#tl: chb days

[timelessmusae]

A day out in NYC

timeline: post-Gianna's return from the vacation trip, somewhere in the spring before her last summer at CHB.

Gianna was packing her bag yet again. Perhaps packing was too strong of a word; she wasn't planning on going on another surprise trip — only a day out in New York City. Still, she was unsure of what to bring with her: chocolate bars and a water bottle? Sure. Ambrosia and nectar should they cross paths with a monster? Why not. Credit card? Obviously.

Pacing around her room, Gianna patted the silver keychain in her belt, a safe reminder that her sword was there. Turning around, it was the sight of an envelope above her nightstand that brought her attention.

Bail money, the label was scribbled in magic marker.

Gianna nodded. Her friends from the Hermes cabin must have sent in the envelope the night before. It didn't hurt to be prepared.

Slipping the envelope into the bag, Gianna walked out of her room and out of the Nyx cabin, into a cool morning out in Camp Half-Blood. She sat on the nearest bench by the cabin circle, waiting for her friend. It shouldn't be long until he came up to meet her, and then their day out could begin.

[the-elemental-archives]

SPOILERS FOR PJO AND HOO. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED

For me, It was because it went against Nico’s growth in the story.

We all know the infamous Cupid outing Nico in front of Jason scene. If you don’t, the TL;DR is that Nico is a suppressed gay boy who gets outed by the god of love because he wasn’t comfortable with his sexuality yet. Nico admits to Jason that he idolized Percy, and had developed a crush on him when he first saved him and Bianca. Percy is the first hero figure Nico had ever seen, and he’s infatuated.

Here’s how we track Nico’s growth towards acceptance. At CHB, Nico probably would have met other gay people, and would have acclimated to modern day standards with more ease. But when Nico runs from camp after Bianca dies, he withdraws socially. Throughout TBL and TLO, Nico works with Percy. Every time, Percy treats Nico more like a kid he was told to be responsible for, and Nico could be borderline hostile towards Percy. That isn’t to say that they both don’t care about each other, but Nico is festering in his own self-hate. It doesn’t stem from Percy, but he’s a factor in Nico’s internal struggle. Meanwhile, Percy only gives Nico the occasional good willed thought outside of when he’s in danger.

After the Battle of Manhattan, Nico seemed to be accepted by the Camp. However, in BoO, Nico tells Will that he felt like people never liked him. Nico views himself as this alienated person from camp, and he views himself being gay in this same way. Will is the one to actively argue against Nico’s self deprecation.

So for me, Pernico was symbolic of Nico’s insecurities and self-deprecation. It was him idolizing the first guy who seemed like a hero to him, and then hating himself for it. Nico moving past Percy symbolized him moving on from a mindset that hurt him, and into a future that was much brighter.

Genuine question for the PJO fandom

Why do we hate Percico? I stopped paying attention after HoO, so did something happen or is this a completely new Fandom after PJO?

Because Nico and Percy are the two best characters, they're friends, and one of them had a canon crush on the other. Perfect shipping conditions right there.

[eucroft]

⟨ DANIELLE ROSE RUSSELL. CIS FEMALE. SHE/HER. ⟩ though the mist might prevent some from seeing it, ADELAIDE CROFT is actually a descendent of H Y P N O S. it’s still a question of whether or not the TWENTY-TWO year old CREATIVE WRITING MAJOR from SALEM, USA has taken after their godly parent completely, but the demigod is still known to be quite VENTURESOME & VAIN.

*jennifer coolidge vc* hi a google doc + pinned post are tbd but until then here’s perhaps an equally extensive intro, she’s a menace ty  

name: adelaide jane croft  nickname: ads, addie (if she likes you), aj (if you want to die) age: 22  dob: august 1, 1998 zodiac: leo sun, ?????? everything else mbti: entj, the commander powers: hypnokinesis, shapeshifting, seeing gods in dream, memory retrieval (minor) positive traits: venturesome, creative, hardworking, independent, ambitious negative traits: vain, cunning, bossy, stubborn, overcritical works: front desk associate at the library  clubs and sports: member of book club, chess club, herpetology club, women in leadership club, creative writing club, captain of the debate team, president of feminist alliance, and captain of the cheerleading squad character inspo: blair waldorf (gossip girl), jackie burkhart (that 70′s show), catherine the great (the great), cheryl blossom (riverdale), audrey horne (twin peaks), amy march (little women), cordelia chase (buffy the vampire slayer), fran fine (the nanny), daphne blake (scooby doo)

