#god’s hands ;; ii. [ taking no backstreets ]

[dernarrleid]

' do you want to share in this holiday dinner with me, kenzou? ' the table is set, candlelit and music plays in the background. in another life, maybe, they are a happy married couple, where she is oh such a proper wife, without extensive murder history. in this life, they are only given few such moments. ana-maria has even prepared her red dress and lipstick! ' i have specifically prepared it for us. i want us to dine, dance, kiss, maybe indulge in one another fully. do you think you want this... for this holy night? ' ( hi... AJSHSHDHDHD )

Kenzou checks his watch, wristband wrapped firmly so it sit upside down. The hands move rather slow, compared to his jumping heartbeat. Ana always did manage to catch him off guard, despite having that particular dangerous vulnerability filed down to detecting mildly abnormal shifts in his environment. He could almost smell hints of perfume, perhaps the candle, from the outside of his door. It never piqued his interest—most dates with women often held the same atmosphere, though after a while it grew acrid and suffocating—until realization struck him. It's the only way to explain why his feet are moving further across the room, travel suitcase forgotten, only briefly taking note of how unkept his appearance was. Long hour at the hospital extended quite a ways from his apartment, so it's understandable, both his absence and the holiday, have Ana waiting.

"Tabun... does this holy night have champagne on the menu? Another one of your stories to compliment it?" Kenzou smiles, exhausted but genuine. He wouldn't shy away from their momentary bubble of normalcy. The more he took her in, the redder her hair appeared, the golden hue of the candlelight almost made it look like fire. Very fitting. He's not surprised to find most of her outfit resembling the same tone. Kenzou admired her consistency, if not envied her for finding her own style that matched the intensity of their shining and darker moments. The hand holding the suitcase handle from before reached out reverently, resting on the crook of her neck shoulder, thumb pressing the side of Ana's cheek. His other hand mirroring the first, leaning further in. "If you don't mind, I might need something to tide me over, incase your famous dinners put me to sleep," Kenzou lips ghost over hers briefly. "Please..." He adds quieter and somewhat unhelpful, given that the words melts between them, deepening the kiss with a flick to the roof of her mouth.

[buckyr00s]

Top Gun Second Gen and Their Go-To Karaoke Songs

author's note: listen, I'm currently working on Fanboy x Reader and Coyote x Reader pieces, but I couldn't help but do this. Feel free to add your own song ideas ;)

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It's very clear that Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw's go-to song is Jerry Lee Lewis' Great Balls of Fire. But he saves that song for the most special occasions--wouldn't want to overplay the song he cherishes most.

At the end of the day, his karaoke repertoire reflects his retro soul. Rock, jazz, and blues run through his veins and he's more of a lover than he is a fighter, which is why Frankie Valli's Can't Take My Eyes off You, Frank Sinatra's Fly Me To The Moon, Queen's Crazy Little Thing Called Love, and Roy Orbinson's Oh, Pretty Woman are some of his favourite karaoke songs.

All-American classics are Jake "Hangman" Seresin's wheelhouse. He's almost always one of the first to get on stage and take the mic. If he's going to perform, he might as well set the bar for folks. And you better believe he's the type of person to command the stage, taking the mic off its stand the second he can.

Being the man of the people, his absolute go-to song is Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond. Don McLean's American Pie, the Eagles' Hotel California, Journey's Don't Stop Believin', and Steppenwolf's Born to Be Wild are his back-ups.

Natasha "Phoenix" Trace is the person to go to for up-beat karaoke vibes. Wait until the liquid courage sets in and she'll unleash her inner disco, country, pop diva. She'll always get everyone up, singing, and dancing. And she's definitely got moves of her own.

ABBA's Dancing Queen, Carrie Underwood's Before He Cheats, Spice Girls' Wannabe, Shania Twain's Man! I Feel Like A Woman!, and Cyndi Lauper's Girls Just Wanna Have Fun are amongst her favourites.

Robert "Bob" Floyd sticks to the karaoke classics. It takes a lot of convincing to get him on the mic and it'll usually take him until the chorus to loosen up. But my goodness, when he does, everyone is left with goofy grins on their faces.

Sweet, wholesome Bob only sings sweet, wholesome songs. He has a rotation of songs including Glen Campbell's Rhinestone Cowboy, Elton John's Rocket Man, the Monkees' I'm a Believer, and Electric Light Orchestra's Mr. Blue Sky.

You'll catch him on stage holding the mic with both hands, doing his signature side step move with an occasional head bob--pun not intended but so welcome.

Hero by Mariah Carey is Javy "Coyote" Machado's favourite karaoke song. You cannot convince me otherwise. While he isn't the most skilled singer, he puts on a hell of a production. Because if he's going to sing, then by God, he's going to sing.

And if he's not singing Hero, though, he'll choose a different power ballad. Whitney Houston's I Have Nothing, Jennifer Holliday's And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going, and Céline Dion's It's All Coming Back to Me Now are some of his back-up songs.

Each time he walks up to the mic, he'll half-jokingly, but very seriously preface his performance with, "I'm gunna slow it down for you now." Needless to say, he brings the house down every time.

I mean, come on. The man's call sign is Fanboy for goodness sake. He wears it proudly. Mickey Garcia is a big believer that you can't turn a room like you can with boybands' greatest hits. Backstreet Boys' I Want It That Way, *NSYNC's It's Gonna Be Me, and Boyz II Men's End of the Road (monologues and all) are some of his favourite pleasures that he's absolutely not guilty about.

He's also not shy about honouring his Latino identity with songs like J Balvin's Mi Gente, Enrique Iglesias' Bailamos, Bad Bunny's Yo Perreo Sola, and Shakira's Whenever, Wherever.

Any song he choses, he's singing his heart out and giving it his all. He wouldn't have it any other way. The man low-key has pipes, but he'd rather spend his time on the mic playing it off for laughs than actually showcasing his talent.

You can't tell me that Reuben "Payback" Fitch isn't the life of the party. The man makes it his mission to make any function interesting. Like come on, proposing the 200 push-up punishment during TOPGUN training? If he's going to do anything, it better entertain him.

He's much less strict about his karaoke songs, and probably has the most diverse repertoire out of everyone. House of Pain's Jump Around, TOTO's Africa, Marvin Gaye's Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Lou Bega's Mambo No. 5, Outcast's Hey Ya!, Blackstreet's No Diggity, Gnarls Barkley's Crazy.

Everyone knows his taste is impeccable and it's always exciting when he walks up to the mic. You never know what you get, other than the guarantee that the party will turn up to eleven.

author's note: well how'd I do? did I miss any songs? also, there is a severe lack of variety in the GIFs out there for Coyote, Fanboy, and Payback. someone pls helppppp.

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[classified-bluerose]

put me back together part II || quentin beck x reader

a/n: so obviously this doesn’t exactly fit the plot as i realised halfway through that peter seems to have met quention prior to the water attack in venice. i don’t want to change it now so let’s pretend they met before the fight. also we gonna pretend peter’s trip was always taking them to prague bc i don’t wanna write in the trip at all tbh lol. again this is probably occ... mainly self-indulgent crap, really. hope u enjoy tho!!!

warnings: cursing, mentions of violence & death, endgame spoilers, and, ofc, spiderman ffh spoilers. manipulative bastard quentin, too. (isn’t that why we love him?)

(GIF is not mine)

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chapter two: shattered glass

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it’s almost as though quentin actually planned this - find the girl and take her to one of the most romantic cities in the world. show her all the sights, make her laugh, slowly take down her walls, brick by brick.

the more time he spends with you the harder it becomes to disentangle himself. feelings grow deeper under early morning walks and late night chats. you never ask about the other you, the one quentin supposedly married.

you never talk about tony stark or natasha romanoff, either; when fury mentions iron man you stiffen in the corner and quentin does not miss the way your jaw clenches tight. he wants to poke and prod at these wounds left unhealed, but there’s no time before the stage is set and the water monster erupts from the intricate canals of venice’s streets.

you’re not supposed to be there - you should have been tucked away at the base, safe and sound; but quentin sees you ushering a group of frightened tourists in the opposite direction of the threat. anger coils low in his chest as he watches your figure disappear around a corner - what if something had happened to you?

how could you be so careless with yourself?

he grit his teeth and finished off the ‘’elemental’’ - needing some time to cool off and clear his head.

—

you’re not at the debrief. quentin’s skin feels itchy as he wonders where you are. have you gone home? been sent out somewhere else?

maybe you’d simply walked out. but why... why would you leave quentin? or peter, for that matter? how much you care for the kid is obvious - surely you wouldn’t just go.

surely you - surely you hadn’t actually been injured. right? right? if you had someone would have found you by now. shield would know, wouldn’t they. isn’t that their jobs? isn’t that what they’re supposed to do?

the longer he goes without knowing the more the anger rises to the surface. he tries to pat it down lest he expose himself, cursing you for making him feel this way. his jaw twitches, fist flexing, fingers curling and uncurling and curling again - anything to get the nervous energy out of his system.

after what feels like forever the briefing ends, the plan to get to prague is settled. quentin tries to catch fury but the slippery fucker is out the door in the blink of an eye.

someone taps his shoulder. quentin turns sharply, - ‘’ what? ‘’ - then pulls his attitude in again when peter flinches back. he rubs his forehead and bares his teeth in a smile.

‘’ sorry, spiderman. rough day, ‘’ he makes his excuses and the naieve kid nods and smiles and accepts too easy.

‘’ it’s okay, mr- i mean, myst- i mean, quentin. um, i just - i noticed you were looking around a lot, during the meeting. if you’re looking for her, i can show you where she is? ‘’

god, this kid is painfully awkward at times, but damn if he isn’t useful. quentin nods once. spiderman nods, clearly happy to feel like he can help. ‘’ c’mon! ‘’

he darts out as quick as a bullet from a gun, and quentin has no choice but to follow the teenage hero out into the night.

—

there’s a mural of red and gold painted large as life on the side of a building. your silhouette against it is dark and miniscule. quentin stands a few feet back and watches you stare at it. only when your shoulders begin to shake does he approach.

your breaths are laboured, eyes gleaming with unshed tears. his earlier irriation fades away, though he fights to bring it back - you could have ruined it all by disobeying orders, showing up on the street mid-fight, you could have destroyed his plans in seconds -

somehow, it doesn’t seem to matter anymore.

‘’ hey. are you okay? ‘’

you snap out of the daze and your gaze falls to your feet. you nod and force a smile that’s too dull to be authentic as you look back up. his expression becomes one of caring and empathy, your heart hurting for the man who lost it all.

‘’ m’fine. just ... ‘’ your eyes flicker once again to the painting before moving back to gaze over quentin’s shoulder. ‘’ i’m fine. ‘’

‘’ you wanna talk about it? ‘’

a humourless chuckle escapes your lips. more jagged glass than happiness. ‘’ no. ‘’

quentin pauses. knows that to push you too much too soon would ruin the carefully constructed plan he has perfected. he chances a comforting touch to your elbow, encouraged when you don’t move away.

‘’ wanna go for a walk? ‘’

he hits you with the lopsided grin that he knows has an effect; inside, your stomach swoops and fuses spark lights in your chest. on the outside your eyes soften and your lips curve up in a tiny, but genuine, smile.

quentin holds out his hand. you take it without hesistation.

—

so much about you intrigues him. it’s easy to forget about the truth behind his intentions. your skin, hotter than any normal human being. the knowledge that you have the ability to snap his neck without blinking an eye is... alluring. intoxicating. you were so broken when he met you first, only a week ago. already he feels as though he’s putting you back together. it earns him some pride.

light laughter and little, fragile smiles - moments as delicate as butterflies landing on his wrist. he yearns to touch, to pull, to hold. the plan takes priority, of course it does. but he’s worked so hard to get himself to this point. he deserves a little break with a pretty girl by his side.

‘’ so, one more elemental, ‘’ you begin, conversationally.

quentin nods. ‘’ one more. fire. the one that... the one that destroyed my world. ‘’

he swallows past an imaginary lump in his throat. he feels your eyes against the profile of his face.

‘’ well, now you know what you’re up against. not often we get a second chance. ‘’ the words are bitter, maybe unintentionally, but bitter all the same.

