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I love the idea of Annabeth being the child of a god/goddess who doesn’t have a cabin at camp. As an alternative to Métis, I think Annabeth would have made an excellent child of Techne (minor goddess of craft and skill). It suits all of Annabeth’s skills, and:

- it would have made her and Luke’s relationship even closer, because now he would have also been her counselor, she would have spent ample time with him, and she would feel his loss in the cabin a lot harder.

- It would enhance her “finding a place where she belongs” arc, because her not having a cabin would exacerbate that.

- it would also enhance her “trying to prove herself” arc, because as a minor goddess kid, she would be less likely to receive any quests, and people would underestimate her because they don’t think she’s as cool or powerful as the children of the Olympians. To enhance the angst, maybe Annabeth could be the only minor god kid in the entire camp.

- It would be an interesting point of contrast with Thalia, Percy, and Nico, since they’re all children of the most important gods in Olympus while Annabeth is the child of a goddess most people haven’t even heard of

- Her receiving the chance to rebuild Olympus would be monumental, because it’s the first time a minor god kid has received an honor that major

- It would make her more sympathetic to Luke and Ethan’s complaints, because she understands how they feel

- It would make Percy’s request for the minor gods to get cabins mean that much more

- Janus’s choice could maybe also have referred to Techne asking Annabeth to join Luke and the army of Kronos because that’s where all the minor gods are going, and Annabeth has to decide whether to say no or not

Hot take: Annabeth didn’t need to be the daughter of Athena in order to be smart

Hear me out - this isn't shade against Athena herself nor Annabeth, but this decision Rick made for them is, at best, mythological wrong and, at worst, offensive.

Athena is known to be a virgin goddess, just like Hestia and Artemis, so even having children from her thoughts breaks her vow. So Annabeth (and the others) shouldn't be born from Athena.

Before someone goes 'But who would be a better fit?' Or 'There isn't anyone better for her!' I actually have some other godly parents suited for our Wise Girl that let her still be smart, gives her cool powers, AND add layers for her and the series.

1. Apollo

This one was the easiest because Apollo is also a god of knowledge like Athena, and he isn't considered a virgin god, unlike our owl godess. Plus, you can have other talents for Annabeth to practice AND more angst when they (the other Apollo kids) all died in the Battle of Manhattan

2. Ares

This one I thought on the fly - while he isn't known for wisdom or knowledge like the others on the list, he's a pretty good contender for Annabeth’s godly parent. He's known of battle smarts/strategy AND bravery, and Ares kids aren't just blood thirsty fighters. They can be quiet, gather information, and spy on the enemy. It's perfect for Annabeth, plus her Hubris makes more sense and her need to be validated by her godly parent (Fuck PJO Ares, Mytho Ares is better)

3. Metis

This one was also easy to pick. Metis is the mother of Athena AND also associated with wisdom and knowledge. Plus, considering she doesn't have a cabin despite giving birth to an Olympian goddess, it'll give angst to Annabeth’s character and her place in Camp, adding on to WHY minor gods are just as important as the Olympian Gods. (BTW, Shape Shifting is a part of Metis's Domain, so Annabeth can have cool powers!!)

4. Coeus

This one I found from research. Coeus is the Titan of Intellect and the Axis of Heaven. And he's known to be smarter than Metis and Athena combined! Plus, if you add in the fact that the first series stars the Titans as antagonists, MORE angst of Annabeth’s character, and like I said for Metis, it shows why we shouldn't alienate the other gods, primordials and titans JUST because they're not Olympians

5. A Champion child

If you still want to keep Athena as Annabeth's godly parent, try this- make her Athena's Champion.

Like in my DGAF au, Athena blessed Annabeth as a baby as a gift for her parents. That way, Annabeth could still be related to Athena without breaking the vow.

That's all I have for now, thank you for reading.

*Maybe I should make this a side series?

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Salty Predictions for PJOTV S2

- Tyson will undergo a personality transplant

- they’re going to avoid showing his eye as much as possible

- the dodgeball scene will be toned down or altogether eliminated to do more exposition

- They’re going to maintain Annabeth’s prejudice against cyclops and Percy being mad at her for it, but not think about the optics of a black girl being berated by a white boy for her prejudice against another white boy

- the show will once again ignore any development or fleshing out for the rest of camp half blood; we probably won’t get to meet any of the other counselors

- Grover will continue getting sidelined so Percabeth can have the spotlight

- The ship explosion will probably be changed to limit need for heavy CGI and SFX

