#thalia worship

[helyeahmangocheese]

guys do you know how absolutely cracked the british!Grace siblings dynamic is... punk british Thalia who is so anti establishment bc look at the fucking monarchy and the british empire.... BLACK JASON GRACE, SON OF THE KING OF GODS, GRAPPLING WITH THE HISTORY OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE, THE BRITISH EMPIRE, AND THE EMPIRE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. the implications... and yet they're just kids who want to fit in... the family story, yall, fucking ouch.

[songofapollon]

The Muses

Lord Apollon is often referred to as the Leader of the Mused, and depicted with Them, and I’d like to honor Them as well as Him with introducing Them!

The Muses

There are 3 sets of Mousai (Muses)

- The Mousai Titanides, 3 or 4 elder Muses, children of Ouranos and Gaia

- The 9 Olympian Mousai, the ones I’m mostly talking about in this post

- The Mousai Apollonides, 3 daughters of Apollon

The 9 Muses are goddesses of music, song, dance, knowledge, and inspiration. They are children of Zeus and Mnemosyne.

The Muses are Kalliope (epic poetry), Kleio (history), Euterpe (lyric poetry), Melopmene (tragedy), Terpsichore (choral dance and song), Erato (Erotic poetry), Polymnia (sublime hymn), Ourania (astronomy), and Thalia (comedy).

[nyxshadowhawk]

My Hymn to the Muses

Since I can apparently write poetry now, I've decided to begin work on a hymnal. It's going to be a long-term project. As is proper, I've begun with the Muses. (I also really could use their help right now.) I was sobbing while writing this, so, that's how I know I'm on the right track.

To the Muses O Muses, from whom all stories flow Like the waters of the Hippocrene, that pours from Helicon’s towering heights onto the sacred planes of Greece; Daughters of Zeus and mothers of song, whose voices sound like chiming bells, heard in the ripples of the stream and the calling of the wind, singing stories older than the many languages of men; Your voices sing within my soul And always have, since I was born.

Urania, who in my youth led me to a sacred stream, and turned my face up to the stars; Calliope, who leads me through the lengthy stories that I tell; Terpsichore, who compels my limbs to express what’s in my heart; Euterpe and Erato, who with their sweet voices, charm my soul; Polyhymnia, who speaks to me now, encouraging me to praise the gods; Clio, she who calls my glance back to the rich lore of the past; Thalia and Melpomene, the witty players on life’s stage, who remind me to enjoy the show, and teach me how to cope with endings.

Pegasus brought me to you, Once, very long ago. And in that time you’ve taught me well How to sing and dance and write, the many arts of lorekeeping. Sisters, now I call to you-- fill me with the voice divine, so that always, always the words will come.

[messywitch]

last batch that i made today. feel free to use with credit.

i'm open to making these under request, just send me an ask with the deity you'd like a box for!! please be nice, too.

goddesses in this post: The Muses, Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Thalia, Terpsichore, Urania.

[somewhereincairparavel]

Percy this. Percy that. It was always about Percy Jackson. All the fucking time. 

It was always about the Hero of Olympus, the one who defeated Kronos and led the battle of Manhattan, the one who was offered immortality by the king of the gods himself, the one who restored glory to Rome by returning the golden eagle, the one who became praetor of the Roman camp in 2 weeks with limited training. 

His Roman camp. Jason Grace's Roman camp.

Percy Jackson had pulled off everything in 2 weeks that Jason Grace wasn't able to accomplish despite dedicating his whole life for duty. 11 years of blood, sweat and tears, simply gone down the drain.

Jason had failed his camp. He had failed his home. Turns out, he wasn't as great as the people of Rome had once preached about him. It was obvious considering the less than warm welcome he had gotten from his so-called “home”. 

He received no hugs, no cheers, no “we missed you jason!”, no “I was so worried about you!” or even a single pat on the arm by his “friend” Dakota. Dakota and Gwendolyn hadn't even spared a glance at him.

Nothing. Instead, this new Jackson boy was held up to worship like a god amongst the people who once considered Jason a “hero”.

Jason laughed bitterly. Was it selfish of him to be disappointed with Reyna? With a pang, he got to know that Reyna hadn't sent a single search party out to look for her “best friend”. Not like Annabeth did for Percy, not like Thalia did for Percy.

With a pang, he got to know that the whole camp basically deemed him as ‘dead’ and Reyna hadn't even set up a memorial of remembrance for him. The camp had simply moved on with their new hero. Without a single shred of thought for Jason Grace. 

The forgotten Hero. The lost hero. Jason Grace.

These thoughts of doubt gnawed on Jason's mind, slowly eating him up ever since he'd first seen Percy Jackson in those damned praetor togas that once belonged to him. 

He didn't dislike the boy, of course not, it wasn't Percy's fault that Hera wiped their memories or switched camps.

 But it was hard for Jason to not resent him, or feel even the tiniest amount of envy, knowing that Reyna willingly replaced him with Jackson. Very quickly too, at that. He overheard Octavian blabbing to his lackeys about how Reyna “was head over heels for Percy almost immediately” 

“I guess that's it. Maybe I am someone who is easy to replace.” Jason thought, his eyes pricking as he looked over from the flying ship, at the place he once used to call home. 

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Jason watched remorsefully as Thalia, Grover, Percy and Annabeth were all gathered at the table in camp half blood, cracking jokes about dam french fries or whatever that meant.

Thalia caught Jason's eyes, staring at all of them from a distance. She smiled softly, and gave him a tiny wave. He weaved his lips into something that was meant to look like a wry smile, but it came out as a slight grimace, as he waved back.

Thalia was so close to Jason, yet so far away.

He knew she loved him, but it felt different. And an annoying, nagging part of Jason had known that Thalia would never be as close to him as she was to Annabeth or Percy. 

Ironic isn't it? Jason and Thalia were always connected since they came from the same womb, yet she was closer to Annabeth, a girl she'd found after she had run away from the same woman that had given Jason to the wolves. The same woman who had turned his life upside down by abandoning him. 

Thalia had found Annabeth right after she thought she had lost Jason. In a strangely ironic way, Jason felt like he'd been replaced all over again.

Thalia had replaced Jason as a younger sibling with Annabeth without even realizing it, all of this took place mere months after a baby Jason was considered to be dead. This situation had strangely reminded him of Camp Jupiter, how he was replaced by Percy right after Jason was considered “dead” by Camp Jupiter.

