#he did this because of percabeth btw

[bright-eyes-strawberry-lies]

Rick leaned so hard into the incest for the first few books. There’s so many of these scattered throughout the books, causally mentioning that all of the campers share facial features and the traits their godly parents like the most. Not to mention calling each other by familial names (cousin, sister, uncle, etc…).

He should have just leaned into it instead of trying to retcon it and then retconning his retcon in the same paragraph.

“But the thing is, the godly side of your family doesn’t count, genetically speaking, since gods don’t have DNA.”

Well, that’s not what the other four books say but alright. We can pretend that this is what Rick meant all along. Problem solved. oh wait, there’s more…

“A demigod would never think about dating someone who had the same godly parent. Like two kids from Athena cabin? No way.”

But they’re not related. You just said they aren’t related. Most of the campers are also only there for summer, so they aren’t “like siblings” or “raised together as siblings” and they aren’t adopted. Why wouldn’t they date if they wanted to?

“But a daughter of Aphrodite and a son of Hephaestus? They’re not related. So it’s no problem.”

Yes, we know they aren’t related because gods don’t have DNA and because they aren’t “like siblings” or “raised together as siblings” or adopted. Kind of like how Annabeth and Malcolm aren’t related, aren’t like siblings, weren’t raised together as siblings, and aren’t adopted. So there’s no problem with Annabeth and Malcolm dating.

🙄

[aroaceleovaldez]

completely disregarding retcons/errors from HoO, aka the series full of both internal and external inconsistency, I wanna talk about Luke cause it is literally a constantly battle in the fandom of what the hell is up with Luke. And as somebody who likes to rattle Luke around like a six year old with a headless barbie I would like people to stop yelling about misinterpreting a very simple scene after like 15 years.

So here's my breakdown. it's quite simple: Yes, when Luke was dying, he was asking if Annabeth was in love with him romantically. This has absolutely nothing to do with Luke's own feelings. Luke very explicitly did NOT love Annabeth romantically. This is established many times over. Seriously go read Demigod Diaries or something.

Luke was asking if Annabeth was in love with him because he had already caused her so much pain, he couldn't die peacefully if he knew he was about to break her heart on top of it all. He wasn't implying he had any thoughts of reciprocating it. He was just asking permission from Annabeth to die, through the lens of "Will it absolutely ruin your life right now if I kick the bucket?" because if it was going to, then he wouldn't want to. Annabeth reassured him she'd be fine if he died and he went "alright cool peace out ✌️." It was not at all related to Luke's own feelings towards Annabeth. Her opinion of him mattered, mostly in "I care if you will be hurt by this," but he did not feel romantically towards her.

Now HoO has one (1) line that implies Luke did like Annabeth, but HoO also gets Literally Everything Wrong, including making simple errors within like 3 chapters of itself, and given it is retroactive, regardless we can pretty definitively disregard it.

Also like, the meta reason for that scene, and also the Rachel scenes like two minutes later is entirely to clear the air for Percabeth to happen. Like, it's literally just to have an excuse for Annabeth go to "No I conveniently don't have any hang-ups about previous romantic feelings I didn't have that may impede me dating the protagonist" followed immediately by Rachel going "Percy btw as your secondary love interest: I am explicitly unavailable now. Go date Annabeth." Like that's the other purpose there and why those scenes follow each other at the end of TLO. It's just wrapping up loose ends for the romance subplot and confirming that the tension between Luke and Percy in Annabeth's life that Percy had built up was not real and didn't need to be further addressed.

[devils-little-sistaaa]

Can’t stop thinking about an au where there are two different sets of seven demigods one all Greek and one all Roman because that prophecy was Tricky and the 14 of them must work together on the Argo 2 and there are only 7 bedrooms because Beckendorf (he built the ship he also has Leo’s fire powers) thought there were only going to be 7 kids on the ship so now they have to share rooms two to a room and all the Greeks are entirely demigods that we already know and some came back from the dead through the doors of death like Hazel did (and yes Hazel is part of the Roman 7)

Anyway here’s my Greek 7 line up:

Luke Castellan

Thalia Grace

Nico di Angelo

Charles Beckendorf

Silena Beauregard

Clarrise La Rue

Chris Rodriguez

(They tried to get Percy and Annabeth to be apart of it but they both absolutely refused because they are Retired from the demigod shit. Thalia and Nico also tried to refuse but somehow got dragged into it all by accident)

And the Roman 7 line up:

Reyna Avila Ramirez-Arellano

Hazel Levesque

Frank Zhang

Jason Grace

Bryce Lawrence

Michael Kahale

Octavian

(Jason and Reyna are together btw Jason gets his memory wiped but remembers Reyna the same way Percy remembers Annabeth like they take Percabeths role in the series)

Might expand more on these complicated relationships and friendships and who has beef with who later but my phones about to die.

(I’m so sorry that Piper and Leo don’t exist in this au I love both of them but they came in too late to the series to be Greeks i wanted familiar characters for the Greeks and also I wanted to make the most chaotic dramatic line up ever I wanted there to be fist fights on a regular basis on this ship and I feel like the two of them are mediators and I already got a few mediators here that’s too many mediators I want fist fights I want drama)

[i-want-chicken-nuggies]

OH MY GOD THE NEWEST EPISODE??

(pjo spoilers below btw)

IM GONNA KMS OMG THIS EPISODE WAS SUCH A PERCABETH WIN!!!

like this is the ep you start to see annabeth open up to percy, and where percy starts to see annabeth as a friend. annabeth’s standoffish nature starts to fade as she learns she can TRUST percy, and percy’s genuine care for annabeth is so UGSHSNDNEJSKD!:!/&&;&!!

like i cried real tears when percy almost called annabeth “friend”, like oh my god those words. because the weight of what “friend” means to percy is phenomenal, and the fact that he’s finally, FINALLY, calling annabeth his friend. wow. boy you’re gonna have some big feelings for her in a few years just you wait 😈

the interactions between percy and annabeth felt so real, like that was food for the soul. MY SOUL. also annabeth being a fucking badass on the train like okay girl i see you: stabbing things, making lil locks and protecting everyone on the fly, i see you girl. love you. AND WOW HER GEARING UP TO FUCKING DIE PROTECTING GROVER AND PERCY. she did say that she was fending the chimera and echidna off because grover and percy needed to get to hades and collect the bolt, but whatever i know she’s doing it cause she cares too.

also i cannot believe this. the arch scene was spectacular. specifically when percy, in his self sacrificial glory, offered the sword to annabeth then used it to get her and grover to safety. that scene resonated so strongly with him in house of hades, when he was ready to shove annabeth into the elevator and fight off the entire army of tarturus in order to get her to safety. like that was just—

i have very big strong feelings about percy pulling annabeth out of the way and locking her and grover out. his loyalty is so limitless, and this show is doing so good at showing how fatal his flaw really is.

my favorite episode so far that’s for sure!

