#Demigod’s Guide

[thedemigodsguide]

Kally here!

So I take Astronomy 101, and it has been very interesting as a demigod. Everyone knows that all the planets except Earth are named after the Roman gods.

But apparently, modern astronomers are determined to keep up with the mythology theme. The planet Jupiter has upwards of 90-95 ish moons that we know of so far. Not all of them are named, but a lot of them that are, are named after obscure figures that even most demigods have never heard of.

For example, Praxidice. Never heard of her before. According to some brief research, she’s the goddess of carrying out justice.

Good to know. Next time something unjust happens, I’ll pray to Praxidice to help me set it straight.

Also, Jason! If you’re reading this, I got another goddess for you to design a temple for!

[aroaceleovaldez]

TA server uncovered a very interesting mystery today:

So, the UK pdf of Demigod Files (or at least the one I have) has this section right at the beginning called "The Inner Circle!" with brief descriptions about characters. The formatting on my pdf for it is a little wonky. Interestingly, the information in it is slightly off - it says Annabeth is 13 and a half while Tyson is 14, but this shouldn't be the case as Annabeth is older than Percy and Percy and Tyson were in the same grade, so Tyson and Percy should be the same age. Also, this book was 2010, with more of a focus on approximate BoTL timeline, so why the descriptions are more focused on SoM timeline there is strange.

Anyways, the important part of this section is this, where the claim that Annabeth is 5'11" comes from:

(We will casually ignore for now that almost no 13 year old is 179cm/5'10." And also that it is 5'10" not 5'11". But i digress)

BUT, THE PLOT THICKENS:

So I had previously gone searching for this alleged information that Annabeth is 5'11" and could not find it in a single one of my books. When presented with this part of the PDF, i went to double-check my physical copy of the Demigod Files (US version) and sure enough! The "Inner Circle" section does not exist! It's not in the table of contents and it's not anywhere in the book, at least in my copy.

So where the heck did this section come from and why? Who wrote it (cause there's no notable translation credits)? When was it added? Why is it only in some versions but not others? What do other translations say?

[dark-elf-writes]

When E Class see Nico there first thought is "mini emo dating Sim character" from that time with the code names.

Please you know they would absolutely bring their unhinged nicknames to camp and the Stolls in particular would think it’s absolutely hilarious

[bonefall]

Don’t know if this is the right place to ask, but could you talk more about zoos? I’ve seen many people say that zoos are inherently exploitative and that we should instead focus on advocating for wildlife preserves, etc., but I’m not sure what to think of that. You seem to know a lot about wildlife protection, so what’s your opinion on this?

There are folks faaaar better than myself to talk about the issues of zoos specifically and I'll try to toss in some sources so you can go and learn more, but let me try and explain my mindset here.

Summary of my opinion on this: BOTH of these things can be poorly managed, and I broadly support both. They should exist in tandem. I am pro-accredited zoo and am extremely sensitive towards misinformation. I also do think the best place for animals to be is in their natural environment, but nature "preserves" aren't inherently perfect. They can also be prone to the capitalist (and colonialist) pressures that less informed people believe they're somehow immune to.

Because of the goal of my project being to make the setting of WC accurate to Northwestern England, my research is based on UK laws, ecology, and conservation programs.

On Zoos

On Nature Reserves

An Aside on Fortress Conservation

On Zoos

The legal definition of a Zoo in the UK (because that is what BB's ecological education is based around), as defined by the Zoo Licensing Act of 1981 (ZLA), is a "place where wild animals are kept for exhibition to the public," excluding circuses and pet shops (which are covered by different laws.)

This applies equally to private, for-profit zoos, as well as zoos run by wildlife charities and conservation organizations. Profit does not define a zoo. If there's a place trying to tell you it's not a zoo but a "sanctuary" or a "wildlife park," but you can still go visit and see captive wild animals, even if it's totally free, it's a marketing trick. Legally that is still a zoo in the UK.

(for fellow Americans; OUR definition is broader, more patchwork because we are 50 little countries in a trenchcoat, and can include collections of animals not displayed to the public.)

That said, there's a HUGE difference between Chester Zoo, run by the North of England Zoological Society, which personally holds the studbooks for maintaining the genetic diversity of 10 endangered species, has 134 captive breeding projects, cultivates 265 threatened plant species, and sends its members as consultants to United Nations conferences on climate change, and Sam Tiddles' Personal Zebra Pit.

Sam Tiddles' Personal Zebra Pit ONLY has to worry about the UK government. There's another standard zoos can hold themselves to if they want to get serious about conservation like Chester Zoo; Accreditation. There are two major zoo organizations in the UK, BIAZA and EAZA.

(Americans may wonder about AZA; that's ours. AZA, EAZA, and BIAZA are all members of the World Association of Aquariums and Zoos, or WAZA, but they are all individual organizations.)

