#and any god that wants Percy Jackson for a quest just learns they have to file a request through the school and they've got him

[ofswordsandpens]

I know Percy's desperately trying to escape the godly world but not only do I think the gods aren't going to leave percy alone once he's in New Rome, I also think Percy's in the situation now where he can't refuse at all because like, if he was in the mortal world at a mortal college he at least would be able to try and be like "sorry I can't do a quest right now I've already used up my three excused absences this semester try again in the spring :/" but in New Rome? They will be like "Percy! It is an honor to be hand-selected for a quest. And by the gods no less! Stars above, you should be grateful! I don't know what your little greek camp has taught you but here in Rome, we respect the gods' requests. Your absence will be excused. Now go."

[wanderingmind867]

I'm starting to get the sneaking suspicion that Rick Riordan treated the Magnus Chase books like side pieces to the Trials of Apollo. Because this trilogy does not feel nearly as well put together as the Kane Chronicles. The Kane Chronicles was a book with minimal connections to his other books. They work as beautiful standalone pieces of literature. The Magnus Chase books don't. Percy Jackson is in the last book. Annabeth Chase is in all three of them. The books always end with hints to the Trials of Apollo, etc. It paints a bad picture.

Also, the Magnus Chase books feel more haphazardly pieced together. In the Kane Chronicles, every character and plot point made sense. Set was chaotic and evil, but he wasn't the apocalyptic big bad like Apophis. He even helped our heroes. He was multifaceted. Miquel Desjardins was a man who valued traditional values and the old ways, but he still died trying to save the Kanes. This antagonist gave his life to save our protagonists, because he learned the error of his ways. That's beautiful. Sadie Kane can sometimes be abrasive, but she always means well by her brother and her friends and family.

The Magnus Chase books do not have that nuance. Alex Fierro is meant to be likeable, but half of their scenes involve them just teasing Magnus or calling him rude names. They don't show their warm side the way Sadie Kane did, and it makes their scenes feel very uncomfortable sometimes. Also, we don't have any villains like Set in the Magnus Chase books. Loki is just the big bad, without there being anything worse than him. But since Loki behaves almost exactly the same way Set did, you half expect there to be something more going on besides just one god's revenge quest. But there's nothing else. It feels simplistic, in a way that I can't quite say I love.

Also, the Hotel Valhalla is not explained nearly as well as the Egyptian afterlife was. Rick Riordan pretty much said that everyone sees what they want to see after they die. That did lead to a bit of a cruel remark about atheists just losing existence after death, but I can forgive him that one (mostly since his explanation in the Kane Chronicles was the only good afterlife explanation he ever gave). He pretty much talked about how the afterlife is different for everyone. It's personalized based on faith. So that was an explanation I liked. Mostly because it means that i don't have to go to the greek afterlife (which rick riordan always portrayed so horribly).

So, I really am starting to think that Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard was a series Rick Riordan haphazardly put together. Don't get me wrong: I still like it. There are still good scenes and elements. But it feels less cohesive than a lot of his earlier books. And no judgement on Rick. The man pumped out around 20 books in 12 years. That's impressive. It might explain why I find some of his later books slightly worse, too.

But again: this isn't meant to be severely judgemental of Rick. I still like his books. And I definitely like him as a person. Well, in the one way can like a celebrity they don't know very well as a person. He just seems like a nice enough man. I've never meant him, but he seems pleasant. So I mean so disrespect when I criticize his books like this. I just need an opportunity to get everything off of my chest.

[livingmydreamlife5555]

MHA Dr #3

Name: Apollo Kamiyama

Birthday: January 24th

Height: 5'7"

Appearance: Low-key just a pretty boy. Imma add some art breeder photos at the bottom for more visuals of like my facial features. I combined multiple ones into a few that I liked. But yeah, I'm really pretty and I have freckles and curly hair 😻😻 me and midoriya twinning 🫶🏾🫶🏾 scripted that I remind people of the actual God Apollo if he was a human on Earth

Backstory: This one is a very interesting backstory lol. Long story short, my parents were devoted worshippers of the Greek gods. To show their devotion, they allowed the gods to bless me, aka their first child. So I have the blessings of the gods, like Percy Jackson type blessings, as if I were their child. They named me Apollo in honor of the first god they worked with. But that's not all 😏. They wanted me to become one of the greatest heroes. I was born with no quirk, so they gave me an advanced version of my parents quirks with some blessings of course. And that's how you get the gamer system, but the version from the web novel "Solo Leveling". I was born in Nigeria, but moved to America and did school there. I moved to Japan to do highschool at UA of course 💪🏾💪🏾. Don't know if imma actually script siblings, I already have some here 😭

Quirk: My life is mostly like a RPG player. I have quests I receive from the 12 gods themselves and some others. I can do anything a RPG player can do. The gods can open gates like in the webnovel solo leveling which the Gods open the gates to help me get stronger, with mythical greek monsters too. After my first gate, which the Gods use to test me, I get the skill shadow extraction, like from solo leveling. Anytime I defeat a monster, I can resurrect them to join my army under my command. In the original they are black and blue, but I scripted them to white and gold. The gates that the gods spawn can only be seen by me, and if I want others to see them then they could. The blessings I got from the gods show up as passive skills in my system (This whole quirk makes more sense if you read up on the main character's power).

Voice claim: Probably more higher than I sound in my other realities. I scripted something around Kenma Asmodeus (obey me), and Milo thatch combined. Just soft, pretty and angelic. "I sound like a beautiful tune from the instruments that the God Apollo would perfectly play" quite literally from my script

Extra info-

here are all the blessings and what they actually do (I don't get them all at once. There are six I get first, then I get the rest later on. They can grow from there too)

Zeus ⚡- power to control all elements (I start with the 4 basics, before moving into Lightning, metal, etc.)

Hera 🦚 - blessed with a loving relationship in my family

Poseidon 🔱 - power to breath underwater and and summon water beings on command

Hades 💀 - (couldn't really decide on one from him. But just something not over the top.)

Aphrodite 🦪 - the gift of absolute beauty and power to uncover the emotions hidden deep in one's soul

Apollo ☀️ - blessed with the voice of an angel and the powers of healing. My smile is like a beacon of light and shall illuminate the darkest of nights and usher hope for anyone.

Artemis 🌙 - blessed with the instincts of the best hunter, when needed. I shall radiate with calming light, soothing the ones around me.

Athena 🫒 - blessed with the gift of knowledge and learning capabilities. I can solve any puzzles and learn anything very quickly.

Hephaestus ⚒️ - blessed with the ability to forge anything with the right materials. I know how to use any weapon.

Hestia 🔥 - blessed with the burning desire to bring justice and gifted with the eternal flame.

Hermes 🪽 - blessed with the ability to tell if a person is pure of heart and tell if they are lying. I have the movements of water and can build up to the speed of light.

Demeter 🌿 - blessed with the power to control plant life and animals. Anywhere I go, the place shall prosper

Dionysus 🍷 - blessed with the ability to create anything only when in need. I can always find food

Ares ⚔️ - blessed with the power to solve any crisis and instill chaos when needed.

i have a more androgynous beauty in this Dr. Got a lot of beauty from Aphrodite of course 🙏🏾

I can also communicate with the gods as well and they come like little inboxes in my gamer systems.

I might script that we are rich, but just depends on how I'm feeling.

I have the same skills from the other drs obviously.

Welp that's it for this reality. This is also a really good way to reconnect with myself in my other realities too. Below are the art breeder pics of me. One more to gooo

-Honey out 🍯🍯🍯

[audreyscribes]

I had a thought after reading your Child of Hera demigod hcs, I feel like Hebe would take her demigod half-sibling to the Garden of Hesperides to protect them from Lamia, what do you think?

Aforementioned Child of Hera Headcanons: [LINK]

I think it could work but there are a few things to consider if you want this to work within the PJO universe and ‘canon’ plotline: 

PRE-(SECOND) TITAN WAR: I don’t think it would work as well as you might think in this timeline as the canon plot of the entire Percy Jackson and the Olympian series starts. This is because in the 3rd book “The Titan’s Curse”, we see the Garden of Hesperides; where Zoe Nightshade and Percy have to get past the garden and the Hesperides and Ladon to get to Annabeth, Artemis, and fight Atlas. I could see it being a plot point where if Hebe did indeed take Hera-Demigod to the Garden, where its all good for a bit, but until the wars begins to form and either the Hera-demigod is threatened by the Titans and Luke; either manipulated to join them against the gods, kidnapped and held hostage, and etc. It could be another plot point adding in that Luke would notice the Hera-demigod when he went to pick the golden apples from the quest by Hermes. He would be surprised like anyone that Hera would have a demigod but also furious/jealous that why does the Hera-demigod get to be taken by their godly sibling and sheltered in the Garden of Hesperides from the monsters while everyone other demigod is forgotten and left to fight/die by the monsters. I can also see this being used as fuel for Luke to convince the unclaimed demigods about how unfair the gods are and potentially, make the other children angry at the gods and the Hera-demigod for the clear favouritism. The children of Hebe, those who were unclaimed then and those later would still feel bitter at Hebe and Hera-demigod even more-so. If the Hera-demigod hasn’t run-away due to the dangers and Lamia hot on her heels after learning after her location from the war, I can see the child of Hera either being a quest to be rescued and escorted to camp or where they have to fight their way to safety to either camps. The Hesperides would’ve been forced to let go the child of Hera from their protection and care either by Atlas, Luke, the Titan army, etc, either way. 

