first pressure then calm
fandom: percy jackson and the olympians (2023), pairing: percy jackson and annabeth chase, rating: g, word count: 1,744
Annabeth is rescued from the sirens and expects Percy’s anger but gets something much better: concern and care which Poseidon’s son gives out in spades.
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The sting of saltwater in her nose brought her to her senses, one hand still outstretched for the touch of her mother’s. But she should have known, her mother wasn’t there — she never was. No kind word or a strict reprimand, even imagined, would last very long.
She stopped struggling as the tempting voices and irresistible notes dragging her to her doom were silenced by the cold douse of water. The solid arms around her waist, the bubbles around her releasing oxygen into the blue expanse, let her know she was safe.
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