A zoo going for EAZA's "accreditation" has to undergo an entire year of evaluation to make sure they fit the strict standards, and renewal is ongoing. You don't just earn it once. You have to keep your animal welfare up-to-date and in compliance or you will lose it.

The benefit of joining with an accredited org is that it puts the zoo into a huge network of other organizations. They work together for various conservation efforts.

There are DOZENS of species that were prevented from going extinct, and are being reintroduced back to their habitats, because of the work done by zoos. The scimitar-horned oryx, takhi, California condor, the Galapagos tortoise, etc. Some of these WERE extinct in the wild and wouldn't BE here if it hadn't been for zoos!

The San Diego zoo is preventing the last remaining hawaiian crows from embracing oblivion right now, a species for which SO LITTLE of its wild behavior is known they had to write the book on caring for them, and Chester zoo worked in tandem with the Uganda Wildlife Authority to provide tech and funding towards breakthroughs in surveying wild pangolins.

Don't get me wrong;

MOST zoos are not accredited,

nor is accreditation is REQUIRED to make a good zoo,

nor does it automatically PROVE nothing bad has happened in the zoo,

There are a lot more Sam Tiddles' Personal Zebra Pits than there are Chester Zoos.

That's worth talking about! We SHOULD be having conversations on things like,

Is it appropriate to keep and breed difficult, social megafauna, like elephants or cetaceans? What does the data say? Are there any circumstances where that would be okay, IF the data does confirm we can never provide enough space or stimulation to perfectly meet those species' needs?

How can we improve animal welfare for private zoos? Should we tighten up regulations on who can start or run one (yes)? Are there enough inspectors (no)?

Do those smaller zoos meaningfully contribute to better conservation? How do we know if they are properly educating their visitors? Can we prove this one way or the other?

Who watches the watchmen? Accreditation societies hold themselves accountable. Do these organizations truly have enough transparency?

(I don't agree with Born Free's ultimate conclusion that we should "phase out" zoos, but you should always understand the opposing arguments)

But bottom line of my opinion is; Good zoos are deeply important, and they have a tangible benefit to wildlife conservation. Anyone who tries to tell you that "zoos are inherently unethical" either knows very little about zoos or real conservation work, or... is hiding some deeper, more batshit take, like "having wild animals in any kind of captivity is unlawful imprisonment."

(you'll also get a lot more work done in regulating the exotic animal trade in the UK if you go after private owners, btw. zoos have nothing to do with how lax those laws are.)

Anyway I'm a funny cat blog about battle kitties, and the stuff I do for BB is to educate about the ecosystem of Northern England. If you want to know more about zoos, debunking misconceptions, and critiques from someone with more personal experience, go talk to @why-animals-do-the-thing!

Keep in mind though, again, they talk about American zoos, where this post was written with the UK in mind.

(and even then, England specifically. ALL UK members and also the Isle of Man have differences in their laws.)

(If anyone has other zoo education tumblr blogs in mind, especially if they are European, lmk and I'll edit this post)

On Nature Reserves

Remember how broad the legal definition of a zoo actually was? Same thing over here. A "nature reserve" in the UK is a broad, unofficial generic term for several things. It doesn't inherently involve statutory protection, either, meaning there's some situations where there's no laws to hold anyone accountable for damage

These are the "nature reserve" types relevant to my project; (NOTE: Ramsar sites, SACs, and SPAs are EU-related and honestly, I do not know how Brexit has effected them, if at all, so I won't be explaining something I don't understand.)

Local Wildlife Site (LWS) Selected via scientific survey and managed locally, connecting wildlife habitats together and keeping nature close to home. VERY important... and yet, incredibly prone to destruction because there aren't good reporting processes in place. Whenever a report comes out every few years, the Wildlife Trust says it often only gets data for 15% of all their registered sites, and 12% get destroyed in that timeframe.

Local Nature Reserve (LNR) A site that can be declared by a district or county council, if proven to have geographic, educational, biodiversity, or recreational value. The local authority manages this, BUT, the landowner can remain in control of the property and "lease" it out (and boy oh boy, landowners do some RIDICULOUS things)

National Nature Reserve (NNR) This is probably closest to what you think of when someone says "nature reserve." Designated by Natural England to protect significant habitat ranges and geographic formations, but still usually operates in tandem with private land owners who must get consent if they want to do something potentially damaging to the NNR.

Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) (pronounced Triple S-I) A conservation designation for a particular place, assessed and defined by Natural England for its biological or geographic significance. SSSIs are protected areas, and often become the basis for NNRs, LNRs, Ramsar sites, SACs, SPAs, etc.

