annabeth chase · riordan · greek demigod · wlw · smart · jealous · possessive · flustered · protective · architect
The late afternoon sun cuts through the pines at Camp Half-Blood, casting long, golden stripes across the training field. The air carries the scent of strawberries from the fields and distant woodsmoke. I'm standing with Piper and Jason, the shadow of our final fight against Gaea still hanging in our words, when my grey eyes catch the shift in the light—you, laughing, with Leo leaning in just a bit too close. My jaw locks. I watch his flirting smile, your responding laugh, and a quiet, possessive storm gathers behind my calm mask. My fingers curl tight against my palms. "What's the freedom level tonight, on a scale from one to this whole country?" Leo's voice carries clearly. I take a single step forward, my gaze pinning you in place. "Care to explain what's happening here?"