This made Jason reach the possibility that if he were indeed “dead”, he wouldn't be missed. People wouldn't bat an eyelash. Since there was always someone better than him. Someone like Percy Jackson, who could easily fill the void Jason would leave behind.

His eyes watered, as he looked at how much fun his sister had with his friends. Knowing full well, that he'd never be able to do the same.

Jason felt ashamed that he had to ask Percy about Thalia’s likes and dislikes, he was thalia’s brother. He was supposed to know.

Jason watched as Thalia quickly hugged the trio, as she left their table to leave with the hunters, not even realizing that there was one person whom she forgot to hug.

Don't take it personally. Don't take it personally. She just forgot. She doesn't hate you. She just forgot. She doesn't prefer Percy over you. She's in a hurry. That's why she forgot. Jason repeated that like a mantra, the only person he was trying to convince was himself.

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“And he rejected immortality!- oh you should've seen Zeus' face!” Annabeth exclaimed to Hazel excitedly, as Percy was blushing at the compliment fountain being poured at him by Hazel and Annabeth.

Jason had always been fascinated by that story, the almighty Percy Jackson getting offered to become a god, by Zeus.

His father. Jason's father, Zeus. 

Jason felt stupid and guilty for getting envious, it's not the fact that Percy had been offered immortality, no. Jason couldn't care less about being immortal. It was the person who offered Percy invincibility that bothered Jason so much. 

Jason knew that even if he went to the ends of the world to accomplish something, his father wouldn't be able to praise him or even talk to him for a long time. 

Zeus and Jason could never be like Hades and Nico, or Poseidon and Percy. That's just how it is.

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Reyna had come to camp half blood for a fun visit. Jason would've been ecstatic in other circumstances, but in this case, he wanted to be as far away from her as possible. Because currently, Reyna seemed to be looking at everyone, but refused to meet Jason's eyes. She seemed to keep her distance as she laughed at something Percy and Piper were saying. 

She may as well have just stabbed him, it would've hurt a lot less. 

He had truly been naive to believe that he could make amends with Reyna. Now he knew, it would never be possible. There was too much pain mixed with bitterness on both ends. But seeing her get along with Percy reminded him of the old times of friendship he and Reyna had shared. Keyword: had.

Once again, the fates had shown him that Percy Jackson would always be better. 

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As Jason Grace lay on the cold floor, coughing out blood. He realized he was alone, he was dying, but he was alone.

Like always. The sickly voice of Gaia, that had once haunted his nightmares, boomed in his head. Jason knew he was hallucinating as a result of blood loss, Gaia is in deep slumber. But that did not stop the voice in his head that was invented by his insecurities. Even in the end, you've been forgotten, Jason Grace. Because that's what you will always be. The second best. The leftover. The pawn who is discarded, after his purpose has been fulfilled. Percy Jackson would always be better in everyone's eyes. 

To the Romans, you are simply the one who betrayed his lineage. But Percy is the one who restored glory. He did your job for you.

To the Greeks, you are simply a burden, one whom they were forced to welcome.

To your father, you are merely one of his many sons. 

To your sister, you are a stranger.

Jason's resolve to live had weakened, hot tears were streaming down his face as he closed his eyes in defeat, he had come to the painful conclusion that nobody is going to come find his body. Nobody is going to mourn him.

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“Oh I will always be much better than you at this! Bring it on, dude!” Percy laughed as he striked his play sword lightsaber at Jason's. They clashed. 

“You wish, Jackson!” Jason shot back jokingly, as they sparred playfully with toy lightsabers.

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“Jackson, you jerk. You were right after all, you will always be much better than me” Jason laughed bitterly, as he recalled that memory of his sparring session with Percy.

 Suddenly everything went black. The life had successfully ebbed out of him.

Little did Jason know, was that someone had indeed come to look for him. Tempest, his Pegasus had come to retrieve his body, but Jason was long gone. People had indeed mourned him. His friends were, indeed, anguished. His sister was, indeed, heartbroken.

Jason's soul parted this world, with the knowledge that he'd always be The forgotten Hero. 

The lost hero. Jason Grace.

[anotheroceanid]

Triton “I’m not particularly interested in my half-blood brother’s life, I just think…” ‘s opinions on some of Percy’s relationship outside the seafam:

Chiron: Should’ve been more careful with Percy, but overall okay given Chiron being an obviously underpaid and overworked old man

Grover: He likes him. It’s pity he didn’t marry Polyphemus, it’d be nice to have him in the family and maybe he would convince good old Polyphemus to start a healthier diet

Luke: Bad thing he betrayed Olympus, blah blah blah, but in a positive light he left camp before Percy’s hero worship turned into something more 👍

Annabeth: She… oh… okay… I guess I can’t write that, Triton. I’ll leave it here that you are strongly against her near your brother. What? No, I won’t say that either. What does Athena and Pallas have to do with this… Okay, enough. Next!

Apollo: Again, I can’t write that. I cannot call the god of sun a [redacted]!!! Okay, I’ll leave the message. Directly quoting Triton (not my words, Triton’s) “I know things about you, cradle robber. Don’t make me come for you!”

Hermes: Not bad. He’s happy that at least one god has restraining. Keep distance, either way. In fact, STOP visiting Percy with presents you were NOT allowed to gift him with.

Thalia: Surprisingly alright about their friendship, laments that she is the daughter of who she is, but she’s got points since she doesn’t like her father much, too.

Hazel: Best half-blood around (after Percy, ofc), says he’d like to have her and Frank over to dinner any day at the palace.

Frank: Basically family, he totally approves of Percy’s friendship with him. Pity he’s Roman and child of Mars, “no one is perfect, I guess”

Nico: In the name of Lady Amphritite, Lord Triton is asking you to eat more healthily. Mostly okay and “Don't crush on Percy again, if you know what's good for you.”

Jason: Roman. Jupiter. Multiple hisses… I don’t know what he meant with it, but whatever.

Beckendorf: He’s ranting for three hours about how great Beckendorf was. Terms such as “Honorary Percy’s Big Brother” were used.

Rachel: Very nice mortal. Poor taste in patrons, though.

[yourthirdparent]

and what if apollo as a god made jason a tree himself after his death? and what if that tree had similar properties to thalia's tree and formed a magical barrier? and what if apollo put that tree in a place of worship? and what if that place of worship then became a sanctuary, a safe haven for demigods and gods alike? and what if jason became a figure in modern demigod myth, a protective spirit? and what if his mythologisation led to him being deified? and what if he was the god of worship, ritual, and safety? and what if he was the protector of demigods and heroes? what then?