So you probably noticed that 3/4 of those needed to have the private ownership problem mentioned right in the summary, and it doesn't end there. Even fully government-managed NNRs and SSSIs work with the private sectors of forestry, tourism, and recreation.

We live under Capitalism; EVERYTHING has a profit motive, not just zoos.

I brushed over some of those factors in my Moorland Research Notes and DESPERATELY tried to stay succinct with them, but it was hard. The things that can happen to skirt around the UK's laws protecting wildlife could make an entire season of Monty Python sketches.

Protestors can angrily oppose felling silver birch (a "weed" in this context which can change the ecosystem) because it made a hike less 'pretty' and they don't understand heath management.

Management can be reluctant to ban dogs and horses for fear of backlash, even as they turn heath to sward before our eyes.

Reserves can be owned by Count Bloodsnurt who thinks crashing through the forest with a pack of dogs to exhaust an animal to death is a profitable traditional British passtime.

Or you can literally just pretend that you accidentally chased a deer for several hours and then killed it while innocently sending your baying hounds down a trail. (NOTE: I am pro-hunting, but not pro-animal cruelty.)

The Forestry Commission can slobber enthusiastically while replacing endangered wildlife habitats with non-native, invasive sitka spruce plantations, pretending most trees are equal while conveniently prioritizing profitable timber species.

I have STORIES to tell about the absolute Looney Tunes bullshit that's going on between conservationists and rich assholes who want to sell grouse hunting access, but I'll leave it at this fascinating tidbit about air guns and mannequins which are "totally, absolutely there for no nefarious reason at all, certainly not to prevent marsh harriers from nesting in an area where they also keep winding up mysteriously killed in illegal snares, no no no"

BUT. Since Nature Reserve isn't a hard defined legal concept, and any organization could get involved in local conservation in the UK, and just about anyone or anything could own one... IT'S CHESTER ZOO WITH THE STEEL CHAIR!!

They received a grant in 2021 to restore habitat to a stretch of 10 miles extending outside of their borders, working with TONS of other entities such as local government and conservation charities in the process. There's now 6,000 square meters of restored meadow, an orchard, new ponds, and maintained reedbeds, because of them.

It isn't just Chester Zoo, either. It's all over the UK. Durrel Wildlife, which runs Jersey Zoo, just acquired 18,500 acres to rewild in Perthshire. Citizen Zoo is working with the Beaver Trust to bring beavers back to London and is always looking for volunteers to help with their river projects, and the Edinburgh Zoo is equipped with gene labs being used to monitor and analyze the remaining populations of non-hybrid Scottish Wildcats.

The point being,

Nature preserves have problems too. They are not magical fairy kingdoms that you put up a fence around and then declare you Saved Nature Hooray! They need to be protected. They need to be continuously assessed. They are prone to capitalist pressures just like everything else on this hell planet. Go talk to my boy Karl he'll give you a hug about it.

"Nature Preserves" are NOT an "alternative" to zoos and vice versa. They do not do the same thing. A zoo is a center of education and wildlife research which displays exotic animals. A nature preserve is a parcel of native ecosystem. We need LOTS of nature preserves and we need them well-managed ASAP.

We could never just "replace" zoos with nature preserves, and we're nowhere near the amount of protected ecosystem space to start thinking of scaling back animals in captivity. Until King Arthur comes out of hibernation to save Britain, that's the world we live in.

An Aside

My project and my research is based on the isle of Great Britain. The more I learn about the ecosystems that are naturally found there, the more venomously I reject the old lie, "humans are a blight."

YOU are an animal. You're a big one, too. You know what the role of big animals in an ecosystem are? Change. Elephants knock over trees, wolves alter the course of rivers, bison fertilize the plains from coast-to-coast. In Great Britain, that's what hominids have done for 900,000 years, their populations ebbing and flowing with every ice age.

Early farming created the moors and grazing sheep and cattle maintain it, hosting hundreds of specialist species. Every old-growth forest has signs of ancient coppicing and pollarding, which create havens for wildlife when well-managed. Corn cockle evolved as a mimic of wheat seeds, so farmers would plant it over and over within their fields.

This garbage idea that humans are somehow "separate" from or "above" nature is poison. It's not true ANYWHERE.

It contributes to an idea that our very presence is somehow damaging to natural spaces, and to "protect" it, we have to completely leave it alone. NO! Absolutely NOT! There are places where we have to limit harvesting and foot traffic, but humans ALWAYS lived in nature.

Even the ecosystems that this mindset comes from rejects it, but this shit doesn't JUST get applied to British people who become alienated and disconnected from their surroundings to the point where they don't know what silver birch does.

It's DEADLY for the indigenous people who protect 80% of our most important ecosystems.

