#we should have seriously gotten more Jason and Percy bonding

[cynthiav06]

Jason and Percy have a very unique position of being able to understand each other perfectly where certain issues/topics are concerned. We truly deserved more of Jason and Percy having conversations that actually tackle their insecurities or burdens about leadership and carrying the weight of most of the responsibility for getting everyone out alive.

But it's not really surprising that Jason, despite his supposed jealousy or other insecurities with Percy, is still trying his best to understand him and pull him out of his suicidal antics. He and Percy are two of the most genuinely sensitive people who define their worth by being able to save enough people or do enough for others and in a weird sort of way I think they would have a better understanding of each other than most others.

(But the op's tags are the best part. I think they break down the scene in a very nuanced way that doesn't really get applied to PJO series often enough:

#I feel like too many people reduce this interaction to jason being like 'lol same"

#but idk :/

#this chapter is from jason's pov

#and leading up to it he's like "people keep walking on eggshells around me bc of the the michael varus stab wound'

#and he hates it so when he goes on deck to help out with the storm

#everyone's like wtf except for percy

#and jason states how much he appreciated percy not treating him like a sick kid

#and I feel like it's echoed in this sentiment where jason could say so many things like

#"you should never feel that way' 'im here if you need anything

#but he doesn't make percy feel alone in his desire to just.... end it all

#which ik for some people that doesn't work but you're not a character in hoo and percy is dealing with so much guilt

#and he can't tell annabeth bc she's a main aspect of that guilt

#and he doesn't wanna guilt her more and he feels ashamed and when he describes this he feels weird for feeling it

#so having jason this tough guy be like 'yo i understand it bc i felt the same way

#that's gotta mean a lot to percy

#also insane how jason who also struggles to display vulnerability

#allows it in one of few times in this moment just so percy this guy he's supposed to be jealous about

#feels comforted and not alone in his guilt and shame

#and also it's just insane how jason's wanting to kay em ess does not get talked about AT ALL

#and just seeing his mom and the pressure of new rome getting to him )

yeah so this was insane

[the-ships-to-rule-them-all]

Puck it chapter 4 liveblog

btw @bipercabeth @jasonsmclean enjoy <333

under the cut because this is going to be long af

He doesn’t want Jason to think he doesn’t respect Annabeth, but he also doesn’t want to break his promise to her. But that promise is already broken. Jason already knows. And Percy really can’t handle the thought of Jason thinking he doesn’t respect women. “You have feelings for her, don’t you?” Jason asks, his tone a bit lighter, eyes a bit softer. Percy sighs and the words rush out of him on the exhale. “Yes I do Jason I’m so fucked please help.”

ME SCREAMING A LOT!!!!!!!!!!! they matter so much to each other omg. and Percy having loyalty to Annabeth even in this, I am DECEASED 

A sigh falls past Jason’s lips; his shoulders deflate and he ducks his head with a slight nod. “I figured, but I also figured I need to say it straight up. I can’t get mad about you not telling me when I’ve been keeping this from you.” “Trying to keep this from me.” Percy takes a risk and grins slightly. “I’ve known for a while now. But I appreciate the honesty. I don’t want this to be something we fight over. We’re better than that.”

DARLING IDIOT CO-CAPTAINS WHO ARE BEST FRIENDS

That’s… a lot of ‘no’. But I respect the last one. I’m glad you guys prioritized, I guess. But you’re seriously okay with all of that? That’s gotta be a lot on your mind.”

“Yeah, I guess it is. But it’s worth it to be with her. Like, the sex is great, but she’s just so good to be around. I’m definitely saying it all wrong, but something just… pulls me to her? It’s hard to explain. She’s not an escape from everything, but she calms it all down. Like at the first party, I wasn’t doing well, and Annabeth gave me a way out. Then we just kept talking, and she was going to walk home alone, and I— one thing led to another.” Percy sighs and messes up his hair. “Sorry, I don’t mean to make this about me, but if we’re getting it all on the table, you deserve to know why.”

PERCY JACKSON IS IN LOVE WITH ANNABETH CHASE IN EVERY SINGLE FUCKING UNIVERSE

“Wow, we’re so fucked.” Percy can’t help but laugh. They’d realized their feelings within 24 hours of each other and still took an entire month to talk about it.

