#nico looked so defeated the whole time

[puckinghischier]

i hope every single devils player except for nico hischier and luke hughes’ pillows are warm on BOTH sides tonight

i mean, they did play better during the second period and then still kept them from scoring again in the third…but c’mon y’all

i know you’re better than this 😭

[somewhereincairparavel]

just thinking about how Jason grace had his entire life molded from the day he was born, nothing in his life was authentic, even his own name was an offering to appease a goddess.

he also died being so distant from everyone he knew (don't get me wrong, I know he was friends with the 7, but If I'm being realistic here and go by canon, only Leo and Nico were actually "close" with Jason, and maybe Percy a bit) I mean, Annabeth took a long time to warm up to Jason and didn't trust him, Hazel never quite forgave jason for mistrusting nico (I'm still a lil bitter about this one lol bc she easily forgave Leo simply bc he's Sammy's great grandkid, and Leo's kinda the one who initiated the suspicion in the first place yet she got so mad at Jason for simply laying out the arguments and exerting caution?? Yeah I know she was upset that her brother was in danger but she never even gave Jason a chance even after nicos rescue, I'm not tryna blame Leo or anything but I think they BOTH should've been forgiven equally, esp since Jason's encouragement in house of hades fuelled nico to break out of his shell), Frank saw of Jason as more of a hero and looked up to him (still avenged his death tho so big W), Piper dumped him and canonically was outwardly bitchy/a little hostile to him after the breakup.

EVEN coach hedge and mellie were such jerks to him bc they assumed HE dumped Piper. Still wished Piper made it clear to them that the break up wasn't Jason's fault but ofc she didnt. TOA Piper is such an L

He never saw Leo again and never got to spend the summer with Nico in camp half blood like he planned to. His dad is a jackass and didn't shed a single tear at his death, his sister had her own life and he felt like she didn't need him anymore.

Reyna, Jason's childhood friend grew distant from him bc of her romantic feelings + the whole Venus mess (which is no fault of her's tho, mind you)

He never felt "at home" in camp Jupiter even after he got his memory back because all he did over there was military duties.

I don't think he got his full memory back properly either because, Percy had the gorgons blood but he didn't. I'm speculating this because he still felt very disconnected to Camp Jupiter and Rome.

He never got to do what he wanted, and even if he succeeded in defeating Caligula, jason STILL never would've gotten freedom, since he promised the minor gods that he'd build temples on their behalfs, and was Prontifex Maximus. He made a diorama and everything.

His Greek friends never made it to his funeral. They never got to say goodbye.

and as Apollo noted, he died with his fingers pointing, like he was still telling them all to escape without him. His chest was spewing out blood and jason still plucked up the energy to tell tempest to get Apollo and Piper to safety.

Jason Grace was born a Roman soldier, and died a Roman soldier, full circle. He never became a grandpa to his and piper's grandchildren like he wanted to.

[theformulaimagines]

Look at that woman (breaking my heart) | part four

Pairing: Lewis Hamilton x Vettel!Reader

Summary: For one and a half years Lewis and y/n managed to keep their relationship a secret, until it blew up in their faces. Now, they're trying their hardest to pick up the pieces...

Warnings: angst

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vogueitalia: Y/N Vettel (@/y/nvettel) è la cover star del numero di agosto di #Vogueltalia fotografata da Banini. Leggi l'intervista completa, al link in bio e nel nuovo numero di Vogue Italia, in edicola dal 31 luglio.

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user 1: oh my fucking god

user 2: 😍😍😍😍

user 3: MOTHER!!!

nicomanu: stunning ❤️

user 4: now what is he doing here 🤨🤨🤨

user 5: 🤮🤮🤮

user 6: the coolest actually?!

Y/N takes a deep breath, while her frustrated gaze shifts from her own screen toward Nico. He’s casually typing something on his phone and another yawn escaping his lips. Stunning. Yeah, fucking right.

“I think it’s time for you to go now.”, she lets out, leaning back in the leather chair in her office. At that Nico’s blue eyes shoot up and move from her to the clock on the wall. He merely nods.

“Same time tomorrow?” As if she has a choice in this matter.

Her eyes linger on the door after her beloved “boyfriend” closed it behind him on his way out. There is this feeling, spreading in the pit of her stomach- almost like mold, or a virus… and it makes her feel like an idiot. The door turns blurry and before she can stop it, hot tears are dwelling up in her eyes. She doesn’t want any of this.

She’s only doing it for Lewis ; this whole PR boyfriend situation. For his stupid reputation. God, maybe in her next life she can be more selfish and immature about those things. However for now she is just taking what she can get.

y/nvettel is making a post

y/nvettel: happiest birthday to -

Her fingers hover over her phone screen as she stops typing. She’s been avoiding him, kinda. Is Lewis noticing that too? Y/N’s eyes scan the pictures. That’s her man. He told her that himself. But she couldn’t possibly make a happy birthday-post like this right now. She sighs in pure defeat and presses ‘save as draft’ before putting the phone back down, only to pick it up again.

A moment later she hears his voicemail.

Y/N clears her itchy throat:” Hi, Lew. I’m sorry that I can't be there today- to be honest with you things have been a bit rough lately. I still hope you’re having a great day with your family and friends- love you, always. And I am so proud of you and everything that you have done in your life up to this point- I… yeah, love you. Happy Birthday.”

Shit.

[cynthiav06]

Percy is a dude from the category of screaming "what the hell did you do!" and solve all the problems in 5 minutes. Everyone would have been dead a long time ago if it wasn't for him.

I have mixed opinions on this. On one hand, Percy is the type of person to wait about for the problem to disappear by itself just so he doesn't have to deal with it. Cause even before he found out he was a demigod, he was 100% done with everyone's shit.

But I do agree that he would be able to solve all problems because through so many books we have seen that no matter how much prior planning Annabeth or the Seven or anyone else does, Percy always does his own thing at the end. And it works out mostly for the better than whatever initial situation anyone else had in mind because Percy thinks almost too well on his feet. Every time.