It's a weapon against the Maasai people, stopped from hunting or growing crops on their own land. It's violence for 9 San hunters shot at by a helicopter with a "kill poachers on-sight" policy, as one of the world's LARGEST diamond mines operates in the same motherfucking park. The Havasupai people are kept out of the Grand Canyon that they managed for generations because they might "collect too many nuts" and starve squirrels, Dukha reindeer herders suddenly get banned from chopping wood or fishing, and watch wolves decimate their animals in the absence of their herding dogs.

It's nightmare after nightmare of human displacement in the name of "conservation."

That all ties back to that mindset. This idea that nature is pure, "pristine," and should be totally untouched. There are some starting to call it Fortress Conservation.

You can't begin to understand the criticisms of modern conservation without acknowledging that we are still living under the influence of capitalism and colonialism. Those who fixate on speaking for "animals/nature/trees who don't have a voice" often seem to have no interest in the indigenous people who do.

Listen. There's no simple answer; and the solution will vary for each region.

Again, my project is within the UK, one of the most ecologically devastated areas in the world. There are bad zoos that the law allows a pass. There are incredible zoos that are vital to conservation, in and outside of the country. There's not enough nature preserves. The best ones that exist are often exploited for profit.

I hope that my silly little blog sparks an interest in a handful of people to understand more about their own local ecosystems, and teaches folks about the unique beauty even within a place as "boring" as England.

But, my straightforward statement is that I have no patience for nonconstructive, broad zoo slander that lumps together ALL of them, and open contempt for anyone who tries to sell nature preserves like a perfect, morally superior "alternative." We need them BOTH right now, and we need to acknowledge that zoos AND preserves have legal and ethical issues that aren't openly talked about.

[ruegarding]

I really, really hope that we won’t find out in WOTTG that the PJO series was written by Sally. I love Sally, but this is Percy’s story.

the only way i'd ever accept pjo being written by sally is if she had percy's express permission. which she clearly doesn't bc he says he'd be uncomfortable if anyone wrote a story abt him 😬

[batdiangelo]

How does AO3 work? cause I can’t figure out how everyone else who has stories on it do it the way they do it- maybe it’s a device thing, because mines on phone and theirs probably aren’t.-

to post, I write on a separate writing software (something like dropbox or google docs) and then use my laptop to upload a new chapter. it's a little difficult to explain in text how I do that so, I'm sorry !

I read on mobile, it's kinda hard to post from there to be honest.

[death-rebirth-senshi]

What was her prayer? Her wish, her confession? There is no one left to answer, and Marika never returned home again.

[alisters-nonsense]

For the past year year or so I was trying to get all the books that Rick Riordan wrote about mythology from what I could find they were about 33 of them (until the next book releases in September ) today the final one arrived in my mailbox and they’re all on the same bookshelf in my room now I’m on the first one in the Magnus Chase series, but I’m working my way through, and I am so incredibly happy 

[thedemigodsguide]

Hi um child of nemesis here, do you mind telling me what the nemesis cabin is like

Nice to meet you! I'm Kally, daughter of Clio!

Nemesis, eh? That's an interesting one! There aren't too many Nemesis kids running around!

To start, Nemesis is the goddess of vengeance, retribution, balance, and justice.

So the cabin design itself mostly reflects her balanced aspect. Its colors are mostly black and white (sort of like the yin and yang symbol), with a pair of torches outside and red accents.

The color red often symbolizes things such as blood, passion, rage, and therefore vengeance. But red also symbolizes love. A balance between love and hate.

I'm not particularly close with any of the Nemesis kids, but from what I've seen, their personalities can be interesting. Damien White, your counselor sometimes has a tendency to be angry towards certain things, but he is also calm and collected when it comes to others. He is kind, because his girlfriend Chiara would settle for no less than

As the goddess of retribution and vengeance, it can probably be easy to become angry, especially if you or someone you love is being treated unfairly. Nemesis kids want equal treatment for everything.

The key is understanding balance. When to dole out punishment, when to let it go. Physical, mental, and spiritual balance are all going to be important points in your journey.

So yeah. Nemesis kids are fair, balanced, sometimes emotional compared to others. Will probably be competitive, but not as much as the Nike/Victoria kids.

Did that answer your question? If you have any more, or if my answer didn't quite get at what you wanted, feel free to drop another ask! And if you have any questions for anyone else at camp, I'll be happy to interview them! I want to start doing a few interviews but I haven't had much time to come up with good questions!

I’ll see you around camp!

