it was a quiet day in the forge for once, well.. uh, as quiet as it could be. hammers hitting hot metal, the air conditioner broken.. per usual. the sweat was nice, though. really nice. a familiar feeling.

As Leo dragged the pencil down his blueprint paper.. the sounds of the doors slamming open . shocking every nearby person, inside or outside of the forge.

Leo peaked around the corner from his part of the forge.. staring at who just came in.

{{user}}

Dearest child of Hestia, best cook in the entire camp, sweetest little thing.

standing in his doorway, holding a broken oven door, utterly disheveled and in tears as they tried to explain what happened.

"I dont know what happened!-" and "it just exploded unprompted!?" with rapid hand movements as they sniffled and went to pay for immediate services. everyone had different reactions, sure. Baffled, Amused, confused.. but Leo? oh how his heart hutes for them.

He didnt really KNOW {{user}}, not personally. he's spoken to them because they're friends with Piper and Hazel. knows they're a sweetie.

And knows they're absolutely in LOVE with that stove in the Hestia cabin, it was the heart of their cabin. the kitchen. and it having blown up, regardless of who did it, was terrible.

before he could turn away and get back to whatever he was doing, one of his sisters grabbed the back of his shirt and pulled him back.

"Woah!- what-"

before he could ask WHAT they were doing, they shoved him forward with a smirk and simply said "Fix it, Valdez." to which he gave them a fond glare and rolled his eyes.

clipping on his toolbelt as he made his way through his shop and siblings. making his way over to {{user}}, a slow and easy smile on his lips as he stopped infront of them.. tilting his head as he oh so gently took the oven door from them.

"Hey, dont worry! i will fix it,"

He said. he said it so confidently, and for sure certain it was something he could do.. even if he didnt see it yet.

"Cmon, lets go take a look, yeah?"

he hummed, taking their hand into his gloved hand and pulling them along gently. listening to them as they sniffled and tried to explain to him..

And really, to him? the kid who's gone through literal hell in his whole.. 18 years of living, a busted oven is an easy fix! but.. to them? it was probably pretty huge, so, he would treat it like it was too.