- Clarisse’s character development will be barebones

- Athena’s characterization will be done dirty

- Poseidon will continue being portrayed as this sweet, loving, soft teddy bear who can do no wrong

- Tyson’s backstory will be changed to avoid making Poseidon look bad in any way, shape, or form

- Percy will somehow know Circe’s trick before she reveals it, and/or he’ll figure it out with no clues or deductive process. Either way, Percy will end up expositing her own backstory to her

- the emotions involved in the siren scene are going to be changed

- Annabeth will continue being girl-bossified with her moments of vulnerability and sentimentality severely limited

- Annabeth and Luke’s relationship will continue to be barebones

- Percy will continue offering himself up as a sacrificial lamb at every opportunity he gets

- the humor will continue to be lacking

- anything remotely whimsical or fun will be eliminated

- the gods will continue to appear extremely mundane and uninteresting

- they’re going to shove in more gods that don’t actually need to be here

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Here are my opinions on what went wrong with The Seven + Nico and Reyna in terms of character writing.

Percy: The guy himself. A lot of potential but even in PJO his development and arc could’ve been a lot better for someone who had 5 books worth of page time (literally). The ball was dropped on his characterisation and depth multiple times throughout PJO, and Heroes of Olympus didn’t help any of his issues (writing or otherwise).

Annabeth: She was amazing up until Sea of Monsters. But tTC onwards, she’s been on a constant downward slope (all through HoO) and her arc and development have hung fire since.

Jason: I really wish Riordan would've thought things through with and actually cared about Jason.

Piper: Such a huge mess, don't know where to begin...

Frank and Hazel: Neglect; they got the worst of it. That's the classic punishment for lack of popularity (see also: Jason).

Leo: One word - Caleo

Nico: On a similar note as Leo, Solangelo was his bane as a character, even if the fandom won't admit it.

Reyna: Amazing in BoO, gone for a complete toss in ToA.

Please feel free to add.

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I saw someone on my fy talking about how criticisms of the new books aren't valid because these books are written for kids and it's normal for someone who is not a kid to dislike them. I didn't want to rb them because I didn't want them to feel targeted or attacked, I'm not trying to be mean or start fights, but I also wanted to post my opinion about this,,

the way i see it, the first five pjo books and the majority of the hoo books were also written for children and they're still... well-written. even now at my big big age I can re read those books and enjoy them. but the new ones are predictable, sloppy, mischaracterised, full of continuity errors, poorly edited and feature more piss/fart jokes than any of the first books... and I think it's okay to criticise that. in fact I think it's important to recognise the decline in quality because it's becoming clear that rick isn't writing these books because he loves the story or the characters anymore, he's writing them for sales and relevancy.

you do not have to sacrifice the quality of your book to market it for children. complex characters and interesting plots are not specific to adult books, children deserve to read good books.

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More ‘The Court of the Dead’ details.

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Looks like some sleuths found leaked info regarding the sequel to The Sun & The Star that Rick and Mark revealed earlier this year (or last year? Can’t remember; everything since the U.S. election has felt like a giant blur).

Anyhow, I’m glad Hazel and Nico’s relationship is actually getting some relevance again. Hope this one is better than the first book. :/

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MYYY SISTAAAAAAAAA

here’s part 2 of my fanart assignment for my illustration seminar class!! like Percy’s, i based Annabeth’s design off how i envisioned her when i was a kid :D leahbeth doodles are in the works too cuz duhhh i cannot stop drawing my goat??? she’s my fav character ever im so moved

on some rs this girl was my sistaaaa and nobody could tell me otherwise!! im gonna do more of these for sure :3 who should i do next?

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Stormie

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Race to the edge if they actually raced

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Just learned that Rick Riordan deleted the post on his blog where he revealed the email he sent to the movie crew regarding how much he hated the script.

Gee, I wonder why that is. Perhaps it’s because your show made a lot of the same changes and you’ve realized how hypocritical it made you look?

He apparently also deleted his blog post defending Leah Jeffries, which is wild because you’d think that’s the one post he would keep up.

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Day 3: Hiccstrid🖤🩵

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In case anyone is wondering, THIS is what I was expecting Zelie’s actress to look like. Peep the very dark skin? Yeah.

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for a fic <3

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Just saw the reveal announcement for the cast of the Children of Blood and Bone movie adaptation.

A little sad about the lack of Nigerian actors on the cast, especially because Yoruba is going to be spoken in this movie and I’m tired of hearing Hollywood butcher various African languages and accents. That being said, the cast is pretty stacked in terms of general talent, so I’m interested to see how this turns out.