#platonic valzhang

[spidermansballs]

leo and frank have a clairrese and percy type of relationship. they keep the beef snd the rivalry going for shits and giggles. but secretly they're hopping on facetime every other night, theyre contact names are "pookie wookie" and "general munchkin man", theyre having sleepovers every other weekend, and sharing there spotify for recs.

[cupidxoxosposts]

People STILL acting like Leo and Frank are sworn enemies as if they didn't become good friends after their initial rivalry, as if Leo didn't make a fireproof pouch for Frank, as if Frank didn't sob his eyes out when Leo told him and Hazel about his plan to sacrifice himself, upsets me 😔

(i understand a lot of people are joking, but i worry that many do believe they still have it out for each other 💔)

ALSO NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE TALK ABOUT HOW THEY BONDED OVER THEIR LATE MOTHERS please that scene is so sweet and I get emotional when I think about it

[poppitron360]

Every ship has one person who frequently ends up in hospital and the other who knows their blood type.

[poppitron360]

Does a ship count?

Because…

Welp...

[witchhazelevesque]

A ‘Leo with amnesia after resurrection’ au where it’s like a Percy in Son of Neptune situation- still having memories of someone important, and Hazel and Frank are the only people Leo remembers.

And that could be for a lot of reasons, but it would be so funny because. He was coming from the Sea of Monsters, so off the east coast and way closer to Camp Half-blood. But he forgot it even existed so he just shoots straight past it to Camp Jupiter.

[bimafe]

frank kisses leo on the forehead all the time, and leo kisses frank on the chin.

[spookedbees]

wdyt of valzhang

i really like them conceptually but I don’t know how well they’d actually work. like i want them to work but i don’t know if their characters would actually vibe that way, ya know?

i’m also surprised they’re not more popular? even when younger me first read hoo i thought they had all the makings of a popular ship (rivals to friends to lovers, the fire symbolism, etc) but then i got to the fandom and there was nothing??? there’s so much content to work with here but i barely ever see even just platonic valzhang

[frank-zhang-praetor]

Yup.

Spokesperson for Platonic Valzhang here asking your opinion on Leo and Frank’s friendship and what are your headcanons for them?

I love the weird kinda frenemies thing that Leo and Frank have going on, it’s like romeo and juliet but they’re just bros.

My personal favorite headcanon I have made for them is that they play minecraft together RELIGIOUSLY, Frank mines while Leo builds (Leo always forgets to put stone around the fireplace. He has burnt down several wooden houses. They have to make them out of stone now.)

They say that they only talk to eachother because Hazel wants them to get along, but in secret they’re gaming with each other until 4 in the morning by choice.

I know they had a rough start, but I enjoy their friendship and really wish there was more of it!!!

[partiallypearl]

Leo please 👀

my boy!!! i have many thoughts

How I feel about this character - leo's one of my fave characters in the riordanverse. he's so sad and so pathetic and he still tries really fucking hard to be good and to take care of everyone around him even when no one is taking care of him and I ADORE HIM!!!!!

All the people I ship romantically with this character - piper, jason, calypso and reyna! i also like valzhang

My non-romantic OTP for this character - hazel!!!!! i love old lazel fics bc even when they are intended to be romantic, a lot of them just read as platonic to me. i also just love how interconnected their stories are!

My unpopular opinion about this character - i don't think he's as annoying as a lot of the fandom thinks he is, and i also don't think he's as outwardly outgoing as well. i think he spends a lot of time inside his head

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon. - a final scene of some sort with his mom. either a dream sequence or maybe he sees a hologram of her on calypso's island?

[manygeese]

Part two to my playlist as Percy Jackson characters

PERCY JACKSON SHIPS AS SONGS FROM MY PLAYLIST

now with ratings! if you don’t agree, feel free to leave reasons that u do like the ship but please be civil abt it 👍 Warning i have not read all the books

these aren’t strictly canon guys and if u don’t like on of the ships ignore it and read the ones u do like :)

PERCABETH

PercyxAnnabeth. I can’t rate them anything but 10/10 I think because they are the foundation

“Stand By Me” by Ben E. King. Represents their loyalty to each other even as the world is going to hell :) “Nobody touches her” anyone?