FIRST OF ALL THIS IS THE MOST HOCKEY THING IN THE WORLD AND WOW!!!!!!!!!!

“Should we pay him for his emotional labor? I feel like we should pay him for his emotional labor.” Jason jokes.

I CACKLED

“I accidentally rigged Secret Santa on purpose.”

OF COURSE YOU DID PERCY! OF COURSE YOU DID 

“I knew you’d be mad if I rigged it just for me to get Annabeth, so I rigged it so you’d get Piper, too!” Percy holds out a fist, waiting for a fist bump. “You can thank me now or later, whichever you prefer.”

PERCY JACKSON YOU ARE THE GREATEST

Except Jason wants to be so much more than that.

Ever since the Halloween party, Piper’s been talking to Jason a lot more than she did before, and she talked to him a fairly decent amount before the party. Of course, she’d gotten so ridiculously drunk at the party that she ended up puking so she apologized profusely to him for putting him through that, even though he’d wanted to stick around. (Oh man, he’s sounding cheesier by the second when it comes to her.) Since she’d been so wasted, he doesn’t want to bring up the dancing to her, especially since he’s convinced she’d only danced so close because she’d been so drunk.

Still, there’s a tiny part inside of Jason that hopes maybe she’d been aware of her actions even though she’d been drunk.

Jason’s always been a rule follower. It’s a fact, plain and simple. He sometimes bends the rules when they’re unfair or unjust, but overall he doesn’t dare break them. Especially when it comes to hockey. He’s not one to defy his coaches or trainers or talk back to his captains (before he became one, of course).

But now with the stupid no dating rule, Jason’s tempted to defy his coaches, which scares the shit out of him.

LOUD LONG SCREAMING JFC JASON *SHAKES HIM* THAT’S SO FUCKING ROMANTIC I WANT TO DIE FUCK YOU BOTH

But the smiles and jokes have made him only want to break the rules more.

YOU LOVE HER YOU WANT TO MARRY HER YOU WANT TO HAVE HER BABIES

Annabeth swings a leg over Percy and leaves him stranded on her bed, his hands still fastened to her headboard. One second he was on top of her, kissing down her neck with the intentions of going far lower, and the next she had him flipped and restrained. Suddenly she was pressing down onto him and teasing him relentlessly, forcing him to beg for release (which she’d eventually granted, but only after making him beg). Annabeth and that damn tie.

oh my fucking god this entire scene was so fucking hot!!!!! also how’d you know that hockey and bondage is like a thing 👀👀👀👀

ajklfdsjfdsladsfjaklfsdajlkfdasjlk annabeth being jealous, annabeth tying him up, Percy with that satisfied smirk I just 

So he pushes his heart out of where it had leapt into his throat and sits back down on the edge of the bed, pulling her into his lap as he slides back. She follows and Percy pulls her face to his, letting her set the pace and meeting her there movement for movement. If he can’t claim her as his, he’ll be damned if he doesn’t show her that he’s hers. - I WANT TO DIE

that’s all he wants right now. That’s all he’s going to want for a very long time. WELL I’M IN A GRAVE RIGHT NOW GOD THAT’S ROMANTIC AF

Matching with your boyfriend? That’s cute.” Annabeth says from behind him.

Percy turns to look at her, fully taking her in for the first time today. She’d followed the ugly sweater rule, but only barely. It wasn’t one of the gaudy or loud ones he knew would make an appearance tonight; instead she’d settled on a light blue turtleneck sweater with grey squares making up that classic Christmas print and setting off every different shade in her eyes. She looks more cute than anything.

Her eyes are fixed on his sweater, which is black with red details and the word ‘HO’ stitched onto the front. Percy feels heat flood his cheeks as he tries to play it off, but it’s only a matter of time until the entire team sees Jason’s matching ‘WHERE’S MY HO AT?’ sweater. - OK NO NO NO YOU CANNOT DO THIS TO ME!!!!!!!!!! THEY DEFINITELY MADE OUT EARLIER AND I WANT TO MURDER NO GIVE ME ALL THE FUMBLING FIRST KISSES OH MY GOD 

“It’s a Rangers sweatshirt.” He says slowly. “You hate the Rangers.”

