leo stopped his action and stared at her.

“What?”

“I mean, you said that after college you were going to take after the shop and you want by your side, right?”

Leo blush as she points toward the old drawings on the wall. 

“W-we were kids, Sunshine! I wasn’t thinking and-”

Calypso cupped his cheeks and kissed him gently but passionately. She let go and leaned her forehead to his. 

“Well neither am I. Right now, I’m listening to my heart. And it’s telling me to never let you go. Never again. I love you, Leo.”

Leo’s heart took a big leap and can’t stop himself from grinning. 

“I love you too, Calypso. Always.” 

Leo kisses her passionately, then continues down toward her neck and lower. Calypso moans as he continues to shower her with all of his love and more.

I think it’s safe to assume that in the end, they lived happily ever after.

[thisdamfan]

Just a reminder of Calypso and Leo’s idea for a Machine shop that also sold cider and stew.

Dam caleo is cute.

[tamaytka]

One year improvement  

[imaginechb]

Hi ! Can i request a songfic with a femreader? The song is "déjà vu" by Olivia Rodrigo.

Calypso's pov

Where Leo and yn are dating and Calypso is like sweet/sour

Deja Vu

Synopsis: You and Leo are in a happy relationship, and Calypso is left to pick up the broken pieces of her heart.

Calypso watched as he put his arm around you. She looked on with a bitter taste in her mouth because she used to be the one snuggling into his side at the campfire.

Leo helped you make a s'more and Calypso was unwillingly brought back to those summer nights when Leo would squish the marshmallow in between the graham crackers and feed it to her, or that one time she had leftover chocolate on her lip and he kissed it away.

She felt the bile rise in her throat as he kissed you in the same fashion, and she had to excuse herself from the festivities. Sneaking off toward the beach, she allowed herself to cry that first tear which brought many more.

Calypso didn't hate you. She hated that she couldn't, actually. She hated that you were sweet and adorable and so good to him. She hated that you loved him, and even more that he loved you. She hated that the two of you were a better couple than her and Leo had ever been.

He was her savior, her knight in shining suspenders, her supersized mcshizzle. She was supposed to have the happy ending, the one she had always dreamed of. The one she had envisioned having with him. He would rescue her from Ogygia, show her the world. They would get married and open a repair shop together. 'Leo and Calypso's Garage: Auto Repair and Mechanical Monsters'.

But alas, just because she was in love with him did not mean he was bound to love her. Much like how she had once loved Percy but his heart truly belonged to Annabeth, Leo's heart had always belonged to you. He may have kept his promise in rescuing her from her island, but he was forever yours.

Calypso wondered if Leo ever thought about her, and how the things he was doing with you were the things they had once done together. That though he loved you now, it was Calypso who had first taught him how to love.

She pitied you, honestly. You truly believed that all of this was for you. The dancing in bunker nine when the rest of the camp was asleep. The blanket sharing at the campfire while he fed you s'mores. The kissing in the strawberry fields and the rides on Festus. You thought it was so unique, so special, not realizing that he did those things with Calypso mere months ago.

But even she had to admit that he looked ten times more genuine with you than he did with her. With Calypso he had been tripping over himself trying to impress her, trying to win her approval. With you he did it purely out of love and joy. With you, he was happy.

Before she realized what she was doing, she let out a sob of despair. She let out another. And another. She let herself fall into the soft sand and cry. Leo hadn't done anything wrong, and neither had you, but that didn't stop her heart from hurting every time she saw the two of you. Yet again, she had been scorned by love and by men.

She turned when she heard footsteps approaching, praying to the gods it wasn't you or Leo. She was relieved when Percy sat down beside her.

She had been in love with Percy at one point (who hadn't?), but those feelings faded over time, and now she was just grateful to have him there as a friend. He didn't say anything, but just his presence was enough.

Together they stared into the nighttime waves. It would have been a beautiful sight to admire under happier circumstances.

As much as she hated it, she thought about what Leo was doing at that moment. Probably walking you back to your cabin, kissing you goodnight on the porch. Smiling like a fool as he walked back to his own. She started to cry again. Percy wrapped his arms around her, letting her cry it out.

He stroked her hair until eventually she calmed down. She stared at the ocean once more and knew that one day she would be okay again. One day, she would no longer envy you, and one day Leo Valdez would be a distant memory.

Rae

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Reading The Dark Prophecy: Chapter 22 (SPOILERS)

"how you collapsed that brick wall. You should do that more often." I struggle to think of many situations that would be improved by a collapsing brick wall, but hey, if Leo thinks it'll help.

"Leo and Calypso's Garage: Auto Repair and Mechanical Monsters." . . . "It didn't sound like a very funny joke." You had to be there.

"A demigod child of the sewer goddess Cloacina would have been welcome" Holy cannoli, she's real. Wikipedia says, "Cloacina was a goddess who presided over the Cloaca Maxima ('Greatest Drain'), the main interceptor discharge outfall of the system of sewers in Rome.

"trying to avoid flashbacks of my long-ago, unintended trip through a sewage-treatment facility in Biloxi, Mississippi." No, no, I want to see it.

"This runs on a clepsydra lock" CLEPSYDRA (n.): an ancient time-measuring device worked by a flow of water

"videos of Commodus looped over and over on the giant television screens." Ngl that sounds like heaven.

"If you have ever tried to walk while immersed in a swift stream, you know how difficult it is. Also, if you have tried it, then may I ask why?" It's called a water park.

"My least favorite Cornhusker" The Cornhusker thing is funny now that I know he used to challenge people to harvesting contests in his past life.

"blemmyae bulldozers." Are those supposed to be worse than regular bulldozers? Whatever the case, Brieanna was right. They shouldn't remain at the Waystation.

"I had failed once again. I had unwittingly betrayed the location of our safe haven." I wouldn't say that. They wanted the griffins back and they got them. It's not like there was time to check for tracking devices at the zoo. Apollo got got, that's all.

"When can you have the Waystation destroyed?" Lol like it's just another regular chore. Put it down for noon on Wednesday. "Two days?" "TWO DAYS?" Two days is pretty quick. They don't even know what kind of magic is guarding it.

"Incursion at the front gates!" Who tf?

"Perhaps we could take him--three on two?" The two in question are one almost-godly man and one fully suited and armed soldier. Y'all've got squat for armor and hypothermia for a weapon. "Except that we were all about to pass out . . . I decided to stay put." It's for the best.

