#octavian my beloved!!

[newromesweirdest]

So I made an Octavian edit for myself, but I thought the world might like to see it too. The purple coloring is a little heavy handed in the symbolism department, but I don't care. My face claim for Octavian is @radyagrinya (you can find him on instagram/pinterest/tiktok). Fan art credit goes to @kanicrow and @lubble-underscore !! I could not find the artists for the other artwork, so if anyone recognizes them, please let me know so I can add it here!

P.S. Sorry I disappeared for so long! Since I've been gone, I graduated college, worked through an insane internship, learned how to sew a quilt, and met a long-distance friend irl. Life has been crazy! I promise that my Octavian fic is still on the way!

[come-on-valdez]

*After getting to CHB*

Octavian: We must hold a formal meeting, lead me to the forum

Jason: So…about that…

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Octavian: You hold meetings around a PING PONG TABLE?!

[pjo-hoo-toa-freakazoid]

I made a thing ✨

[octag0n-l0v3r]

Me to Octavian haters 🗣️‼️🔥

[realredbanana]

There’s something so intriguing to me about how Rachel has stronger “prophecy powers” than Octavian, but she can’t control when she speaks prophecies, yet Octavian’s “prophecy powers” are much weaker, but he can control when he reads them.

[lilylionm34]

Reyna definitely deserves a standalone book. Thanks to Rick for creating such a strong female character. I see all kinds of precious qualities of women in her, and those are the ones that I didn’t have in the past.

I remember when I first read HoO, I was only in elementary school. Back then, I was too timid and weak to face difficulties. I won’t say how much Reyna had helped me in shaping my personalities, but until now, when I encounter difficulties, I still keep telling myself that if Reyna can do it, I can do it too. You guys won’t believe that such a simple encouragement turned me into an independent, brave and responsible girl.

For me, she is not just a leader, but more like a role model. To be honest, I need to know more about her background story, especially her interactions with Jason and Octavian. They all need more developments, in-depth developments. I still don’t think it was a good decision for her to join the Hunters, but if there is a book about what happened after that, it would be great as well.

Reyna is underestimated, admit it.

[aurantiumred]

its me your beloved time god please feed my octavian addiction

hey babe. love you michael!!!

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anyway onto octavian/tav. going to be calling him tav from here on out because i fucking cant be bothered to type octavian so many times.

so tav and jason were absolutely friends. also twins. the amount of times that someone came up to tav with "great job in battle today!" or up to jason with "any new prophecies?" annoys them both until they try to do a funny and swap places for like a day (because twins and silly shenanigans and the only difference between the two is the brand (which, damn camp jupiter, we're just gonna skip over them branding children (something canonically described to be incredibly painful by multiple characters) let alone TODDLERS like Jason's age when he joins) and that tiny scar which can be easily replicated by white paint) and immediately chicken out because rule following.

tav cuts jason's hair (very long has not been cut since two) to match his hair's length (also people kept exploiting and pulling on it in battle. also dysphoria.) and it trips everyone up so hard. they're not having a good time over at camp jupiter because who the fuck is who

this ends up with jason accidentally introducing himself as tav because people accidentally call him that so much and quickly correcting himself but its too late because the new camper he was talking to already thinks he's insane because who the fuck just forgets their own name???

the brother/twin thing also breaks my heart because he loses both his best friend (read: boyfriend) and his brother on the same fucking day and never gets to see either again.

imagine how bad he would feel in toa because his brother pretty much caused this. apollo is here because he couldn't save tav and he wasn't loyal to his legion

anyway this is getting off topic i have a 2 foot by two foot large replica of the hippodrome to finish making babe ily and i might draw that later but seriously ive gotta stop writing posts on tumblr while i have school to do.

[octeyna-lover]

Octeyna 😋(I got tired of drawing Reyna's praetor regalia)

[francy-sketches]

If I'd actually posted all my pjo art when I made it instead of hoarding it like a little goblin for no apparent reason today I might have been known as the octavian guy instead of the joffrey guy...scary thought...