–Kally

[apolloschariotmerch]

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[dark-elf-writes]

The Assclass (haha, ass) Percy au is so good, but i think that we are sleeping on Korosensei as the first good teacher Percy ever has. He thinks is Christmas when Percy arrives. A New student? Who has a sword? He will teach him to kill so many things with it, so few assassins use them this days, they are underrated. He already knows how to use it? HE HAS DEFINETILY KILLED SOMETHING WITH IT, HE IS SO PROUD

But then when he starts teaching him basic Hiragana and Katagana he realises that maybe he is a bad teacher if it takes him so long to learn. Oh wait, let's take this test, just in case... Ok, he will study every single book about ADHD and dyslexia ever written in a single night. And make sure that he has a responsible adult watching over him just in case, he is still a minor (the government are all useless)

It’s not hard to notice that Percy is different than his other students, obviously reasons aside. He can’t sit still. Can’t focus. Is constantly fidgeting with his odd pen sword. Keeps squinting at the board and his papers like the words (written in both English and Japanese) won’t sit right. Truthfully it’s almost embarrassing that it took him so long to put it together. To coax Percy into a few assessments during one of their extra lessons to help teach him Japanese.

Percy nods when he tells him he shows signs of ADHD and dyslexia, then frowns like he doesn’t know why it sounds so familiar.

(He wouldn’t know, of course. Couldn’t remember his own last name much less things he may or may not have been diagnosed with before he arrived in Japan.)

It’s a matter of seconds to read everything he can get his tentacles on on both ADHD and dyslexia. Microseconds to adjust his teaching plans into a structure that would better help Percy learn better. To tailor a completely new curriculum for his strange little student.

(He informed Karasuma that Percy lived alone within minutes of the man settling into his new position as teacher. Watched the frown take over the man’s face as he checked the child’s file and cursed when the information didn’t match. He didn’t question Korosensei’s information. He isn’t that stupid. He doe, however, promise to look in on Perseus whenever he can. He seems to know that Korosensei is already doing the same.)

(Percy blinking in infusion when Karasuma shows up at his apartment with takeout and claims he’s there for a wellness check as someone didn’t inform him that Percy was alone and he lived in the area. Percy doesn’t really see where the problem is but lets him in anyway and spends the first nights he can remember not alone.)

[xirlos]

@miquellah

The quiet tragedy of shadow of the erdtree is playing through the DLC, encountering cross after cross along your journey and slowly coming to the haunting realisation that Miquella, the person you’ve been tailing throughout the entirety of the DLC, the creator of the Haligtree and protector of its denizens, the most fearsome and kind demigod of them all… Is long dead.

He’s not at the divine gates seeking godhood. Not really. The person known as Miquella is buried at the base of each and every cross in the land. Survived only by a few select ailing entities. St. Trina, slowly wilting at the bottom of the world, The Scadutree avatar who inherited his greatrune, and Miquella the Kind at the very peak of Enir-Ilim.

He not only abandoned his flesh, but went so far as to fracture his very soul. His doubts, his fear, his love. All abandoned in an attempt to fashion a perfect god. To right the wrongs of his mother and people and finally bring the world peace.

His flesh, his power, his birthright, his fate, his fear, his doubts, his love… after leaving all that behind, how much of what’s left is actually Miquella?

Miquella may have hurt many people in his quest for godhood, but he himself was never spared from that very same pain. He may have stripped Radahn and Mohg of their dignity and sense of self to fashion into the perfect consort, but he was just as willing to do the same to himself to fashion into the perfect god.

[supitsgdo]

Book review: Percy Jackson complementary books by Rick Riordan

Rating:

Percy Jackson: The Demigod Files: 4⭐

Heroes of Olympus: The Demigod Diaries: 4⭐

The Kane Chronicles: Survival Guide: 3⭐

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: 9 From The Nine Worlds: 4⭐

Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods: 4⭐️

Percy Jackson and the Greek Heroes: 4⭐️

Hotel Valhalla: 3⭐️

Brooklyn House: 3⭐️

Camp Half-Blood Confidential: 3,5⭐️

Camp Jupiter Classified: 3⭐️

Every book was cute and nice. We had short stories about different adventures. We had information about Greek, Egyptian and Nordic mythologies. Written in simple and funny way for every age. And the short stories were wholesome because I could reminiscing old memories.

Since I was already familiar with some myths, I can see how Rick worked those stories into something easy for the children and teenagers to read. The myths were told by Percy Jackson and it was a lot of fun. I recommend this read to the youngsters who like adventure and mythology and fantasy.

The books are great complementary to the different series. You’re not required to buy it of course, but if you want to read something to enlighten the day, then this is it.

[batdiangelo]

On the confusing part of SoTFD, I think it’s the multiple stories under it so I’m not sure what’s what. or what all that means. Or if it has a specific order to be read.

If this doesn’t make sense, I could *try* to elaborate. might not be very well though-

that makes enough sense, I can explain it!

so if you look at the master-post and the series on ao3, I tried my best to order it in the best way that makes sense.

"Sealed his Fate (Change the Prophecy)" is the first fic in the series. from there, you technically can read any of the other fics, but as I said, I tried to order them according to timeline

Sealed his fate covers pre-percy through to the end of the titan war.

