#apollo x jason

[the-writer71]

A Godly Dinner

Hello! This story was written for @ashilrak Percy Jackson Winter Solstice 2022 Gift Exchange. If you’d like to read it on AO3 here is the link. This was once again such a fun exchange and I truly look forward to all others this wonderful person hosts. Enjoy!! 

Summary: What was supposed to be a relaxing boyfriend day quickly turned upside down when Apollo, Jason, and Percy were invited to Olympus for a family dinner by none other than the queen of the gods herself.

Word Count: 2598

A god dating a mortal was nothing surprising or new. Sure, most tended to avoid relationships with demigods, but even that wasn’t very surprising. The surprising part of this relationship was that it was so much more. It was the Greek god Apollo, the demigod child of Poseidon, and the demigod child of Jupiter who also held the pressure of being Junos' champion. To top it all off, Apollo was very secretive about their relationship and had even stopped having his usual multiple mortal lovers. The secret part was mostly to keep Percy and Jason from having targets painted on their backs. Apollo had enemies, and he wasn’t about to let those enemies use his boyfriends.

Now, if you asked any of them, they’d all have a different story of how they started dating.

Percy was quite adamant about the fact he and Jason had been dating when they’d both caught sight on Apollo, and mutually agreed to see what would happen if they asked the god to date them both. 

Jason, on the other hand, had been unaware of his and Percy's supposed relationship. He had always been very blind when it came to his love life, and he and Percy were always very hands-on in their affection for each other. Then he wouldn’ve sworn Apollo asked them both out, and they all ended up dating each other overnight.

Apollo, however, insisted that they all started dating after what was supposed to be a joking round of seven minutes in heaven.

They supposed the truth was mixed somewhere, but that didn’t matter now. What mattered now was that they were very happy together. They took their relationship a day at a time. Percy and Jason lived together in New York City, and Apollo visited them every day and spent the night on multiple occasions. It was as perfect as any relationship could be.

Sure, they had their fights. Mostly over Jason’s job that had him constantly needing to go to New Rome. Sure Apollo could easily go visit Jason, but Percy was a teacher at a mortal school. He couldn’t exactly just take time off. But they still made it work. Their motto had practically become “talk and figure it out”.

The day had started off normal enough. Apollo had spent the night then they went out for breakfast as Percy hadn’t felt like cooking. They had just got home when Hermes knocked on the door and gave Percy a golden envelope before quickly running off. Percy could’ve sworn the god looked terrified and like he was in on the funniest joke. Apollo instantly knew the letter was from Hera, but was unsure why she’d be sending Percy and Jason a letter.

“To my dear heroes and Apollo,

I invite you all to a lovely dinner on Olympus hosted by myself and Zeus tonight. I do expect you all to be in attendance. Be here by six.

With love for Jason and tolerance for Percy and Apollo,

Hera, 

Queen of Olympus and goddess of women, marriage, and childbirth.”

“We could just not go,” Percys’ voice cut through the awkward silence in the apartment as they all stared at the messily opened golden envelope sitting innocuously on the kitchen table. He leaned against his sword, which he’d used to open the envelope. 

“We can’t just deny Hera and Zeus when they request us for dinner,” Apollo said, not daring to take his eyes off the envelope. “Man, I really thought we were doing well keeping us a secret,” He complained lightly.

“Kinda hard to stay a secret when you and the muses show up singing about how much you love us,” Jason pointed as he picked up the envelope and threw it away. “It’s a dinner with Jupiter and Juno. How hard can it be?” he asked.

“Ah yes. A dinner with our dad and his wife. A man who cares about himself and his lovers more than anything, and a woman who isn’t above murdering children because they're her husbands' bastards,” Apollo joked. “I’m sure it’ll all go just perfectly,” he added sarcastically.

“It’s a dinner. It’ll be over in a couple of hours. You two are just being dramatic,” Jason retorted. “Now, I have some work to get done. So if you’ll excuse me, I’ll be in my office,” he finished, kissing Apollo and Percys' cheeks before going back to his office, where he kept himself locked away most of the days in order to focus on his job as Pontifex Maximus for all of New Rome. It was a difficult job but Jason loved it.

