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[demigods-posts]

Reasons why The Tree on the Hill from The Lightning Thief musical is an amazing song:

1.) “And no one at camp is safe until we can see the tree on the hill.” How abysmal is it that a demigods life is so dangerous that the only haven they have is a summer camp in Manhattan, New York? 

2.) “I thought I was the only kid of The Big Three gods.” “You are now.” Up until this point of the story, the audience is led to believe that Percy is the only kid of the Big Three gods in ages. Come to find out, there was a child of the Big Three gods that lived before him, but she died protecting her friends. Not only does it make the audience scared for Percy and his future, but it makes us scared for all demigods. The musical portrays this beautifully.

3.) “And maybe if I’d been a little bit braver, maybe if I stayed behind to fight, but ‘maybe’ doesn’t let me go back and save her. ‘Maybe’ doesn’t make it alright.” As Grover sings these lines, I think back to that scene when Percy insists on avenging his mom and fighting the minotaur, and Grover pleads with him to reach the border. He must have known surviving a fight with a minotaur, especially as a untrained demigod, meant a slim chance of survival, yet he watched his friend swallow his fear and fight anyway, probably reminding him of another demigod he knew. This had to have been incredibly traumatic for Grover to relive his darkest moments. 

4.) “As she died, he turned her into a tree so she could stand protecting us, forever.” How is it that even in her dying moments, her father still assigned her a task? I don’t mean to ruin the sentiment of this line, but it makes me wonder if the gods really do care about their children, or if they see them as chess pieces. At least Thalia’s a beacon of safety, for what it’s worth.

5.) “And it’s there reminding me of all I failed to be.” Grover is a protector. It is his job to find demigods and guide them to safety, and each time he succeeds, he has to face the tree that serves as a painful reminder of the one time he didn’t.

Not-so-fun fact: I already did a version of this post, but when I saved it to my drafts, it wasn’t there 😑 So, yippee.

Anyway, this song does an amazing job at highlighting Grover’s role in the story. He is such an important character in the series, and it’s a shame he wasn’t in the HOO series all that much. 

[demigods-posts]

what's interesting is annabeth thought the same about tyson. she, too, stereotyped and behaved unfairly to him. and we low-key resent her for it until we learn that her run in with a cyclops when she was seven is what inadvertently led to thalia's death. and here we see that luke associate the cyclops with thalia's death, too. not saying that luke was justified in throwing thalia's death in annabeth's face like that. but it's the nuance of luke's alleged close-mindedness actually being a direct result of a traumatic event that's hard to pick up on if you don't read in between the lines.

“Traveling with a Cyclops,” Luke chided. “Talk about dishonoring Thalia’s memory! I’m surprised at you, Annabeth. You of all people-”

“Stop it!” she shouted.

I didn’t know what Luke was talking about, but Annabeth buried her head in her hands like she was about to cry.

“Leave her alone,” I said.

Annabeth is a lot better than me because if my older brother told me he literally poisoned the only connection to my dead sister and then accused me of being the one in the wrong, I'm pushing him off his damn yacht. No hesitation.  

[gaydemigodavenger]

frank: you got any dating advice?

percy: just because i’m dating annabeth doesn’t mean i know how i did it

[anotherpjofan]

Ok we all know Percy is going to take over the role of dad to the younger campers right? So can you imagine him being outraged when kids get hurt in capture the flag even though it’s a little cut and then the kids are always so done like

Percy: You’re hurt!!

Kid: It’s a scratch

Percy: You’re only 12-

Kid: You fought the god of war at 12 -

Percy: I DID THAT SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO

Like Percy led two wars let him take advantage of it

[yes-i-like-pjo]

Percy Jackson 🤝 Magnus Chase

Not realizing they have a crush on their S/O until after they kissed

[qosmical]

so you’re saying leo hasn’t been on bestie picks bae unironically????

[katniss506]

Percy: You see this bruise I got today?

Percy: Yeah, I was kicked

Percy: But you call it a bruise, I call it a deep thigh massage

[crazy4books]

Me: Yesterday I met a dog that killed and almost ate a spider!

Athena cabin, automatically: WHERE IS THAT PRECIOUS LITTLE CUTIE?!?!? WHERE!?!?!

[ilovepjo]

Percy: Ace of spades! Jason: Uno, draw four! Leo: Pikachu, I choose you! Annabeth: WHAT THE HELL ARE WE PLAYING?

[runawaysapphic]

How about this. I realise I’m a demigod and I meet you at camp half blood and we get in with a bunch of really cool eccentric people, who we go on quests with. We love each other and we have each other’s backs like family, but I begin to think of you as more than a friend. Little do I know, you feel the same way. We hang roses from my cabin ceiling and tell each other things we’ve never told anyone else, we finally kiss after we win a big battle. We take in new demigods and become their lesbian mothers. How about that.

[roimp]

not these dumbass texposts

yes those dumbass textposts

and I avoid going there because i made a pjo board and now all I get it pjo stuff but its like from the later books basically it's mostly about hoo which i haven't read and I don't want spoilers so no pinterest for me ajshdjfjfk

[anotherpjofan]

Thalia: *gets turned into a tree when she’s dying so that she remains alive*

Jason: *dies even after trying to serve the gods as much as possible*

Zeus: I do not have favourites. Why would you even think that? I love all my children equally. Jason died? Hm. Jason Grace as in Thalia’s brother right? Is Thalia doing ok -

[percys-lost-af]

so im in math and i just thought if the stupidest thing.

ALG GOD OF THE INTERCEPTS

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(a new demigod comes to camp)

Percy: so who's your godly parent, mom or dad?

New Camper: I think it's my dad

Percy: Do you like the ocean or the sky or the dead?

New Camper: No, no, and ew no

Percy: Well can you sing? Or steal things?

New Camper: Nope, I like math though

Percy: Hm, I'd say Athena but your dad's the godly one

New Camper: I had this weird old lady talk to me, she said my parent was Alg, apparently he is the god of intercepts

Percy: WHO THE HECK

[crazy4books]

Edward Cullen: Hi! You are... Leo, right?

Leo Valdez: *gasps when he sees Edward*

Leo: Er, Yessss. I'm Leo repair boy hot stuff Valdez.

Edward: Ok...?

Leo: You know, we have A LOT in common...

Edward: Really? What?

Leo: We are both vErY hAnDsOmE

Leo: And we attract LOTS of ladies...

Edward: ...

Edward: *awkward smile*

[ilovepjo]

Leo: Do you guys wanna see a butterfly? The Seven: Annabeth: Please don’t thr- Leo: *yeets the butter across the room*

[anotherpjofan]

Ok but you can’t convince me camp half blood did not call Jason walmart percy or knock-off percy behind his back