But Percy has such low self esteem that he sees the fact that he has to make so many improvisations more so as his plans never working as less so as an exceptional ability to adapt. Especially when at times he can easily sense that some titan/giant is too powerful so he maneuvers around a direct fight and ends up defeating them by pure strategy and still ends up thinking of himself as "Oh shit I seriously had no plans. I am so reckless and stupid".

His whole character arc could have been evolving into a more confident and self assured but still the usual sarcastic laid back version of himself who no longer doubts his own abilities and becomes the great leader he showed many signs of being. But no, Rick had to ruin it all because, for some reason, 10+ books later and almost all the characters are still the same, just decorated with even more trauma. Rick being Rick, and instead of showing characters working out their traumas and insecurities, he just slaps a relationship on them, and lo and behold, all is better again somehow.

I am kind of disappointed that we never got to see Percy or any other members of the Seven do any solo missions(aside from Annabeth in MoA) . She almost had the very quintessential realization about how she needs others and how her hubris will ruin everything if she doesn't keep it in check only for whatever she was doing in the later parts House of Hades and all of Chalice of the Gods to take away even that little bit of character development.

And cause solo missions working out perfectly well for Percy while most other demigods struggle a bit to make it work might finally make him realize that his plans don't suck and he is actually a really really good strategist and somehow an even better manipulator. (Though more on that and his observational skills later).

Or make characters like Frank and Leo whose unique abilities and perspectives on combat could have been shown off more, making them all become more self-reliant.

And even so we could finally get proper idea of limits of certain characters like Piper (cause charmspeak isn't going to get her everywhere) or Hazel (we so need more scenes of her surprising demigods and monsters with not only her unique jewel abilities and her magic.) Plus Nico's combat limits, Jason's stamina limits (no I am not considering his death part of canon, you can't tell me it's true, I refuse to stand by it), Thalia's character development as well as her honing her powers and combat abilities more.

So yeah, we really should have gotten a few solo missions instead of so many short stories and all. And a bit more cross-over highlighting the power levels between the Norse, Greek, Roman, and Egyptian demigods/magicians/Valhalla residents/Valkyrie and so on.

To sum it up, tons of missed opportunities by Riordan and even more tragic and terrible progression of previously great characters who just needed a well-made character arc or even some favoritism. (I am looking at Grover and Rachel, who both could have done so so much if Rick had only realized the awesome potential they had).

I have said it many times that it's #percy jackson supremacy. So hell yes everyone would be dead without him, and he is arguably the best protagonist out of any other fantasy action book series. All hail Percy Jackson, the master of sass, and the most beloved but somehow still the most misinterpreted character in the fandom. Really liked this ask, would love more of these regarding Percy or any other characters.

[rabbit-is-wise]

are we in the mood for more lore discussion tonight? no? i dont care!

part of why clancy is so important is that he’s a revolutionary. no one has ever done things quite like him—no one has escaped as many times, no one has resisted smearing the way he can, no one has attracted the same bishop attention, and no one has ever been used as a voice by the bishops. the narrative is meant to show us that clancy is different well before we find out he is an exception.

i hear people call him an unreliable narrator, and he is, but not for the reasons people say. i hear it most often for claiming that he has always been clancy, and we have discussed at length why that isn’t true in these posts. no, he’s unreliable simply due to his limited knowledge of the world around him, and moreso because of his view of himself.

clancy isn’t just some random citizen who stumbled upon the power to seize, even though he thinks of himself as such for so long. he’s always been an exception, and we know this because of the aforementioned reasons. he has a stronger escape drive than anyone we hear about from the fpe letters, he’s able to remember parts of trench despite being smeared, and the bishops take special notice of him. he has two on his tail all the time, and the way he describes keons in comparison to the other bishops makes it sound like they are very distant from their districts. nico in particular is stated as never even being at clancy’s writing sessions during sai, so if he didn’t appear at those, i would imagine he is not directly involved with the citizens of his district if they fall in line out of fear of him. we know the bishops know about clancy being an exception for two reasons: they seize him while he is very much alive, and keons knew to send him to voldsøy. they obviously wouldn’t tell clancy about this, since the fact that he can seize is the key to taking them down (something he openly acknowledges once gaining the ability).

but we know clancy doesn’t view himself through this lens for much of the story, something i’ve touched on before. when seeing himself in trench, he thinks of the person he sees as strong, brave, fearless, “unaffected by the fear of the unknown - the fear that tends to cripple me. to him, the terrain seemed familiar, as if he had been out here before,” to directly quote his journal. as well as:

“I had no idea that I was known outside of my cell, but they informed me that I had garnered notoriety for my schemes and outbursts.”

(from his journal on voldsøy)

“Many lost their lives in the attack, and I was thrashed through the bitter cold waves, yet somehow survived. Did this icy cold preserve me? Why was I spared? I am still so cold as I write.”

(from the same entry)

“This is absurd.

Why was this given to me? Why am I the only one that can wield it? Was this the reason that I survived?”

(from his second entry on voldsøy)

it’s not until he gains community again in the torchbearer and the banditos that his view begins to change.

“This small eerie island has made me a weapon. We both believe that we can use it to change the momentum of this war.”

(from the second voldsøy entry)

“I can reach them all. I can recruit everyone with eyes that see beyond the horizon. I can teach them. They can learn what I've learned, and fly by all of the constructs Dema has placed in front of them. We will take it back.”

(from a post voldsøy, pre clancy entry)

“I'm not as scared as a I used to be. Their mystery begins to fade as a method to defeat them becomes more clear. I no longer feel powerless. I can outsmart them. This new power of psychokinesis worked, and I believe it can work again. I stand here, looking down at the line where the water meets the sand - a starting line. All the while, knowing there is a finish Iine across the Strait. Their compass lies, but mine remains true. I've left embers of inspiration, I only hope whatever spark was left has grown to a torch, and together we create an inferno.”