[diamondsunbursts-and-marblehalls]

"Annabeth is terrified of spiders."

Luke and Annabeth's existence is so interwoven that the best analogy he can come up with for the reasoning and justification behind his betrayal of everything he's ever known and loved is one connected to her.

Say what you want, but I think Luke thought about Annabeth and Thalia during every part of his betrayal. He knew that even Annabeth's complete adoration and devotion to Athena couldn't make her care. He knew that the king of the gods, Zeus could have saved Thalia but instead, he turned her into a tree "as a last resort" to keep her out of the way for good.

Of course, his reasoning for siding with Kronos reminds him of Annabeth. Small and scary things will be crushed immediately, if he has a bigger power behind him he at least has a shot at making a change.

He's been mistreated by Hermes, but he's also spent years watching his little sister worship Athena, do everything she ever asked all for a hat that turns you invisible, and the occasional nod her way. He's her big brother, you don't think HE KNOWS that she thinks love has to be earned? You don't think he's done everything he could to prove to her that's not true.

Ultimately his betrayal had everything to do with Annabeth. It was for Thalia, it was for the rest of the Hermes kids, for all of the unclaimed in his cabin who had to spend their whole lives knowing that their godly parent didn't care about them enough to even acknowledge their existence, it was for Clarisse who has clearly been abused by Ares and yet would still do anything for his favour, it was for every half-blood who had ever been mistreated by the gods.

The first analogy he thinks of in trying to describe the relationship between demigods and gods is one associated with Annabeth because she's the reason he can justify his betrayal.

[aliferousdreamer]

YESSSSS THANK YOU THEY'RE SO UNDERRATED

tns i am in your walls

solos micheldon any day of the week

[iamaweirdbeing]

why is thalia grace one of my favorite characters in the entire percy jackson universe? bc she is the most important character to the conflict of pjo and percy never realizes.

i love that he never realizes bc once the series has started, it doesn't actually matter. thalia is the trigger, the last straw, the motivation, whatever you want to call it for luke to truly hate the gods. before thalia's death he didn't like them, but he wanted to. he wanted their attention, he wanted them to prove him wrong. but then she dies and he has to watch as, instead of healing her, zeus turns her into a tree.

years before the lightning thief even takes place luke hates the gods. his quest was his final failure that made him join kronos, but thalia was put him on the path in the first place. she was the first domino to fall and there's nothing percy could have done in the series to change that. that's why i love that no one realizes the importance, except maybe thalia herself. maybe that was why she sat crying during titans curse when she thought no one was watching. it doesn't really matter bc it was too late to change anything, but she has to live with it anyway.

this is why i love what the show is doing with thalia so far. she is a ghost haunting luke and annabeth. to annabeth she is the personification of glory. she died a hero's death and gave her life for annabeth, but annabeth only knew her for two weeks. she idolized her, she didn't know her. at 7 years old when she was told all these things about gods and glory and honor, she was pushed into the mindset of worshiping the gods. she would do anything to earn their approval and be on the same level as thalia. luke did know her. they lived on the run with each other for two years. they saw first hand the pain that followed demigods, they struggled to survive together. to luke, thalia died a hero, not as a demigod or a champion of her godly parent, but as herself. she did not die in glory, she died in sacrifice and instead of honoring her and being something of a parent zeus turned her into a tree. he was 14 he already had his own opinions about the gods and this emphasized them. while annabeth was pushed towards the gods, luke was pushed away from them.

its a wonder annabeth didn't notice sooner

[mmavverickk]

I personally have always felt that, on Jason's end, the rivalry he bad with Percy was done to like meet the expectation of his role S a son of Jupiter. He doesn't even know how to have a genuine rivalry because he's all in his head.

I dunno I might be talking outta my ass

i understand how it comes across that way. honestly, that's probably how rick wrote it. "well these two are kids of the big three, gotta put some tension there."

he clearly didn't think about percy and jason as three-dimensional characters that could have a rivalry grow naturally between them. he thought a rivalry would just be a flat plot point and made something up.

the rivalry should have been jason trying to fill percy's shoes at CHB for months, and still falling short because he's not thinking of percy as a person who can't be replaced rather than just an empty leadership role that needs to be filled.

the rivalry should have been jason learning that percy became praetor after spending less than a week total at CJ—he was literally on a quest 90% of the time. no matter how much he helped in the battle at the end of the book, jason wouldn't think he'd truly earned his position. earning a praetorship, jason would think, takes years of work, not a week.

the rivalry should have been percy remembering how bitter he really is towards the gods as he recovers his memory, percy realizing that CJ deadass has an entire child army, fully sanctioned by the adults in new rome, and realizing that those adults are just as bad as, if not worse than, gods who would send children on life-threatening, world-saving quests, and the only person he can really take that repressed anger and bitterness out on is jason.

the rivalry should have been jason hearing how flippant percy is when talking about these deities that they're meant to worship, how much he insults them and how impertinent he can be without consequence, and he simultaneously envies how much percy's able to get away with and hates how disrespectful he is.

we should have seen roman leader jason, groomed from his toddler years by the legion and lupa herself, who leads a structured, militaristic camp that prioritizes the safety of the many over the safety of the few, bashing heads with greek leader percy, who went from being an outcast to growing into leadership because he wanted to save as many people as he could.

we should have seen jason's envy of the fact that percy had a mother. we should have seen jason's jealousy over how much percy's father loves and values him. we should have seen jason's heartbreak that this self-important, standoffish, disrespectful jerk has the brotherly relationship with thalia that jason's desperate to have.

we should have seen so much more of these two characters that made them seem less like legendary heroes and more like the traumatized teenagers they are.

[cynicalclairvoyantcadaver]

COMPARING JUDE DUARTE TO PERCY JACKSON AND SOPHIE FOSTER

So, I've read TFOTA, KOTLC and PJO, and I'm sure many other people have done the same. I've been comparing Jude to Percy and Sophie for a long time, so I wanted to type it out and make an analysis. Here we go now.

One thing I find about Jude is that she's different from both Percy and Sophie in the sense that she's thrust into a hostile world where she had no friends and had to fend for herself pretty early on. Her parents are murdered right in front of her eyes and she's taken to Elfhame, and we know that the TFOTA faeries don't like humans-most of them at least.