‘’ you did, ‘’ he points out, gently. ‘’ with thanos, right? ‘’

you huff a callous, cold laugh. ‘’ yeah. eventually won, i guess. supposedly. ‘’

there’s a darkness shadowing the curves of your face now, the kind that makes quentin’s heart rate pick up. ‘’ what do you mean? ‘’

you don’t answer for a long while. footsteps echo quietly around empty backstreets. it seems as though the city is deserted; inhabited only by the two of you, and the moon hanging low in the sky. still clad in his armour, quentin wishes to himself he’d had the foresight to change out of the clunky suit.

in the moment of distraction caused by the discomfort, he doesn’t notice that you’ve paused in front of him. he slams straight into you; neither of you stumbling as he hits the solid heat of your body.

you turn on your heel and offer a wry smile. ‘’ sorry, ‘’ you say, entirely insincere. he watches you lean back against the wall, the shadowed alleyway covering up most of your features. your eyes, though. they burn through the night and quentin is powerless to their draw.

he cocks his head to the side. ‘’ what did you mean? ‘’ he presses. ‘’ a minute ago. ‘’

‘’ it’s nothing. forget i said anything. ‘’

‘’ hey, come on. you can talk to me, you know, ‘’ he cajoles, inching closer.

you sigh; ‘’ you have enough on your plate, ‘’ she insists, but your resolve to stay silent is weakening. he can feel it.

‘’ you have listened to me talk about the tragedy of my own life since i got here, ‘’ he points out, lightly. ‘’ let me return the favour. ‘’

you consider the man of mystery in front of you: something about him you can’t quite put your finger on. maybe it’s the smile that always seems a little too sharp for comfort, or the eyes that can’t quite hide the gleam of potential insanity. something tells you, you shouldn’t trust him. something else tells you he’s the only one you should trust.

‘’ it doesn’t feel like we won, ‘’ you admit, finally. the weight falling from your chest as the words fall from your lips, secrets with sharp edges that have been cutting in to you for eight long months. ‘’ tony stark and natasha romanoff, they died. they died so the world could live, and - and that’s what, that was the point. save the world. whatever it takes, ‘’ she spits out the last three words with an incredible amount of venom. ‘’ and it’s stupid and it’s careless and i don’t even care. i want them back. i want them back so badly i would, god. i would burn this version of reality to the ground to bring ‘em back. ‘’

quentin ... did not expect this. yet somehow is unsurprised; and suddenly understands. this is what drew him in. this hidden darkness, this anger and rage buried in layers of sadness. in this moment you are more alive than he’s ever seen you; gone is the morose, flat emptiness, here is the fuel to the dynamite exploding, here is the fierce hurt and the damaged parts coming to the surface, it is magnificent, you are magnificent in your hot fury.

the breath catches in his throat as he realises; we’re the same, you and i. we both want revenge.

excitement sizzles in his veins and in that moment all he wants to do is wrap you in his arms and pull you into his embrace. he reigns himself in, patience, quentin, patience, and allows himself a single step closer.

‘’ i’m so sorry you had to go through that, ‘’ he whispers, voice a few steps lower than usual- steeped in desire he hopes can be read as sympathy. your bright eyes flicker over his face.

‘’ yeah, well. perks of bein’ a fuckin’ superhero or whatever. ‘’ she lifts her chin in the air defiantly. ‘’ but i guess you understand that. ‘’

‘’ i do, ‘’ he responds immediately, ‘’ i do. ‘’

because, okay. maybe he hadn’t actually watched his reality burn; maybe he hadn’t failed to save an imaginary family in an imaginary universe; but he had lost things, fallen deeper into black holes that chewed up his soul and spat it out again.

we’re the same, he wants to say, but again. holds himself back.

instead he smiles warmly - the sharpness still there, something you do not miss - and says, ‘’ at least we have each other. ‘’

your face lights up with mischief. ‘’ we do? ‘’ you ask, with a cocky head tilt. quentin chuckles and plays up the embarassment. acting like someone caught flirting - which he almost-kind-of-maybe was.

a blush adorns his handsome face. ‘’ i mean - uh - if you want that. ‘’ he adopts an uncertain waver to his tone; though he’s already sure you’re falling as hard for him as he is for you.

you bite back a smile and try to dim the fire burning in your belly. it just feels so good - to actually feel something. something that isn’t empty or angry or sad. something good. this connection came too quick and is growing too intense too soon. it can only end in tears. but you make a choice, the only one you’ve ever made.

let yourself be consumed in the flames, and damn the consequences.

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tags: @loki-doki-fever @tuliptx

[thanksforthedinosaur]

maes year end list

here are (most of) the albums & eps i listened to this year my favorites are bolded genres + my ratings added for anyone looking for new music xoxo mae

2 chainz - rap or go to the league - hip-hop - 3/5 4s4ki - nemnem - hip-hop - 3.5/5 aaamyyy - body - electropop - 3/5 adoy - vivid - dream-pop - 4.5/5 adrianwave - wave 01 - future funk - 3.5/5 agø - the door - hip-hop - 3.5/5 aimer - sun dance - j-pop - 3/5 aimer - penny rain - j-pop - 3/5 aintops - starry sky - kawaii future bass - 2.5/5 aintops - summer story  - kawaii future bass - 3.5/5 akai ko-en - kienai ep - indie rock - 4/5 akio watanabe & paniyolo - passage of sky - instrumental - 2.5/5 akira kosemura - diary 2016-2019 - instrumental - 4/5 akua - them spirits - r&b - 4/5 albert karch & ichiko aoba - celestially light - indie/folk - 4/5 aldous harding - designer - indie/folk - 3.5/5 alessia cara - this summer - pop - 2.5/5 alexia avina - all that i can't see - indie/folk - 3.5/5 alex lahey - the best of luck club - indie rock - 4/5 alex lustig – room for thought - electropop - 4/5 ali barter - hello, i'm doing my best - indie rock - 4/5 alomar - soul case - indie/folk - 3.5/5 aly & aj - sanctuary - pop - 4/5 amazarashi - play goodbye - indie rock - 3/5 american football - american football (lp3) - emo/dream-pop - 5/5 amy o - shell - indie rock - 4.5/5 anamanaguchi - [usa] - electropop/chiptune - 3.5/5 andrea von kampen - old country - indie/folk - 3.5/5 andrea von kampen - twilight & evening bell - indie/folk - 4/5 android52 - ultra groove product - kawaii future bass/future funk - 3.5/5 android apartment - the stars through your eyes - future funk - 2.5/5 android apartment - collection, pt.4 - future funk - 3/5 android apartment - we are the lights - future funk - 3.5/5 and the kids - when this life is over - indie rock - 3.5/5 angel olsen - all mirrors - dream pop - 4.5/5 anima! - grow your garden - electropop - 3.5/5 anitta - kisses - pop - 3.5/5 anna burch + fred thomas - indie rock - 3.5/5 anna clendening - waves - electropop - 3/5 anna flyaway - tomorrow i will take a knife to your confidence - emo - 4.5/5 anna lunoe - right party - edm/electropop - 3.5/5 anna of the north - dream girl - indie pop - 3.5/5 annie hart - a softer offering - electropop - 2.5/5 annika norlin + jens lekman - correspondence - indie/folk - 2.5/5 another silent weekend - pen pal - lo-fi hip-hop - 4/5 another silent weekend - falling apart - lo-fi hip-hop - 3/5 antenna girl - lemonade moon - kawaii future bass - 4.5/5 the appleseed cast - the fleeting light of impermanence - emo/post-rock - 3.5/5 the aquabats - the aquabats! super show! television soundtrack: volume one -  ska/pop punk - 3.5/5 arch.moe - crystratos - edm/kawaii future bass - 3.5/5 ardency - girls against god - shoegaze/dream pop - 3.5/5 ariana grande - thank u, next - pop - 4/5 ari lennox - shea butter baby - r&b - 4/5 arlo parks - super sad generation - hip-hop - 3.5/5 arlo parks - sophie - hip-hop - 3.5/5 asako toki - passion blue - j-pop - 4/5 asako toki - toki chic remix - j-pop - 3.5/5 ashmute - night & night - k-pop - 4/5 ashnikko - hi, it's me - hip-hop - 3.5/5 asiahn - love train 2 - r&b - 4/5 aso - home - lo-fi hip-hop - 2.5/5 astrid s - trust issues - pop - 3/5 atmosphere - whenever - hip-hop - 4/5 attom - follow me - edm/electropop - 4/5 aurora - a different kind of human (step ii) - indie/electropop - 5/5 avery sennin & meltycanon - project reality - hip-hop - 4/5 ayano kaneko -  燦々 - j-rock - 3.5/5 azki - without u - j-pop - 3/5 b3lla - akihabara - kawaii future bass - 3/5 babymetal - metal galaxy - metal/j-pop - 3.5/5 backstreet boys - dna - pop - 3.5/5 bad bad hats - wide right - indie rock - 3.5/5 bad heaven ltd. - strength - indie rock - 4/5 baechulgi - soul searching - lo-fi hip-hop - 4/5 banvox - sellout - kawaii future bass - 3.5/5 barrie - happy to be here - indie pop/dream pop - 4.5/5 basick - whatiwant - hip-hop - 3.5/5 bats for lashes - lost girls - electropop - 3.5/5 bbhf - simple - j-rock - 3.5/5 bbhf - mirror mirror - j-pop - 3.5/5 a beacon school - cola - dream pop - 4/5 bedouine - bird songs of a killjoy - indie/folk - 4/5 bella boo - once upon a passion - electropop - 3/5 belle and sebastian - days of the bagnold summer - indie rock - 3/5 bellows - the rose gardener - indie rock - 4/5 bells atlas - the mystic - r&b/indie rock - 4/5 be steadwell - queer love songs - indie r&b/pop - 4/5 bethlehem steel - bethlehem steel - indie rock - 3.5/5 better oblivion community center - better oblivion community center - indie rock - 4/5 big|brave - a gaze among them - post-rock - 4/5 big nothing - chris - indie rock - 4/5 big thief - two hands - indie rock - 5/5 big thief - u.f.o.f. - indie rock - 4/5 big wild - superdream - indie pop - 3/5 biig piig - no place for patience, vol. 3 - hip-hop/r&b - 4/5 billie eilish - when we all fall asleep, where do we go? - pop/hip-hop - 3.5/5 billie marten - feeding seahorses by hand - indie/folk - 3/5 bish - carrots and sticks - j-rock - 3/5 black belt eagle scout - at the party with my brown friends - indie rock - 4/5 blackbird blackbird - hearts - electropop - 3/5 bladee & ecco2k & thaiboy digital - trash island - hip-hop - 2.5/5 blink-182 - nine - pop punk - 2.5/5 blonde maze - hold on - electropop - 4/5 blood cultures - oh uncertainty! a universe despairs - indie rock - 3/5 blood orange - angel's pulse - r&b - 3.5/5 blossom - terra incognita - hip-hop - 3.5/5 blue hawaii - open reduction internal fixation - electropop - 3.5/5 boa - starry night - k-pop - 3.5/5 body type - ep2 - indie rock - 4/5 boerd - misplaced - hip-hop - 4/5 bora york - emotion vertigo - indie pop - 3/5 boy scouts - free company - indie rock - 4/5 breakup - miss me - electropop - 3.5/5 bridal party - too much - indie rock - 3.5/5 brightness - brightness - indie rock - 3/5 brinq + antenna girl - sayonara ep - kawaii future bass - 3/5 broken social scene - let's try the after, vol. 1 - indie rock - 3/5 broken social scene - let's try the after, vol. 2 - indie rock - 3/5 bronze - east shore - k-pop - 4.5/5 broods - don't feed the pop monster - electropop - 3/5 brooke candy - sexorcism - edm/house - 4/5 brothertiger - a chain of islands ep - chillwave - 5/5 bryzone_ybp - back of the back - lo-fi hip-hop - 3/5 bryzone_ybp - oceans - lo-fi hip-hop - 3/5 bryzone_ybp - maybe - lo-fi hip-hop - 3/5 bts - bts world: original soundtrack - k-pop - 3.5/5 bts - map of the soul: persona - k-pop - 3/5 bülow - the contender - pop/hip-hop - 3.5/5 bülow - crystalline - pop/hip-hop - 3/5 burnout syndromes - myojo - j-rock - 3.5/5 by surprise - cosmic latte - emo/indie rock - 4/5 camellia & nanahira - goin' - kawaii future bass - 4.5/5 camp claude - double dreaming - indie rock - 3/5 cannons - shadows - electropop - 3.5/5 cape weather - cape weather - indie rock - 3.5/5 carlie hanson - junk - pop/indie rock - 4/5 carly rae jepsen - dedicated - pop - 5/5 carmody - catching blue - dream pop - 3/5 caroline says - ohio river ep - indie rock - 4/5 caroline spence - mint condition - indie/folk - 3/5 cassie marin - love me well ep - indie pop - 3/5 cattle - sweet dream tender light and your memory - shoegaze - 3.5/5 cautious clay - table of context - pop/hip-hop - 3/5 cehryl - slow motion - pop/hip-hop - 3/5 chance the rapper - the big day - hip-hop - 3.5/5 charli xcx - charli - pop - 5/5 charly bliss - supermoon - indie rock - 4/5 charly bliss - young enough - indie rock/pop punk - 5/5 chastity belt - chastity belt - indie rock - 4/5 cheat codes - level 2 - electropop - 3/5 cheese - plate - k-pop - 4/5 chela - delivery - pop - 3.5/5 chelmico - fishing - j-pop/hip-hop - 4/5 cherry glazerr - stuffed & ready - indie rock - 3.5/5 chief. - today - lo-fi hip-hop - 4/5 chief. - clarity - lo-fi hip-hop - 4/5 chinese football - continue? - emo/math-rock - 4/5 christelle bofale - swim team - indie rock - 4/5 chromatics - closer to grey - shoegaze - 3.5/5 chung ha - flourishing - k-pop - 4/5 ciara - beauty marks - pop - 4/5 cinema staff - cinema staff - j-rock - 4/5 citycop - nesh - emo/math-rock - 4/5 city girl - chroma velocity - chillhop/electropop - 4/5 city girl - somnolent nova - chillhop/electropop - 3/5 clairo - immunity - indie rock - 4.5/5 claris - primalove - j-pop - 4.5/5 claud - sideline star - indie rock - 4.5/5 clc - no.1 - k-pop - 4.5/5 cocabona & aura misha & monma - aura - lo-fi hip-hop - 3.5/5 commander salamander - off the goop - emo - 3.5/5 common holly - when i say to you black lightning - indie/folk - 3/5 com truise - persuasion system - chillwave - 2/5 cones - pictures of pictures - indie rock - 2/5 copeland - blushing - indie rock/dream pop - 3.5/5 cosmic boy - can i love? - hip-hop - 3.5/5 couple n - love is - kawaii future bass - 2.5/5 cowgirl clue - icebreaker - electropop - 2.5/5 the cranberries - in the end - dream pop - 4/5 cray - seasons change and so do i - electropop - 3.5/5 crck/lcks - temporary - j-rock/j-pop - 3/5 crck/lcks - temporary vol.2 - j-rock/j-pop - 2.5/5 cream - love + party - j-pop/hip-hop - 3/5 cricket blue - serotinalia - indie/folk - 4/5 cristina quesada - think i heard a rumour  - electropop - 4/5 cross record - cross record - indie pop - 3/5 crumb - jinx - indie rock - 4.5/5 cuco - para mi - r&b - 3.5/5 cursive - 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~~ ** compilations / various artists ** ~~