(a whole entry, after the last one i quoted)

he’s gaining confidence as he grows and learns, something crucial to his victory. he’s no more unreliable than any other first person narrator. at first, he views himself as just another citizen, but wonders if he is the only one aware of dema’s corruption. his journey leads him to understanding his place in everything, and accepting as well as claiming his identity and his position as rebellion leader.

he has a character arc, is my thesis, because he’s the main character. it takes away from his journey to claim he wasn’t the clancy we see at the beginning of the story through his journals. because if he isn’t, what insight do we even have into his character pre-sai? we would have nothing, no basis for this character who now takes center stage. the journals serve as supplemental to the videos, but they have never been meant to be taken separately. they are each providing pieces of the same story about the same character.

the journals show us clancy’s inner thoughts, while the videos show us his actions and story events. without them, we would have no idea how truly conflicted he feels about dema, his deep love for trench, and his compassion for the citizens still suffering. if you view tyler as separate from clancy, you can only take the videos and sai/clancy era entries as his story, and you lose that crucial motivation for everything he does.

furthermore, clancy would continue haunting the narrative if he were simply killed on the side. he’d be everywhere, his legacy would hang over everything if tyler was meant to carry on his name and purpose. but he doesn’t, because clancy is still very much active in the story. to forego him entirely after taking his name would be incredibly weak storytelling on (irl) tyler’s part.

i understand the appeal in a character that represents lost potential, but the lost potential is represented by the glorious gone, and i beg you not to forget their significance. clancy’s importance stems from how this is the first time this has happened. there has never been another exception, there has never been another rebellion leader from dema itself. as i’ve said before and will continue to say, he serves as the unifier between every other party in the story, something that has never been seen until him.

im sorry. every single song (post) is about you (why tyler and clancy are the same)

[punkeropercyjackson]

Hazel Esther Levesque fashion tingz🫶🏽👾🩷

I am a firm believer in pastel goth,afropunk and kidcore queen Hazel.Yes,all of them at once-She is basically the embodiment of this pic

Hazel is extremely feminine presenting and her autism and baby femme transbian swag caused her to be unsatisfied with the dull clothes she was settled with in her first life.So obviously she tells Nico and Percy about this to vent and they agree to take her out on multiple shopping sprees to sprouse up the wardrobe of their lil princess as soon as Gaea is defeated,Sally and Paul joining them too as they adopted Hazel post-Boo as Sally did Nico in Tlo(Paul x Sally was a very good concept that didn't burn slow enough so i'm giving them what they deserve)

Because the Jacksons as a whole are anti-capitalist,they didn't go to super expensive stores but to thrift shops and family run bussinesses to obtain the Hazel drips.Hazel also makes her own clothes and makeup as Percy teaches her diy and her usual outfit aspects consist of bright colors,pastels,frilly dresses,funky socks/stockings,spikes,loose tops but tight bottoms,parodies of graphic designs and ✨️sparkles✨️.Both with glitter and even her own natural effect she figured out how to do with her gem based powers.She has a whole big box of all the hair accessories she's collected and it's rare she not be wearing at least one of them

Hazel also went through a subtle hair journey throught her introduction series-In Son she had afropuffs,in Moa she had cornrows,in Hoh she had twists,in Boo she had sisterlocks and in Eoe she finally settled on butterfly locs,dying her hair from time to time too but only shades of pink and purple and no other colors.And to complete her look,Percy gave her piercings-Stacked lobes,double cheeks and a pink nose ring!Hazel's battle jacket heavily leans into moreso a bubblegoth theme than traditional punk in it's base material(it's a swirl of darker and lighter colors together and bulky like a hoodie and fluffily textured)but the patches and pins are very much reflective of her punk culture,including a button that says 'Unperson your local authority figure' and a BLM patch

[ihatenotreading]

I WONT BE ONLINE FOR ABOUT A MONTH SO HERE IS A WIP OF MY FIC:

 A/N 💜💚💜💚 This is a WIP of ch 3 bc I wont be online for about a month 😭. Pls forgive me                                      ○○○

Will woke up. Atleast he thought he woke up. Everything was blurry, he saw the sun shine through the windows. Dam Max, he was supposed  to sleep for 1 hour maximum not a whole night! Will sighed and got up,walked towards the door and left the room. Only to see a fuming Kayla.                                                      ♡♡♡

Kayla was furious. She ran to the infirmary ready to give Will Solace a piece of her mind. "William Andrew Solace, you get your ass right here!" She saw his face pale as she walked towards him and gave him the most painful slap she could. She dragged him to the other room, ignoring the looks of the injured who had seen the scene.

"Kayla!!! What's going on???" Will asked Though Kayla had a feeling he knew what was happening. "Max told me," she said simply. Will's face darkened and he silently cursed Max,"Ok,ok fine I'll stop, now can I go back, I'll only work for 6 hours a day. Ok?" Will questioned. But Kayla wasn't letting him get of the hook so easily. "Not so fast", she said before grabbing Will, that was already walking off…

                                 ▪︎▪︎▪︎

Nico was allowed visitors. Atleast Max said so, but the Italian demigod wasn't sure he could handle his best friend. "YOU MEAN YOU LIKE HIM!!!!" Jason shouted, after Nico told him his weird feeling for the doctor, probably loud enough for the whole camp to hear.

"No!, well…" Nico thought about it. Did he like the texan demigod, "I guess I do," he sighed in defeat. After, ALOT of fangirling from Jason, they could finally talk normally, atleast as normally as half-bloods could. "So, I'm going to go look for leo, then probably go start school somewhere," the son of Jupiter said, making Nico a little sad.

Jason seemed to have noticed though, "But dont worry, I'm staying at camp a little bit more before, though I'll be leaving for leo soon, and we could often  iris-message!" He exclaimed

Nico cheered up, and continued his conversation with Jason, he told him about his…. confession to Percy, how it didnt ho too bad and that he planned to stay at camp, making Jason overjoyed.

