#not saying other characters arent driven by love for their friends and family and stuff

[sleepyvib-es]

Just having thoughts about the og series starting with Luke, Thalia, and Annabeth's promise to each other about family and Nico making Percy promise to protect Bianca, his sister.

Annabeth to Luke:

"Family, Luke, you promised."

Nico to Percy:

"you have to promise to keep my sister safe." "I… that's a big thing to promise, Nico.." "Promise," he insisted. "I'll do my best. I promise that.

Both promises being broken.

Also this part:

"You promised you would protect her," Nico said. He might as well have stabbed me with a rusty dagger. It would've hurt less than reminding me of my promise.

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The dagger mention here ?? And Annabeth's dagger being the cursed blade part of the prophecy that Luke used to stab himself with that was cursed specifically because he broke his promise.

Nico's fallout with Percy being the catalyst to Percy accepting being the Hero of the Prophecy because he wanted to spare Nico from suffering more pain. And because he felt he owed it to his sister.

Annabeth's reminder and unwavering faith leading to Luke's sacrifice, completing his role as the hero of the prophecy.

Both promises being everything but also not enough in the end.

Neither of them getting back the family they wanted.

Both of them healing and making bonds that they let themselves have despite all their heartbreak and pain and fear of abandonment.

Annabeth finding a family in Percy and Grover (and Sally).

Nico finding a family in Hazel, never seeing her as Bianca's replacement. Nico eventually being able to accept Jason and Reyna and Will's friendship and love for him (don't think about reyna and bianca hunters of Artemis parallels or jason dying).

Just... both Annabeth and Nico desperately wanting to preserve their families.

Both Annabeth and Nico being so full of love.

Love being why Annabeth's faith in Luke never wavers, which saves them in the end. Love being the reason why Nico wanted to resurrect Bianca and also why he respects her wish to be let go. Love also being why he helps Percy and why he doesn't give up on Hades making amends with his family, which ultimately helps save them in the end.