FRAZEL

FrankxHazel. I think it’s cute but the age gap is weird but I like the devotion. Not my favorite but wholesome. 6.8/10?

“She’s Got a Way” by Billy Joel. Very wholesome, very pining-coded, very devoted. Reminds me of how Frank is over here like “I would kill myself for you” about Hazel in SoN

SOLANGELO

Will SolacexNico. I think it’s cute but I have not read the novel about them and have only read up to SoN bc my library doesn’t have MoA. 8/10, what I’ve seen in fanon is rlly cute

“Romeo’s Tune” by Steve Forbert. Very young love. Very frolicking in a grass field with my beloved.

JIPER

JasonxPiper. I don’t like it, it’s giving comphet. Literally built on a lie but they are besties. Romantic- 2/10. Platonic- 8/10.

“Our Last Summer” by ABBA. Again, young love, but more like a fling. Very reminiscent but also sweet. This is if I HAD to give them a romantic song.

VALGRACE

LeoxJason. I love it so much it is canon in my mind. The fanart for these silly little guys is so cute but also they are the next Romeo and Juliet. I look at them and I go “OOF” in a good way. 10/10

“Beyond the Sea” by Bobby Darin. They’re always waiting for the right time but it never comes 😔. Sorry in my mind they are happy and live in a cottage. This song is optimistic though!!! Don’t think about it too hard

PIPABETH

PiperxAnnabeth. I think it’s cute but I think I haven’t seen them enough to really think about them. VERY COOL THOUGH!!! 7/10.

“High on You” by Survivor. They lift each other up and make each other better! Also matches the energy I think they’d have- hardcore, like U-Haul lesbians hardcore

VALDANGELO

LeoxNico. I think it’s sweet. I see it as a “getting together romantically after years of friendship” thing. They’re very similar to each other and they’d definitely bond over their pasts! 8/10

“Come and Get Your Love” by Redbone. They back each other up and give each other unconditional love, help each other unlearn bad habits, help each be better and all that :)

JASICO

JasonxNico. Again, haven’t seen a lot of canon content about them but I do know Nico gets outed to Jason and I think they’d just be friends after that. Like I don’t think Nico would be 100% comfy in a romantic setting? Romantic- 5.9/10. Platonic- 8/10.

“Sleeping With the Television On” by Billy Joel. They’re unsure of themselves, too shy to make the first move on the other, etc. Pushing each other away and all that pining jazz.

JERCY

JasonxPercy. They’re bros. All the way. I could see how it could go from bros to boyfriends, but I’m stuck in the bro mindset. Romantic-8/10. They could have a lot of fun banter. Platonic-10/10.

“If It Wasn’t For The Nights” by ABBA. They need each other, but they get mad at each other a lot :( Narrative foils!!!!!

RUEGARD

Clarisse LaRuexSilena Beauregard. Tragic, the parallels to Patroclus and Achilles and PARALLELING! Amazing. Personally, I really like the poly ship where it’s Clarisse, Chris, Selena, and Beckendorf (cuz i love Beckendorf and I think they’d be a great support system for each other). By themselves, 9/10. Points deducted cuz they only really interact in TLO.

“Only the Good Die Young” by Billy Joel. The title should explain everything.

VALZHANG

LeoxFrank. In the same vein as Jercy because they’re bros. I think a poly relationship between Hazel, Leo, and Frank could be sweet too. But by themselves, romantically, 7/10. Platonic- 10/10, would shenanigan together.

“It’s Not Unusual” by Tom Jones. They both give off very “jealous of their partners” vibes. Also they like the dance.

