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“breakfast food it is,” he said before they began walking.  was there ever a bad time for waffles? probably not, and it sounded amazing at that very moment. “there’s a place not to far from here.  its pretty damn good.  and if it’s on you, i guess i can really go in,” he joked, smiling over at the blonde.  though he was raised in a family where letting a woman pay was frowned upon, chino had grown a lot while in london and would at least tip to make up for it; or get the next one.

“See? That was my plan in case you were gonna say no.” Annabeth grinned wickedly as her plan was actualized. “Lead the way.” As they strode down the street, Annabeth couldn’t help but be thankful for the beautiful day and even more grateful that she didn’t have to spend $12  on a stupid rainbow bagel. “So, it’s been a while...how have you been?” She asked, adjusting the baseball cap atop her head as a few of her curls fell from it. “My stupid job has kept me so damn busy...”

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          T H E impact of the floor makes her knees tremble for a full minute. she blushes slightly, feeling the annoyance coming from the girl’s tone, and shifts her look to the ground “ yeah, i– i know. y- you’re right ” natalia has to blink twice to get a grap of reality and that’s when she realizes her backpack flew open, scattering some of her things on the sidewalk. with a small grumble, she works on collecting everything back to her bag, and even though her brain is working on making a checklist of everything she brought, so she won’t miss anything - wallet, cellphone, the book she borrowed from the library… did she pack any sunglasses? and where in the world is her keys? - it’s easier to talk once she’s not directly looking at anabeth “ i- i’m really sorry. can i make it up to you in anyway? ”

“What?” Annabeth’s brow scrunched together in confusion as the girl started apologizing for something that clearly wasn’t her fault. “Hey, it was that jerk’s fault. Don’t apologize for that asshole.” She scowled, looking down the street as the biker pedaled on without a care in the world. “Are you okay though?” Annabeth made her tone softer, something that didn’t come too easily to her, especially when she was riled up by jerk behavior. “Here...” Annabeth picked up what she assumed was the girls’ keys and handed it to her. “I think these may be yours.”

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         “ yeah sure, i dare you to even try and get me into a headlock. i’m sure the people would love to see a show. ” just to reiterate his point, he took a small step backward, spreading his arms outward as if to give her the perfect opportunity to try anything with him. “ you don’t scare me, annabob, i expected more from you. ”

“Come on, Riff...let’s not fight.” Annabeth sighed, poking at his side. Of course, it was all a ploy to get him down to her height. Annabeth was tall, but Riff still had a good few inches on her. She wrapped her arm around his neck and pulled him up a little bit, just to cinch her hold on the taller boy. Riff may have spent his formative years out on the streets, but so had Annabeth. “What were you saying about me being scary?” She asked, her lips at his ear as she teased him.

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defyingrcvity​:

           “ I KNOW. “, WENDY said, words falling from her lips in the form of a sigh as she wrapped her hands around her cup of tea. as soon as riff’s name was mentioned, wendy realised who she was and where she had heard her name before – she was one of reese’s friends ! a smile immediately spread across the brunette’s features, accompanied by a blush as annabeth referred to her as ‘ riff’s wendy ‘. while she didn’t like the way woman seemed to be turned into property once they were dating someone, part of her didn’t mind being called ‘ his ‘. quite the opposite… it made her heart skip a beat. since she wasn’t sure how much he had told her, whether she knew they were official, the brunette decided to keep it vague: “ ah – yes. that’s me. we’re pretty close. “, nodding as she offered the blonde a small smile. “ yeah ! he’s talked about you many times. “. while wendy had known the guy since she was eight or nine herself, she didn’t grow up close to him in distance. most of their conversations had happened through letter or mail, or phone on occasion. 

“Ahh, yeah.” Annabeth agreed, wondering why she was being so vague. Part of her wondered if she was stringing Riff along, if he cared more about her than she did him. But, she didn’t press on. After all, she’d only just met the girl. But Annabeth was nothing if not protective of her friends so...why not ask a few questions? Just to make sure her intentions were pure? “So, remind me how you guys met again?” The last thing she wanted to do was to make this girl not like her for whatever reason. Riff was like a brother to her and Annabeth wanted to get along with his...whoever Wendy was to him. 

