[Noctis makes himself comfortable and Percy follows suit, curling around Mrs. O'Leary once more even as he listens. It's probably for the best that someone like Noctis checks on him because it's entirely possible for Percy to lose his mind, lose his sense of self, lose who he's supposed to be. Without Annabeth, who is he? Without a goal, without being able to save people and prevent these things from happening...

...it should have been him. Always. It always should have been him to keep her safe.]

...if someone wins this game, they get to make a wish, right? They can wish for people to come back. [His voice is soft and unsure, probably unlike anything Noctis is used to hearing from him and sounding every bit of 16 that he is.] After everything that's happened, do you really think that's true?