POST TITAN WAR: The part where the children of Hebe being bitter at Hebe and the Hera-demigod would still be relevant; regardless Hebe brought her mortal sibling on her own accord or on the command of Hera. Cause, regardless of the time it takes place, the animosity would still apply. There’s also the addition that while the child of Hera may not be officially part of the “Big Three”, they’re still around that level and just as dangerous and powerful. So there’s a big plot point of why the Hera-demigod is allowed to be sheltered at the Garden and being the exception and everyone’s emotions to it. However long they may be there for, they can’t stay there forever. Whether it’s because of the age and the Garden unable to protect them much longer, the Titans, or what have you, they still have to get to Camp to properly learn, be safe, and most importantly, be able to live. Even Lupa couldn’t/wouldn’t keep any of the child Demigods in their care for that long before they have to set foot outside. So again with the Quest thing where certain heroes have to rescue/escort the Hera-demigod to Camp, facing Lamia, and etc. There’s also the whole thing to consider where they were for the whole Second Giant War; especially with the whole involvement of Hera/Juno with Percy and Jason, Frank Zhang and his life tied to the stick of wood, etc etc.

Overall, it’s a good premise and opens up to a lot of fanfic if people ever so desired to write it. If I was in a position to write a long fanfic about it, I would go about it either way. The Hera-demigod would still function as a hero that Hera would have to use in her quests and stuff, so I don’t think keeping them in the Garden could be a long term thing anyways. There’s also the addition that the child of Hera won’t be alone in either pre- or post-titan war; because if Zoe Nightshade is added in as one of the Hesperides, then I don’t see why not have another Hesperides around that goes on to accompany/protect the Hera-demigod because they got attached. There are a whole lists of variations of the named Hesperides and how many they are, so you have your pick of names.

Thanks for the lovely idea and the ask!

[angrygirlromero]

OCEAN EYES PT. 3

Summary: In which the son of the God of thieves, is head over heels in love with the daughter of the sea God.

Warnings: possible grammar mistakes.

Pairing: Luke x daughter of Poseidon x Little brother Percy.

A/N: I'd just like to just come on here and say I'm sorry if I've offended anyone with my tags, I was most definitely not aware people took it so very seriously and I've learned from my mistakes, so I'd like to kindly ask everyone that if you have any more issues with my tags please just message me and we can figure it out, thank you and I hope you all enjoy. Once again sorry for any grammar mistakes.

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Percy Jackson was never one to be afraid or to overthink things but since hearing the Oracle's words his mind had not stopped racing.

“You shall go west, and face the god who has turned. Make the wrong choices and you shall loose everything. You shall be betrayed by one who calls you a friend. And you shall fail to save what matters most, in the end.

He now stood next to Chiron with a group of selected camper before him, but the words of the Oracle repeated in his head, he wanted to choose his beloved sister, she was skilled, she could fight they'd make an excellent team for sure, but the prophecy said if he made the wrong choice it could coast him all, Ella was his entire world now she was all he had now, he couldn't take the risk of losing her.

He wanted to choose Luke, the Hermes boy who his sister trusted, he was a skilled fighter and had proved to be an excellent friend. But if he was going on a quest with the intention of saving his mother he needed someone who would be more than willing to sacrifice even him to see his mother's safe return.

Percy's eyes met his sister's as she stood in the middle of everyone else, he couldn't read the look in her eyes, was it fear or worry? Percy didn't know, he had block out Chiron's words a long ways back, he hadn't even noticed he was still explaining, but all Percy knew was that he needed a leader.

"Annabeth" choose Percy, Chiron froze "Customarily, one waits to at least hear a name of two before choosing" said Chiron,"Are you sure?" asked Chiron, "This thing, Zeus's master bolt, we need to get it back, right?"

"Yes"

"And it's gonna be hard to get, right?" asked Percy, "Extraordinarily" answered Chiron "And if the mission required someone to sacrifice me to succeed, You'd want someone who won't hesitate when they do it. And I also choose Grover" said Percy cutting Chrion off, Percy's eyes met Luke's as the Hermes boy simply nodded in approval, as Chiron announced his quest mates.

Percy couldn't meet his sisters stare, "The rest of you campers are dismissed" stated Chiron, Ella turned in silence walking away past Percy, "Ella wait I-" froze Percy as he attempt to call out to his sister as he watched her walk down the path Luke jogging behind her to catch up with her.

"In all honesty I thought you were going to pick her" Said Chiron, to which Percy sighed, "I thought so too" "so why didn't you?" asked Chiron.

Percy finally looked up at him his eyes moving away from the sight of the Hermes boy wrapping his arm around his sister's waist as they walked, "Because of what the Oracle said, about loosing everything and failing to save what matters most, I've only just found Ella I'm scared that if I choose her I could be the reason she doesn't return" muttered Percy under his breath.

"Oh Percy, but are you sure Annabeth an Grover were the right choice?" asked Chiron, "Like I said Annabeth would be more than willing to push me in front of a train if that meant completing this quest, and Grover is my best friend I'm sure I made the right choice as long as Ella is safe and happy" said Percy to which Chiron smiled before nodding.

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Ella hadn't spoken much to Luke since arriving at her cabin, "Maybe it's for the best princess, besides the moment you step out of camp an entire trail of monsters are gonna be on your tail, even worse than Thalia herself and you know that, and your mom or dad aren't gonna be able to intervene" said Luke as Ella laid back into his harms, her body placed between his leg.

"The trail of monsters doesn't matter Luke, what matters is Percy being safe and completing his quest, he's my father's second Forbidden child Zeus is more than informed about his being by now love, if he can he'll take a shot at him and I won't be there to prevent it" spoke Ella softly.

"I can't loose him Luke, we've only just found each other, I can't stand the thought of harming coming to him" Said the demigod, he voice begging to break, "Hey, hey don't cry, don't get all sad on me pretty girl, Percy's a strong boy, for the gods sake he killed a minotaur on his first night, he's more than capable of protecting not only his self but also Annabeth and Grover" said Luke in attempt of calming his girl.

"I know Percy can take care of himself but that still doesn't stop my worry" trailed off Ella as her eyes watered, "Besides I even started teaching him to sword fight this week, if anything happens Annabeth and Grover are gonna be right there at his side to help and guide him" said Luke ripping soft nothing circles into Ella's hip bone.

As Ella was about to reply but the cabin door creaked open reveling a nervous Percy, "I should get going, I have to go check on the younger kids's training" said Luke as he softly got up from Ella's bed placing a kiss on her forehead, whispering a soft goodbye to her before walking towards the door where Percy stood, "You guys should talk" he suggested before opening the door wider to leave.

And then there were two, Percy made soft steps toward Ella's bed as she stared at him with her brows frowned and watery ocean eyes, "Ella look I'm sorry, I didn't mean to upset you, I truly wanted to choose you but I can't loose you not now, not ever, if I had chosen you and something happened I couldn't live with myself so please don't hate me, I-" Percy's Rampling was soon cut short by Ella opening her arm for him.

Percy quickly rushed to embrace his sister, she rubbed nothing circles into his back "It's alright little one, I get it I don't think I could live with my self if something happened to you either" said the ocean beauty as tears silently rolled down her cheeks.

Percy held onto his beloved sister, embracing her as if it was the last time he would ever see her.

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Luke Castellan had found himself with a soft spot for the children of Poseidon he wasn't exactly sure how it happened, but he knew from the very first moment he saw little Ella arrive at camp and instantly get claimed, she was to be his.

As for his relationships with her brother Percy was different, Luke knew what was coming, there was no stopping it and he would do anything in his power to make sure his sweet Ella never found out, Percy Jackson was nice boy, Luke had taken his under his wing and guided him taught him how to fly in other words.

He didn't want any harm to come to the boy, because if it did it would mean losing Ella forever if she ever found out, the Hermes boy made his way down the path towards the cabin of the sea God, making his way up to the cabin climbing up the stairs Luke was met with the sight of Percy sitting on the steps of the big fountain packing his things, the cabin door and windows were wind open allowing the blissful breathes to flow through the empty house.

"How much money did they give you?" asked Luke as he stood at the door of the cabin with a gentle smile, Percy looked back at the bag they had given him inspecting it before speaking, "Um, 200 dollars in cash and bag of these" Said the boy, observing the bag of weird looking coins.

"I think they're Canadian, maybe? or from Chuck E. Cheese, I don't know." said Percy causing Luke to chuckle from his stance, "They're golden drachmas" said Luke as he began taking steps towards Percy, "Dollars are for human world, drachmas for mythic world, don't mix them up." explained Luke, standing before Percy.

"I brought you this" said Luke causing Percy to stand to his feet to revive the box, "Um they certainly are interesting" said the son of Poseidon as he sat down to open the box revealing a pair of red shoes.

Luke looked around his attention falling onto Ella's bed as he chuckled at Percy's words, "Where's you sister?" asked Luke randomly, "She left early this morning something about some fish migrating this week, she dived through the fountain" said Percy with a shrug.

Luke laughed at Percy's words, "That girl's something else sometimes, she just starts talking about sea animals that I didn't even know existed, but I love to hear her talk so it's a win, win" sated Luke reaching forward to grab a shoe from the box he had gifted Percy.

"Maia" he called out, and wings spread out from the side of the shoe, "A gift, from my dad." explained Luke. "Do you guys get a lot of gifts from your godly parents?" asked Percy remember Annabeth's hat and his sister's necklace she had shown him.

"Not really only if they think you've earned it" said Luke with a shrug, "Your sister on the other hand, your dad showers her with gifts so she has a bit of everything" said Luke.

"That makes sense" said Percy as Luke called out to the shoe once again causing the wings to disappear once more before retuning it back to it's box.

"Um I haven't asked Ella this yet because I don't want her to feel bad about me not choosing her or anything, but do you know why Poseidon has never sent her on a quest if she's his favorite?" asked Percy, "Chiron and the other kids believe it's because your dad has bigger plans for Ella, I don't know if she's told you this as yet, but Ella was raised to be perfect in every aspect, to fight for her people and to rule, be a perfect little princes and heir. When she first got to camp she had problems finding out who she was without her father or mother's judgment, it took her long while to find her place and eventually she did, and now everyone loves her" said Luke.

"What do you mean by bigger plans? if anything she should be the one to go on this quest to get back the mater bolt, if she's Poseidon's favorite and has the experience" said Percy. "Your quest is meant to prevent war, Ella's entire being was to wage war, she can't be the peace keeper that's your job buddy, If anything her quest will be a war not a quest" said the Hermes boy.