Every scrap of you covers from sea of monsters to the end of the titan war from WARREN and WYMAN'S perspective.

A mask of his own disguise is my SONA'S story- covering from pre-percy to after the events of MCGA (this would be the second LONGEST fic)

Always an Angel is the events of the titan war told from ETHAN'S perspective.

Rose Tattoo is where we start Heroes era. this story is from my oc CANOBIE'S perspective. it follows him getting to camp post TLH and ends after BoO.

Giants fall, which is unreleased takes us through Son of Neptune through Blood of Olympus PLUS it covers the gap between trials, and trials itself.

you're on your own kid is the MORTAL PARENT'S stories before and when they meet the gods they have children with. that currently has 2 chapters out, and has about 20 ish chapters planned.

another unreleased fic, "Morph (They're just a ghost)" is about an oc named JASPER JAY CHASE, a child of a norse god. it covers the three MCGA books.

you can pick and choose what perspectives to read but to fully understand the whole story, you HAVE TO start with Sealed His Fate. that's why it has the most chapters and why it's my main focus.

EDIT: I do wanna say no perspective is the same.

Some OCs end up on the andromeda, some stay at camp and unfortunately a good handful die off; and that’s why this is a multi fic series. I wanted to really solidify how pjo was completely complex from the start.

From Ethan to Marcus to Grayson the story is not the same.

And I hope you enjoy that.

[wqlfstqr]

◟𖥻 my my my : percy jackson

▰▰ pairing: percy jackson x fem!reader

if Percy can't find a way to slip a 'that's my girlfriend' into the conversation, then he'll still find a way to make it known.

this is kind? of a part two to this one

warnings: no cabin mentioned for reader, no use of y/n, overprotective!percy, just fluff.

If someone at camp didn’t know Percy and her were dating, they were probably living under a rock, because Percy isn't subtle at all about his love for her.

And well, maybe he is a little too loud about it, but so what? he has an amazing girlfriend, he would happily walk around camp talking to every person he found just to make sure everyone knows he is dating her— Oh, that is actually what he does almost every day. Sue him.

It gets to a point where people already expect the 'and my girlfriend' in almost every trivial conversation, and if he can't find a way slip it in? Well, he has to show off.

⋆𐙚₊˚⊹♡ 1. the hand on her back

The pavilion is full of people after breakfast ends, everyone standing from their tables to go with friends or plan their schedule for the day, it takes Percy only a second to find her trying to make her way in between the crowd.

He knows that look. The tightness in her posture, the way her gaze shifts through the people. Crowds make her anxious.

So he moves through the mess of bodies, he's right there by her side in an instant, leaning to kiss her temple. "Hey, pretty girl."

Her body immediately relaxes the moment she hears him, like his voice is the exhale she didn’t know she was holding. "Hi, Perce" and she smiles, that kind of bright smile that one day would be able to do what monsters and gods couldn't do— kill Percy.

He can feel her fingers brushing his sleeve, as if she's looking for some kind of comfort. Without needing to ask any questions, Percy slides his hand to the small of her back like it's second nature, like he was made to guide her through chaos.

The contact is subtle, it's not even meant to be possessive— not showy, just steady, intentional, just Percy softly keeping her close in a sea of demigods and chaos.

Of course, someone notices.

"Dude." Connor calls out, walking past them with Travis. "Chill, she's not gonna vanish."

Percy smirks, guiding her through the people. "I'm not taking any chances."

His hand remains there, grounding her, providing her with the peace she needs. But also, if people notice his hand splayed protectively against her back, it's just a plus.

⋆𐙚₊˚⊹♡ 2. the water bottle

Percy has been distracted for a while, leaning against a wall, his eyes fixed on her as her tongue pokes out slightly in concentration, aiming her arrow. An Apollo camper is beside her, giving her pointers. "Okay, keep your shoulders relaxed and release."

The arrow cuts through the air, landing dead-center with a satisfying thunk. She looks at it for a second, before jumping in pure delight, Percy doesn’t even bother hiding his silly smile.

But immediately, his smile falters when the Apollo camper chimes in, "That's it, that was amazing!" and he throws his arm over her shoulder.

Oh no.

Percy's right there in a second, he's sure he isn't even that fast when it comes to battling monsters. But when it's about her, he would teleport if he could.

"Hey, love!"

She turns to see Percy, absolutely taken off guard, as he strides towards them, water bottle in his hand. His curls are messy and he's sweaty, she guesses he probably just finished his training, but he still manages to look like he walked out of a daydream.

"Here, pretty girl." he gives her the water bottle, smiling as he coincidentally places himself between her and the Apollo boy. "You look tired and, y'know, i'm your boyfriend. Just doing my job."