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[lordreed]

scott reed; the backstreet girl and the uptown boy (2)

word count: 1063

i - ii(you are here!) - iii - iv - v

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You'd arrived at your destination; Liberty High School. You pulled into the closest spot to the front doors, and watched the building bustling with teenagers before letting out a sigh and wondering why you were voluntarily showing up here today. (beside the obvious that you needed a distraction.)

Days like this weren't a common occurrence. Despite the reputation you have pointing towards something else, you had amazing grades due to how strict you were on yourself. A's and A+'s were stereotypical on your report card, filling your parents with excitement and satisfaction. You worked hard for them and knew taking days off would hurt your education, in this aspect you understood better than your fellow students, but this morning was more of a mental health break. Reasoning with yourself about coming to school was no fun, you concluded.

With another louder, more drawn out sigh, you got out, pulling your backpack along with you, and slammed the door shut, gaining the attention of some younger peers.

Extremely unnecessary attention at that. To some, you were a myth, a tall tale of Liberty. The baddie, the one who has done every drug under the sun, the one who gives great advice. It depends who you ask, but usually you'll get something along the lines of that. You weren't that cool, you thought. Apparently they did.

Little rumors had evolved and gave you the title you've worn since sophomore year. You played along for the amusement. To fit the part, you adjusted your wardrobe around that time to something better. It wasn't uncommon to see you wearing the previously mentioned windbreaker; a nearly fluorescent combination of an aqua blue, magenta, and purple, some stripes of white, and with a yellow collar. Below it, though? All black and white. It also seemed you were always wearing sunglasses. The few in your classes knew this wasn't true, though. (You didn't want to disrespect your teachers.)

To the kids, it was cool, and for you not completely uncomfortable, so you rolled with that clothing. And, obviously, the windbreaker was apart of you; even if you didn't want to fit the part anymore that would be a constant wear.

You trudged up to the entrance and pushed the door open to a hurricane of teenagers, rushing to get to their classes in the freshman's cases, or for seniors, to meander to whatever they had next. Most of them didn't care anymore.

As soon as you started walking to English class, you had an arm slung over your shoulder, property to your friend Alex Standall.

"Hey dude," you greeted, wrapping an arm around his waist. "Nice to see you're doing well."

"Yeah, you look pretty good yourself, (L/N)," he gave you a good look up and down. "Where have you been? I noticed you and Scott won't in first period."

"Ah, it was a nice morning, decided to take a little jaunt around town." You ignored the comment about Scott and paused at a window, looking out at the fog rolling over the baseball fields.

"Yeah, looks just wonderful outside.." Alex looked at you, then back out. "Hey, speaking of him, have you talked to Scott recently?"

You cringed. Why wouldn't he drop it? "N-no. Why?" Your bump in with him today wasn't really talking so you didn't mention it.

"Ah, just.. wondering." Alex patted your back. "I know you have.. history, with him. Sorry for pushing about him."

"'s fine, Alex. Let's get to class, yeah?" you said, putting your arm around his waist around his waist once more.

"Yeah, cool."

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The day had gone by pretty smoothly for the most part. With no sixth period, you were left to deposit some books into your locker before you left. You wanted to get out of school and go play video games so you briskly made your way over to it and unlocked it, but something caught your attention. A note? You hadn't left any paper in your locker. You pulled it out and read it.

WATCH YOUR BACK

The big red letters were menacing to say the least. You scowled, and looked around the hall. Nobody.

"What the fuck?" you whispered, folding it and shoving it into your back pocket. Who wrote this? And why did it happen to be on the first day of the trial?

Somebody knew something, or assumed you knew something. The message was probably a prank, or meant for someone else, but needless to say you were put on edge.

When you found this person, you were going to beat the shit out of them for playing with your mind.

You, now in an edgy mood, threw your books into the locker and slammed it shut, rushing back to your car. It looked like it had before. Thank god no one had touched it.

You hit the pedal and sped out of the school, hands gripping the steering wheel so hard your knuckles went white.

You continued speeding back home, where you felt safe. You barged into the house, seeing your mom sitting on the couch reading.

"Hi, honey!" she greeted with a kind smile. "How was your day? I got off early, so I've just been sitting here reading one of your books."

"It was okay. What book?" you asked, peering over the couch. You didn't want her to question more about your day, about.. the note.

"To Kill A Mockingbird! I never had to read this in school, it's a great book."

"Yeah, it is a good story," you said, "Um, I'm gonna go upstairs, okay? Homework and stuff, holler if you need me." you grinned, and dashed up the stairs before she could respond.

You realized you could be an amazing actor, seeing as though your mom thought that was typical behavior.

The grin dropped as soon as you'd closed the door. You sat down and pulled out the note, analyzing it and diving into your thoughts once more, but only for a second.

You got interrupted by the buzzing of your phone. You sighed. Who the hell was bothering you now? You flipped it over, and looked at the screen. A random number texted you. What the fuck?

Hi (Y/N)

Just wanted to catch up

It's Scott by the way

Suddenly the note wasn't the worst thing that happened today.

[dyde21]

Seventeen Going on Seven

This is partially dedicated to @solbabydraws who I promised to post this story for a few days ago. Also cause they’re a wonderful, beautiful, supportive person.  Enjoy! Fair warning, it’s pretty long.

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Percy ducked as deadly credit cards sped through the air just above his head, sticking out of the concrete like tiny daggers.

“Where are you going? Our sales are to die for!” The womanly snarl came out.

Rolling his eyes, Percy rolled to the left as another set of cards whizzed past him. The jokes had stopped being funny about five minutes into running for his life. “A little help here!” He called out, though he knew the rest of their gang were busy with their own saleswomen.

“A little busy!” Jason called out, deflecting a bronze umbrella, that opened to a fan of knives.

“Next time, we're just ordering online! I'm done shopping!” Leo called out as he ducked behind a trashcan as the woman ran past him.

Spinning in place, Percy swiped another set of cards out of the air. They couldn't keep running, eventually the monsters would catch up. He dashed forward, ducking a swing from her claws as he cut off one of her legs. The monster flailed, but Percy stabbed downwards and finished off the beast. Looking for who else could use help, he spotted a cloud of dust around an invisible figure running away, being chased by another saleswoman holding multiple vials in their hands. Percy figured Annabeth had been hit by something, so even her cap wasn't letting her hide to find an opportunity.

Ripping a trashcan lid off a nearby bin, he hurled it towards the saleswoman.

Before he could celebrate however, the woman just reached up and caught it. “I'm with a customer right now, please wait your turn.” She said in a sickeningly sweet tone, before she flexed her hand and bent the metal like it was paper.

That had been the distraction Annabeth had needed, as she had turned and stabbed the woman in the gut before jumping backwards as the saleswoman flailed with her claws. Quickly making her way to Percy, Annabeth just grinned, removing her hat. “Thanks for the help, Seaweed Brain.”

Smirking, Percy was about to reply when he saw the lady raise her hands with the vials. Throwing one, Percy barely had time to shove Annabeth out of the way as it collided with the pavement, a sickly green ooze appearing and beginning it melt through the ground.

Annabeth staggered, off balance from the sudden shove, but before she could regain her balance she saw another one heading straight towards her. Desperate, she raised her hands but it would be too late. At least until she saw Percy dive in front of her, arms wide, as the vial of liquid exploded across his back.

Annabeth shrieked, expecting to see her boyfriend melting, but nothing was happening.

Even the saleswoman looked stunned. “Oh, wrong vial! Dammit! Now this time I'll...” She never got to finish her sentence as Jason's sword lopped off her head, leaving her dissolving into dust.

The rest of the crew ran over as Percy dropped to his knees.

Kneeling in front of him, Annabeth held his face in her hands gently. “Percy, look at me. Is everything okay? What are you feeling?”

Percy just stared at her, confused. “I don't know. I feel strange... I... I feel fine mostly though. Nothing hurts.”

Hazel frowned. “There's no way that vial was just water. Something... something is on you. Probably a potion, but we have no way of knowing what it could have been.”

Annabeth frowned, her mind racing a million miles a minute. What could it be? Judging by Percy's expression, he felt normal. Which was bad, that meant whatever it was would be subtle. “Take off your shirt Percy.” She ordered.

Percy raised an eyebrow as Hazel flushed, looking away. “Excuse me?” The son of poseidon said after a moment.

Annabeth however was already lifting his hoodie off of him, tugging at his shirt. She ignored the red creeping in her cheeks. “We don't know what potion hit you, but it's still on your shirt and hoodie. You can't leave those on in case it's dangerous. It could be explosive for all we know.”

That did the trick as Percy quickly stripped off his shirt, throwing it in a nearby trash can.

Piper snickered as she saw Annabeth eyeing Percy's chest with a look she was probably unaware she had on. Nudging her boyfriend, she convinced Jason to give Percy his jacket for the trip home. She figured Hazel would be less uncomfortable that way, and Annabeth wouldn't be as distracted.

Annabeth held Percy's hand as they walked back, cautiously studying him, looking for any idea of what effect the potion could have had. “I'm sorry.” She muttered softly to him.

Shaking his head, Percy smiled. “It's not your fault. It's a good thing we stopped them.”

The crew of the Argo II had decided to meet up to get some lunch. Even Reyna had joined them, since the leaders of both the Greek and roman camps had decided to meet up regularly in order to stay in contact, and maintain relationships to avoid future conflict the best they could. On the way, Annabeth had happened to notice some monsters sneaking off down an alley. Annabeth had said they should follow them, since gathering monsters usually meant some sort of problem that would try to kill them eventually. Reyna had agreed, and their course had been decided.

There they had found a backstreet market for monsters. All sorts of knick-knacks, potions, and spare weapons were sold there, along with fresh hot dogs. Everything a monster could need to slay some demi-gods. Figuring they couldn't leave it alone, they had launched a surprise attack on the small stand, destroying it. It turned out the owners weren't too happy with having their shop destroyed, so they had struck back.