“To be fair, I still think they suck. Islanders for life and all that. But what do you think?” Her voice betrays her smug words. - THE NEW YORK RIVALRY I AM DEAD AND BURIED OH THIS IS THE SWEETEST THING ANNABETH 

Annabeth doesn’t pull away or refuse him though, so he holds on for a bit longer than he should, one hand resting on the back of her head and holding her to his chest while the other finds her back. Her arms loop around his waist, her fingers lacing behind his back. Percy takes in as much of this moment as he can before she pulls away, because he knows he won’t be the first to do so.

When she does pull away, it feels almost reluctant. He lets himself believe that, cling to that for a moment as she looks up at him with those big gray eyes. And as she does, Percy realizes that he is completely and utterly ruined for anyone except her. - JFC I’M A WRECK

“You know at some point I’m going to need to see this on you.” - POST HAT TRICK SEX, I CALL IT

“You,” he can’t help the way he leans into her, far too close to be out in the open like this, “are impossible, Chase.”

“I’m flattered.” Annabeth scoffs. - THESE ABSOLUTE DORKS I LOVE EVERYTHING

As long as Annabeth is here, Jason’s ultimately edged out. - OUCH

“Bisexual people exist, Leo. ”  - HE’S ALREADY SMARTER THAN ALL HOCKEYS EVER, SORRY JASE I LOVE YOU BUT YOU’RE TOO SMART FOR THE NHL

Thanks, captain.” She takes the cup back and takes a sip and Jason would be a dirty liar if he said he didn’t stare at her lips the entire time. - ME: DYING

The consequences might be worth it, though. - YES JASON GO AFTER HER

“I didn’t say it was for me,” is Reyna’s cool reply. - I LOVE EVERYTHING SO SO SO MUCH OMG REYNA GETTING A DILDO!!!!!!!!!

Before Percy can look at Annabeth, his head whips around and he settles his glittering green eyes on Jason. “I know what we’re doing tonight,” he stage whispers as he winks.

“Do you guys need condoms? Some lube?” Connor asks, lifting up his newly gifted bottle of lube and box of flavored condoms.

“Don’t worry. We’ve got a nice supply,” Percy responds, wrapping an arm around Jason’s shoulders.

“Percy, not in front of the kids,” Jason complains, and he’s not embarrassed until he sees Piper giggling behind her hand. - *BOUNCES* GIVE ME THE BACKSTORY - hockey fandom has corrupted me and now I ship them to a ridiculous degree *shrugs*

Inside the box lays a brand new hockey stick. When he says brand new, he means brand new. The paint is shiny and glossy and he can just imagine how it’ll feel when he uses it on the ice. It’s white, blue stripes painted onto the butt and the bottom of the shaft, just before the blade. On the heel of the stick, he can see GRACE 1 painted in red letters. It’s the nicest hockey stick he’s seen gifted to a college player. The only thing he can compare the quality of this is to NHL and Olympic equipment. - I LITERALLY SCREAMED OUT LOUD LIKE IN MY DORM A VERY HIGH PITCHED SCREAM PIPER MCLEAN PIPES BABES YOU GOTTA KNOW PLEASE 

god every single one of the gifts just demonstrates how well they know each other, how much they love the other person already and I am in TEARS

Holy fuck, Piper did that. - MY REACTION SAME 

the two California kids bonding over their warm state and the fact that they’ve found a home on the ice - say with me AWWWWW

“Jason.” She takes a step closer to him. “I want you to have it. You deserve it. You love hockey and…” She falters and she bites down on her bottom lip. “I wanted to give you something meaningful. I just didn’t have the guts to do it without using Secret Santa as my excuse. I’m just so lucky I got you.” - dfaslkdjfdsajlkdfsjaklkjdfslakljdsajlfsdkakljszdfjoirewaklcszioojewfkmflsiouearwjoweiofjfdwerijefojfeidljfiawfjcewuoirijffuiwoewjdkoeioewuoriwejafwK

THAT’S ROMANTIC AF PIPER

“Shut up.”