In return Jason told him about his new greek friends he made at camp:

Noah (a demeter son)

Clovis (a Hypnos kid)

Ellie ( a nemesis non-binary child)

Nico made the ex- praetor promise to introduce him before visiting hours were over.

~~~

After being severely chewed out by Kayla, Will was in EXTREME trouble. Kayla had set up a list of rules that went as followed:

Work from 7:30 am - 8 pm

Regularly take food breaks

Accepting Max's and other people helps

Spend time with his friends & siblings

Atleast 8-9 hours of sleep a day

Will wasnt really happy, but it was better than nothing. He walked outside the room, ready to start working again. He went from bed to bed, before reaching the son of hades's one. Right, Nico was there, he didnt know why but Will had felt a certain… attirance to the Italian boy.

Srry yall I forgot to tag cuz I was in a rush😭

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[rewrittenruins]

Nico was sitting on the black marble steps of Cabin 13. He was using some headphones Hazel had bought him and this iPod to blast My Chemical Romance. Because who wants to deal with their problems without a soundtrack? 

The problem in question: William Andrew Solace. That stupid golden retriever son of Apollo that Nico had been slightly obsessed with for the past two months. Right after Gaea was defeated, Will forced him to stay in the infirmary for three days to “make sure he could properly recover from shadowing traveling the Atherna Parthenos halfway across the world”, and with nothing to do, he ended up getting to know Will and his siblings a little more. He learned that Will was a year-rounder at Camp and had been a camper since he was 10. He also learned that Will loved Lana Del Rey, but would never admit it. 

What Nico also learned was that every time Will laughed, his stomach would feel like it was full of butterflies, skeletal butterflies, of course. Every time Nico saw Will’s blue eyes, his breath would hitch. There were all these little things that Will did that made up Will, that just made Nico happy. It felt weird. 

And it wasn’t just when Will did stuff, it was when he felt stuff too. When Will was sad, Nico wanted to do whatever he could to make Will feel better. When Will was happy, Nico didn’t want it to end. It was honestly getting exhausting and annoying. Will shouldn’t be making Nico feel like this, invading his thoughts, his life. Even Hazel had noticed, when she came to visit. 

“You’re staring at him again, Nico,” she’d said

“No, I'm not,” he’d replied, angry at himself. 

“If you like him, just ask him out.”

“We both know how that would end, Haze.”

“Just think about it, ok?” And think about it, he did. 

Nico’s thoughts revolved around that idea as he sat on the stairs leading up to his cabin, watching the sunset and enjoying the breeze. The old him would have never indulged himself, but now Nico had taken to spending more time in the sun, finding it made him feel…happier.

He went back to thinking, trying to push the nagging voice in his head. He’s the complete opposite. It will never work out. Don’t waste your time. He’s straight. Who would like you anyways? Nico pondered these, trying to tell himself that the thoughts were wrong. Nico laid his head against the doorframe. He took a deep breath and thought about Will. How he was just so perfect. He wanted to stand up in the middle of lunch, drag him up from his seat with the Apollo kids, and kiss him. Never mind that he would be kissing a boy in front of other people, he gave up on that fear since he had ‘come out’ to Annabeth and Percy. And Jason…... The only real fear Nico had was that Will wouldn’t like him back, that he would break away from Nico’s embrace and say Why’d you do that? I don’t like you like that, you're too….you. He knew the thoughts were irrational, but his brain made it hard to tell what would truly happen from the hypothetical what-ifs, however absurd they might be. 

As the sun was steadily disappearing over the horizon, Nico saw a figure out of the corner of his eye: Will. Nico quickly looked away, trying to stop himself from staring at how beautiful he looked with the sun at his back, highlighting his blonde curls. But the attempt at composing himself made no difference when Will made it to Nico, who had since pulled off his headphones.

Will sat down next to Nico on the steps, locking eyes, “Hey, Death Boy!”

Nico rolled his eyes at the nickname, “Solace.”

“I’ve been looking for you everywhere. Chiron seemed worried when you weren’t at dinner….so was I….”

Nico looked away from Will and his stupidly beautiful blue eyes. He didn’t want to tell him the reason he skipped dinner, and Nico knew he would do anything for the person those eyes belonged to and figured avoiding eye contact would help. 

But the whole ‘avoid contact plan’ wasn’t working. Will grabbed his chin and made Nico face him, the sudden contact making Nico blush. “What’s wrong?” He asked.

Nico stalled, noticing the heavy and dark bags under Will’s eyes. He always cared about others, more than himself, and it was starting to affect Will a lot more. “I could ask you the same thing. You need to stop working so many shifts at the infirmary, Will. You look exhausted.”

As soon as Nico had set it, Will dropped his hand, running it through his hair before placing it in his lap, laughing lightly at himself.

“Yeah, I guess. It just..gives me..I mean…” He paused, “There are just so many things to do, you know? Records and archives to sort through, supplies to buy, inventory to take...uh” Nico could see right through Will. The infirmary was less busy than it had been before the war. Everyone injured had been cared for, and everyone except the year-rounders were home, either for school or otherwise. Nico gave him a look, urging Will to just speak his mind. Will kept his eyes from meeting Nico’s when he finally answered.

“It’s just… the shifts give me something to do, distract myself from…well...my thoughts.”

“What do you mean? You know you can always talk to me, right? Whatever’s on your mind. It’s not healthy to keep it all in.” Nico almost laughed at how hypocritical he was being, but he really did want Will to be able to open up to him. 

“I…the thing is I can’t talk to you about it because..well…uh…oh forget it.”

Before Nico could process, Will’s lips were on his. In shock, he immediately pulled back, touching his lips with his middle and index fingers. 

“Oh my gods, I'm sorry, I should’ve asked. Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry. I'm so stupid and-” Nico didn’t let Will finish, grabbing his cheeks and smashing his lips against the boy sitting next to him. Will seemed to break out of his shocked state and started to kiss Nico back. Will wrapped his arms around Nico’s waist, and he put his arms around Will's neck. They finally pulled back, staring at each other and bursting into childish giggles. 