There was a small moment of silence between the two teens before Percy spoke again, "I thought about choosing you before grover, you know" said the son of Poseidon to the son of Hermes.

"Hey, Grover's a lot stronger than people think" said Luke in attempt of calming the boy, "I was afraid. I have a chance to rescue my mom from Hades, I can't let anything stop me or loose anyone while trying, you have no idea how badly I wanted you and Ella at my side but the prophecy said-" Percy was interrupted mid sentence by his sister emerging from the water.

She every so gracefully made her way out of the fountain, taking one step at a time causing Luke to quickly turned around revealing Ella in a pretty blue bikini, Luke quickly stood to his feet his heart beat unsteady.

"You're back just in time" announced Percy shoving the last bit of money into his bag, "thank the gods, I was hopping not to miss you leaving" said Ella in relief dripping water on to the cabin floor, her gaze finally meeting Luke's, she flashed a pretty smile at him before speaking.

"Luke love, would you be a darling and pass me my towel it's by my desk" spoke Ella causing Luke to rush around the room to retrieve her towel quickly passing it to her, as he watched Ella take it to begin to dry her hair.

"So what did I miss?" she asked, Percy opened his mouth to speak but Luke spoke before he had the chance to, "Nothing much Princess, I just came to wish Percy good luck" said the Hermes boy as Ella walked in front of him by her bed to grab her shorts, "That's good darling, I'm guessing you'll be coming with us to bid farewell to sweet Annabeth."

"Of course Princess, where you go I go" Said Luke grabbing his sweater he had gifted Ella a few months back, "Thanks love" she said kissing his cheek, Percy sat there watching them, maybe he had nothing to worry about, maybe Luke and Ella really did belong together, maybe he had really made the right choice, or so he though.

Tag list:

@yummytootybutt 🎀 @mxtokko @poppyflower-22 @starryhiraeth @trashmouthsahra @purplerose291 @iloveneilperry @onlyreadz @mahidahi @stevenknightmarc @loveryoushouldcomeoverr @leopard-skin-pillbox-hat-ok

A/N: Hi everyone sorry this part is so short, but lately I've been getting a bunch of anon hate and they've made me loose a bit of inspiration. But please feel free to comment your thought, my tag list is still opened, thank you sm for reading hope you enjoy! REQUEST ARE STILL OPENED FOR PJO, HOTD, GOT, HUNGER GAMES, OBX, ETC.

[attendsquoi]

Thea's Quest: Introduction

At 12 years old, Aletheia Hart ran away from home.

No one believed her when she talked about the things she had seen in the street or on the playground, especially not her father. So, she did what any kid would do, and saved up money and bought herself the cheapest possible plane ticket to the farthest possible city. Thea found herself in Richmond, Virginia, where she met a seven year old girl in a shockingly similar situation. She and the girl, Annabeth, later met Luke, Thalia, and Grover, and traveled to Camp Half Blood.

Over the next five years, Thea never got claimed, but regardless she loved camp, and found her family there. She and Luke dated for three years which ended in an awful breakup. Then a year later, Percy Jackson showed up.

The young son of Poseidon was selected for a quest to find Zeus’ master bolt and prevent the gods from going to war. Annabeth and Grover were chosen to join him. It was when Luke started to “help” them that Thea got mad. She could sense his insincerity, but had no proof. Thea confronted Luke after the questers had set off, and it led to a screaming match the whole valley must have heard.

Thea felt like she was being pushed out of her home; the people she considered family were lying and accusing and she didn’t know what to do. She decided to leave. That was when Chiron confronted her, saying he understood her pain, but that she didn’t need to run away, she just needed to “find a purpose.” He told her that Diana of Themyscira, also known as Wonder Woman, was looking for a protege and hoping to find someone versed in the mythological world. Thea wanted nothing more than to leave camp and get away from Luke, so she agreed.

Thea and Diana trained together, and over the next few months, Thea got reacquainted with the mortal world and learned to fight crime. But Diana wanted Thea to interact with kids her own age, and in August, she convinced her to join the team. 

[starshitranger]

I just had the idea for a Percy Jackson and Hatchetfield universe crossover, and I want your thoughts. Here’s the pitch:

When Percy, Annabeth, Hazel, and Frank learn about a fighting ring for children with supernatural abilities, they set on a quest to help the poor demigods and bring them to camp safely. Little did they know how much their trip to the small town of Hatchetfield, Michigan would change their entire understanding of their world, as they learn of a different, and much more powerful type of god.

Is this worth making into a fic? If you have any questions about it, leave them in the comments!

[lunararcade]

*ੈ✩‧₊˚ PERCY JACKSON DR INTRO

important info to start: this is the second most recent dr i have shifted to. i do not have everything scripted out in this dr and am learning and adjusting to many things as i go. i had every intention to shift here eventually, but when i shifted here the first time it was unintentional. now i have some safety things in my script and some basic changes i wanted, but for the most part everything in this dr is coming naturally!

how long have i been in this dr? not long at all actually. i have only shifted twice for a total of just under four weeks (the first was a little under a week and the second was just under three).

have i been claimed by a god? yes! i was claimed by hades at the end of my second week there! there is no cabin for hades at camp yet so i took up residence for a bit in cabin 3 with percy after i was claimed.

what was my dr life like before i shifted there? pretty normal! i had dyslexia, but i was able to remain in schools pretty long. i even graduated high school. in my dr i was raised an only child by my mom, alexandra, who is a nurse, and my dad leonardo (who i never knew wasn't my biological father). he is a police detective. i had really close non-demi god friends named carter and nellie. i didn't see as many strange things as most demi-gods, but i did see a few ghosts of dead relatives but i never connected that to hades until i was claimed, i just thought i was weird LMAO. there were multiple occasions where i thought i was seeing things that i now know were creatures, but they would be gone before i could figure it out so i thought it was my imagination. i never knew i was a demi-god and somehow chiron never knew about me, nor did i have a satyr guide.

do i have any powers? tbh, i don't know much about what i can do yet. i know that i can see dead people and chiron thinks it was an unintentional form of necromancy. he also thinks i am having visions (which have gotten much more intense since i found out i was a demi-god). he doesn't know why though because that isn't typically associated with hades. i am a really good sword-fighter and pretty good with a bow, but other than that there hasn't been time to explore my powers.

how did i get to camp? i quite literally WOKE UP ON MY WAY TO CAMP. i had no idea where i was going or where i was at first because i has just shifted and i was disoriented. when i woke up my (step)father immediately explained that i was going to a camp to keep me safe. he never got to explain to me where i was going because the MINOTAUR CAME AT OUR CAR BEHIND US. he swerved off the road and told me to run toward camp and he would drive away to try and distract it. i wasn't fast enough and the minotaur didn't take the car bait so i was attacked and knocked out. i woke up in camp and chiron (slowly) explained everything to me which went as good as you can expect.

do i have any demi-god friends? yes, thankfully. i befriended luke almost immediately because we are pretty close in age and he helps to train me and percy, who arrived like 2 weeks before me. he is not working with kronos in my dr. percy likes to pester me, especially after he found out we are both going through the "the gods hate us" thing, but he's become a really close friend. grover tags along with percy a lot too which means we've become friends too. luke introduced me to annabeth, and she's smart and as stubborn as me which i admire so i like to talk to her a lot. she also likes to know about the normal world, and i don't mind reminiscing. the only other close friend i've made is a daughter of aphrodite named marie liu. she's so sweet but she's fierce and good at sparring. i also talk to a lot of the younger campers because me and luke are basically glorified babysitters when at camp (but it's fun and i'm really starting to love it there so it's ok).

what am i doing currently in my dr? well, chiron thought seeing the oracle would help me understand my visions but now i'm on a quest. the god's are likely going to go to war (because aren't they always) since zeus found out poseidon and hades had children who didn't face the same fate as thalia. they refused to let zeus kill them so zeus said there would be war and gods are picking sides now. there's more of us than usual on the quest because i brought the people who were in my visions (though they are brief and intense and hard to decipher). it's me, percy, annabeth, grover, and luke. the oracle said (and this is as close as i could remember when i shifted back and wrote it down, but is probably not entirely accurate. it is similar to the lightening thief prophecy in some ways but also very, very different):

"You shall go east, and face the god who has turned,

You shall find broken peace and see it returned,

You shall go west and discover more allies and friends,

Should one, at a parents hand, not meet their end."

we haven't deciphered much but we did leave like 2 days before i shifted back most recently and were in upstate manhattan. we are playing things by ear and trying to survive currently.

there isn't much else to tell about this dr right now, but updates, memes, and shitposts are to come!

feel free to send any questions or ask about anybody or anything in my asks! i love talking about my drs (:

[ravinaaa]

raven's pjo dr !

❝ I can see us lost in the memory, august slipped away into a moment in time... ❞

BEATRICE MONTENEGRO ! ! aphrodite's favorite daughter

— Beatrice was introduced to Camp Half-blood at the ripe age of seven. Her dad had dropped her off early in the morning, the day after her birthday. Her mother had claimed her faster than she had done with any of her half-siblings like the goddess had been waiting not so patiently for her arrival. Her late birthday present from Mom had come with a hazy dove floating above her head and a pretty pink cabin filled with siblings that would help her through this…interesting moment in her young life.

— Silena, her oldest sister, had sat her down that first night, hugging the young girl until her tears (both happy and sad) had dried. The older girl let Bea talk, about her dad, about what she knew of their mother and the long drive over until her eyes dropped and she drifted off into a hazy dream of blue eyes and her mother's sicknly sweet voice, whispering to her about the ocean and the sky.

— Beatrice grew to love and adore everything about camp. Her cabin, her siblings, her mother. But she remembered how hard the first few weeks had been for her, so when Annabeth Chase and Luke Castellan had stumbled onto camp grounds, bloody and bruised, she vowed to whoever was listening she would care for them.

