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the "will resenting percy for what happened to michael yew" headcanon would be SOOOOO good if solangelo stans weren't so annoying about it

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can I see calypso doodles/designs? I may or not make her a Tall Girl™️ in my fic cause of your designs

I dug up calypso doodles and whipped up some new ones just for you because you have appealed to my Extremely Fucking Tall Calypso agenda.

GIANT WOMAN~

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goth Anubis agenda

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reposting my TA smoke break emotes for no reason in particular. anyways...

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one of the things that I found particularly interesting in Demigods of Olympus is that it finally gives the best direct comparison we've seen so far between Percy and another character's experiences in terms of academics and particularly ableist discrimination.

The way Zane describes his experiences and what we see in his POV is that, while he is similarly discriminated against for his "atypical" behavior and blame is placed on him, the only sorts of punishments he receives for this are relatively benign, such as an increase in counseling. (It is also notable that Zane is somewhat autistic-coded, such as having the "incorrect" scripts when speaking with adults and Sam explicitly reminding him to remember to make proper eye contact.) Percy, on the other hand, similarly experiences discrimination for "atypical" behavior, but whereas Zane is treated as "too smart for his own good" and given slaps on the wrist, Percy is automatically labeled as aggressive, destructive, and a trouble-maker based on preconceived assumptions about him and is more severely punished, such as being frequently expelled.

We rarely get this level of direct comparison between Percy's experiences and that of another character, particularly such similar experiences, so looking at the differences is really interesting to gauge what their different experiences with ableist discrimination is like - and how it could potentially tie into intersectionality and other forms of discrimination at play for them.

For instance, Zane's parents are generally heavily implied to be middle-class and/or generally financially secure, versus Percy who grew up poor, so it could be classism in combination with ableist discrimination. Alternatively, it could be intersectionality with racial discrimination, as neurodivergent behavior in people of color is significantly more likely to be punished more severely and labeled as aggressive or disruptive behavior due to racist preconceptions - particularly since we know Percy's experiences with ableist discrimination are also somewhat based on assumptions people make regarding his appearance. Both Zane and Percy are racially ambiguous - Zane's appearance essentially being completely unspecified, but Percy at least having some notable details such as having a deep tan complexion. If not racism, it could also be colorism, which in this context often has similar intersectionality. There's a lot of potential options.

It's just very interesting to me! I love having such a direct point of comparison to examine the experiences of two characters within.

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they're calling percy the token white boy in every universe on tiktok 💔

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It was such a huge disservice to Annabeth’s character that she never really got the chance to develop meaningful relationships with the other main characters in "Heroes of Olympus".

One of the biggest things that makes me fall in love with characters is how they interact with the people around them. That’s probably a big reason why the main characters are often my favorites, like Luffy in One Piece, Aang in Avatar, or obviously Percy in Percy Jackson, since most relationships center around them. Creating relationship dynamics with a bunch of different characters makes not only for a fun time, but it also fleshes out the character, gives them opportunities to face their flaws and grow and show off traits that I personally love, like kindness, empathy, loyalty, and emotional intelligence.

And robbing Annabeth of that opportunity really drags down her character for me in "Heroes of Olympus".

While Annabeth’s relationship to other characters, aside from Luke and Percy, was already a bit underexplored in the original five Percy Jackson books (for example, we barely saw her interact with Thalia, which is actually criminal, or, aside from some implications, we barely saw her relationship to the wider camp half-blood crowd, despite the fact that she lived there since she was seven), it makes sense, since everything was from Percy’s POV, so our view of Annabeth was limited by what he saw.

But that excuse doesn’t work for "Heroes of Olympus".

Annabeth is one of the seven (nine, if you count Reyna and Nico) main characters in the series, and yet she’s the only one who doesn’t really get the chance to form close bonds with the others. She’s the only POV character who doesn’t go on a trio quest with two other demigods for an entire book. In "The Lost Hero", Jason, Leo, and Piper get to bond. In "The Son of Neptune", it’s Hazel, Frank, and Percy. In "The Blood of Olympus", we follow Nico, Reyna, and even Coach Hedge.

