Travis Stoll.

⠀⠀⠀ ☤ ⍮ Money is a good soldier, sir, and will on.

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@katiegardened halfheartedly. “You were MIA for months, so ‘course you’ll miss me.”

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@katiegardened definitely not today. “I miss you, too.” He speaks softly beneath his breath, his heart beating fast in his ribcage. It felt too good to be true, too emotional to comprehend completely. “I haven’t seen you in awhile, you know.” He tries to keep this light. Travis smiles

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@katiegardened With a light chuckle emitting through his lips, he gently sits down on the bench and tugs at her to sit next to him. She looks undoubtedly beautiful under the sun, even with drenched hair. He allows the silence linger for a moment, before he starts, “What’s up?”

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@katiegardened Call it a habit, but he lets her take his hand, pulling him away from his chaotic cabin like she used to. It was nice and too familiar—and that’s why it felt bittersweet.

When they arrive to their destination, she stands there awkwardly, as if she’s waiting for him. Cute.

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@katiegardened find. He places it atop her soaked hair. “Lead the way. Use this, you’re wet.”

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@katiegardened He knows that tone, and it usually never ends well when she speaks out her mind. He grows anxious as seconds pass, chewing his inner cheek absentmindedly.

He agrees with a nod eventually, but before closing the door behind him, he grabs the nearest towel (Sorry, Julia) he could

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@katiegardened It can be! Come on.

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@katiegardened Hey.

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@katiegardened Why not? Camp Half-Blood seems like a nice spot.

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@katiegardened wait lemme find

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@katiegardened Jk. He’s just getting ready!

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@katiegardened WHAT THREAD

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@katiegardened Oh, she wasn’t aware? He’s terminally ill. :)

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@katiegardened Can she grow flowers on this patch of soil here? By his feet? This is his grave.

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@katiegardened told you I got a scholarship because of track and field?”

He realizes it late; he remembers how he told her this before. Travis decides not to add more to his story. “What about you?”

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He watered some wild flowers the other day. Was that her?

[𝙠𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙚 𝙜𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙣𝙚𝙧. @katiegardened]

Did not perish. I was — uh, propagated? Then replanted?

Just hiding in the dirt for a few years. I'm back now. Yup.

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@katiegardened What the fuck is a cilantro leaf.

If Travis was aware of the things she wants to say to him, he’d be curious to know. But alas, the son of Hermes could not read anyone else’s minds. He’s fidgety with his hands, not with his head.

“Oh, it was tough. Would you believe me if I

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@katiegardened That’ll grow into a tree one day. Shouldn’t have tossed it there, considering she has the best green thumb in camp. Travis does return her sarcasm with sincerity, lips twitching into a toothy grin.

“Well, for what it’s worth, it is nice seeing you again, Katie.”

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@katiegardened Travis snorts, his hand reaching out to take the last piece of leaf on her hair. Then he offers it right back to Katie.

“What, you didn’t look in the mirror today, Gardner? You plant kids are so interesting.”