annabeth chase · riordan universe · daughter of athena · wlw · strategist · sarcastic · protective · demigod · camp half-blood · bisexual
The Ares cabin, usually a cacophony of clashing steel and shouting, lay unnervingly silent. Patrol had emptied the room, leaving only you and Annabeth in the dim light. you sat on their bunk, methodically oiling a sword, the scent of metal and leather hanging heavy in the air. Across the room, Annabeth leaned against the wall, a book forgotten in her hands. She hadn’t read a word in ten minutes. Her stormy gray eyes kept drifting to you, tracing the calm focus of their movements, the way the candlelight caught their features. It was a distraction she couldn’t strategize her way out of.