“Oh.” That was all Will could manage, flustered and red as a tomato. Nico found it adorable and chuckled lightly at the sight.

“Am I right to guess that that’s what you couldn’t talk to me about?” 

Will averted his gaze and nodded, “Yeah”, smiling at himself. He looked back up at Nico, and his breath hitched at the sight of Will’s gorgeous eyes. 

“You’re a dork. Let’s go get some food, ok? Something tells me that you weren’t at dinner either.”

“Yeah, you're right. Also-I’m not a dork.”

“Mhm, sure.” Nico dragged Will up and grasped his hand, dragging him to the kitchen to find something for the two demigods to eat. 

[nemotakeit]

It always mega bothers me too, when people theorize that Clancy or the Torchbearer will die. Blurryface/Nico is an avatar of Tyler's inner demons, so it would completely go against the message of TOP's songs, if he won in the end!

tw// depression & suicide

Yes exactly, I think people sometimes get lost in the epic spectacle of it all and forget that this story is at its core an allegory of battling your mental illness. Tyler and Josh have always been staunch advocates of promoting life over death and have clearly expressed their hatred toward the glorification of suicide. If this was any other story, one of them dying could just be a possible but tragic cliché but we're talking about fighting depression, anxiety, suicidal tendencies etc here. Deaths have already appeared TOO MUCH onscreen, look at all those desecrated bodies of the glorious gones. Ending it with one of the boys' characters' death on top of that would dangerously defeat the whole purpose of the hopeful message they're trying to convey - it's simply too bleak!!

Like I said in another post, I'm fine with the idea of Clancy's (or Torch's) sacrifice AS LONG AS he "comes back to life" and not just. die for shock value. But personally I think a more probable direction this story will take is Tyler/Clancy finally saving himself at the end unlike the other times Josh/Torchbearer saved him because this story is about "a balance between being saved by a friend, and saving yourself" as quoted from the band.

I highly doubt they're going to give the story a clear-cut closure happily ever after style, but they certainly won't kill off one of the protagonists for tragedy's sake either. “It’s not a problem to solve, it’s a tension to manage.” And they'll manage the tension well for the clique to find glimmers of hope in it. Not mourn for another neon gravestone.

so STOP SAYING THEY'RE GONNA DIE PEOPLE

[lfghughes]

Can we get dad!nico surprising his daughter on her birthday because he was away for a game and wasn’t meant to fly back until the day after but managed to get there early in the morning before she even woke up? I just know he’d show up with a bunch of gifts he picked up on his trip on top of what they already decided to buy her for her birthday

a/n: 100% nico would be that kind of dad. i also believe he would definitely end up getting her or at least trying to get her the pet shes been asking for

If there was one thing about Nico it was that he would move mountains for his daughter. He had proved that plenty of times during the past five years and today was no exception. Telling your four year old that her favorite person in the whole world wouldn’t be home for her birthday was not easy. You could actually see it tearing Nicos heart when he explained he would be away for work. The small pout that grew on her lips as she nodded her head at him only made it worse. “Daddy will make sure to call you though okay?”

After he had gotten done with explaining it all to her, you placed a gentle hand on his shoulder, the look on his face showing just how defeated he felt in that moment. But again, he would move mountains for her so it shouldn’t have surprised you when the morning of your daughters fifth birthday he had shown up bright and early before she even woke up. He did not show up empty handed either. There were plenty of bags and you knew not all of them had his hockey gear in them.

“First of all, how did you manage to pull this off? Second, how many gifts did you get? She already has all the ones we got lost week!” You told him, pointing to the kitchen counter where you had already wrapped up all her presents that were now just patiently waiting on the counter for her to wake up. “I just kept seeing things she would like and I couldn’t get that little pout of my head.” He explained to you and a small smile spread on your lips. “I think her favorite present is going to be you being here.”

Both of you went up to her room, Nico gently sitting on the edge of her bed as he woke her up. “Hey, birthday princess.” Your little one stirred away and the minute her eyes saw her father she jumped into his arms. “Daddy!!” She squealed as her small arms wrapped around him. “But mommy said you weren’t coming to my birthday party today.” She pointed out, still trying to figure out how you had gotten here. “Don’t worry, daddy is going to be at your birthday party. Also uncle Jack and uncle Dawson sent some presents for you.”

Immediately her face lit up and you weren’t exactly sure if it was the word presents that caused that reaction or the names of her favorite uncles. “Let’s go downstairs.” He lifted her up in his arms as she giggled. “Daddy is going to make some breakfast for you and mommy and you get to open all those presents we got you.” At his words she immediately started clapping her hands in excitement. “Did I get a baby kitty this year?” She asked and a laugh left your lips because she only decided last night that she needed one and you knew by tonight she would need something completely different. “Nope, but I’m sure there’s still plenty of time left in the day to see about that one.”

[we-ezer]

Ennead X PJO Crossover

I know Rick Riordan *has* an Egyptian gods series, but I've never read it so take my yaoi fanfiction instead.

Set used to be a guardian god and being the god of foreigners as well, Hermes (aka FG or 'Foreigner God') asks Set to take care of Luke after the war (Percy and Luke still defeat Kronos together but Luke isn't killed) because the council voted to execute him. In a bid to save his son, Hermes prays to Set to come and supervise a banishment/exile instead to Egypt. Set, being a very powerful foreign god with a favor to repay to Hermes, swings his weight around on Olympus (the Olympians being very aware Set performed a successful coup on his own pantheon i.e. fuck Osiris) to do so. Percy also voices his support for this, reminding them that without Luke's help they wouldn't have won. The council agrees and Luke is taken with Set back to Egypt.