[screech-bling]

i finished TSATS a couple hours ago and i have a lot to say on some of the shit it’s been getting (keep in mind, i truly did not care abt solangelo before this novel… so this isn’t even coming from a solangelo stan)

TSATS SPOILERS

on nico’s characterization:

- before reading TSATS, i was the FIRST person to complain abt fanon nico. i’ve always HATED when ppl make him dark humor-y and proud and stuff bcz he literally grew up a catholic in 1930s. in the HoO and lowkey ToA era, his ass was NOT frequently making gay jokes and “lol i’m so dead inside” jokes

- i like how in ToA we get to see him be slightly less brooding than in HoO, bcz it shows us that he’s evolving as a person (kinda like real three dimensional human beings tend to do)

- in TSATS, with him now being in a healthy relationship and a safe environment, i think it’s fair to assume he’s changed. i would say the change was fast… but he’s a teenager, and coming from another teenager… im a completely different person than i was 3 months ago so honestly i can 100% believe it

- the one nico characterization thing i didn’t love was his talk w/ piper (and the lil nas x thing but i like to pretend that didn’t happen) … it was pushing it. but i’ll allow it bcz i imagine it could be beneficial to some kids… just wish that same message could’ve been conveyed through will or something?

on will’s characterization:

- i don’t think it’s fair to say he was just “dumbed down” or being an asshole… he was in tartarus. and he spends 90% of the book being injured or severely exhausted.

on them being cringe:

they’re teenagers and it’s a middle grade book. if ur gonna tell me u wouldn’t have said that kinda shit in ur first or second relationship as a teenager… ur fuckin lyin.

on them being a percabeth “rip-off”:

honestly, i truly thought this was the case until they started genuinely bickering. that’s when i realized that they’re a completely new archetype to the riordanverse… a VERY fresh and nuanced one at that.

- love for percabeth comes easy, percy’s bullshittery is endearing, annabeth’s know-it-all-ness(???) is endearing, they’re obsessed with each other 100% of the time. even when the other does something stupid it’s always “i was annoyed, but i love them so much”.

- for solangelo, they have moments where they are genuinely just annoyed and frustrated with each other because- say it with me now- they’re three dimensional!!! not every couple is percabeth, not every couple has to be percabeth, and not every couple should be percabeth. they’re very sweet (they’re my favorite ship in all of riordanverse btw), but also pretty unattainable and rare in the real world.

- i also think it should be noted that percy and annabeth went through a lot of their trauma together vs. will and nico, who didn’t experience most of their trauma together… so instead of it bringing them closer like percabeth’s might, it puts a strain on them.

in conclusion: TSATS is my second favorite percy jackson book. (my first being HoH)

⭐️ ☀️

[daydreamingmia]

Walker Scobell X Reader | series I you belong with me 🔱 part 25

Universal Studios 🎢 part 2 😁

You were now next in line to see the grinch. Boy he was chaotic😂

He runs over to you guy and towers over you looking you straight in the eyes

"What do you want?" He says in his iconic grinch voice

"A picture" you smile

"And what about you? Did you bring me an onion?" He asks Walker

"Yeah but I ate it in line" walker shrugs

"OH! THE AUDACITY! No picture for you just her now!" He says as he pushes Walker aside

"But I want him in the picture!" You exclaim

"Why?" He asks

"Uhh because I do" you shrug

"Alright fine. What is he your brother?" He asks with attitude

The crowd just laughs knowing he has no idea who you are

There are like a million cameras on you right now btw

"No he's my boyfriend" you laugh

"Oh...oopsie" he replies

You take a few pictures just side by side

"Wait can we do a few more?" Walker asks

"Sure!" The nice girl taking the pictures says

Walker dips you and kisses you

You didn't see the face the grinch was making but you hear his sounds

Vomiting sounds, saying "I'm gonna be sick", "this is disgusting", "MY EYES!" etc

He tapped you on the shoulder and Walker picked you back up

"Are you don't yet?" The grinch asked

"Yeah" Walker shrugs

"Good! Now get out!" He says and storms off

The last this you hear is him say

"Teenagers blah"

You and Walker almost die laughing

—

You were walking over to hogsmeade when you hear little footsteps behind you

"Do you hear that?" Walker asks as the two of you turn around and see like 15 little kids following you

"Awwwwwww they're adorable!" You smile

"Uhhhhhh what do we do?" Walker asks

"Group hug!!" You say as you open your arms wide and all the kids collapse into you

"Does this count as kidnapping?" Walker asks

"How could it? We didn't take them" you shrug

"But you're hugging them" Walker says

"What should I do? Yell at them?" You roll your eyes

"I need to find an employee and tell them" Walker says as he walks off

When he returns he sees you standing on a little step and the kids all looking up at you

"MINIONS!" You yell

"Oh no" walker sighs

"TONIGHT WE STEAL THE MOON!!" You yell and the little kids starts to cheer

"She's created an army" walker laughs

The parents show up within a few minutes

Turns out they were all from the same class! And the 13 year old girls who were in charge of them wanted to meet you so they sent the kids🤦‍♀️

—

You walk by an artist drawing another couple

It was adorable!

You didn't even say it. Walker just knew what you were thinking by looking at you.

The man finished with the couple's drawing just as you walked up

"Hi! Could you draw us?" Walker asks

"Anything for Percabeth" the man smiles

After about 30 minutes the man was done

https://pin.it/3FmhXFlLe

This is the only pic I could find. Sorry! My stupid phone wouldn't let me upload it😭

"Do you like it?" The artist asks

"I love it! It's amazing!" You smile

—

It was now nighttime and the Hogwarts castle light show is about to happen

The show was projected onto the castle!

The evil spells!

The dark mark!

Everything!

IT. WAS. AMAZING!!