Annabeth just stayed quiet, still studying him. “When we get back to camp, you're going straight to Chiron. We need to figure out what hit you. Maybe a hectate kid can help you too.”

Nodding his head, Percy smiled weakly. “Okay, mom.” He said with a small laugh.

Pouting, Annabeth wanted to call him out but she figured that having her boyfriend not freaking out about being splashed with some dangerous liquid was probably better than the alternative.

By the time the crew had managed to make it back to the camp, night was already falling. Percy had gone to Chiron to be checked out, by they hadn't been able to make heads or tails of what had hit Percy. Will had also confirmed that Percy still seemed to be in perfect health. That meant one of two things. Either the potion was harmless, it could have been a dud or just not affected him for some reason. Or that whatever it was had a specific trigger or a time delay.

Annabeth was terrified of the later, and refused to let Percy fall asleep. It had taken him convincing her for an hour that it was safe for him to sleep, that she could check on him in the morning. He had explained that he had absolute faith that Annabeth would have been able to handle any problems that could arise. He trusted her with his life.

They had kissed goodnight, with Annabeth threatening him that if anything happened to him while she slept she would never forgive her boyfriend.

After setting an early alarm, Annabeth finally headed to bed. She would wake up early and check on him. She wanted to stay up, but she knew that she had to get some sleep herself. She was exhausted, and if she didn't properly sleep she could miss something tomorrow if a problem did show itself.

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In the cold morning, Annabeth hugged her arms close to herself as she padded across the camp softly. Her nerves were racing, but she needed to stay calm. She knew not to worry, Percy would be sleeping in his mess of a bed as usual, no big deal. As she crossed the camp, there were only a few campers up by this time. Some getting in some morning training, others looking for an early breakfast.

Annabeth side stepped a little boy who seemed lost. He was wearing a large camp half blood T-shirt a few sizes too big for him, and his shorts drooped past his knees. Annabeth figured he must have been a new camper, someone found young. It reminded her of herself when she first got here. Shaking her head, she pushed those memories from her mind. She could check on the kid later, she had to make sure her boyfriend was okay first.

Approaching his cabin, she knocked on the door but was surprise when it had swung open. His bed was empty, the seats thrown aside like he had gotten up normally. But his cabin was empty. Immediately Annabeth's heart kicked into overdrive. He could NOT be missing again. She would tear down Olympus herself if her boyfriend was missing. She was not going through that ordeal ever again. She began sprinting around the camp, looking for any sign of him. As she crossed back across the cabins, she saw the little boy from earlier crying on the ground. He sat on the ground, wiping away tears as he wailed.

Annabeth paused. She wanted to keep searching for her boyfriend, but the little boy was tugging at her maternal heartstrings. She couldn't just ignore a child's tears, especially if Percy just happened to be safe somewhere else in camp. There was plenty of places she hadn't checked yet.

With a sigh, she plastered on a smile as she stopped and knelt down, getting eye level with the little kid.

“Hey, is everything all right?” She asked gently. “What cabin are you from?” She asked, looking him over to try and find any sign of his parentage. Once she found his cabin, others could take care of him while she looked for her boyfriend.

He just sniffled. “I don't know. I want my mommy.”

Annabeth frowned, but she noticed his necklace and her blood turned to ice. There were far too many beads for a child his age. What was worse was she noticed a charm that only one camper had. A gift she had made herself.

“What's your name?” She asked, dreading the answer.

“P-Percy Jackson.” The boy answered, still wiping away tears.

Annabeth's stomach knotted. This wasn't good. This was not good at all. Her boyfriend was a child. A kid. Her blood had already turned to ice, but another, almost scarier thought crept into her mind.

“D... do you know who I am?” She asked gently.

The boy looked at her , frowning. “I... I don't...” He paused. “Annie?”

Annabeth raised an eyebrow. Normally she hated people calling her that, but considering his state she could give him a pass. “Annabeth.” Her heart was soaring at the fact he remembered her. That meant not everything was gone. Whatever had changed him hadn't completely removed who he was.

“Here, let's go see Mr. Chiron, okay?” She said gently, offering a hand. Her hero of a boyfriend was currently a little child. She was in way over her head.

Percy stepped back, pouting and shaking his head. “No! I wanna see my mom!”

“Percy...” Annabeth felt her heart breaking. He looked just like a lost little kid looking for his mom. He was a lost little kid looking for his mom.

“I want my mom!” He said, backing up a little more, looking like he was about to take off into a sprint. “I'm not supposed to talk to strangers... but I know you.” He said, looking confused if he couldn't decide if he remembered her or not.

Annabeth frowned, unsure of how to deal with this. She was never the best with kids, though she had decent practice from her years at the camp. “Okay, let's go see your mom, okay?” She said after a moment, a plan forming in her mind.

Percy nodded, taking the hand Annabeth had offered him.

Gently leading him along, she lead him to one of the fountains. Tossing in a Drachma, she spoke quickly. “Sally Jackson.” She said after her prayer to Iris.

The mist shimmered, before the image of Sally flickered into existence. Luckily she was already up, and was doing some dishes in the morning.

Looking up, Sally smiled at seeing Annabeth. “Well hello there dear. Is everything okay?” She asked, turning off the faucet and drying her hands.

“Hello Sally. Uh... I need you to not freak out. Everything is fine, mostly. But I'm going to need your help here...”

Before she could explain further, Percy had stepped forward, reaching towards the mist. “Mom!” He called out.

Sally's expression turned to surprise, a look of fear crossing her face for just a moment, before Annabeth saw her put on a sweet smile. “Hello Percy, is everything okay?”

Percy just shook his head, balling up his fists. “I want to go home. I don't like it here. I miss you! I want food!” He began to complain, shaking as if he was going to start crying again.

Sally looked like she wanted to take him into her arms. “Shh... honey. It's okay.” Her voice caught in her throat a bit, as she cast a worry glance over to Annabeth. “Percy, mommy is a little far away right now, okay? Now I need you to be a good boy, and listen to Annabeth. She's going to take care of you today. If you behave, I'll even let her give you some cookies, okay?” Sally reasoned.

Percy's eyes widened as a toothy grin formed on his face. “Okay! But they have to be blue!”

Sally smiled, tears threatening the corners of her eyes. “Of course.”

Annabeth stepped forward. “Thank you Sally, I swear to you on the river Styx, we will get him back to normal.”

Sally just nodded her head. “I know you will. Just... keep him safe will you? I know he can be a bit of a handful at that age, but he's a good kid. I promise you.” She said, trying to stay strong after seeing her child forced to such a young age again.

Annabeth smiled softly. “Don't worry, I'm used to dealing with him.”

Sally just laughed. “I know. Keep me updated, okay? Tell him to call me when he is back to normal so I can see it with my own eyes.” Annabeth nodded. “Oh and... take some pictures? I didn't get to take too many while Gabe was around. It's not the same but...” She trailed off, a playful smile on her face.

Laughing, Annabeth nodded. “Okay.”

Sally thought for a moment, noticing the image starting to fade. “If nothing is working try singing!” She called out at the end, just before the image cut out.

Annabeth froze, she wasn't exactly the best singer. Hopefully that wouldn't come up.

“Come on Percy, let's go see Chiron then we can get you some breakfast, okay?” She said, holding out her hand.

Percy stared at her a moment, debating, before he nodded and took her hand, letting her lead him across the camp.

A few minutes later and Chiron was kneeling down on his front legs, looking at Percy who seemed to think Chiron was the coolest thing. He glanced over at Annabeth. “So it seems we found out the effects of the potion.” He said wryly.

Annabeth had her heads in her hands. “Not the worst thing that could have happened, but we need to fix him. I can't be dating a 7 year old.” She said, her tone dripping with concern for Percy. She wanted nothing more than to find a way to cure him.

Chiron offered a small smile. “Certainly not the worst outcome. It seems it was a potion that regressed his age, but his health seems to be perfectly fine. Though his memories seem shaky. He remembered you, but not I nor most of the camp. I fear if we leave him like this for too long he may not regain them all. I'll consult my texts and see what I can come up with to reverse it. For now... supervise him today, will you? You're free from your duties, so just babysit him please. While we have plenty of young campers, I don't feel comfortable treating him like others. Both due to his popularity, and his habit of finding trouble.”

Annabeth nodded. “I'm on it.” She glanced over at Percy, who was currently wandering over towards one of the ornamental spears in the house. Her eyes widened as she rushed over, scooping him up into her arms. Today was going to be a long day, she just knew it.

Chiron just shook his head. “Good luck.”

Percy just looked up at Annabeth, flashing her a spotted grin.

Annabeth nearly squealed with how cute he looked. “Let's go get some food, okay?”

Percy threw his arms up in a cheer. “Yay! I want pancakes!”

Annabeth just laughed, walking out with him in her arms.

About half an hour later, Percy sat happily in Annabeth's lap. The benches were a little low, so he sat on her lap so he could eat comfortably. She just gently played with his hair, watching him with an amused smirk as he made a mess with his blueberry blue pancakes. He also had blue milk to wash it down with. He seemed to be in heaven.

Originally Annabeth had considered trying to hide Percy's... change, but she knew that she wouldn't have been able to keep up the con for long. Too many people knew him and would look for him if he just vanished suddenly. Especially if Annabeth was gone as well. So instead, she decided to weather the storm, though she put up with zero crap from anyone about it. If her boyfriend was stuck as a child, she was going to spoil him until they could fix it.

They had only ate at his table for a little while before the rest of the crew had shown up. Piper had been first, curious as to who the child Annabeth had been eating with was. Her jaw had dropped when she had seen Percy, beginning to freak out before Annabeth could explain. Soon Piper had calmed down as well. She was instantly on board with the idea of spoiling him. At least after being reassured that Percy was in fact okay, and they were working on a way to reverse it. She had taken her seat across from Annabeth, watching Percy with an amused smile.

Jason had been the next to show up, following his girlfriend. Any amusement that may have come with seeing Percy as a kid was drowned out by concern for him at first. Annabeth had assured him as soon Jason was also mildly amused by Percy, at least until Piper started commenting that she wish she could see Jason as a kid.

Not long after, Frank and Hazel had shown up. Frank had been too shocked to properly speak, while Hazel had reacted similarly to Jason. Soon though, she had moved over with a napkin and cleaned up the mess Percy was making with a gentle smile.

Leo had been the last to show up, having slept in late. He took it in stride the best, already getting a dangerous glint in his eyes. “Oh man, I have the best toys for him back in my cabin.” Before Annabeth could protest, Leo had already run off, cackling, leaving Calypso who pretty much reacted like Hazel, beginning to mother Percy.

Piper had taken Percy into her lap so Annabeth could get her own breakfast.

They had all tried to gauge how much of each of them Percy remembered, and were amused by the results.

He called Piper “the pretty lady”, and was rather attached to her. Jason he had quickly announced that he didn't like and called him “Stupid.” This caused Jason to gasp in shock as Piper burst out into uncontrolled laughter.

He called Hazel “Hazy”, and just kept calling Frank cool. He liked them a lot.

When Leo had returned, Percy had remembered his name, but was much more fascinated by the fact he had two new actions figures to play with, ones that would actually beat up each other on their own.

He referred to Calypso as Cally the entire time, and just said she smelled nice and reminded him of his mom.

Eventually Annabeth had finished her breakfast, pouting slightly with all the attention Percy was giving the others while he didn't seem to remember her. “You still remember me, right?” She asked, attempting to hide the hurt in her voice.

Percy had just climbed in her lap, giving her that toothy grin. “You're annabee... annabe... Annabeth! I remember that you're the best of them all.” He said with a snicker.

Annabeth just grinned. “Good answer. Now let's go play.” She said, helping him up as she took his hand and began to lead him towards the beach. She figured she needed to keep him as far away as she could front the archery range, lava wall, and the arena. With his luck, too much could go wrong.

They had decided to take shifts in baby sitting him, letting the others either try to help Chiron come up with a cure, or attend to their various duties throughout the day.

Piper and Jason had decided to take the first shift. Piper was chatting with him in the nearby field, teaching him to make flower crowns while Jason helped. Itching to get some practice in, Jason had moved off to the side to practice his sword play. This of course immediately drew Percy's attention.

Piper glared at her boyfriend as she held Percy's shoulders. They couldn't let him use a real sword, and they were just glad he hadn't realized he had one in his pocket. Eventually after a few tears from Percy, and some quick thinking, Jason had managed to find two wooden practice swords.

