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And his brothers are THIRSTY~

So very THIRSTY.

LBR, we're all looking forward to the moment one of the campers ask Percy what it's like having Apollo her lover. 😅 I mean, they are hormonal teenagers, most of them probably read smutty romantasy, and he's the hottest male god. Even Thalia, his HALF-SISTER, said it. You can't tell me that there will not envy and a desire for details (I'm betting the Aphrodite kids are the worst). I just hope the Apollides are far away when it happens. Those poor kids DO NOT need any more knowledge of their father's romantic adventures with their new young stepmother. 🫣 Srsly, Ascelpius better be on stand by to act as Big Brother and the family therapist when everything is revealed.

Once the initial shock wears off, the questions are going to start pouring in

And they will have no shame, guaranteed 😭

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My favourite type of cray cray!

LBR, we're all looking forward to the moment one of the campers ask Percy what it's like having Apollo her lover. 😅 I mean, they are hormonal teenagers, most of them probably read smutty romantasy, and he's the hottest male god. Even Thalia, his HALF-SISTER, said it. You can't tell me that there will not envy and a desire for details (I'm betting the Aphrodite kids are the worst). I just hope the Apollides are far away when it happens. Those poor kids DO NOT need any more knowledge of their father's romantic adventures with their new young stepmother. 🫣 Srsly, Ascelpius better be on stand by to act as Big Brother and the family therapist when everything is revealed.

Once the initial shock wears off, the questions are going to start pouring in

And they will have no shame, guaranteed 😭

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Aphrodite kids will take a page out of Apollo's book and KIDNAP HER to the Aphrodite cabin for the night. Just straight up SNATCH HER in the middle of the night as she's getting ready for bed.

Bed? At this time Perseus?! We have more important things to talk about! You will fill us ALL IN ON EVERYTHING! EVERYTHING!

Where did he take her?! What did they do?! Who officiate the wedding?! What did she wear?! ARE THERE ANY PICTURES?! WHERE ARE THE PICTURES!

We're gonna need some omake outtakes for these chapters going forwards.

"THIS IS BETTER THAN ANY DARK ROMANCE NOVEL!" (-an Aphrodite camper. Probably.)

The Stoll brothers are DEVASTATED.

They really thought they had a chance.

LBR, we're all looking forward to the moment one of the campers ask Percy what it's like having Apollo her lover. 😅 I mean, they are hormonal teenagers, most of them probably read smutty romantasy, and he's the hottest male god. Even Thalia, his HALF-SISTER, said it. You can't tell me that there will not envy and a desire for details (I'm betting the Aphrodite kids are the worst). I just hope the Apollides are far away when it happens. Those poor kids DO NOT need any more knowledge of their father's romantic adventures with their new young stepmother. 🫣 Srsly, Ascelpius better be on stand by to act as Big Brother and the family therapist when everything is revealed.

Once the initial shock wears off, the questions are going to start pouring in

And they will have no shame, guaranteed 😭

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Aaaah! Imagine the suspicious glint in Mr D's eye when Grover is like "she was with a god (and in ecstacy~)" oh dear. He has suspicions now.

It culd be ANY ONE of his brothers! But WHICH ONE is the question!

LBR, we're all looking forward to the moment one of the campers ask Percy what it's like having Apollo her lover. 😅 I mean, they are hormonal teenagers, most of them probably read smutty romantasy, and he's the hottest male god. Even Thalia, his HALF-SISTER, said it. You can't tell me that there will not envy and a desire for details (I'm betting the Aphrodite kids are the worst). I just hope the Apollides are far away when it happens. Those poor kids DO NOT need any more knowledge of their father's romantic adventures with their new young stepmother. 🫣 Srsly, Ascelpius better be on stand by to act as Big Brother and the family therapist when everything is revealed.

Once the initial shock wears off, the questions are going to start pouring in

And they will have no shame, guaranteed 😭

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AAAAAAH GIRL! YOU SO FUNNY!

Coach Hedge? The Satyr?! Oh hell no! He's keeping QUIET! He wants NO TROUBLE WITH APOLLO! NONE!

Apollo? Shame? He's never heard of her. Ever. Never even met the bitch. Okay. He is loose acquaintances with shame yes. But very loose.

Which is sooooo funny. Bcs gods forbid Frank and Hazel try HAND HOLDING or Piper and Jason attempt a kiss. Hedge will blow that whistle so incredibly loud! And be like "No fraternisation! Say no to teen pregnancy!"