Before he can think straight, her arms wrap around his shoulders and she angles her face up until he feels her lips press to his. He doesn’t hesitate to bring his hands up to her hips, holding her there and soaking in the fact that this is real. Here he is, giving into the temptation, allowing his heart to win the ruthless battle over his head. All rationality and self-control go out the window as he focuses solely on kissing her. Her lips taste like peppermint and are just as soft as he’s imagined them, which also brings back the influx of memories of the persistent daydreams that’d plagued his mind for weeks. Yet every expectation pales in comparison to this moment. He feels like he could melt from the heat coursing through his body, engulfing him in a fiery embrace. - FALLS ON THE FLOOR, SCREAMS, COMBUSTS - god you guys write the romances so well, they’re totally unique and this was PERFECT

Nothing,” he lies easily. While he usually can’t lie to save his life, he finds this lie effortless. “She was just being a good friend, Percy. Nothing more.”

A look of disappointment floods Percy’s face. “Really?” he asks sadly. “Damn. I was hoping for a good conversation or at least a kiss. I’m sorry, man. That sucks.”

“Yeah.” Jason shrugs and tries to look crestfallen. “Oh, well. Rules are rules.”

“Right.” Percy shakes his head once and sighs. “Rules are rules.” - *buries head in hands* JASON I HAD HOPE FOR YOU, oh well I guess this does mean you can survive the NHL

If this is what Jason has to do to be with Piper, so be it. - OH FUCK

fklasfjslkdafjskldaajfklsd guys this was so fucking good and beautiful and perfect and the perfect mix of angst and fluff and I JUST WOW 

[dotshiiki]

Giftfic 2!

A gift for my @pjohoobigbang beta and artist,  @preciouschildrenofolympus! Thank you for your enthusiasm for the project and sticking it out with my crazy long fic, and for making it such a fun experience for me! You’ve mentioned that Annabeth and Hazel are your favourites, so I tried to incorporate them both into a story just for you!

Nightmares--a gift for @preciouschildrenofolympus.

Summary: Annabeth might be able to convince the boys that her post-Tartarus nightmares are nothing, but Hazel and Piper know better. A girl-bonding moment on the Argo II set between HoH and BoO.

The scream shattered the silence of the night. 

Hazel sat bolt upright, cracking her head on the low ceiling above her bunk. 

In the ship's corridor, heads were popping out of their respective cabins, their faces ranging from drowsiness (Frank, she could tell, was struggling to shake off sleep) to alertness (Leo was already wide-eyed and ready for a fight). Percy and Jason, who'd been on guard duty above deck, came stampeding down. 

'What is it?' Piper asked. Percy didn't answer her. He made a beeline for Annabeth's room. 

It had been her scream, Hazel realised. They gathered around the door as Percy burst in, shouting Annabeth's name. 

A moment later, they both emerged, Percy holding a mortified-looking Annabeth like he was afraid to let her go. 

'I'm okay,' she said. 'I was dreaming—well, nightmares, you know. Sorry I woke everyone.' 

'What were you dreaming about?' Piper asked. 'Anything we should know?' 

Annabeth shook her head. She said, quietly, 'Tartarus.' 

Percy's arms around her tightened. Annabeth extricated herself from him gently. 'I'm fine, seriously. You should all go back to sleep.' 

'I wasn't sleeping,' Percy said. 'I could keep you company—' 

'Go back to your watch, then.' Annabeth looked around crossly. She took on a stern expression of authority, the face of the de facto leader she'd been when Hazel first joined the crew. 'Gods, Percy, we're demigods. If we can't handle simple nightmares, how are we going to deal with Gaia and the giants—or anything that might be attacking the ship in the next five minutes, seeing as no one's keeping watch?' She looked pointedly at Jason. 

Jason muttered a quick apology and hurried back up to the top deck. Frank and Leo blushed and melted back into their compartments. Hazel had a feeling they wouldn't dare show their faces until breakfast time. 

Percy hung back, reluctant to leave Annabeth. 'Percy, I'm fine,' Annabeth repeated firmly. 'It was just a nightmare. You of all people should understand. It's going to happen. We just have to—let it pass, I guess.' She hesitated, then kissed his cheek. 'I'll sleep better knowing that you're on guard.' 

Percy cupped her chin and kissed her. 'I don't like leaving you alone, Wise Girl.' 

'NO HANKY PANKY IN THE CABINS!' Buford the table, complete with holographic Hedge, joined the party, making everyone jump. For the second time that night, Hazel bumped her head, this time against the top of her doorframe. Son of a gorgon, she was going to get a real lump there. 

'You heard him,' Annabeth said weakly. 'Go on.' 

Percy kissed her again and went back to join Jason.