MENTIONS: alcoholism, coma, neglect

born in salem, massachusetts, adelaide croft is the daughter of sherry croft and hypnos, a product of an affair her mother has on her husband, senator richard croft-- sherry is a bored housewife trapped in a seemingly picturesque but loveless marriage when she meets hypnos, one thing leads to another, nine months later, adelaide is born 

richard knows from the get-go adelaide is not his child, it doesn’t take a mathematician to figure out and despite the obvious strain this infidelity puts on the croft marriage, they remain together, richard claiming to the public that adelaide is his daughter while the disdain for what her mother did bubbled into resentment towards the young girl-- growing up she believed he was her real father

the crofts have one other child, an eldest daughter, prudence, and she is the pride and joy of the croft family, things came effortlessly to prudence, who received praise and attention from her parents for the slightest thing-- from a young age, she was actively pit against her older sister, who was as cruel as their father was at times, their relationship founded from rivalry

adelaide struggled for approval from her parents, who often brushed her off or ignored her. while her father was too focused on work, her mother too focused on drinking, and both too focused on prudence, it didn’t help that she developed strange habits from a young age, like claiming to speak to strange people in her dreams or how the world grew drowsy around her

found out she was a demigod at eleven, hypnos came to her in a dream, she laughed in his face, but very quickly realized this was real shit, when he offered the chance to go to a camp where there were other people like that she jumped at the chance-- attended camp halfblood during the summers of 2009-2016

trained pretty extensively during that time, was a casual quester, chosen usually because of her enthusiasm and hypnokinesis abilities, they did not all end well, she lost some people along the way, got some stuck in some sticky situations, will eventually go into more depth with these 

when she wasn’t at camp, she was climbing the social ranks back in massachusetts, winning academic awards, prom queen, staying on top of sports, practically anything in an attempt to make her parents acknowledge her, then when she realized they never would, specifically to spite them, simply trying to survive the rest of her high school career

started writing at a young age, journaling originally, but eventually, it grew into short stories, then novellas, etc.

always knew she was going to eonia, however, the process was sped up a little after an incident involving hypnokinesis, prudence, and a five day coma, adelaide denounced the crofts essentially, and using her memory retrieval power successfully for the first and only time, wiped herself from their memories (how long that will last, she is unsure), she went to live with a friend for a bit until she was accepted into eonia 

studies creative writing with the intent to write horror fiction based off the nightmares and dreams she has witnessed and influenced, currently in her fourth year here with intent to go to grad school afterwards

TL;DR: the younger daughter of sherry croft and hypnos, adopted by senator richard croft, grew up in a loveless, neglectful household that was seemingly perfect in public eye, had a sadistic older sister name prudence who was always in the spotlight, big queen bee vibes but went to chb and quested a bit, eventually came to eonia to study creative writing. 

some headcanons

actually an insomniac, that kind of fuck things up for her, but she finds ways to fall asleep eventually

coffee fiend 

chaotic bisexual

weapon of choice is a longsword she got from a quest, affectionately nicknamed tallulah, however she’s proficient in throwing knives and crossbows

has an albino ball python named boris after boris karloff 

LOVES halloween and all things horror, surprisingly morbid when you actually get to know her

favorite author is shirley jackson!

will astral project to you to bug you if she’s bored

the gods she has seen the most in her dreams beyond hypnos is hecate, apollo, and athena!!! she details all of the meetings just in case there’s important info

very nosy, will snoop for anything and everything

stressed 25/8 

i will update my wc doc asap i don’t have the capacity to do that currently but some wcs include rivals, exes, chb people, friends, enemies, hookups, someone to get her to relax, quest partners, uhhhhh someone she tutors perhaps, muses, hypnokinesis victims, someone she bit while she was a cat!, uhhhh

