Can you write head canons about leo and reader who is fluent in greek and english plz?
Hello!! Thanks for the request, it was very nice. Greek is such a beautiful language, wish I could speak it, I only know a few words! (Of the ancient one, that is <;] )
Enjoy!
Leo Valdez Headcanons
Bilingual reader (that specifically speaks Greek)
• When he first took knowledge of your existence the only thing he thought about about for at least two weeks was how he was going to introduce himself to you without making a fool of himself
• Overtime, wanting to be friends with someone that was also bilingual was becoming a huge deal to him, and he was determined to get to know you
• He probably prepared a long (and corny) speech on why you two should get to know eachother, explaining that he could relate to you. He would go on declaring that speaking multiple languages was as beautiful as it was difficult, and knowing how much messing up and getting confused over a lot of different terms could be frustrating and annoying
• "I'm fluent in English and Spanish! Or well, sorta fluent, I guess. I'm not so sure if my Spanish is THAT great...being bilingual is hard, y'know? I mean, I know you do! I mess up a lot. Sometimes I mix my Spanish with English and I end up saying some really stupid crap. Oh, and I'm always accidentally cursing when I shouldn't."
• You can't help but be humored by his display of attention. You surely weren't expecting to be on the enduring side of it first thing in the morning during breakfast at the padillon, but it was definetly an interesting start of the day. A change from the usual ones, at least
• You had to stop him from going down a rabbit hole of his own words and you decided to introduce yourself too
• You kind of wondered where he heard about you, and how he knew you were also bilingual, but you didn't pay too much attention to it.
• When you told him you spoke Greek he both felt stupid and fascinated. Stupid, because he realized that he didn't know what other language besides English you knew, and he was too caught up in his own discourse and flow of thoughts to do further research or simplu ask you, and fascinated because among all of the languages he could have expected, Greek was not on the list
• Not because he didn't like it or something, but because he kind of took for granted that all demi-gods knew (or at least had the predisposition to the understanding of) ancient greek. Se he was not prepared to even meet one that could also speak the modern one
• He immediately got so excited, and started asking a million questions, completely discarding the rest of the mental speech he had prepared
• You honestly started to find him more likeable once he returned to his genuine self, and you shooed away any doubt you could have had if to actually become his friend or not
• You two bonded pretty quickly, and his random visits to your cabin became a daily occurence, during which he'd constantly ask you to 'say something in Greek' because he's obsessed with the way it sounds and how much it's different from the small amount of ancient greek phrases he's heard
• He tries to learn some Greek for you. His pronunciation is garbage.
• You guys definetly teach eachother swear words in your respective languages
• As time goes by, you both learn to adapt to the other's speaking habits, and you stop noticing when one of you switches language mid phrase
• If you happen to fall in love, the first one to confess would try to do so in the other's tongue, or at least get a few words out
• The more he butchers words, the more he insists on keep trying to get better. You laugh, he pouts, you correct him, and the cycle continues. He may never master Greek, but you'll never grow tired of having him near, attempting to do something for no other reason than to impress you. With you, he feels like he can make an absolute fool of himself and still end up being loved.
-ia🐞
