Even his hair was biggerโa massive globe of blue-black frizz so thick that his lobster-claw horns appeared to be drowning as they tried to swim their way to the surface. โIs that why they named you Aphros?โ Leo asked as they glided down the path from the cave. โBecause of the Afro?โ Aphros scowled. โWhat do you mean?โ โNothing,โ Leo said quickly.
Rick RiordanPercy smiled at her - that sarcastic troublemaker smile that had annoyed her for years but eventually had become endearing. His sea-green eyes were as gorgeous as she remembered. His dark hair was swept to one side, like he'd just come from a walk on the beach. He looked even better than he had six months ago - tanner and taller, leaner and more muscular. Percy threw his arms around her. They kissed and for a moment nothing else mattered. An asteroid could have hit the planet and wiped out all life, and Annabeth wouldn't have cared.
Rick RiordanWell . . . sure good to be together again. Arguing. Almost dying. Abject terror. Oh, look. It's our floor.
Rick RiordanIf anyone asks you if youโre taken,โ I said, โthe answer is yes.โ โI think I can live with that,โ he promised. โGood,โ I said. โBecause you donโt want to see me be cross.โ โToo late.โ โShut up and dance, Walt.โ โShut up and dance, Walt.โ We didโwith the music of a psychotic griffin screaming behind us, and the sirens and horns of Brooklyn wailing below. It was quite romantic.
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