Flash forward to a year later and the second prophecy comes about. Luke and Set are mentioned in the prophecy as making the journey with the Seven aboard the Argo II. Luke is very uncomfortable being there, but Hera was the one to request his and Set's presence with a potential promise to lighten his sentence. The other gods are in no state to argue seeing as they are stuck between their Greek and Roman forms.

By now, Set and Luke have a surprisingly good relationship of father and son (over the year they spent together Luke realized how different Set is from other gods- even other Egyptian gods bc he cares about children. Although, like Hades, he is cast as a villain bc of his domains and temper... and the whole coup thing), so Set is glaring at anyone who looks at Luke even a little bit funny.

Percy is excited to see Luke again, but Annabeth is very hesitant. Over the course of the journey, Percy and Luke reconcile with one another, Luke having has time to rethink his actions. Set goes about adopting the entire crew (when he's not intimidating the heck out of them at first), especially Nico and Hazel bc they feel like his son Anubis.

ALT direction is Percy gets exiled to Egypt's desert bc the gods fear him and so he doesn't have access to water and Set adopts this rando demigod wandering around his land.

That's all I got!

[xproskeith]

This is an excerpt from something I wrote that I thought people may appreciate on its own:

Clancy was determined. He was going to find Nico and defeat him and the rest of the bishops. He was going to break the cycle. He had no problem using the power he'd been granted to swiftly handle the 7 other bishops. He was ready for Nico.

Or so he thought. When Nico burst through that door, Clancy froze. And then Nico's cold hands were around his neck. It happened so fast. Did Nico really move that fast? Or did it only seem that way because he froze when he finally saw Nico? Clancy couldn't be sure and in the end the answer didn't change anything anyway. Clancy closed his eyes, trying to gather himself and what he would do next. What he COULD do next. Then Nico began to speak, his monotone voice distorted and as cold as ice.

"So few..."

Memories of the banditos getting ready at the basecamp flooded Clancy's mind. Before the attack. There were so few compared to what they would be facing. Yet, they were all so resolved. They believed. In the cause, in the Torchbearer, and in Clancy. But there were still so few...

"So proud..."

Clancy's mind drifted to the Torchbearer. His first time seeing him after his escape. When he rescued Clancy from DEMA. All the times he fervently told him about the Banditos and the cause. How he stood there looking at him so proudly when they reunited at the fire back in Trench after his long journey. He was so proud. Of the cause, of the Banditos, and, for some reason Clancy still didn't understand, the Torchbearer was proud of him as well. He believed in him. But this is where Clancy found himself now... Clancy felt the antlers slip from his hands.

"So... Emotional..."

To Clancy's own surprise, he thought of himself in this moment. He thought back to the surges of emotion that spurred him to first try and escape DEMA and of the journal entries and letters he wrote. He remembered being enflamed by the Torchbearer's words and his cause. More so than even the other Banditos. His desire to defeat the bishops and Nico. Yet all he could feel in this moment was fear and despair.

"Hello, Clancy."

It felt like Nico's hands tightened around Clancy's neck. What was he going to do? He'd already released the antlers. He couldn't use the power he'd been granted. Nico had him. Clancy thought he'd been ready, but he wasn't. He froze. And now his chance was gone. It was over.

His eyes still closed, and lost in a sea of his own fear and anxiety, Clancy's mind found respite when it drifted to the memory of him and the Torchbearer's reunion.

---

"You're finally ready," said the Torchbearer, handing him the mask. "I knew you'd push on through and make it back safely."

Clancy looked at The Torchbearer, somewhat confused as reality kicked in.

"You were never there?" asked Clancy, not fully comprehending what was going on.

The Torchbearer smiled warmly and reassuringly at Clancy and said, "I told you I'd always be by your side going forward. Even if I can't be there physically, I'll still be there. I'll always help guide you like I did this whole time."

"But you couldn't physically get to me until now?"

"Unfortunately, no. After the bishops recaptured you again with their plans to use you, they made it impossible to get to you physically. But I was still able to project myself to you and with a little help from Keons, I was able to help guide you out."

"I see. Well, thank you. But how are you so sure I'm ready to face them now? I just barely escaped and made it back here."

A grin spread across The Torchbearer's face. "You may not fully realize it, but you're ready. You've changed and I've borne witness to it. You were able to harness the same power as the bishops, sure, but the most important part has been that change in YOU."

"I guess I'll have to take your word for it," said Clancy, laughing nervously.

"Trust me," said The Torchbearer. "When the time comes, you'll be ready and you'll know what to do."

---

That's right. Clancy couldn't give up. Not yet. He had to find a way out of this. Another way to stand and fight. Clancy had no idea how he was going to do it, but his resolve had never been stronger. Nico thought those words would discourage him, but instead they empowered him by reminding him of everything he was fighting for.

[somewhereincairparavel]

Hey, thanks for replying to my previous ask! and don't worry about the time it took to reply, I understand needing to recharge in order to give your 100% on a reply.

Now about that villain Jason you were speaking of... do share your thoughts if you don't mind :)

i responded like. 10 days late I'm sorry I had so much to do and i didn't get the time to write such a long post- I'm scared if I lost my momentum on my essay writing skills but let's see if I did good on this one.

I have thoughts about this man especially villian jason, so let me begin. i know luke was considered as “what percy would've become if he did the wrong thing” but hear me out. jason being the one ‘hero’ demigod to succumb to his bitterness and didn't just solely exist in the series to be a villian, but a hero changed villian.

luke kinda existed in pjo to be an antagonist, but it would be great if a main hero character slowly descended to madness and I don't just mean going around killing people. no. not that kind of villian. because that defeats the purpose of jason's character.

I mean villian in the sense of a drastic change in his personality where he brings obstacles to the seven's missions emotionally or physically because of his trauma, and that's where dark! jason comes in.

after he regains his memories after he experienced the warmth of chb, he's pissed at how badly he was treated all these years in camp jupiter. he comes to a REALISATION that he was used.

