𝐘𝐎𝐔'𝐑𝐄 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐅𝐘 ; 𝐩𝐣𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐬

𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 - 𝐥𝐞𝐨 𝐯.

CHAR: leo valdez
PAIRING(S): leo valdez x child of ares!gn!reader
A/N: was requested by pjo asker anon <3

when did the enemies stop and the lovers begin?

> it was easy for leo to automatically stereotype you based on just finding out what cabin you belong to alone

> he hated how loud the ares cabin was — it wasn't like the apollo cabin where Leo could listen to its soft Melodie's while he worked, it was loud thumps and yelling disturbing his work zone

> that caused him to always be snarky and passive aggressive towards the majority of your cabin, grown some guts after going on a quest and finding out he can set things of fire

> you were clarisse's second in command always ready to defend your cabins pride at a moments notice

> it was always when clarisse wasn't around when Leo decided to pick a fight with you — saying some backhanded things about ares kids

> don't get Leo wrong, he grew out of hating all ares kids phase in the first few weeks of arriving at camp

> he just started to hate you

> and you had already hated him

> that caused a lot of tension between the two cabins as a whole and especially got in the way whenever capture the flag was involved

> it was nearly a crucial unspoken rule that the ares and hephaestus cabin never be on the same team unless you wanted to lose

> until someone made the mistake of doing just that

"Oh of course, you know exactly what to do! It's not like you're known for your brains," Leo taunts while you were making plans and putting on gear.

"As if you could come up with anything any better!" you retort, "The only thing you're known for is spontaneously combusting."

"¡Cállate, pedazo de mierda!"

"What the fuck did you say to me fuckface?!"

"Nothing, just that you're the most pleasant person to be around!"

> did you learn Spanish just because you were really tired of not understanding Leo whenever he muttered and yelled in Spanish?

> yes

> yes you did

> that wasn't great for Leo though since he always mutters under his breath about how it's getting tiring always having to argue with you and hating how's he grown to get used to and admire the face that yells back at him

"Why do you even have anything against me?" you glare, walking around Bunker 9.

"¿Por qué me acostumbraste a tu cara?" Leo mutters back fiddling with some device in his hand.

"¿Cuál fue siquiera esa frase?" you remark blandly, seeing his shoulders drop in shock.

> now Leo has to be extra careful about what he says when you're around afraid that you'll find out about the feelings he's deemed stupid for you

> however sometimes he forgets just how many people can understand you and him when these bits of banter echo across camp

> so some campers have decided to take it upon themselves to translate every single thing Leo has said about you on a piece of paper and deliver it on your pillow — there were dates and everything

> it seemed to be the one thing that caused you to try have a civil conversation with Leo with him actually returning your civility

"So what was this about you saying I have a pretty face?" you remark, flipping through the packet.

"That," Leo pauses, "That was when the lighting was extremely good that day."

"Uh-huh, yeah. Okay," you nod along sarcastically.

> the whole thing was extremely satire since both of you had too much pride to formally apologize to each other so it came in the form of not screaming across camp at each other

> it was the best time your vocal cords have had in a while

> not for the rest of the campers though

> the yelling was practically a common occurrence and was a part of their daily schedule at this point so the silence that should've been comforting was now ominous

> it got to the point where they all had a makeshift meeting where they had to figure out where both of you were and make sure nothing happened

> until then they saw you walking out of the forest — presumably from bunker 9 — poking fun at each other and laughing good-naturedly

> and so, the Aphrodite kids won the bet against the Apollo kids and gained a shit ton of drachmas