#i see percabeth following the same path but in a romantic context instead of a fraternal one
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deliajackson · 16 days ago
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Apparently, get into a PJO community wasn't a good idea. That was literally the first thing that appeared.
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It is insane to me how people can excuse Annabeth's behavior regarding the entire Judo Flip scene, using offpage takes or terrible justifications to give her a pass.
You like Percabeth? That is fine. Do as you wish. Ship whatever you wanna ship. But can someone please tell me why do you feel the need to romanticize a physical assault? That ridiculous movement Rick pulled out from his ass? The judo flip was a physical assault, you may like it or not, therefore, it is considered abuse.
Percy didnt expect to be attacked.
It wasnt a spar either
They are the only couple where this kind of physicality happens. So no. It is not "commun".
Let's adress the entire judo flip scene, shall we?
Annabeth was on a diplomatic mission. She arrived at Camp Jupiter, a non friendly military place, in a literally explosion. The first thing she does in front of every single roman was attack their praetor. It doesnt matter if it was her boyfriend. That was a stupid movement which could lead to a diplomatical nightmare. Not very wise from the Goddess of Wisdom' daughter.
She wasnt assuring anything. She wasnt making sure "they were still in tune after half a year apart". She was angry. She was angry at him. That is explicit in her POV. Her actions are made out of anger. She didn't judo flipped him and made a joke like "You should not lower your guard, seaweed brain" with a reliefed laugh. No. Instead she put an arm on his throat, and a knee on his belly and threatened him "If you ever leave me again... I swear by the gods..."
Annabeth didnt know Percy lost the Curse of Achilles. Annabeth knew where his death spot was. And still decided to judo flip him and press his back on the pavement with that move.
Another thing that debunks the take "it was an ok move. Percy and Annabeth are ok with that" is that Percy comments later on the story in his POV that Annabeth was still angry at him for disappearing. And that he felt the need to apologize. Lets keep in my mind that Percy was literally kidnapped and brainwashed by the Queen of Heavens. There was nothing he could have done.
Out of this post, apparently Percy needs to apologize for disappearing (again, kidnapped) according to some people. But Annabeth doesnt need to apologize for literally physically assaulting her boyfriend in front of a crowd.
Again, ship whatever the hell you wanna ship. I really couldnt care less. But stop Romanticizing abuse. It doesnt matter they are demigods. It doesnt matter if Annabeth has abandonment issues. A lesson you should learn and take even to real life: Your trauma doesnt excuse your mistreatment of others.
I really doubt if Percy pulled that shit on Annabeth when she was the one kidnapped and tricked to hold up the sky, the fandom would excuse Percy's behavior. And guess what? They shouldnt either. Because it would have been a dickmove from Percy.
You are only excusing this kind of behavior, because the one who does that is a girl, therefore is "girlbossing" and "it isnt a real problem".
#anti percabeth#anti annabeth chace#pjo#percabeth critical#percabeth crit#annabeth chase critical#annabeth chase crit#honestly#that is ridiculous already#the judo flip was a form of punishment for percy leaving her#that is what it is#there is nothing cute about it#you are just relying on your affective memory#guess what? you growned up#you can easily say “i ship it but hey that wasnt cool”#editing later on -> the judo flip was an abusive act in my eyes now the entirety of their relationship not really#i would say it is walking to a toxic one with a real codependency pattern in which Annabeth continue to have a terrible behavior#and Percy doesnt talk or voice his problems with her a clear problem with communication in his behalf#their entire relationship was based on trauma bonded experiences this comes with a lot of baggage#it kinda remind me of Sam and Dean - not as a ship sure - but how they are codependent over the years#and how they brush aside every toxic thing for the sake of their love for each other - brotherly again#dean with all his problems -> alcoholism/pride/a bit of sexism/lack of communication -> funny thing he is my favorite but well#sam with his own pride/his lack of communication and honestly I see a lack of gratitude towards dean too#they might have gotten better later on but i kinda dropped after season 10 and skipped a lot of chapters because I didnt like the plot#i see percabeth following the same path but in a romantic context instead of a fraternal one#I really enjoyed Percy and Annabeth relationship from TLT to TLO it was great and well balanced#but from hoo ahead? no. i cant stand HoO Percabeth much less the new triology percabeth.
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