"Alaric." Was he one of the Germani from The Hidden Oracle? I swear I've heard his name before. "How long has Lityerses had this job?" Oh, the beheader's about to be beheaded.

"try on our racing outfits" What are they racing? The ostriches?

"Meg considered this, then seemed to realize she was thinking" Whoops, can't be caught considering the consequences of your actions in the middle of a life-or-death predicament!

[cabinofimagines]

Philautia ; self love

I did a thing, which is not a bad thing. I do love this a bit myself, although that's because I am doing this out of pure reasoning so I can maybe at one point write a multi part fic

The second part will probably be done at the end of summer?

Pairing: Leo Valdez x reader, platonic Nico and Hazel x reader Requests: at the bottom, because of the amount of them! Word count: 2k Warnings: mostly fluff, two curses or so

-Asnyox

[Part 1] [Part 2]

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You hadn’t met Leo in any conventional way. Instead of the normal ‘Hey, who are you?’ he had decided to literally crash his dragon five feet in front of you. However, this was not the first time you had encountered strange people. You were well aware of your heritage as a child of Loki, and were actually kind of surprised that Leo did not move to attack you. Actually, he did not move at all.

Of course, at this point you were unaware of his name, or how he would change your life.

Leo was not the first Greek demigod you had met either. At one point, Nico di Angelo, son of Hades had crashed into your apartment. At this point it had been a few years, but he kept up his promise of visiting you every so often. You considered him some kind of distant brother - and you were sure that the feeling was mutual. He had once offered to take you to one of the camps - but you argued against it, figuring that a child of Loki, a different pantheon would be much less welcome there as you were welcome in this world anyways.

Back to the crash - one of the passengers of the dragon was passed out, and the other one seemed in a hurry to leave. You couldn’t make out the shape, but as they ran away from the crash site, you ran towards it, determined to help the unfortunate soul that was left behind.

Pulling the person out of the wreck he seemed to stir slightly, not at all dead. Then why did that other person run away? Suddenly, the boy jerked awake and pushed you off.

'Who are you? Where am I?' he breathed out and you put your hands in front of you as a form of defense. 'Hey, hey,' you tried to soothe him, 'Calm down. My name is (Y/n) and you just crashed here. How is your head?' his hand quickly went to his hair and he looked behind him at the wreck.

'Festus!' He exclaimed, suddenly scrambling to look through the remains. 'Uhm,' you hesitantly took this in, 'If Festus is the person that just ran away, I think they’re fine. They just left you here?' You offered him and the boy turned around, a confused look on his face. 'Person? Who- oh,' his whole form deflated, 'Calypso left me?' You carefully nodded. 'Figures.' He sounded heartbroken, but not surprised.

'Can I help?' you softly asked the boy, who had returned to trying to salvage the remains of his dragon. 'The crash has heated the metal, I wouldn’t touch Festus right now if I were you, you would burn yourself.' he said, not bothering to look at you. 'But you’re touching him…?' 'I’m fireproof.' he bluntly stated as he seemed to have retrieved what he needed. He let out a deep sigh and sadly regarded the wreck that was his dragon.

'Do you maybe have somewhere I could stay?' he asked, finally looking at you, 'I need to rebuild my dragon before I can continue on my way.'

'Oh yeah, that’s fine. I don’t have a garage, but my apartment is hopefully big enough.' he smiled and you gestured to him to follow you.

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During the first week of Leo’s appearance in your life everything was chaos. You sort off had expectations in the beginning - these came mostly from Nico, your adoptive brother of sorts, who had taught you that demigods are anything but calm. Nico himself travelled a lot, moving around all the time.

What you hadn’t expected was Leo to generally move around the apartment all the time. One second he was in his assigned work-and-sleep room working on Festus, and the next he was breathing in your neck asking about food or a tool he needed. This boy had enough energy to power a nuclear plant, you swear on it.

Another thing you were slowly getting used to was how handsy Leo tended to be. You weren’t complaining whenever he physically moved you out of his way by putting his hands on your arms, or how his touch always seemed to slightly linger when your hands brushed against each other while handing him a tool.

Or that time he jokingly gave you a good night's kiss that you just can’t seem to shake.

But this, your growing feelings towards the disruptive force that was Leo Valdez, did not stop you from noticing how his smile would always falter. He cracked a lot of jokes, but the joy never fully reached his eyes. You were worried for him, he didn’t want to open up about his feelings, given that he was just left by the ‘love of his life’.

A thing you quickly noticed was how Leo tended to beat around the bush whenever you wanted him to talk.

‘You looked sad today,’ you studied Leo’s face as he looked up from his dinner, ‘While working on Festus you didn’t once smile.’ Leo shrugged.

‘Work’s just going slow today,’ you noticed how he had started playing with his food, moving it around as if the spirals of it reflected his mood.

‘It’s not just that and you know it.’ Leo’s fork stopped moving and he stared into his plate.

‘You don’t know that, (Y/n), you don’t know me.’ he said and he sat up straight. ‘Leo, I am not stupid, please, just talk to me,’ you softly begged him as you reached over the table but he quickly moved away. ‘I am going back to work, thank you for the food.’ he coldly said as he left.

That night as you walked past his room at 1 am you could’ve sworn you heard him whisper to Festus. You softly opened the door as you carefully took in the dimly lit room.

‘Hey,’ you looked at Leo, noticing small tear stains on his cheeks. ‘Hey,’ he said back, slowly putting Festus’s head next to him on the floor. ‘You wanna talk?’ ‘Not really,’ Leo laid down on the floor, gesturing to the spot next to him, ‘Join me.’

You laid down next to him, surprised at the lack of stuff on the floor. As you looked at the ceiling you felt Leo’s warmth next to you.

‘Turn off the lights.’ you told him and he did, the darkness engulfing both of you. He reached for your hand, and you felt his calloused fingers wrap them around your hand. You squeezed his hand, letting him know you were there for him.

‘Life sucks,’ Leo got out before a sob escaped his throat, ‘Everything- always- and I don’t know how to get it to work-’ he didn’t make an attempt to move closer to you, and you felt that he needed the space. He could share his feelings with machines- because they never judged, they didn’t respond- so for now you were willing to be a clog in his brain, in his heart.