But Apollo puts his hand on Percy's BUTT! in front of EVERYONE! nothing.

Piper: aren't you gonna stop him! Blow the whistle coach!

Hedge looks at piper with horrified expression. "Piper! Do you want me to DIE?! Be skinned ALIVE?!"

Apollo: *continues to grope Percy with impunity because of godly privledge*

I'd like to think that Percy is not above seducing her husband for a favour or two. Or just for the hell of it even.

And I'm not sure if her friends are above BEGGING HER to use her feminine wiles on her godly hubby in order to make a quest or two less dangerous.

Leo Valdez wuld be the most Hillarious tho. I can imagine his dialogue already.

With all of them on the Argo. Percy still having shoddy memory at best. It wuld be like,

Leo: So uhhh. U're married.

Percy: I don't even know how! I have no memory of it.

Leo: yeah. Great. Anyways. Think u can ask Ur hubby for a godly favour right about now? We culd really use a godly favour right about now.

Percy: I don't know how!

Leo: Do what all wives do when they want something from their husbands! Spread your le- ouch! Piper what! I'm trying to save our lives here!

That's something Leo would say and he really deserves to get slapped 'round the head for that 🥲

Honestly, yeah, people would try to butter up to Percy, because they know she's a sure way to get favors done by Apollo. She really just needs to remind Apollo that he's HER pretty husband and he'll do anything she wants lol

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You’re not depressed. You just need $250,000 in your bank account.

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He's so submissive and breedable. I love him.

(he'd crash out of he heard anyone ever describe him in such a way.)

God's don't like their names being tossed around like that all willy nilly. Especially by Mortals. That's why they prefer their titles and epithets used instead.

But i know Apollo loves to hear his name rolling off the tongue of Percy. No arrows of plagues for her when she says his name. Especially in the heat of passion. He'll answer all her prayers. Always. If only to hear his name.

She'll use his name as a curse word and Apollo is still gonna thank her for it 🥲

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Asclepius is one of the few pple that have been on the right side of his father's ire.

So yeah his dad killed his mom. While she was pregnant with him. But he's still the same dad who defied his own father and king in retaliation to his murder and got turned into a mortal for it. How can you NOT love a father like that?

That kinda hits u deep as a demigod. Since most of them struggle with feelings of not feeling wanted. Or seen by their parents. Asclepius has learned not to doubt the depths of his father's love.

And now someone else is gonna learn that same lesson. Probably in a waaaay more intense and traumatic way. Oh well! He's a doctor. He'll try and help as much as he can.

Among the number of pple who would put two and two together would be Apollo's own son Asclepius.

He has that uncanny ability to analyse and diagnose pple at nothing but a glance.

I have a feeling. That if he ever set eyes on his father he'd see his flushed cheeks, his happy aura and correctly diagnose him with a severe case of love sickness.

And just as he's about to say something. Anything. Apollo looks at him. And raises a finger to his lips. Making a shushing gesture with them. And that's all Asclepius needs.

He loves his father. He gets the picture

Asclepius is so interesting to me, especially in the context of a dark fic like this. He is very aware of what his father is capable of. You just have to see what he did to Asclepius's mother, so he grew up with that and he never once fooled himself into thinking Apollo had no dark sides, the way some children think their parents have never done anything wrong

And at the same time, he also loves his father. More than he loves a demigod he doesn't even know. I think that's something Asclepius and Percy even have in common. They know what Apollo is capable of, but their love is stronger 🥲

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He is Zeus's pride & joy honestly. In your fic Apollo said "It's been a long time since I was the favourite" but for once? I will say he is wrong.

He is still the favourite. He is everything a man culd ne proud of in a son.

SOE it's kinda ironic. That both of them, Percy and Apollo, are the children their parents who can't stand each other, are most proud of. And now they're together.

It's like something straight out of a romcom.

Did you know that Apollo was the first winner of the first ever Olympics?

He beat Arese at boxing and Hermes at racing.

Back in the day the Olympics where purely for the Olympians. But then humans heard that this is how Gods spend their days on olympus so they did the same and established the games to honour the gods. Particularly Zeus.

But before the Mortals even knew what a sport even was, Apollo had already competed and won.

And now all I can think is... Is there nothing this guy can't do? Nothing? Is he really just endlessly perfect. That simply can't be.

Love that! No wonder he was the favorite son 😂

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Oh please share the scene!

Here you go 💖

Percy had barely gotten the door open when she heard it: her mom’s voice floating from the kitchen, and then another, deep and melodic and smug enough to make Percy’s stomach drop through what felt like several stories.

