#architect of olympus

[ssavinggrace]

she's as clever as the devil

and twice as pretty.

[soleil-in-retrograde]

Of course when I'm busy and have Things To Do all I want to do is WRITE. I have to keep slapping my hand away from opening the link to google docs. Hopefully I will have this certification done by Friday then can enjoy my Saturday writing/editing.

[wishingformoredogs]

Tired of “oh Percy would be a marine biologist” “oh Percy would be a teacher” that man is a stay at home dad. And I mean that.

[valewritessss]

Okay but Miss Annabeth Chase invented building sims 4 houses for hours and playing for like two minutes

[sweetnnaivete]

i think he knows is annabeth about percy but he does not in fact know

[allthecheesesticks]

annabeth chase absolutely loved playing the sims and she definitely downloaded it onto Daedalus's laptop so that she could build with it and absolutely no one can convince me otherwise

[bimafe]

reyna and annabeth is awkward glances after realizing feelings, shy kisses, drinking bitter coffee even when no one likes it, holding each other's little fingers in public because both are not used to flaunting attitudes. they—it's sit up until morning while one finishes praetor's reports and the other designs buildings. reyna and annabeth is also about rough kissing and hoping that each of them will realize how much they feel for the other, it's about trying to escape from war when war is a part of who they are, it's about staying outwardly calm while inwardly feeling too much. reyna and annabeth is about trying to have a relationship with someone who is too similar but also too different from you.

[cassandralexxx]

I think one of the more disappointing parts for me about the Pjo tv show is that they remove a lot of the charm and humor and fun times. When watching with my friend she says it’s funny in a really cringey way but like the books are just funny yknow.

Sometimes the actors shine through and it really sells it but the scripts have really done a disservice to the kids imo. Like why was the lotus casino so low energy it was literally just talking. And I don’t mean that in a I wish it was like the movies kind of way bc post reading the books I would point out that they played video games not the more adult stuff. Like idk there was a joy to it :/

it’s lacking whimsy, ofc it’s there sometimes but it is not nearly as well done as the books and it’s just kinda disappointing.

[sallyscardigan]

‘Make us a city for the ages.’

[everbloomingsoul]

tag dump three ft. general chara tags !!

[thaliasthunder]

my people asked for more and who am i to say no to my people

piper asked will exercises to help w cramps, he adviced her to start yoga, so she told leo

5 minutes later leo showed up with sunscreen, gym clothes, yoga mats, and a red headband in his head

"i'm ready" "where the fuck did you get all that?"

he also got a pink headband for piper, it even has a lil red heart on it

from time to time u'll see them doing yoga poses in the meadows

"dude it's the other way" "wait i think i just broke my leg"

nico remembered hazel mentioned her tummy hurts on her period

so when they were at the pavilion that evening, nico showed her the new hot water bag he got for her from the apollo cabin. it has a cute bear design on it

then they heard screaming from the meadows

"WHY DOES YOUR LEG LOOK LIKE THAT" "OH MY FUCKING GOD CALL WILL"

"are those piper and leo?" "unfortunately"

it wasnt that bad they're just dramatic

eventually hazel forced nico to accompany her to yoga classes too

"is this really necessary?" nico asked when leo handed him a black headband, w a skull design on it. "yes it is" leo answered

turns out yoga doesnt only helps w cramps but w stress in general and, being demigods, chilling out for an hour or two really aint a bad idea. so eventually more people joined

now chiron and Dionysus regularly see a big group of teenagers having a class of yoga in mid camp

"what are they doing?" "honestly i couldn't care less"

thalia's boobs hurt before getting her period. jason doesn't know that

and one time she stopped by camp, and as always he greeted her w a big bear hug

"*thunder shocks* dont fucking squeeze me 👹" "OH MY GODS IM SORRY"

now jason knows

one day piper my enviroment friendly girlie decided to try the menstrual cup for the first time

leo patiently waited outside the bathroom door until she came out, and it was long wait

after hearing the sink's water running, leo saw her opening the door

"how did it go?" "*w her cup succesfully inside* im so powerful i will defeat god"

they high-fived

percy may forget his pencil case, his books, and even his backpack for class, but oh, boy never forgets carry lil pad for beth in his pocket

incidents can always happen, and they're in finals so he knows beth's cycle been pretty irregular lately bc she's stressed af. boy just wants to be prepared

eventually dionysus joined yoga too

leo got a headband for him too. w a leopard animal print on it

bonus +

oh percy gives boys SHIT for getting grossed out or making fun of girls when they stain their jeans. he knows no chill <3