Leo didn’t need to speak anymore, but he did. He wanted someone he could trust - he thought he’d had that person in Calypso yet she’d ran. He feared he was broken - unfixable - unlovable - unknowable. He lost so much, he had run so much, he wanted a break. Yet,

‘I don’t want to anymore, (Y/n).’ It was the first time that night he addressed you. He sounded calmer than before, but it was just the eye of the hurricane. ‘Want to what?’ You felt the pressure of Leo’s arm on yours disappear as you noticed him gesturing around. ‘I don’t know, I really don’t.’ With a deep sigh he returned his hand to your side. ‘Then why are you still trying?’ Your question echoed in the room. After a few moments you heard him take a deep breath. ‘Because I can.’

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The next morning you woke up with an arm on top of you. As you opened your eyes you stared right at Leo’s sleeping face.

‘Oh,’ you huffed as you sat up, feeling soreness over your whole body. Geez, that’s what you get from sleeping on the floor. Leo seemed to awaken from your movement and he cursed as he sat up next to you.

‘Why did we sleep on the floor?’ he asked no one in particular and you let out a huff. ‘Next time let’s have a breakdown on the couch, shall we?’ you teased him, however Leo tensed up at your comment. ‘About that, maybe we should forget about tonight?’ he carefully offered and you sighed.

‘Look, Leo, I know this can be strange, however,’ you looked him in the eye, ‘It is better to work on your problems than hide them. I am happy you felt comfortable enough to confide in me.’ Leo seemed to get lost in his thoughts as he stood up. You followed his lead, and then proceeded to walk to the kitchen. Breakfast wouldn’t make itself, you know.

Leo’s silence was worrying you, given that he normally seemed to be all over the place. You felt his gaze on you while you were making breakfast and as you set a plate with food in front of him he seemed to break away from his mind.

‘I’m sorry.’ he said as he looked down at his plate. ‘What for?’ you inquired, getting a small bite of food. ‘Burdening you?’ he sounded uncertain and you laughed at this.

‘Leo, honey, never do that again.’ you took another bite as he seemed to process, you swallowed and continued, ‘It’s stupid to apologize for letting your feelings out. If I didn’t want to be there I wouldn’t have gone in, you know.’

Leo didn’t understand what he was feeling right of this moment - dread in his stomach, fluttering in his chest. Yet, for some reason, when he looked at your face, he felt like you could understand him, maybe you could help him.

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Night talks became Leo’s and yours thing. It wasn’t always in his room - sometimes you would sit on the balcony, or go to the park late at night. One night he promised to take you to the stars with Festus when he was rebuilt.

‘You know I can’t breathe in space right?’ you laughed, looking at Leo’s grinning face. As soon as you had finished the phrase his eyes lit up. ‘You know I can’t breathe when I’m with you right?’ He shot back and you sighed.

‘Leo,’ you sounded disappointed.

‘I know, first work on myself then work on a relationship.’ he sighed, although with the smile that came through right after you figured he was joking. Most things to Leo were a joke, because if he was never serious nothing could go wrong.

That’s why he played this off as a joke - he had meant the compliment. Yet, he knew what you thought of him chasing romance again - even if it was flirting with random people in the street on the way to the supermarket. Leo didn’t know why he felt the need to be in a relationship - maybe it was to pretend that he was alright, it was to hide the real problems he dealt with at night, it was to chase the feeling of being loved.

And he felt loved by you. With all the times you were there when he broke down, every time he felt himself grow more attached to you. As if you were a missing clog in his heart. However, he was adamant on listening to your advice, because he knew you wanted the best for him.

This all is why instead of going into the topic of him bettering himself right now, he talked about taking you places. He talked about travelling the world with you.

‘If I were to ask you to leave with me, would you?’ he carefully asked. ‘I don’t know, the last time you traveled Festus crashed,’ you laughed, ‘but if it is safe I would join you.’ you told him, looking at the stars above.

Leo on the other hand was looking at the stars in your eyes, cursing himself.

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[Part 1] [Part 2]

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requests: howdyyy. could you maybe do an angsty leo x reader where reader is a child of hades and nico is protective of her?? also i love your blog ❤ /// Idk if you are taking requests but would you do a college!Leo x reader where he is in love with the reader who is a visual arts major and theres a bit of angst and fluff? You can switch things around and you can ignore this if you dont want to, i understand. Have a nice day /// *debby Ryan hair thing* so...could y’all do somethin with Leo based off the song “good for you” from Dear Evan Hanson? Like maybe he gets back with C**ypso and hasn’t really told the reader about how they kissed and stuff and ones he does he like is like “I’m sorry...she’s just so-“ and like yeah...angsty stuff? /// idk if requests are open but can i get a kid of loki x leo valdez???? /// Please can I request a Leo x Reader? where Hazel finds us crying, asks us what's going on and we tell her it's Leo ( can there be at least 1000 words? I hate OS less than 1000 words ...)

[raes-secret-pjo-account]

You are in love (chapter 3)

Nice to meet you, where ya been?

Jason's car breaks down and he goes to a certain mechanic (leo)

JASON

Hello. My name is Jason Grace. I am the son of a man named Jupiter who runs one of the biggest companies in the world. My mother is Beryl Grace she took care of my older sister Thalia. Thalia moved away when our mother died but she told me she is back in town so I was supposed to go meet her. My car broke down on the way there. I had already called a tow truck when I dialed Thalia's number.

The call went something like this:

"Hey Jason where are you?"

"Hi uh Thalia I might not be able to make it right now,"

"What?! Why are you okay?"

"I'm fine my car just broke down,"

"Oh then just fix it,"

"I don't know how to fix a car"

"What are they teaching you are boarding school!"

"Not mechanics,"

"Do you need me to come pick you up?"

"No I already called a tow truck,"

"Those cost money ya know,"

"You know I work for dad right?"

"How often do you see him?"

I didn't want to admit it but I rarely saw him at all. "Often enough. . ."

"Whatever, get back to me when you can and we'll meet up then kay?"

"Okay bye,"

Then Thalia hung up. When the tow truck finally came they asked me some questions and other stuff before letting my in the truck as they tow my car.

"So where do you want your car to go?" The driver asked me.

I thought about it for a moment, "the best mechanic you know please," I reply to which he chuckled a bit.

"Valdez it is," he said before continuing to drive.

We arrived at a garage that looked dirty and cheap. The sign at the top read VALDEZ but the bottom half of the L was falling off.

"Yo Leo I got a customer for you!" The driver yelled before I paid him and he left.