She kicked off her shoes, heart hammering as she walked to the kitchen doorway. The scene unfolding before her could only be one of nightmares—her mother sitting at the kitchen island with a cup of coffee clasped between her hands and Apollo leaning against the counter, sipping what looked like cocoa from Percy’s favorite mug.

Apollo’s eyes shot to her immediately, as if he’d been waiting for her to arrive the whole time.

“What—?” Percy heard herself say, shell-shocked.

Her mother turned around. “Oh, hello, honey. You’re back early. I was just telling Lord Apollo that he should try seeing you tomorrow. I didn’t know how long you were going to stay out with Grover.”

Apollo laughed pleasantly. “Please, Sally, I told you there’s no need with the Lord. Just Apollo is fine.”

Her mom smiled. “Just Apollo, then.”

Percy’s stomach dropped even further. She looked between them, left and right, trying to make sense of the … unnaturalness of the situation. Eventually, her gaze landed back on Apollo, who smiled innocently at her over the rim of her mug. There was a golden sheen behind his blue eyes that told her very clearly this friendly, warm persona was just a façade to conceal his ulterior motives.

A surge of rage shot through her stomach. “What are you doing here, just Apollo?”

Her mom gave her a brief but intense look, as if to say, Be nice to our divine guest.

“I was just telling your mother about how you assisted me with my rogue celedon. Remember?” Apollo’s smile broadened. “I wanted to thank you once more, Percy.”

What a whole lot of bullshit. Gods never showed any gratitude to demigods who went on quests for them.

Percy stared at him. “Can I talk to you?” She jerked her head toward the hallway. “Alone?”

Apollo raised an eyebrow and put her mug aside. “Sure.” He gave her mother a smile and a wink, turning up his charm in a way that almost made the air around him seem to glow gold. “Thank you for the cocoa, Sally. It was really nice meeting you.”

Percy barely resisted making a gagging sound.

Once he was close enough, she grabbed Apollo’s arm and pushed him into the hallway, sending a glance back to her mother, who had dropped her smile and was staring worriedly after them.

Great. Just great. The last thing Percy needed was to have her mother suspicious as to why this particular god had chosen to drop by, because then she would have to lie believably enough for her mom to buy it, and she hated, really hated, lying to her.

Percy wrenched open the door to their little bathroom and motioned for Apollo to get inside. He looked at her in disbelief, as if this little rectangular box consisting of a toilet, a sink, and a shower-bath combo was beneath his godly sensibilities.

“Oh, just get in already,” she snapped quietly, hoping to avoid her mother’s detection.

Apollo gave a long-suffering sigh and squeezed himself past her. Percy had no idea whether he did this intentionally, but his arm brushed hers as he did so, and she quickly jerked back before following him inside. She closed the door as softly as she could, then whipped around and shoved him against it.

“What the fuck do you think you’re doing, showing up here like this?”

Unfortunately, she failed at sounding threatening as she had to keep her voice to a whisper.

Apollo brushed a lint off his shoulder. “Has anyone ever told you that resorting to violence when dealing with gods is not the best idea?”

“Yes. I don’t care.”

He gave her a quick, amused look. “Of course you don’t.”

Anger boiled in her stomach, so much so that it made Percy’s hands tremble. She pushed a finger against his chest and hissed, “You stay away from my mother. She has nothing to do with our deal.”

“Why?” Apollo whined. “I like her. She’s a nice lady.” He glared at her. “Unlike her daughter.”

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"she's gonna lay the maternal guilt on THICK"

Mom guilt is a universal language it seems. One that transcends time, cultures, mortality and divinity. *sigh*

Apollo is a whole god and even he is cannot escape mom guilt.

Good thing Apollo has a very limited amount of shame! Shame seems to be a very scarce resource when it comes to him. Or any god for that matter. So her deadly power of maternal guilt can only go so far. It may work on the whole "u didn't invite me to ur wedding or introduce me to my daughter in law" thing.

But will it work in guilting him into feeling any type of sorry abt what he did to get here? Nope! Nada! Zero! Zilch!

It was all necessary! And look at the results!

