[There's that little laugh. That was nice, she considers it a victory in a sea of bitterness. It pulls her away from her own thoughts, from her own memories. He should just keep laughing, stay on the line and chuckle into her ear until she falls asleep not thinking of Annabeth, or Jamie, or the way a knife sinks into skin.
So needy. She shakes her head at herself, and sighs.]
I don't know, Hikaru. Look at us - we're both here, proving that we would defy the way the universe itself works, for the people that we love. Maybe that's a sign - [Quietly, with the same amount of hope she holds for it becoming true for herself:] maybe you'll see her again.
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[There's that little laugh. That was nice, she considers it a victory in a sea of bitterness. It pulls her away from her own thoughts, from her own memories. He should just keep laughing, stay on the line and chuckle into her ear until she falls asleep not thinking of Annabeth, or Jamie, or the way a knife sinks into skin.
So needy. She shakes her head at herself, and sighs.]
I don't know, Hikaru. Look at us - we're both here, proving that we would defy the way the universe itself works, for the people that we love. Maybe that's a sign - [Quietly, with the same amount of hope she holds for it becoming true for herself:] maybe you'll see her again.