[ she'll acknowledge it when she knows it's there. it's the first physical proof of these echoes, if one doesn't count a shirt she'd never bought or owned at all. which annabeth doesn't. it's still shoved in the back of her closet, because she hadn't wanted anything to do with it and the too-familiar unfamiliar logo on the front. annabeth doesn't complain when her brother plays with her hair, because he's allowed as long as he doesn't yank it.
but she goes still when he says following you because it sounds so stupid but it's true. and it's not a thing anyone should be asking her, because it's crazy. spiders aren't out to get people. you can joke about it, but they don't really care about people and she's imagining it, how they start to crowd her.
except she knows she isn't.
luke hesitates, and annabeth watches him, careful. ]
What do you need to ask them? [ what's going on with you? is it what's going on with me? they suck at this and she almost asks but instead she just squeezes his hand. ]
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but she goes still when he says following you because it sounds so stupid but it's true. and it's not a thing anyone should be asking her, because it's crazy. spiders aren't out to get people. you can joke about it, but they don't really care about people and she's imagining it, how they start to crowd her.
except she knows she isn't.
luke hesitates, and annabeth watches him, careful. ]
What do you need to ask them? [ what's going on with you? is it what's going on with me? they suck at this and she almost asks but instead she just squeezes his hand. ]