— Annabeth and Beatrice are an inseparable force,never one without the other. So when a shaggy-haired blue-eyed boy had given Annabeth Chase the chance to finally have her longed-for quest, there was no way in hell Beatrice would sit back and watch. She stuck to her side, just like she always had, and on that very first quest, she finally learned just how scheming her mother could be.

❝ no grave can hold my body down, I'll crawl home to her. ❞

BEA & PERCY ! the world's greatest love story.

— Beatrice had dreamt of Percy Jackson way before they had formally met, blue eyes and the ocean, nice one Mom. She had grown up with her parents’ beautiful love story and had indirectly been promised the same for herself, so she didn't exactly expect Percy to be as insufferable as he was.

— She’d met him at Yancy Acadamy, following Grover around as they looked over him. In hindsight, she’s glad they had time to get to know each other as just students before getting thrown into Olympian family drama. Not that their time at Yancy was exactly enjoyable. Percy was a sarcastic, childish, and messy kid when they'd first met, and Beatrice tried to keep her life as clean and polished as she possibly could as a demi-god. She didn't need the boy she’d been dreaming about messing it all up.

— But… Annabeth needed the aforementioned Olympian Drama to get the quest she so desperately wanted, so consequently, Beatrice needed it too. There was also no way she’d let her best friend leave camp for the first time without her. So she caved and let Percy convince her to come along. He could never really get rid of her after that

❝ oh my aphrodite, you're annoying! ❞

[spider-ghoul]

Pain of Losing him (Pt. 2)

Pt. 1 here ↑

happy Easter haha have some shit I wrote last night at like 4am yw yw

this is gonna be a bit out of wack with the actual book (botl) because I'm not re-reading it for a fanfiction

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I went out to look for him before anyone else. That same night. No luck. 

I could only do so much, plus, now with the discovery of my father, I was required to move into the empty Hades cabin. I brought Nico’s backpack too, just in case. 

For the next while, I was separated. Annabeth, Percy, and Grover were the only ones who didn’t seem to fear me. Maybe because they met my father. Maybe because they already knew me.  

Then, there was the labyrinth. 

I got separated, But I made my way out. Slowly. It felt like weeks, and when I finally emerged, I was on a beach. 

It stretched out long and It was dirty. Soda bottles were tied in the waves, and it made me think of grover. Oh gods, they probably thought I was dead. The thought made me sick, part of me wondered if they made it out of the labyrinth. I didn’t give it too much though, Percy Jackson could survive anything. So, I stood on the beach, an old band tee-shirt clung to my body, ripped from the terrors of the labyrinth, and I wondered what now. Where am I? How do I get to camp? Did they complete the quest without me? My thoughts were soon interrupted. 

I saw him from the corner of my eye. From behind me, from the same exit I came from, emerged Luke Castellan. Fear shot through my body like a snake through tall grass, and I froze. I wanted to run. But there he was nowhere to go. The beach stretched for miles. I turned to face him. 

“Who are you?” He said, but his face showed a vague recognition. And I remembered. Duh- you don’t even look like his girlfriend anymore- he might think i look familiar but.. Nothing like I used too. 

I weighed my options, but the situation was too overwhelming, I just stood and looked at him. 

“Are you dumb? Who..” He trailed off, “I know you.” 

“..No, you don’t.” Wow, great cover story. I could barely think of anything else as he approached me. I backed away, but he was walking too fast. After a week(?) in the labyrinth, I couldn’t run if I tried. 

“Yeah.. Yeah I do.” He said, he was about a foot away from me, looming over me like a statue. I’m not sure how exactly he realized, but his face fell and his eyes grew hard. Maybe it was the sprinkle of freckles that covered my nose and face, or maybe it was my eyes, the point is, he knew me. “..Y/N?” 

“Luke.” I spit it at him. I had barely said his name since he left. It felt new on my lips, but so, so familiar. 

I think it took him a moment. His hand went to my hair, so much shorter. He ignored the way I flinched away from his touch. Then he looked down at me. My body was different. Yes, my chest was binded, but I wasn’t as scrawny. I had built some strength over these years, from quests and training. Eventually, his eyes landed on my face. The hardness I had learned from camp without him showed. 

I’m not sure what exactly came over me (or him) but I hugged him. My arms wrapped around his torso and I buried my head in his neck. I was exhausted. And he felt like home. His arms wrapped around me too. 

“I’m so sorry I left, angel.”  He muttered into my hair, and all the progress was gone. Any hopes I had of getting over Luke Castellan were diminished. I hated myself for it, but after everything, gods, he was just what I needed. It took me a few minutes to realize I was crying. I’m not sure why, there could be a multitude of reasons. 

I’m not sure how long we stood like that. It could've been forever. Then his voice cut through my mind and I remembered why it couldn’t beforever. 

“You can still come with me.” 

“We both know I can’t.” 

“You could, what about your dad? Don’t you want to find out who he is? Don’t you want to..to get back at him for abandoning you?” 

“..I know who my dad is, Luke.” 

“What? Who?”

“..Hades.”

[the-pjo-analyst]

The Lightning Thief Summary

Here I was thinking I'd finish editing this today and still have plenty of time before the show airs and then they release the episodes early sjkdfhsdkfh

Anyway over a year later and it's done! Thank you for everyone who's been patient with my posts despite taking so long to finish. I'll put a pause on my book analyses so I can focus on reading the Trials of Apollo (I never finished the series,,,,,) so I can finally read all the new content we got this year! Maybe I'll make live posts as I read 👀 I kinda want to make posts about the tv show when it airs too.... we'll see :D

Until then, here's a summary of the first book:

Themes

The concept of home In terms of a physical place, Camp Half-Blood is the biggest example of this, as a sanctuary for demigods who struggle to survive and fit in in the regular world. I find it interesting how in every book something threatens the existence of CHB as a safe place. In this case it's something small, the hellhound that Luke brought in. Luke even says he did it so Chiron would believe camp wasn't safe and send Percy off on a quest. Each threat progressively gets worse, which forces the demigods to go on quests to either directly or indirectly save/help their home. There's also people as a place to call home, like how Sally is to Percy. Funny enough the motif of demigods going on quests to protect their home also applies to here because Percy doesn't accept his quest to save CHB, he does it to save his mom, the only person at that point he felt at home with. Because brain is hardwired to think about percabeth all the time I'll put this out in the open: Percy and Annabeth stand on opposite ends of the "what is home" spectrum at the beginning, Percy's being a person and Annabeth's being a place, and then they kinda switch with Percy finding a home at CHB and Annabeth learning to call her mortal family home. But haha psyche it's actually them growing to call each other home. Like when Percy is on the fence whether to stay at camp for the year or not, a major reason he decides against it is bc Annabeth won't be there. And then Annabeth would never have considered living with her dad again is Percy didn't encourage her.

Supporting others and having support from loved ones This pops up a lot in the book and it's an important driving force for a lot of the characters: Percy having a loving mother, the trio having each other's backs throughout their quest, the trio supporting each other's goals, even Poseidon watching over Percy. When they're at their lowest, when they think about giving up, they all had someone who picked them back up, someone who eased the pain a little, and that helped them keep going and lift them up. On the topic of Percy vs Luke, this is a major point that distinguishes the two as heroes. Percy has a support system that he can fall back to when he makes mistakes or bad things happen to him while Luke doesn't, not really. Although it's hard to tell from Percy's pov whether Luke had any close friends or not, it doesn't seem like he had anyone to confide in (at least after Thalia). He's left to stew in his negative emotions, another reason why he was so easy to be manipulated.

Identity Maybe too early to really talk about this, but the first book introduces this idea of how characters identify themselves, and especially who they identify with. Demigods being categorized demigods by their godly parent and also them choosing whether to identify by that or not. On the flip side, demigods feeling lost or not seen when they either aren't claimed or don't have a cabin to truly call theirs. There's also Annabeth who practically grew up in this system and internalized it, and came to find there's more to the world than just who your godly parent is. And Percy on the opposite side again lmao, who considers himself Sally Jackson's son first and foremost, and then learns to accept Poseidon in his life in whatever form it entails.

Worship of the gods and broken systems Probably the most important theme to the plot line of the series. I talked a lot about this in terms of Percy vs Luke for my ch 21 and 22 posts, essentially how demigods' over-reliance on the gods breeds a flawed and defective system. A subtheme for this is the gods and responsibility: who gets blamed for the actions of the gods? are the gods obligated to claim and acknowledge their children? I think what makes Percy the perfect Child of the Prophecy is that he has never relied on the gods as omniscient and almighty beings to give him what he needs, he instead relies on his own power, and that allows him to work with the gods to create change in future books. He never had a moment where he worshiped the gods and also never had a moment of disillusionment bc he was immediately thrust into a situation that revealed out broken the system was as soon as he was brought into the world of immortals. He sees the gods and their world as they are, both the good and the bad.

Characters

Percy: I'll just summarize his core qualities since I talk too much about this kid 😂: Percy is strong-minded and doesn’t back down easily, he has high integrity, he’s incredibly loyal to his friends and stands up for them, he heavily relies on his instincts and is impulsive, he's also very street-smart! he's impertinent lol and doesn't take well to authority if he feels it isn’t deserving or fair, he loves loves loves his mom, he always fights to protect, he has an incredibly low self-esteem and desires others to see beyond the trouble that follows him, he doesn't like "bothering" people with his problems. His sass and spite probably formed as a defense mechanism against his low self-esteem and the abusive environment he grew up in. It's interesting reading the book while fully looking at Percy's characteristics in terms of how growing up with Gabe affected him. For example, if he had a stable home, would his self esteem be as low as it is?

This pops up at the end and becomes hugely important in the later books, but Percy tends to take on responsibilities way too personally and they tend to become fixations. After Luke's betrayal, Percy is like I have to go find him and I can't just sit around while Luke is planning to destroy the world. He's like,,,, proactive to a fault.