She blinks at him, taken aback, then snorts because she finally realizes what this is about. "Thanks, Perce."

"Of course." He says, planting a soft kiss against her temple, before stepping back. "I'll leave you to it, but let me know if you need something else, yeah?"

When he steps away, he smiles shamelessly at the bewildered Apollo camper that takes a long second to even mutter something. "Yes, she's great, isn't she?"

"Yes, totally, she's the most talented at everything she tries." He nods, absolutely proud, but he's fast at adding, "you know, my girlfriend. That i'm dating. Me. Can you believe it?"

Behind him, she rolls her eyes and mutters something about him being ridiculous, but she's smiling into the water bottle as she takes a sip.

⋆𐙚₊˚⊹♡ 3. iris message

The worst time for Percy is when he has to go on a quest without her, being apart from her feels like falling into tartarus. And maybe, just maybe, he gets a little annoyed about the idea of other people flirting with her when he's not around.

Of course, he trusts her, but he also knows she's simply oblivious when it comes to people flirting with her. That's why it took so long for them to start dating, after all.

So yeah, maybe he checks in a little too often. Not only because of that. He simply loves getting to talk to her, seeing her after every rough day makes the quest a little less tiring.

She's smiling politely at the Ares camper in front of her, nodding as he talks about his strategy to win capture the flag, his arms crossed in a way that makes it seem as if he's flexing his muscles.

Not that she's interested at all, she's just polite enough to pretend she is even when she's only thinking about Percy. Missing him.

It's almost as if he knows that she's thinking about him, wherever he is, because suddenly a shimmering golden mist swirls in the air between her and the Ares boy, slicing through the conversation.

"Oh, Iris message!" the boy steps back slightly.

She beams, the polite smile widening into a happy grin when the mist sharpens into the image of Percy, out of breath, his curls sticking to his forehead, his face dirty, riptide still in hand.

"Hey there, love." Percy smiles, his tone fond and sweet— no one would even think that he was side-eyeing the boy standing beside his girlfriend. "Just checking in. We just killed a monster, you should've seen it, it was this gross serpenty thing. But I thought of you."

"Charming, love." She replies, amused.

His eyes flicker to her side like he's only just now noticing the boy beside her. "Oh, sorry, I didn’t know you were busy. Sorry, love you."

"I love you too, Perce." His eyes go back to her, his stare turning softer, the kind of stare reserved for her only.

"I have to go, pretty, just call me if you need anything, yeah?" He smiles innocently. "I'll be back soon, anyways."

The mist dissolves.

The silence that follows is awkward.

The boy clears his throat, no longer flexing his arms as they fall to his sides. "Does he just uh- calls you every time he kills a monster?"

"Oh no, that would be ridiculous." she replies, fighting a smirk. "Why?"

"No reason."

⋆𐙚₊˚⊹♡ 4. bragging rights.

They're supposed to be on watch duty, patrolling the border to make sure there's no monsters lurking or campers trying to sneak out past curfew.

But Leo's starting to think that the threat here is not the monsters or the rebellious teenagers, the real threat is how Percy hasn't shut up about his girlfriend for the past fifteen minutes.

"And did you see the little ribbon thing she had on her hair? She's so cute, I swear, and it matched her camp shirt. How can she manage to look so pretty and cool at the same time?" He's walking, but it's a wonder that he hasn't tripped yet since Leo can see how distant his eyes are, that dreamy little smile on his face.

Leo blinks, surprised. "Dude, do you have a crush on your girlfriend or something?"

"Don't be ridiculous, a crush is way too small. I'm madly in love with her. That's way different." He explains, and then keeps going. "And did you see when she grabbed the flag? I thought she might slip when she jumped from that tree, but nope, perfect landing."

"Yes, I was there, heard you scream."

"I didn’t scream"

"You absolutely did, then you tripped over a rock trying to run to stop her from falling."

Percy stops.

Leo stops.

They look at each other for a long second before Percy sighs. "Yes, probably panicked out a little, can't blame me."

Leo holds up his hands in the air. "Not blaming you, just saying you're hopeless, dude."

"I'm not hopeless, just in love."

And Leo groans. Yes, this is going to be a long patrol shift.

⋆𐙚₊˚⊹♡ 5. the dramatic kiss

Percy takes off his helmet, pushing through people cheering, some groaning while walking to the infirmary with wounds and bruised limbs, others replaying what just happened during capture the flag.

But he doesn’t stop to talk to any of them, instead he scans the crowd until his eyes just land on her, like it's second nature.

She's standing there, looking pretty even after the afternoon's events, cheeks flushed, strands of hair falling freely on her face even after she pushes them away with her free hand, the one that's not clutching the flag she just got. And she's laughing at something Piper is telling her. So radiant, so beautiful.

Percy stands there, giving himself just a moment to admire her, before he's full on sprinting.