[queer-trashmouth]

I have such a knack for kinning the most unlikable characters in fandom which is fun except for when it’s not

[kos-ire]

absolutely going FERAL over the news of Rusty Quill's new podcast about Rome after Caesar's death

[thefinalsnart]

I’m realizing some old unused OCs would actually fit great with Sunday and Robin, the Halovians, and The Family… I have work to do today I can’t afford to redesign three OCs right now—

[plushieslayer]

still obsessing over this…

octavian thing I forgot to post oops

[octag0n-l0v3r]

Umm

I made a silly :3

[jayishere3269]

I ain't complaining, but I liked one (1) post of fanart of Jebediah and Octavian from Night At The Musuem and now my main page is full of fanart of them

[cabin10diaries]

im so im so. obsessed with jason but specifically what other people think of him

reyna oh my beloved reyna <333 she knew him the best of everyone and then he disappeared, came back brand new? new friends, new girl, new person, and shes glad he's happy but where did HER jason go ? the one she trained with, spent years getting close with, spending all her time with? he was taken from her, and as happy as she is for the new jason he can never fill her heart the same

piper my lovely was basically coerced into a relationship built on false narratives with him, and she broke up bc that wasnt right !! what were they now? ofc, they were friends, but the tension of fake memories and fading feelings was still effective. it was so hard to talk to him but she wanted it to be easy again like in her fake memories

leo (this is valgraced bc im a valgrace truther ok?) hated him but loved him as a friend and more. jason was what leo wanted to be; respected, smart, listened to, not seeming like a burden. he wanted that so bad, which made him want jason, too. stuck between do i want my best friends boy or do i want to kill him and take his place? he was soo jealous but guilty of the jealousy bc it wasnt like it was jasons fault the way ppl treated the two differently. and jason was the same to leo, he wanted leos humor and be able to make a room laugh instead of having them glare at him for being to stern, even tho thats what he had been taught to do. they found a unique bond with each other by wanting aspects of each other while liking the parts they didnt want to be

cohort5/new rome [bar hazel and frank] etc looked up to him so much. he was their role model, their leader, their voice of reason, the person to turn to, THE guy. they basically idolized and dehumanized him to nothing but the boy who was raised to lead them, especially bc he was the son of jupiter. the first in so long, ofc he was important and special, why treat him like normal ?

percy ,,, he respected jason eventually. they clashed but they learned how to work through the clashing and fight alongside each other instead of against each other. they had similar yet dif personalities, percy fighting to be listened to while jason had been forced to speak. both leaders, respected, treated like leaders but in dif ways bc of the way their social groups functioned. they both wanted what each other had; percy wanted the stability of new rome, knowing he'd have people that would come back alive every summer. jason wanted the close bonds of camp halfblood without being put into a heavy spotlight

thalia loved him. he was her younger brother, how could she not? she pitied him, tho, from the way he lived in new rome. she knew the life well, being thrown into the spotlight and everything bc she herself was a daughter of zeus (like how chiron and camp treated her, esp if u compare it with how they treated percy after she came back) and hoped he would find a place better. her arms were always open for him but she had another life she wanted to live, too

octavian. pure hatred and jealousy. jason was everything he wanted. he was in leader positions, respected, listened to. octavian thought of him similarly to leo, but without the good bond. he despised jason because he wanted everything jason got just for being born from jupiter. it was unfair, and octavian decided to take advantage when jason disappeared. he wouldnt have another chance to take the spots that belonged to him

nico grew fond of him. he couldnt not have, esp after how jason treated him after the cupid incident. immediately showing his trust, backing him up, etc etc, it was finally someone nico could trust and talk to after years of running from camp and monsters and guilt of dead sisters and tense/awkward friend?ship with his very happily taken crush. nico found someone he could depend on, even if he didnt want to

beryl damn. she had some love for him. deep down, she knew she did, he was her son. but she couldnt focus on him, she had her life to take. her downfall started with thalia and zeus, jason made it worse. even if he was her son, the little love she had for him was so hard to find. too hard to even try. so, she left him, maybe hoping for a better life for him, or wanting to get rid of him. she knew both reasons were true

hedge isnt too talked about in general but he loved jason okay. the son he never had, before chuck. he was him and leos and pipers protector, and he would lay down his life for any of the three. they were his children, even if he no longer talks to them, theyll hold the spot in his heart

hazel and frank and annabeth had similar thoughts about jason. none were really close; hazel and frank looked up to jason like the rest of new rome, but could see him as a person because they actually talked to him. they thought positively about jason, he was friends with all three. even if they werent as close as tlh trio, they still liked jason. how could you not, after a war stuck with them? they think of jason like one does with a friend who used to be close, but grew apart simply because of time. they like him, but theyre not close

hera oh !! he was her son. he was her champion. he was hers, even if he was caused by the reoccuring infidelity of her husband. he was her champion and she loved him like a son. she had a genuine bond with him, one thats hard to form with a god and mortal/demigod. she was the better beryl, and him the better heracles

lesterpollo. he thinks of jason so. much. i firmly believe jason was a big big big part in lester changing, i mean, watching someone know they were going to die and WILLINGLY go into the situation? he had nothing but respect and admiration towards jason. jason was like a mentor to him, showing and reminding him of the right thing to do