But by the time you guys leave you are exhausted from your long day

"Are you alright?" Walker asks sweetly

"No. I'm tired. My feet hurt. And I'm hungry." You whine

"Here hop on" he says standing in front of you so you can jump on his back

"No I can't. You're probably tired too!" You yawn

"I'm fine trust me! Jump on!" He replies

You jump in his back and he proceeds down to the exit

"You're the best! I love you!" You say as you tuck your face into his neck

"I love you more" he replies sweetly

That was the last thing you remember as you drift off to sleep

—

"Can I get two double-double cheeseburgers, a large chocolate and a large strawberry shake and 3 fries animal style" you hear Walker say

"Will that be all?" You hear a muffled voice

"Yes thank you" walker replies

"Okay please pull up to the window" the voice says again

"Thank you" Walker replies

Awwwwww he's getting you food because you said you're hungry!🥹

He grabs the food and puts it down next to him

"Princess wake up" he whispers to you sweetly

"Hm" you mumble

"Are you hungry? I got food" he whispers again

You smile and sit up

"You're literally the man of my dreams" you kiss him

"And you're the girl of mine" he smiles at you

"Now gimme that milkshake" you snatch it from him

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[anotheroceanid]

Since Percy looks so much like Rhea, did it change anything in the WTHB universe during the first PJO books? What was Kronos thinking of Percy? And what about Luke? Since I don't think it's revelant in WTHB, if you have the time, could you explain a little bit the changes you think happened compared to the og books, please? :) I'd really like to read your take on it! :) Thank you, have a great day, and good luck with your studies! (Btw, your art is beautiful, I love Percy so much, and the triplets too!)

Some minor details that we will go through in the future. We actually have a chapter with Percy’s flashbacks coming up soon.

Kronos? Well, he’s a bit (very) crazy. So you can imagine… and we’ll have a glimpse of her relationship with Luke in the chapter I mentioned. She did had a one-summer-hero-worship-crush for him (before the whole trying to kill her thing), but their relationship was strictly platonic.

Some changes from the books are like…

Percabeth are just friends, they’re close as two can be but still just friends.

Percy is way closer to some gods (we’ll get to that soon, too), which eventually plays out for her to open her heart to Apollo.

She’s closer to some campers than Percy is in the books, like Silena, Clarisse, Pollux and Castor, etc…

The quest in Titan’s Curse played out a little differently, Zoe obviously wasn’t averted to Percy’s presence, but Chiron didn’t want Percy in that quest because he obviously saw the likeness she had to faded Queen Rhea. She went either way, just like in canon.

Her fight with Antaeus in the Battle of Labyrinth is a lot more traumatic (there’s a lot of hints of that in chapter 4).

Like, from the back of my head this is what I can remember right now. There’s some other changes, but you’ll see that in the story 💕

[rosesradio]

Nico di Angelo in Ceaseless Eve: Let's Discuss

⚠️ The following contains spoilers for any & all of Ceaseless Eve ⚠️

How do you even begin to write a character like Nico?

He's a character who feels like a distant childhood friend (funnily enough, being a pjo fan since I was nine or so, all of the characters feel that way to me). There are so many interpretations of him that are close, yet slightly different. There is, of course, the new canon content being released about him--and that brings up an entirely new wave of opinions that I will not get into (lol).

I wrote as many chapters in his perspective as I did Leo's. Where Leo opened the story, Nico closed it, two sides of the same coin. And yet, I feel as though I have only scratched the surface of who he is.

To begin, I made Nico out to be a guide character--Leo's protector, his introduction to the world of mythology. I think this is a good place to start him off after the events of The Last Olympian, because it shows that he finds camp more stable, and he is less flighty. He found a friend in Piper, which I think Nico really needed--having a friend made outside of a quest shows that he really has opened up a little. I believe that despite not being the best at communication or hospitality, he wants to provide the incoming demigods with a safe home and good experience, ensuring no demigod feels abandoned by camp the way he did.

Another reason why I established Nico and Piper's friendship prior to the events of CE is due to my personal opinions on Blood of Olympus and the Heroes of Olympus series as a whole. I won't get too much into my opinions on canon and ships, because i know many CE readers are multishippers and quite like canon. However, I will say I was not a fan of how...quickly Will was introduced in the end, and how he is introduced as a friend, only to quickly be established as a boyfriend not long after. I would have liked to see their friendship grow and develop into a relationship over the course of several books like percabeth. I also think the friendships amoungst the seven & others were not developed much outside of the couples. That was why I had Piper and Nico be friends first--so Nico could have a friend before meeting Leo and developing a relationship with him. I mean, we all need a friend to talk about our crush with, right? ("But, Rose, you silly goofy genius, what about Nico's friendship with Jason in canon?" they are in love in canon, next question).

I believe that by the time they start the quest, Nico and Leo are on around even footing. Of course, they have been exchanging quips from chapter one, and Nico is always going to be more in-tune to the mythological aspect than Leo, but this is their first quest. As independant as they both are, Nico feels somewhat comfortable allowing Leo to help in times of trouble, and that feeling reaches a precipice at the Doors of Death when Leo comes up with their escape.

As for the romantic element of their relationship, I think that Nico secretly thought that Leo was cute from their first meeting (oh, wait, I wrote it--that's canon lol). It's not until just...all of chapter seven (which I'm still Normal about, btw) that Nico begins to question how he feels about Leo. The nature of the timeline of the fic makes this all develop a lot quicker than I thought would be realistic for the both of them, so I wanted to leave the end to be picked up in the next book. I think there I can delve more into their feelings for each other and how they really are opposite sides of the same coin.

A favorite thing that goes along with Nico's character: Bianca's Star

I love Bianca's star so much, I hope it's not too obvious that I came up with it on the spot while writing chapter 16 lol. It really does seem like something that should have been in canon. I thought it'd be a small way to honor Nico's relationship with his late sister while building up his future relationship with Hazel. And speaking of...

Bonus character!

Hazel Levesque: Let's Discuss

In writing the parts before the trio's decent into the Underworld, I wrote in their retrieval of Hazel as a "they might as well while they're down there" (lol, that sounds so mean :') )--but I was quick to realize that Hazel's character was way too important to be sidelined.

She is a particularly selfless character, which I think can be contributed to the circumstances of her revival. She wants to do what she can to help her new friends and the gods--even if she has a lot of mixed feelings about her situation and who she can consider a friend. Although she is a side character in this book, she will be taking up the main character mantle in the sequel. Hazel will definitely have more time in the spotlight to discover her abilities as a demigod as well as who she wants to be in her second life.