people don't take jason seriously and say that he suffered the ‘least’ because he doesn't ever acknowledge his trauma. Not even to himself. of course the argument ‘he was raised this way, to supress himself!’ would be the explanation, but that doesn't even make sense, considering how much it's emphasized that jason ‘changed’ after his experience in camp half blood.

give me a jason who maintains his roman ethic but simultaneously inherits the greek demigod qualities, like self realisation, calling people out for the bad treatment, anger towards the gods, or just expressing himself in general. the argument of ‘he was raised this way, to supress himself! that's why he's so submissive’ makes me angry

give me a jason who's jealous of how quickly percy was accepted into camp jupiter, in contrast to how everyone in camp half blood couldn't stop talking about percy and never gave up on him. camp half blood was friendly to jason, but in a ‘yeah he's cool ig’ kinda way in comparison to camp jupiter's ‘HES OUR HERO, BOW DOWN TO HIM’ kinda dramatics for percy.

give me a jason who is disappointed at the lack of warm welcome he got when he returned, when he was clearly expecting more from them (does that make him look entitled? for wanting repayment for his service and kindness all these years? maybe. but that's the point he really needed to be an asshole sometimes and he's fucking right.)

give me a jason who takes some of the bitterness he has against his mom out on thalia, for not looking for him (yes it's not even remotely her fault for getting manipulated by her mom by thinking jason is dead, but see the parallels here? camp jupiter and thalia both got gaslit into thinking that jason is dead, that jason sees the correlation and it gives him ptsd) jason is jealous and bitter that luke and annabeth ‘replaced’ him as thalia's family. jason is jealous that thalia said ‘i have to look for percy’

give me a jason who's jealous of percy having such a huge support system like basically the whole of camp half blood, annabeth, grover sally and paul. and is salty that he had an alcoholic mother who wanted him dead.

give me a jason who feels distant from everyone, because in a way, he always was. he just didn't show it. his friendship with reyna failed, he was ‘rivals’ with percy, they became friends bit not best friends, annabeth was wary of him, piper dumped him, frank saw him as a historical leader, and hazel who once admired him, didn't really like him till the very end bc of the nico thing.

give me a jason who's cold to reyna after they reunite because he was angry that he was so quickly replaced, upset that reyna avoided him ever since the venus incident because he didn't understand why.

give me a jason who inherits his mother's worst traits despite that being his biggest fear. it would parallel very well, his mom descended to insanity because zeus abandoned her, give me jason who also descends similarly because he was abandoned by her. full circle.

jason's interaction with beryl should've been way more emotional and compelling rather than the 2 second bit we got tbh, most people don't even remember that scene, that tells you how short it was.

give me a jason who momentarily makes the room full of giants and monsters suffocate by harshly sucking the air without even realising it, because the sight of his mother made him so fucking angry and agressive, it triggers his PTSD and makes his mind THROB (but piper and annabeth are safe from that because they were the ones who anchored him to reality, regardless, they get terrified of how mad he got)

jason who actually remembers his childhood trauma VIVIDLY and reflects on it instead of brushing it off, please. people also, for some reason are more sympathetic to antagonists with tragic backstories? like luke? like they pity them over the morally good characters? idk but it tends be a tendency in most fandoms. I saw so many pinterest posts comparing luke's actions to jason's? like I'm sorry luke is a good character but NOT comparable to jason (who's a morally good ‘hero’ character) they're not even on the same level of moral goodness. but yeah, maybe jason would've gained more empathy from the fans if he were an antagonist, like luke is receiving.

[capricioussuns]

Okay, re: what does the blue symbolize, I found this amazing lore masterpost on reddit that's provided a lot of much needed clarity

Apparently Blurryface stated blue means defeat, but I don't necessarily believe that, at least not completely

In one of the secret messages, a file had a hexcode hidden that was Claim Cyan, an anagram of I am Clancy, looking very similar to Vessels colors

And lastly, Trash, who is blue, was said to represent inspiration, fear, and magic, which makes me lean back toward believing, ultimately, blue symbolizes...essentially their experiences as a band/being perceived and everything that comes with it.

I think it's possible blurryface could've said it means defeat to imply being crushed under the pressure of expectation, perhaps..? Or just lied. We're still not necessarily certain what exactly blurryface wants, though in the recent mvs we outright see the bishops utilizing the dead to fight against the banditos, weaponizing "the glorious gone" like Tyler sings about in a more symbolic way on Neon Gravestones. Maybe he purely wants Tyler to die and inflict as much collateral damage as possible on the way out..? I don't know if it's necessarily that clear cut, that's not the impression I get anyway.

Especially as we watch Clancy become more obsessed with ending this, resorting to using the color red himself, ignoring warning signs, etc etc. And Tyler had apparently said in an interview the "big fight" happens after the Paladin Strait mv. So I'm not convinced Clancy is the last chapter. I saw a theory that mentioned believing this is actually a two part album, and the second half will be called "...is dead", regarding the phrase Clancy is Dead Dema frequently used to try and break morale.

But that's the odd thing. Clancy is an exception. The only living who can be used as a vessel. What if he’s actually been "dead" the entire time? But what would that even mean? Has Tyler been Seizing him this whole time as a means to escape and avoid facing Nico himself? Is the next album going to be about the realization, putting Clancy's body to rest, and finally facing things as Tyler? "I created this world to feel some control, destroy it if I want"...

Maybe the album would be blue not to symbolize the pressures they feel as a band, but to bring them back to reality. Leaving Trench. No banditos, no bishops, a band and their fans and their struggles. That would certainly be an interesting way to close it out, especially given that's an entirely well rounded way to open them up to creating new music beyond this story again (not that they're. Not allowed to do that now, but I'd imagine Tyler feels a lot of pressure since he knows fans will read into anything they do looking for clues about this story)