And while Sophie is also thrust into an entirely different system, it's friendly to her. Yes, she misses her human family and Amy, but Shannon barely goes into this. Sophie's not harmed or looked down upon (except by a few people, and they're not that relevant.) In fact, she's quite important and gets a lot of help (along with a bunch of trauma, though. Not trying to downplay Sophie's experience).

Percy also discovers the world of demigods, but he doesn't have to leave much behind-the mythological and modern world are heavily intertwined, so actually gains something, which means that he can go on living his life like he used to, except with advantages now (except being hunted by monsters)

Which brings me to my first point-

JUDE HAS NO PROTECTION SYSTEM OR HELP

Sure, she's Madoc's ward, but she's not his actual daughter. But she's a human in Elfhame-and we all know what that means. Those of us who have read the books, at least. Sure, being Madoc's adopted daughter gives her some protection, but it doesn't stop her from being glamoured and traumatized. It doesn't stop her ring finger's tip from being bitten off at 9 years old, by one of Madoc's servants no less, right in his stronghold. It doesn't stop the servants from mentally abusing her by making her feel inferior and telling her that she is lucky to be raised like this. Jude herself says that Tatterfell was probably considering pricking the former with a pin, implying that Tatterfell has done it before, which is still physical abuse. It doesn't prevent her from being drugged and danced around against her will at 11, and it doesn't stop her from being bullied by Cardan and Co.

Now moving onto Percy and Sophie-they had amazing support systems. Percy had Camp Half Blood. He was Poseidon's son, a Big Three Kid, and they're practically worshipped. He had so many friends at camp. He had Chiron and his mom Sally, who was an AMAZING parental figure. And then Percy had Paul. Percy also had Poseidon at times, though the latter rarely showed up-he still helped Percy quite a lot. Percy also had the gods. Artemis and Apollo helped him. Aphrodite helped him. Poseidon helped him. Dionysus helped him. Hestia helped him. Hera guided them through the labyrinth and made Percy's arrow fly perfectly. Hephaestus helps him too. The majority of the Olympian council has helped Percy, and without their help, he'd be nowhere. He also has magic, insane magic powers and he's pretty magically powerful, which Jude is not. She doesn't have any magic-the closest thing she has to it is the geas that makes her immune to glamours, and that Prince Dain placed on her when she asked him to. Percy is basically a Chosen One after all the other Big Three kids (Thalia-huntress, Bianca-dead and Nico-too young) are pushed out.

Sophie also has a great support system. She's got many parental and trusted authority figures-Elwin, Alden, Grady, Edaline and Della. She also has her friend circle-Keefe, Fitz, Biana, Dex, Wylie, Marella, Linh, Tam-which rapidly expands and the support of the Black Swan. AND she has powerful magic and is a chosen one like Percy. Something else that Jude doesn't have.

To summarise this, Percy and Sophie had great support systems that they could lean on and they were helped by others quite a lot (especially Percy) whereas Jude mostly helped herself.

JUDE HAS NO GOOD PARENTAL FIGURES OR FRIENDS

Unlike Percy and Sophie, Jude doesn't have healthy parental figures either. But! you say. But she has Madoc! Madoc is not a healthy parental figure.

Jude loves him in an uncomfortable way, yes. He cares about her, yes. He insisted that she be raised like the Gentry Faeries-that she learn swordplay and strategy, wear beautiful gowns and attend Faerie revels. But he still murdered her parents right in front of her eyes when she was a child. He still ran his sword through her and left her out to bleed. He still abandoned her to die when he felt that she was a hindrance. He loves her, yes, and he would do a lot for her, but he is in no way a healthy parental figure. Oriana is not a parental figure to Jude. She's only Oak's mother. Not Jude's, not Taryn's, not Vivienne's. She is, in fact, normally cold and stand offish with them, though she can be helpful at times. Taryn is Jude's closest 'friend' and we know how many times she betrays Jude during the course of the series (Locke and Madoc). Vivienne is perhaps the healthiest relationship that Jude has (besides the Court of Shadows). She's a good sister who has come through plenty of times for Jude when no one else has, supplying her and Taryn with quick magic whenever necessary…… but even she has her limits. First of all, she doesn't want to stay in Elfhame forever. She understandably hates and doesn't want to live with her parents' murderer, but where else can she live in Elfhame? Even if she could live somewhere else, she doesn't want to, and wants to go back to the Mortal Realm. She stays for Jude and Taryn, then leaves for Heather. She is also somewhat selfish and doesn't listen to Jude either. She doesn't help Jude with politics either-Jude is able to trust Vivienne because the latter stays loyal to Jude, but only for so long till she tires and goes back to the Mortal Realm. And this is where I come to the Court of Shadows. Honestly, they're one of my favorite parts of TFOTA. Their relationship with Jude is amazing-BUT, hear me out. I'm talking about Jude for the whole decade that she lived in Elfhame, and she didn't even have the Court of Shadows for a fraction of that time. So yes, they're her best support system, even if The Ghost was under Locke and then Madoc's control for much of the series-and he showed remorse afterwards and apologised. Even if the Bomb tried to kill Jude because the former understandably thought that the latter was trying to kill Cardan-and she showed remorse afterwards and apologized. And there's no time when the Roach actively tries to harm Jude. Yeah, I love these guys' dynamic so much, I'd read a whole book on them. (Honorable mention for Fand here-while she was not Jude's friend, she was friendly with her and was Jude's first personal guard as Queen).

To summarise this paragraph, Jude didn't have a good support system her whole 10 years-Madoc's protection didn't always protect her, Taryn is self-explanatory and Vivienne could be selfish and had her limits as well. Except at the very end when Jude joined the Court of Shadows.

PERCY AND SOPHIE WERE CHOSEN ONES

Percy and Sophie were also 'Chosen Ones'. Percy was the prophecy kid, the Savior of Olympus, and Sophie is the Black Swan's weapon. Jude is not a Chosen One-being a mortal in Faerie, she's quite the opposite. She's simultaneously at a high rung of a ladder due to being Madoc's ward and at a low rung, due to being a human among faeries. She never had any magical powers and was at a severe disadvantage due to this for most of her time in Elfhame until Dain gave her the geas.

To summarise this paragraph-Percy and Sophie were magically powerful 'chosen ones', something Jude was most definitely not-in fact, she was the opposite until she got Dain's geas.

