#and i respect not everybody is as familiar with the ocean but ''Percy's eyes being blue is *better* because the ocean is blue not green!''

[aroaceleovaldez]

apparently pjotv twt was being weird about book!Percy's eyes being green because they don't think the ocean can be green (???) so consider this a sequel to my Grace siblings eye colors post and here is some visual references of green water for all your Percy inspo needs:

And for reference, the water around New York-ish where Percy is usually is somewhere around this color:

or some alternatives:

or here is a nice hazel green if you want his eyes more on the brown side, which is very common in freshwater ponds and streams:

or if you want him to have totally brown eyes - water rich in tannins will appear brown, greenish-brown, or very dark brown - this is sometimes called "blackwater" due to often appearing very dark or having low visibility:

[astranne]

The fear of losing control (Part One)

This is a little crossover with the pairing Bruce Wayne (Batman) and fem!Percy Jackson. Don’t judge me, I love fem!Percy. And crossovers.

So this is like 15 years after the war against Gaea.

(My native language is german, so if there are any erorrs, please tell me or just ignore it :))

Masterlist

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There is a reason, why humans fear greater power. People who have more knowledge then them, who have more power. It’s quite simple. They can’t control them. They can’t control heroes, like Superman or Wonder Woman, godlike beings. They fear them, because they know, they don’t have any control. And when Aquaman came, the king of Atlantis, they had a new fear. The oceans. So many secrets, so much power. And they can’t control it.

Persie Jackson was rarely afraid. And even if she was afraid, she always feared for her friends and family more. She was afraid of her nightmares, of Tartarus and the loss of her friends. She knows, what is like to have fear or be feared. She knows it too well. And when her nephew came, Arthur and told her about the whispers about landwalkers, their fears, she decided to talk with her father. 

Gods knew fear to. They feared Tartarus, Kronos or Gaea. Powerful monsters or the end of their regein. Some of them were panaroid, while others were laid back. And Zeus... he was the one who feared the most. He was powerful, the King of the gods, the King of Olympus. So he had to lose much. And when this sea spawn of Poseidon came, he definitely feared her. Just like many others.

Kraken was a new hero, a new one to fear. Raw power, untamed, mighty and beautiful like the ocean. Long black hair, seagreen eyes and a armor, which showed how much power and skill she held. Everytime, when she came to the surface, people were at awe. Children loved her for her power, the control of water, while teenager admired her beauty and strenght. The parents were glad, that another hero protected them and their families, but villians... they wanted to control her. And as Poseidon once said, the sea does not like to be restrained.

When Batman met Kraken, he was in awe, just like the others. Her skin had tan, but glowed softly in the sun, her hair was braided in a beautiful way, her eyes showed her raw but faszinating power. Her armor was blue and bronze, her weapons sharp. Wonder Woman smiled and hugged her, greeting her cousin. 

“It’s so good to see you, little cousin.” Kraken laughed and hugged her back.

“It’s good to see you too, Di. Your sister and brother miss you, ya know.” Wonder Woman smiled again and promised to visit soon. 

“Welcome, Kraken, to the Justice League.” The beauty grinned.

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Batman was hestiant. While he knew, that Wonder Woman and Aquaman were familiar with Kraken, he realized, he had absolutly no information about her. He just knew, like everybody else, that she was powerful. For him, Kraken was an enigma. And he definitly didn’t like that.

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With a sigh, Persie watched how the city burned. Why does this keep happening? Why was always earth attacked? She looked at the trident in her right hand, the trident of her father. It will grant her great power, power she couldn’t really control. Because nobody controls the seas. Not even her father. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes. 

The Justice League paused, when they noticed a sudden glow, bluish and soft. They saw Kraken, Persie, on her knees, a majestic weapon in her hand.

“Father...“ Her voice carried her sentences through the whole city.

“Father. I call you for help. Help me to guide the sea, not to control. Help me... it‘s too much. Too much power to hold.” A giant wave rolled through the streets, not touching anything but glowing with power. Diana gasped, when she feeled her uncle’s presence. The wave roared high and crashed into Kraken. Her whole body began to glow brighter, until she floated over the ground. The air cracked with pure energy, her glowing white eyes stared the villians down. On the top of her head rested a crown, made out of corals and pearls. Her armour became bigger, more majestic.

