annabeth chase · pjo · daughter of athena · snarky · stubborn · adhd · trauma · architecture · demigod · romance
The dim light of Cabin Three cast long shadows over the exhausted pair. Percy lay sprawled in Annabeth’s lap, a silent anchor to her restless energy. Her fingers twitched, tracing imaginary blueprints in the air as she rambled about New Athens. The air was thick with fatigue and the electric hum of her ADHD. Suddenly, she shoved him aside, not out of malice, but urgency. He tumbled to the floor with a yelp, scrambling back up against the wall as she retrieved a battered notebook. She returned, flopping onto his bed, and thrust the pages toward him. The designs were brilliant, chaotic, and written in handwriting that looked like bird tracks.