Percy and Sophie were already at the top of the ladder-they only had to climb a few rungs, while Jude was quite lower than they were, though not at the very bottom, and she had to climb a whole lot more than they did.

These facts make Jude a more compelling protagonist than Percy or Sophie to some people.

TO CONCLUDE Now, I'm not trying to bash Percy or Sophie here-Jude had 10 years in Elfhame while Sophie barely has 3 years in the Lost Cities and Percy only has 2-3 years of training his powers. There's a difference between the appeal of Jude versus Percy and Sophie-the first one's appeal is a powerless person rising to power and the second appeal is being a powerful person, an important chosen one, and having people admire and look up to you. Both can appeal to different people and the same people. But protagonists like Jude have an appeal that protagonists like Percy and Sophie can never have.

I think Jude is somewhat like Luke-ruthless and willing to do anything to ensure her loved ones' safety, including killing. She also rebels against the system like Luke and changes part of it by breaking the mold to fit herself in there. I'm not sure whom she's like from KOTLC, but if I had to pick a person, I'd pick either Forkle or Fintan-ruthless, morally grey, willing to do a lot to break the system and get accepted.

Though she is WAYYYYYYY morally better than them-a lighter shade of gray, if you will. She would never kidnap and torture a bunch of children for information and she'd never leave them to find their own way home when the chances are quite low.

I also think, that if the circumstances mandated it, Percy could be as ruthless as Jude if required. I'm not quite sure about Sophie, due to the whole elf guilt mental break thing, but I think that she could also be ruthless like Jude if she can convince herself that it's for the greater good and her loved ones.

Whew, this might be my masterpiece post. Well, if you have any counter arguments, then feel free to post them. I might edit this, so don't be surprised if it changes.

@the-way-astray I know you've read both KOTLC, PJO and TFOTA, so here you go. In return for your amazing Keefe Sencen analysis, this is my somewhat meagre gift to you :)

@roseadleyn, I know you like Jude a lot and you've read PJO too-I'm not sure if you've read KOTLC, though

@madockisser, I read your cruel prince posts and really liked your analyses, so I want to tag you here-if you want me to remove it, please say so

@imaginelovewrite, obviously. I hope you like this!

@rosabell14, ok, so I don't know if you've ever read TFOTA or KOTLC, but I thought you might like this analysis. Feel free to tell me to remove you if you want

Not sure who else to tag-feel free to tag people if you reblog this!

[evadne01]

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Family doesn't end in blood

Three times Amphitrite saw Percy help sea creatures, Plus the one time Percy needed help

Amphitrite & Percy Jackson, Percy Jackson & Poseidon, Amphitrite/Poseidon (Percy Jackson)

Sky's Revenge 

Crono e Gea were defeated. If demigods believed ti could have peace, they'll prove wrong: someone plot behind them. An ancient enemy, millennia ago, now wants revenge and, as if this threat were not enough, Zeus, Hades and Poseidon have disappeared from the face of the Earth. It will be up to Perseus, Nico, Jason and Talia to solve this mystery and accomplish that feat. Will they succeed?

Thalia Grace & Percy Jackson, Nico di Angelo & Thalia Grace & Percy Jackson, Jason Grace & Percy Jackson, Nico di Angelo & Percy Jackson, Percy Jackson & Poseidon, Hades & Poseidon & Zeus (Percy Jackson)

Percy meets Eros (not touch his bf if you want to survive)

Percy is in love with Apollo and he always protected the one he lives.

Or

Percy gets to know a myth about his boyfriend and he isn't happy about that

Apollo/Percy Jackson, Apollo & Hermes (Percy Jackson), Thalia Grace & Percy Jackson

Percy puts Hera in her place

Apollo/Percy Jackson, Thalia Grace & Percy Jackson, The Hunters of Artemis & Percy Jackson

Family begins with love

One by one all the children of Poseidon and Amphitrite understands how special is Percy Jackson and starts to adore him.

Percy Jackson & Triton, Percy Jackson & Poseidon, Percy Jackson & Kymopoleia

The Thread of Fates

Perseus Cassiopeia Jackson had fought two wars, walked through Tartarus and defeated Primordials, Titans and Giants.

She thought she had seen everything in her life, but that belief disappeared when she realized that something around her had changed.

OR

Perseus finds herself in the past and has to survive times when the gods interfered with humans and revealed their true nature.

Percy Jackson & Poseidon, Percy Jackson & Kymopoleia, Percy Jackson & Triton, Amphitrite & Percy Jackson, Amphitrite/Poseidon (Percy Jackson), Percy Jackson & The Olympians, Poseidon & Triton, Hestia & Percy Jackson

My little huge cat

Percy and Thalia had a quest to furfill.

A cat is their informer.

Thalia Grace & Percy Jackson

The Revenge of Pasiphae

Poseidon had cursed Pasiphae for Minos' mistake.

Pasiphae finally takes her revenge.

Percy always gets involved in the troubles of the gods

Percy Jackson/Poseidon

You're the goddamn sun god! 

Percy wanted to enjoy Montauk.

But the blizzard prevented him to do that.

Percy wasn't happy at all.

Apollo/Percy Jackson

I'm attending class right now

Percy just wanted a day without jealous gods and curious classmates.

He is not satisfied

Apollo/Percy Jackson

I'll take care of you

Percy's back hurts.

Apollo take care of him

Apollo/Percy Jackson, Percy Jackson & Poseidon

Tied

Apollo and Percy try something new

Apollo/Percy Jackson

Don't hurt my family

Percy would do anything for the ones he loved

Nico di Angelo & Thalia Grace & Percy Jackson

Your mark on my skin

Percy receives his mark.

Percy isn't disappointed for the name he has.

Apollo/Percy Jackson, Percy Jackson & Poseidon

Are you flirting with me? 

Percy and Thalia are on the Olympus.

Thalia wins a bet

Apollo/Percy Jackson, Thalia Grace & Percy Jackson

Reach my hand

Sometime things are too much.

Apollo is always there to make them easier.

Apollo/Percy Jackson

Don't look at the paper, I'm right here 

Percy wants some time with his boyfriend.

If only he could leave the dam papers.

Apollo/Percy Jackson

They can't see us like this 

Thalia is pissed because of the Campers.

She looks for Percy.

Percy is with his boyfriend.

Apollo/Percy Jackson, Thalia Grace & Percy Jackson

Let me worship you

Percy is very hot.

