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‘ love blooms even in the most non —- awaited ways possible ! she must be real lovely , then .. if your heart has found a place to keep her there .
she must ' ve struck hard on your heart . as long as it isn ' t someone from the society . ’
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" not at all . . she's nothing like me . but , oh is she lovely . " he said , his tone getting a bit softer as he spoke of his queen .
" she's one of the seven , a completely different person than I. but, we share similar values. its quite strange. '
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eyes glimmering , she ' s getting way * too close to him - hovering . hands clasped , her curls suddenly shape like small hearts . ‘ marvelous news . is she like you ? ? ’
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" of course I have . . " he said after a moment of silence . not wanting to hold onto that memory for much longer .
" I've found a lovely queen for my kingdom. she's . . . a perfect fit . . I care for her deeply . "
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( cont . ) by the corner of her lips .
‘ i am * love itself , warden . you should know by now , everything about it is also * my business .
but have you ? ? ’
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‘ that was centuries ago , ice king . besides , nothing * happened . ’ aphrodite ' s tossing her hair to a side .. perhaps crashing against him at one point .
leaning on one hip again , she ' s got both her hands resting on her hips — amused smirk playing
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" you almost caused the collapse of my castle. . why shouldn't I be 'petty' .
and what do *You know about my love life, Aphrodite . as a powerful king, i can find a queen with no issue."
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aha —- she ' s already brushing a strand of her hair , snickering at the reminder .
‘ well , i * apologized . you keep being petty about it !! pettiness won ' t get you a / partner / , ice king . ’
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" by messing around, you mean releasing a spire serpent into my Kingdom after I told you Specifically *NOT to touch it. "
* 💢 a slight aggravated tone was heard from him , that specific memory gets to him still .
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‘ a lot quieter . he was a very lonely man , but i couldn ' t exactly hate him . as much as he scoffed at my presence , he had always cared for his people . i found that enough to not do .
that is something , us gods do - too . honorable , at best . ’
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" I'd rather not get into it . . but , i was tricked by a last reality pawn . "
he explained, crossing his arms for a moment .. " I will leave it at that ."
Well . . perhaps his heart happened
to warm up with her presence around .
I do have to congratulate him
for getting out of his comfort
zone with finding a partner . .
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‘ my . but i ' m sure you two have had good times . ’
a soft laugh , aphrodite ' s already tucking a curl behind her ear .
‘ even the most beautiful of all needs it . you flatter me , dearest . ’
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ᅟᅟᅟ‘ yes . . . annabeth
ᅟᅟᅟ has been spending
ᅟᅟᅟ some time at the
ᅟᅟᅟ palace, which has
ᅟᅟᅟ kept me busy.
ᅟᅟᅟ so sleep makes you
ᅟᅟᅟ more beautiful? but
ᅟᅟᅟ you already are. i'm
ᅟᅟᅟ confused. ’ᅟᅟᅟ
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ᅟᅟᅟ
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‘ HEAVENS ! my oh my .
why — he had always been a loner , love itself gets surprised he decided to settle down ! mortal , these are surely the loveliest of news . ’ and althought ourania will not * snitch , she will * tease .
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