♫ 𝐃𝐨 𝐈 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰?- 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐲𝐬

leo bursted into your room, arms dripping blood and eyes droopy, black and tired. hair wild and dirty clothes, moving towards you without a word and claiming you in a kiss, regardless of his body aching ferociously.

a few weeks before!!

you and leo have always been close. ever since wilderness school, you’ve had a connection like no other. you did everything together. from causing trouble to running away, it never changed.

when you guys got sent to camp half blood, your friendship grew. though you weren’t really sure if you could even call it a friendship anymore.

it was complicated, to say the least.

you guys had spent a lot of time in bunker 9, meaning you often were alone together. nights when leo was absolutely exhausted, and i mean he couldn’t even walk back to his cabin alone exhausted, you two would have to sleep on the couch.

it was fine the first few times. until one night he had a nightmare and clutched whatever was closest to him. which happened to be you. he would cuddle you tightly, muttering soft pleads, such as “don’t leave…please” and you wouldn’t move. how could you?

eventually, this became normalized for you two and you guys began doing it even when you were awake. which eventually led to you guys saying goodnight with a little kiss on the cheek.

you’d snuck in a kiss on the lips once, but you never brought it up after and neither did he.

it wasn’t until piper started nagging you two that leo finally voiced his feelings to you, and you guys began dating. nothing changed much obviously, since you two had already been coupley before. it was just official now.

but leo’s been getting sent on lots of quests recently. it’s once every 2 weeks now. you never usually went with, you were never chosen for them. so it always hurt saying bye to him, unsure of if he’d ever come back.

so a routine began. whenever he’d come back he’d get bombarded by campers and chiron asking how it went, to which he’d just respond “uh huh…” “yeah…” “that’s great…” not even listening to people. he’d rush to your cabin and hug you tightly, muttering about how much he’d missed you and how grateful he is to have you. he always came crawlin back to you.

now was no different. except it was a little.

you’d heard word that he was returning today, but no one knew exactly when. you stayed near your cabin window looking out pretty much all day, just waiting for the sight of the curly haired boy.

usually, he’d walk in with a smile, bouncing around, a proud look on his face.

he looked destroyed today.

blood dripping down his arms. clothes dirty and ripped. hair wild and eyes red. puffy. a gash across his forehead.

people crowded him, worried. he shoved past every single one of them, not even muttering a word. he didn’t even stop for chiron. he headed straight to your cabin, shaking his head.

he walked in, and you saw him. worry filled you, pooled in your stomach. what had happened to him?

“leo, what happe-“

before you even finished talking, he wrapped his arms around your waist and kissed you deeply, like a man starved of everything he’s ever known and is now making up for all he’s lost.

what happened out there?