#toa leo valdez

[s-p-r-i-n-g-t-i-m-e]

“Nico, son of Hades, most isolated of the gods, let alone his brothers, ruler of the domain where warmth is a scarcity until it’s a burden, and hasn’t felt a real, full embrace since Bianca died, despite his connection with Hazel”

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“Leo, son of Hephaestus, rejected by his parents, first blacksmith and inventor, who’s workshop and home regularly burns those too weak, and clings desperately onto any hug he gets, despite being unable to truly connect with them”

= “two very broken yet still standing people, one who leeches off heat like a black hole absorbing light, yet refuses to take any, and one who craves the cold so badly, needs it to balance him out, yet believes getting it is impossible for someone like him.

two very broken people who can turn to each-other for comfort and contact, where one can finally feel a warmth that’ll satiate the looming cold of the underworld, and the other’s blazing inner fire, of which burns brighter than any forge, can finally be calmed for once in his life.”

I just think they’re neat

[zetadyllica]

i’ve been thinking about riordanverse demigods and their mommy issues.

annabeth, piper, alex fierro: my mom is an absent goddess who’s kind of a bitch to me and my loved ones

jason, thalia, hazel: my mom was a messed up person when she was alive

nico, leo, frank, magnus chase: my mom died years ago but she was a wonderful person and i miss her every day

percy jackson and will solace: MY MOM 🤱 is my BEST 🤩 FRIEND 👯 she is so LOVELY 🥰 and KIND 💕 and COOL 😎 and i’m having DINNER 🍽️ WITH HER ON SATURDAY 🥳💫🤪

[percabething]

when the fandom is so small that everybody knows everybody

[makebelievegrilledcheese]

Which percabeth do you prefer?

[starii-void]

going to chb must be crazy like imagine sharing a camp with

-one of the strongest demigods ever who's saved the world like at least 3 times, fought multiple gods & titans and WON (and is a tartarus survivor)

-the literal main architect of OLYMPUS who's also saved the world multiple times (also tartarus survivor)

-THE lord of the wild who's also close friends with the first two (and has helped save the world multiple times)

-an emo kid from the 1930s who again helped save the world and is also a tartarus survivor (TWICE)

-a son of apollo who survived tartarus with nothing but cargo shorts and sheer will (pun intended)

-the main designer and builder for the argo II, also the first hephaestus kid to have fire powers since hundreds of years ago (did i mention killed gaea? no? yeah he did that too)

-a girl who somehow charmspeak-ed gaea into falling back asleep (also side note daughter of super famous actor because why not)

-pretty much everybody is a two-time war veteran

-THE GOD APOLLO who just sometimes comes down to visit in the form of a teenage boy

-did i mention dionysus, god of wine madness and theatre

-also chiron, trainer of pretty much every greek hero ever

[spookedbees]

testing out a new brush with some messy sketches

[littlestarbeam]

Camp Jupiter kids are private school kids and Camp Half-Blood kids are public school.

[poppitron360]

I honestly think that “the gods are real, and they have kids, and those kids have ISSUES” is still the best description of the Riordanverse I’ve heard to-date.

[coquettemouse]

If we get a hoo show I plead

Leo talking about how some male celebrity or some male camper is so hot as Piper give him side eyes

Hazel swearing the dirtiest things while everyone stares at her like 😧

Leo feeling proud the monsters were afraid of him, but cut the scene to show Frank and Jason standing behind him

Frank hitting his forehead on the top door frame (multiple times)

Some scene where they kill a insect but then Hazel ask "where Frank is?" and everyone FREEZES (bro was just taking a tap)

Leo constantly making "deez nuts" and similar jokes to Jason (and he fall everytime)

Jason sniffing his friends hair in the background

Annabeth and Leo arguing like the classic architect vs engineer ancient fight. Jason try to help them out but they both tell him to fuck off.

Leo and Nico discussing on the background (Nico is straight up insulting him as he should)

Nico making some Italian jokes that doesn't make sense in American English and just going "in my culture this is hilarious"

[1800-lemon-boy]

Friendly reminder that names have meaning in the pjo universe.

Percy/Perseus- to destroy or avenge, a Greek hero with a happy ending.

Leo/Leonidas - a spartan king who sacrificed himself to save his people.

Jason- healer/to heal, lead the argonauts to the Golden Fleece but died a painful death.

Thalia- an immortal muse of comedy and idyllic poetry.

Castor- to excel/to shine, killed while his twin brother survives (in the most common version of the myth).

Pollux- Crown/ very sweet, survives after his twin brother is killed.

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[raps-hellion]

demigods who know how much an average loaf of bread from the store costs:

leo — he was between foster homes a lot and often ended up homeless. he knows the cost because he's spent many times counting out the spare change in his pockets and praying he has enough.

percy — he and sally went/still go on grocery trips, and he rants to annabeth if the price goes up. want to know how the economy's doing? ask percy about bread prices.

demigods who do not know how much an average loaf of bread from the store costs:

annabeth — maybe back when she was with luke and thalia, but she's been in camp half-blood for most of her life. bread just appears on a plate in front of her, who is she to question it.

frank — he's a nepo baby.

hazel — she's been dead for 70 years. seeing what the price has been inflated to now may kill her.

jason — he was raised by wolves. lupa does not have time to worry about the inflation rate of bread.

nico — he was cut off from modern society for 70 years.

piper — she's also a nepo baby. and she spent a lot of time shoplifting, so the illusion of cost doesn't apply to her.

[wanderingmind867]

This exchange between Leo and Jason is really poignant. I like it. Rick Riordan gets almost philosophical with that line from Jason, and I really like it.

"Trust me, Hephaestus cabin doesn't see fire powers as cool. Nyssa told me they're super rare. When a demigod like me comes around, bad things happen. Really bad".

"Maybe it's the other way around," Jason suggested. "Maybe people with special gifts show up when bad things are happening because that's when they're needed most."

[wilmvandrr]

day 17: f2u base ft THE SEVENN (pjo/hoo)

creds: @ karagultabasco

base below!!

[nicolloyd]

some teens on a boat

this unintentionally kinda reads like that one meme

[multifandomstan5]

Mr.D, gesturing towards Hazel: Okay, first of all I'd like to introduce our new ambassador of camp Jupiter, Hailey, and I'd like to thank her for her generous gift of two dollars, which she handed to me this morning. Unnecessary but appreciated

Piper, whispering to Hazel: Why'd you give him two dollars?

Hazel, whispering back : I thought he was homeless

[graaaaaayy]