Then a scrawny boy came out from behind the garage. He looked like a Latino Santa's elf. He whisled in admiration when he saw my car, "woah, this is a nice car man, what year and model is it?"

"It's a 2022 and I don't really know my dad bought it for me," I replied which sounded kinda bad.

The boy just scoffed, "so your a spoiled rich brat, got it," he said inspecting the car some more.

I won't deny I am rich but I am certainly not spoiled. "I'm not spoiled," I snapped at him.

"Woah there," he put his hands up on defense his hands and the rest of him were covered in grease. "I'm just saying what I see. I'm sure you've had a very tragically hard life," he was joking but it wasn't funny to me.

Then a girls voice shouted, "Leo Valdez!"

"Ah fuck," the greasy boy sighed.

A girl walked in with her auburn hair in a pony tail her white shirt and jeans were also covered in grease. "You have other cars to work on what are you doing!" She yelled.

"Calypso, I'm just talking to a new customer, besides look at how cool this car is!" He said with excitement.

"I don't give a shit," she snapped, "finish those cars then work on this one!"

"Okay okay," he said defeated and he began to walk away.

The girl, Calypso sighed, "alright how may I help you," she asked brushing some of her hair out of her face.

"My car broke down on the side of the rode and I need it fixed," I explained to her.

"Alright let me get under it. You can wait over there if you want to sit somewhere," she pointed towards some chairs near a desk I'm assuming is the front desk. I gave her my keys and she drove the car to a spot in the garage.

I sat in the "waiting room" where I could see both sides of the garage. It was clear they split it in half cause Calypso's side was more neat and organized while Leo's had tools strewn about all over the place. I couldn't help but find myself watching Leo. He had music on while he worked, it was some old 80's song that he hummed along to. He worked with such precision, at least I think he did. I don't really know jack shit about cars.

Calypso came back, "one of your cylinders is busted up and your tires look like you've been hitting curbs for fun, you buy a cylinder and bring it here and we'll replace the part." She explained.

"Aren't you gonna fix it right now?" I asked a bit confused.

She sighed like I was dumb, "you gotta buy the part before we can fix it. Here call this number when you go the part okay," she said handing me a card with their number on it. I nodded.

Leo cam over, "hey Cal I-"

"stop calling me Cal,"

"okay well I finished that car can you take it for a test drive?" He asked.

Calypso was quick to respond, "why don't you take that car for a test drive to wherever he needs to go?"

Leo sighed and tapped my shoulder, "cmon rich bitch," he said jokingly. His comment reminded me of my ex girlfriend Piper. She broke up with me a month ago because she told me she is gay. I'm fine with that, we're still friends.

"My friend Piper always calls me that," I say as I get I to the passenger seat of this car. It's a Toyota pruis.

"No way I have a friend Piper too," Leo comments as he starts the car.

"So where are you headed?" He asked.

I thought about going to my house, the I thought maybe going to my work, then I remembered, "um can you take me to this park?" I ask showing him the address Thalia sent me earlier.

He shrugged, "weird place but okay,"

We began driving and after a bit of awkward silence he asks, "So why some random park?"

"Well I was supposed to meet my sister Thalia there." I explain.

"is she also a 'rich bitch'?" He asked jokingly.

"No actually, she lived with our mother who was really poor. After she died she still refused to move in with me and dad,"

Leo looked perplexed. "Well if she won't move in I might! I could buy so much useless shit with all that money," he teases and it makes me laugh. A real laugh. I don't think I can remember the last time I laughed like that. Leo. I didn't know him that well but not just anyone can make me laugh like that. I was willing to hold onto that.

We arrived at the park. "Thanks for the ride," I said leaning on the open car door smiling at him.

Leo smiled back "any time man," he the drove off.

I saw Thalia and another girl so I walked up to them. "Hey Thalia I made it," she looked at me.

"Good job," she said sarcastically. I looked over at the other girl she had invited instead of me.

"Hey your Reyna's sister right?" I asked. I knew Reyna from boarding school she and I were best friends but after I told her I wanted to be just friends she didn't talk to me again.

"Oh so you're jason," she said with a hint of distain. Was Reyna still mad at me? After all these years.

I shrugged it off and continued to chat with the both of them. I kept think about that guy from the mechanics. Leo, Leo valdez. He was weird in a charming way. I couldn't stop think about

[wisegirlandseaweedbraininsta]

It’s so disappointing that Rick Riordan didn’t write an epilogue set years in advance for any of the riordanverse books like in The Hunger Games and Harry Potter. Like, imagine getting to see Percabeth married with kids. Seeing Estelle grown up. Seeing Leo and Calypso open their garage. Seeing Will and Nico married. Development of Piper and Shel and them potentially married too. Maybe even confirming Theyna as canon. And this could’ve worked so well, too, but I don’t think this man is ever gonna stop writing in the riordanverse and that is why he didn’t include an epilogue.

[saiyan98]

Nostalgic Love Story (Childhood AU) Part 2

Disclaimer:

Piper McClean: The following is a non-profit fanbase series. PJO, HoO and ToA are owned by Rick Riordan and Disney Hyperion. Please support the Official release.

Inspired by another Fanfiction I read called Safety Patrol (In Fanfiction.Net)/ Something More (In Archive of Our Own) made by EthnicToken (Fanfiction.Net)/ StarriNights (Archive of Our Own).

[Table Of Content] [First Chapter] [Last Chapter]

Summary:

Leo and Calypso have been neighbors and friends since kindergarten. The two were inseparable all the way to high school. However, in their Junior years, Calypso was about to confess to her crush, Percy Jackson. However, he turned her down and made her realize that who she truly loves is her best friend, Leo. Will she finally let her true feelings out? Or will she bury them deep in her heart, never to see light?

Story:

School has ended for the day and we find Calypso contemplating in her old treehouse that’s behind her house. From Kindergarten to Middle School, Leo and Calypso would hang out in that treehouse and would mostly just play games, talk about stuff they like or just simply to get away from parents or school. But ever since High School arrived, they rarely came up anymore. Calypso wasn’t bothered by the sudden change at first; but ever since she realized her true emotions for Leo today, she has gotten more conscious about the changes. 

Now… she misses it. 

She looks around her treehouse and nostalgia hits her like an ambulance. There were old drawings pinned to the wall; she and Leo made them back in the days, mostly just doodles of either plants or cars. Calypso chuckles as she looks at each one, memories coming back to her. Then she looked at one drawing that Leo made a long time ago. 