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thctgolden​:

          “ what if i wanna ? what’re you gonna do then ? my guess is nothing. ” just to prove his point, he gave her a few, playful, barely touching punches to her bicep, light on his feet as he darted away from her. however, he paused for a long moment to watch her with her pen. in fact, he cuoldn’t deny he was somewhat impressed. “ and do you have awesome pens to give to awesome friends, or what ? ”

“I was thinking a headlock? Maaaybeee a little jabbing in the ribs action? But I’m gonna give you one last chance, since we’re friends and I really don’t wanna embarrass you in front of all these people.” Annabeth hummed, wiggling her eyebrows. She knew Riff liked to wind her up, but she wasn’t the helpless little girl he knew from New York anymore. “Here, take it.” She offered it to him, but drew it back at the last second, giving him a warning scare. “Just think about your next move...veeeeryyyy carefully.”

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          WENDY KEPT THE smile firmly fixed on her features as the blonde calmed down again. when she apologised, she shook her head fiercely, causing her chocolate, wavy tendrils to dance around her face and shoulders. “ don’t even worry about it. i totally understand. spiders are horrendous little creatures… they look so creepy and when they crawl… “, a shiver ran down her spine at the mere thought. the way they moved was the worst of all. “ horrible. just… horrible. “, she concluded, only to let out a deep sigh before plastering the smile back on her features. “ wendy darling. it’s so nice to meet you annabeth ! “, she introduced herself, motioning at the empty chair across of her before taking her seat once again. the girl’s name sounded familiar, though wendy couldn’t immediately tell where from. “ don’t mention it, dear. i totally get it. “.

“The worst,” Annabeth growled, crossing her arms. She hated feeling weak, especially when it was due to something she could easily squash under the sole of her shoe, but it was one of those irrational fears she wasn’t sure she’d ever get over completely. As the girl, Wendy, introduced herself, Annabeth’s brow furrowed as she tried o remember where she’d heard that name before. “Wendy...Wendy...oh! Are you Riff’s Wendy?” She asked, her eyes widening in excitement. “Riff and I are old friends from back in New York. I’ve known him since I was a kid. It’s really great to finally meet you!”

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chino’s head shook with a light laugh.  “the restaurant i work for makes a decent one.  not a classic new york cheesecake but it’s pretty good.”  his brows furrowed when she spoke again, confused for a moment until his eyes popped open a bit more, the memory hitting him.  “oh yeah!  so far the only good one i found around here. - what are you in the mood for?,” he asked when she brought up getting food, feeling himself getting hungry as well.

“Hmm...you started talking about breakfast food, and now it’s all I can think of,” Annabeth admitted, licking her lips. She had a feeling she could destroy a full plate of pancakes all by herself with the way her stomach was rumbling. “Any type of breakfast food. You pick.” She offered, shooting him a smile. “Hell, it’ll be on me. I just got paid yesterday.” 

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As Annabeth waited for the train, she couldn’t help but overhear the exasperated woman’s conversation over the phone. She couldn’t understand it, but it was pretty easy to pick up on her frustration as the line went dead. She smiled kindly, her arms crossed as she nodded in sympathy. “I think most people would agree with you.” Annabeth offered with a shrug of her shoulders. She’d actually been thinking about it herself. But with a new project on the line, she wanted to go home and work on some plans to make sure she’d be put on the prestigious case. “Everything alright?” She asked politely, craning her neck to look in the woman’s eyes. “My commute is about 20 minutes, if you wanna talk about it.”

