Hi! So I had this idea in class, figuring that after Tartarus and the war with Gaia in general Percy and Annabeth would never be the same- PTSD symptoms, et cetera. It's short, but I hope you enjoy it!
Disclaimer: Me no own Rick Riordan's series
Things that Changed
1) Percy: Sleeps with a lamp on and the door is always wide open. There is always a flashlight under the pillow and the hall light is on.
Annabeth: Doesn't need light anymore, is so used to living in darkness
2) Percy: Never eats jellybeans; always sends them to Reyna
Annabeth: She can't go back to those mundane sweets anymore.
3) Percy: Don't go watch school debates or trivia tournaments anymore
Annabeth: Has holes in her memory, where normal life used to be.
4) Percy: Can't stomach pizza. Not after lunch in Rome and all those pizza dates.
Annabeth: Can barely eat anymore
5) Percy: Constant pain
Annabeth: Always feels numb. Touch, smell, hearing, taste- you name it, it's numb.
6) Percy: Can never concentrate on homework. Too devolved all the time. Paul is always tutoring him whenever he gets anything done.
Annabeth: Brain is bored. Can't think. Nothing left to think about after all that time.
7) Percy: Hyper vigilant: jumpy and easily startled
Annabeth: It's a miracle if she can understand and register anything going on around her properly.
8) Percy: Dreams are twenty times worse than ever before.
Annabeth: Can never sleep.
9) Percy: Has to go back and forth from Rome to Camp Half-Blood to keep friendships tight and be a diplomat. Always sticks to a straight routine of where to be and when.
Annabeth: Is a constant wanderer, she hasn't found herself a purpose
10) Percy: No Annabeth
Annabeth: Is dead
Happy Thursday!