[dragonairice]

I thought after not reading actual books in ages it would take me a long time to finish this one but I finished The Chalice of the Gods in like five hours

Thank you to my platonic wife @they-say-who for lending me her copy!! You can come collect it whenever you’re free <3 (still have yet to start one of us is lying though)

Random spoiler-y rambles under the cut:

‘You need to embrace old age!’

Percy: Okay **hugs the embodiment of old age**

Awawawawaw the Percabeth is so real here

“The three musketeers!”

“The power puff girls”

“Shrek, Fiona and Donkey”

“No wait-”

“I’m fine with this”

THE OG TRIO TOGETHER AGAIN IM GOIKG TO SCREAMMMM <333

PERCY’S REASTION TO ESTELLE IS SO PRECIOUS ACTUALLY

The Jackson-Blofis family interactions are everything to me,,, Grover just casually dropping in along with Annabeth,,, they’re family,,,

The entire book can be summarised by: Percy gets existential and loves his friends and simps for Annabeth

HE LOVES HIS GIRLFRIEND YOUR HONOUR

Percy giving Grover relationship advice dhejebbdbd so real and true

“Just say you weren’t thinking. You were being stupid”

“Like what you do with Annabeth”

“..right”

“Stop grinding your teeth”

**clearly grinding his teeth** “I’m not grinding my teeth”

I think the fandom forgets that Percy has a temper like. There is a reason I related so strongly to this kid when I was younger (and still now tbh)

ALSO HE IMPALED HIS BEDROOM WALL AND POSTER EITH HIS SKATEBOARD OVER A BAD GRADE?? MY GUY ARE YOU ALRIGHT DID YOU FIX YOUR WALL

I feel so bad for Percy btw,,, he needs a break

Annabeth going back to school when they’re done for the day. So real of her

Also Percy is younger than me in this book which is. Odd. Honestly.

If I had a nickel for every time Percy saved his life purely by thinking about Annabeth-

Grover is the SAME and I LOVE him <333

LIKE THE ARTIST THING?? PLEASE HES SO FUNNY

Also he’s so good at distracting that Percy got distracted every time

Take a shot every time Percy and Annabeth say ‘I love you’ in any shape or form

Friendly rainbow grandma

Knowing that the trio goes to California together means I don’t get sad when Grover talks about them leaving him. Because no they’re not

Percy having actual hope for the future?? For real??? Good for him!!!

ALSO MY BOY RUNNING ACROSS A FIELD WITH A RAINVIW TRAILING BEHIND HIM??? PRIDE?? GAY?? BUSEXUAL PERCY CANON?? /J

To anyone who has also read the BMC Riordanverse AU fic called unclaimed. Hebe is not what we thought she would be.

Also the casual mention of Jason and Piper because he is not dead in this point in time-

Oop.

Anysay it’s literally five minutes away from being midnight so bye

[redwidow616]

thoughts on the pjo episode?

Okay I'm gonna try to go through it chronologically also thank you so much for the ask ani

1. The hug!!!!! like they're not friends they're not not friends but still it was such a touching moment and so cute!!!

2. Ares i think the casting is great also him starting twitter fights is something that is so real whoever wrote this if it wasn't only rick truly gets him

3. Percabeth in the entire episode was just perfect. The first seaweed brain (even though i have to admit i didn't really notice it in the heat of the moment) them just working together so well, Annabeth literally crying when percy sat on that throne and just the emotions in general

3. Grover manipulating the shit out of ares is so real, i love that there giving him room to shine (i also made a post specifically about this)

4. also the scene where annabeth was yelling at hephaetus made me cry

5. I really liked the design of the love tunnel

6. Percy in this episode was so ambivalent, because sometimes he was so smart and knew all the myths and stuff and had so much emotional intelligence and then he was clueless aka "I'm the last one to realise this aren't I?" or did kinda stupid stuff like challenging Ares at the end, but i love him for that

Also i am so excited for the next episode in the lotus casino and lmm as hermes (btw i will block people who spread lmm hate, cause I'm annoyed by it)

[tys-kitty]

It was quite a lot of my mother's side of the family, my grandma (81, absolutely bonkers) and my aunt are going to Poland to visit my cousins (my aunt's eldest child, his wife and their daughter, Angel) for a week, so we gathered to say goodbye and give them any presents we had for Angel (she's had a birthday since the last of us went to Poland). It was less of a dinner and more of a "bring a plate of finger food" but I don't see them often because I work nights so catching up was nice.

I watched the new PJO last night actually! I waited until it was all released before I watched any of it (anxiety and cliffhangers don't mix well (I knew what would happen but anxiety doesn't care)) Oh my stars, those kids all did so well!!! It was a joy to watch from start to finish!! (for me at least, I know fan opinion is split)

Oh you ask the hard questions, don't you? My favourite TSC characters (I'm gonna cheat and say 2) I would have to say is Ty and Alec. I relate to both of them a lot. Ty was the first character like me (autistic) I ever saw in the media and there just aren't words for how much that meant to me. Alec I related to a lot as well because all he wants is his family safe and happy, even if he has to change the world to do it.

What about you? Who's your favourite of the TMI gang?

-☀️

Oh that sounds so wholesome! Is is okay if I ask from which country you‘re from (you don‘t have to answer)? Omg you work nights?! I could never do that! I‘m a day person through and through and have to be at bed by 10 pm like a grandma haha.

That‘s actually so smart (even though I would have been way too impatient to wait that long to watch it haha). I loved the show so much, but I still understand certain critique points like the pacing. As you said the actors did absolutely amazing (The angst in episode five?!? They are the perfect Percabeth). I literally screamed and needed to pause the episode for 5 minutes when the first ���Seaweed Brain“ dropped. And the last episode was just crazy good! What was your favorite episode or scene?

They‘re two of my favs as well! And it‘s so amazing that you saw yourself representing through Ty! (I think that also shows how important it is to write characters that people can relate to).

So I actually have quite a lot of characters I love but my absolute favourite has to be Kit. I was simply so moved by his story and that even though he had a tough and unloving childhood, he‘s a such a gentle and kindhearted person and never truly loses hope.

My favourite TSC gang would either be the TLH or the TMI gang. I can‘t even really explain why but I just love them so much.