        “ES QUE NO PUEDES SEGUIR HACIENDO ESTO, MAMÁ” the brunette argued over the phone, a frustrated sigh escaping her tainted lips, manicured hands running through her face with exasperation, holding onto her phone with the other as she heard the response from the other side of the line “no, no. escúchame. puedes decirme qué—” and with that, the line was cut. the hairdresser heavened a sigh and put her phone back on her pocket, turning to the first person she could encounter with a brief sigh and a smile, “is it too early a week to say i need a drink?” she questioned, arching a brow wickedly, trying to wipe the sour taste off her mouth the prior conversation had left behind. // ( @musicalstarters​​ )

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defyingrcvity​:

             WENDY HAD TRIED to handle the situation as gracefully as possible, to get someone to take it away without anyone else having to be disturbed or getting any attention. but, when the blonde basically stumbled backwards at the sight of the spider, knocking over her chair in the process before practically shouting for someone to get it out of her ( more even, kill it ), wendy forgot about her own discomfort for a moment. instead, she got up from her chair in order to place a hand on the other’s shoulder, rubbing it in a comforting manner. “ hey hey – it’s okay, it’s gone. “, she said with a smile and a nod. luckily, someone had taken it upon themselves to save them both. motioning to the free chair opposite of her before taking her seat again, wendy invited the girl to sit with her. “ oh yeah – me too. they are so creepy and just… icky. “, the brunette replied, scrunching up her nose as a small smile tugged at her lips. 

“Thank god...” Annabeth murmured, a faint blush tinting her cheeks as the world around her started to come into focus once more. When she saw a spider, it was like her mind zeroed in on the creepy little thing and she couldn’t think of anything else besides getting away from it. It always took her a second to come back to reality. The girl’s comforting hand on her shoulder certainly helped. Sure, most of the patrons were still looking at her as if she was going to explode at another seemingly minuscule thing, but Annabeth was pretty tough...except when it came to spiders, of course. “Thank you, I swear I’m usually not so...” Annabeth threw her hands up by her shoulders and made a scared face as she sat down next to her companion. “But...spiders.” She smiled as the girl commiserated instead of making fun of her. “Ever since I was a kid, it’s been a whole thing...I’m Annabeth, by the way. Sorry for completely freaking out on you.” 

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Annabeth was afraid of very few things in this world. Spiders were one of them. She never could explain it, but the creepy little crawlers scared the absolute shit out of her. So when the pretty brunette tapped her on the shoulder, asking her to get rid of the spider on the floor...she probably didn’t realize that Annabeth was the worst person she could have asked. With a yelp, Annabeth backed away from the spider, chairs clattering to the floor as she desperately attempted to put as much space between her and the spider as possible. “G-get...get it away!” She gulped until some friendly, albeit confused patron took care of the creeper, even going to far as to take it outside and free it. “Don’t save it! Kill it!” Annabeth growled through gritted teeth, her heart racing as the spider was taken away. The entire cafe was staring at the two girls now and Annabeth felt her cheeks flush in embarrassment. “What? We’re not allowed to be afraid of spiders?” She spat, defensive suddenly as she sat back in her chair. “Sorry to freak out,” Annabeth turned to the other woman, hoping to find some solidarity. “I...I just hate spiders.”

            “ OH NO. “, WENDY whispered silently to herself, her eyes going wide with terror as her breath hitched in her throat. there truly were very few things that scared the girl to the core ( scary movies aside ) but spiders was one of them. she knew they were harmless, her mother and father had told her a million times when she was younger, but she couldn’t help but jump up a table whenever she saw one. this time, however, she was in public. there weren’t t h a t many people in the cafe, but jumping on top her chair to get away from the eight-legged monster on the floor didn’t seem like the most gracious thing to do. so instead, she whisper-shouted at the person sitting closest to her: “ excuse me – hello. do you… would you mind… please… “, pointing at the black dot on the floor which was getting closer by the second. { @musicalstarters​ }

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Annabeth was always on alert. Chalking it up to the ADHD, her heightened senses always took in what people normally missed. Which is how when the girl walking opposite her down the street jumped into her pathed, Annabeth was able to jump back far enough to avoid falling herself. The other girl, however, wasn't as lucky. “Shit! Are you okay?” Annabeth asked, trying her best not to be annoyed. Even though this girl nearly ran into her because she wasn’t paying attention...”Damn, you gotta look out. These streets are busy.”

