#pjo hoo toa cotg

[pjotwitter]

[skywalking-through-life]

Was I late to my real adult job this morning because I was watching the new PJO series trailer and crying? Um. 💀

[artofjeggs]

flyers on the olympus quest board 🧐

[groverapologist]

people think annabeth is so smart and calculated with every single one of her plans and while that's mostly true you guys are overlooking the plans she makes when she just goes "yeah like. this has a 50/50 success rate and it requires us to not breathe for 5 minutes and also to grow wings in the next 30 seconds. but we can do it".

[dead-but-nikolai]

Gods I hadn't realized how much I missed Percy's narration. Just look at this:

If this isn't peak narration idk what is.

[guardianspirits13]

Off to college!!!

[helpallthenamesaretaken]

annabeth "has a fanclub among the nature spirits of olympus" chase x percy "has a cult among the reptiles of tartarus" jackson

[connabeth]

in honor of annabeth's birthday, here are a few of several instances throughout the books where her presence—sometimes physical—but mostly just the very thought of her in percy's mind saves him from hopelessness, impending doom, and himself. she has the unique ability to save his ass despite not being there. the very idea of her and the sheer amount of love he has for her and his relentless daydreaming about their future together keeps him afloat, quite literally at times, when he has every other reason to succumb to the forces trying to tear his life apart, to give into the anger and despair and death awaiting him at every corner. and all of this ties into how annabeth is the heart of pjo and the physical manifestation of hope and humanity in the series, but that's a separate ten page essay. in conclusion, no one does it like annabeth chase.

[thegoldenappleofdiscord]

i think a lot about that one scene in botl where nico summons theseus and percy's surprised that he doesn't look all buff and strong - that he looks just like them, and not even older in age. he expects theseus to be prepared, to look experienced, but instead he gets someone who's a frightening image of the average demigod, and it's scary. it's a reminder of how things, no matter how shrouded in legend, haven't really changed. it's the same formula, the same pawns, and the same game.

[pjotwitter]

[skywalking-through-life]

Any thoughts on Percy’s precision Romantic gestures? Like in HOO Annabeth says I love you first and often kisses him more, but Percy’s kiss in Blood of Olympus, is probably their most Romantic and steamiest. I don’t want to act like it’s Quality vs Quantity but I was wondering what you thought of Percy’s romantic timing, as there are a few times he really nails it.

Oooo, this is a very interesting question, my friend 🤔

Let's see. I'm not really sure what percentage of my thoughts are Canon vs. Headcanon (because that is already a thin, hard-to-see-and-harder-to-agree-on line), but here are some thoughts regardless!

Something I love about Percy's character in general is how all-in he is when it comes to things/people/places he cares about. I think you're right that a lot of his love for Annabeth tends to show up in pretty large ways - like falling into Tartarus with her, the kiss in Athens, or his plans for them in New Rome (already thinking of marriage, kids, adult life, wow!), etc. I, therefore, as a person who tries to work closely with canon, tend to write his feelings for her in a very similarly all-consuming way!

That being said, I really, really think that most of their relationship is full of much subtler moments of intimacy, ones that might feel smaller in the moment but add up to the same grandiose portrait of love that the larger gestures represent. I think CotG does a great job with that, because it's such a good mixture of 'Percy's love for Annabeth literally saves his life (again)' and 'here are 100 examples of times when he is thinking of her fondly/appreciating her/doing something for her in a little way that shows how important she is to him.'

In general, I think Percy is a very romantic person! His thoughts are constantly about her, so it makes sense that he would be able to very precisely read what it is she wants/needs from him, and be able to time his romantic moments with that in mind! I also think this innate knowledge of her lends itself to very sweet moments of spontaneity, and that those moments tend to be very passionate! But I do think he also cares enough about her to want to PLAN a future out for them, which says a lot coming from the 'ADHD poster boy of the year,' lol. His ambition is to live a long, happy, peaceful life with her and his loved ones, and that requires some element of planning, AND some element of spontaneity - best laid plans and all that, lol.

I'm not really sure if this is what you were going for, but the tldr is basically that I think Percy is absolutely such a romantic, and it's one of the things I love about him. 🥹

[spookedbees]

oh buddy

[couldnt-think-of-a-funny-name]

the thing is, ESPECIALLY with the set up in chalice of the gods, I really don't think percy is ever gonna truly get a break. he's too valuable to them as much as no one likes it. like I fully expect percy to die as an old man and then immediately wake up as a young god against his will

[incorrect-seafam-quotes]

Sally: NRU is a good plan! Besides, I need your room for the baby.

Percy: But I don't know if I even want to move to NRU or what I'd even study or how I'd get the money-

Tyson: You could live in Atlantis! Its is closer to Manhattan and camp and dad won't force you to go to school! But he says that if you want to go he'll pay for all of it. And you'll get to see dad and me everyday!

Percy: I'm sold. Atlantis it is!

Sally, realizing she made a mistake: Wait-

Poseidon, in Atlantis: Finally Percy's coming home!! It only took 17 years and Sally having another emotional support child. Amphitrite, help me decorate his rooms-

[screenshotsonpinterest]

I wanna hear everything you keep and cut from cannon and where the specific lines are so pls comment or reblog :)

(E.g. I sort of ignore everything after house of hades but include Jason’s death and Leo and calypso breaking up)

[aroaceleovaldez]

The himbo, malewife, goofball -fication of percy jackson is such a crime by both the fans and riordan. It has made Mr not like percabeth as a couple because in all posts and in later books annabeth is such a girlboss, while Percy's dumb and can't fight his way out of a paperbag without her. All the posts are about how annabeth will be an architect and percy would love to be a trophy husband.

