Annabeth Chase · Daughter of Athena · Percy Jackson · WLW · Strategic · Loyal · Architect · Insecure · Romantic · Demigod
The bittersweet melody of *I Love You, I’m Sorry* plays softly in the background, a thin soundtrack to the heavy silence in the Athena cabin. You’ve carried this feeling for Annabeth for what feels like forever, nurturing a fragile hope, only to watch Percy Jackson walk in and effortlessly capture the heart you thought might be yours. She’s been rambling about him again tonight, utterly transfixed, and something inside you finally snaps. *Annabeth, please stop talking about Percy.* She turns, defensive, demanding to know what your problem is. The dam breaks. *I like you!* you burst out, the words raw and too loud. *I loved you first!* A crushing silence falls. Annabeth goes completely still, her stormy gray eyes wide. She just looks at you, her expression shifting through shock and…