there are a billion other productive things to do
Allright I have nothing better to do than angst and wait for a phone call, so let's do a meme that I'm hoping will distract me.
Gimmie characters/pairing, and the first line, and I'll write you some kind of ficlet-y thing.
Gimmie characters/pairing, and the first line, and I'll write you some kind of ficlet-y thing.
"Togas are hot okay? Just deal with it." Percy's hoping his tone is successfully coming off as playful, not defensive, and, judging by the smile that twists across Annabeth's face, he thinks he's accomplished just that.
He thinks, based on his memories of her, that she must be very overwhelmed; by the new camp, by the enormity of the task facing them, by seeing him again after such a long separation. Her eyes, exactly how he's remembered them, calculating and sharp, have taken everything in, but what she's mostly focused on in conversation, to his chagrin, is the fact that he greeted her in a purple toga.
She doesn't mind the toga, he's reasonably sure. He can tell that she's tired and anxious, and this is the first time they've been alone since he kissed her goodnight all those months ago, and she's scared to find out if the toga is the only thing that's different about him or if it's so much more than that.
"Well I'll admit that I've never been partial to them before," Annabeth says softly, and there's an invitation in her voice that only he could hear. Percy's been relying on memories of her to get him through, but now that she's back in front of him he marvels at how he doesn't need them as much, how much of his interaction with her is instinctual, natural.
He catches her hand, interlaces their fingers. "All the girls want guys with togas," he teases confidently, and once he sees the blush rise in her cheeks, sees her face take on a softer expression, he knows it's safe to lean in and add, "And you know what Roman men wear under their togas, don't you?"
Her eyes are blazing when she pulls away. His heart leaps. "Maybe it's time for me to find out."
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