What about you? And here‘s another tough question: Which is your favourite TSC book?

Happy Valentine’s Day btw! I really love chatting with you!

Love you lots! 💕

[mykingdomforasong]

Sending a fandom: Star Wars. And Percy Jackson too if you want

[send me a fandom]

Thanks for sending an ask!!

Star Wars:

The first character I first fell in love with:  Both Princess Leia and Queen Amidala, because when I was little I didn't understand the concept of a prequel. I thought that, because the OT were the old movies, that Princess Leia grew up to be Padme. But I honestly wasn't a huge Star Wars fan until I was older and the ST was coming out, so honestly probably Finn and Rey is a more honest answer.

The character I never expected to love as much as I do now: Han Solo. Thought my compulsive need to avoid ever becoming my father would prevent this one. But to be fair, I think I like Han in a very different way than my father does.

The character everyone else loves that I don’t:  Anakin/Vader. Sorry baby, it's nothing personal, I just don't vibe.

The character I love that everyone else hates:  I mean, any of the ST women, but esp. Rose Tico. I will fight to the death for Rose Tico. JJ Abrams, count your fucking days btw.

The character I used to love but don’t any longer: Padme I guess on a technicality. To be clear, as a little kid, I didn't like the PT, my dad just always had them on, and I was like "the princess/queen is my favorite because she's a princess."

The character I would totally smooch:  I would like to kiss Din Djarin thank you

The character I’d want to be like:  Luke and or Leia

The character I’d slap: Anakin. Hey man, try not killing babies for once

A pairing that I love: Skymandolo

A pairing that I despise: Rose Tico/Hux - honestly I don't have big thoughts or feelings on this one, it's just giving "we heard you liked reylo so we put some reylo in your reylo"

Percy Jackson

The first character I first fell in love with:  I mean, Percy of course. The love for Clarisse developed shortly after, as did the love for Nico.

The character I never expected to love as much as I do now:  I mean, I used to wish death on Rachel Elizabeth Dare, and I no longer do that, so

The character everyone else loves that I don’t:  Leo. I liked him for a while, but the writing went down hill

The character I love that everyone else hates:  I don't think anyone really hates Clarisse, but very few love her as much as I do

The character I used to love but don’t any longer: Probably Nico, not because anything changed, more like. I outgrew Nico. Which is honestly lovely! It means his character helped me get to a place where I was secure and happy on my own, and there's more and better queer rep now, AND queer teens are still finding new and meaningful connections to him! So we still love and respect Nico here. He's just like ... my equivalent of Bing Bong from Inside Out

The character I’d want to be like:  Probably Percy or Grover

The character I’d slap:  Luke. Baby, get it together. You are 23, you should be at the club not killing children.

A pairing that I love: Percabeth 5eva

A pairing that I despise: Leo and Calypso. Hey. What was that about.

[71kedi-yip]

I was guilty of this when I was 12 (Zoe and Charles). Now, I think you are right but I realized I have thoughts on that and need to get them out, so:

I think at 12 I not only didn't understand death and how it affects people fully, but also was still trying to deal with these character deaths myself. And naming your kid after someone dead who is dear to you to honour them is a common thing in life, so...

And probably since more then one fic used the same names, they ended up becoming commonly accepted names that if someone(probably also around 12) was writing a fic and didn't know what to name the kids, they used the default names, further reenforcing them.

Also these specific names I feel kinda dates them? I don't know how to explain it but I caught up to the books at House of Hades(had to wait like a month, went feral) and you get reminded of Zoe in House of Hades and it is where Percy and Annabeth dreams of a future right? Then came a year of waiting for BoO, where I tried to fill the void of the books with fic writing (I learned the existance of fanfic via someone posting their fic like "leaked episode from BoO" btw). And like, they wanted a family, I like family fics, let me go do it! And I think I wasn't alone? I think a good chunk of people thought about and wrote about Percabeth having kids around that point(I was not in the english speaking fandom at the time so can't speak for certainty).

What am I gonna name the kids? Well, I just remembered Zoe, hmm I need a boys name, (I think I was also too young to really understand Luke at the time. Now, if I was naming percabeth kids after dead friends, I would go with Luke. At the time Luke still felt like a traitor) hmm dead male friend... Charles?(if this was happening now I think Jason would be on this list, right? Having said that, Jason is not dead, nope, he decided to finally live for himself, left the demigod scene and now lives in florida.)

Now, a full decade and a bit later(holy) I understand you are right. And if I was able to recognize it, this fact would have been obvious from the very first book where it is explained that Sally picked the name Percy because it was the one hero that had a good ending. Sally saw Percy's name as a way to wish a life for him and I think Percy and Annabeth would follow the same idea, so they wouldn't name their kids after dead friends.

Having said that, Zoe and Charles were one of my first characters, I adore them and I love them and I am ok with their names being kinda wrong. And even if I know their names are wrong I don't want to change them because for a good decade I did think of them as Zoe and Charles and I am attached to them.

So... I think that's why???

Tldr:I plead the I was 12.

Does anyone else hate the headcannon that Percabeth name their children after friends who have died (Charles, Silena, Zoe, etc) because I do. I feel like it would be a painful reminder that they don’t want to think about when they see their kids, and they wouldn’t want their children to be affected by it. But idk, that’s just me

[chironshorseass]

Number 3, "Why do you always have to act like that?" <3

Did not proofread this, sorry lmao. This is post tlo percabeth btw:)

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The rain had stopped just an hour before he’d arrived at Annabeth’s school, the roads slick with water. Oranges and reds clashed with the newly-cleared blue of the October sky, dead leaves flying in the air, stamping against the windshields while leftover water sprayed from the passing cars. An art piece that had come to life.

And here Percy sat behind the wheel, watching the comings and goings of girls in posh uniforms and oversized sweaters. He’d been busy staring at a random squirrel in the middle of the road when he heard a tapping on his car window, and with it came a voice that he knew all too well.

“Hey, are you my Uber driver?”

She sounded distant, thanks to the boundary that the glass imposed. But still he grinned, facing her. He rolled the windows down, letting the fresh air invade the small Prius.

“I’m an Uber driver, now?”

Annabeth raised a thin eyebrow.

“Well, I’m not sure, actually.” She pretended to check her phone, then back at him. Her eyes danced with amusement. “I think the Uber driver in the picture they sent me looks cuter.”