It was around when the two were in elementary school and Leo was in the middle of drawing.

“What are you drawing?” Calypso asked. 

“My future,” Leo replied. “Ms. Gomez told us to draw what we want to be when we grow up.”

Calypso looked at his drawing. It was a doodle of a garage with a car inside and himself with a wrench. 

“You want to be a mechanic like your mom?” Calypso asked. 

“Yep, when I grow up, I’m gonna take over the family business,” Leo replied with a grin. 

“Who’s that?” Calypso pointed toward another character in his drawing. It was a girl with orange hair and carrying flowers.

“That’s you.” 

“Why am I in it?”

“Because,” Leo answered sincerely with a bigger grin. “I want you by my side when I grow up. That way, the future will be more fun.” 

Calypso was shocked at his answer and frowned. 

“There’s no way I’m working in a garage! It’s dirty and messy and a lot of work.”

Leo laughs, “I know, Sunshine. That’s why I drew flowers with you. When we grow up, I’ll work in my family’s shop and you can make a small garden in the back, sell all sorts of plants and vegetables to our clients.” 

Calypso giggled, “I can probably make some nice food too. I’ve been learning to make some nice stew from your mom.”

“Really?!” Leo said. “I can’t wait until we grow up!” 

The two laugh as they continue having fun in their little treehouse.

And now, they’re in high school, with college just around the corner. And Calypso would like nothing more but to make that dream a reality. 

It’s been years since they made that promise; both of them completely forgot about it, until now. Calypso can’t comprehend the thought of a future WITHOUT Leo. He was always there for her when she needed him. Sure he’s an idiot; chaotic and just a plain trouble-maker. But he always finds a way to warm your heart. And now that she realized the truth, she doesn’t want to let that go. College is just around the corner and she has no idea if he’s even going to the same one as her. Four years without Leo is a nightmare for her. 

“Sunshine?!” Yelled out in the distance. 

Calypso looked outside and saw Leo with his backpack, coming home from his club meeting.

“I’m up here!” Calypso yelled. 

Leo climbed up to the treehouse and sat next to her. “So this is where you've been hiding. I thought you were gonna wait for me after the club meeting?” 

“I-I was bored so I went home. I figured you can find your way back on your own,” Calypso lied. Because she realized her true feelings, she’s more conscious about the atmosphere when she’s alone with Leo. 

She wants to be him, but she doesn’t want to lose him forever. 

“It has been awhile since we've been here,” Leo said. “I can see that our old drawings are there too.”

“Y-yeah…”

“Oh hey! I remember this,” Leo says as he looks at the drawing Calypso was earlier. 

“Man, we were so young. I told you how I was gonna take the family business and that we’d live together,” Leo laughed as Calypso also joined as well, hoping to hide her blush.

“You’re still going to do that, right? Become a mechanic like your mom?”

Leo nodded, “Yeah, but I doubt you’ll be living with me.”

“W-what? Why?!” Calypso asked. 

Leo scoffed, “Because you hate the noise and the smell.”

“O-oh! Yeah! I mean… like, who wants to live with you when you’re all dirty, smell like oil and never bother to wear a shirt most of the time…” Calypso said, unaware that she spilled the fact that she tends to see him without a shirt sometimes at the family shop. 

And the fact that she sometimes stares. 

“Wait, what?” Leo asked. He wasn’t fully paying attention after the comment about the smell. He kind of zone out whenever Calypso complains about him. 

“I mean, you’re always a mess once you finish up at work. No girl would want to date you.” 

Leo chuckled, “You’re right about that.”

Calypso cursed in silence, “B-but maybe you’ll find the right girl, you know? Like, someone who knows you better than yourself and always keeps you on your toes?”

Leo shrugged, “I doubt it, every girl I try to go after is either not interested in me or just hates me. But enough about me; how about you? How’d it go with Percy?”

Calypso flinched, she hoped to avoid that conversation for several reasons. The main reason is that it’ll prove Leo right and she hates how much he’ll gloat about it. 

And to think, this is the boy she fell in love with in the end.

“I-it went well, just that…” 

“He turned you down, huh?”

Calypso tries to hide it, but her expression says it all. As she waits for Leo to laugh and call her out that he was right, he sighed.

“I’m sorry.” 

“Huh?” Calypso said. 

“I’m sorry you had to go through this mess again. Percy is a nice guy, but he’s obviously in love with Annabeth. If he wasn’t, he’d totally would’ve dated you.”

Calypso frowned, usually Leo would tease her and tell her ‘I told you so’. Why is he being… well, nice? Of course, he always watches over her and helps her out. But he usually teases her about her love life, telling her that she’s better off without them and too good for them.

“Why would you think that Percy would date me?” 

“Because you’re Calypso, silly,” Leo laughed and answered. “You may not be the smartest, coolest or most popular girl in school; but, you’re kind, quirky and always help out those in need. You have a bright smile and loving singing voice that ANY guy would kill to hear.”

The way Leo talked about her made her feel giddy and heartwarming. And yet, she still believes he doesn’t see her as a lover. Most likely as a sister or a friend. So badly, Calypso wants to be more than just friends with Leo. But she’s too afraid to lose what she has now. 

“T-thanks, Leo.”

Leo shrugged, “I’m just speaking the truth. But…” 

Leo smirked at Calypso, “I told you so.”

Calypso rolled her eyes as Leo laughed. Even when she realizes she’s in love with him, he’s still the same crazy pyro-mechanic who annoys her to death. 

It has been a week since Calypso realized the truth and it’s getting harder to hide it from Leo. Jason continues to persuade her to confess, but she won’t do it. Considering that she was turned down three times in a row, she doesn’t want Leo to be number four. Instead, she decide to talk to one person who understands her situation more than anyone. 

“Percy!” Calypso yelled as she called him out in the school hallways.

“Yeah, Calypso?” 

“I need to ask you something?”

“Ask him about what?” said another voice. Behind Percy was Annabeth, his childhood best friend and first (and only) love. Calypso was jealous of her back then because she has Percy’s attention. Now, she’s the one person that can help her.

“Oh, Annabeth! Perfect! I was looking for you!” Calypso said. 

Percy and Annabeth were confused but Calypso asked Percy for some privacy for the two. He agreed and went to class. 

“So, what do you need, Calypso?” Annabeth asked.