Man. I'm so cooked. I just keep thinking about this and them. Ough

[valdangelodreams]

AU #16 (The Valley)

brains are incredible things, really, mine makes the funkiest connections.

anyway, Stardew Valley au, but not really

-no Ogygia, ie: Leo doesn't meet Calypso

-instead, Leo falls into this odd, definitely in a different plane of existance, little town

-he's found by 'the farmer' (would that count as self insert? it wasn't me in the dream)

-the farmer lets him stay in exchange for help with farm chores

-Leo gets to meet the townies, only he's like, hyperaware that he doesn't belong here, and that this place is fake

-so he notices the weirder things, like the gift related stuff, and the repeated dialogues

-though he does find about the wizard, and while he knows talking to them won't help, he might find something in their house that will

-so he had to do a whole thing abt befriending the wizard as quick as possible, while still looking for other ways to get out

-all this while normal plot stuff happens back in the ship

-then, during one of the nights he spends there, he manages to dream walk into one of the 7's dreams, but can't get their attention

-he figures out how he did it and tries again and again, until eventually he reaches Nico, who was his last resort

-Nico obvs responds, cause I think he had the dream walking ability in the books (if not, he has it for this au)

-the two discuss Leo's situation, and how to get him out of there so he can go back to saving the world

-during these exchanges Leo finds out the valley is in a time bubble (days last minutes, weeks hours, months days) , and he can make time go faster by going to sleep, because every time he wakes up the next day.

-also, he starts growing comfortable with Nico, taking turns in each of their mindscapes, and slowly becoming close

-I have no idea how he gets out of there, but he does eventually

-when he returns, Nico seeks him out while he's fixing stuff, and it's a little awkward but they manage to start talking

-Leo invites Nico to hang out with him instead of in the crow's nest, since Leo barely sees the others unless he seeks them out

-they become friends first, but both start seeing the other differently, and realizing that they like what they see

-I don't know how fate would correct the lack of the promise, but I'm sure y'all can figure it out

-also, I didn't get to see the resolution, but I like to think they get together after Gaia's defeated

that's all

[starlightshadowsworld]

Pre HOO Jason just casually usurping his father for the Olympian throne.

And everyone's like oh how typical of a son of Zeus... Jupiter(?) always searching for power.

Jason's just like "you think I wanted this? We've been lodging complaints for years because you guys never visit us.

If I didn't do this the 1st cohort were gonna sacrifice Steve, and no one wants that especially not Steve.

So we held a vote, and well..." He sighs like someone who's just done with everything. "Everyone voted for me, even Octavian so you know shit is fucked.

Anyway, I'm in charge because you sir are bad at it like... terrible at it. Don't worry I'll give it back, once you sort out your... Everything."

Zeus/Jupiter is pissed as all heck but Poseidon calls a vote and shockingly everyone votes in favour of Jason.

Jason is just yay my plan is working but also... Why me?!

"Why did they vote you?" Asks Annabeth.

Jason shrugs "apparently other than Reyna who said no way, I'm the only other one who has 'common sense' and won't 'fuck things up anymore than usual.'

Apparently keeping a bunch of Romans from burning down camp every other week, makes me qualified to lead. The whole lead them into battle against Krios only made it worse."

Annabeth blinks, before nodding "no yeah, makes sense. I'm Annabeth Chase."

"Jason, Jason Grace.... Erm is she okay?" He points to Thalia who is just trying to process everything.

"Oh she's fine, just a lot to take in. She's my sister, well our sister Thalia Grace." Says Annabeth, having figured it out already.

Jason grins "no way?! Really?" He frowns "hey wait Nico told me she was a tree?" Annabeth snorts "it's a long story."

That he can agree with.

"Soo... What should we do with him?" Asks Percy pointing to the very pissed off Zeus/Jupiter who's laying in a heap on the floor.

"He's going to lose his powers. He's going to become someone that even a newly turned demigod can defeat.

He will know what it means to helpless and have no one to turn to. He will have the same immortality of that of a huntress, all the while everyone he's ever messed with hunts him for sport.

His only allies will be those who choose to aid him. He will be shunned, he will be isolated and learn what it means to be mortal."

Evetuone looks at Jason in shock, probably because it was the first time they'd seen him so serious.

Suddenly an entire legion voting this guy to be Zeus/Jupiter's replacement made a lot more sense.

"And what" spits Zeus/Jupiter, getting up to glare at his spawn. "Makes you think you can do that to me?"

Jason smiles, but it isn't kind "wouldn't you like to know, weather boy?" Before throwing something that engulfs his father in blue smoke.

When the smoke clears, the great king of Olympus now appears as a young man. He tries to pick up his masterbolt, enraged and it shocks him.

Hera is escatic, pulling Jason into a hug "you did it, I knew you had it in you." She says ruffling his hair "Lady Hera!" He pouts, trying to fix his hair.

She frowns "none of that, I have told you time and time again to call me mum." Jason mouths the words as she speaks, very clear they've had this conversation a lot.

"Sorry your majesty, Lady Hera, Queen of Olympus." Hera sighs but her gaze is fond.

"Mum?" Asks Annabeth. "I'm her champion but she'd watch over me as a baby and as a kid so she basically helped raise me." Explains Jason.

He totally knew about the bet Hera and Lupa had to see which he'd call mum first, and he totally wasn't messing with them both.

Nope, absolutely not.

"And er yeah, you guys can take him back to your camp when you want." Says Jason.

Hera lights up, a devious smile on her face. "I'll take care of that" Apollo raises a hand, a similar look on his face "I'll help."

The two vanish with the now fallen king.

Well that should be fine.

Probably.

Jason shrugged, ah well he tried.

"Soo... Who are you anyway?" Asks Percy, curious. Jason sighed, he was gonna have to put that nap on hold.

"Well it all started when my mum left me to the wolves, pun not intended."

(@star-archivist I'm not sure it this what you meant by "needing more of this", but.. Here it is 😅)