[chatoyisou]

click here for morrigan ’ s full bio . general history below the cut . please read it this monstrosity of 1769 words took me 2 - 3 hours so fuckin L mobile users

tl ; dr . note that “ first ” coincides with the books , not the years / dates . if it ’ s third autumn then that means the fall during the year of titan ’ s curse . morrigan is raised by loving parents yet she runs away after being attacked by her first monster . she comes to chb in spring & becomes best friends with luke . she grows awfully resentful of percy . luke ’ s betrayal is a stab in the gut . fast forward to second spring , & she manages to contact luke early summer . she joins him then after being claimed in first december , & works as a spy up until fourth autumn . she begins to doubt her allegiance when kronos takes on luke as a host , & that doubt only grows as she battles in chb ’ s woods . by the fifth summer , she is sure , yet she still fights for luke because she misses him . by the time the second titan war starts , she is a top general that joins in the battle of manhattan on numerous occasions . she is never out without kronos , though , & only appears in battle as he does . by the end , she gains the courage to go against kronos ( silena ’ s death is part of the tipping point ) & helps the fight by hanging back when he calls for her & ethan to go to olympus ; though that only drives monsters towards her . she ends up creating a chasm that sinks much of the army . she passes out afterwards , & is brought to a safe place by hades . click here for a synopsis of her heroes of olympus verse ( under co ) .

tw for : death , slight manipulation , brief mention of non - descriptive eye trauma .

* completely optional part that i ’ m still debating in making a part of her main verse : ethan meant a lot to her . the two of them were exceptionally close as luke ’ s right hands , possible delving into romantic tension . he died before anything could be talked about & that seriously hurt her . 

born & raised in new york city , she ’ s a bronx kid who grew up loved  , albeit a little sheltered . her adoptive mother entered her life when she was around five , & immediately won her over with her kind words & optimistic perspective . though , as lisa likes to remark , eun - hee had rubbed off on her more ( & as was expected . she raised a child through her bitterness  , & showed her daughter the truth while teaching her the revolutionary views she held ) . someday , she ’ ll change the world , eun - hee had boasted , over rice & fish . i just know it .

& her childhood had been like that . loved , safe . yet something felt wrong , felt off ; looming shadows & whispering voices that accompanied her throughout the day , the feeling of something that had watched her the moment she stepped foot into middle school . & she was right ; something was wrong , even if it wasn ’ t in the way she had intended . a calculated plan formed by a monster she dares not name , it had driven her away from home & left her cold & numb on a bus out ; does reality dare lose itself when i need it most ?

she doesn ’ t stay alone for long ; & later , a kid her age boards the bus to sit next to her . rows of empty seats , & they had chosen hers in the very back . i promise you that i ’ m offering something that will make sense , they tell her , & she accepts . what has she got to lose now , anyways ? so they switch buses & it ’ s a rather uneventful ride , but along the way she notices more about them . the shoes on their feet fit loosely , they ’ ve got extremely hairy legs , & something about their face seems off . she can ’ t quite grasp it .

she follows them through woods & to a pine tree on a hill , where the words CAMP HALF - BLOOD shines out to them . & there they are , whisked away into a camp where she ’ s promised she ’ ll never feel out of place in . yet she lies when they ask about your parents ; or at least , her mortal ones . she says they kicked her out when she knows they are worried sick about her . chiron looks hesitant to believe her , but she refuses to say anything else on it . so he leaves her be & she returns to her happy bubble , with other kids her age & a story that seems to make sense .

then she meets him . luke castellan , her counselor , & she immediately likes him . spring flies by & she sticks with him , the one friend to count on . even as she grows bitter over not being claimed , even as she shines bright with getting a pegasus to like her , he is there to comfort & applaud her at every second . you are a little sister i am glad to have , he tells her , & she tells him he ’ s being sappy . 

( she regrets it , years later . swallows everything she wished she could have told him , the appreciation & gratitude ) .

summer comes & she meets percy . he is easily likable & seems as bitter as her , yet she stays wary . something in her says that he cannot be trusted , that he is a danger to her . she waits , eyes him at dinner , loses track of him during capture the flag ( yet she finds that she is quite the fit for a hermes kid with her speed ) , & enjoys the campfire up until ... he gets claimed . & her bitterness only grows at that , finds herself making a rival she didn ' t expect . especially when he goes out on a quest he seems predestined to have , when he gets all the fame & glory for being a big 3 kid . 