Of course Jason just blocked Percy's attack, but apparently losing ten years hadn't done much to curb his enthusiasm. The little boy had been swinging with all his strength, and had no qualms about bruising the hell out of Jason's legs. Eventually Jason had taken the dive and let Percy “defeat” him. Percy stood with one foot on Jason's chest, holding his wooden sword up. Piper of course had taken a picture and clapped her hands. She had made sure to get a camera from Leo right away, there was no way this was going to pass without evidence.

Eventually though their shift ended, and Frank and Hazel had tagged in. Frank had shown him his ability to change into animals, which instantly made him Percy's new favorite boy. Hazel had just laughed, before she had an idea. She quickly made her way across the camp, leaving Percy to continue his piggy back ride on a bear. Normally a poor choice for someone in charge a kid to make, but Frank was responsible.

A few minutes she had returned, a redhead in tow.

“Oh my gods. It's true.” Rachel had said suddenly. Without hesitation she ran over, lifting up Percy and swinging him in a circle. Percy just giggled and cheered, happy.

Setting him down, she giggled as he wandered around dizzy.

Meanwhile Hazel had finished setting up what she had brought. She had gotten some large pads of paper, and a punch of paint from Rachel. Immediately Percy's eyes widened and ran over, eager to start painting. He was about to start, when he paused and set down the brush. He stood up, holding his hands together as he looked up at Rachel and Hazel with large pleading eyes. “Is it okay if I use your colors and paint?” He asked politely. “My mom says I'm supposed to ask first.”

Rachel and Hazel just melted into maternal jellies. “Of course.” Rachel managed to say, laughing as she saw Percy's eyes light up like it was Christmas. He quickly gave both her and Hazel a hug before he settled down and started painting. He was chaotic, but having a blast. He even had Frank change into a few animals for him to paint a portrait of, which Frank was willing to oblige.

Rachel and Hazel settled down, chatting happily about how cute Percy was being while they worked on their own art.

A little while passed, and Leo showed up, dragging a rather large bag behind him. Percy had made an absolute mess, and had spots of paint all over his clothes and cheeks.

At the sight of the bag, Frank had stood up and moved in front of Percy, just to be safe.

Leo waved him off. “Relax, these are safe. I'm dealing with a kid after all.”

Squatting down, he grinned at Percy. “Do you wanna see the coolest toys?”

Once again Percy's eyes widened, nodding eagerly.

Leo just grinned and let out a whistle. The bag opened up and a small army of toys began marching out in a line, one at a time. Percy gasped with each one. “Those are so cool!”

Leo grinned. “I know right?”

Hazel paused. “Did you make all those today? You only found out about Percy being a kid a few hours ago...”

Leo rubbed the back of his neck. “Uhh... I may have been working on these for a while.” Hazel just shook her head with a small smile. Percy knelt down, looking at them. “Can I play with them?” He asked.

Calypso just walked up, smiling. “He's surprisingly well behaved.”

Leo nodded. “Go wild! But check this out. Number 1, kick number 2!” The small figures hummed with life as one of them walked over and planted a kick in the chest of another, knocking it onto the ground.

Percy practically exploded with happiness. Immediately Percy had divide out the figurines between Leo and himself as they started shouting commands, getting the two sets of robots to fight each other.

Joining Hazel and Rachel, Calypso sat down with a smile watching Percy.

“It seemed he was much better behaved back when he still listened to his mom.” Piper remarked with a laugh. Calypso and Hazel both laughed as they watched the boys play. Before long, even Frank had gotten involved, being drawn in at the idea of commanding an army.

They continued to fight, calling out commands. Eventually though, one figure took two many hits and when it was punched, exploded into smaller gears and sprayed some oil around.

Immediately Percy burst out into tears, wailing. In a heart beat, Piper had closed the distance and wrapped him up in a tight hug. “Shh it's okay honey.”

Percy just continued to cry, before looking at Leo. “I-I-I'm S-Sorry!” He choked out between sobs.

Leo was just staring wide eyed. He wasn't the best at dealing with crying kids. “It's fine! I can fix it. They were made to get broken after a while.”

Percy slowly stopped crying, sniffling. “R-Really? You aren't mad?”

Leo nodded, grinning. “This is a battle right? The robots are going to break, don't worry about it. I'll fix them up tonight and they'll be just like new!”

Percy wiped away some tears. He was quiet for a moment, making them all pause. “3! Kick 5 in the face!” Soon the battle had started up again, every once in a while a figurine breaking.

Piper had moved back to Rachel and Calypso. The girls were giggling at Percy's joyous expression once again.

After a few moments though, Piper's smile faded. “They can fix him, right? Like, don't get me wrong. Percy is super cute as a kid, but I miss his normal laugh. Plus I don't think I can handle baby sitting duty for years.”

Rachel and Hazel's faces both turned more somber. “Chiron will find a way. Magic made him younger, that means there's a way to reverse it.” Hazel explained.

Just then Annabeth had walked up. “It's lunch time.” She told everyone, looking over Percy carefully. He still seemed fine, which caused her to let out a sigh of relief. In truth, she didn't want to leave his side at all, but she knew the best thing she could do was to help Chiron with research.

Percy stood up and rushed over. “Annabeth! You missed it! Pipes made me a crown! Then I beat up Jason!” This caused a smirk to play at her lips. Even as a kid, it seemed Percy didn't change much. “Then Frank turned into a massive dog!”

“Bear.” Hazel chimed in helpfully.

“Then Hazy brought back Ra... raa...Red! She brought over Red who let me paint! Then Leo showed his toys! They are SO COOL! They can kick and everything!” He continued to rattle off.

Annabeth just patted his hair. “That sounds like you had fun.”

Percy nodded. “But I missed you.”

Annabeth looked away, blushing slightly as Piper and Calypso burst out into giggles at her expression.

Finally noticing his state, she frowned. “You're all messy.” She said, shooting an accusing look at Rachel and Leo, who both shrunk away slightly.

This time Calypso stood up, walking over and grabbing Percy's hand. “Come on, let's go get cleaned up then we can some lunch, okay?”

“Okay!” He said happily as he followed Calypso back towards camp.

“Any progress?” Piper asked Annabeth carefully, noticing the blonde's worried gaze at Percy's retreating form.

Annabeth nodded. “We found a promising lead. It's out of my understanding so Chiron is trying to follow it. Thanks for watching him, he can't sit still as a teen, I doubt he could sit in a library as a kid.”

She paused, before snapping. “That reminds me.” She quickly made her way over towards Percy's cabin, pulling out a coin. Tossing it into the fountain she offered a prayer to Iris.

“Thalia Grace please.”

After a moment the mist shimmered and revealed a raven haired girl packing up a tent.

Thalia noticed Annabeth and grinned. “Hey Annabeth, what's up?”

Annabeth's shoulders drooped as her gaze fell. A heavy sigh escaped her as she felt the tough facade she had been keeping up starting to crack.

Immediately Thalia's grin shifted to a look of concern as she dropped her pack, focusing solely on Annabeth. “What's wrong? Did you have a fight with Percy? Did he-”

Quickly shaking her head, Annabeth took another breath.

“We didn't have a fight... but it is Percy.” She said. She paused for a moment. “I need your help.”

Thalia nodded. “Of course. Now will you tell me what's going on?”

Annabeth nodded. “Well, you see we kinda ran into these monsters. They were having a garage sale or something...”

Thalia quirked an eyebrow.

“Anyway, one of them threw a potion at me, but Percy just had to be a hero and jumped in front.”

Immediately Thalia tensed. “Is he okay?” She asked quickly. She turned her head, barking an order at some other hunters.

Annabeth's gaze dropped. “Physically... mostly. He's... he's turned into a kid.” She spit out.

Thalia staggered, clearly not expecting that sentence. Her gaze rapidly shifted between amused and concerned, before settling on some mix of the two. “He's a kid?”

Annabeth nodded. “Like 7 years old.”

“So not much changed?” Thalia said with a grin.

Annabeth's eyes snapped to her adoptive sister's, glaring at her. “This isn't funny! I'm so worried. What if we can't fix it? What if he's stuck? All because I was too slow to rea-”

“Annabeth!” Thalia interrupted loudly, snapping her out of her spiral. “I'm sorry, I know this isn't a joke. Trust me, I want to help him too. However I can. What can I do, I know you called for a reason.”

Annabeth nodded, running a hand through her hair. “Chiron has an idea of something that might work. But he needs a certain ingredient, a rare rabbit that is in the area... I remember hearing you guys were close. You are hunters after all... I was hoping maybe...”

Thalia just grinned. “No worries, we got this. Artemis just left off for some important meeting, leaving us on break for a little. I was actually thinking about swinging by so I'm in the area. Now describe this rabbit to me again?”

Annabeth quickly went through the description Chiron had given her.

Thalia nodded. “That's what I thought. I know exactly what you are talking about. I'll snag one over and be there in a few hours.”

Annabeth let out a shaky breath of relief. “Thank you Thalia... seriously. I just...”

Grinning, the punk hunter just offered the blonde a warm smile. “Hey, it's okay. We'll fix this. I'll bring you this rabbit and we'll get whatever else Chiron needs. Now I need to go, have fun baby sitting!” Thalia called out before moving a hand through the message, ending it.

Feeling a new surge of confidence, Annabeth moved back towards the dining hall.

This time she saw Percy sitting on Calypso's lap while chewing on a sandwich. When Annabeth showed up his eyes lit up and he quickly hopped down, running over and giving her a bit hug.

Smirking, Annabeth pat his head gently, unable to return the hug since he was wrapped around her legs. “I missed you too. Now finish your lunch, okay?”

Percy nodded, quickly running back and clambering onto Calypso to eat again.

Annabeth sat down next to him, dropping her head into her arms with a small sigh. She found Percy absolutely adorable as a kid, but the more time that passed, the more she missed his more mature goofy smirk. She just wanted her seaweed brain back.

Gently moving over, Piper rubbed Annabeth's back reassuringly.

Lunch came and went, and soon Percy was running through the camp again, fascinated by all the cool “toys.” Leo had to personally steer him away from the rock wall, explaining that Annabeth would throw him into the lava if he so much as let Percy break a sweat from the heat of it.

Not watching where he was going, a few minutes later the boy crashed into the legs of someone, bouncing off and landing on his butt. He sniffled once, holding up his scratched hands. It was clear he was trying not to cry.

In a moment Annabeth had swooped to his side, gently brushing dirt off his hands.

“Watch it ki- Oh, Percy? I heard what had happened.” Clarisse's voice rang out, a teasing lilt in it.

“Not today, La Rue.” Annabeth warned.

Clarisse just laughed. “What? I heard he's fine. He's just finally acting more like his age. It seems appropriate.”

Annabeth stood up, her fists clenching as her hand inched towards the dagger she had on her belt.

Clarisse stared at him for a moment longer, before sighing. “Just... let me know if I can help, okay? It... wouldn't be fun pulverizing him as a kid.”

This disarmed Annabeth. She nodded, surprised. “Okay.”

Just huffing, the daughter of Ares walked back towards her cabin.

Annabeth watched her, tilting her head. Had she actually come to check on Percy?

“So It's true.” Another voice rang out, causing Annabeth to turn around. “Percy really is a child again.” Reyna said, a curious brow raised.

Annabeth ran a hand through her hair again. “Yeah. We're trying to fix that.”

Reyna frowned, crossing her arms as she looked at Percy. “You shouldn't run around camp, you could get hurt, you know? You should behave yourself and stay quiet so they can help you.”

Percy ducked his head, stepping behind Annabeth and hiding behind her, peaking around her legs.

Annabeth rested a hand on his head, gently playing with his hair. She shot a mild glare at Reyna. “You're scaring him, you don't need to be so strict with him. He doesn't know better.” She defended him.

Reyna raised an eyebrow. “And you're babying him. He should be better behaved than that at least. I saw him running all across camp. There are too many dangers here for a kid to be running around. Even campers his age are better behaved.”

Annabeth's eyes narrowed slightly. “They also have had the opportunity to learn what it's like at this camp. From what I can tell, he's still used to living at home with his mom. This is probably like a normal summer camp to him.”

Reyna just rolled her eyes. “You're too soft with him.” She paused for a moment, glancing down at the boy staring at her terrified behind the blonde. Realizing he was making eye contact with Reyna, he quickly let out a small eek before hiding behind Annabeth again. Reyna frowned, before squatting down.

“Hey, I'm sorry for scaring you. Would you like a lollipop?” She said, producing a sucker she had grabbed from the camp store. Strict or not, Percy was still her friend and she was worried about him in such a state. She did want to help him after all. He had done so much for the world, he didn't deserve this.