Percy and Apollo locked eyes with each other when Jason left.

“We starting drama?” Percy asked, smirking ever so slightly.

“We probably shouldn’t this time,” Apollo said. “This will be Jasons' first dinner with his father after all,” he pointed out, to which Percy sighed.

“Fair point,” the demigod mumbled. “Alright, I’ll play nice, but if they say anything rude I make no promises for what my tongue might do.”

“Oh don’t say that. I’d be awfully sad if you lost that tongue of yours,” the god teased, smirking playfully. 

“You’regross,” Percy said, though they both knew he was lying. “Might as well watch some tv. We can drag Jason out to join us later,” he said,smiling slightly as he put the cap back on riptide and put the pen safely into his pocket.

“Deal,” Apollo said, and he easily picked the demigod up and carried him to the living room to continue there show.

The next few hours passed quietly. It was a laid-back and easy type of day already, so even with the unexpected invite, well it was easy enough to ignore. Jason even ended up finishing his work day early just to be able to relax and cuddle with his boyfriends.

Unfortunately, they were soon getting ready and Apollo was driving them to the Empire State building. It was easy enough to get in considering Apollo had the key card that immediately gave them the button to Olympus.

None of them were sure what to expect. Apollo had a vague idea from what he had seen and heard from Hera’s other children getting into relationships. He knew this all mostly because of Jason. Even if Apollo wasn’t in the picture, there was no way Hera was happy that Jason was dating Percy.

“So…is it going to be Hera or Juno?” Jason asked as they listened to the boring elevator music that made Apollo want to rip the speakers out.

“Both.” Apollo said. “It’s complicated. There’s no real difference anymore so imagine Hera, but more…ready to rip our guts out,” he said awkwardly as he fiddled with the edge of his leather jacket. “Just call her whatever you want. I doubt she’ll care.” 

“I call her my lady anyway; I’m not risking getting thrown off Olympus by calling her by her name.” Jason said.

“Yeah, well I make no promises not to yell at her if she says anything.” Percy said, leaning against the wall of the elevator.

“Just don’t start any fights,” Jason warned, to which Percy only nodded.

When they got off, a few nymphs led them to what was considered the family dining hall but still seem ridiculously grand.l and showed them to their seats. Zeus and Hera walked in barely a few minutes later. Zeus was dressed in his typical suit, and Hera was in a lovely black satin dress and fur coat. It easily outdid the two boys and the god considering they had just shown up in jeans and nice shirts.

“Ah, there’s my champion!” Hera said happily, sitting down across from them. Zues sat at her side, frowning. “How are you?”

“I’m well, my lady.” Jason answered promptly and politely. “Thank you for inviting us. It is quite the honor.” “Yes, it is,” Hera said.

An air of seemingly awkward silence filled the area as their drinks and salads were served, wine for the gods and water for the mortals. Unfortunately, Percy bit the bullet and broke the silence.

“Why did you want us here?” 

Heras’ eyes shot up, glaring at the son of Poseidon as if he had just given her the biggest insult in the world.

“Must you be like your father and speak when you are clearly not supposed to?” she demanded.

“Must you be—” Percy was cut off by both Jason and Apollo putting a hand on his mouth and glaring at him in warning. Hera smirked at him with a hint of evil in her eyes, clearly having expected this kind of reaction from Percy.

“If you really must know, I wanted to ensure this relationship was good enough for Jason,” Hera explained. “Apollo, you must know why. You may have the gift of prophecy on your side, but if you really think you can buy two engagement rings without me knowing well, then you truly are your father's son,” she said, ignoring the look Zeus gave her for the not so subtle  jab.

Apollo seemed to fumble for his words when Hera brought up the rings , ignoring the looks Jason and Percy sent his way. Apollo eventually just shut his mouth with a snap, and looked back at the two demigods.