And this pattern continues in "Mark of Athena" and "House of Hades", books that really should have focused on deepening the connections between the seven. Percy, Jason, and Piper have several moments, where they work as a group, like fighting the eidolons, visiting the Nymphaeum or battling the twin giants and Hazel, Frank, and Leo have a whole subplot with their love triangle thing.  

All the while, Annabeth gets a solo quest in "Mark of Athena" that removes her from most of the group for a relatively huge chunk of that book, and then spends all of "House of Hades" in Tartarus with Percy, again isolated from everyone else, together with the only character she already has an estalished relationship with.

Because of that, I can barely name a single meaningful moment she shares with Frank, Hazel, Jason, Leo, Reyna, or Nico. Like, I’m genuinely not exaggerating when I say Percy had more emotional development and heartfelt moments with Zoë Nightshade and Thalia in "Titan's Curse", a book that’s only 300 pages long, or with Nico in a few short chapters in “Battle of the labyrinth”, than Annabeth has with any of the seven over the course of "Mark of Athena", "House of Hades", and "Blood of Olympus".

The only new relationship Rick tries to give her is with Piper, but even that’s more told than shown. Yeah, they get along fine in a few scenes in "The Lost Hero" but then we jump to "Mark of Athena" and suddenly they’re best friends without us ever seeing that friendship form. They barely interact in that book, are separated in "House of Hades", and only really get meaningful scenes together in "Blood of Olympus", the last book in the series, and while those scenes are admittedly very sweet, it’s too little to late for me.

We’re also told that Leo and Jason respect Annabeth, but again, we rarely get scenes that actually show that dynamic. By the time Mark of Athena happens, it’s been about six months since Jason, Leo, and Piper arrived at Camp Half-Blood. You’d think there’d be some solid relationships by now, but instead, Rick writes Annabeth as if she’s barely interacted with Leo and Jason in Mark of Athena.

And all this, while the rest of the seven very much bond with each other in some way, shape or form:

Jason develops his friendship to Leo, and his romantic relationship to Piper during “The Lost Hero”, has an (albeit weirdly written) rivalry-friendship with Percy in “Mark of Athena”, gives his title of praetor to Frank in “House of Hades” and builds a very sweet friendship with Nico during “House of Hades” and “Blood of Olympus”.

Leo has his friendship to Jason and Piper during “The Lost Hero”, the love triangle to friends plot with Frank and Hazel in “Mark of Athena” and “House of Hades”, the beginning of a friendship with Percy in “Blood of Olympus” and his romantic relationship to Calypso in “House of Hades” (though, to be fair, that one did far more harm than good to him.)

 

Piper has her romantic relationship to Jason, and her friendship to Leo in “The Lost Hero”, her friendship to Annabeth (though, again, very underdeveloped), and at least a couple of scenes together with Percy during “Mark of Athena” (though it sadly would be a stretch to call their interactions a friendship)

 

Hazel has her romantic relationship to Frank, her familial relationship to Nico, and her friendship with Percy in “The Son of Neptune”, and develops a friendship with Leo during “Mark of Athena” and “House of Hades.”

 

Frank develops a romantic relationship with Hazel and a friendship with Percy during “Son of Neptune”, and also develops a friendship with Leo in “Mark of Athena” and “House of Hades.”

 

Percy, who was like Annabeth in Tartarus in Mark of Athena, and not present at all during “The Lost Hero”, still develops friendships with Hazel and Frank during “Son of Neptune”, forms a trio together with Jason and Piper during “Mark of Athena” and has the beginning of a friendship with Leo in “Blood of Olympus”.

