AU. I hear the whispers when I walk past. I see the pitiful looks on their faces when they notice the bruises that I try to cover up. I know they're wondering why I don't leave. They would understand if they were in my shoes, if they had to hear the threats and feel the blows. No one ever questioned me. Not until he came along. He was the first that ever dared to ask.

Annabeth Chase is battling cancer. She is afraid of not achieving all the things she wants to before she dies. She makes a list. One thing she wants to do is fall in love and maybe with the new kid, Percy Jackson, she can do just that.

the good always die young. —youngster joey

islands, for all their exotic mystique, were solitary places. until he arrived. —leo/calypso for yew & the monsterrific competition

AU. Perlia. He refuses to live in a world where she ceases to be a part of it. So he makes a bargain with a tyrant of a queen and gives up everything. Phoenix Awards Cup of Tea #3 Winner: Picture Prompt.

It's been six years since Percy left Annabeth abruptly. Annabeth ran away to California to get away from it all,and she still doesn't know why he left her. Annabeth tried to go on with her life and stay as far away from Percy,who had tried to find her and finally explain, but she doesn't know that Percy is AtlanticBoy16,the boy she's been talking to for three months online.