He gasped. “Impossible.”

That made her laugh, leaning into the open window, close enough to see every single freckle that dusted across her face.

She looked good. To be fair, she always looked good. But something about the autumn breeze, rustling her hair that matched the golden leaves draped over the sidewalks, made his heart beat faster.

“So how much am I supposed to charge for the ride, madam?”

“Aren’t you supposed to know?”

“Not really.”

She sighed. “As you can see, sir, I don’t have all day.”

“Uh, please don’t ever call me ‘sir.’”

“And please don’t ever call me ‘madam.’”

The sight of her just inches apart from him, all rosy-cheeked and bright-eyed, was extremely inviting. He played along anyway.

Percy had always thought that dating Annabeth would be too different, a step too big from what their relationship had once been. And in part, it was different. They went out like any couple, they held hands, he could call her his girlfriend, could kiss her anytime he wanted. But he realized that, above all, they were still best friends. If he thought about it, nothing had really changed.

“Okay, well...I guess I could accept cash, but—”

Her eyes widened comically. “Oh my gods! It’s a shame, then. I don't have any cash!”

“Hmm, then I guess you’d have to pay me some other way.”

She tilted her head, leaning closer. “Now that I think about it, that’s not such a bad idea.”

“Yeah?” he asked.

“Yeah.”

“Even if I’m not as cute as the other Uber guy?”

She stopped, biting her lower lip. She had that cheeky smile on, the kind that drove him crazy. Especially since she was this near and this beautiful and he could only sit and watch.

“Well, there is one guy who’s, like, cuter than all the other Uber guys. Maybe you know about him.”

“Who could it be?”

She shrugged. “Oh, you know...just my boyfriend. I kinda like him a lot.”

“Kinda?”

She nodded. “Yeah.”

“Does this boyfriend happen to be waiting for her girlfriend to kiss him? You know, as she promised?”

“She promised that?”

“To be fair, it was kind of implied.”

“Oh. Then...it would be rude of me not to return the favor.”

Their noses bumped, earning another laugh from her, but she pulled away just before their lips met. Percy made a sound of protest, feeling deprived from the warmth that surrounded her like a treasured blanket. Her eyebrows pulled together, scrutinizing, smirk still intact.

"Why do you always have to act like that?" he whined.

She gave him an innocent look. “Like what?”

“Come here,” he insisted.

“Not unless you say ‘please.’”

“Please?”

Annabeth crossed her arms. “Eh, I suppose you’re passable,” she finally said, hovering in the open window once more.

“Excuse me! I thought you said that your boyfriend is cuter than—”

She shut him up by kissing him, soft and slow.

“So,” he said, the words breathed into the small space between their lips. “I’m passable, huh?”

“Something like that.” Her fingers threaded through his hair. Percy closed his eyes for a brief second, just enjoying the feeling. “Now, are you just going to let me stand here like an idiot or what? I’m kinda freezing over here.”

He opened his mouth in mock offense. “You’re the one who was taking all the time in the world, saying I’m passable or whatever—”

Annabeth kissed him again, then pressed her lips to the corner of his mouth.

“Does that convince you?”

He meant to say something smartass, or at least something dignified, but all that came out was an, “Uh...yuh.”

She snorted.

Soon enough, however, she left him sitting alone, not at all aware of how caught up he was, in her phantom touch, as she dashed toward the other side of the Prius. Or maybe she was aware. He was never sure with Annabeth.

When she stepped into the shotgun seat, Percy was already waiting.

“Hey,” he said.

He didn’t wait for a response, mouth already meeting hers, kissing her again and again, just because he could.

But they didn’t last long, their cheeks spread too wide from smiling.

Gods, I love her.

“Wow, Seaweed Brain. Someone’s...eager,” she said, eyebrows raised.

“I missed you,” he said simply.

Her gaze softened. “I missed you, too.” She averted her eyes, beaming, sunshine breaking through the clouds. “Even though it’s kind of only been a week.”

“And?”

She didn’t argue, instead choosing to reach for his hand.

“So where are we going?”

“It’s a surprise.”

“I hate surprises.”

“Too bad you’re dating me, then.”

“Yeah, too bad.”

He stuck his tongue out, and she laughed, his favorite sound in the world.

“But,” she said, “since I maybe like you—”

“Maybe?” he teased.

“Okay,” she smiled. “Since you’re my boyfriend—which means I really like you…”

“Go on…”

“Then I’ll just go wherever you take me,” she finished.

And who could say no to this girl?

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[bymboogles]

Oh I COMPLETELY agree. However, I think there are a few reasons Rick did this.

1. Bias

Yes Rick is biased. But so is the fandom. For example, SO many fans complained about the lack of Percy in TLH. It makes sense that Rick tries to keep fans engaged through using Percy. It makes fans excited to read, which is especially needed in areas of writing that Rick otherwise lacks in (like, so many of his other characters *cough cough*)

2. Familiarity

I can't remember where, but Rick once said that Percabeth is essentially him and Becky on the page, meaning Rick pretty much fictionalized himself as Percy (no shame btw, nearly every writer does this, including myself). Not to mention, the entire PJO series—a whole 5 BOOKS—is written from Percy's pov. Rick obviously is the most comfortable writing from Percy's perspective because he's done it the longest and it's comfortable.

3. Money

This is sort of a tie-in to my first point. It's like D!sney and all their live actions nowadays. When businesses know they can make money out of recycling something popular, they're gonna do it because there is pretty much a guarantee they'll make bank. Rick does this with Percy, and quite a lot I must say. Just look at the Kane Chronicles x PJO crossovers. Heck, Percy even has entire scenes in both TOA and MCGA—not just background cameos. I don't think Rick necessarily chooses to incorporate Percy as much as he does because by choice; surely he's aware of the business tactic, there's no way he isn't. But regardless, Percy shows up a LOT in books that have basically nothing to do with him.

Look, I'm not defending Rick in any way. Percy and Annabeth are absolutely overused characters, and honestly Grover picks up their slack in terms of popularity and it's so so sad. Just look at the three new books that are coming out/came out simply because of the TV series (which are amazing but also serve no purpose whatsoever to the Riordanverse besides *ahem* money). I even want to look further at Jason and his super interesting backstory that just fell flat because of Rick's inability to write him well. Even Piper fell flat. And I'm not even going to start talking about the unecessity of Caleo.