Percy paused, looking up at Annabeth confused. Seeing her nod with a smile, Percy quickly stepped out from behind her and walked over to Reyna slowly reaching out and grabbing it. He grinned at the blue color as he took off the wrapper. After a moment he had paused, just before it was in his mouth.

“Thank you Reyna.” He said politely before popping it in his mouth. Reyna grinned, messing up his hair a little before standing up.

Annabeth grinned at her approvingly, before placing her hand on Percy's back and leading him back towards the beach. Looking over her shoulder at Reyna, she grinned. “We're having a picnic on the beach. Join us.” She said, not really leaving room for discussion.

Reyna opened her mouth to protest but found Annabeth already walking away, leading Percy along. Letting out a sigh, she adjusted her hair before following behind Annabeth.

When Reyna caught up with Annabeth after changing, she saw Percy already playing in the surf near the water's edge. Hazel had laid out a large blanket while Frank, Jason, and Piper were all setting out food they had gotten from the pavilion. Annabeth stood on the edge of the surf, fidgeting nervously with the hem of her shirt she wore over her swimsuit. Idly, some part of Reyna's mind registered the fact that shirt was too large to be hers and was probably one of Percy's.

Leo was off to the side, assembling something that was looking suspiciously like an ice cream machine, and she even saw Will and Nico off to the side, resting in the shade of the nearby trees. They were chatting happily, bringing a small smile to Reyna's face. She had come to appreciate any time she could see a smile on the boy's face after all they went through. Opting to take a seat near Frank and Hazel, she watched Piper stand up, an amused smirk shot towards Annabeth.

Piper quickly made her way over to Annabeth with a wry smile. “Indecisive?”

Annabeth jumped slightly, having been too lost in her own thoughts to properly register Piper's approach. “Piper!” She squeaked out, before shaking her head. “I'm just not sure how safe I need to be with him. He has no idea he can control water, but I doubt his father would let him drown. He wants to play in the water, but I'm scared if I let him out of my sight he's going to end up playing at the bottom of the sea and we'd never be able to get him back.” She explained with a frustrated sigh. The only thing that could make her worry about her seaweed brain more, would be if he lost control of his powers. Normally she knew he was powerful enough to find a way out of any situation, but she couldn't even count on that anymore.

Shaking her head, Piper threw an arm over Annabeth's shoulder. “Relax. It's just a kid playing on the beach. I'm sure the water will still behave for him, and the Naiads wouldn't let anything happen to him.”

Annabeth looked at Piper, before slowly nodding. “You're probably right.”

“Of course I am.” Piper said with a snicker. It was amusing that the one thing that could cause the level-headed, always prepared Annabeth to get flustered was her boyfriend. Love truly was a scary thing. “See? They're looking out for hi-” Piper started out gesturing towards the Naiads who were approaching the little Percy with a smile. She was cut off as one of them quickly grabbed Percy, before yanking him deep into the water. Both Piper and Annabeth stood next to each other, jaws dropped.

“Surely they're just playing, right?” Piper asked with a nervous chuckle.

There was the sound of scrambling as Jason stumbled up to them. “Was that Percy? Did he just get pulled to the bottom of the sea? Can he even breathe underwater right now?”

Annabeth's hand fluttered around her body, looking for any sort of knife. “That's it. I'm killing them. I'm killing every Naiad in this entire lake.”

Piper was suddenly grateful bikini's were devoid of many opportunities to stash weapons, as she wasn't sure Annabeth needed a weapon on her until they figured out what was happening with Percy.

“Fra-” Annabeth started, pausing as she saw the large boy sprinting down the beach. Getting as far as he could on two feet, she saw him jump before changing mid air into a dolphin. Just as he was about to dive under, the water in the lake exploded upwards.

Annabeth nearly collapsed in relief as she saw Percy laughing and smiling, holding onto a harness as he rode a sea creature. It was fine. The Naiads had just given him a ride on... a...

“Is he on a shark?” Leo asked, raising his goggles and looking up.

Annabeth felt her blood turn to ice again. “They put a child on a shark.” She stormed over to Leo, holding out her hand. “Give me the sharpest thing you have on you. We're having seafood tonight.” She muttered, expectantly.

Leo backed up, raising his hands. “I'm not sure you should be around anything sharp, and that's coming from me.”

Piper quickly made her way over to Annabeth, resting a hand on her friends shoulder as she let a little charm speak slip into her words. “Relax, Annabeth. They're just playing. Percy is having fun and they aren't putting him in any serious danger.” Piper felt a tad guilty on using her powers on Annabeth, but she knew that Annabeth wasn't thinking clearly due to the day she's been having, and she was also pretty sure Chiron wouldn't appreciate a war between demigods and Naiads. Nor would Percy's father for that matter.

Annabeth glared at Piper for a moment. “It's a shark! And don't charm speak me.” She snapped, before she sighed and dropped her shoulders. “Fine. But we're getting him off a shark. I'm not dealing with that today.”

Piper nodded, turning back to see Frank already letting Percy climb on his back as a dolphin, squeaking happily as he began to drag Percy around the lake.

Placing both her hands on Annabeth's shoulders, Piper shoved her back towards the blanket. “Now you need to sit down, have a sandwich, and just relax.”

Annabeth grumbled a bit, but listened to her friend, finally taking a seat. Percy was in Frank's hands, and he was responsible. The blonde had barely sat for a few seconds before she found a plate with sandwiches and chips being placed with her hands, a reassuring smile from Hazel helping ease her nerves.

Annabeth let herself be distracted by the ebb and flow of the conversation, her eyes still practically scanning Percy every few seconds. She still didn't trust the naiads, but Frank was on duty and Annabeth trusted him. He was too big of a softie to put him in any danger. Plus, he had that whole descendant of the sea god thing going on for him too. The water was his terrain.

Eventually Hazel flagged down Frank, telling him to get some food himself too.

Frank swam one last lap before leading Percy back to the beach. Setting him down, Frank changed back and gratefully took the towel from his girlfriend as he began to dry off.

Annabeth quickly walked over, squatting down and toweling off Percy. It seemed he didn't have perfect control of his powers, considering he was still wet after swimming. Percy just giggled and squirmed as he tried to free himself but Annabeth just laughed and kept up her assault with the fluffy towel.

Eventually satisfied that Percy was dry enough to not soak everything on their blanket, she led him over to the food.

Without hesitation, Percy began to pile food onto his plate, with a little help from the others, before he wandered over and sat in Annabeth's lap and began to happily eat it. Letting her eyes shut, feeling him safe within her grasp, Annabeth tried to relax. This day had been taxing in so many ways, she was ready for it to be over. Last she heard, they were just waiting on the delivery from Thalia for the final ingredient before they could hopefully fix Percy.

Percy would be safe. He would be back to normal soon. She would have her normal seaweed brain back. She missed him so much. It just wasn't the same.

Eventually it was getting darker, so everyone began to pack up their stuff. They would have a bonfire tonight, so they had to get ready for it. Frank had been watching Percy while the rest packed up, until Leo had gotten his help dismantling the ice cream machine he had made for a desert for them all.

Percy was standing in place, obediently. His mom had told him to listen to Annabeth, so he would! He would stay put while they finished putting away their toys. Then Annabeth had promised him something yummy. But that was when he saw it.

He wasn't quite sure what it was, but it was small and furry. Biting his lip, Percy felt a conflict inside him. He knew he should behave and listen to Annabeth, but he was so curious. He couldn't get the little creature out of his mind.

The creature squeaked at him, before turning and running towards the woods.

He HAD to know what that creature was. Turning to Annabeth, who was busy helping out Hazy anyway, he muttered a “I'll be right back.” He told her he would be gone, so it was okay, right? His mom always said she just wanted to know where he was.

Turning, he ran off into the forest, chasing the squeaking creature.

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“Thanks for waiting!” Frank said politely to Percy, turning back around. He dropped the wrench he had been holding, feeling his heart stop. “Percy?” He called quietly, looking around. The kid was gone.

Annabeth was going to be furious. He was dead. This was the end of his life. Not that stupid stick, no, it was losing her child-boyfriend.

“Annabeth?”

“Hmm?” She asked, a smile on her face from Piper's joke.

“I can't find Percy.” Frank admitted.

Instantly the group froze in place. They all looked to Annabeth after a moment.

“What?” Annabeth tried to keep her voice calm and level.

“I turned around for a moment, and he said he was going to stay still, but he's gone...”

Annabeth just dropped her head into her hands. Why couldn't today have gone easy, just for once?

“Percy's in the woods!” Juniper said, suddenly emerging from the forest. She looked a bit out of breath.

“I heard what happened, and I just saw him roaming through there, and I don't think he should be alo-” She trailed off as Annabeth sprinted past her, calling out a combination of thanks, and Greek curses to just about everything.

Annabeth stumbled through the trees. He couldn't have gotten far. He was just a kid, and it wasn't like he was trying to run away. She figured he must have found something that sparked his interest. But why today of all days. They had stocked the woods with creatures for practicing hunting just the other day. The woods were far too dangerous for a kid to be wandering in a lone.

Feeling her heart rate kick into over drive, Annabeth was torn between shouting Percy's name for his attention, and staying quiet to avoid stirring any threats that could be nearby. That was when she heard a loud wail.

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Percy scrambled backwards, staring at the large doggie growling at him. It was utterly massive. It had a muzzle on it, but it's sharp claws were still free.

“Mommy! Annabeth!” He cried out desperately, stumbling over branches away from it.

The beast let out a muffled roar as it lunged, swiping a claw at Percy.

Just before it could have struck him, he felt something wrap him up and tackle him away. He let out a short wail as the forest floor scratched him up, but he was suddenly held tightly against someone. All he could see was a mess of blonde hair in his face.

Clutching Percy close, Annabeth was a bit wide-eyed and frantic. She had just barely made it in time, if she hadn't gotten to Percy...

Shaking her head, she didn't have time to dwell on that. They had nearly died countless times before now. She needed to deal with this beast first. Thankfully it was muzzled, but she was still unarmed.

Another muffled roar, and the beast lunged again.

Riptide sprang to her mind, realizing Percy must still have it on him, but it was too late. She didn't have time to find it as the beast lunged. Turning around, she huddled over Percy to protect him and braced for the impact.

But it never came.

Peaking over her shoulder, she saw 3 silvery arrows sticking out of the neck of the hound. It stumbled around in protest, snarling the best it could.

It raised it claws over Annabeth for one last attack when Annabeth smelt the familiar smell of ozone. A second later and the beast erupted into a flash of electricity, before it crumpled to dust on the ground.

Thalia emerged, looking pissed off. For good measure, she shot one last arrow into the beast.

She immediately ran over to Annabeth, carefully examining her, and the boy for cuts.

“Are you two all right?” She asked, a desperate panic in her voice.

Annabeth nodded. “Don't worry, I'm fine.” Stepping back, she was about to check Percy over when she felt Thalia pull her into her arms for a very tight hug.

“That was too close.” Thalia mumbled softly, running her hand through Annabeth's hair for a moment. Getting her fill of assurance that Annabeth was in fact fine, Thalia pulled back and shifted her gaze to the little boy.

Little Percy was just standing there, sniffling as he cried and wiped away tears with balled up fists. “I just want to go home. I don't like this anymore.”

Thalia felt her heartstrings tug at the scene. The boy she usually found both infuriating and admirable was reduced to a terrified kid. She may have sworn of romantic love, but that didn't mean that her maternal instincts were gone. It reminded her of when she had just found Annabeth with Luke.

The sound of a branch breaking somewhere near by, had all of three of them jump. In a moment, Annabeth had Percy in her arms again, as she fished around his pocket for riptide. Thalia summoned her bow again, spinning around. “Now is not the time.”  She snarled, not in the mood for any more monsters.

“Peace.” A girl said, stepping out with her hands raised. It was a young girl, dressed in similar hunting gear to Thalia.

Recognizing one of the other huntresses, Thalia stowed her bow. “Tell them to go set up camp. We'll be staying for a few days. I'll let Artemis know of our plans.” She ordered. Thalia watched the girl nod before she turned and vanished back into the woods.

Turning back, Thalia saw Annabeth had managed to stop Percy from crying. At the moment she held him in her arms, his legs around her waist as he wrapped his arms around her neck and buried his head into her neck.

“I've got the rabbit. Let's go back.” Thalia offered gently, carefully watching Annabeth's expression. It was pretty obvious how stressed and emotionally drained Annabeth was. Thalia was extremely worried about Percy, and she could hardly imagine how Annabeth must be feeling after seeing her boyfriend in that state, then almost losing him moments ago.

