#random thoughts with grace

[dreamaboutwhathappens]

i love the…. almost horror aspects of this album. all the references to ghosts and death…. and sonically, the unexpected shrieking in WAOLOM and the banging and screaming during “old habits die screaming” and even the way the tension subtly builds across the sixteen tracks and by the end you’re so stressed and shaken it’s like! losing your sense of self and feeling like you’ve become a monster is horror. and i’m sooooo glad she leaned into it

[cfffrk]

[wanderingmind867]

I think it's clear Rick Riordan has a bit of a bias. I feel like Percy and Annabeth definitely get the most focus in all of his books. Everything connects back to them, nearly all his books feature at least one of them, and I could swear it feels like they get the most chapters in the Heroes of Olympus series. Once The Mark of Athena rolls around, it becomes super obvious. Our four narrators are Annabeth, Leo, Piper and Percy. The House of Hades has Annabeth and Percy leading one storyline, while our other five or six characters are stuck sharing space.

And I don't bring all this up to say I hate Percy or I hate Annabeth. I don't hate them. I just feel like the other characters deserved more attention too. Jason, Leo, Frank, Hazel and Piper are all amazing characters. But they each take turns sharing the spotlight, meaning that they're not getting as much focus as Percy or Annabeth (who always have a spotlight on them). For gods sakes, Jason, Hazel and Frank don't even have any chapters from their perspective in the Mark of Athena! And the House of Hades doesn't really give them all equal time either. They're always struggling to make their mark, while Rick plays up his originals and clear favorites.

So while I really do enjoy his books, I am accusing him of (whether accidentally or intentionally so) having a bias towards Percy and Annabeth in his writing. I don't think he prove me wrong, either. It's clear he had favorites. And the sad thing is: I actually prefer most of the new characters to Percy and Annabeth. I prefer Piper and Leo and Jason and Frank and even Hazel. They're actually a lot more compelling to me. So the fact that they all have to struggle for space…well, it really gets to me.

[pixthefuckup]

npmd incorrect quotes... except they're things i've said myself. Grace: Is that a train or our lord and savior Jesus Christ? Steph: Being a bad bitch is a state of mind. Richie: It's the start of Mountain Dew, it feels so nice to drink that gamer fuel! Pete: Heads, we die. Tails, we live. Pete: Fuck, it’s heads. Ruth: As you put your spaghetti to a boil, stick your dick in some extra virgin olive oil! Pete (stand in for my brother here): You do realize you just screamed that in the middle of a supermarket checkout line, correct? Ruth: Ah, my impulsive brain strikes again. I'll just curl up and die now. Steph and Pete after the whole "LIB wants one of you to kill the other, lol!" thing: Fuck you, magic man! Any of the nerds: Do you think we could rickroll NASA? Max: If you say one more stupid thing, I'm going to rip out your vocal cords, chop them up, stir fry them, and eat them as part of my Pad Thai. Capeesh?

[backpackingspace]

Wait going off the idea that Athena keeps things from her favorite people:

What does diomedes give her?

[paranormaltheatrekid]

hypothetically, imagine the axe men never killed the church of the starry children. Imagine that the citizens of Hatchetfield still worshiped the lords in black. Imagine that Grace’s absurd brand of Christianity had already been about the lords in black.

[dreamaboutwhathappens]

it feels like the sinister answer to “i love you ain’t that the worst thing you ever heard?” because that verse in the alcott concludes with “i think i’m falling back in love with you.” to me it’s suggesting that maybe the person the narrator is speaking to is hoping that they’ll finally be pushed far enough to break it off, but in reality they were pushed far enough to consider all the reasons they should stay. the last thing you wanted (to be forced to try yet again) is the first thing i do (fall back in love with you, find a way to make this work).

also, not naming *what* the thing is suggests that the narrator knows exactly what it is and knows how unforgivable it is but doesn’t want to acknowledge it for fear of actually endangering the relationship. this song carries no anxiety about what the issue in the relationship is; there’s no miscommunication or confusion. the narrator knows exactly what the thing is, but doesn’t want to fully approach it, or even *why* they’re doing it. in other songs, the problems are named exactly for what they are and the flaws of the relationship are called out (“is it insensitive of me to say ‘get your shit together so i can love you?’”). the alcott, however, doesn’t want to put a name to the horror, and tries to see what could be on the periphery.

they still want to be met at the alcott.

what do y'all think "the last thing you wanted is the first thing i do" means?