Traits he probably gets as a child of Poseidon bc I love discussions that try to pinpoint this: the inability regulate strong emotions, like his temper; his brooding expression that gives him the air of a troublemaker and loose canon; his difficultly in following the rules; obv his love of beaches too.

Annabeth: As I've said before, Annabeth makes a good foil for Percy as the logical and book-smart person to Percy's heavy emotions and instincts. She's introduced as someone who's opposing to Percy in almost every way: someone who's entire world is her godly parent and the immortal world, who relies on her brain first before anything else, who's a bit manipulative, who's very confident in her abilities. But they also have some similarities: where Annabeth has faced lots of abandonment and Percy has faced a lot of rejection, and from these experiences they both have come to desire acknowledgement of their worth and the good in them. And they come to find these things in each other. It's also important to note how they learn from one another on their quest, like Percy starting to form strategies in his battles and Annabeth finding that the immortal world isn't everything.

Annabeth's aspirations and fatal flaw are very much tied together, since she's learned growing up that she can only rely on herself to do things right, plus having incredible pride as a child of Athena, led to her developing hubris. And it goes hand-in-hand with her desire for something permanent since she's never had something stable prior to arriving at camp. Her dream to be an architect allows her to both create something that will last eternity and make her stamp on the world.

Grover: The growth for Grover is a little less prominent compared to Percy and Annabeth. He's introduced as being meek with low-confidence but he has Big Dreams for that Tiny Body. It's really because he has Percy and Annabeth that he's able to grow and gain more confidence in himself, without them his aspirations would just be a pipe dream (I'm sorry I made an accidental pun lol). Grover rises to the occasion because he has people who believe in him and frequently tell him so and he also wants to meet those expectations. And that support takes physical form at the end of the book, both with Grover gaining his searcher license and him getting a growth spurt. You can see with your eyes how much he's matured, filling into the shoes of the person he wants to be in a literal sense.

Luke: Whereas Annabeth is different from Percy in every way but the ones that really matter, Luke is similar to Percy in every aspect except ones that really matter. He's a very caring and supportive person, so much so that he takes Percy under his wing when no one else does when Percy arrives at camp. He sees a broken system in the immortal world and wants something better for demigods. And yet he's also incredibly selfish, he leans more into putting himself and his desires first before anything else. He had relied too much on the gods to fix and provide everything and becomes bitter when that doesn't happen. Despite being a source of support for others, he doesn't have that for himself. And because of these differences, Luke is way more susceptible to Kronos' influence than Percy is. Kronos can offer glory and power and self gratification, and where Percy would refuse because it goes against his morals and who he is (someone who thinks about others before himself), Luke is more likely to be swayed.

Honestly Luke seems like a "what if" in comparison to Percy. What if Percy lost his mom? What if he was left at camp when he was younger? What if Percy never found a support system? All the examples I'm thinking of boil down to Percy having a parental figure that guides him and teaches him important lessons, while Luke doesn't lmao.

There's two sides in Luke, love vs anger, kindness vs selfishness, gods vs titans, celestial bronze vs steel, and this conflict appears frequently throughout the series. I want to see what moments this conflict shows itself in the later books!

Other things to keep in mind for the series when I continue reading and other notes:

Does Percy have claustrophobia? Or does it only show up at St Louis lol

The parallels between Percy and Luke

Ways Percy and Annabeth get closer and learn from one another

[B2 Summary]

[dyslexic-book-swallower]

Books I've read in 2024 in order

I actually hit 24 books this year, i'm pretty proud of that.

Total page count: 7338

Eternally yours edited by Patrice Caldwell

Hosently? Meh for me. I hoped for more queerness.

Blurb: Wampires and merfolk, Angles and demons- the stories in this antology imagine worlds where the only thing more powerful than the supernatural...is love.

Percy Jackson and the chalice of the gods

Listennnnn, i always gotta keep op with my fave trio.

Blur: The original Hero. A brand-new adventure. Percy Jackson has saved the world muiltple times- battling monster, titans, even giants- but these days the moden-day son of poseidon is hoping for a regular final year at school. Too bad the Greek gods have other plans, and three new quests for Percy to complete. First up: The cupbearer for the gods, Ganymede, is missing his golden chalice. Not only is this embarrssing (Why do the gods keep losing their magical items?), it's also potentially disastrous. One sip from the cup will turn any mortal into a powerful god. And the old gods do not take kindly to newbies. Can Percy and his friends Annabeth and Grover find te chalice before it falls into the wrong hands? And even if they do, will they be able to resist it's awesome power...?

the others ones

Okay, i know this is like my 3 or more re-read. But i was in a read-slump sooo.....

Blurb: Sal hates standing out. But he lives in a haunted house- and everyone know it. His oldest friend, Dirk, tries to help...but he wants to stay popular, and Sal isn't helping. Elsie was popular- until rescently. Now she's on the outcast's table too...and she doesn't want to talk about it. Then there's the new boy, Pax, who won't leave Sal alone. His idea of a good time is hanging out in graveyards. And for some reason. Sal just can't stay away. Meet the other ones Can they banish their ghosts together?

The problem with perfect

Like a bullet straight through my heart.

Blurb: When style is everything, will Ethan learn that true beauty is on the inside. When LGBTQ syle icon Chase Myles goes missing before the live Pride broadcast for his hit TV show, Pporducer Ethan Wells' career hangs in the balance. Ethan tracks down Chase's estranged twin brother, Beaeu, to pass him off as Chase for a week - but finds a hairy, rugged mountain man, the complete opposite of his brother... Can Ethan transform Beau into Chase, fool his bosses and save his job? And when Beau turns out to be caring, romantic and everything his twin is not, does he really want Chase back, anyway?

Drengene fra Sankt Petri

I read this for school and it was pretty good. Since it's danish and i don't wanna go online for a blurb, i'll leave it here. Google it if you want.

I kissed Shara Wheeler

Um ma'am, this was bad......like what the hell where'd the quality go?? Good idea but....something just didn't click for me

Blurb: A month before graduating, te princial's perfect daughter, prom queen Shara Wheeler, kisses Chole Green and vanishes. On a furious hunt for answers, Chole finds she's not the only one Shara kissed. There's also Smith, Shara's long-time sweetheart and Rory, Shara's bad-boy neighbour. Thrown into an unlikely alliance, Chole, Smith, and Rory follow a trail of Shara's annoyingly cryptic clues, and Chole starts to suspect that there might be more to Shara thn she thought.

The king is dead

Strange but, kinda okay.

Blurb: A royal family like you've never seen before. Life was always going to be difficlut for the first Black and queer heir to the throne. So when James is crowned king at seventeen, all eyes are on him, and before long the secrets and scandals he's hidden behind smoke and mirrors rear their ugly heads. When myserious green envelopes start appearing ing the palace threatening to expose every last skeleton in the royal closet, James becomes certain of one thing... Trust nobody.

Let's talk about it

Let's face it, lots of us have been failed by public school sex ed. You gotta do something about it.

Blurb: You know all those things no one wants to talk about? How do you find the answers to all the questions you have about yourself, your identity and your body? Let's talk about it provides a comprehenive, thoughful, well-researched guide to everything you need to know. Covering relationships, friendships, gender, sexuality, anatomy, body image, safe sex, sexting, jealousy, rejection, and more, Let's talk about it is the go-to handbook for everyone.

The only light left burning

I waited 2 whole ass years for this and it was worth it!! (This is a sequel)

Blurb: Andrew and Jamie once saved each other. But the furture together is uncertain. After a dangous journey through a ravaged world, Andrew and Jamie finally found a community. More in love than ever, they begin to build a new life. But it soon becomes clear they want different things: Jamie is ready to move on and take to the road just the two of them. Andrew wants to stay put, and make a home among friends. With a storm brewing up te coast, they are forced back into the wildernes, where old enemies roam, and they don't know who to trust. Can they find their way back to safety... and each other.

The other ones

okay okay I'm a little obsessed but in my defence, i'd jus started at a new school and neededddd my favourite boys!

Blurb: Sal hates standing out. But he lives in a haunted house- and everyone know it. His oldest friend, Dirk, tries to help...but he wants to stay popular, and Sal isn't helping. Elsie was popular- until rescently. Now she's on the outcast's table too...and she doesn't want to talk about it. Then there's the new boy, Pax, who won't leave Sal alone. His idea of a good time is hanging out in graveyards. And for some reason. Sal just can't stay away. Meet the other ones Can they banish their ghosts together?

The many half-lived lives of Sam Sylvester

Sooo, i loved this book, that's it. Love, gushing love. I'd give my soul to read it for the first time again.

Blurb: Sam Sylvester has long collected stories of half-lived lives- of kids who died before they turned nineteen. Sam was almost of those kids. Now, Sam's own nineteenth birthday approaches, their recent near-death experience haumts them. They're certain they don't have much time left... Still, Sam begins to settle into their new hometown with the help of Shep, whom Sam can't seem to stop thinking about. Yet the past keeps roaring back- in memories and in the form of a thirty-year-old suspicous death. Sam can't resist trying find out more about the kid who died in Sam's new home and who now seems to guide their investigion. When Sam starts receiving threatening notes, they know they're on the path to uncovering a murderer. But is Sam also appoaching their own end?

As far as you'll take me

Good, but a little too close to home for me.

Blurb: He flashes a soft smile at me, the kind of smile that's brimming with possibilty. 'Welcome home, Marty' Marty's headed overseas to London. His parents think he's attending a prestious summer music course; he has the talent for it. Scerectly, through, he doesn't have a place at all - and his plane ticket is one-way. Martyis determined to build a life where he's finally free to be himself. But London's so crowded, with so much to see and learn and do. Together with his gnawing anxiety, it threatens to overhelm him. And then there's Pierce. He's gorgeous, charismatic, and Marty's falling for him. But is Pierce the right boy to be falling for?

The borrow a boyfriend club

I liked it, i don't got more to say.