( she never apologizes , even years later , yet she swallows words that could have been the start of a tentative friendship ) .

summer passes in excruciating wait , whispers of percy this & percy that ever present in every corner . even luke isn ’ t immune , & she loathes everyone for it . yet by the end , when she is glad for it to be over , she finds herself horrified that she ever wished it ’ s end . for betrayal is never sweet , & when percy announces it with a scorpion stinger ’ s wound to prove it , she runs to hide herself away in her sleeping bag & cries herself to sleep . she dreams of sweet spring days & misses luke more with every passing day .

autumn passes in a blur , yet the start of winter brings her an unwanted gift . right before her birthday she is claimed , marked as a daughter of hades right under everyone ’ s noses . chiron goes pale . mr . d looks troubled . the campers are afraid & whispering . & never before has she hated her never present father more , with roiling anger that threatens to tear her whole . she passes dinner to gather her things , tucks the sleeping back under her arm , & ... remembers there is no hades cabin . there is no hades cabin , no place for her . where is her fame & glory ? she thinks that night , where is her acclaim ? 

she ends up living in the big house .

the months before the second summer , she tries contacting luke . even with the bitter taste of a prophecy chiron had told her , of her importance , she yearns for the once person who had been a friend . who she hopes , desperately , will be her friend still . the first month , nothing . but just shy of june , she succeeds . he is surprised , slack jawed in the mist , asks her how , but instead she tells him of her claiming . of hades ’ horrible birthday gift , of the campers ’ treatment , of her struggles . & to her relief , he accepts her . tells her to meet up with him in the city , promises her information .

she gets it . his full involvement , the monster army , kronos , the deal he can ' t back out of . she tells him you can ’ t , he asks her , you have anything better ? she doesn ’ t . & he asks her if camp is better , where they sleight minor & dare to sleight major gods , asks her if they have built a cabin for her yet , & she tells him he doesn ’ t need to play tricks & manipulate her onto his side . she tells him that from the start , she had felt slighted . & so he asks her to be his spy , alongside silena . of all people . she asks him how long . he says not long . she eventually agrees .

the next year passes in more of a blur . it grows eventful as luke starts getting all the pieces he needs , yet she doesn ’ t focus much on the events . she starts to resent silena & her pretty ways , her stellar acting . when she herself can barely keep her own together , where she spends more days hiding & shutting herself in to keep the bitter taste of betrayal out of her mouth . one day she asks her how she does it . silena replies that it ’ s all for charlie , that it ’ s easier knowing that he ’ ll be safe . she grows disgusted . how could you sacrifice one person for them all ? she wants to cry , but she finds herself no better .

by the start of the fourth autumn , she fully joins luke  . he only needs one messenger to get his word across , & so she participates in the nitty - gritty aspects of his plan . she gets the monsters , the funding ,  the demigods he needs . rallies them together under the promise of a better life , where the gods can ’ t ignore them . she knows luke means to get rid of them ; or is that kronos she senses , hiding just beneath the surface of their dreams ? she can feel the titan watching hers , careful . waiting for betrayal , no doubt , because he needs his pawn of the prophecy to tip the tides into his favor . he ’ s waiting for the perfect moment to seize her mind . ( she has already stumbled once , while sparring with luke sometime between second & third fall . she has mistepped once & nearly lost her eye from it ; she cannot risk mistepping again , if not for her sake then for luke ’ s . )

by fourth summer , she start to wonder if she has chosen wrong . the final battle through twisting labyrinth only grates on her as luke - but - not - luke leads through . blue eyes are traded for gold & kronos sneers with luke ’ s face . she misses her friend , her real one . she misses the luke she met back from first spring , where may flowers had bloomed under gentle care of demeter ’ s children . those she now fights against , as she hacks her way through vines & dodges like she ’ s born for the fight . in a way she is , she supposes , but she isn ’ t born to hurt her own . so she takes care to knock them out only , away from other monsters to finish the job . it is her small mercy for those who have hurt her .

by fifth summer , she is tired . she has surely chosen wrong . she is certain as kronos walks with luke ’ s feet , stares at olympus with luke ’ s - eyes - but - not - luke ’ s - eyes . yet she can ’ t do much , bound to serve as his right hand . still , percy ’ s arrival on the andromeda is surprising ; & beckendorf ’ s death even moreso , as she escapes last minute with ethan , in tow with kronos . & she swallows words for silena , i ’ m sorry i ’ m sorry i ’ m sorry i couldn ’ t do anything . she is so tired . she wants to escape this war yet she is in the middle of it . as she prepares for manhattan , as she prepares for more death ,  she swallows words for luke , i ’ m sorry you had no choice . as she fights on the bridge , as she fights against percy , as she fights against people who could have been family , she swallows words , i ’ m sorry .

so she defies kronos , during his last call for support . she stands still , with all eyes on her ( & her father , to who she wishes him a bitter thank you for his birthday gift all those years ago ) . & kronos is enraged , but she decides that , if he succeeds , she will face his wrath later . instead , she focuses her thoughts on the monsters that threaten to surround her , & she fights with the last of her swallowed words .

for silena . for beckendorf . for ethan . for luke . for all the unclaimed .  & she prays that percy succeeds .

mortals wake up around her , & she knows she must act fast . she dives into her well of power , down down down , as much time as she can snatch out to drive the army down . she imagine a pit so deep that those who fall will greet tartarus , & she

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the pavement with a fury unmatched , repeating the names & titles in her head . a defeaning crack & rumble & she is falling herself . she wonders if tartarus will greet her .

she wakes & it does not .

she ’ s alive & others are not . 

she is alive .