“Engagement rings?” Jason asked, raising an eyebrow with clear confusion. They hadn’t really been dating very long, and marriage was something they had very really discussed. Apollo simply shrugged.

“We’ll discuss it later.” Percy decided, not about to get into it now. 

“Agreed,” Jason said. “But if that’s all this dinner is about, then I can cut it short. I’m very happy with them, my lady. I understand it may seem weird, and is not what either of us expected for me, but this is what I want.”

“How?” Hera demanded immediately. She looked almost annoyed. “How can you be happy with someone who is supposed to be your enemy and is your total opposite, and a god who can barely keep it in his pants long enough for one lover to have their child before he creates another?!” 

“Because we talk,” Jason explained patiently. “We talk and they look deeper than just who I am. I’m not your champion to them. I’m not Jupiter's son. I’m not the hero of Rome or Pontifex Maximus. I’m Jason,” he said, his voice firm. “And if you think I’m about to end that just because you’re unhappy I’m not with Piper or whoever you wanted, well then we’ll just leave.”

Hera stared him down. She kept her emotions and thoughts completely hidden now, something that could even make Zeus nervous at times. But Percy and Apollo didn’t seem to notice. They both looked at Jason with nothing but pure love, and Percy carefully held Jason's hand under the table.

“You have my approval though, as you said, you don’t need it.” Hera said, making everyone look at her in shock. “This will not be an easy relationship. You will all have to make sacrifices and should things continue down this path, it will only end in heartbreak. But so long as you are happy Jason, I will do what I can to help. In any way you desire,” she said softly while smiling slightly.

Everyone seemed very confused, but no one dared to speak. They ate their dinner and soon enough were on their way back to their apartment. Apollo had offered to just let them stay at his place for the evening but both mortals just wished to get off Olympus and far away from all the gods. The ride back was silent. Apollo even kept the radio of. It wasn’t awkward though. It was a comfortable silence that could make anyone feel relaxed.

When they got back however they all knew they needed to talk, and Apollo was the first one to speak.

“I wasn’t going to propose,” he began, looking at the dark wood on the apartment floor. “They’re promise rings. My promise to you is that I’m serious about you both. I’m not blind. I know you two worry about me. About my lovers. And I’m ready to end all of that if it means keeping you two.”

Percy and Jason were both silent for a moment, neither really sure if they should be upset about Apollo not considering proposing. Eventually, Percy found his voice.

“Jason and I already talked about that,” he said, carefully cupping Apollos' face and moving his head so the god had no choice but to look at him. “We know you love us, and we know you’d do anything for us. We also know you’re a god. You have a role bigger than either of us could ever dream of,” he said. Apollo just looked at them in confusion, not really sure where Percy was going with this.

“He’s saying keep your lovers,” Jason clarified gently. “We know we have you.��He smiled softly, moving to stand close to Percy.. “You need to have demigods. Gods forbid there’s another war. We need healers on all sides. We accept this part of you and while it’s certainly strange your son is dating our friend, we wouldn’t want you to change just for us.” 

“And never open a sentence with ‘I wasn’t going to propose,” Percy added. “Or else I might just slap you,” he teased, making Apollo laugh ever so slightly.

“But we’re mortal.” Jason said, instantly bringing down the mood. “We’re both going to die one day. What’s your plan then?” 

“We’ll figure that out later,” Apollo said, preferring to not think of the inevitability of his boyfriends dying.”I have you both now. And just like it’s not the right time to get engaged, it’s not the right time to worry about that. I don’t intend to let either of you die anytime soon.” 

“And how exactly do you intend to do that?” Percy asked.

“I have an oracle on my side. I know exactly how this relationship will end.” Apollo reminded them with a smirk.

“Oh?” Percy and Jason asked in sync as they got more curious.

“Mind giving us an idea?” Jason asked.

“Hmm, well let us just say I can see us being very happy and even without my powers…there’s no way Hera is leaving us alone until we give her a grandchild.” Apollo said, making Percy chuckle.