Calypso took a deep breath and asked, “How do you manage to keep your feelings buried when you’re around Percy?”

Annabeth blushed, “W-what?! I don’t know what you’re-”

“Annabeth, everyone knows you’re in love with Percy. Only Percy doesn’t know. He’s, as you say, a Seaweed Brain.”

Annabeth blushes harder at the comment. “What's your point, Calypso?” 

And so she told Annabeth everything. How she confessed to Percy but was turned down, only for him to make Calypso realize she’s in love with Leo. Because of this, it’s getting harder for her to be around him without wanting more than what they have. 

She wants to hold his hands.

She wants to hug him. 

She wants to kiss him. 

She… she wants him in her life, even after graduation. 

“So… I just want to know how you managed to do it. How do you manage to be with Percy without showing your feelings?” Calypso asked. 

Annabeth was silent for a moment and then answered.

“Calypso… I wish I could answer that to you but… I don’t know. Everytime I’m with Percy, I get all nervous and I overthink about what I would say to him. A day doesn’t go by where I wish I could just kiss his idiotic face.”

Calypso nodded. Everytime she sees Leo’s iconic grin, she resists with all her willpower not to just grab him and kiss him on the spot. 

“But… I’m just scared.” 

“Scared to lose him over a crush?” Calypso asked. 

She nodded. 

“So even you are no match to the boy's stupid charm,” Calypso said.

Annabeth laughed, “Well, regardless, I think you have a chance with Leo. I saw how he looks at you sometimes.”

“Then why doesn’t he ever try his charms on me?”

Annabeth shrugged, “Maybe he believes you deserve better than some cheap flirt. You two have been friends since kindergarten. Just… talk to him. I’m sure you’ll find some sort of hint of his affection towards you.”

“You really think so?” Calypso asked.

“I know so. Anyways, I gotta head to the Library. I promised Piper that I’d help her out with her homework.”

“Thank you, Annabeth. And for your information, Percy really likes you. You shouldn’t hide your feelings.” 

Annabeth blushed at the sudden information. 

“Y-you really think so?” she asked. 

Calypso nodded. 

“W-well, we’ll see… see you around, Calypso.”

Meanwhile, Leo and Jason were chilling once again at the Library. 

This time, it was Leo in distress. 

“Come on, Leo. I don’t see why you need to hide it anymore, just try at least,” Jason said. 

“It’s not that simple, Jason! If I ask her out and she says no, it’ll be awkward and she’ll distance herself from me. I can’t bear that.”

Leo was talking about how he found Calypso in their old treehouse. Reminiscing on old memories and promises. And how he wishes their promise becomes true. 

“Look, Leo, trust me when I say this. You have a guaranteed chance with her. Better than I ever can with Piper.”

Jason argues with Leo, hoping to convince to ask Calypso out. Ever since she confessed to him about her feelings towards Leo, Jason was doing everything he can to get them together. Everything except telling them the truth. 

Jason sighs, “Leo…”

“Just forget it, okay? Focus on your issues with Piper.”

“What about me?” Said a feminine voice. 

The boys looked behind them and saw Piper, coming out of dance practice and taking a break in the library. 

“Nothing,” Jason replied quickly, hoping to change the subject. “Leo here is just being stubborn and refusing to ask Calypso out.”

“Really?” Piper said. “Leo, I’ve seen the way you look at her. You have it badly, worse than with Khione and Echo. You two are meant to be.”

Leo groaned, “Guys, just give up. No way in ANY universe would Calypso fall in love with me.”

“And why’s that?” Jason asked. 

“Because she’s amazing! Okay? She’s smart, funny, kind, sassy and beautiful. She’s a goddess! And me? I’m just a crazy mechanic-to-be teenager with ADHD and creates things that end up crash and burn. Why on earth would she love someone like me?!” 

Leo got fed up and left. 

Jason sighs, “Leo… why can’t you see that she loves you too?”

“Wait, what?!” Piper asked. 

Jason explained how Calypso confessed to Percy but was turned down and was given the realization that she was in love with Leo the whole time. And now, both of them are trying to hide their feelings so that they won’t lose the friendship that they have right now.

“Oh my god,” Piper said. “It’s like your classic cliche romance movie. They’ll probably won’t say anything until graduation. And by then it’ll be too late.”

“Exactly,” Jason agreed. “They just need a little push.”

He sighs, frustrated at the situation, ignoring how his heart is beating just by being next to Piper. Even though he’s doing what he can to help his friends, he can’t ignore the chance he has just been given. 

It’s better to at least try and fail then to not try at all.

Jason chuckled at the advice Calypso gave, despite not following it herself. 

“Well, I gotta go. I promise Annabeth I’d meet her here at the library so she can help me with some homework that’s due tomorrow. I’ll see you around, Jason.”

As Piper was getting up, Jason took a deep breath. 

It was now or never.

“Wait, Pipes?”

“Yeah?” She replied as she got up.

“… Are you… busy this Saturday?”

“Not really.”

Jason took another deep breath as his palms were getting sweaty.

“I… I was wondering if… maybe if you… I don’t know, want to hang out with me at the Pier?”

Jason feels really sick, heartbeat getting louder and palms getting sweatier. But he needs to follow Calypso's advice. If he can do it, so can she. 

“Like a date?” Piper asked.

“…Yeah. Like a date,” Jason replied. 

Piper was quiet for a moment, giving more anxiety to Jason. Then she replied. 

“Sure, I would love to. Think you can pick me up around 7pm?” She asked. 

“Y-yeah…” Jason replied, still shocked at her answer.

As Piper left to find Annabeth, Jason quickly got up and ran to find Calypso.

He just asked Piper McClean, one of the most beautiful and popular girls in school, out on a date and she said yes. He needed to tell her what happened. And hopefully, give her the courage to go out with Leo as well.

Unaware that Jason was looking for her, Calypso was by herself by the football field, contemplating on what to do with her feelings with Leo. 

One side to risk everything and confess, hoping that everything works out and that they will be together, even after high school. But on the other hand, if she did and he rejects her, he will most likely distance himself. It’ll be awkward between them and their friendship will fall apart. 

She couldn’t bear that to happen.

As she debates her choices in her head, she reminisces on a memory that happened a long time ago, in that same Treehouse. 

It was around middle school and somehow, boys were being attracted toward her. She hated it because it made the other girls jealous of her and it made her time in school more difficult. 