Blurb:

All Naoh wants at his new school is for everyone to him as his true gender. His plan? Join a club with the word 'boy' in it. Duh. Enter the Borrow a boyfriend club- a top secret club that provides fake boyfriends to their fellow students. But to join, Noah must pass three rounds of tests, the trickiest of which is fake-romancing the popular but prickly club president, Asher, to convince him he has what it takes to bcome a member. But as Noah gets closer to Asher, things start to get complicated. Because the club's mumber one rule? Don't fall in love

Improbable Magic for cynical witches.

Fun, relatable, and yet slightly heartbreaking.

Blurb: Seventeen-year-old Eleanor is the last person in Salem to believe in witchcraft—or to think that her life could be transformed by mysterious forces. After losing her best friend and first love, Chloe, Eleanor has spent the past year in a haze, vowing to stay away from anything resembling romance. But when a handwritten guide to tarot arrives in the mail at the witchy souvenir store where Eleanor works, it seems to bring with it the message that magic is about to enter her life. Cynical Eleanor is quick to dismiss this promise, until real-life witch Pix shows up with an unusual invitation. Inspired by the magic and mystery of the tarot, Eleanor decides to open herself up to Pix and her coven of witches, and even to the possibility of a new romance. But Eleanor’s complicated history continues to haunt her. She will have to reckon with the old ghosts that threaten to destroy everything, even her chance at new love.

Jeg er en hær

This was a crazy read i had to do for school. let's just leave it there for my own serenity

Blurb: Jakob er en 27-årig premierløjtnant, der er glad for sit arbejde, for hæren forvirrer ham aldrig. Der giver alt mening. Det er alt det udenfor, der er forvirrende. Jakob møder Lone på et diskotek. De bliver kærester, og Jakob lover at passe på Lone og hendes søn, Ask. Men det er et svært, når arbejdet sender Jakob til Bosnien og Afghanistan og efterlader Lone og Ask ubeskyttet i en verden, der er gået amok med krig, terror og bilister. JEG ER EN HÆR, der nu er klar i en pocket-udgave, er en roman om de menneskelige og psykologiske aspekter ved at gå i krig og en kærlighedsroman om de helt store tab. Men det er også en historie om venskab, håb og ensomhed. Og om Liverpool Football Club, verdens bedste fodboldhold.

They hate each other

I loved this, enemies to lovers is my jam! Beware of the warnings, i did not see them before i began it.

Blurb: Maybe falling for your enemy isn't as impossible as it seems... There are plenty of words Jonah Collins could use to decribe Dylan Ramìrez. "Arrogant" "Spoiled" and "Golden boy" to name a few. Likewise, Dylan thinks he has Jonah accurately labeled as a whiny attention-seeker who never shuts his filthy mouth. Their friends are convinced Jonah and Dylan'sdisdain for each other is just thinly veiled lust - a rumor that surges like wildfire when the two wake up in one bed after homecoming. Mutually horrified, Dylan and Jonah agree to use the faux pas to their advantage by fake dating. If they can stay convincing long enough to end their "relationship" in a massive staged fight, they can prove to their incompatibilty to their friends once and for all. But the more time they spend together, the more their plan begins to fall apart - and the closer they come to seeing each other clearly for the first time.

Percy Jackson and the wrath of triple goddess

As always, wonderful. Will never abandon this series

Blurb: "Percy Jackson, i am offering you the chance for a recommendation letter from me: A major goddess, the torch bearer-" "The star walker, yeah, i get it. It's just that i'll have to move a few things around on my schedule..." Percy Jackson's plan to have just one regular school year isn't going so well. And it's about to get worse, as the gods have a new quest for him. Percy's next challenge? Pet-sitting for the goddess Hecate. Easy, right? Wrong. When the terrifying pets escape, Percy and his friends must hunt them down or face the full fury of Hecate - and her horrifying three heads...

Always the almost

I fucking loved this, are you in need of trans joy? Give this a shot!

Blurb: A trans pianist makes a New Year's resolution on a frozen Wisconsin night to win regionals and win back his ex, but a new boy complicates things in this heartfelt debut YA rom-dram. Sixteen-year old trans boy Miles Jacobson has two New Year's resolutions: 1. Win back his ex-boyfriend (And star of the football team) Shane Mclntyre 2. Finally beat his slimy arch-nemesis at the mid-west's biggest classic piano competition. But that's not going to be so easy. for one thing, Shane broke up with Miles two weeks after Miles came out as trans, and now Shane's stubbornly ignoring him, even when they literally bump into each other. Plus, Mile's new slightly terrifying piano teacher keeps telling him that he's playing like he "doesn't know how he is" - whatever that means. Then Miles meets the new boy in town, Eric Mendez, a proudly queer cartoonist from Seattle who asks his pronouns, cares about art as much as he does- and makes his stomach flutter. Not what he needs to be focusing on right now. But after Eric and Miles pretend to date so they can score an invite to a couples-only Valentine's Day party, the ruse turns real with a kiss, which is also definitely not in the plan. If only Miles could figure out why Eric likes him so much. After all, it's not like he's cool or confident or comfortable in his own skin. He's not even good enough at piano to get his fellow competitors to respect him... especially now, as Miles. Nothing's ever been as easy for him as for other people- other boys. He's only ever been almost enough . So why, when he's with Eric, does it feel like the only person he's ever really not been enough for... is himself.

Icarus

This should be a mandatory read, it was absolutely exceptional.

Blurb: Icarus Gallagher is a thief. He steals priceless art and replaces it with his father's impeccable forgeries. For years one man - the wealthy Mr. Black - has been their target in revenge for his role in the death of Icarus'a mother. To keep their secret, Icarus adheres to his own strict rules to keep people, and feelings at bay: Don't let anyone close. Don't let anyone touch you. And, above all, don't get caught Until one night, he does. Not by Mr. Black, but by his mysterious son, helios, now living under house arrest in the black mansion. Instead of turning Icarus in, Helios barains for something even more dangerous- a friendship, that breaks every single one of Icarus's rules. As reluctance and distrust become closeness and something more, they uncovered the gilded cage that has trapped both their families for years. One Icarus is determined to escape. But his father's thirst for rent shows no sign of fading, and soon it may force Icarus to choose: the escape he dreamed of, oR the boy he's come to love. reaching for both could be his greatest triumph- or it could be his downfall.

All about the romance

Okayyy, trauma much? I was not ready

Blurb: Roman Bright has always loved love stories. But so far, the seatch to find a love interest for their very own sweeping romance has been totally hopeless. Being an openly gay, queer, non-binary teenager in a smaller northern town means their dating pool is limited. Worse, the only guy they're into - the one they made out with before summer break - has pretty much deined their existence. So when postcards and colourful graffiti sighed by someone called 'Big Red' start showing up for them at school, Roman is shocked to discover they might have a sercet admirer. But when it becomes clear Big Red isn't going to reveal themselves, it's up to Roman to decide whether they're brave enough to make the first move...

Six times we almost kissed (And the one time we did)

This had so much more trauma then i expected, but my god was it good.

Blurb:

Six fun facts about Penny and Tate

1. They've known each other their whole lives 2. Their moms are best friends 3. Penny and Tate are defintely not friends 4. They keep almost kissing 5. They don't talk about it 6. Thanks to their mom, they're moving in together But when 'almost' becomes 'I am now wearing your lip gloss' Penny and Tate have no choice but to finally face the music...

A scatter of light

Like felt like a rediscovering of my own queer self.

Blurb: Aria Tang West was looking forward to a summer with her best friends - one last round of sand and sun before college. But after a graduation party goes wrong, Aria's parents exile her to California to stay with her grandmother, the artist Joan West. Aria expects boredom, but what she finds Steph Nichols, her grandmother's gardener. Soon Aria is second-guessing who she is and what she wants to be, and a summer that once seems lost becomes unforgettable - For Aria her family and the queer community Steph introduces her to. It's the kind of summer that changes a life forever

The ruthless lady's guide to wizardry

Blurb: Delleria Wells - Petty con artist, occasional thief and partly educated fire witch - is behind on her rent. To make ends meet, Delly talks her way into a guard job in the city of Leiscourt, joining a team of unconventional women to protect an aristocrat from unseen assassins. It looks like easy money and a chance to romance her confident companion Winn - but when did anything in Delly's life go to plan? With the help of a necromancer, a shape shifting schoolgirl and a reanimated mouse named buttons, Delly and Winn find themselves facing an adversary who wields a twisted magic and has friends in the highest of places.

[nyx-of-darkness-1620]

So the reason I love this post (besides the obvious of it being PJO related) is the agreement that Percy Jackson would/should die.

I don’t want him to, and yes, if he is killed I’m rioting and throwing the book, but I would also understand it. Not only would I want to see custody battles with him in the underworld/afterlife like @luriuan mentioned, but also because Rick Riordan practically confirmed it himself.

In the intro of the first book, he says, “Am I a troubled kid? Yeah. You could say that. I could start at any point in my short miserable life to prove it…”

I have a theory that the entirety of the PJO, HOO, etc is all told from Percy’s POV after he died. That there is going to come one quest that he won’t be able to complete. And. It’s. Gonna. Be. HEARTBREAKING.

I feel like the series will lead to that point:

We all know that Percy’s fatal flaw is his excessive personal loyalty, and that he will give everything to protect his friends and family. Like Athena said in the Titan’s Curse: “Your fatal flaw is personal loyalty, Percy. You do not know when it is time to cut your losses. To save a friend, you would sacrifice the world. In a hero of the prophecy, that is very, very dangerous.”

In the end, I think that Percy will learn once more to let go. I think he will embrace death after giving everything to save the people he loves (similar to Chalice of the Gods).

But the conclusion to the last book in the series could go something like this.

Look, I didn’t want to be a halfblood.

Being a halfblood is dangerous. It’s scary. Most of the time, it gets you killed in painful, nasty ways.

Like it killed me.