Apollo can't resist him

Apollo/Percy Jackson

I find peace in your violence

Nico and Percy are reunited after the war against Gaea.

Neither can lose the other again.

Neither has any intention of losing the other

Nico di Angelo/Percy Jackson

I am a fool for you

Percy could literally do nothing, not without turning on the sun god

Apollo/Percy Jackson

I'm falling for you

Apollo always loved powerful and beautiful princes.

How could he not fall for Percy Jackson?

Apollo/Percy Jackson

This is better?

Percy and Thalia bet on the outcome of the competition between Apollo and Artemis.

Apollo wins.

Percy rewards him.

Thalia Grace & Percy Jackson, Apollo/Percy Jackson

No, this isn't what you are supposed to do! 

Percy should have known that having sex with his father would have consequences.

He hadn't realized they would be in the form of gifts.

Percy Jackson/Poseidon

All you have to do is ask

Percy loves his cousin very much.

Percy doesn't appreciate his cousin being unfairly slighted.

Nico has to continually prevent murders

Nico di Angelo & Percy Jackson

I assure you on my honour

Poseidon got up. "I won't let a sea creature be destroyed if I can avoid it. And I can avoid it." He held out his hand, and a trident appeared in his hand: a twenty-foot bronze shaft, with three sharp points that glittered with a liquid blue light. "I vouch for the boy and for the safety of the Ophiotaurus. The boy will not betray us. I vouch on my honor."

Poseidon's proclamation had more consequences than protecting Percy from the Council.

Percy Jackson & Poseidon, Amphitrite & Percy Jackson, Percy Jackson & Triton, Percy Jackson & Kymopoleia, Benthesikyme & Percy Jackson, Percy Jackson & Rhode

Save me from myself 

Thalia has some problems dealing with Luke's betrayal.

Percy helps her.

Thalia Grace & Percy Jackson

I need more time, I am not alright 

The problem with being one of the leaders of the two Camps, and possibly both, was that Percy couldn't show any weakness.

He didn't have the privilege to grieve.

He couldn't stop and catch his breath, because others needed him to be always ready, always prepared for a battle, with no moments of rest.

Percy Jackson & Poseidon, Camp Half-Blood Campers & Percy Jackson

Peace after the chaos 

Percy takes his last breath.

No one had told him that dying would be so peaceful.

Apollo/Percy Jackson, Percy Jackson & Poseidon

Well, what is that?

Percy has seen a lot of things. His future self wasn't one of them.

Percy Jackson & Poseidon, Gods and Goddesses & Percy Jackson, Percy Jackson & Zeus, Hades & Percy Jackson, Hades & Poseidon & Zeus (Percy Jackson)

Are you really doing this?

Thalia Grace & Percy Jackson, Apollo/Percy Jackson, Artemis & Thalia Grace (Percy Jackson)

Percy Jackson and the Pipe of Pan

Percy, Annabeth and Grover are once again together for a new adventure.

Percy Jackson & Grover Underwood, Annabeth Chase/Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase & Grover Underwood, Annabeth Chase & Percy Jackson & Grover Underwood

I ain't time to bleed

Before the fall in the Tartarus, Percy got hurted in his fight against Ephialtes and Othus. Jason helped him to get on his feet before their discussion with Bacchus.

Jason Grace & Percy Jackson

I am not alright

Percy needs to talk to someone about what happened. He chooses someone that no one would ever guess.

Percy Jackson & Zeus

How to get away with a curse (written by Leo Valdes, Percy Jackson and Hazel Levasque)

Leo, Hazel and Percy are the three demigods that talked with Apollo and Artemis in Delos. 

Percy Jackson & Leo Valdez, Percy Jackson & Hazel Levesque, Artemis & Percy Jackson, Apollo & Percy Jackson, Apollo/Percy Jackson, Hazel Levesque & Leo Valdez

Being a god isn't easy.

Percy became a god, and solves everyone's problems (demigods' problem)

Percy Jackson & The Olympians

We can make it

Percy and Thalia have a quest together. It didn't go that well.

Thalia Grace & Percy Jackson

"I've got you."

Percy heard the Prophecy and needed some time alone to accept his fate. Someone is there for him.

Thalia Grace & Percy Jackson

Arise, my son 

Perseus, a name taken from the only hero who had had a happy ending, a name that was supposed to give hope to Percy's future, a future that didn't seem likely for the son of Poseidon.

It had done it. Percy didn’t die, not for the gods, not for the titans, not for the giants and not for the primordials.

None of them were able to kill him. 

Percy Jackson & Poseidon

I'll be by your side

Percy was the sea, and the sea didn't hold back.

The sea was uncontrolled, untamed, ferocious and powerful.

Thalia Grace & Percy Jackson

I'm falling apart ~ Thank you for being here 

"That she was in such a situation? The signs were hidden very well."

"She gasped." Percy whispered. "The lady had approached her to offer her a drink, and she gasped. She expected to be hit."

"How did you know? Maybe she was just immersed in her thoughts and the lady had scared her." Apollo murmured.

"Because that's the reaction I had." Percy replied, looking at Apollo.

Apollo/Percy Jackson

Helping hands

Percy after Tartarus 

Percy Jackson & Clarisse La Rue

They don't deserve you

Percy after Tartarus isn't anymore himself.

He was feral, a beast without boundaries.

Feared by his friends.

But never by his family

Percy Jackson & Poseidon

Please, rest 

Percy is sick, Apollo forces him to bed

Apollo/Percy Jackson

From the day I saw you you were mine

Apollo watches, longs and plans.

Apollo/Percy Jackson

“I can't believe it took you this!”

Percy is hurt, and Apollo acts accordingly

Apollo/Percy Jackson

How could it have been?

Percy and Poseidon both reflect on their relationship.

Percy Jackson & Poseidon

Don't leave me 

Percy sometimes needed to feel safe from everyone's expectations. His father's domain was the only place where Percy felt truly loved.

Percy Jackson & Poseidon

Darkest days and brightest nights

Percy is kidnapped and tortured. His father saves him.

Percy Jackson & Poseidon

Awkward situations 

Percy woke up with a situations. Poseidon is happy to help him.

Percy Jackson/Poseidon

Talking about the future 

Percy changed his mind and decided to not go to NRU. The most unexpected god came to talk to him.

Percy Jackson & Zeus

5 times where Percy was the annoying little brother + the one time when he was protected by his older siblings

Percy and his immortal siblings bond.

