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@hyrded 
            
            despite shrugging , keeleigh would nod her head , offering a smile. " it looks fine to me, you know i won't make a fuss. " she pointed out as she shot him a lopsided grin , a hand reaching to press flat against the door " lets check it out then , yeah ? " she laughed , leaning forward to push open the door , stepping to the side to offer him entrance before her . " definitely warm and cosy looking, that's always a good sign , don't you think " she asked , letting her chest rise as she took in a breath , deeper than she needed , taking in the inviting atmosphere with a pleased sigh " hurry up ! " she'd laugh , waving a hand as if to shepherd him inside " this was your idea "

@hyrded 
            
            with a gentle grunt , she shoved herself up , quickly jumping up from where she had been sat . her hands found her pockets as her feet hit the floor,her curiosity leading her quickly towards him . " what is it ? " she asked , brows furrowing as she offered a tilt of her head , clearly questioning the request for her presence at this moment " what do you need ? " she continued to question , rocking gently back and forth on her heels as impatience began to take quiet root within her. " tell me ! " she exclaimed , stifling laughter with a hand over her mouth.

&.      mememememe.

@AncientCurrent- 
            
            " that's right . "  Keeleigh confirmed , lifting her head to look at the stranger despite the feeling lingering deep inside that told her maybe she wasn't supposed to . she smiled softly , listening to the rush of the tide as it crept closer , comforted almost by it . " you don't want me to linger " she pointed out , voice gentle and understanding despite the beginnings of frustration bubbling somewhere deep inside her . she frowned , lifting her head a little higher , squaring her shoulders slightly as she made eye contact " i don't want anything from you . in truth i don't know who you are , it seems like maybe perhaps i should . " she muttered , quiet and honest , her hands clenching at her sides , a comfort to herself .  " what does it give me ? " she repeated " it doesn't- " she paused to think it over " understanding... in a world that offers me none . comfort . " 

♆【 @tidesturning- 】♆
            
            The sea did not surge at her answer.
            
            It softened.
            
            Poseidon watched the way her eyes fell to the sand, the way her voice lost its edge when she spoke of the water, and something in his posture eased — not trust, but the loosening of a grip held too long.
            
            “Being close to it,” he repeated quietly, as if testing the weight of the phrase.
            
            The tide crept forward again, slow and careful, stopping just short of her feet. He did not command it. He simply allowed it to remember how to be gentle.
            
            “You aren’t trespassing,” Poseidon said at last. “You’re… lingering. There is a difference.”
            
            His gaze lifted to her face, searching for something he could not yet name.
            
            “People who want something from me stare at the sea like it owes them,” he continued. “You look at it like it might answer.”
            
            A pause — the surf holding its breath.
            
            “So tell me,” he said, voice lower now, “what does the water give you that the world does not?”
            

@AncientCurrent- 
            
            a startled look flashed across the young woman's face as she stared at the man in the waves. she wasn't one for good manners but in this moment she sensed that they would do her well . " i wasn't..." her words caught in her throat as she contemplated them , sighing deeply " i wasn't aware that i was trespassing . " she confessed with a shrug , a hand lifting to gesture to the waves he stood in , her head lowering as she shifted her gaze to the sand beneath her feet " truthfully ? neither . i was here for the water... to be close to it . " 

@HalfBloodTides- 
            
            keeleigh nodded as if to say she understood , sighing softly as she leant against the ledge they stood at , ignoring the cold and wet sensation seeping into her threadbare sleeves . " camp ? " she repeated , tilting her head as she mulled it over , a deep sigh flowing through her " like the little palace ? i never got the privelege . " she confessed , less as a comment to him and more in passing to herself in that moment " so did i . learning at all was a mistake ... i had to leave home because of it . would've died otherwise . " she muttered , her bold words dwindling to a quiet whisper as the words hit her . she shook herself free of it though , putting on a front . kaelish people were always happy ... thats what people said anyway . " nothing wrong with being some magic kid i guess . sounds cool . " 

↭【 @tidesturning- 】↭
            
            Percy let out a small, humorless laugh, shaking his head like he didn’t know whether to be proud or embarrassed.
            
            “‘Magic kid’ sounds way fancier than I actually am,” he said, glancing up at the sky where the rain still fell in impossible streaks. “Trust me, half the time it’s just me trying not to flood everything I touch.”
            