But I wouldn’t change a thing. I could start at any point in my short, miserable life to prove it, but it’s not that bad. Being a halfblood gives you family. Gives you love. Gives you power, and purpose. It give you sacrifice. It’s challenging, and I’ve wanted to give up so many times, but being a halfblood gave me something to live for. And something to die for, which is much more powerful.

If you’re a normal kid, reading this because you think it’s fiction, great. Read on. I envy you for being able to believe that none of this ever happened. But if you recognize yourself in these pages – if you feel something stirring inside – use everything you learn. Take notes if you have to (I can’t believe I just said that.) You might be one of us. And once you know that, it’s only a matter of time before they sense it too, and they’ll come for you. And when they do, follow them. There’s always a home for you at Camp Half-Blood.

Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

My name is Percy Jackson. This is my story.

I want Percy to die, not because I hate him no he’s my favorite, but because I want to see the different afterlife’s having a custody battle over him.

Sadie would talk to Walt (The literal host of Anubis) and be like ‘Hey my buddy Percy just died. Make sure he has a comfortable afterlife.”

But also, Magnus would go “Well, Annabeth probably still wants to see him, so I’ll try and make it so he becomes a Valhalla or Einherij.”

But also, Nico and Hazel would harass Hades into making absolutely sure Percy makes it into Elysium.

So.. would they all have split custody over him? Who would he end up with?

[starstruckspinning]

Ya know, maybe I should’ve done some sort of intro thing before? Idk

So first off, sorry guys but I’m not telling you my name or anything even remotely similar. Stranger danger and allat. But I CAN tell you all of my stories!!!

(Btw you can prob just call me whatever you want, unless I ask you not to use a certain name or whatever)

SO! The reason we’re really here! The WRITING part!!! I love writing, it’s my passion, but legit I’ve only been able to function as a Greek mythology writer so far, so if that’s not your jam we might have to part ways 😔.

I technically have an ffn account, a Wattpad account (we don’t talk about that), and an ao3 account, but the ao3 one is the only one that matters. My username is 0TheGuillotineQueen0 but I’ll also add the link to my profile after my actual works.

Alright time to get into it! Links to the stories and quick summaries. This will probably be edited later as I delve further into fanfiction or just writing in general!

Fanfiction:

[Golden] Clouds With Gray Lining: https://archiveofourown.org/works/55796554

Percy Jackson fanfiction, female Percy time travel AU. Description as follows:

““You know,” Percy speaks suddenly, “I never got to finish my last quest.”

Percy and her mentor discuss the general concept of time and pop culture from years in the future. Well, Percy does. Circe is confused.”

The Rule of Immortals: https://archiveofourown.org/works/55890544/chapters/141920503

In the same universe as the last one. Angsty 5+1 things:

“Demigods should know, better than any mortal, what the gods are like. Though they may masquerade as human more often than not, there are certain things to know about them. Rules, in a sense. And Perseus Jackson is not through with learning all of them.

Also known as: 5 times that Percy learned an unspoken rule about the gods, and 1 time she already knew it.”

Original Work:

God(dess)-Core: https://archiveofourown.org/works/43664197/chapters/109796443

Discontinued story about feminism and Greek goddesses in a modern world:

“Hera is done being scared of storms.

Gaia is sick of sleeping in solitude.

Nyx is, was, decently happy.

Amphitrite doesn’t get it.

Aphrodite is just trying to talk.

Eris is fighting to stay alive, while surrounded by immortals.

When feminism strikes the world, Zeus would rather strike it down. Hera is not a fan of this sentiment. In a way, Gaia is.”

Branching Trees: https://archiveofourown.org/works/44191366/chapters/111125767

Series of character studies about the primordials, and their relationships with themselves and one another:

”They were born from Chaos.”

Branching Trees: Of The Earth: https://archiveofourown.org/works/48584197/chapters/122550472

The sequel to Branching Trees, idk. It doesn’t even need a description. NEXT!

Phoenix: Razing Sun: https://archiveofourown.org/works/52817872/chapters/133595092

Oh my gosh, OH MY GOSH, it’s my BABY!!!! This story might be my pride and joy of all time, though I suppose none of you have experienced For Power yet. Perhaps one day.

ANYWAYS, I think this is the start of my real descent into studies on immortality and just all that. I hope if you choose to read any of my stories that you choose this one or A Face In The Clay. Or Branching Trees because I put so much time into her. I’m ngl, literally any positive interaction with my original work actually makes my day, if not my month, because I put so much love into everything. No hate if ur just here to read fanfic tho, it’s not like I didn’t try with RoI. It’s not the same though, try as I might.

So uh. Description time?:

““I hunger for death and I cry out for life,” crooned the firebird, mournfully.

“Both of these shall be your eternity, if only you keep a likeness of me in your flames,” said the sun, but his smile hid something darker that day.

**************

He made her a goddess, and the people made her a queen. But they were perfectly willing to make her a martyr in half the time.”

Misery Is Blind (she is the furthest thing from it): https://archiveofourown.org/works/56225953

A character study of Eris (and her relationship with Hemera) that I wrote for the Greek Mythos project here on Tumblr. I shall not be tagging them here so that they don’t have to read all this, but you should ABSOLUTELY join if you like to write Greek myths!:

“Strife, Chaos, Misery. Cruelty. It is targeted. Eris is not blind, and she does not intend to pretend that she is.

Featuring Eris’ response to the infamous wedding, and the one person who is there for her.”

A Face In the Clay: https://archiveofourown.org/works/56128798/chapters/142574152

I want you to meet my third, but never least favorite, baby. Well. All my stories are my babies, but some have a more special place in my heart, on account of the extra time I have to put into them. If nothing else, I’m about to update this one so maybe that’s an incentive if you try it and you like it?:

“Aphrodite comes in the dead of night. It does not help.

Or maybe it does. Maybe it changes something, in the smallest way.

Perhaps, if luck holds out, the butterfly shall beat her wings once more. Perhaps another life can be saved, in a very different way.”

So. Um. That’s all eight of my stories so far. Other than the completed one(s) and the one that I said is discontinued, these are all technically still open for me to add to them. Please check them out, or come chat with me on my other blogs!

Also, lowkey if you have a Greek myth retelling or simply story idea that you don’t wanna write yourself, you can let me know and maybe I can try to figure something out for you?

Congrats if you read this far, I love you very much, promise 🩷🩷🩷

[mirophobic]

im sorry if i made you mad

percy jackson x aphrodite!reader ;; part two too "i just wanted the flag" , y/n used, a tinsy tiny bit of angst... , Clarisse is very ooc 😭

ep 2 / chapter 9

part one

"LISTEN CLARISSE, IM SORRY" y/n says while getting scolded by the brunette, "sorry doesn't fix what we lost" she shouts back. "its a game! you'll get over it!" y/n yells stomping away, a few of the other campers take notice of the 2 arguing, its not uncommon for them to be fighting, in fact their toe to toe almost every day.

"dont walk away from me, y/n!" Clarisse follows the h/c to her cabin, "i thought we were done, you yelled at me for fucking up again, i walk away, done." she rolls her eyes and turns around. " you need to either back off, or learn to make your powers useful" Clarisse points at her chest.

they were friends, at least they used to be, before Clarisse became a power obsessed manic. they met when they were 3 before they knew they were demi-gods.

cabin 10 was currently empty, other than the two standing in between her bunk and a vanity. "what happened to you, you were never like this before" y/n mentions, "people change, it's called puberty." Clarisse snaps back. y/n sighs sitting down on her pink sheets, "just get out" she says. the brunette doesn't say anything instead she walks out passing Percy, who was about to walk in the cabin.

"um... hey" y/n turns around to see the blonde standing at the door, "newbie, what do i owe the pleasure?" she smiles at him and he steps in, "i have a question." she nods.

"earlier, during capture the flag, you told me to go get you my own flag for you, and i did, what happened?" he asks, she smiles "charm-speak." she says proudly, "one of the awesome powers i get from my mother." Percy nods "will i get a power from my dad?" he takes a few steps closer. y/n nods "cool.." the room stays silent for a while. "what was Clarisse doing here?" he looks at her.

"yelling, per-usual" she shrugs, "don't worry about it" she stands up and walks over to Percy.

"whats on your mind?" she says. "your very pretty" he smiles before widening his eyes "i didn't mean to say that!" she laughs "charm-speak" she winks before running out of the cabin to find her siblings

time skip !

it was now night time and the camp was having a party to celebrate the blue team winning capture the flag again.

"y/n!" she turns her head down to the person yelling her name, it was Kayla, one of the Apollo kids "the new kid is looking for you!!" she yells again, "why?" she stares at the ginger. "he says he wants to show you something!! "y/n sighs "tell him i'm in a tree by the pond!" she smiles at Kayla as she runs off to go tell Percy. she lays her head against the tree.

Percy walks over to the tree "hey!" she stares at him, "hello Percy" she bows her head sarcastically "why are you up there?" he asks. she smiles widely "its peaceful, you should join me." he thinks for a second then starts climbing. "Kayla said you had something to show me" she looks at him "i lied, i just wanted to see you again" he grunts holding on to a sturdy branch and pulling himself up.

"why?" she asks, "we're friends now aren't we?" she smiles sadly, she hasn't really had a good friend since Clarisse, "yeah, of course we are' he finally sits on the branch next to her, "i got assigned a quest" Percy says, "seriously? congrats Percy!" she hits his shoulder while he smiles, "Chiron said, i could bring 2 people with me, i was thinking about taking you" he looks at her for any kind of reaction, but it wasn't the reaction he expected. her smile turned into a frown and her shoulders dropped. "no, i can't go with you" his eyebrows furrowed "why not?" she shook her head "i cant help you" she laughs sadly. "take Annabeth, shes strong, and independent. and she'll be happy to go on a quest for once." Percy looks at the water, "i wont see you for a while" he says. he looks at her and sees her hand with four of her fingers curled in and her pinky sticking out.