The only reason she was able to bear through it was because of Leo. He was always by her side, even when the other girls were spreading rumors about her. She remembered how one time in the treehouse she complained how she'd never get her first kiss if these events continued. Calypso is a hopeless romantic kind of girl; she hopes her Prince Charming would come for her. Leo would listen to her complaints for a while and come up with a surprising suggestion. 

Calypso still blushed at the idea.

Leo suggested that they try a kiss together. 

Calypso was going to deny the request, but she feared that she wouldn't get a chance to experience it. But the crazy thing, at the time, she was hoping for it.

She still remembers the experience. Short but sweet. Quick but felt like a lifetime. Calypso remembers how she wished it was longer. But, being as stubborn as she is, she hid the fact that she enjoyed it. Maybe if she told him the truth, would he see her as more than a friend?

“Calypso!” Yelled Jason as he ran toward her. 

“What’s up?”

“I did it!”

“What?”

“I finally asked Piper out!”

“Oh,” Calypso replied. “What did she say?” 

“She said yes!” Jason replied with excitement.

Calypso smiled. Jason was crushing really hard on Piper ever since last year. Which is understandable, Jason is a good guy. But he’s always been a “yes” man; helping everyone in need. He never once thought about what he wanted, just listened to what his parents wanted; what everyone expected from him; what he needed to be. But whenever he looked at Piper, he saw someone who wasn’t afraid to be herself; wasn’t afraid of failure or disappointment. She is something that he wishes to be.

Free.

“That’s great, I hope it works out,” Calypso said. 

“Thanks, but I was able to do it thanks to your advice. I took my chance and asked her out.”

Calypso shrugged, “I was just helping a friend.”

“I know that, that’s why I’m telling you to follow your advice and go after Leo.”

“Don’t,” Calypso replied. “Leo had all this time to be interested in me. But he isn’t.” 

“That’s not true. I see the way he looks at you. He truly cares about you more than anything. More than his love for engineering; more than his dream. I know for a fact that if he had to choose between you and his dream, he’d pick you.”

She scoffed. 

“Look, Calypso, just try at least. Even if, and that’s a big if, he doesn’t like you, he’d still be by your side. No matter what.” 

She wants to believe that.

She wants to believe in a future with Leo. 

But the fear of losing him is too great. 

Think of it like this, imagine that you found your soulmate and you never knew. You've been together for most of your life, but you never became more than friends. When you finally realize your feelings for them, you fear that you’ll lose a part of yourself to take that first step forward. Fear eats you more than curiosity. 

“I want to believe that, Jason.”

“I know, Calypso,” Jason said. “Look, I know it’s scary to take that first step. But that’s how I felt too when I asked Piper out. I had a better chance of being rejected, but I wasn’t.”

“… You really think I have a chance with Leo?” Calypso asked. 

Jason scoffed, “I’m willing to bet my life on it. You two have always been inseparable. Heck, you might as well have been in a relationship without the benefits.

Calypso rolled her eyes.

“Thanks, Jason. I’ll… consider trying.”

After listening to Jason, Calypso had made a decision. If Jason was willing to ask out Piper, she might as well try as well. Damn the fear. Even if Leo doesn’t see her as girlfriend material, he loves her. Their friendship is stronger than any fear. She needs to remember that this is Leo Valdez. The boy who was always by her side when she suffered from her heartbreaks; the one who always invited her to most of his trips to see car shows; the one who always made her laugh with terrible jokes. Leo Valdez is many things, but he would never abandon his friends; especially Calypso. 

She shook her head and stood up with fierce determination.

“You’re right, Jason! Screw my fears! That little idiotic mechanic-loving trouble-maker will be mine!”

Jason laughs at her sudden change of mood. But I was glad.

Maybe there’s hope with these dorks after all.

Leave a comment if you can. Thank you for reading my stories, hope to see you on my next update. 

[solangelover]

"Look Both Ways First, Kids!”

Submission Prompt: Hello…I just thought of this prompt and love the way you write. Will is an elementary school teacher as a side job and his classroom habits slip out while talking to Nico and the others. Like when they go out in a group, Will is like: ‘Okay now everyone hold your buddy’s hand.’

A/N: I’m going to tweak the prompt a bit since like, elementary school teacher is not a side job LOL. So now we have a mortal AU with teacher!Will, grad student!Nico (not that it matters), and they’re hanging a mix of friends (I always do Cecil and Lou Ellen so I’ll try to mix it up more haha). (YO I’VE HAD HALF OF THIS WRITTEN FOR AT LEAST A YEAR SORRY)

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“Bye, Mr. Solace!”

Will enthusiastically waved goodbye, his last student filing out of his classroom. Man, second graders were really just adorable. Also, very messy. Will turned his gaze upon the desks covered in glitter and paper scraps and sighed. Nico did tell him that this particular art project was a bad idea, but how else was Will going to teach the kids about the states in the US if they couldn’t cut them out and color them?

Will began the arduous process of cleaning up, humming lightly to himself. He had to actually get his gum scraper (yes, he always had it on hand even if gum was not allowed in school) to get glue off the desks. After vacuuming as much glitter out of the carpet as possible, Will dusted himself off and headed to a faculty meeting.

He came back to his room to find his boyfriend wiping down his desks. He let out a noise of surprise, startling slightly in the middle of the doorway. Nico looked up, a slow smile spreading across his face as he stood up from where he was leaning over a desk.

“Hey, Sunshine,” he greeted. “I see you went ahead with the glitter.”

Will rolled his eyes but didn’t respond to the jab, electing to walk over and throw his arms around the dark-haired man. “What are you doing here?”

Will leaned back to see Nico’s face as he started speaking. “We’re going out, aren’t we?”

“It’s like 4:00! Isn’t it kind of early?” Will untangled himself from his boyfriend after giving him a quick peck on the cheek.

Nico shrugged. “Jason said I should just get you from school. You know how he’s like an old man now and he sleeps early.” They both laughed in agreement. Jason got some government job out of college that fit his regiment of rising early and hitting the ground running. While he used to be able to hang with everyone late into the night, starting his career flipped his “adult switch” and he became “less fun,” in Leo’s words. Piper doesn’t mind much since Jason’s routine has helped steady her often turbulent schedule. She had started a small fashion company in college that really took off in the past year, meaning she had meeting after meeting with various people and often had no consistency between her workdays. Jason and Piper’s daily lives were drastically different, but they did good to balance each other out and keep each other grounded.