Annabeth just nodded meekly before she began to walk back. She held Percy just a little bit closer to her, whispering soft reassurances in his ear. “You're so brave. You can go home soon.” She said quietly.

Before long, Annabeth emerged out of the woods, seeing the rest of their little crew. Immediately they rushed towards her, looking both at her and Percy.

“We were looking for you, then the hunters told us you were safe and leaving. Are both of you okay?” Hazel asked worriedly.

Annabeth nodded. “We're fine. We just... need to fix him soon.” She said gently, hoping no one noticed her voice cracking. Judging by their expressions, they did.

An hour later, and Chiron was preparing the potion while Annabeth sat with Percy around the campfire. She had wanted him to get some sleep, but Chiron insisted that he have the potion before he slept for the night, citing that he didn't know if the spell could be worse if Percy went to sleep again. He doubted it was the case, but Annabeth figured better safe than sorry. She wouldn't gamble with Percy's life.

Plus, the boy had been uncharacteristically quiet since the incident, so she had hoped to raise his spirits. It seemed the campfire had done just that, luckily. Percy was happily dancing in front of her as they all worked through their sing-alongs. His shirt was stained with the remains of the smores he had consumed, and a stain from when he had gotten a bit too eager drinking his blue coke.

Aside from having to herd him away from the fire he kept wandering too close to, Annabeth was glad to see him laughing again. She just desperately wished to hear his normal deeper laugh that she had come to adore.

Piper had an arm around her shoulder, reassuringly rubbing it as she also laughed at the young Percy cheering as he waved his arms, currently getting a piggyback ride from Thalia.

Thankfully, Chiron had approached them with a small cup half way through one of their songs.

“It's done. I've had all the best brewers at the camp double check, this should fix him up swiftly.” She handed Annabeth the cup. “Make sure he drinks all of it, to be safe.”

Annabeth could hardly contain her excitement. She had almost started crying at just finally hearing the good news.

“Percy!” She called out, grabbing the boy's attention as he ran over quickly, stumbling a bit.

“What's up Annabeth?” He asked eagerly, before a yawn escaped him. He rubbed his eyes, swaying slightly.

She had noticed his dancing had slowed down recently, she figured his busy day was finally wearing down even his stamina.

“I need you to do me a favor.” She said gently, kneeling down to be eye level with him.

Yawning again, Percy nodded. “Okay. Mommy told me to listen to you anyway.” He muttered, still rubbing his eyes.

Biting her lip, Annabeth put aside how utterly adorable he looked at the moment. Though, judging by the camera flash that happen to her right, Piper had managed to grab a picture to remember.

“I need you to drink this for me. This will help you feel better.”

Percy nodded, reaching for the cup. He smelled it, before he scrunched up his face and shoved the cup back into Annabeth's hands. “That smells bad! I don't want to!” He muttered defiantly.

Suppressing the frustration, Annabeth tried to stay calm. Screaming at the child that he desperately needed to drink it to get back to normal and give her her seaweed brain back wouldn't help the situation. Desperation called for desperate measures. “If you drink it all, you can have another smore, and on our way back to bed I promise to grab you some blue candy. I won't even tell Sally!” She promised.

His eyes widened. “Do you promise? I don't want to get in trouble.” He said, his eyes slightly more awake, and skeptical now.

Annabeth nodded, holding out her pinky. “I pinky promise.”

Percy stared at her for a moment, before hooking his pinky with hers for the promise. “You promised.” He said, before taking the cup.

Annabeth just let out a sigh of relief. So yeah, she bribed a child with a bunch of sweets right before bed to make her life easier. So sue her.

Percy sniffed it once before grimacing again. But he looked at Annabeth, and then managed to quickly drink all of it. He blanched, very clearly unhappy with the taste.

Annabeth quickly messed with his hair, giving him a kiss on the forehead. “Good job! I'm proud of you.”

Percy just grinned. “You promised!” Nodding, Annabeth turned to make another smore when she found Piper handing her a freshly prepared one already. Flashing her a grateful smile, she gave it to the eager child who immediately began making a mess as he tried to eat it too quickly.

Laughing, Annabeth just leaned back and tried to hold back the tears of relief. Percy had drank the potion. He would be fine. He would finally be okay.

A little while later and it was getting late. Normally they would all be up a little longer, but Percy was yawning constantly and sitting patiently at her side.

Turning to her friends, she patted Percy's head. “It's probably well past his bedtime. I'm going to get him in to bed. I'll see you all tomorrow with Percy as good as new hopefully.” They all said goodbye, many of them giving Percy a hug.

Walking back, she was surprised to feel Percy stop walking. “You promised me candy.” He muttered, holding his ground with his tired eyes surprisingly defiant.

Annabeth paused, she had forgotten about that. The camp store would be closed by now. Chewing her lip for a moment, she quickly considered her options.

Scooping up Percy into her arms to save time, she quickly made her way over and found the pair of twins she was looking for. “Connor!” She called out quickly, getting his attention. “I need a favor. I need you to get me some blue candy. I made a promise.” She explained, glancing at Percy who had perked up at the mention of candy.

Connor had a grin on. “You'll owe me.” He said.

Annabeth shivered at the thought. Being in debt to the stolls was usually a bad thing, one that almost always lead to getting in trouble. “Fine.”

Connor saluted, before quickly disappearing into the night. A few minutes later, Connor returned with a bag of candy, amazingly all of it was blue.

Raising it to Annabeth, he smirked. “Your order madam”

Annabeth shifted Percy to rest in one arm as her other one fell to the handle of her dagger. “I swear if there is even one piece of candy that's slightly off in that bag, you will wish you were lucky enough to be forced back into being a kid instead. Do not try me tonight.”

Connor raised his hands in a peace offering. “Hey! This is legit. Didn't even steal it. Tonight, at least. Just trying to get a kid some candy, a noble cause if I've ever heard of one.” He paused, before his smile shifted from mischievous to genuine. “Besides, I do want to see Percy back to normal too. Come on, I'm not heartless.” He offered.

Taken back a bit by his honestly, Annabeth nodded. “Thank you, for real.”

Connor just waved as he went back to join his brother.

Annabeth handed a few pieces to Percy as they made the long trek back to his cabin.

“What now?” Percy asked, as well as he could with his mouth on a lollipop.

“It's past your bedtime. I let you stay up, but you need to sleep.”

Percy's eyes widened as he began to squirm in her arms. She was forced to set him down to avoid dropping him.

“No! I'm having too much fun! I want to go back with Thals and Pipes and all of them! We're having too much fun!” He exclaimed, though his point was weakened by the big yawn he broke into.

“Percy...” Annabeth tried gently, at her wits end.

“No!” He said, stomping his foot.

Annabeth was about to scream. That's when Sally's words popped in her mind. Looking around, she was glad she was alone. “Come on Percy.” Scooping him up, she began to sing softly. She wasn't exactly a good singer, but she hoped it would be enough.

“The seaweed is always greener, in somebody else's lake...” She started to sing softly, swaying him slightly as they walked. Sure the little mermaid wasn't exactly a lullaby, but she knew he knew the song, and it was one of the few songs she knew all the words to from the number of times they cuddled watching the movie while relaxing in his apartment.

Percy's protests gradually grew weaker and weaker, until he was dozing off on her shoulder.

Managing to get him into the cabin, she set him down on the bed and pulled off his shoes and socks to try and get him a little comfier. Tucking him in, she leaned down to kiss his head.

“I love you Percy. Please go back to normal. I miss you, and I need you.” She whispered gently.

Turning back, she moved to go back to her own cabin when she heard his tired, and slightly scared voice. “Annabeth?”

“Yes honey?” She asked, turning around and kneeling next to the bed.

“Can you stay please? I'm... scared. I don't like this cabin. It's too big and dark.” He muttered.

Annabeth paused, looking at his exhausted, yet scared face. Nodding she quickly kicked off her own shoes and rummaged around his cabin for a spare pair of sweatpants. Quickly changing in his bathroom, he climbed into the bed with him.

Percy nestled up against her, and within moments he was fast asleep.

Kissing his forehead one last time, she watched him for a moments, running a hand through his hair. Before long she found herself drifting off to sleep to, praying with all she had that he would be back to normal soon.

Annabeth was more than thrilled to find herself waking up in her favorite pair of strong arms, with a deeper voice gently saying her name.

“Morning Annabeth.” He muttered, a little confused but hardly complaining.

Annabeth just threw her arms around his neck, quickly kissing him.

“Welcome back, Percy.”

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I hope you enjoyed it! I’ve wanted to post this for quite a while, I just never really got around to finishing it. I know the ages in the title aren’t accurate, that Percy would be a little older but I just found it catchy. Also, I’m accepting Percabeth Fluff prompts/suggestions so please send me any ideas, or words, or songs etc if you have any! I’d love to consider your idea and hopefully write something for it!

[dernarrleid]

' i don't want to be saved. loved, maybe. but, for your own sake, try and understand you can't save me, kenzou! i've already chosen my hell. '

"I'm not under the impression anyone can save you, Anna," Kenzou says lightly. His head turns away from her to prevent any follow up insults or claims of unseriousness. The woman he knows so intimately isn't to be underestimated or reckoned with, but sometimes it's difficult to take her threats seriously when they've been down the same road time and time again. "I was hoping to get a few hours of peace before my next round of patients." Ad infinitum? Their situation surely felt repetitive, in a way that Kenzou would gladly take over their earlier sporadic meetings.

He warms his hands over the coach cushion, careful of jostling the woman any further. The bandages wrapped around her legs are tight and secure, yet he's certain she would jeopardize her health if it met even a hint of her point could be conveyed through a dramatic gesture or two. He stands from the pillow he used to cushion his knees, side stepping toward the kitchen with a sharp eye in her general direction. "You're always saying these things after the damage is done, and far beyond what I can do without getting blood on the upholstery." The scalpel he used previously was thrown in the sink along with the rest of his surgical tools. Not often did his skills serve a purpose outside of his day job; it just so happens Anna finds him at the tail end of a thirty-hour work stream with an injury he's not too out of his mind to mend decently. One thing he can appreciate it the confidence she has in his skills to be able to deal with her even emotionally when he's near the point of critical mass. Almost dead to the world.

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continuation from here. | @furiaei

"No."

Kenzou knows he's no reason to want the woman before him—all laden in a scarlet hue, waning as the night progresses—to surrender the black of her heart to him. There no benefit. Which metric held the volume, a chalice, of her allegiance to him in conjunction with less criminal activity? It was said and done, there's no means of accepting her reign over who lives and dies underfoot since there is still disgust and anger directed toward her. Meant for her because he's no where else to put the rest and the their unique situation is more than a scapegoat to solve his long winded issues. Issues that paint him poorly in the face of someone he's supposed to be a paragon of righteous for, right? The good can only level against the terrible after all if the former wants a fighting chance at making sense. His finger holding the trigger of the gun is the most he'd toed the line of security and power; it doesn't go to his head the first few times. A person like Johan is too damn evil for the altruism to be swayed, a trait both of them were born with in their own respects. Now, he sees it as a tool to kill her should the conversation go south, and makes the fire behind his voice dance and slip around his tongue.

He sucks in the air at the mention of a bride. Wise to stay quiet and continue to hear all the ways she believes their relationship goes from here on in. It's familiar. Johan used to contemplate the same. Not with the same lithe of emotion, he doubts the man was capable by then, maybe with a little more time and less outside interference their battle could've raged on without anymore unnecessary bloodshed. But now he's in the depths of Romania, guilt ridden, ashamed to return to his homeland (Germany, yeah... of course). "I've already had someone who claimed that to be true," Kenzou says softly, not fond, but painfully familiar. His shoulders tense, straightening, the barrel never moves. "You remind me of someone, and if that's true then I'm here for as long as it takes to bring you to justice."

"Why are you doing this? Isn't there another way to take care of your—" Kenzou spits, reeling in. Daddy issues. He'd heard an explanation, more a hit piece if you asked, on this string of danger and torment. The man in question on his near-death bed, a week prior begging Kenzou to save him from the knife plunged between his ribs. It'd been a grueling surgery, the knife being so uniquely crafted—able to go in, but would've done heaps more damage gnawing at the skin on it's way out. Maybe even an organ, it was bad—it made him suspicious. The man who'd done the crime (and the time currently), was a lover of sorts. At least he'd wanted to be, and this manifested violently once their relationship did the usual change over. Things get intense occasionally, and there's an energy you can't ignore, he gets it. He understands from a cloying perspective, how tempting the reliance and the desire to be a safety-net can be. However, Kenzou is willing to bet two years wages that the man he'd saved had it coming. And another five that the mention of such behavior would have him laid out the same way. "There are other ways to grief. To reflect, silently, to find a community or something?! Why are you resorting to murder of all options?"

