#leo rayner

So many, Dude. @asherella-is-a-dork-3 and I were talking about more

The age difference between him and his older cousins is like 14-16 years? Donna’s probably like 38-39 when he’s born? We arent strict with timelines here 🤣

The girl cousins—Lian, Mar’i, Emi, and Irey—were convinced he’d be a girl, since 2/3rds of the boy cousins were twins and it’s only one baby.

Jai, Ceridian, and Eli lost their shit at the gender reveal 🤣

His name, Leonidas, comes from the Spartan King who fought the Persian Army with 300 men. Partially because @asherella-is-a-dork-3 and I like the 3 letter nick/name trend for the boy cousins, partially because Amazonian’s son, partially because he was created while I was playing AC: Oddyssy. Plus, how Badass does “Leonidas Troia Rayner” sound?

He was born on Themyscria, on the first day of spring, right as day broke. Donna views it as an auspicious omen for his life.

That baby boy is so fucking loved. Like. From the minute his parents knew he existed, he was wanted and loved.

He loves his cousins, but boys night? That’s his shit.

Leo is obsessed with dinosaurs. It’s his whole personality for the longest time, and he will only eat Dino nuggets.

Donna took so many pictures of her baby boy. Especially that first year.

Kyle loves being a dad. He’s a super supportive partner, Donna can’t imagine having a kid with anyone else, and he loves seeing his family after a lantern mission.

I subscribe to Donna being adopted by Hippolyta and Diana does have Lizzie for less misogynistic reasons, solely because Grandmother Hippolyta with her grandchildren fills me with joy. Lizzie might be Heir, but Leo grows up with such a respect for his Amazonian culture.

Leo also has donna’s powers.

The amount of times Donna and Kyle have found his older cousins just….spawn in their apartment for Leo time is insane. They’re not gonna turn down the babysitters, but still!!

He actually shines when it comes to repairing/creating delicate machinery. Like old clocks or music boxes.

Also I love that he has a bunch of cousins who love him completely. It's very nostalgic for me, since I have a bunch of cousins in my massive family (age varies from very older than me to adorable little babies. I got so many baby cousins and I love them dearly until they start talking and running around, I don't know how to interact with them at that point, but I adore them).

He feels polyJamorous (he’ll listen to anything)

And he’s absolutely a knock out. His cousin ran a very unbiased test and determined he has the most kissable cheeks in the universe. It definitely wasn’t just them passing him around and kissing his chipmunk cheeks over and over.

15?

With an Atlantian magical warrior, a half Tamaranean princess, two genius speedsters, two quarter demon shapeshifters, a pyrokinetic himbo, a technopathic ex felon, and a pissed off Lian (which y’all should see as the threat it is)?

Nah, THREE minutes.

Leo come get your fucking dad 💀💀

The first words that came to mind were "Happy and kind"

Given how much DC torments Donna and Kyle, I think Leo being Happy is the best "Fuck you" can give. He loves dinosaurs and LEGOs. He loves watching Mommy edit her photos and painting with Daddy.

One lesson Donna and Kyle taught him super early was "Love is effort." Not in a "Oh, love takes a lot of work and sucks" way. Love is remembering those little things about people. Like Kyle always keeping her favorite flowers in the house. Donna making sure they have the tea he likes in pantry. That lesson lead to 4 year old Leo drawing/writing down all the stuff he knows people like.

This lesson, along with his love of legs and knowing how things work, leads to him finding Hephestaus's favor. He loves fixing things. Not big flashy cars or tvs. The old music box that doesn't play right anymore. A pocketwatch that stopped ticking. That's where his talent lies.