"then promise me you'll come back"

he wraps his pinky around hers, "i promise"

they smile at each other

[heliads]

Hello can i request you something ? since you have took your first pjo request can I request one when the reader is in love with Grover and he found that ( thank Percy) so she try to avoid him and it’s very funny because her hiding place is not very hidden at all so every body was like « HEY SHE IS THERE » and he catch her and tell her he feel the same :)

Again if you don’t understand tell me,

Good day/night/afternoon

oh i adore writing for pjo

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“If I were you, I would start running.”

Never a good thing to hear as a demigod, certainly. Even though you’re well within the protective bounds of Camp Half-Blood, the words still make you shiver. You make a point of looking your favorite half sibling, your sister from the same godly parent, dead in the eyes to make sure she knows that she’s just set your heart rate spiking for what’s probably no good reason at all.

“Why is that, Frances?” You ask carefully.

Frances looks around quickly as if to make sure there aren’t any eavesdroppers, then fixes you with a devilish grin. “I just overheard a conversation between Percy Jackson and Grover Underwood.”

She pauses for dramatic effect, but you’re not really in the mood to humor her, so you gesture for her to get on with it.

“They do that all the time,” you say, not without a touch of irritation, “I think it comes with the fact that they’re, you know, best friends.”

Frances rolls her eyes. “Yeah, I know that. Obviously. The point is, they were talking about you. Specifically, Percy was talking about the fact that you have a crush on Grover.”

Your stomach drops. “No,” you manage to choke out.

“Yes,” Frances confirms, “It’s true. I mean, I get it, Grover’s pretty cute, and I’ve definitely been calling this for the past three months, but it’s true. I heard him. I don’t think Percy meant to say it, but he definitely did. Grover knows.”

You clap a hand over your mouth as if you can shut Percy up by association alone. “No, he can’t. He promised me that he wouldn’t say a word.”

Frances shakes her head glumly. “Well, it’s a good thing he just promised for fun and not on the River Styx, because he’s said many words, all of them about you. I don’t know how long you have until Grover tries to do something about it, but it can’t be that much time. I raced here as soon as I heard, figured you needed a warning. Say, how did Percy find out in the first place? You’re usually good about only telling me your crushes.”

Even in the midst of your panic, you still find time to swat Frances on the arm. “I barely tell you about my crushes. You tell me your crushes about ten times more often. Anyway, Percy wasn’t supposed to know. We were on an accidental quest last month and he found out.”

Frances frowns. “That doesn’t clear anything up. How were you on an accidental quest?”

You grimace. “Have you ever been minding your own business in the mortal world when some god opens up a portal to dump another demigod in front of you and basically commands the two of you to go solve their problems because they can’t be bothered to do it themselves?”

Frances grins nervously. “Obviously not, but please go on.”

You laugh in spite of yourself. “Yeah, it was something like that. Hephaestus was having marital problems with Aphrodite again and he wanted Percy and I to go retrieve one of his godly pieces of scrap metal from a long-buried temple to her. We managed to get his stuff, but while we were there Aphrodite’s residual magic revealed the person we romantically loved the most, so Percy saw that I had a crush on Grover.”

Frances nods, contemplative. “Does that mean you saw who Percy likes? You could have used that against him as blackmail.”

You wave a hand dismissively. “All I learned is that he’s head over heels for Annabeth Chase, but that’s hardly surprising news. Everyone knows that.”

“I suppose so,” Frances says wistfully, “although I do love some good blackmail.”

“I don’t like how casually you said that,” you frown, “but I get your point. Regardless, there’s nothing I can do now. Percy knows, you know, Grover knows, and my secret is done for.”

Frances smiles sympathetically. “Hey, at least he’s a nice guy, right? He probably won’t do anything about it, just to spare you from feeling bad.” Her face pales. “Actually, I take that back. He’s headed this way now.”

You freeze, looking about wildly for some sight of him. “What? Where is he?”

Frances jerks her chin in the direction of the infirmary. “Over there. He was just talking to Will Solace a moment or two ago.”

You follow her line of sight and curse under your breath. “Oh my gods, I can’t do this. If he comes over here, tell him that you don’t know where I am, alright?”

Frances flashes you a thumbs up. “Already on it. What are you going to do?”

You set your jaw grimly. “I’m going to do what you told me. I’m running.”

With that, you head as fast as you can in the opposite direction, hoping against hope that Frances will be able to stall Grover long enough for you to get away without being seen. The satyrs of Camp Half-Blood are typically busy this time of year, the summer months are always hard on them. With luck, you’ll be able to avoid Grover for a week or two at most, and then he’ll be pulled away on another mission to rescue yet another hapless demigod and you’ll be safe. He’ll forget all about you.

At the same time, you don’t want Grover to forget about you, not in the slightest. What Percy said is true, you do like Grover. You like him a lot. Ever since the first moment you saw him, you knew he would be important. He was one of your best friends when you were still living as a mortal, and then he saved your life by guiding you to Camp Half-Blood.

Some part of you was terrified that your friendship was all a ruse, that he’d drop you the second he got you safely to the camp, but everything ended up being fine. It turns out that Grover wasn’t faking a thing, he genuinely likes spending time with you. You talk with him all the time, and he always heads to you first after he comes back from delivering yet another demigod so he can tell you about everything that went right and wrong on his latest venture outside the camp borders.

It wasn’t hard to fall for Grover. No one else has ever made you feel quite the way he does, like you truly are someone worth saving. He looks at you and sees something spectacular. When you’re with him, you feel like everything a demigod should be: strong, half immortal, brave, all of it. It’s easy to think less of yourself when you’re confronted with the fact that one of your parents is a literal Greek god and you’re just you, but you forget all of your fears when you’re with Grover.

The only problem is that he’d never feel the same way. That’s why you’d made Percy promise that he would never say a thing about your crush to Grover, but it looks like he’s forgotten all about that. You torture yourself thinking about how Grover might have responded to Percy telling him about your feelings. Would he have laughed it off, or worse, been disgusted that someone he thought of as only a friend liked him in that way?

You shake your head to rid yourself of the loathsome thoughts and keep moving. The bright sunshine fades away as you head further away from the center of camp, towards the trees. Usually, campers aren’t supposed to go in the forest unless they’re engaging in the usual mock battles or accompanied by someone else, but you really need to be alone right now. Besides, you’re armed as always with your celestial bronze weapon of choice, so even if a monster decided to try you right now, you’re running on enough despair and pure anguish that you’d easily take it down.

You’re fully committed to staying in this forest until the day you die if need be, but you’ve barely been wandering between the trees for ten minutes or so before you hear footsteps. You whip around and find yourself face to face with Grover.

He scratches the back of his head awkwardly. “Sorry, didn’t mean to scare you.”

You briefly consider just sprinting away as fast as you can, but decide that it’s worthless. He’s already found you, and this conversation was going to have to happen anyway, right?

So, you sigh, and try to prepare yourself for the worst. “It’s fine. How did you know I was here?”

Grover actually smiles at that. “A few people saw you go and told me. Also, ever since the whole Pan thing I’ve been more in touch with nature. I can tell when people go to more rural areas, especially people I want to remember.”

You cock your head to the side, curious. “People you want to remember?”

He nods. “People who matter the most to me, they tend to stand out more in my mind. Percy, for one. A few of the first friends I made as a satyr. You.”

You frown. “But I haven’t known you for nearly as long as the others. Why–”

He cuts you off with a gentle smile. “You matter a lot to me, Y/N. About as much as I matter to you, from what I hear.”

You grimace, dragging a hand over your mouth. “Percy told you, right? Listen, I’m sorry about that. He wasn’t supposed to say a word. You weren’t supposed to find out. I really don’t want to ruin the friendship, can we just pretend that nothing ever happened?”

Grover inclines his head. “And what if I don’t want to pretend nothing ever happened?”

You feel your confidence falter. “What?”

He lifts a shoulder. “I don’t want to pretend nothing happens,” he repeats, “because I like you too, Y/N. That’s why Percy told me in the first place, he said he was getting bored of me never doing anything. He made me realize that the thing that scared me most was never telling you how I felt, so he broke his promise to not say a word because he knew it would convince me to finally confess my feelings to you. He thought it was worth it, and so do I.”

You shake your head, laughing quietly. “You actually like me back?”

“Of course I do,” he says simply, “you’re the only one who’s ever really mattered. Usually, it’s hard to find ways to connect to new demigods when I’m trying to get them to camp. I never had to pretend with you, not once. You were the most real thing I’d ever been a part of, and I’d never want to lose that, not if I had to. I’m used to the unusual, it comes with the job, but you made me feel extraordinary.”

You feel lighter than air. For once, your brow is smooth and unwrinkled, free of every burden that has weighed it down for what feels like centuries. “It was the same for me. You made me feel wanted, Grover. More so even than the rest of the camp. If it was up to me, we could have stayed that way forever. Just the two of us trying to survive on our own, adventure after adventure.”

He smiles at that. “Maybe we can have that, too. Send me an Iris Message the next time you’re out in the mortal world. We could get dinner somewhere, pretend to be normal people.”

You laugh. “Picture us, normal people.”

For once, you don’t want that sort of normalcy. Ever since finding out that you were a demigod, some secret part of you has always secretly longed for the time in your past in which your life wasn’t constantly in danger. You could have gone to school and gotten a job just like everyone else, but now? You don’t want that life in the slightest. It would be something to pretend with Grover, but you’d sacrifice a normal life a thousand times over if it meant you would still have him by your side.

Grover’s laughing too. “Alright, maybe it wouldn’t last long. Still, it would be fun.” He squints at you. “I’m glad this worked out, but does this mean you’re still upset with Percy? Because I definitely need a front row seat if you want to kick his ass for breaking his promise.”

You grin. “Oh, I am. You wouldn’t happen to be able to tell me where he is, would you? He may have helped us get together at last, but Percy has consequences to face.”

Grover chuckles. “I couldn’t be happier to help you out with that.”

It’s simply what the boy deserves. After that, you’ll have your happiness with Grover for quite some time. You couldn’t feel more free.

requested by @hope92100, i hope you enjoy!