#annabeth chase appreciation

[motheringbird]

PJO TV SPOILERS

There’s something about everyone speaking about Annabeth in terms of her skills and intelligence except for Hephaestus

Luke saying she’s always 6 steps ahead

Alecto saying she’s perhaps the most formidable demigod child alive

Ares saying there’s no fear in her

And then there’s Hephaestus saying she’s a good kid

Not a smart kid, a tough kid, a wise kid

A GOOD kid, because she is! And she proves that when she talks to him - she doesn’t save Percy through her intelligence, she saves him with her heart

A lot of times people characterize her as just a brain, lacking empathy and heart, but Annabeth is a genuinely kind and empathetic person and I think this scene sets that up more

And I think Hephaestus recognizes that and understands that she is different and so is Percy and that they can make a change in the end

[valewritessss]

Every time I see a post that is comparing Annabeth to someone else or is talking about Annabeth’s accomplishments I literally think nonononono because the antis always find those posts and feel safe enough in the comments to absolutely demolish her.

Like I’ve seen a video asking who would win Hermione or Annabeth and it was supposed to be a silly little comparison but the Annabeth hate in the comments was unwarranted.

They brought in Percy saying “Percy could beat them both” and that “annabeth deserves a wand up her ass” and it’s like??? They’ll be like “Hermione would end that blond bitch” why so much hate on that poor girl?? Also let’s be real they’d be friends!!

Or there will be a post saying how Annabeth held the sky up for so long and she doesn’t get much credit and I can sniff the comments from a mile away.

“Atlas held it up for eternity”

“Yeah well Percy was injured”

“Percy did it better though”

“She had Artemis’ blessing”

ATLAS ISN’T A DEMIGOD???? and no one even mentioned Percy if you hate seeing women succeed just say that. And where did this whole Artemis blessing bs come from because unless I remember wrong the only thing Artemis did was say she had the spirit of a huntress and take the weight off her shoulders after Annabeth held it up for hours.

They’ll find any reason to not credit her and take any opportunity to bash her and it’s kind of sad

But anyway that’s why I just scroll when I see those because I would like to maintain my peace

And there’s always some idiot that says “who is that I thought annabeth was blond” when the post has Leah’s Annabeth fan art and it’s like I know for a fact you’ve seen the casting stop being messy on purpose.

[booksforevermore13]

Something about the way Percy tries to convince Annabeth about how she should be the one to go on with the quest and not be the one to sit in the chair really hits me in the feels (ep5).

I mean, the fact alone that Percy is ready to lay down his life for someone he barely even knows is just so......tearjerking to say the least, but this is not what this post is about.

Its always portrayed pretty well in the books that Annabeth tries really really hard to live up to people's expectations of her. We see this especially clearly in the Battle of the Labyrinth, where Percy finds her sleep deprived, overwhelmed and drowning in her books and manuscripts.

Annabeth Chase is someone who is extremely self-aware of her abilities. What she might not be aware about is her self-worth.

We see this as she tries to be on her toes at every single waking moment. After all, it's her that people look up to for information, it's her who needs to cater to her mother's pride, it's her who has to be on their guard so that they don't get killed.

And in ep 5, we see that runaway morsel of insecurity when she's not ready to believe she's best for the job. We see that morsel which tries to convince her that she's not enough for the boys. Percy's already said that the reason she's here is not because of her smarts, but because she's too rigid to be his friend(something that he's regretted since but she doesn't know that). Her mother abandoned her the very first time Annabeth messed up. Her father and his family doesn't want anything to do with her. There must be a reason for that right?

I loved the way Percy's the only one who understands this, or at least, is beginning to understand it. I loved the way he tries to drill into her head that it's HER he chose, not because of the whole "you'll be betrayed by a friend thing", but because she's so incredible, and witty, and so fucking courageous. She's here because if it's anyone who's saving Olympus, it's her.

The entire team of writers did a fantastic job of elaborating on the character, but it definitely wouldn't have been possible without Rick Riordan at the center of it all.

And of course, Leah Sava Jeffries is a fabulous actor and she's really sold the fact that I can't imagine Annabeth without her anymore.

[demigods-posts]

headcanon that percy is historically hard to beat at monopoly. and it's intially the most mind-boggling thing ever watching him turn the tide of a game. because he's definitely losing at the beginning. but percy is not only an amazing strategist. he has a deep understanding of money and knows how and when to bet on the board. he knows when to test his luck. and he's amazing at getting into people's head.

[dorcasmckinnonn]

“'Are you kidding?' He grinned at Annabeth.

'A chance to do quests, just the three of us? Like old times? The Three Musketeers!'

'The Powerpuff Girls,' Annabeth suggested.

'Shrek, Fiona, and Donkey,' I said.

