she hears it at first, or thinks she does, but writes it off as hopeful hearing because there's no way. she just walked by there, already checked that side of the hall. and if she starts doubting herself now there's no way she's going to get out of this. no way at all.
but then she hears it again, and she swears, swears it's him. it's got to be. but she turns at the exact moment a group of people passes by between them. blocks her view of much of anything behind her, and her stomach drops. it's deja vu, blindly stumbling around tartarus, calling out into the darkness because percy, percy where are you, percy?
annabeth turns back around to continue, once again telling herself she's hearing things. how can it be him if she's not even sure he's here? she clenches her jaw and keeps moving, ready to push back through the crowd when something stops her. a tugging in her gut, just to check one more time, just once, and she's going to feel so embarrassed when she realizes it's stupid but if she just- ]
Percy? [ no, that's him, he's right there and she's dropping any and all social graces to shove her way through to him. someone mutters something to her and she nearly reels around to knock them out. almost, but doesn't, because that would take time away from getting around these people and
there.
she all but launches herself at him, her arms going around his neck and her face in his shoulder. ]
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she hears it at first, or thinks she does, but writes it off as hopeful hearing because there's no way. she just walked by there, already checked that side of the hall. and if she starts doubting herself now there's no way she's going to get out of this. no way at all.
but then she hears it again, and she swears, swears it's him. it's got to be. but she turns at the exact moment a group of people passes by between them. blocks her view of much of anything behind her, and her stomach drops. it's deja vu, blindly stumbling around tartarus, calling out into the darkness because percy, percy where are you, percy?
annabeth turns back around to continue, once again telling herself she's hearing things. how can it be him if she's not even sure he's here? she clenches her jaw and keeps moving, ready to push back through the crowd when something stops her. a tugging in her gut, just to check one more time, just once, and she's going to feel so embarrassed when she realizes it's stupid but if she just- ]
Percy? [ no, that's him, he's right there and she's dropping any and all social graces to shove her way through to him. someone mutters something to her and she nearly reels around to knock them out. almost, but doesn't, because that would take time away from getting around these people and
there.
she all but launches herself at him, her arms going around his neck and her face in his shoulder. ]