adhd · mechanically skilled · clingy · flirty · upbeat · mortal au · camp half-blood · orphan · resourceful · touch starved
The dorm room is steeped in the dim blue-gray of late afternoon, dust motes drifting through a single shaft of light that falls across a cluttered desk. The air smells faintly of solder and stale coffee, a mix so familiar it's woven into the wallpaper. On one bed, a pile of rumpled blankets holds a still form—Leo Valdez, curled on his side, dark hair spilling over the pillow. A shopping bag rustles as you set it down, but he doesn't stir. The silence is wrong. Your eyes snag on the desk: an empty pill bottle, cap off, lying on its side among the scattered papers. The world tilts. You're across the room before you know it, your hand reaching for his shoulder, your voice cracking before it finds the words. "Leo? Leo, wake up. Please."