"what the fuck? her jeans are fucking covered in blo-" "covered in blood is gonna be your nose if you dont shut the fuck up"

i was thinking about that taboo around menstruation and how fucking sick i am of it here u have headcanons of the chb boys actively trying to make it easier for the girls when they're on their period bc lmfao who the fuck is gonna stop me

the apollo cabin always gives free pads and tampons to whoever needs them. no matter the day. no matter the hour

percy recalls sally once told him exercise and movement helps w cramps, so whenever annabeth's on her period and they go to swim in the ocean, he makes calm waves just trying to soothe the pain

when piper's on her period leo makes a cup of infusion tea for her he learnt from his momma

thalia rarely visits camp but jason still keeps a kit of pads and tampons for her in their cabin's bathroom, just in case

will asked lou ellen from the hecate cabin to teach him some herbal infusions for his patients' and sisters' period cramps

he came back w plenty recipes of infusions after spending evenings w her

hazel, being freshly out from the 40's, was horrified when she first got hers

she woke up in a stain of blood on her pajamas and sheets in the middle of the night

nico got woken up by the muffled sound of his sis crying while aggressively cleaning her sheets

"...hazel?" "gods, nico! u scared me!" "why are u crying?"

when he tried to get close she rapidly covered the spot on the sheet w a pillow, and what was going on dawned on him

nico knocked on to the apollo cabin's door at 2am

a sleepy will opens up

"she got hers?" "yeah" "let me get u some"

nico comes back to cabin 13 w a little kit of pads w cute lilac flower design in his hands

he calmly got closer to her, hugged her and kissed her forehead

"i'm so sorry" "you've got nothing to be sorry about"

the next morning annabeth and piper calmly explained everything to her. warm hugs and cheek kisses included

no more disgust, no more discomfort, no more shame

the first time nico finally saw a pack of pads unapologetically just existing on hazel's night stand, he smiled

and left a little chocolate bar on her pillow

percy still bickers w clarisse. a lot

still that never stopped him from lending her a sweater to cover the back of her stained jeans when she needed it

leo knows piper has a irregular cycle so he always carries a bunch of tampons for piper in his bag whenever they go on long quests

"fuck i need a tampon" "got'cha"

grover learned to sew and started to make reusable pads

he made a pair for annabeth w little dagger designs on them

and then left a bunch in the apollo cabin, so there's a lovely bunch of handmade washable pads in the period kit for anyone to claim

bonus

percy often went to the store to get sally pads when he was younger

and also used to sterilize menstrual cups in the kitchen

so when estelle reached puberty boy already knew what to do

[soleil-in-retrograde]

Updating my outline (and the story's chronological timeline) as you do to iron out the kinks as I get closer to what the story is building towards. So far it's looking like Flowers is going to have 26 chapters and likely an 80kish word count. Considering my OG outline said it would be 10kish words and 5 chapters I'm not sure if that'll be true in the end, but it's nice to have a plan in place.

I'm still in shock about how well-received the fic has been, especially with the weird execution I did. Doubly so my biggest hurdle is I keep thinking of different ways I could have executed this, including doing a more straightforward narrative instead of the dual narrative. It's been fun!

I think the main thing I'm excited to get to is the sidestory anthology I'm going to post once it's through with most of the scenes that got cut or wouldn't fit in the narrative as it currently stands. The only reason I haven't yet is it some of it might wind up getting used in the story or some of it will spoil what the story is leading up to.

[wishingformoredogs]

Percy and Annabeth are so Taylor Swift-Coded

[valewritessss]

A lot of people like to say that because Annabeth doesn’t have any powers, she’s weak but I think the fact that she doesn’t have powers and has accomplished so much makes her the opposite

[sweetnnaivete]

athena kids and hephaestus kids would be an unstoppable force

[helyeahmangocheese]

hey. they can be tied.

Just realising today’s going to be the last day that the lightning thief musical will be the best percy jackson adaptation