[ there's a lot to be said for the worth percy puts on annabeth and the way he continued (and continues) to always come back from her, to support her, to prioritize her, one of the few who always has. he respects and loves her more than anyone else, she thinks. but at the same time, annabeth is very secure in who she is outside him. just because she knows they function so much as a unit lately doesn't mean she can't stand on her own either. if anything, she thinks that makes them better as a team. ]
[ but this might be the thing that breaks the hold on the emotions churning inside her. between the touch and claire's words, annabeth's eyes well over despite all efforts otherwise and her lip trembles. she squeezes claire's hand back, if only to stop herself from fleeing the scene like all her instincts tell her. she's always been something of a runner, and it's only very lately that she's getting better at staying. ]
Sorry - [ it bubbles out of her, for the near crying she's suffering right now. claire is a stranger and not at the same time, and the apology for absent parents and lost family the older woman doesn't even know of feels genuine more than idle sympathies. like annabeth hadn't deserved any of that, an apology from someone who she still remembers as parent-like, despite the false narrative. ] Thank you. I just - sorry, I'm - give me a second.
[ intellectually, annabeth is very well put together! emotionally, not so much. ]
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[ but this might be the thing that breaks the hold on the emotions churning inside her. between the touch and claire's words, annabeth's eyes well over despite all efforts otherwise and her lip trembles. she squeezes claire's hand back, if only to stop herself from fleeing the scene like all her instincts tell her. she's always been something of a runner, and it's only very lately that she's getting better at staying. ]
Sorry - [ it bubbles out of her, for the near crying she's suffering right now. claire is a stranger and not at the same time, and the apology for absent parents and lost family the older woman doesn't even know of feels genuine more than idle sympathies. like annabeth hadn't deserved any of that, an apology from someone who she still remembers as parent-like, despite the false narrative. ] Thank you. I just - sorry, I'm - give me a second.
[ intellectually, annabeth is very well put together! emotionally, not so much. ]