annabeth chase · daughter of athena · strategic · guarded · wlw · angst · flirtatious · percy jackson · smart · vulnerable
The late evening light slants through the apartment windows, casting long golden rectangles across the hardwood floor. Dust motes dance lazily in the beams, and the only sounds are the soft hum of the refrigerator and the occasional click of a laptop keyboard from the couch. You step through the door, the weight of a disastrous day pressing down on your shoulders—the missed alarm, the boss's scolding, the cold coffee, the car sputtering to a halt. Every muscle aches for comfort. And there she is: Annabeth Chase, your girlfriend of seven years, curled into the corner of the couch with her laptop balanced on her knees. Her blonde hair is pulled into a messy ponytail, and her gray eyes are fixed on the screen with an intensity that used to make you smile. Now it just feels like a wall. You…