I keep thinking that Percy having demigod dreams involving Apollo's mother means that Leto and her will become close. One thing that stands out about the Titaness is that her twins took more after her than their father. Even Her admitted Apollo got his celestial light and strength from her. She was a single mother like Sally; Defended her children from Python and other threats (She turned some peasants into frogs after they ruined her family's drinking water); Her children deeply respected her and defended (The Niobe Incident & Apollo killing a man that tried to r*pe her). I just feel like Percy and will get along. If anything, they both may team up against Apollo. Imagine his terrified face at facing his mother, wife, and possibly his twin sister all at the same time: 😱

You know, that's such a big thing about Perpollo that I love! All these amazing women in their loves that they absolutely adore. Apollo's mom and sister and Percy's mom and sister!! If that's not a sign that they were meant to be, then I don't know what is 😭

Because Apollo actually gets to meet Sally and Estelle and they like him and he likes them and it's just really lovely! And in fem!Percy fics, it warms my heart when I can write about all three Jackson women having Apollo wrapped around their little finger 😭

I also can't wait for Percy to meet Leto!! I have a meeting planned for both fics hehe

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The funny thing is the fact that wolves are one of his sacred animals. 😭

OMG! Just read the ask about Leto and i 100% agree with ur characterisation of all 3 Jackson women having Apollo wrapped around their finger.

... That may not work in TNACAU but I SOOOO definitely see it coming in TAOS!

It culd be a part of his long-term strategy of seducing her! Winning over her friends and family! Especially her mom and little sister!.

Oooooooh! Imagine Apollo sensing Sally's weariness of her. He'd be annoyed but also think "Clever little mortal. U saw something like this come years ago. A god taking liking to your daughter. I see what Poseidon saw." oh well! That just means he has to work EXTRA HARD to butter her up to him.

That dynamic is going to be sooooo much fun in TAOS. There's a scene I already have written that I might share here if you're interested?? It's a little insight into the shit Apollo's going to pull to wedge himself firmly into Percy's life 😭😭

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That last part? About Sally not understanding but loving her all the same? That's so sweet.

The idea of someone knowing Ur flaws. But accepting and loving u regardless.

So incredibly sweet

I kind of get the idea that Poseidon still sees Fem Percy as his little girl. Tbh, it makes sense: He's ancient and eighteen is like a baby to him. Plus, he missed so many bonding moments when Percy was a small child. I think he wants that same kind of innocent father-daughter bonding time despite her now being a young woman and needing different things. I sent you another post about this, but part of me thinks Sea Dad is going to be SHOOK that Apollo looked Percy and desired her to the point of obsession. I mean, I can see Poseidon throwing Percy's age at Apollo, like they didn't live through eras where girls got married even younger (Not cool to marry off literal kids. 🤬). Knowing Apollo, he'll be like "Oh, really, Uncle. Tell me how old was Sally Jackson when you impregnated her?" 💀💀💀

I agree! Percy is the baby. Even her siblings see her as the baby. She's like a baby bird to them, no matter what wars she fights in 😭

And Poseidon absolutely catches himself wishing he was there for her very early days when she was toddling around. I once answered an ask that one time he sees a photo album with Percy's baby pictures and his heart absolutely breaks 🥲 so yeah, he has to catch up on all the spoiling and pampering, he just doesn't know how to do it because she's a young woman now and not as open to that as she would've been when she was, say, twelve or even fourteen

So when Apollo comes in and dares to look at her in a not-innocent way, Poseidon loses his shit 😭😭

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Apollo ruining their relationship with this whole kidnapping thing is kinda sad.

During the Trojan war, Artemis tried to fight hera and lost in an embarrassing fashion. Poseidon even challanged Apollo because they were on opposing sides however Apollo declined citing the pettiness of human war. This was a part in the illiad meant to show how wise and humble Apollo was. Knowing his place and not challanging an elder God.

But wow. We've come a long way since the days of Apollo being respectful of his uncle. And all it took was a pretty face.

I kind of get the idea that Poseidon still sees Fem Percy as his little girl. Tbh, it makes sense: He's ancient and eighteen is like a baby to him. Plus, he missed so many bonding moments when Percy was a small child. I think he wants that same kind of innocent father-daughter bonding time despite her now being a young woman and needing different things. I sent you another post about this, but part of me thinks Sea Dad is going to be SHOOK that Apollo looked Percy and desired her to the point of obsession. I mean, I can see Poseidon throwing Percy's age at Apollo, like they didn't live through eras where girls got married even younger (Not cool to marry off literal kids. 🤬). Knowing Apollo, he'll be like "Oh, really, Uncle. Tell me how old was Sally Jackson when you impregnated her?" 💀💀💀

I agree! Percy is the baby. Even her siblings see her as the baby. She's like a baby bird to them, no matter what wars she fights in 😭

And Poseidon absolutely catches himself wishing he was there for her very early days when she was toddling around. I once answered an ask that one time he sees a photo album with Percy's baby pictures and his heart absolutely breaks 🥲 so yeah, he has to catch up on all the spoiling and pampering, he just doesn't know how to do it because she's a young woman now and not as open to that as she would've been when she was, say, twelve or even fourteen

So when Apollo comes in and dares to look at her in a not-innocent way, Poseidon loses his shit 😭😭

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I love this specific brand of crazy.