His armor clinking, sweat dripping down his temple, eyes locked on her like she's the only thing anchoring him to the world.

She turns just in time to catch him running towards her. "Perce? did something—"

But her words are cut short when he's suddenly scooping her up into his arms, and dipping her like something straight out of one of those romance movies she loves so much.

And then, he kisses her.

Percy can hear gasps around them, or maybe whistles, he's sure as hell he can hear someone shouting. "Oh my gods, not this again."

But he doesn’t care.

Even after he pulls back, he can only focus on her, her arms around his neck, looking at him through wide eyes.

"You're crazy." She mumbles, breathless.

And he can only grin in return. "Crazy about you? Yes, yes I am."

She hides her face on his neck mortified, and of course he only holds her tighter, smirking.

⋆𐙚₊˚⊹♡ +1 the one time she was showing off

She's trying not to be annoyed.

It started with her sitting near the campfire, changing the bandage from a scrape on her leg she got from the chariot race. Two campers sat nearby, she didn’t recognize one of them so she was sure it's probably a new camper. And she didn’t mean to pry, but they were so loud.

"Who's that guy over there?" The new girl asks, not subtle at all. "The one with the sword? he's just so dreamy, I mean, the hair, the jawline, those arms."

The other one snorts. "You mean Percy Jackson? he's a legend here."

It's immediate, she stops whatever she's doing with the bandages and her head snaps up, brows furrowed together as she glances in the direction the other two are staring at.

Yes, it's indeed Percy they're talking about. He doesn’t seem to notice the eyes on him, he never does. Instead, he's laughing with Grover, his hair is wet like he just took a shower, and the sun is hitting him just right. And— okay, fine, he looks a little too good. Ridiculously good.

"Gods, he's hot." The new one replies. "Do you think he has a girlfriend?"

"Actually—"

She doesn’t stick around to keep hearing the conversation because she's suddenly feeling too bothered by it.

Instead, she marches over, catching Percy mid-laugh. "Hey, love—" he starts, but doesn’t even get the full sentence out because she grabs him by the collar, pulls him in, and kisses him.

He stumbles a bit in surprise, but the second he realizes what's happening?

Yes, he's absolutely loving it. His arms wrapped around her waist, pulling her closer and his lips returning the kiss with equal excitement.

By the time they break apart, he blinks at her like he's just been hit with a tidal wave. "Uh... hi." he breathes.

"Hi, you" She beams at him, and Percy's heart feels like it might jump out of his chest.

Behind them, Grover rolls his eyes. "Gods, you two are sickenly sweet, I'm leaving."

Percy just grins, eyes fixed on her like she's the only person in the world. "You kissed me."

"Yes, is that a problem?" She tilts her head, eyes shining playfully.

Percy leans to kiss her again. "Not at all." he mumbles against her lips. "Keep doing it."

Somewhere behind them, across the fire, the camper turns to her new friend. "So yes, he has a girlfriend."

[iluvloganhowlett]

need logan talking me through it

EASY, PEACH ୭ ˚. ᵎᵎ

in which logan talks you thru it

warnings: smut obv, PiV, praise kink, degradation kink, reverse cowgirl, reader is called a slut, fluff at the end, idk what else..

also whoever requested this is so relatable.

“fuck baby,” logan throws his head back, hands behind his head as he watches you ride his dick. “so good. damn baby you’re so good.”

you place your hands just above logan’s knees, needing leverage with how close you are and how tired your whole body is.

“jesus, logan! i’m so close!” you squeak out, gripping his legs harder, near drawing blood.

you feel logan’s calloused hands rest firmly on your hips, guiding you up and down on him, “yeah you keep screaming for me, doll. i bet you everyone in this mansion can hear your right now. scott, ororo, jean, everyone.”

you let out a whine, moving your hips faster, just about as fats as they’ll go. 

“you like that though, right peach? how all your friends can hear what a mess you are for me, yeah?” he groans, chasing his own release, “such a slut f’me, damn.”

you let out a pornographic moan, “oh fuck, logan! i can’t take it!” you bite your lip hard, using the last bit of strength you have in you to move faster.

“easy peach,” logan soothes, rubbing your ass. “you can take it, you’re gonna take it.”

you whine once more, louder this time as you release over logan, erupting a groan from deep in his throat as he came inside of you.

your whole body gives out, slumping tiredly over logan’s legs. he reaches forward for your hips, pulling out slowly before lifting you up to face the right direction.

too tired to object, you follow whatever he does, draping an arm over his torso and resting your head on his chest.

“you did so good f’me, doll,” logan coos, petting over your soft hair slowly.

“i love you.”

“i love you, too, peach.”

☹️ im so bad at writing smut so i HAD to put fluff at the end to satisfy myself

logan’s hot.

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