“She better not start asking for a few more years. I very much want to enjoy having just you two,” Percy declared, gently pecking them both on the lips, one after the other.

“No promises. But I  promise to do what I can to make sure  she doesn’t kill you,.” Apollo said. “It wouldn’t be the first time I’ve attempted to overthrow Zeus,” he added with a playful smile.

“Not funny,” Jason and Percy said in sync.

“As funny as Lester was, I do much more prefer my boyfriend not talk to an arrow,” Percy teased.

“Or sing show tunes with it,” Jason teased.

“Or argue with—” Percy was cut off by Apollo pulling him into a fairly passionate kiss.

“I won’t do anything stupid. Promise,” the god said when he pulled off Percys' lips.

“Good,” the demigods declared in unison, wrapping their arms around the god.

The evening continued on just as lovely. It was like they could finally relax. They had each other, and that was what mattered. Not Hera's or anyone's approval. They had been dealt fairly unfair hands but they had all crawled their way through and loved each other more than anything. They could make it through anything, together.

[xoxochb]

“my daughter is completely fine!”

ma’am your daughter has to read fanfics about fictional characters just to maintain a healthy mental state

[pumpkinbxtch]

— sorry i curved you (i'm not)∘⁠˚⁠˳⁠° headcanons

how HoO boys reject a person who tries to flirt with them ft. apollo

who's here: leo valdez, percy jackson, frank zhang, jason grace & apollo / lester

warnings: well, it implies that the reader is female and language.

a/n: heyooo, its friday of headcanons yummy.

— leo valdez:

— leavin' my hot girlfriend for you?, hell nah.

He's speechless. yeah he is a flirtatious boy, yes, but when he is so in love with you, committed to you, literally nothing else exists. The moment another person tells him or hints at him, he will tell them a joke and is probably the one who takes a sip of a non-existent drink and then leaves laughing (like, out of pity).

— frank zhang:

— uhm, i'm taken, like... seriously taken.

Frank is sweet, we all know that, but when they make that kind of mistake, they're dead to him. At that moment he leaves without tell more, talking with themselves. Frank will probably be embarrassed but for him you are the only one and he thinks he is yours so bye.

— percy jackson:

— wha- what do you mean? brooooo, buu. shoo-shoo, or whatever. I'M MARRIEEEEED.

This man is literally loyalty walking. He would never let someone else in if they tried to flirt with him. For that he would have to realize that they are doing it and surely Percy is too distracted for that.

— jason grace:

— i have wife.

No more comments. That man already imagined you a entire life so If another person pounces on him, he is one of those who steps aside and lets the other person fall flat. Unapologetically, like: "You brought it on yourself for thinking that I'm going to move on from the love of my life"

— apollo / lester

— You would look better under a mountain than actin' shitty. I make a few calls and you could be.

Being Lester, he'll probably step back all blushing and walk away. He feels sorry for someone noticing him but in the end he knows that the only person who matters to him is you.

Being Apollo, he will surely do the same but without looking so pathetic. He leaves and laughs in denial like "ah ah, my lady is mine and I'm hers. I already swore it." Also, if they try again he will use them like his horses' shoes.

[demigod-shenanigans]

I hear your “Leo and Jason’s graves are next to each other”-headcanon and I raise you the fact that while we’re not actually sure how demigod graves work in canon, it’s established in one of the companion books that there’s a library hallway in New Rome that has the names of deceased heroes engraved in paving stones as a way to remember and honor them.

In my head, Leo was the first Greek demigod to ever have his name carved into one of the paving stones when he was declared dead after the war with Gaia. There are some protests because he did technically fire on New Rome at one point, but they’re ultimately overruled by the fact that he died protecting the world and without him, New Rome would have ceased to exist. (There’s also some incredible symbolic importance in the fact that the child who died to save them all had two best friends—one Greek and one Roman. The lost trio forming was what kicked off the mending of the Greek and Roman pantheon in many ways. They were the first bridge. Everything began and ended with them.)