And that's the heart of it, he tells himself. The same fire curling his tongue doesn't unleash the same bite he would've gladly thrown her way should this come spiraling later down the road. He has enough grace to consider it's not the worst thing to converse, even though they'll likely never reach common ground. Kenzou can't control himself like a steeled mercenary, but as a Domnul Doctor, he supposes he must exhaust his patience. Acting too quickly before had led to the deaths of an entire village; the guilt he'd been saddled with was unbearable but he accepts it. It was his own misstep that led to Johan's change of plan—that damned break in his psyche. He won't let that happen again. He can't. He'll play along until she's bone tired, but will undoubtedly hate every step of the way, dragging his feet when they near the finish line, but the people who's lives would be spared? "I don't scare easily. I've seen demons you may not have, and I know this only ends one way."

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' kenzou... ' she says his name in an ardent murmur, guiding to lay down on his back on the couch surface while she is atop him, their silhouettes describing their characteristic danse macabre, ' being with you like this makes me want to remember how to be gentle for a moment. ' the redhead presses her index finger against his lips so as to indicate she is not done speaking. ' i know i represent everything you loathe, but i mean it when i tell you i wish to love you, eat you, absorb you in me so that you never leave me. you know every single trace of me better than anyone else. will you let me get acquainted with the shape of you? will you let me eat you with my kiss? '

Kenzou doesn't believe her at first. While memory doesn't serve him in times of duress, he itches with the need to remind her he's more acquainted with the side that is disgusted by him and not this relatively new adoration. The long walk home nearly sent the neurons he'd studied for long firing off, like gunshots, purely set on crumbling his sanity for as long as it took the last one to fizzle. For the barrel to smoke. At night it seems everything around him gathers into tiny knives and prickle his temples repeatedly. Cutting through to the center of him, carving out pieces he's not sure belonged together in the first place—not sure how he should go about patching things up there. Her weight is comforting however, understanding it might just be how he has to accept her happenings at face value. He supposes after the dust settles, and someone so murderous, near psychopathy mellows to a husk because they no longer have to fear anyone finding out how emotional they can be. Kenzou definitely pegged Anna to be run of the mill—homicidal with no other fizzles in her brain. Never to be sympathized, never to be expected to do the same and yet here he is, crowded in her warmth after hours of the world spinning on his head. He's never been so grateful to be so wrong.

Kenzou lifts his head a bit from the singular "decorative" pillow on the armrest, arms draped by his sides as one does when trying to mold into furniture. Even her finger feels smooth against his lips. He opens his mouth to lick at it before kissing the pad, nuzzling into her hand. "Can't you be normal for once?" Kenzou says, peering down to see her, her eyes the first thing, even under the bed of messy red hair. Her body slots well over him that it's easy to confuse the start of one of them once deep in their rather complicated cuddling. "You're asking for a tall order here, how do you know you'll be satisfied with the way I taste?" The lifelessness in his arms nearly spreads to his being, but the thought of touching Anna is sure to soothe him more, he thinks. That's the excuse he gives himself anyway.

"I want to... do more than kiss you," he slots his arms around her, sliding her against him until their lips meet in a firm kiss. The kind of experience he shares with Anna eclipses those spent with any woman. None could make him feel so needed in a way that tickles the part of him designed to help. The puzzle piece he'd gladly give to her, be it lovingly or with a frantic anger that comes between them every so often. "Everything you say is interesting. I, too, unfortunately resorted to cannibalism to describe how I feel about you."

[dernarrleid]

❝ i can say something…romantic if you like. ❞ ( for mr. doctor )

"Not if..." Kenzou starts, hesitantly. She must have suffered greatly with the blow to her forehead, since there's no reason for her to ask such a thing. A very vulnerable thing he finds difficult to stand his ground against. He recalls sleeping just before she'd barged in his apartment; never quiet but considering he squared himself in the only available studio by the clinic, in a near abandon building of all things, he's not concerned. The nightmare Kenzou writhed away from wasn't welcomed anymore than the gauze pressed to her temple. Hues of crimson held a twinkle of the feelings they shared but never spoken out loud. Ana's ramblings didn't stir the same impatience he was oh so acquainted with. "Not if you don't mean it."

There's lore within the grip his fingers have over her bicep. A kind of pining that can be explained only through his words of affirmation, a language very clear to him doesn't exist in her vernacular. He could say it. Could spin her around and tell the woman everything he'd felt in at least three words. Watch the events unfold in a probable clash of metal, slice of flesh or bones colliding quite ceremoniously. Kenzou's thumb brushes against her cheek, tracing the shape of her face before reaching her lips. In the past, he'd gladly take the lead in service of her lack of active participation outside their usual stints of normal. Their five minutes. Recently, he feels the slip waning on their arguments, too few between yet never as sharp. "Whenever there's a church I think about a demon." He says quietly. "Even though it doesn't welcome you, I feel a little religious. So don't push yourself. I've already prayed for—" your love, "—you."

[dernarrleid]

15 you know for who 🙈

50 types of kisses | always accepting!

Kenzou scoffs, tempted to sweep the air with his hands at just about anyone who stands between him and his apartment. The door is in his sights, carded away on the third floor in the corner of a large complex. Along with the gifted eyesight, he makes out a small black slit to the right of his window, scolding himself for believing he'd have a moment respite before she came. He ascends the stairs, briefcase tucked close to his side wondering why in God's grace had he been saddled with another unorthodox relationship. His long standing life of being huddled close to his profession, visiting his friends on rare occasion fit perfectly between his tendency for swinging moods. Not everyone was built to withstand his new, decidedly worn schedule and processes of the mundane. A notion was clear to him; most of the time he'd gone out with colleagues who sought to use their strings to connect Kenzou with another politicians daughter, or secretary or god forbid some poor, active duty soldier's wife. Nothing was appealing, if not down right unpleasant.

Which is why it's all he can do, watching, as the light from the huge, recently mounted neon sign across the street fizzles into the apartment behind a silhouette in the center of his living room. This feminine shape bends her knee to jump down from her perched position, slithering over to goad him once again into adopting the attitude of monster. Crimson eyes sparkling with the look of an absolute maniac, mouthing curling to match the jumble of words, usually met with a practiced ignorance, as Kenzou hadn't the slightest argumentative bone for her anymore. She does what she wants, he thinks, staring down at her gesticulations.

Unlike his tenure in Germany and familiarity with Japan, he was mostly in the dark of his ability to properly apprehend Ana on her own turf. Could be the reason why a fondness began to replace the general disdain he held over the months they'd be acquainted. His recollection of their last encounter left the corner of his lips upturned for the duration of his day after catching a moment of frustration when mentioning how ridiculous her whims might be if the source of misery exceeded her expectations. Yet, even if he'd had a slight upper hand, he didn't think it was worth another threat with his own scalpel nudging his forehead.

"You talk quite a bit... is this your way of venting?" Kenzou sighs. He knows being straight with her serves to annoy her further, but it's proven the only way to shut her mouth long enough to determine her true intentions. A touch of persona never hurt, especially if it's purpose was greater than the explicit penchant of her rather violent deeds. There wasn't any trail on the way in, no irony stench to note, she seemed well on her feet and rearing for a fight as always. So, if he had to guess, "It doesn't hurt to have a double life. All of the famous vigilantes do, even though they aren't real." Aware of their difference in height, he steps further up to her until they're wedged together—Ana bracketed by his arms with the smooth wood of the table no doubt barring into her back. He doesn't give her much room, lest she swings a knife to his neck, but he does loosen his grip for that possibility. "If you wanted my company, you could have just asked. As much as I'd love to her you wax enthusiastically, I've returned from an eighteen hour day."

To Kenzou's satisfaction, he isn't sprawled on the floor yet. He leans down slotting their lips together, lunging forward until his midriff pressed against hers, teeth clacking with the edge of a man who's last task of the day requires the most effort. Not that emergency surgeries are short of difficult, however navigating boundaries and balancing callousness with comfort is taxing. He's not composed for too long, the strength in his arms waning when faced with how thoroughly unforgiving her mouth could be emitting a loud snarl that could only be described as animalistic in the way it's chased after both of his hands brazenly groping and jiggling her bum. As though emboldened by the fill of his palms, he lifts Ana to the tips of her toes, driving his tongue deeper. When he feels the press of nails to his nape, erring on the side of a sharp pain than an erotic gesture, he pulls back tugging her lips until they right themselves sloppily. He swipes his tongue over the redden surface, peering up to her eyes again wondering what kind of face she'd make if he were to continue. Maybe kissing her somewhere more intimate...

There's a faint echo of cars rolling over potholes outside the window, and ringing of his neighbor's wind chimes. With a Herculean effort, he rasps, "Shimatta... I got a little carried away."

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he may have spoken, though she did not hear his words in particular. everything in the world was frozen, as though the very breath of mother earth had ceased all of a sudden. the crime scene vivid in her memory, the redhead sat by the table side. though he was there, he whose hands had delved into her skin quite a number of times before, for a while, everything she was able to see was the blood, the death. what lingered, however, far longer than the crime scene had created was this disarray of contradictory sentiments. and she did not want to be alone with them.

he may have spoken, said something to her, but mya wasn't certain what exactly. what she did pick up on was that subtle change in the tone of the doctor's voice. what? was he going soft on her? had she not been so weary of all that she felt, all that she carried within herself, she may have offered kenzou one of those sharp laughs of hers, a reminder all his work did, when it came to her, was to save a monster, a horrid beast thirsty for blood, a beast capable of ruining even him, should it ever come to that. yet, silence persisted.

tilting her head back, her storm-like gray eyes were brought to seek the man's gaze. in situations where to exist akin to an open wound reminded her of that thing that killed her and enlivened her at the same time, her heart, the woman would have looked away, wanting to be seen by none. still, retreating to that solitude of hers became the more unbearable option. a nearly soft smile danced upon her lips. the doctor knew a patient's autonomy better than anyone else, did he not? therefore, this implied there was already a degree of knowing between them, one that, though clinical in nature, was the closest thing to connection she could have thought of right then and there. ( you know who this is for go wild uwu )

Kenzou observes forbearance to a fault. Gone to thinking so lowly of himself, seeing all progress dwindle back to what he'd worked so hard to avoid in a murky room of filth. The groves of plaque-lined teeth feel foreign when his tongue finally unsticks itself from the roof of his mouth. When the light from the world, all consuming, outlined the figure of a woman too familiar, he was simply relieved to have a chance to breathe fresh air. If the air was caked in blood and sweat, he didn't acknowledge it; the fact remained unspoken even now, distorting conventional arousal. Fiending for motivation to leave his hobble, not sure if he would have returned without threat of the afterlife. Words fall with the adrenaline he feels pumping life into him, walking around with care to not trip over any stray supplies with purpose. Has wondered how long he was meant to identify with a darkness looming over, when the event horizon would compress the once indestructible resolve of man.

He deigns to stare at the ground, or her arm depending on the issue at hand. Wrapping bondages felt serious when he hadn't done so multiple times on the same limbs he would helpfully remind her, still haven't healed, as she insisted on vengeance with far more gusto than he was ever prepared to argue against. Kenzou knows Ana finds it rather tedious to be intellectually challenged as far as ill acquisition of injury. The response, predictable at best, earned an eye roll while he continued, "You're bruising from last time has gotten a lot better." She seemed less guarded in the eyes, drinking from the mug who's contents he doesn't remember, although from experience, his scrutinizing may not have the intended affect.

It registers later, an embarrassingly slow later that he may not have meant those words with the same chiding tone of the past. Finishing his ministrations, it's as if the devil himself wretched his head upward, meeting an intensity he's only ever heard in stories. Rare smiles of hers often held animosity behind them. Always used in conjunction with several weary-laden shouts of discomfort when treating the complex wounds only she could manage. The kind of transfixed gaze that melds the sole of one's feet to the ground, seemingly forever because they're so full of irony.

The noise of sirens in the distance, fan out until a blanket of quiet envelops them. He looks at the cup in her hands, breaking their respective holds uncaring of the consequence having so much intertwined with a beast might imply. "Out there..." Kenzou breathes, "do you feel better?" They were living together, in the same place at different times. Maybe his contrary virtue exists to foil hers in the way hers exists to eradicate his. Benevolence slaved tirelessly for redemption—even as it may fall on deaf ears—to express it's gratitude for trying. Was it worth finding meaning in their living together if it meant following a path so different?