'Wait a minute,' Grover said."

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[helpallthenamesaretaken]

my favourite thing about sally jackson is how she's stayed such a romantic her whole life despite what she's gone through and nobody talks about it. she sacrificed her years of school so that she could take care of her dying uncle. she was deserted by poseidon after having his kid. she sacrificed the next few decade or so of her life taking care of percy and was repeatedly abused and put down by gabe, all while struggling to become educated, even though gabe disapproved of it. majority of her life was wasted away for the sake of other men. but she put in the work, went to college and became an author who writes romance books. she supports and roots for percy and annabeth's love and is not strict on them at all. she started a new family. she reclaimed the part of her that was a dreamer and was young to pursue her dreams, even at an age where moms are usually expected to retire.

[iwoulddieforienzo]

Personally I think percabeth is at its best when Grover is in it. I don’t necessarily mean in a polycule way I just think it’s great when he’s around

[goldrushenthusiast]

I love Rick Riordan. Do you have a disability? There’s probably a character for that. Are you a minority and/or lgbtq? There’s definitely a character for that. Sure, maybe it’s not all 100% accurate, but he’s TRYING and that means so, so much.

[nighmoons]

i enjoy how in the percy jackson fandom whenever the demigods are being drawn they are given outfits and accesories that play homage to their godly parent (e.g nico with ghouly tshirt motifs, percy with shell bracelets) when in canon these demigods are wearing an assortment of shirts and pants that they find at the bottom of a bargain bin at target, whatever that has not been destroyed in the recent war or camp shirt.

[somewhereincairparavel]

Jason not telling anyone about his birthday is just... So sad on so many levels.. and literally nobody in the fandom talks about it (so I will duh)..only Piper had to figure it out and ask him about it, even then, he was embarassed to admit it.. proves how much nobody ever made him feel special about his true self or ever told him that he was worth being born :( He feels ashamed about making his birthday about himself even though that's the whole point of birthdays, because he feels that he isn't important enough :(

he just shrugs off his birthday, a day that is supposed to be about you, because "they have bigger problems". He has been told his whole life, to shrug off his own personal issues to put everyone else above him in the Roman legion, that not even birthdays make much sense for him.

Jason never ended up telling anyone about his birthday in the end either. Only Piper and Thalia knew. And his only known birthday was the day Annabeth and Percy fell into tartarus.

[witchhazelevesque]

Leo: Annabeth, you can’t do this to me, I’m your hottest friend-

Leo: Wait, no that’s Jason.

Leo: I’m your nicest friend-

Leo: No, that’s Grover.

Leo: I’m your friend!

[mo-mode]

LEAH SAVA JEFFRIES IS MY ANNABETH OKAY SHE ATE AND LEFT NO CRUMBS SHE IS THE ANNABETH CHASE AND EVERYONE ELSE IS WRONG I DON’T MAKE THE RULES

[valewritessss]

Annabeth antis who baby percy around act as if Percy wouldn’t hate them if he was a real person they knew

[diamondsunbursts-and-marblehalls]

always and forever love and cherish annabeth chase for proving to my 14-year-old self that being a super-intelligent badass that people admire and look up to can co-exist with the part of you that is upset and insanely jealous when you find out that your best friend and boy you've been in love with since you were 12 is friends with other girls.

because fr she watches him stand there like a dead fish while this rando writes her number on his hand, says it's fine, and then replies with one-syllable answers every time he tries to talk to her for like a whole 24 hours.

he's out here acting like he doesn't even want to know this girl, and she's out here like fine, if you know another girl what if i'm just super rude to her and then don't talk to you for the rest of your life. what then?

the best part is that she's so mad at him because he knows other girls, and then mad at herself for being mad at him for knowing other girls and he's so oblivious as to why she's mad because to him she's the only girl ever.

[randomness-is-my-order]

the whole threeway argument in the forest is so delicious and well-written. it’s the completely nonchalant, matter-of-fact way in which percy says “everyone makes mistakes” that gets me because annabeth’s immediate response is assuming that percy must be afraid of who he is because for annabeth being a demigod takes priority over being “just a kid”, being a demigod comes with burdens she absolutely refuses to shirk, burdens that she willingly bears because she has a legacy to uphold, because she needs to be the best of the best for athena and the camp. and here is percy, a forbidden kid, the progeny of one of the most powerful gods, ready to accept his shortcomings so easily, ready to take help when he needs it because he sees himself the way annabeth should probably see herself: as just a kid.

oh annabeth, i wanna hug you so bad.

[dorcasmckinnonn]

after having seen annabeth chase and grover underwood force percy jackson into saying hi to a poodle, and percy begrudgingly doing so on my tv screen, my life will have been fulfilled