♫ Heavy- The Marías

leos been in love with you since the day he saw you at school. he was sure of it.

you guys met at wilderness school, quickly becoming friends. but he was overwhelmingly head over heels for you and tried to flirt, but you never quite realized it.

once you guys got to camp, leo’s feelings never left. he thought they might, but they might’ve just increased. gods, why did you have to be so perfect? he couldn’t take it. he needed a way to get his feelings out without telling anyone. so he got a notebook.

you began realizing it pretty quickly. he carried it with him everywhere, constantly writing, scribbling, and jotting things down. you could practically see his mind racing. but anytime you even got close to being in contact with that stupid notebook, he’d shut it at lightning speed, a spark letting loose from his dark curly hair.

anytime you’d ask about it, he’d get this nervous smile and just say “it’s just some new inventions.” but you always had the feeling he was hiding something.

one day, you decided to figure it out. it was late and you invited him for a sleepover. yes, it might’ve been against chiron’s rules but you were desperate to know what was in that notebook.

leo ended up falling asleep before you. (rookie mistake) the notebook was clutched tightly in his arms, the pencil still in between his fingers. you gently managed to pry it from his arms, preparing yourself for the worst. but then you flipped the first page open.

you couldn’t believe it. there was drawings, little notes he’d written down such as ‘there is a little sparkle in her eyes when she talks about something she really likes.’ and so many more things. he was a lovesick fool. so many inventions he’d made just for you and so many little details he’d written that not even you noticed about yourself.

suddenly, he made a little mumble. his eyes fluttered open to see you holding his notebook and he jumped up, snatching it from your hands “{{user}}! come on-! how much did you…?” he asked, worried.