“Mortals“, she growled. But there was another voice. Deeper, much more powerful. The voice of a male.

“You came, try to conquer the world? You came like kings? Do you-“ She, he, was interrupted, when some tried to attack Kraken.

“Do you even know, WHO I am? Do you know, who my daughter is? I shall tell you... I am Poseidon! The King over the seas and this is my daughter, the hero and savior of Olympus! She fought against monsters, titans and giants, against Kronos, Tartarus and Gaea themself! And you think, you can win against her? Win against a god?“ The heroes were shocked, they knew Kraken was powerful, but a half god?

“You shall kneel before me, you have absolute no respect for mortal beings. Killing innocent... I will tell my brother Hades of your sins. Even if you don‘t belive in gods, in us, you will suffer in the Underworld.“ Kraken, possessed by Poseidon, slammed the trident into the ground. The earth began to shake, more water made it into the city. A sneer was seen on her face.

“You made everyone suffer, you made my daughter suffer... let me suffer you...“, murmured Poseidon. He slowly walked nearer, ignoring the shocked looks of heroes and civilians alike. The water moved through the streets, extinguish the fire and heal all the wounds of innoncent. Kraken whipped her head around, her eyes narrowed to Psimon. His hand was outstretched, his eyes went big, when he saw that Kraken made her way to him.

“Are you trying to control me? Are you trying to control a god?“ Kraken also streched a hand out, Psimon gasped, when he felt his blood slowly heating up.

“I learnt some months ago, what truly happened to my daughter in Tartarus. She was forced to do some... things, to save her friend. She nearly killed a goddess. Do you want to know how?“ Poseidon sneered again, as Psimon began to levitate and gasping for air.

“She controled blood and swore on the river Styx, she would never do it again. But to your misfortune... I am not my daughter.“ Suddenly Poseidon gripped his head, his daughter’s, head.

“Ugh... she doesn‘t want your blood at her hands. You are lucky, Simon Jones. You are all lucky.“ With that, the glowing slowly faded, the water and trident disappeared and left a tired Kraken behind. She groaned, swayed and almost lost her balance. Batman rushed to her and laid her softly at the ground.

“Kraken? Are you alright?“ She blinked slowly.

“I feel... tired, like really tired. What happened? Where is my fathers trident?“

“Everything is alright. Your father... possessed you and saved many lifes. I‘m not quite sure, if he realized that...“

“He did.“ She paused, until she became pale.

“Did-did I lost control? Gods, please-“

“Nothing happend. Your father- he stopped, bevor it became... nasty.“ Kraken sighed in relief.

“Cousin? Are you alright?“ Wonder Woman kneeled besides her, the other heroes followed, after they made sure, that the villians couldn‘t escape.

“I feel tired, but also refreshed. Like I had a long fight, but in the near of ocean. It‘s confusing?“ She frowned and tried to get up, but Batman pressed her down.

“I understand. Please rest. You just held the power of your father and this quite long. You even resited him!“ Kraken pressed her lips together, but nodded.

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“Kraken? Can I talk to you?“ Batman didn‘t show it, but he was nervous. He wanted to clear up some things, to answer his questions. Kraken was still at the medic bay in the Watch Tower, her cousin forced her to rest.

“What would you like to know, Bruce?“ He suddenly freezed and blinked.

“How-“ She smiled and sat up slowy.

“Before I became a mortal hero, I talked with my father. And he talked with the council. They were wairy, because they didn’t want to lose me. They... they told me about the secret identities of each hero. I always knew it was you, I’m sorry, if a crossed a boundary there.” 

“No. It’s alright... I mean, they are gods... so...” 

“My name is Persephone Jackson, but please call me Persie. It’s nice, to finally meet you, Bruce.” A rare smile reached the stoic hero’s face.

“It’s nice to meet you too.” He sat and took his mask down. Bruce paused, until he asked his first question about her personal life.

“Why were you in Tartarus? Isn’t it the greek hell?” 

“This is a long story... do you have the time?” Persie smirked and when he nodded, she began with her life story. 

“Everything began, when my math teacher turned out to be a fury...”