[ annabeth doesn't bother to speak through the pause. she's never felt the need to chatter through silence before, and she doesn't feel the need to press luke about it, either. asking is exactly how far she's willing to go towards being clingy. anything further and luke would get really worried, because annabeth doesn't beg for anything and asking more than once would qualify for her.
when he shifts, though, she scoots closer to lie down and lets him give her a foot blanket. ew. annabeth doesn't even complain. ]
I promise not to get you up at 5am. [ she does not make any promises about 5:01am. but the devil is in the details. annabeth curls up on her side facing luke, and tries to figure out what he's not saying, or doesn't know how to say.
the idea that he's going crazy (or not) too floats in the back of her mind, but how does she even begin to bring that up? ]
Do you think mom and dad would hire an exterminator?
[ it's the first thing to come to mind. she immediately mentally kicks herself because it sounds dumb and why wouldn't they? but they don't have that big a spider problem, unless annabeth is alone. ]
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when he shifts, though, she scoots closer to lie down and lets him give her a foot blanket. ew. annabeth doesn't even complain. ]
I promise not to get you up at 5am. [ she does not make any promises about 5:01am. but the devil is in the details. annabeth curls up on her side facing luke, and tries to figure out what he's not saying, or doesn't know how to say.
the idea that he's going crazy (or not) too floats in the back of her mind, but how does she even begin to bring that up? ]
Do you think mom and dad would hire an exterminator?
[ it's the first thing to come to mind. she immediately mentally kicks herself because it sounds dumb and why wouldn't they? but they don't have that big a spider problem, unless annabeth is alone. ]