“Did Leo say he was coming?” Will asked as he began putting things away and shutting his windows.

“Yeah, I think so. And he’s bringing Calypso too.” Leo’s small mechanic shop had a few loyal customers, which was enough to make Leo content with his life. Then, as he tells it, a beautiful goddess waltzed into his garage covered in grease and dirt smudges, claiming to have broken down nearby and was in need of help. Leo said she gave him a decent rundown of what she found wrong with her car and was ecstatic to find that she was spot on. He was in love and, while it took a bit of charming and annoying, Leo convinced her to go out with him a few months ago.

“Oh, that’s good! I like her,” Will replied enthusiastically.

“I can’t believe she puts up with him,” Nico said in a flat voice.

“Don’t be so mean, Neeks,” the blonde said as they made their way out the door. “They’re good together and you know it. Besides, she teases Leo just as much as he does to everyone—“

“Probably why he’s whipped,” Nico cut in.

“Oh my gosh,” Will rolled his eyes as he grabbed Nico’s hand, swinging it between them.

They continued to talk and joke as they got into the car and drove downtown, where they were meeting their friends for dinner.

Once they parked and were getting out of the car, they heard a shout behind them. “Looks like the love birds finally made it!”

Nico rolled his eyes and replied without even turning around. “Don’t even talk, Pipes. You know you’re the queen of sappy romance.” Will could see the smirk on his boyfriend’s face as he rounded the car to stand next to him.

They turned in time to see the Piper’s offended expression as she strode up to them. “Excuse me,” she scoffed. “How dare you make such an accusation against me when we all know Jason is the mushiest one and he’s standing right here.”

The aforementioned blonde only sighed exasperatedly, knowing he never wins this argument. Then, a shameless grin grew on his face as he snaked his arm around his girlfriend’s waist, tugging her toward him. He shoved his nose in her face and crooned, “And don’t you forget it.”

“Woah, Jason, where’s my loving embrace?” an indignant voice cried out to their right. Will turned to see Leo walking hand-in-hand with a beautiful girl, her caramel-colored hair blowing back lightly in the breeze. Her cheeks were tinted pink as she giggled, watching her ridiculous boyfriend ramble on about being Jason’s first love and how no one cared about him around here.

Jason, ever the gentleman, immediately turned to Calypso to introduce himself, prompting everyone else to do the same.

“Leo’s told us a lot about you,” Will said politely. “It’s wonderful to finally meet you.”

“I’m glad to be here,” she said good-naturedly. “Leo’s told me many stories about you all, though I feel like they were a bit… embellished. I know for a fact that he isn’t a smooth, suave hero at all times.” She shot Leo a look that caused his cheeks to darken, even as he placed a hand on his chest in mock exaggeration. Nico was right—he was whipped.

“Oh, don’t worry. We have an endless list of embarrassing things Leo has done. We’ll fill in the gaps he probably left out,” Nico cut in. In all honesty, getting back at Leo for anything and everything he’s ever done to him was probably what he had looked forward to most about this dinner. Will couldn’t hold him back if he tried.

Before things could escalate any further, Will gestured toward the road. “Let’s head toward the restaurant before we spend the whole evening insulting each other in a parking lot. I like to have food with my entertainment.” He winked at Calypso, who laughed as she nodded in agreement.

The group mingled together, conversing loudly as they made their way toward the edge of the lot. Nico had clearly considered jaywalking across the street to the restaurant, but one stern look from his boyfriend had him pivoting to the nearest crosswalk.

Will pressed the crossing button and turned toward the group as they waited. They all continued chatting, not really paying attention to where they were going. He glanced at the crossing sign, hoping everyone could at least look forward when they stepped into the street.

When the sign lit up and his friends hadn’t moved, he spoke up on instinct. “Everyone, grab your buddy’s hand; we’re crossing the street!”

The chatter stopped, and Will blinked as all eyes stared back at him. “Um…” He glanced again at the sign, which was now counting down their seconds. Technically, you weren’t supposed to enter the road at this point, but the timer was still high. However, none of his friends seemed poised to move, so maybe he’d have to hold them back before they ended up sprinting across the street. “Are we—?”

A loud snort to his right cut him off. Will turned his head to see Nico doubled over in laughter. “You—” he tried to start, but he couldn’t hold his laughter in long enough to even form two words.

Soon enough, the others started laughing too—Leo and Piper, rather loudly, and Jason and Calypso, a bit more politely, the latter holding a hand over her mouth as her shoulders shook. Will continued to look confused, part of his mind still preoccupied with the light they were missing.

He replayed the last few minutes in his head, then promptly turned red as he groaned. His friends only laughed harder when he buried his head in his hands.

“I just want to cross the street,” he lamented through his fingers.

“But, Mr. Will,” Leo exclaimed. “You forgot to tell us to look both ways first!” He had tears gathering in the corners of his eyes from how much he was laughing. Honestly, Will thought they were all overreacting.

“Oh, come on! It wasn’t even that funny!” he cried.

“Will,” Jason started, in a consoling tone that the teacher did not think was warranted in this situation. “You didn’t hear it like we did.”

“You used your teacher voice!” Nico finally caught his breath enough to speak, though Will kind of wishes he hadn’t. “It was all high and cheery and—” He wiggled his fingers in an effort to express Will’s tone.

The blonde man turned back to see the light had changed, the red hand now mocking him and preventing him from leaving this conversation.

“You’re a teacher?” Will found Calypso looking at him with genuine curiosity in her eyes as the other four calmed down from their fits of laughter.

“Yes,” he sighed heavily. “And we had a field trip the other day. And I came straight from the classroom today.” He gazed at the others around him. “I guess I forgot I wasn’t dealing with second graders.”

Calypso carried on over the noises of indignation from the others. “Aw, second graders, how cute! Tell me about it!” Bless her, this saint of a woman, engaging in conversation and pushing Will’s slip-up away. It was a kind gesture and Will ran with it.

He quite literally turned his back on the others as he described what his day of geography and glitter was like to the woman.

In the next minute, when the light changed and the crossing sign lit up once more, he felt a hand slip into his. Nico was staring up at him, a grin on his face. “I call you as my crossing buddy.”

Will rolled his eyes. “Yeah yeah.” He looked to his other side to see the other couples also holding hands and smiling at him. The teacher rolled his eyes again and, before he stepped off the curb, brightly called out, “Look both ways first, kids!”