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It’s 10pm the first time Percy tells Annabeth she should wrap up work for the day. She’s sitting at her desk in their apartment with her laptop open, pen in her hand, and papers scattered on the desk and floor.
Just Percy’s head is leaning through the doorway when she waves him off saying, “I have just a little more. Go to bed. I’ll be there soon.”
Percy tidies up a bit, takes a shower, and brushes his teeth. When Annabeth still hasn’t emerged from the second bedroom, which functions as her office, he knocks on the door again.
“I’m finishing up, I promise,” she says through the door. “Go to bed.”
Percy listens to her and goes to their room across the hall. He gets in bed and pulls up the covers, but it feels wrong without her there. Even though he knows it’s bad, he gets his phone and starts scrolling through her instagram. The pictures of them hanging out with their friends and smiling together make him feel better, but it’s nowhere near as good as having her there with him.
Percy puts his phone down and closes his eyes trying to fall asleep. His mind keeps wandering to the other room where Annabeth is slaving over figures and plans. He knows she loves her work and he supports her fully, but she does have the tendency to compromise on rest.
He rolls over and checks the time. It’s almost midnight.
He wraps his blanket around himself and shuffles across the hallway again. He knocks once before turning the handle and opening the door slightly.
Annabeth glances over at him, then looks back at her screen. “I’m wrapping up.”
‘You said that two hours ago.”
“Why don’t you just leave me alone and go to sleep?”
“Because I love you,” Percy says. That gets her attention. She looks at him with a soft smile. “You need to get some rest.”
Percy sees her hit ctrl S on her keyboard before she closes the laptop and stands up. Annabeth walks over to him and flicks off the light. She steps into his embrace and he wraps the blanket all the way around her, cocooning them together.
“I love you, too,” she says into his chest. He drops a kiss to the top of her head, and even though he’s wide awake, he feels at rest.