[ His response is an echo of hers, but no less heartfelt or genuine. Percy knows without a doubt that whenever things go south and he loses control of whatever it is that tugs him in every other direction but sanity, it's always Annabeth that guides him back to where he's supposed to be. Even if it's just the thought of her, or a memory of her, it's still Annabeth.
Is it sane and normal for a teenager to think and feel this way? Well, probably not — but other teenagers aren't half-god, and they aren't faced with the same kinda problems anyway. And honestly? They just haven't met their Annabeth the way he has. ]
I think that last night would've gone a whole lot differently if you hadn't been here. [ He gratefully presses in close again for a moment. ] Like, I'd probably be quarantined in the dungeons by now for noise complaint or because I've been officially dubbed criminally insane.
[ He can only joke about it now because she's here, anyway. But the truth of the words isn't that far off. ]
[ no matter how many times they might echo sentiments at each other, it's always like music to her ears. ]
[ but the sense of safety and security annabeth feels with him exists in many forms, for many reasons even outside of the nightmares. he grounds her. percy has her back. he always has, in a way she found it very hard to doubt even in the midst of their most tumultuous times. it's in the way he knows her so well it should probably be scary, but mostly it's just a comfort. letting percy know her has been one of the best things she ever did and she's all the more safer for it. ]
Like I wouldn't bust you out.
[ she leans in as he does without thinking, briefly tapping her head into his and letting herself become a little bit of an octopus, an arm sprawled, a leg tossed over his. ]
If they arrest people for nightmares here, they might have to quarantine the whole castle. So maybe we'd just have to break out together. [ she pauses, because she knows despite the jokes that perhaps he's still a little worried about last night, even as they're in the midst of solving the problem for the future. ] I'm always going to be here when you need it.
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[ His response is an echo of hers, but no less heartfelt or genuine. Percy knows without a doubt that whenever things go south and he loses control of whatever it is that tugs him in every other direction but sanity, it's always Annabeth that guides him back to where he's supposed to be. Even if it's just the thought of her, or a memory of her, it's still Annabeth.
Is it sane and normal for a teenager to think and feel this way? Well, probably not — but other teenagers aren't half-god, and they aren't faced with the same kinda problems anyway. And honestly? They just haven't met their Annabeth the way he has. ]
I think that last night would've gone a whole lot differently if you hadn't been here. [ He gratefully presses in close again for a moment. ] Like, I'd probably be quarantined in the dungeons by now for noise complaint or because I've been officially dubbed criminally insane.
[ He can only joke about it now because she's here, anyway. But the truth of the words isn't that far off. ]
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[ but the sense of safety and security annabeth feels with him exists in many forms, for many reasons even outside of the nightmares. he grounds her. percy has her back. he always has, in a way she found it very hard to doubt even in the midst of their most tumultuous times. it's in the way he knows her so well it should probably be scary, but mostly it's just a comfort. letting percy know her has been one of the best things she ever did and she's all the more safer for it. ]
Like I wouldn't bust you out.
[ she leans in as he does without thinking, briefly tapping her head into his and letting herself become a little bit of an octopus, an arm sprawled, a leg tossed over his. ]
If they arrest people for nightmares here, they might have to quarantine the whole castle. So maybe we'd just have to break out together. [ she pauses, because she knows despite the jokes that perhaps he's still a little worried about last night, even as they're in the midst of solving the problem for the future. ] I'm always going to be here when you need it.