There’s discussions on whether to remove the paving stone after Leo returns alive, but Reyna and Frank shut them down, because he may have come back to life, but he did still die a hero, and they should honor that very real sacrifice he made.

When Jason dies—one of the many lives lost in the war against the Emperors—Reyna and Frank decide to place Jason’s paving stone next to Leo’s. It’s not even a discussion. They just know that’s where it’s supposed to go.

Fire and storm, side by side, in life and in death.

[poppitron360]

Anyone else notice a trend of Book 3 in every Riordanverse series always being a big tragedy? Case in point-

The Titans Curse- “You promised you���d protect her! You promised! You lied to me!”

Mark of Athena- “We’re staying together. You’re not getting away from me. Never again.”

The Burning Maze- “Where’s Jason?”

Am I wrong?

[dirtnbugs]

i made this at the start of the year and im still unsure whether i like this or not but valgrace 😈

[your-stranger-halfblood-things]

Jason, putting a comforting hand on Percy's shoulder: Babe, what's wrong?

Percy, who's been rocking back and forth in distress for the past ten minutes: Firetrucks are actually watertrucks

[theprinceofdarknesssquad]

Nico: Here’s a fun Christmas idea. We hang mistletoe, but instead of kissing, you have to FIGHT whoever else is under it.

Hazel: Nico no.

Leo: Mistlefoe.

Hazel: Please stop encouraging him.

[echo-stimmingrose]

Piper: Percy, what's your type?

Percy: Annabeth

Piper: That's sweet.

Thalia: It's also a lie, his type is blonds

Percy: That's not true!

Thalia: The first person you ever had a crush on was a blond man.

Percy: I met Annabeth long before I met Jason.

Leo: *spews water* Jason???

Thalia: I was talking about Luke.

Percy: I never had a crush on Luke!?!

Thalia: That's bullshit.

Leo: Are we gonna talk about the Jason thing or... No....? Okay.

Percy: No it's not!

Connor: It most definitely is.

Percy: What?

Travis: You blushed every time you were around him.

Percy: I- I did not!

Clarisse: Yeah you did.

Percy: No....?

Nico: Even the way you talked about him sometimes I could tell you had a crush on him at one point.

Percy: *flabbergasted* I- I huh???

Percy: Did I????

Annabeth: *walks over* Hey Perce can you- What did you guys do to him?

Percy: *wide eyed staring at the ground, mumbling incoherently*

Thalia: He's having an existential crisis, give him a minute.

[lavenderfairiez]

Headcanon that Leo and Jason argue about what fireflies are called.

Jason insists that they're fireflies and Leo insists that they're lightning bugs

[xoxochb]

what do you mean reading fanfics on tumblr instead of sleeping isn’t healthy

[pumpkinbxtch]

— 𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗮?｡⁠:ﾟ headcanons

are the HoO boys afraid of falling in love with you? (ft. apollo)

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☆ radiostar is playing… warrior by aurora!

who's here: percy jackson, leo valdez, frank zhang, jason grace & apollo. warnings: none, philophobia is the fear of falling in love. a/n: This is super based on their profiles according to the books, because well, let's talk honestly to others, I decided to do this, it's interesting.

percy jackson;

Percy isn’t afraid of loving or being loved. His mom raised him with a lot of affection. But, he does get scared of not being loved back or not being good enough for you. This is because of his obvious self-esteem issues. Doubting love is the only thing that makes him rethink and overthink things. So, sometimes you have to talk to him when you see he's down about something he doesn’t want to tell you. But he never hesitated when he fell for you and wanted you to know as soon as he realized it.

leo valdez;

Yes. The answer is yes, he is scared of falling in love. But he doesn’t realize it until he’s totally in love with you, and it’s too late for those feelings to stop growing. Leo isn’t fully aware of it because he likes having girls around, but it never goes beyond the surface until it did with you. He realized that imagining a future with someone isn’t something to take lightly. Is there something he can’t fix with his magical pockets?