            He tapped the edge of the building thoughtfully, watching the water cling to the concrete like it had a mind of its own.
            
            “Some kids at camp might’ve trained to control stuff like this properly,” he admitted, glancing back at her with a wry half-smile. “Me? I just… learned by accident. And by accident, I mean a lot of mistakes. Big ones.”
            
            He shrugged, letting the words hang between them, quiet and unpolished. “So yeah… just some magic kid. The ocean likes me more than I like it sometimes.”

@HalfBloodTides- 
            
            " guess so . in some cases . "  Keeleigh confirmed halfheartedly , chuckling quietly at the awe on his face " don't look so surprised " she told him , pointing up at the sky with a laugh , as if to remind him of the rain falling over their heads . " then it sounds like we're in the same boat , i'm not trained...i missed out on that opportunity . " she muttered and shook her head " i'm sure children have mastered more than i have " she decided , gesturing to him " case and point , you're better off than i am by the looks of it . " she complimented , casting her gaze over the edge of the building " pretty much. yeah ... and you ? just some magic kid then huh ? " 

@hyrded 
            
            a loud scoff forced its way out of her mouth , a laugh following , harsh and stiff like all the air had been punched out of her lungs . "  blush ? for what ? don't be ridiculous ! " she was quick to exclaim , tilting her head quickly to the aside to avoid his gaze and the heat of embarassment washing over her body " perhaps some glasses would benefit you . or some classes on minding your own business . " 

@hyrded 
            
            / thank you love , i appreciate it <33 

&.        HOLLLYLYLYL.     i’ll haunt your mb in a gruesome min, but take it easy.   sending you lots of love. 

@sinnerscult 
            
            she sighed softly " i don't have one ... if we're being technical . i do whatever gets me enough to buy a room for the night . like many i'm sure . " she explained , it was clear  by her tone that she was being purposefully vague , not exactly keen on the idea of advertising to the stranger that she was effectively a criminal for hire , a member of what many in the barrel would consider a gang . she smiled , pulling her knees up to tuck her legs underneath her " you're new . " she pointed out as she lifted her head , blue eyes trained on him cautiously , she had clearly been given plenty a reason to be wary of strangers . " i don't have anything to give , if that's why we're talking . " 

ㅤㅤㅤㅤফ࣫.         ㅤfor   starters   ah’m   a   lil   curious   on   what   you   meant   by   yer   not   taking   anymore   work   today —-   what   kinda   job   do   ya   do   for   a   living ??ㅤㅤ ﹙*you’d  think  he  would  ask  a  question  related  to  the  neighborhood  or  whatever、but  that  wasn’t  the  case  ׅ    he  looked  more  so  intrigued  to  learn  more  about  his  ‘neighbor’  than  anything  for  some  reason  ׅ   paying  no  mind  to  her  sarcastic  attitude、his  smile  never  faltered  as  he’d  stood  before  her  with  the  intentions  and  hopes  to  converse  ׅ  even  if  he  was  probably  being  the  utmost  inconvenience  to  the  poor  woman  who’d  just  got  off  work  most  likely ׅ ﹚

@sinnerscult 
            
            she frowned , casting her gaze behind her , over one of her shoulders before pulling herself up to sit on a pile of crates . " that right ? " she asked , tilting her head to the side " there are better people you could be talking to in that case...you'll get more out of them than you ever would out of me . i've got nothing to offer . " she confessed with a bitter laugh , raising her arms to gesture to the small part of the street they were talking on " welcome to my home " she spoke sarcastically , she had clearly been living on the streets a while. " what conversation do you want to make then , hm ? " 

@hyrded 
            
            " well can you stop ? "  keeleigh asked in a hushed whisper , shaking her head at him . " don't listen to my heart . there are enough people around here that already do that ...probably anyway . " she huffed , waving a hand at him " anyway , yes i'm nervous . i can't mess this up . if i mess this up , i might not get hired again and if i don't get hired again then well ...no more kruge for me . " she huffed , lifting her hands at her sides , steadying herself into a calm focus as she began to pull moisture out of the air , freezing it slowly as it began to form into two icy daggers " just let me focus okay ? "