[ she realizes, belatedly, that clarisse might take her tone via the writing as mocking, and it's not that. not entirely. it's true she hadn't exactly thought of clarisse as college bound so there's some surprise, but it was hard to think of any demigod that way. it's been hard for her to think of any of that, given the trajectory of her life over the last year. she even dropped out of school in the fall. that's bound to fuck her up there. annabeth loves learning more than anything, but it's not like her records are great. she's just as much of a troublemaker as the rest of them. ]
[ she and percy used the potential of it, the potential of a longer future and the ideas from new rome, to get through tartarus, but even now there is a part of annabeth that worries she isn't going to get there. she's heard through the chattering grapevine of flashing messages that the giant war will end, but she still feels so disconnected from anything remotely resembling a mortal world. she's not even there right now. ]
[ if clarisse can do it, it's not impossible though. ]
That's great, Clarisse! Explains winter break. Definitely don't forget what a thesis is.
[ ok a little bit of teasing before it gets too mushy. ]
private(ly falling into my own feelings too)
You went to college?
[ she realizes, belatedly, that clarisse might take her tone via the writing as mocking, and it's not that. not entirely. it's true she hadn't exactly thought of clarisse as college bound so there's some surprise, but it was hard to think of any demigod that way. it's been hard for her to think of any of that, given the trajectory of her life over the last year. she even dropped out of school in the fall. that's bound to fuck her up there. annabeth loves learning more than anything, but it's not like her records are great. she's just as much of a troublemaker as the rest of them. ]
[ she and percy used the potential of it, the potential of a longer future and the ideas from new rome, to get through tartarus, but even now there is a part of annabeth that worries she isn't going to get there. she's heard through the chattering grapevine of flashing messages that the giant war will end, but she still feels so disconnected from anything remotely resembling a mortal world. she's not even there right now. ]
[ if clarisse can do it, it's not impossible though. ]
That's great, Clarisse! Explains winter break.
Definitely don't forget what a thesis is.
[ ok a little bit of teasing before it gets too mushy. ]