[marchived]

tl;dr. note that “ first ” coincides with the books, not the years / dates. if it’s third autumn then that means the fall during the year of titan's curse. morrigan is raised by loving parents yet she runs away after being attacked by her first monster. she comes to chb in spring & becomes best friends with luke. she grows awfully resentful of percy. luke's betrayal is a stab in the gut. fast forward to second spring, & she manages to contact luke early summer. she joins him then after being claimed in first december, & works as a spy up until fourth autumn. she begins to doubt her allegiance when kronos takes on luke as a host, & that doubt only grows as she battles in chb’s wood . by the fifth summer, she is sure, yet she still fights for luke because she misses him. by the time the second titan war starts, she is a top general that joins in the battle of manhattan on numerous occasions. she is never out without kronos, though, & only appears in battle as he does. by the end, she gains the courage to go against kronos ( silena’s death is part of the tipping point ) & helps the fight by hanging back when he calls for her & ethan to go to olympus; though that only drives monsters towards her. she ends up creating a chasm that sinks much of the army. she passes out afterwards, & is brought to a safe place by hades.

* something not mentioned below: ethan meant a lot to her. the two of them were exceptionally close as luke’s right hands, possible delving into romantic tension. he died before anything could be talked about & that seriously hurt her.

tw for: death, slight manipulation, brief mention of non - descriptive eye trauma.

born & raised in new york city, she’s a bronx kid who grew up loved, albeit a little sheltered. her adoptive mother entered her life when she was around five, & immediately won her over with her kind words & optimistic perspective. though, as lisa likes to remark, eun - hee had rubbed off on her more ( & as was expected. she raised a child through her bitterness, & showed her daughter the truth while teaching her the revolutionary views she held ). someday, she’ll change the world, eun - hee had boasted, over rice & fish. i just know it.

& her childhood had been like that. loved, safe. yet something felt wrong, felt off; looming shadows & whispering voices that accompanied her throughout the day, the feeling of something that had watched her the moment she stepped foot into middle school. & she was right; something was wrong, even if it wasn’t in the way she had intended. a calculated plan formed by a monster she dares not name, it had driven her away from home & left her cold & numb on a bus out; does reality dare lose itself when i need it most?

she doesn’t stay alone for long; & later, a kid her age boards the bus to sit next to her. rows of empty seats, & they had chosen hers in the very back. i promise you that i’m offering something that will make sense, they tell her, & she accepts. what has she got to lose now, anyways? so they switch buses & it’s a rather uneventful ride, but along the way she notices more about them. the shoes on their feet fit loosely, they’ve got extremely hairy legs, & something about their face seems off. she can’t quite grasp it.

she follows them through woods & to a pine tree on a hill, where the words camp half - blood shines out to them. & there they are, whisked away into a camp where she’s promised she’ll never feel out of place in. yet she lies when they ask about your parents; or at least, her mortal ones. she says they kicked her out when she knows they are worried sick about her. chiron looks hesitant to believe her, but she refuses to say anything else on it. so he leaves her be & she returns to her happy bubble, with other kids her age & a story that seems to make sense.

then she meets him. luke castellan, her counselor, & she immediately likes him. spring flies by & she sticks with him, the one friend to count on. even as she grows bitter over not being claimed, even as she shines bright with getting a pegasus to like her, he is there to comfort & applaud her at every second. you are a little sister i am glad to have, he tells her, & she tells him he’s being sapp .

( she regrets it, years later. swallows everything she wished she could have told him, the appreciation & gratitude ).

summer comes & she meets percy. he is easily likable & seems as bitter as her, yet she stays wary. something in her says that he cannot be trusted, that he is a danger to her. she waits, eyes him at dinner, loses track of him during capture the flag ( yet she finds that she is quite the fit for a hermes kid with her speed ), & enjoys the campfire up until… he gets claimed. & her bitterness only grows at that =, finds herself making a rival she didn’t expect. especially when he goes out on a quest he seems predestined to have, when he gets all the fame & glory for being a big 3 kid.

