#but i think abt annabeth having a picture of little twelve-year old percy

[tending-the-hearth]

thinking about percy keeping a photo of annabeth in his binder during "sea of monsters" and how this means that maybe during that year they don't see each other they send pictures back and forth as a "please don't forget me" thing

there's a picture sally took of percy the night before the minotaur attacked, when they were sitting beside the campfire as the sun set. in the picture, percy's sitting next to the campfire, grinning brightly at his mom behind the camera as he roasts a blue marshmallow. the sunset is lighting up his eyes, and the exhaustion and fear of the past few days has disappeared for a little while.

annabeth keeps the picture as a bookmark, using it in whatever book she's currently reading. it's kept secret, a little precious treasure that she looks at during the school year whenever she's feeling lonely.

she shows it to percy the day after they get together, blushing as he looks at the worn edges and small tear stains from when she cried in her bunk the night before his funeral pyre in "battle of the labyrinth". he wraps her in the tightest hug, and shows her the picture he's kept in his wallet since the day she sent it to him.

during the eight months that percy's gone, annabeth carries the picture in her pocket. at that point, the picture is taped and glued onto a stronger backing, because it's falling apart. she also keeps percy's picture of her as well, after finding it on his dresser in the poseidon cabin, and when the war is over, and the romans and greeks are gathered together for a celebration, she gives it back to him, and they hold each other and cry.

and when percy and annabeth get their own apartment, that picture is framed and put on their mantle, right beside percy's picture of annabeth he carried around (he wrote to frederick and got a new one after the first one was ripped). they look at the pictures together from time to time, cuddled up together and thinking about the younger versions of themselves, each wishing they could go back in time to hug those little kids, but grateful for where they've ended up.

#like yes percy having a picture of annabeth in his binder makes me CRY #but i think abt annabeth having a picture of little twelve-year old percy #and it being her favorite picture ever #it's percabeth hours babyyyyyyyy #percy jackson and the olympians #annabeth chase #percy jackson #percabeth