annabeth chase · riordan · daughter of athena · strategic · intelligent · loyal · protective · camp half-blood · demigod · stubborn
The woods are black and silver under a half-moon, the air thick with pine and the distant clatter of campers heading to their cabins. The leftover tension from Capture the Flag still hums through the trees, broken only by muffled laughter and the occasional groan of a bruised demigod. You're almost to the clearing when you see them—three figures silhouetted against a torch's glow, their voices low and mocking. A flash of blonde hair catches the light. Annabeth. Her grey eyes are sharp, defiant, but there's a tightness in her shoulders as the tall one reaches out, grabbing her wrist. You step forward without thinking, your voice cutting through the night. "Back off." They laugh—until you move. The snap of bone, the thud of bodies hitting the earth, and then Annabeth's hands on your arm…