He's like "by killing her busband I'm preserving her piety. She was meant to be mine. This I already know. But if being with me means she's being unfaithful to her husband then I can't bismerch my lady's honour. There's only one way to preserve it. I have to kill the bastard. Then it's not actually cheating and I have saved my beloved's soul. Yes. This is a good plan" 😇

Okay. TNACAU time travel au idea.

Apollo tries to court Perseus. She rejects him citing that she's already married (to him but she ommits that part) . He knows she's telling the truth bcs duh. He's the god of truth.

So he he's like "okay, change in plans. Hunt down and 𝙆𝙞𝙡𝙡 her current husband 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 ravish his beloved next to the bastard's corpse.

Because How. Dare. He. Whoever this ain't shit mortal is. Stealing what is his.

I love how entitled the gods are lol. It's special flavour of crazy & absurd. The same absurd crazy that has Apollo jealous of Sally. The same brand of crazy that has him saying wild shit like "It's cruel to make a person fall inlove with you and then you not love them back." equating his actions of kidnapping, forcefully marrying & his countless other human rights violations against her as if what she did, which is just simply existing by the way, is in any way shape or form the same.

In any other situation with two normal pple this would be the height of insanity. The ultimate false equivalence of all time.

... But somehow this makes logical sense in his brain? Mind you, he's the god of logic? So technically all this by default is sane logic??? Lol. I can't with the gods. 😭😭😭

So yeah. Of course ancient Apollo would be personally offended that some other man (presumably a mortal of all things probably) stole his bride. The fact that she was Infact, not his bride and he'd only been made aware of her existence last week is irrelevant. She is his and whoever this other guy is needs to take a hike... To Hades. Apollo's divine self will escort him there. He's generous like that. 😇🙌🏾

That sounds like something Apollo would do. Jfc he would still be jealous if he found out it's future him that's married Percy, because what the fuck, how is it that his future self gets all THAT but he in the past doesn't??

He'd be all up in Percy's business, trying to convince her that it's not really cheating if she fucks him because it's still him, it's still Apollo, isn't it?? His future self would surely understand 😭😭

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NASTY! JUST NASTY!

Went and reread ur story and remembered how Apollo still wanted to consummate their marraige even though Percy was menstruating.

And it just dawned on me that he really didn't care. That a little blood didn't scare him one bit. He still wanted to turn her upside down, inside out and rock her world while she was on her period. 😭😭😭😭

Apollo u so nasty! 😭😭😭😭

Apollo really does not gaf, it's just blood 😭😭 in fact, he's very confused that Percy has this mortal squeamishness lol

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It would literally unmake him. Like Hera going against marriage. The very essence of her domain. No

Apollo is the god of so so sooo many things. The only other god to possibly beat him out on his many jobs is Hermes. Let's go over the list shall we.

Apollo is the god of:

Divine Inspiration

Music and Poetry

Prophecy and Divination

Driving off Evil

Healing, Medicine, and Disease

Ritual Purification (Katharsis)

Archery

Herding

Civilization

Reason and Logic

Youth

Knowledge and philosophy

Logic, rationality (you wouldn't believe it with his most recent actions tho. Lol)

Alphabets (him and the Muses made some contributions to the Greek alphabet)

Science and education (The origin of education was attributed to Apollo and the Muses by the Ancient Greeks. Apollo is the god of all healing arts, including medicinal science. Pythagoreans associated him with mathematics too. (not him being the god of math 😭😭😭 Percy hates him so much.)

Apart from all these, he has loads of part time duties, like protecting sailors, graved, crops.

And at some point in time he, along with his half sister Athena, was worshipped more than even Zeus. Even though he was so powerful, he was loved and respected rather than feared.

He's a hard worker in everything he does it seems. No wonder he's so proud and smug. He has every reason to be. He's an accomplished man.

Other than the kidnapping and seducing part, Apollo's incredibly competent!! He'd rather cease to exist than do weaponized incompetence like a pathetic human man 😭😭