( she never apologizes, even years later, yet she swallows words that could have been the start of a tentative friendship ).

summer passes in excruciating wait, whispers of percy this & percy that ever present in every corner. even luke isn’t immune, & she loathes everyone for it. yet by the end, when she is glad for it to be over, she finds herself horrified that she ever wished it’s end. for betrayal is never sweet, & when percy announces it with a scorpion stinger’s wound to prove it, she runs to hide herself away in her sleeping bag & cries herself to sleep. she dreams of sweet spring days & misses luke more with every passing day.

autumn passes in a blur, yet the start of winter brings her an unwanted gift. right before her birthday she is claimed ,marked as a daughter of hades right under everyone’s noses . chiron goes pale. mr. d looks troubled. the campers are afraid & whispering. & never before has she hated her never present father more, with roiling anger that threatens to tear her whole. she passes dinner to gather your things, tucks the sleeping back under her arm, & … remembers there is no hades cabin. there is no hades cabin, no place for her. where is her fame & glory? she thinks that night, where is her acclaim?

she ends up living in the big house.

the months before the second summer, she tries contacting luke. even with the bitter taste of a prophecy chiron had told her, of her importance, she yearns for the once person who had been a friend. who she hopes, desperately, will be her friend still. the first month, nothing . but just shy of june, she succeeds. he is surprised, slack jawed in the mist, asks her how, but instead she tells him of her claiming. of hades’ horrible birthday gift, of the campers’ treatment, of her struggles. & to her relief, he accepts her. tells her to meet up with him in the city, promises her information.

she gets it. his full involvement, the monster army, kronos, the deal he can’t back out of. she tells him you can’t, he asks her, you have anything better? she doesn’t. & he asks her if camp is better, where they sleight minor & dare to sleight major gods, asks her if they have built a cabin for her yet, & she tells him he doesn’t need to play tricks & manipulate her onto his side. she tells him that from the start, she had felt slighted. & so he asks her to be his spy, alongside silena. of all people. she asks him how long. he says not long. she eventually agrees.

the next year passes in more of a blur. it grows eventful as luke starts getting all the pieces he needs, yet she doesn’t focus much on the events. she starts to resent silena & her pretty ways, her stellar acting. when she herself can barely keep her own together, where she spends more days hiding & shutting herself in to keep the bitter taste of betrayal out of her mouth. one day she asks her how she does it. silena replies that it’s all for charlie, that it’s easier knowing that he’ll be safe. she grows disgusted. how could you sacrifice all for one person? she wants to cry, but she finds herself no better.

by the start of the fourth autumn, she fully joins luke. he only needs one messenger to get his word across, & so she participates in the nitty - gritty aspects of his plan. she gets the monsters, the funding, the demigods he needs. rallies them together under the promise of a better life, where the gods can’t ignore them. she knows luke means to get rid of them; or is that kronos she senses, hiding just beneath the surface of their dreams? she can feel the titan watching hers, careful. waiting for betrayal, no doubt, because he needs his pawn of the prophecy to tip the tides into his favor. he’s waiting for the perfect moment to seize her mind. ( she has already stumbled once, while sparring with luke sometime between second & third fall. she has mistepped once & nearly lost her eye from it; she cannot risk mistepping again, if not for her sake then for luke’s. )

by fourth summer, she starts to wonder if she has chosen wrong. the final battle through twisting labyrinth only grates on her as luke - but - not - luke leads through. blue eyes are traded for gold & kronos sneers with luke’s face. she misses her friend, her real one. she misses the luke she met back from first spring, where may flowers had bloomed under gentle care of demeter’s children. those she now fights against, as she hacks her way through vines & dodges like she’s born for the fight. in a way she is  she supposes, but she isn’t born to hurt her own. so she takes care to knock them out only, away from other monsters to finish the job. it is her small mercy for those who have hurt her.

