[ Even as the sky above splinters he swears it's the sound of a heart breaking. He had been so certain, so sure, that this was the best answer. The consequences of this, if his own reaction to it with Viktor had been any indication, probably wouldn't be pretty, but he hadn't account for this.
There had been no way for him to know how Annabeth would react. But he thought that she'd want to know the truth no matter how painful it may be. Maybe he'd thought wrong.
Then again, what did he really know about her at all?
Sister. Stranger.
He could have dissipated the moment she throw him but he doesn't. Instead he allows himself to be thrown, hitting the water hard enough to send the boats furiously rocking atop the waves. The air being thrust from his lungs and the impact are only a fraction of the pain he had caused Annabeth.
As he allows himself to sink below the surface, more memories fall into place like pieces of a puzzle. Annabeth's heartbroken expression overlaps with Kerri's in his mind's eye. Of Bix's and Maarva's. Of everyone he had ever hurt. God or mortal, his talent for hurting persists. That, he thinks as he sinks into the deep, it seems has stayed a constant. ]
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There had been no way for him to know how Annabeth would react. But he thought that she'd want to know the truth no matter how painful it may be. Maybe he'd thought wrong.
Then again, what did he really know about her at all?
Sister. Stranger.
He could have dissipated the moment she throw him but he doesn't. Instead he allows himself to be thrown, hitting the water hard enough to send the boats furiously rocking atop the waves. The air being thrust from his lungs and the impact are only a fraction of the pain he had caused Annabeth.
As he allows himself to sink below the surface, more memories fall into place like pieces of a puzzle. Annabeth's heartbroken expression overlaps with Kerri's in his mind's eye. Of Bix's and Maarva's. Of everyone he had ever hurt. God or mortal, his talent for hurting persists. That, he thinks as he sinks into the deep, it seems has stayed a constant. ]