Annabeth closed her eyes. Her arms were trembling. Had they been all along, or had she held it in check to brush everyone off? 

Without a word to Piper and Hazel, she disappeared back into her room. She left the door slightly ajar. 

'She's not okay,' Piper said. 'Come on.'  

She pushed open Annabeth's door. 

'Piper, she said—'  

'I know what she said. But that's not what she needs.' 

Hesitantly, Hazel followed Piper into Annabeth's room. 

The older girl was lying on her back in her bunk, her eyes open and staring at the ceiling. She didn't turn at Piper and Hazel's entrance. 

Piper crawled over to Annabeth to lie next to her. Still uncertain about all this, Hazel took the other side. The three of them lay there, their shoulders touching, until Hazel thought Annabeth must have gone back to sleep at last. 

Then Annabeth spoke, in a barely audible whisper, 'I couldn't tell Percy.'

Couldn't tell Percy what? Hazel wanted to ask, but she thought it better to wait. 

'The scariest thing about Tartarus—worse than the monsters and the evil gods and the whole damn place trying to kill us—the scariest thing I saw was him.' 

She told them how Percy had stood at the edge of an endless chasm and turned a flood of poison back on its creator. 

'He was protecting you both,' Piper said. 'Akhlys would have killed you.' 

Her voice was uncertain, and Hazel knew it was because Piper hadn't really see the full height of Percy's powers yet. She couldn't readily imagine how terrifying the image could be. Hazel suspected she herself probably hadn't seen all Percy could do, either, but she had been to Alaska with him and watched him summon hurricanes and destroy a glacier. 

Hazel remembered how Frank had been afraid of how she might see him after he'd gotten the blessing of Mars, or slain the katoblepones in Venice. Listening to Annabeth now, Hazel could understand those fears better. Even when done in defence of the people you loved, unleashing death and carnage changed a person. There was a fine line to walk between righteous protection and sadistic revenge. 

No wonder Annabeth was so torn up about this. 

And no wonder she couldn't tell Percy. Hazel imagined the look on Frank's face if she told him his insane Mars-given fighting skills terrified her. He'd be crushed. 

'It wasn't what he did. It was …' The sheets trembled with Annabeth's shudder. 'Tartarus brought out the worst in us. We'd just gotten past these curse spirits, too.' She described the arai—demons that were more fearsome than Hazel could imagine, that cursed you with the very misdeeds you'd lain upon others previously. 

One curse in particular made Hazel shiver. Annabeth described how she had been plunged into isolation, completely abandoned. 

'I don't know how to explain it,' she said. 'I knew he was there, but it was like he wasn't, like I was alone. I don't know how to tell you what that feels like.' 

'Like no one in the world can see you. Like you're surrounded by people but you don't exist to them,' Hazel said softly. 

'You do know,' whispered Annabeth. 

'That's what it was like in the Fields of Asphodel.' 

In the darkness, their breaths seemed to ebb and flow in harmony. Hazel felt the distance between her and Annabeth shrink, like a line pulled taut. She hadn't had much opportunity to get to know the older girl before this. Hazel had spent a lot of time with Piper on their quest to reach the House of Hades, but Annabeth had only been around for a week before she'd descended into Rome after the Athena Parthenos. Percy's girlfriend had seemed incredibly steady, impossibly wise, and insanely brave. Hazel had been in awe of her. 

Hazel was still in awe of her. But she also grasped now how real Annabeth was—broken and terrified and struggling, just like they all were. She was touched that Annabeth trusted her enough to let her see this. It was like gaining another sister. 

'The worst thing was,' Annabeth said, 'it wasn't a new feeling. I—it was awful because I had a friend who … well, I thought Luke cared about me, but he left me behind, and it felt like that all over again, and I remembered all the stuff Luke did because he got so angry at the gods. 

'And then when I saw Percy looking that mad … I love him, but I'm also—I'm also scared for him. That he could do what Luke did.' 

'You're scared for him,' Piper said. 

'Yes.' Annabeth sounded confused. 

It took Hazel a second to understand what Piper meant. 'You said you're scared for Percy. Scared for him, not—' 

'Not of him,' Piper finished. 

'I—' Annabeth let her breath out in a long, slow hiss. 'You're right.' Her laugh came a little breathlessly, a mixture of tears and relief. 'He's still Percy. He—' 

'He loves you,' Hazel and Piper said simultaneously. 

