prompt: secret
words: 250
Hello, little demigod, do you want to know a secret?
{the hero always dies}
You don't believe me?
Well of course you don't, the fates just love our hero to death, don't they?
{literally and figuratively}
They make him happy, they give him a sidekick, they give him a beautiful princess.
And then, oops, my hand slipped, and his string is cut.
But they always leave behind his girl, his best friend, his family.
And, sure, they'll all be a little bit broken.
But the girl will get over it.
{A princess never stays alone for long}
His family will cry a bit, but they were never much of a family, anyways.
And the best friend? At least he'll be alive. Even if he's plagued by guilt. Of being alive instead of him. Of harboring resentment for him, even if he's dead.
But you were always a little bit broken.
But you can fix yourself.
Nothing is unfixable, remember?
{I wish I didn't}
Just tighten some screws, add a coat of paint, and you look as good as new.
{looks can be deceiving}
But you'll get on. That's what sidekicks do. They push on.
But just remember, little hero, that you'll always be able to fix yourself. You always were more machine than man.
But still, I'm sorry. I'm sorry you never got the glory you wanted.
I'm sorry little demigod, you could've been a hero.
But you want to know a secret, Leo Valdez?
{maybe it's better this way.}