Drabblessss. Thought I'd at least give it a shot for once in my life.
"I love you."
So much pressure, so much anticipation, so much emotion was forced into those three little words that it hurt to say them out loud. For eleven years they sat on the tip of his tongue, threatening to spill but never leaving his mouth. Now, he wished he'd just been the coward he'd always known he was and kept quiet.
Annabeth was sitting across from him, on the opposite couch. Her microbiology notes spread across her lap. For a moment she looked at him, unfazed, unsurprised, devastatingly calm. "I love you too."
Percy wilted. She didn't understand.