#festus!!! leo!!!

[skogensro]

i'm rereading mark of athena right now and i'm only about halfway through but man leo has so many good scenes <3

(i swear i will draw other characters soon lol)

[scrrunchi]

My oil painting of Festus and Leo that I've never posted because I thought I wanted to keep working on it (Leo's FACE??) but I probably won't.... it looks finished enough :,)

[valzhanginator]

leo when he saw frank turn into a dragon: "i'm gonna sue for child support"

[shoecrabs]

still nervous about posting art on here but have some designs for the lost trio after the war (they are happy and together and nothing goes wrong :) )

(+ a WIP Festus design that has been sitting in my head for ages)

Autodesk Sketchbook + Procreate

[lokiwiiiiiii]

still fighting with art block but Leo illustration 👍 (and mini festus)

[blueparsley444]

leo with festus doodle </3

he’s so beautiful in my mind thank you rick for the fantastic books

[zacrisart]

Leo and Festus in Bunker 9

[poppitron360]

HOLYSHITTT THE MOST AWESOMEST HEADCANNON JUST POPPED INTO MY HEAD JUST NOW

Ok so I’m reading HoH rn, and we’ve yet to explain the whole “Festus is alive” thing, and I have a feeling it might not be explained, but I have an explanation for it and oh myy gods-

BECKENDORF.

In tlh, they explain how Beckendorf was the only one who could control Festus, right? And how the dragon went haywire after he died?

Well WHAT IF Beckendorf in Elysium tried for Rebirth and was REBORN INTO FESTUS???!?!?! Like when Piper woke him up and stuff, she called on his soul and his soul BECAME FESTUS. Or maybe before that- idk what the deal is with exactly when Festus became conscious. MAYBE AFTER HE SAW PERCY FALL INTO TARTARUS FOR ANNABETH AND REMEMBERED HIS OWN SACRIFICE AND WANTED TO BE A HERO AGAIN??? MAYBE HE SEES LEO, HIS LIL’ BRO, BEING BADASS AND AWESOME AND HE’S LIKE “I WANNA HELP THAT KID”??? OR MAYBE HE WAS REBORN WAY BEFORE THAT DURING TLH????

Anyway, idc what explanation they give, Festus is the reborn soul of Beckendorf and you can’t convince me otherwise.

Also, sorry for all caps I’m exited shut up

[iwannascreameurekaa]

a whole bunch of basic meme formats that I would draw if I had talent (mainly valgrace)

[m-for-now]

Headcanon that Leo has the song "Honey, i'm good" in his distraction working playlist and whenever it comes on, he refers to Festus as the "somebody at home" when that line comes on and him and Festus just have a nice little time enjoying a silly little song

[incorrect-riordanverse]

Hazel: Leo are you okay?

Leo: I’m having one of those headaches with pictures

Frank: Oh my gods he’s having an idea

[wanderingmind867]

Do we ever learn who made Bunker 9? When Festus was created? How and why the bunker was created? I haven't read the Heroes of Olympus books in a good many years, but I don't remember if we ever learned why Bunker 9 was made. And if we still don't know why it was made… perhaps a short story about that is in order? Because I have questions, and I'd kill to read a short story about the birth of Festus. Especially if it's bookended with him and leo being best friends in modern times.

Plus, someone in Bunker 9 sketched out a design for the Argo II and wrote under it "Prophecy? Unclear. Flight?". There's a story there, and I want to know what it is! Was a 19th century hephaestus kid an oracle? Can someone kindly tell the dead person who drew that sketch that they ended up being very helpful in the long run? So many minor things that could be fleshed out into little short stories.

[ottpopfic]

So Wolf Speak is described as a mostly nonverbal body language forward way of talking. So you know who could learn this, Festus. Like my baby boy even has a tail, he could be totally fluent. Leo gains the the power of speaking Machine through his godly gifts, Festus learning Wolf would mean he could talk to everyone not just Leo

Just Jason teaching his step son what is basically his first language, getting to bond with the dragon over it. Featus, who is made of metal and possibly immortal, still getting to talk to people after The Seven+ are gone.

Festus getting to tell stories

[hamiltonandpercyjackson]

leo would leave at the exact time he said he would be there.. and always somehow be earlier than everyone else

[coquettemouse]

That's just Leo and Festus

[zacrisart]

I had this idea of making Festus HUGE so I did it.

So here's Leo and Festus chilling at Bunker 9