My point, though, is that Rick needs to learn how to branch out. His characters have, for the most part, interesting premises. But Percabeth are like his easy fallback. They're like copouts. Fans love them, he loves them, and thus they guarantee a successful book. But more often than not, Rick needs to take a step away or else risk running Percabeth too thin.

TL;DR Percabeth are Rick's overused copouts because they're 💲 money makers 💲

I think it's clear Rick Riordan has a bit of a bias. I feel like Percy and Annabeth definitely get the most focus in all of his books. Everything connects back to them, nearly all his books feature at least one of them, and I could swear it feels like they get the most chapters in the Heroes of Olympus series. Once The Mark of Athena rolls around, it becomes super obvious. Our four narrators are Annabeth, Leo, Piper and Percy. The House of Hades has Annabeth and Percy leading one storyline, while our other five or six characters are stuck sharing space.

And I don't bring all this up to say I hate Percy or I hate Annabeth. I don't hate them. I just feel like the other characters deserved more attention too. Jason, Leo, Frank, Hazel and Piper are all amazing characters. But they each take turns sharing the spotlight, meaning that they're not getting as much focus as Percy or Annabeth (who always have a spotlight on them). For gods sakes, Jason, Hazel and Frank don't even have any chapters from their perspective in the Mark of Athena! And the House of Hades doesn't really give them all equal time either. They're always struggling to make their mark, while Rick plays up his originals and clear favorites.

So while I really do enjoy his books, I am accusing him of (whether accidentally or intentionally so) having a bias towards Percy and Annabeth in his writing. I don't think he prove me wrong, either. It's clear he had favorites. And the sad thing is: I actually prefer most of the new characters to Percy and Annabeth. I prefer Piper and Leo and Jason and Frank and even Hazel. They're actually a lot more compelling to me. So the fact that they all have to struggle for space…well, it really gets to me.

[chaos-and-sparkles]

Percabeth Wedding Headcanons

They considered not getting married as a fuck you to Hera, but decided a better fuck you would be to not let her rule their lives. 

Annabeth wore a white suit with a blue tie and Percy wore a black suit with a grey tie. 

There was a huge fight over who got to be whose bride's/groom's bitches. Eventually Tyson was Percy's best man, with Jason, Frank, Hazel, Nico and Leo in his crew. 

Annabeth's maid of honour was Thalia, with Reyna, Piper, Magnus, Clarisse, Rachel and the Stoll brothers in hers. 

Chiron officiated. Estelle was flower girl. Grover was ring bearer, and he began chewing the cushion halfway through the ceremony, while sobbing the most.

 Coach Hedge held his club up threateningly, but his eyes were suspiciously moist too.

 Calypso was the next big crier, sitting with her arms crossed stubbornly in a white vintage T-shirt and faded jeans, tears seeping out through the corners of her eyes.

Almost all the gods came. 

Aphrodite was jumping up and down and cooing over them, giving Percy looks that made him turn bright red. She looked exactly like Annabeth to him now. 

Apollo was sprawled in a front seat that he was not supposed to be in, and had dragged Will and Meg with him, Will smiling awkwardly while Meg chatted with Artemis about how annoying Apollo was.

 Hermes appeared to Percy in the dressing room ("Do you gods have NO respect for privacy?") because he 'had a message for him.’ A message from him, George and Martha, for once, wishing him good luck. They chatted, and then Percy asked if he'd met Annabeth too, but Hermes stiffened and left. 

Afterwards tho he and Annabeth came face to face during the reception, and it was awkward and silent. It ended with both of them in tears about Luke, but it was healing for them both. Hermes gave her her dagger back, and Annabeth was surprised and asked how he got it back from Tartarus. Hermes said Bob had found it and sent it up, and was on the lookout for her laptop too -

But he didn't get to finish, because Annabeth hugged him hard, and after initial shock he hugged her back.

The tension between Athena and Poseidon was palpable, and they were seated as far apart as possible. 

Poseidon thumped Annabeth on the back so hard she almost toppled into the lake, booming "I should have known! My son and I seem to have yet another thing in common - a love for queens among women." And Percy turned red again. Poseidon gave Percy a huge hug, and went on to meet Sally Jackson. Poseidon took his son marrying a daughter of his rival better than Athena did, though. 

When Annabeth and Athena met, there was some tension. It was difficult for Athena to admit she was harsh and unfair with what she said to Annabeth in HOO, and to apologize, but Percy put his hand on Annabeth's shoulder and stood behind her, even when Athena turned her piercing gaze on him and asked that she talk to Annabeth alone. He only went when Annabeth asked him to. 

Athena told Annabeth she was proud of her, and added that there was a chance she might be as great, and even greater, than Daedalus. Annabeth knew this was her best attempt at showing affection, and appreciated it. 

Athena then accosted Percy, on his way back with drinks, and gave him a once over and humphed. Percy didn't flinch or show any signs of being intimidated, and she raised and eyebrow and finally said, "I will admit, Perseus Jackson, that I did not think you a good choice for my daughter. I still have my doubts... However you have proved yourself more than worthy, and so I gave you permission to marry her. But make no mistake - if you hurt her, I will crack your skull open and extract every brain cell you have left, until you are a drooling, gibbering mess." Percy replied, "If I hurt Annabeth, she'll break every bone in my body before you even get to me. So I don't think you have to worry about that." They parted on fair terms. 

Artemis met Percy and Annabeth together, and they had a short conversation about the merits of being turned into a Jackalope, vs the merits of being married. "Life as a Jackalope is more enjoyable than it would seem. However, you have chosen your bane, and against all odds, I hold hope for you both." she concluded. 

Hestia was tending the flames when Percy and Annabeth went to meet her, both respecting her as the most helpful goddess of legit all time. She smiled and simply said, "Hope is stronger than ever now, Percy Jackson, for you now build a new and loving home - a rarer place than you would expect."

Mr. D insisted on making a speech, and making it out to Perry Jorganesson and Annie Bell.

The only god not present was Zeus. In fact, he'd banned the gods from going when it became clear that everyone wanted to go, but the gods' respect for him after the way he handled the HOO fiasco was in negative numbers so every single one of them sneaked out of Olympus. Even those who normally wouldn’t have gone went to spite him.

