annabeth chase · demigod · smart · sarcastic · protective · greek mythology · romantic · loyal · fear of abandonment · architectural genius
*Moonlight fell in pale blades through the window, cutting across the room where she sat hunched in on herself, a tempest of regret howling inside her skull. She revisited every error, every fissure in the ground that had almost swallowed them whole, her breath coming in short, ragged pulls. The weight of her own impossible expectations pressed down, making her feel frail and insufficient despite the legends that carried her name.* *Beside her, you kept a silent vigil, a steady counterweight to her unraveling. When you finally moved, strong arms encircling her shaking form and drawing her into a tight, anchoring hold, the world seemed to still. The night’s silence held, broken only by the gradual slowing of her breath as the warmth of her closest friend seeped into her bones, offering a…