Reblog with any other ships you like! I might do a part two :)

[little-ghostgirl-31]

Hi my name is August or ghosty (online name) my godrent of arawn or Myrtha, which are Celtic/galloroman gods/ physchopomps

Otp

: valzhang, valangelo, frazleo, Octavian x Rachel (platonic) (it’s an AU) nam gyu x min su

Fandoms

:Ulster cycle, Greek and Celtic mytho, pjo, digital art, Tyler the creator, rtc, heathers, bmc, Hamilton, hades (game), hooked on cthotnics (WEBTOON). Ares…my silly oc’s. And funky pops, squidgames

We listen and don’t judge!!

DMs are open for vents/free commissions (I don’t do nsfw) (I can draw your oc, keep in mind I’m a newer artist. Asking me to draw you oc helps me get better!!) or questions about mythology!!

NOT a pro shipper, if you are please dni

Multi shipper (yes I will draw your ship if it’s not illegal 😜)

Rp blogs:

@brutus-of-roma

@brigid-goddess-of-thecelts

STRAWPAGE!!

[poppitron360]

FACTS

Literally my favourite friendship. I just wish they had more than two scenes alone together without Hazel there.

obviously things about the feud between frank and leo could have been executed better but one thing i do actually like about it is that both of them, in their intro books, reference being bullied in the past, and both of them have low self esteem and are seen as outcasts by others. which means that when they fight with each other, neither of them ever really sees himself as doing anything wrong because they’re both used to being on the receiving end of bullying and don’t really comprehend that they’re engaging in it themselves. more under the cut

annabeth and hazel have to explain to frank and leo respectively that the other is intimidated by them, and neither of them can really internalize that until late in the book. and leo can also justify his actions by being intimidated by frank, but he’s also intimidated by percy and annabeth, to the extent that he makes significantly less jokes at their expense, so intimidation is not actually what's motivating his antagonism. he enjoys being able to get a rise out of frank and looking smarter than him, and clearly knows that its different than teasing the people he’s actually friends with. likewise frank has no issue aiming for the jugular once he feels threatened and doesn’t seem to feel even slightly guilty about being mean to leo. and their own insecurities give them insight into the other's insecurities, which they then proceed to use against the other, (“am i worth two franks or three franks” from the guy who blew up new rome, “you care more about your ship than your friends” from the guy very obviously not considering leo to be his friend), all without admitting, to themselves or anyone else, that they’re jealous of the other. they're both projecting heavily, they both very much match each other's energy, and they have the entire ship cringing every time the two of them interact.

and i like that! it’s even one of the reasons that i ship them together, because it gives both their interactions an edge that neither of them have with other characters. they both have massive chips on their shoulders that are somewhat justified by their pasts, but it also can turn them into assholes. i like that the conflict between them revealed deeply buried mean streaks in two typically friendly characters. i think it reflects a certain type of teenage bullying where the mindset isn't "i'm going to antagonize this person i don't like," its "this person makes me feel bad and i'm reacting to it." its realistic! frank and leo show each other’s character flaws and blind spots, and the end result of it is genuine character development and growth for both once they actually try to get to know each other. and they get to a point of resolution without completely changing their personalities or erasing their flaws. its them finding genuine understanding without sandpapering away what makes their character's interesting.

[poppitron360]

Frank trusting Leo with his life in HoH vs Leo trusting Frank with his death in BoO

[nicoswildadventure]

Thoughts on Valzhang? (Platonic or Romantic- I personally ship them platonically, they are my brotp)

For me it’s definitely platonic mainly because i love Franzel sooo much but in another universe Valdazhang would make a great couple. I feel like if they bullied each other less it would’ve happened but honestly i dont ship them. They are best friends in mind.

[mixingupthings]

You asked for ships? What about Valzhang??

:0 I think... enemies to reluctant colleauges to lovers!!

personally i see them being the "excuse me, he asked for no pickles" meme, no matter if they're in a platonic or romantic relationship :)

[poppitron360]

NOW. LET’S DO THIS SHIT.

valdangelo renaissance WHEN