Even the humor in the books went from Percy's sharp wit and snark to 'my pancakes can't drown because I'm a son of poseidon.'

And now this recommendation letter bullshit.

Honestly now I'd wish percy just separated from annabeth (but they remain best friends.) He stays home with his family, becomes a camp counselor, helps young demigods, holds God's accountable and eventually becomes a social activist. (I also dislike him doing something marine biology related. It's clear he hates academics but he always wants to help people. Him helping demigods and mortals is such a wholesome profession for him.)

I fully agree with the first half of this, though I slightly disagree with part of the latter.

The later-series and fanon mischaracterization of Percy is at least a solid 50% ableism minimum, full stop. He's being warped into a very stereotyped ADHD character and the exact reason why he's being characterized as "dumb" is because of ableism. Percy is a very intelligent character! That's exactly why he's so in sync with Annabeth and they're such a strong duo! It's just generally Annabeth is more book/academically smart.

I disagree with where you say he hates academics - because that's one of the common misconceptions about his character. Percy doesn't hate learning or academic subjects! He's not even bad at them! We know explicitly that when he is in an accommodating environment he is interested in learning and gets significantly better grades! Percy only dislikes school because it is generally an environment that systematically he struggles with. It's literally just he has a learning disability (two, actually)! That's it! When his learning disability is accommodated for he does well! It's almost like that's what accommodations are all about! We know this from the first series! It's discussed pretty in-depth! Percy isn't a dumb character and he doesn't hate learning, he's just been let down by school systems so much that he's inherently distrustful of them. If they actually accommodate him though then he does just fine!

And that's exactly what CHB was all about and why New Rome University was supposed to be such a big thing for him! CHB is a learning environment geared for demigods. NRU is a demigod college. Both inherently imply an environment meant to cater to and accommodate students with ADHD and dyslexia! They are both systematically structured to be able to accommodate him! Heck, CHB and CJ even both address in the wider themes of the series a metaphor about how ADHD and dyslexia are commonly seen as childhood disabilities, and how it can be more difficult to find accommodations into adulthood because of that attitude but those disabilities don't just go away - that's why CHB is a summer camp but they talk about how demigods outside of CHB don't often fare well. The metaphor there is those who are not getting help or accommodations are struggling. Because that's how that works! This is a fully intentional metaphor from the first series! CHB is never framed as being perfect for demigods, because one of the entire central conflicts of the series is Percy and Luke going back and forth about this flawed system meant to help and support them but still letting people fall through the cracks. The "claim your kids by 13" thing is a metaphor about how acknowledging a child's disabilities (and possibly getting a diagnosis) earlier/as early as possible means they will have more time to learn and build up resources and support for themselves to be able to use later in life. One of CHB's major flaws is that it can accommodate demigods to a certain point, but it can only do so much before those demigods have to leave (the metaphor being accommodating school systems when those disabled students do not have any other forms of accommodations in their lives.)

And that's why Camp Jupiter was framed as being so revolutionary for Percy because it had an environment acknowledging that this is not just a childhood disability, adults with ADHD/dyslexia exist too and still need and deserve accommodations, AND is a place where those accommodations are available. That's why Camp Jupiter and NRU are treated as such special and important things to Percy, because it's essentially Percy being shown this type of thing can and does exist and it is available to him. It is an option he never thought was possible. Percy never thought he'd be able to go to college because he would not be able to go through school without accommodations, but NRU proves otherwise.

The part that's absolutely stupid is Rick then proceeded to retcon NRU so that apparently it's not a full college and Percy still has to take classes at normal mortal college which DEFEATS THE ENTIRE PURPOSE OF NRU EXISTING. Rick has fully retconned that demigods struggle past the ages of 16-18 when they're on their own (see above elaborated metaphors) and in doing so we have fully killed all symbolism in literally all of that. It's so stupid. And by having the plot of the CoTG trilogy entirely be that Percy is not actually allowed access to NRU in the first place because he is a son of Poseidon and has to do extra to even be accepted is stupid!

All that to say, I agree the marine biology feels like a huge cop-out and a disservice to his character by reducing him to just a son of Poseidon. The literal only reason why it's the default option people take for him is because oh, fish thing, fish guy. But I feel like everyone ignores the really obvious answer for what Percy would want to do which is - writing. Both his parents are writers/authors and he clearly admires that about them. Percy likes telling stories! He canonically is already a published author in-universe! That's what the books ARE in-universe! The first series fully exists in their universe and Percy is the author! This is explicit canonical information! Percy canonically has help physically writing it down (accommodations) but he is still the credited author! Percy is a writer! Already! Canonically! Why are we making him a marine biologist he already has a profession that ties into his character significantly more. Like you said, Percy likes helping people. That's what the books in-universe are supposed to be for! It's point blank at the beginning of the series! Book one! The thing everybody quotes all the time! The books exist because it is Percy trying to give advice to other demigods who don't know what's going on yet! It's Percy's writing down his experiences to help new demigods understand and contextualize their experiences so they can understand themselves better and figure out what's going on - WHICH IN ITSELF IS ALSO A METAPHOR ABOUT ADHD/DYSLEXIA! Because the core of the series has and always will be built around ADHD/dyslexia! Percy as a protagonist EXPLICITLY was created so that ADHD/dyslexic kids could see themselves as a hero!

Sorry that all was a very tangential rant but my point being: Absolutely. Percy in newer stuff in the franchise and in fanon is horrifically mischaracterized in ways that are functionally either fully ableist (shoutout TSATS for just outright claiming Percy is intentionally lazy and skips school out of disinterest, which is like the number one ableist attitude towards kids with learning disabilities) or a complete erasure of Percy's disabilities. Also I think he should be a writing major not a marine biologist.