The shadows are your best friend.

Being a child of Iris, the minor rainbow goddess, you're overlooked a lot. You can't control water, you can't fly, you're not as smart as the Atena kids, you don’t have major anger issues like the Ares kids.

It makes sense.

It was like that for years.

Until you met him.

Leo Valdez, your overly affectionate best friend and crush. He loves physical touch and has barely kept his hands off you since you two met about a year ago. Now that you have him, the shows seem a little brighter and the burden of being 'unimportant' seem almost like a bad dream.

Being with Leo is like a dream.

It's late one afternoon, all the camp activities are finished and dinner is being prepared. But you're exhausted.

Leo followed you to your cabin like a lost puppy but it was cute, really, so you didn't say anything. You practically faceplant onto your bed, curling under the covers. A few seconds later, a familiar pair of arms wrap around you, pulling you close to his chest.

After a few minutes, the tiredness slowly takes over and you begin to drift off to sleep. Leo squeezes you softly, nuzzling against your back.

"Everyone adores you," he whispers, tucking your hair behind your ear, "At least I do ..."