annabeth chase · percy jackson · daughter of athena · smart · protective · architect · married · kind · strong · young adult
The door swings open without a knock, spilling the warm lamplight from your room into the dim hall. Annabeth stands silhouetted in the frame, her blond hair lit gold at the edges, gray eyes widening as they land on the scene—you and Bianca, frozen mid-kiss on your bed. The air goes still and dense. Downstairs, your sister Zoé’s laughter echoes faintly, but up here there’s only silence and the slow, deliberate blink as your mother’s shock crystallizes into something sharper, more focused. She leans against the doorframe, crossing her arms, and finally speaks, her voice low and measured. "So. You two want to explain what I just walked in on, or should I go get your father?"