Leo spent most of his life running away and being from nowhere, so he ends up with an avoidant attachment style. He’s working on this now to open up more with you because at the beginning of the relationship, it seemed like he was running away from you. In reality, he’s full of love to give and wants to receive it too.

frank zhang;

He’s never scared of falling in love or feeling something as genuine as that. He’s a son of Mars, who’s associated with passion, so Frank has never had to face love head-on. The only problem might be feeling like he’s too much or too annoying because he would die for you and kill an entire nation to be with you. Frank is careful when he realizes he likes you or is falling in love because he knows some things just can’t be, but he never hides his feelings. He’ll tell you he loves you and respects if it’s not mutual. He almost explodes with happiness knowing it’s mutual.

jason grace;

Jason isn’t great at showing his feelings. It constantly overwhelms him and keeps him up at night, trying to solve it like a math equation when it’s the complete opposite. He’s supposed to be the voice of reason, or at least that’s what he’s thought all this time. But when you get close to him, his gears go crazy, spark, and break down. Is he scared of falling in love? Not exactly, but he’s afraid of not expressing it properly because he knows how important communication is. After getting to know you better, he realizes it’s better to go with the flow, which isn’t easy for him, but he finally has an answer. He was born to love and wants to be loved.

apollo;

Yes, yes, yes, yes. All his exes ended up as plants or dead. How could he not develop a fear related to love after that keeps happening? So it’s a nightmare when you come into his life because, unfortunately for him, he’s a hopeless romantic. There’s nothing more ironic than that. He tries to avoid it at all costs, but in the blink of an eye, he’s holding you tight and kissing you with a goofy expression on his face. Even though he’s so scared, his longing to find the one outweighs it...

[bellamysnatblida]

percy jackson is sea green, teal-ish blue, but jason grace is baby blue. that’s it, that’s the post

[demigod-shenanigans]

Commission by @fedzzzart that came out so so gorgeous and brings me immense joy whenever I look at it!!!

The art looks so happy, doesn’t it! I did hold a poll on whether to ruin that for you all, but I ultimately decided I couldn’t bring myself to do it, so carry on believing that it is if you like and check the reblogs if you want to be sad (this is for a fic I’m working on)

[imaginechb]

Things the fandom often forgets about Jason Grace:

His mother abandoned him at 2 and he survived training with the wolf goddess Lupa at 3

He isn't some dumbass bro himbo like a lot of people think, he's actually really smart and knows a lot of things

He wears glasses and loses them a lot

He's one of the kindest demigods in both camps

He defeated the titan Krios with his bare f*cking hands

AND he killed the trojan sea monster

He isn't the "roman percy", and he's not some knockoff protagonist

He isn't trying to replace or compete with Percy

Percy and Jason actually hardly know each other and there really isn't much of a bromance there like people think (but if you wanna keep being delulu I respect it)

He toppled the black throne of Kronos and earned his position as praetor

He was literally praetor

Which led to him hardening a bit and put a lot of pressure on him to be a perfect leader

He once jumped into the grand canyon to save a girl he really didn't know that well, with no regard to the fact that he would literally die

HE LITERALLY DIDNT KNOW HE COULD FLY

He isn't boring, it's just that when we meet him in TLH we literally don't know him (and he doesn't either lmfao), we don't have the history and bond we do with Percy

He has a big smile and deep laugh

Jason didn't replace Percy at CHB, people were actually apprehensive of him whereas CJ pretty much DID replace Jason with Percy (treating him as a powerful leader and electing him praetor)

He was literally a child soldier and probably has a lot of issues because of this

He used to squint a lot before he got his glasses

People probably thought he was glaring or judging them, but in actuality he just couldn't f*cking SEE

He's actually a big softie and gives such golden retriever vibes

Canonically handsome

People think he's too perfect but that's because he had to be. He had so much pressure on him to be perfect all the time

He has a calm and steady voice, and even when he's yelling/speaking intensely, it's still steady and strong

TLDR; Jason is literally my fav and Jason hate will not be tolerated here thank you 🫶

[neo-kid-funk]

Okay but why am I thinking about sad Valgrace

🌩🔥