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in retrospect, she should have looked both ways before crossing the street.

granted, the 10 hour shift at the music store worn her out, in a way that even moving her eyes seemed impossible. so, from the second she left work and pressed play on her “i-had-a-long-day-and-i’m-exahausted” playlist, the noise-canceling headphones worked its magic, covering the loud noises of the world around her. the way from the store to mr webber’s was familiar, recorded in her muscular memory. she knew exactly when to walk, when to stop. she didn’t need to pay attention. that was her mistake.

two streets away from her destination. the chords from a piano flooding through her ears. her mind divided between thinking about what should she get for dinner and the fact she should be crossing the street right about now, which she does. what she doesnt see is a driver, coming down the street in high-speed. at least, not until the car is too close to comfort.

her instinct takes over and she jumps. she feels herself simustaneously avoiding the car, accidentally bumping into someone who is just walking by and falling in the sidewalk.

“oh sh— oh! oh lord, i’m so sorry!” natalia blushes and pulls one of the sides of her phone out of her ear, as she lifts herself from the ground, looking at the other person. “are you ok?”

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yes, chino grew up in new york, but he wasn’t big on the things the big city life could bring or offer.  no, he was from some of the bad parts of new york, the people around him more of a community than anything else.  enjoying new york classics wasn’t his favorite thing since he grew up a little differently.  but annabeth seemed to enjoy them and so he couldn’t help but tell her about the bagels when he saw them.  “i don’t get the big deal about a bagel anyway.  if you ever had a bolillo or chilaquiles, you would get the value of breakfast,” he said, teasing her a little.

“When done right, the bagel is a New York delicacy.” Annabeth pointed out. “This whole rainbow nonsense is just a gimmick. You know what I miss? A good slice of cheesecake...” She hummed, her belly rumbling just thinking about it. “You showed me that one place with the amazing chilaquiles, remember? What was it called....” Maybe she was just hungry, but all this talk of food without actually eating any was making her angry. “OK, the rainbow bagels were nice to look at. But can we get something good to eat now? I’m starving.”

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wxrkerbees‌:

“Exactly,” he said, knowing it didn’t make any sense, but not really caring either way. As she mentioned a boyfriend, his stomach dropped a bit, but he kept walking and kept a small smile on his face. “Well, then, can your boyfriend spare a few moments while you walk a new friend home?” Percy turned slightly to his side, tilting his head as he studied her, still walking down the park path. “My friends would tell you that I could get lost with a map, so I could definitely use the help.”

“Wow, you really don’t give up, do you?” Annabeth laughed, looking at Percy incredulously. He was like a puppy with a bone, cute, a little annoying...but mostly harmless. What’s the worst that could happen? “Where do you live?” Annabeth relented, exhaling a big breath. Maybe it would be good for her to have something distracting her from work. “Somehow I have no problem believing that from the little I do know about you.” She laughed, but there was no malice in her voice. In truth, this Percy person was actually pretty fun to talk to. Not that she’d admit it, right away. “You don’t have GPS on your phone?” 

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thctgolden‌:

          “ i was going to say, that’s a massive compliment right there, annabob, ” he responded with a slick grin adorning his brims as he did so. he’d heard a lot about her job, and such was the way with other things, it was mostly the negatives of what was happening. “ yeah, well i mean it technically is actual football, right ? in comparison to what we call football. but that sounds sick, maybe i should do that. ”

“Oh please, don’t get ahead of yourself.” Annabeth laughed, rolling her eyes. The blonde crossed her arms and pulled a small cylinder from her back pocket. “Although, we did just get these awesome pens in. Watch.” As she clicked the button on the top, the pen within folded out on itself and grew into a full-sized pen. Okay, it didn’t make the sucky work there much better...but it was definitely the coolest pen Annabeth had held. “It does make more sense, doesn’t it? But Americans are...stubborn.” To put it lightly...

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Annabeth: When I first met you I thought you were so annoying.

Percy:...and?

Annabeth: You still are.

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“I’m not sure, Chino...” Annabeth admitted as she leaned down to look at the rainbow-colored bagels in the window. Sometimes, she missed New York. She missed it so much that she’d call Chino and they’d go do something very New York-y together. Go ride the subway, get a hot dog, push through crowds of people...today, it was going to find a classic New York bagel, or at least find the closest possible facsimile to one. “I know rainbow bagels were a big thing a few years ago, but I feel like the best New York bagel would just be...a little more classic, you know?”