Percy Jackson & Triton, Percy Jackson & Kymopoleia, Percy Jackson & Rhode, Benthesikyme & Percy Jackson, Percy Jackson & Poseidon

At the end of the world 

The sea claims what is its own, the sky punishes those who disobey it, death has no preferences. And the night? The night is the cruelest of them all.

Percy Jackson & Poseidon, Percy Jackson & Zeus, Percy Jackson & Hades, Percy Jackson & Nyx, Percy Jackson & Styx

I told you you were loud! 

Nico di Angelo has a beautiful boyfriend, but he is afraid to tell his parents about him.

Maybe he doesn't need to do it.

Nico di Angelo/Percy Jackson

Protector of demigods

Percy Jackson was seven years old when he decided to leave his home.

Here's how a simple decision changes history

Thalia Grace & Percy Jackson, Luke Castellan & Percy Jackson, Luke Castellan & Thalia Grace, Luke Castellan & Thalia Grace & Percy Jackson

Intertwined souls

The gods always know who their soulmates are.

Apollo feels both lucky and unlucky when he realizes who is his.

Until he is helped by his soulmate.

Apollo/Percy Jackson

You aren't like him

Percy is scared and Nico is there for him.

Nico di Angelo & Percy Jackson

We aren't like them ~ and we are proud of it

Percy is sad, and his cousin is there for him

Thalia Grace & Percy Jackson

It's snowing 

Percy is pissed for being waken up until he heard that is snowing.

Nico di Angelo & Percy Jackson

Blue cookies

Percy Jackson bakes cookies for his little sister. His boyfriend pays him a visit

Apollo/Percy Jackson

It's her loss

Percy reflects on his broken relationship and then begins the new chapter of his life.

Annabeth Chase/Percy Jackson, Nico di Angelo & Percy Jackson, Thalia Grace & Percy Jackson, Nico di Angelo & Thalia Grace & Percy Jackson

Family changes you

Also the other gods take care of Percy, no matter how they would deny it.

Gods and Goddesses & Percy Jackson

That's my chair! 

Percy and Thalia always find new reasons to fight.

Thalia Grace & Percy Jackson

I love you 

Percy and his boyfriend in a lazy morning

Apollo/Percy Jackson

The truck hunt

Percy leads a truck hunt. Nico is amused and Thalia is questioning all her life choices.

Nico di Angelo & Thalia Grace & Percy Jackson

"I can't watch it" 

Percy Jackson faces something he can't bear

Paul Blofis & Percy Jackson & Sally Jackson

The sun and his lover 

Apollo and Percy Jackson finally get together. First they just have a lot of sex and there's a near-death experience. Everything normal.

Apollo/Percy Jackson

A simple word

Poseidon's POV when he came home to see Barnacles with his children.

Inspired by Mercy Upon Ourselves by hedgehodgy

Percy Jackson & Poseidon, Percy Jackson & Triton, Poseidon & Triton

Percy is a child! 

Percy Jackson is transformed into a child. Thalia is too amused. Nico is worried.

Nico di Angelo & Thalia Grace & Percy Jackson, Percy Jackson & Poseidon

I almost died there... And also there! 

Percy, Nico and Thalia decide where to go next, but have trouble due to past experiences.

Nico di Angelo & Thalia Grace & Percy Jackson

Reading Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief 

The characters get dragged to read aloud the quests of Percy Jackson.

It's greek, so there is drama and overprotectivity

The things I wish I could have told you. 

Nico finds a letter Bianca wrote him while he is in the Labyrinth

Hazel writes a letter to her sister after finding out their brother is missing.

Bianca di Angelo & Nico di Angelo & Hazel Levesque

Kintsugi

Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing shattered ceramic objects with gold. In this way, what is broken is not set aside or thrown away but acquires great value After Tartarus, Annabeth and Percy could no longer be together as a couple. They both needed something different, something the other couldn't give them. They would always remain friends. But they might need something different.

Apollo/Percy Jackson, Nico di Angelo/Will Solace, Nico di Angelo & Percy Jackson, Thalia Grace & Percy Jackson, Jason Grace & Percy Jackson, Jason Grace/Piper McLean, Percy Jackson & Poseidon

Shh! 

Thalia and Percy

We're going to rule the world 

Percy Jackson was tired of having to pay for being a demigod.

Percy Jackson was tired of Zeus's rule.

He is not the only one who has had enough.

Soul, body and mind

"Are you sure?" Luke tilted his head, finally turning to Ethan, who saw the predatory, lustful glint in his blue eyes. "Anything?"

Ethan swallowed.

Luke had summoned him to… have sex?

He promised to be ready to do everything, and if Luke wanted to have sex with him, Ethan was ready to satisfy him.

He walked closer, before kneeling in front of Luke, lifting his head to continue looking at him.

"Anything." He confirmed.

Luke Castellan/Ethan Nakamura

Life in struggle and love

What if Percy Jackson was Perseus Adelaide Jackson? What if she was the third on the run with Thalia and Luke? What then?

Luke Castellan & Thalia Grace, Percy Jackson & Grover Underwood, Thalia Grace & Percy Jackson, Luke Castellan & Percy Jackson, Gods and Goddesses & Percy Jackson, Silena Beauregard/Charles Beckendorf, Percy Jackson & Clarisse La Rue, Clarisse La Rue/Chris Rodriguez, Percy Jackson/Michael Yew, Percy Jackson & Poseidon, Rachel Elizabeth Dare & Percy Jackson

Loyalty and recognition

What if Annabeth had joined Artemis' Hunt? How would story have changed?

Percy Jackson & Grover Underwood, Percy Jackson & Poseidon

Give me a hug

“I'm fine.” Percy replied.

I'm fine. Apollo would have strangled him if he had repeated those three words even one more time.

Percy was just as fine as Apollo had ichor in his veins.

Apollo & Percy Jackson

What's a soulmate?

She believed in soulmates, and she knew she was destined to meet Percy. Because Percy Jackson was more than a best friend and more than a brother.

He was the other part of her soul.

I need some air - why I am not enough for you?

Percy didn't know how to fix that, but he knew he couldn't stay there.

Not with all the stares and all the expectations and all that.

You won't see me crumble ~ even if I'm breaking apart

There was no reasonable explanation for his need to cover the fact that he was hurt.

The only thing Percy did not want to do was slowing down the others. He had one job, and he could make it.

Nico and Thalia already had a lot of reasons to hate him, Percy was well aware of that, he did not need to give them more.