'You should have heard him talk about you when we were in Alaska,' Hazel said. 'I wondered sometimes if you were actually a goddess instead of a demigod like us.' 

'It's so annoying,' Piper added teasingly. 

Hazel didn't have to see Annabeth's face to know she was smiling. 'That's my Seaweed Brain,' she said fondly. 'I just wish I didn't keep having nightmares about us in Tartarus.' 

'I think I can help with that,' Hazel said. 'The Mist isn't just good for disguising things. It can send dreams, too. Good ones.' 

'Have you done it before?' Piper asked. 

'No. But it's got to be easier than tricking a sorceress. Close your eyes.' 

Hazel concentrated on sending them all vision of happiness. Simple things, like joking around at the breakfast table while the boys traded bad puns and fist bumped. Hopeful things, like sitting on a tropical beach later in the summer while Piper taught them how to surf as she'd promised she would one day. She didn't know for sure if this would work, but she was confident that she could weave enough protection to keep the darkness at bay for tonight at least. 

None of them had any nightmares for the rest of the night.

Okay, I know in BoO Piper mentions Annabeth telling her about Percy and Akhlys. It doesn't say that Annabeth shared it with Hazel, but it doesn't say that she didn't. I feel like it's definitely possible, though. It's Hazel—the girl who got Leo to spill his guts about Calypso and was a comfort to Percy when he first showed up at Camp Jupiter. Her empathy is way more developed in the series than Piper's!

Anyway, I don’t know if you share that view, but if you don’t, I hope it didn’t spoil the gift!  

[royallygray]

SO TRUE. I've only realized this since being on Tumblr, but Jason and Piper should've broken up, and Hazel and Frank shouldn't've gotten together in the first place. THEY'RE TEENAGERS. IN MY EXPERIENCE, MOST TEENAGERS DO NOT GIVE TWO SHITS ABOUT SERIOUSLY DATING AT THAT AGE. And secondly, the Seven aren't even the type of people that would be focused on dating. Percy and Annabeth are since they've been friends for years and also just. it's Percabeth. y'know.

But additionally, Leo shouldn't be so sad. Like. It is so fucking normal to be single at the age of sixteen. Like sure, people might date around in high school, but OH MY GOD. THEY ARE THE MAIN CHARACTERS IN A WAR. They do not have the emotional time and investment to be in a romantic relationship. Percy and Annabeth, again, are okay because they've been preestablished and also they know what the other is like during wartime. They work together.

Hazel is thirteen. God knows that I would not have dated anyone when I was thirteen. Like, ik that she was in Asphodel for eighty years or whatever the fuck, but oh my god she should not be that interested in dating.

And also it's weird that she was dating a sixteen year old? like yes they're adorable but also? like????

But Hazel and Piper. Would've been such a great duo. If we had more time with them. There could've been so much bonding between the girls. And it would've been so cool.

Hazel and Leo. Leo and Piper and Jason! FRANK AND HAZEL AND PERCY I AM OBSESSED WITH THEM AS A TRIO SoN WAS A GREAT BOOK AND I WANT MORE OF THEIR DYNAMIC

ANNABETH AND JASON BONDING OVER BEING CAMP LEADERS. Piper and Percy would've been so cool if she didn't fucking dislike him

Frank and Jason. And Hazel. Explore the Roman dynamics.

Leo and Percy. Leo and Annabeth.

Like. THERE COULD'VE BEEN SO MANY MORE COOLER THINGS

JASON AND PERCY. PIPER AND ANNABETH. THEIR WEIRD HOMOROMANTIC SHIT.

like. Fanon Seven. is so much cooler than canon Seven. because there's so much more of a focus on the platonic relationships.

And also you can yeet Nico and Reyna in there! And Will and Thalia!

I stand by that Percy and Nico will never fucking properly communicate. Not until Nico's like. 20. and he acknowledges that Percy was like thirteen and it wasn't his fault that Bianca died.

anyways.

Everyone could be so fucking cool. If there wasn't so much romance.

Also Leo would def go back for Calypso but shouldn't date her. and they'd just be besties.

anyways yeah

I dont know how many of you will agree with me but I wish heroes of olympus focused on developing friendship between the seven instead of romantic relationship except Percabeth.