[when he pauses, she gives his hands a gentle, encouraging squeeze, but stays quiet. it's alright if he needs a moment or two to find the words.
when he finds them, and speaks again, she smiles at him.]
...you wouldn't have given up on me.
[she knows he wouldn't have. so, how could she ever give up on him? it had been him, who'd confessed to save vax from suspicion. and it was him again, who pulled vax out of that pool of blood. even under the influence of the refractions, percy himself had never been erased.
he'd always been there, waiting to find some chance to claw his way back to the surface.
now he's here, and there's no way they're going to let him go again.]
I believe you. [he won't break his promise.] We'll definitely make it out of this.
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when he finds them, and speaks again, she smiles at him.]
...you wouldn't have given up on me.
[she knows he wouldn't have. so, how could she ever give up on him? it had been him, who'd confessed to save vax from suspicion. and it was him again, who pulled vax out of that pool of blood. even under the influence of the refractions, percy himself had never been erased.
he'd always been there, waiting to find some chance to claw his way back to the surface.
now he's here, and there's no way they're going to let him go again.]
I believe you. [he won't break his promise.] We'll definitely make it out of this.
[...]
Together. All of us.