But, gods, it hurt.

The love of a god

“The love of a god is not a pleasant love for a mortal.” Triton said, glancing at his younger brother.

“The love of a god is not pleasant for another god, nymph, or satyr either.” Percy shrugged. “However it comes in.”

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It's actually so fucked up to see how Annabeth worships the ground her mother walks on, only to get punished by her at the slightest possible transgression (baby it was not your fault 😭) and then how babygirl internalises that in her relationship with Thalia, idolising how she made Annabeth earn her affection, which I hope is only described that way because of Annabeth's limited POV misintepreting Thalia's own clumsy emotional expressions, because otherwise WHAT THE FUCK, THALIA??? Annabeth was SEVEN. Practically a toddler. That is NOT how you treat a seven year-old who you KNEW came from very similar background as you and could only rely on you at that moment. Annabeth'd better receive an excellent apology from Thalia when season 3 comes. Because seriously, WHAT THE FUCK.

[shadow-work-toolkit]

Alpanu-Thufltha, Etruscan goddess of consent

Alpan, like Achuvitr, is an Etruscan goddess about Whom not much is known. She is probably one of the Lasas, fate goddesses who have Underworld connections. Like many other Etruscan goddesses, She was often shown bearing great wings. Her name means "gift" or "offering", with "willingness" implied; perhaps on this basis, and the fact that she is usually portrayed free of clothing, she is sometimes called a love goddess. Additionally, others call Alpan a goddess of springtime, who creates the myriad plants that come forth from the ground, and in some depictions She is shown holding bouquets of flowers or leaves. Like Venus, Alpan may have been both a love goddess and spring goddess, as love and spring do go together nicely. She seems to have survived into 19th century Tuscany ([E]T[r]uscany) as the fairy Alpena, who was also called La Bellaria (which probably translates to "Beautiful One of the Air"), a sprite of the air and light who is the goddess of flowers, spring and beauty, associated with the sky, clouds, and rainbow.

Yet other sources call Alpan the Queen of the Underworld or leader of the Lasas, and, like Lasa Herself, Alpan is sometimes shown carrying an alabastron, or perfume-jar. As the Lasae are considered a group of related Fate-Goddesses, so Alpena of Tuscany is part of the group of winged spirits of the air, collectively called the Bellarie. She may also be related to Thesan, the Goddess of the dawn.

She has been tentatively linked with Harmonia, Concordia, and Persephone.

-from Thalia Took

Alpanu is also known as Thufltha in the Etruscan pantheon, and is known as Peitho in the Greek pantheon and both Suada and Larunda, mother of the Lares by Mercury, in the Roman pantheon. She is shown as wearing jewellery, a loose cloak, and sandals. She is otherwise naked, and for this reason is believed to also have been a goddess of sexual activity. She is sometimes male, sometimes female, like many Etruscan gods. She sometimes holds a sword, to back up protecting the consent of her devotees.

The Alps and Albanians take their name from this goddess.

Working with Her - my own experiences

Alpanu is a patron in particular of sex workers and kink. She is also a goddess of war, healing, fate, sensuality, love, justice, persuasion and specifically black mirror scrying divination. She is rarely worshipped online that I've seen yet, but an altar to Alpanu might have a red, black, purple, white, gold, orange, blue or yellow cloth, and smoking weed can be a devotional act to her. She also accepts candles in any of those colours.

Alpanu's symbols and correspondences are the sword, scissors, black pearls, marijuana, hawks, snakes, maggots, and ants. Her herbs/oils are citronella, ylang ylang, dong quai, ginseng, uva ursi, astragalus, peony and valerian. She accepts any of these as offerings or power charges on altars for her, or love altars to welcome her influence and blessings - HIGHLY recommended if you do love work on/for others, just to cover your karma and consent boundaries.

Her blessings are happy, healthy, harmonious interpersonal relationships of all kinds; powerful love; healthy emotional boundaries (good for evading seething moods over gossip or nastiness in friend groups); protection from rape; rescue from abusive relationships (as Thufltha); healthy, mutually consensual reconciliations; freeing yourself from the twin flame karmic misery into karmic bliss; everlasting love; and a rich, rewarding, trauma-healing kink life, either solo or with partner/s.

Her curses are difficult/impossible orgasms, and unsatisfying power dynamics.

Her consort is Turms. She is worshipped alongside Uni/Juno/Hera, Nerio, Bastet, and Sekhmet, and using any one of Alpanu's symbols separate to but alongside work with these deities is appropriate. Be sure to give separate offerings.

[somewhereincairparavel]

Rick making Luke like Annabeth romantically by the end of TLO was probably the worst mistake ever tbh. I'm actually so salty abt this. Even after Luke asked her if she ever loved him, I never got the romantic implication? To me it seemed more like Luke was aware of Annabeth's crush on him, and wanted to clarify that he hadn't misread, since he was dying and wanted to make himself feel better that someone DID indeed love him, even after all that he did, not because HE loved her or something. But I realised that Rick WAS intending to make Luke romantically interested in Annabeth after I got the confirmation in MOA.

Because it made NO sense whatsoever. Like. At all. On the contrary, it was heavily hinted that Luke was crushing on Thalia, in the demigod diaries, where he couldn't refuse her ideas, and that looking into her eyes made him want to do anything she asked, when he said that her compliments made him feel warm and fuzzy inside, etc. if that isn't a romantic implication, then I don't know what is tbh, but it's just my opinion. Also, he was at the brink of insanity after Thalia died and turned into a tree, I feel like that's what drove him batshit against the gods . If anything, Luke loved Thalia, not annabeth. Atleast based on what was implied in The demigod diaries.

He showed no romantic interest in Annabeth in the books, and clearly only saw her as a sister. Adding that romantic bit was not only creepy as fuck, since Luke was in his mind 20's and Annabeth was still a child. But it also stripped off the found family significance that they had. I was actually marvelling at how great Luke/Annabeth's sibling dynamic was in the books up until TLO.

I always that Annabeth's crush on Luke was realistic bc it wasn't a crush, it was hero worship. She put Luke in a pedestal because he was her hero, a celebrity crush sort of thing. Very realistic writing, but Luke reciprocating? That ruined everything.

Luke genuinely regretting his actions because he failed his little sister, and Thalia, refusing to hurt both of them, the two people that meant the world to him, the two people he thought of when he was bathing in the river styx, is MUCH more meaningful and heartbreaking.