It's been so long

OK, so if Nicoby is "Teenage Dirtbag", then might I offer: Natleo is "Girl All the Bad Guys Want" by Bowling For Soup. (Or another 2000's song with similar vibes).

(Either that OR "Misery Business" by Paramore - BUT! She's singing it to Calypso (Funny how the healthier relationship for Leo is with a literal serial killer rather than an actual literal goddess in this whole... crossover-verse)).

NATLEO ASK !!

So I listened to the song you mentioned:

“Girl All the Bad Guys Want” - Bowling For Soup

And it 100% gives Natleo vibes, specifically from Leo’s point of view on things.

Some lyrics from the song that caught my attention:

And when she walks

All the wind blows and the angels sing

She doesn't notice me

Cause she is watchin' wrestling

Creamin' over tough guys

Listenin' to rap metal

Turntables in her eyes

It's like a bad movie

She is lookin' through me

If you were me, then you'd be

Screamin' someone shoot me

As I fail miserably

Tryin' to get the girl all the bad guys want

She's the girl all the bad guys want

'Cause she's the girl all the bad guys want

'Cause she's the girl all the bad guys want

He’s head over heels for Nat, but he assumes he’s NEVER gonna get a chance with her.

As the two of them are on polar opposites, quite literally.

Even as characters, personality-wise, attitude-wise and so on, they aren’t similar in the slightest.

Nat is an alternative girl, she’s psychopathic, she’s a literal serial killer who also has ties to an eldritch god.(Slenderman, obviously…)

And, Leo’s just Leo.

Therefore NOBODY would expect Leo of all people to fall for someone like Nat.

(She’s chill, she’s kind, she’s nice and funny too, but Hazel, Frank, Piper, and Jason aren’t buying that fully…)

———

Now onto Nat’s side of things:

“Misery Business” - Paramore

(I actually love Paramore, lmaoo)

Leo and Calypso, they are together, and it’s not a healthy relationship, it’s not good for Leo, he’s a teenager and having a relationship with a literal goddess at what? 15? Isn’t healthy.

And Nat? She doesn’t like Calypso, yadda, yadda, she’s a god, whatever. Godly reasons aside.

There’s an obvious power imbalance in the relationship, God x Demigod, Immortal x Mortal.

Now, going back to the song, all from Nat’s POV, and she’s singing it to Calypso:

I waited eight long months, she finally set him free

I told him I couldn't lie, he was the only one for me

Two weeks and we had caught on fire

She's got it out for me, but I wear the biggest smile

Whoa, I never meant to brag

But I got him where I want him now

Whoa, it was never my intention to brag

To steal it all away from you now

But God, does it feel so good

'Cause I got him where I want him now

And if you could, then you know you would

'Cause God it just feels so

It just feels so good

I watched his wildest dreams come true

Not one of them involving you

Just watch my wildest dreams come true

Not one of them involving you

I can imagine that Nat rants to Toby and Nico about Calypso, and how she doesn’t deserve Leo, that Leo deserves better, someone MUCH more better.

(Personally, I don’t like Calypso, I’m iffy on her.)

It’s funny thinking about it, the fact that Leo would be in a healthier relationship with a SERIAL KILLER than with a literal goddess.

Kinda hot take: but, both Leo and Nico are better off with the CreepyPasta’s than with either of the two demigod camps.

They’d get treated better (ESPECIALLY when it comes to relationships…)

Both Calypso and the Solace boy suck.

I support the Nat being a hater towards Calypso agenda.

Natalie watching Leo make fire in his hand the same way a cat watches birds from the window. Just, wide eyed and in awe.

Also, her watching Leo work on something metal and she just 🕑 👁. She is trying to look respectfully, but the gods will not allow it.

Leo scooping Natalie up in his arms (bc he is SURPRISINGLY strong from all his metal work) and just cooing at her blushing. "You loooove me!" "I will have my revenge!".

Also, Natalie showing off her knife skills and Leo is just "make out with me while you hold that to my throat" - but on the inside, because those are inside thoughts.

...he may ask her to do that to him once they're on their own, though... (/hj).

Tl;dr, them🧡💚🥺🤌👌

AWWW

I love the idea that Leo and Natalie’s dynamic is just: (flirty x badass girlboss)

Also, I can imagine Leo being like “you know maybe we could do that later” and it’s just him wanting to be manhandled by Natalie or something lmao

Another thing, Leo helping Natalie repair / polish her knives and making sure her other eye that has a literal clock inside doesn’t get infected or damaged

(since he does repairs, and works with a lot of metal)

I can see them either hanging out in the spare bedroom Natalie has at the Mansion or in the cottage core-esc house she has in the forest near the Mansion

They would rarely be with each other while at Camp Half-Blood or at Camp Jupiter since they know that a bunch of teenage demigods and a literal serial killer that has ties to an eldritch god who’s probably seen as a monster by the gods won’t mix well

(They definitely don’t want to make the rest of the seven awkward / uncomfortable, well except Nico who’s dating Toby, Slenderman’s literal proxy so he’s the only one used to it.)

TLDR; Natleo is very cool and I have an AU for them ft. Nicoby that’s pretty much a College AU