by fifth summer, she is tired. she has surely chosen wrong. she is certain as kronos walks with luke’s feet, stares at olympus with luke’s - eyes - but - not - luke’s - eyes. yet she can’t do much, bound to serve as his right hand. still, percy’s arrival on the andromeda is surprising; & beckendorf’s death even moreso, as she escapes last minute with ethan, in tow with kronos. & she swallows words for silena, i’m sorry i'm sorry i’m sorry i couldn’t do anything. she is so tired. she wants to escape this war yet she is in the middle of it. as she prepares for manhattan, as she prepares for more death, she swallows words for luke, i’m sorry you had no choice. as she fights on the bridge, as she fights against percy, as she fights against people who could have been family, she swallows words, i’m sorry.

so she defies kronos, during his last call for support. she stands still, with all eyes on her ( & her father, to who she wishes him a bitter thank you for his birthday gift all those years ago ). & kronos is enraged, but she decides that, if he succeeds , she will face his wrath later. instead , she focuses her thoughts on the monsters that threaten to surround her, & she fights with the last of her swallowed words.

for silena. for beckendorf. for ethan. for luke. for all the unclaimed. for all those forced to be a pawn. & she prays that percy succeeds.

mortals wake up around her, & she knows she must act fast. she dives into her well of power, down down down, as much time as she can snatch out to drive the army down. she imagine a pit so deep that those who fall will greet tartarus, & she

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the pavement with a fury unmatched, repeating the names & titles in her head. a deafening crack & rumble & she is falling herself. she wonders if tartarus will greet her.

she wakes & it does not.

she’s alive & others are not.

she is alive.

[timelessmusae]

And the Prom King is...!

timeline: AU in which the Halloween party was a regular prom night and Jonah didn't lose control of his powers.

What an awful time to have a headache.

Jonah was starting to like the idea of getting dressed up for the halloween party — he even managed to put together some old pants and a worn out jacket in a way that he vaguely resembled a cowboy. His next step — courtesy of his cousin Sage — would be to do his own makeup.

But the damn headache wouldn't give him a break.

Jonah exhaled, dropping the black eyeliner pencil in the sink. He had already crossed into Mall Goth territory and at that point, it should be enough.

Finding the party was easy. All he had to do was follow the loud pop music to the amphitheater. But first, he had another stop — to honor his invitation on a burst of confidence.

Walking down to the end of the cabin circle, Jonah found himself at the doorstep of the Chaos cabin, its large doors towering ahead of him like gates of a mansion.

He shifted on his feet, hands cold with sweat.

Mamá didn't raise a coward, he muttered.

Breathing in slowly, Jonah lifted his head up and knocked on the door.

[timelessmusae]

Walking on the main path towards the Half-Blood Hill, Gianna nodded along. The last time she used the credit card was indeed an emergency — and by emergency, she meant she had packed her bags last minute and shadowtraveled out of camp. And yet, her father didn't seem to bat an eye at her hotel expenses, or why she wasn't at school.

"Hey!" Gianna called out as her friend took off in a sprint, and dashed on his footsteps. From the corner of her eye she could see a demigod from another cabin glare at them, but do nothing else.

"That's not very justice of you, you know!" She said, running down the Half-Blood Hill. If only there were more shadows under the pine trees... she could try a trick of her own. But she was not about to spend her energy before the day even started. "Who are you and what did you do to my friend?"

Emerson waved to a few people he knew as he passed, mostly ignoring them otherwise. His eye on the goal as always, at least this time it was a more relaxing one.

"Well, thank the gods for dad's emergency credit card." He placed a hand over his heart. "My one true hero. I don't know what we would do without it."

Emerson glanced over towards the border and nodded his head. "It would suck if we had to walk...maybe we should run." He paused for a moment, the corner of his mouth twitched up into a smirk before he took off in a print.

[timelessmusae]

Gianna watched as a few year-round campers began leaving their cabins for their first activity of the day, and soon she spotted Emerson waving at her.

"Of course I am!" She said, walking towards her friend, arms crossed in fake offense. "I even packed the most powerful weapon of all: Dad's emergency credit card."

With a quick glance, she studied the weather: clear skies, probably a bright morning ahead. No sign of a proper place to shadow travel.

"We should probably get going before someone beats us to it and calls the Grey Sisters' Taxi." She said.

Emerson lived for trips to the city. At first, it had made him nervous to leave the safety of camp with the threat of monsters looming outside but hey! what's life without a little risk in the end.

He went through his bag at least five times to make sure he had everything that he needed. It wasn't much, but he didn't want to be caught unprepared either.

Once he was sure he was ready, he left his cabin without another look behind him. It was easy to find Gianna where she sat on the benches. He whistled and waved a hand in the air. "Are you ready for an adventure?" He joked.