[beelinx]

unfortunately yeah i DO have a thing for blonde guys and it’s horrible

[dreamaboutwhathappens]

what a year the past seven months have been

[zukkaoru]

the thing about fem!dazai is that she would not look like that. she would wear the same exact outfits she wears in canon. she would not wear makeup. she would grow out her hair only because she's too lazy to cut it, and she would rarely actually brush it. (the messy look is part of my charm ;)) her nails would be bitten and picked at, and if she ever were to wear nail polish, it would have been forced on her by either chuuya or yosano. she wouldn't wear heels because she doesn't like pain. she wouldn't even have her ears pierced because she doesn't like pain. chuuya tried to convince her when they were teenagers and she kept coming up with increasingly absurd excuses for why she couldn't get her ears pierced. she wears socks with flats because it's more comfortable even though chuuya ridicules her endlessly because "don't you know how horrendous that looks". (why are you looking at my feet? dazai retorts is it because you can't see any higher than that?) the only times she's ever dressed up were for undercover missions in the port mafia, and she griped about being uncomfortable in her clothes and shoes and makeup the entire time. she doesn't even look at her reflection, so why would she spend hours curating the perfect look? she just throws one of her three outfits on and goes

[iwritenarrativesandstuff]

not every character who does something wrong needs a redemption arc. btw.

[dontspillthefrijoles43]

Hoo hcs/hot takes pt ???

Personally, I think Jason grace is ace. (Funny that rhymed).

I think because well one that Hera basically manipulated Piper and His relationship. But I do believe Jason honestly loved Piper in a deep way beyond love. And admire her just as much as Leo.

I kind of see a reflection of Leo and Reyna— both having a crush on Jason. And Jason wanting to understand how love works— and realizing “oh shit. These people actually like me. I’m not something to glorify and be pressured to put on a pedestal.”

Jason grace didn’t know what love felt like until Piper and Leo. And just for my own sake, I say that he has the deepest form of love for both them because they went to hell and back for each other. It doesn’t have to be romantic love either. I think platonic love is just as deep.

I wished we got to see how Jason and Piper’s relationship went after Leo sacrificed himself. Like did he still have that deep love? Did it strain? Did He blame himself for losing a piece and pushing away the other?

(Also this is my own take, I think everyone prob has there own AUs and fanfic. So this is mine, y’all don’t have to agree with me)

[mischiefbuckley]

I caved and finally watched the first episode of lone star…

judd seems like a very interesting and complex character and honestly interested to see how he plays out throughout the show cause again only thing I know about judd’s character as of now is the pilot and crossover episode but I will say his relationship with grace is so adorable even from the small moments in the pilot and I can’t wait to see more of it (also sad cause I know she doesn’t come back for season 5 but I’ll enjoy it while I can)

tk overdosing in the pilot episode like wasn’t expecting that at all, but I do like how they call attention to his addiction from the beginning very intriguing way to address it

owen building the 126 up and choosing the people that typically wouldn’t be chosen for a team like mateo and marjan and paul and also enjoyed that part including the part with paul in the changing room (although I really wish it wasn’t rob lowe playing him)

the slow moments of tk and carlos starting right from the beginning and what do you mean carlos asked him to dance like what even (also carlos I need you to show a certain texas firefighter that lives in LA some of your moves please he needs help desperately)

also liv tyler was in this??? but I feel like anything liv tyler is in is doomed from the beginning lol

the one part that had me dying at the end is why did they chose to play old town road at the end of the episode like again the budget allocated for music alone with 911 and 911 lone star is so insane to me

[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.

[wanderingmind867]

I forgot Jason tamed a storm spirit horse named Tempest. I had literally completely forgotten. That's kind of funny, considering tempest is even featured on the cover art for some copies of the mark of athena, but it really was a thing i'd forgotten. And seriously, these books have way too many horses. Blackjack, Tempest, Arion, possibly Rainbow the hippocampus and probably many others. So many horses or horse equidistant creatures. Does Rick Riordan just have a thing for horses? And if so, why am i just coming to this conclusion now? I don't kjadonnow, but i really think rick riordan must just love horses.

[beanghostprincess]

I think Nami would be a huge fan of Sitcoms because they're cozy and nothing happens and it reminds her of when she used to watch them with her mom and Nojiko. Zoro and Luffy catch her watching a sitcom someday and they complain about how nothing is happening, and she says that that's the whole point of the show and they don't know how to appreciate it because they're always either watching cartoons or fight movies. But then the two guys get extremely invested too and they end up binge-watching Seinfeld, Friends, That 70s Show, Cheers... I wholeheartedly think Luffy would love the found family trope and Zoro would end up getting into the dumbest arguments with Nami because they have different opinions on dramatic moments of the shows.