Hades and Persephone went as a couple. Hades sniffed and smirked, saying only that he was glad Percy was 'not my son's type, or I'd have to deal with you' (but he low key ships Percabeth). Persephone though, smiled radiantly and was one coo away from fangirl squealing. Before they left, Hades gave them a note from Bob.

"Bob saw two stars already. They were next to him in Tartarus. Bob says hello." Percy and Annebth sobbed for fiat that, holding each other tightly. They made a point of mapping every single constellation that night. They almost cried again when they saw the Huntress above them.

Hephaestus's eyes twinkled, and he said, "I see that trap in Waterland worked after all - even if not in the way I'd intended."

 Ares just grunted that Annabeth had a better weapon (the dragon fang sword) than the last time he saw her, and took his sunglasses off to glare at Percy. "Now there are TWO goddesses who'll kill me if I snuff you out."

The highlight though was Hera waltzing in, smiling smugly like she'd set up the whole thing, and eating a slice of cake, turning a seashell-and-flower arrangement into a cow because it 'looked better, and brought back memories'. She left soon enough, but not before the cow had left a warm gift.  

Grover gave his blessing as Lord of the Wild, Rachel gave hers as the Oracle, and the gods fully expected Percabeth to ask for one of their blessings next, but instead the two turned to Sally Jackson and asked for her blessing as the 'supreme goddess'.

The ceremony was in the pavilion, and the reception was around the canoe lake at twilight. The trees around the canoe lake were hung with fairy lights, and Juniper and the dryads had ensured that the sweetest, most fragrant flowers grew. Seashells decorated the venue. Calypso had brought moonlace that began to glow and smell even more beautiful as night began to fall. The Hecate cabin had enchanted sparkling butterflies to flutter around them both after it got dark. The naiads sang in voices nearly as beautiful as the sirens, although lighter and airier. The pegasi flew in formation.

Bessie the Ophiotaurus as well as the Hippocampi were in attendance.

Percy and Annabeth did their first dance underwater, and kissed before resurfacing. Everyone looked around for the dance floor, but couldn't see a thing, when they realized - the lake was the dance floor. Percy had managed to magic the lake, with favours from the naiads and Poseidon, into a liquid dance floor that rippled different colours with each step.

Their wedding day had been on the last day of camp, with the whole camp invited, so with nightfall came the camp traditions, but even better. 

There was the fireworks display of course, but with Leo's help it was doubly glorious and even began to tell Percabeth's story. Annabeth looked like she'd die when it began showing the Thrill Ride of Love part of the story, because "It doesn't matter if we're married Percy! It's still embarrassing!"

Camp fire was even more cheerful, what with the gods and mortals allowed in for the first time, and of course Piper+Leo and the Stoll brothers played pranks - it was funnier than it would have been because their pranks overlapped and backfired on each other instead.

Instead of wedding bands, Percabeth were married with camp beads - an owl and a trident artistically intertwined in a silver thread carved heart, designed by Rachel. Hazel summoned the silver and some jewels to embellish them - and this time, she knew, somehow, that they weren’t cursed.

Of course the cake and all food and drink was blue, as well as the flowers, the wedding party's outfits, and (on Annabeth's request as a surprise for Percy) the guests’ clothes. Aphrodite went super overboard with that, and even Artemis succumbed to a small blue flower and fang accessory in her hair.

As soon as the dancing and music ended (as soon as they could get the mic away from Apollo), the activity underway was Capture the Flag with Percy and Annabeth leading opposite teams composed of their bridal parties+friends. Coach Hedge and the Hermes, Ares, Aphrodite and part of the Apollo cabins along with a bunch of minor god cabins went on Annabeth's team, and Will, Meg, and the rest in Percy's. The gods sat it out (some had to be physically restrained) as did Grover, the nature spirits, animals and mortals (Rachel had to be dissuaded from entering armed with plastic hairbrushes and improv lighter-and-spray flamethrowers).

Nobody won. Instead of crossing over the boundary line when they met with each other's flags in hand, Percy and Annabeth started making out. Clarisse could be heard grumbling about it later.

Grover and Thalia stayed back long after everyone had left, and the four of them spent time together until four in the morning.

BTW Annabeth proposed to Percy right before he was about to propose to her. They both looked at each other in surprise for a solid minute, and then burst out laughing. It was impossible to tell who said yes, or if any of them did, but they didn't need to. 

They’d both gone to Tyson for the engagement rings. Tyson was confused at first, but promised to keep their secret from each other.

Grover on the other end of the link just stopped mid conversation with the Council of Cloven Elders and Dionysus, and bleated loudly in relief, "FREAKING FINALLY." out of nowhere, and while everyone looked bewildered, Dionysus though just took a sip of diet coke and rolled his eyes, sighing, "Took them long enough."

They proposed to each other on Percy's birthday. Annabeth had baked another blue cupcake ("I'm getting better at it, too!") and they were cuddling/play fighting/sprawling on the sofa late at night in Sally's apartment, talking. They sat with their legs crossed together, devouring the cupcake with their fingers, talking about their plans.

 Annabeth mentioned that she'd designed this new building for New Rome that she was SO excited to build (Reyna had contracted her as New Rome's architect), and asked if Percy wanted to see the design. Percy agreed, and she retrieved a roll of paper. Annabeth began to explain enthusiastically, and, pointing at the center of the design, said, "And this is my favourite part." Percy leaned in further to see what she was pointing at - at the heart of the temple, where the altar should be, was a blue-silver ring with a wave design over the words "will you marry me?"

Annabeth looked almost anxiously at Percy, but he looked blank. Finally, Percy uncapped Riptide, which she hadn't noticed was poised in his hand as if he was going to point or correct something on the sheet, and instead of expanding into a sword, it remained a ball pen - with a simple silver ring etched with the words "Wise Girl" around its tip.

They stared at each other, stumped, before exploding in laughter. 

Sally and Paul came running from the next room, Estelle copying them and giggling in Paul's arms, worried that it was a monster attack. When instead they saw Percy and Annabeth laughing and hugging, each wearing a ring on fingers covered in blue frosting and looking as if they couldn't quite believe it, Sally burst into tears right there and had to explain to her concerned kids, laughing, that these were happy tears because secretly she still couldn't believe that they had all found their happiness and it was something she'd only dared to dream of because it was everything she ever wanted for her son and she was happy to and oh how long had she waited and worked and hoped for a happy ending for all of them but never really expected it and this was too much -