Even Nico, who was only present in Heroes of Olympus at the very beginning of “Son of Neptune”, the very end of “Mark of Athena”, and then for “House of Hades” and “Blood of Olympus”, manages to form really heartwarming friendships with Jason, Reyna and Hedge, and also has his familial relationship with Hazel.

Like, Annabeth’s relationships with the rest of the Seven end up feeling so underdeveloped and a bit shallow for me, which is such a shame. Annabeth is a character who’s deeply driven by her emotions, her loyalty, her pride, and her intellect. The potential for her to build meaningful relationships with the rest of the group, especially characters like Jason, Reyna or Leo, was huge, and it’s really disappointing that the series never really explored that.

She really deserved better in that book series.

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superhero frank and hazel

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Percy (age: smol) feat. Mrs. O'Leary

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i was just thinking about how much i LOVE the journey that percy had to go through when tyson went from being his kinda "weird" friend at school that he was completely down for protecting because that was The Right Thing To Do but it became a whole different ball game temporarily at camp

because like. he was then dealing with the opinions of people whose opinions he CARED ABOUT! because it's one thing to say fuck the haters when they're people you don't like, but it's another thing to figure out how to say fuck the haters when the haters are your best friends who you want to fit in with. and then of course there was the additional layer of It's One Thing When It's Your Friend Who's Like Partially A Charity Case That You Know Is Less Cool Than You And You Being Nice Makes You Feel Like A Good Person and a whole different thing once that person becomes your brother. because suddenly it's not a You Being Nice Makes You A Good Person thing, it becomes an obligation. and obligations paired with the relationship difficulties this is causing with your friends that you want to like you and think you are cool are now not even seeing you as Nice Person Helping Charity Case but GUY WITH CHARITY CASE FOR A BROTHER!

and i dunno. i still think that this is one of the most effective relationships that rr has ever written. because it is SO accurate to kids whose only disability is something like ADHD or dyslexia. because yeah, sure, it's still disabling. it makes you Different from your neurotypical peers. and it's generally easier to standup for people with More Obvious And Disabling Disabilities against the people that already view YOU as the weirdo than with your friends, who are Similar Disabled To You but still Ableist Toward The People Who Are More Disabled Than Us. it's a dynamic that i lived as a kid who was A Little Off and it's a dynamic that i've seen a lot as an educator too.

and the fact that percy embraces tyson fully is so important! that's the stuff that kids need to see. Cool Hero Character That We Also Relate To being willing to maybe lose social status with his friends that he wants to like him for his brother with less of it is an important thing to show to middle grade readers. we are kin. we are ALL disabled and we shouldn't leave anyone out

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had a headache a while ago and i realized advil was percy's eye color god bless

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Ok, I’ve been thinking about how pjo is a disability story and how wottg did such a horrible job handling it. There’s been plenty said about how wottg equates Percy’s poor grades, due to school struggles thanks to his ADHD and dyslexia, with his intelligence. I don’t feel like I need to elaborate more on that because plenty already have. Instead, I want to talk about Annabeth.

So in wottg (and cotg), we are constantly told that Annabeth excels in school. But when it comes to how her academic success correlates with her having ADHD and dyslexia, they're basically nonexistent. At most, they are brought up to show disbelief, as in "despite having both ADHD and dyslexia, Annabeth gets good grades, unlike Percy." Obviously, I'm summarizing, but that sentiment is expressed more than once. There's no talks on how Annabeth's disabilities effect her, but the original pjo books do make mentions of how she struggles. I feel like it's still important to actually show how having ADHD and dyslexia interacts in Annabeth's life. And this can be done in regards to Annabeth getting good grades!!

Just to expand more on ADHD before I get into everything. There are 3 subtypes of ADHD. When someone's diagnosed, it's not just ADHD, but also the subtype. These subtypes are as followed (also here's the DSM-5 criteria for ADHD if you're interested):

Predominately inattentive type -> when enough symptoms (6 or more) of inattention, but not hyperactivity-impulsivity, were present for the past 6 months

Predominately hyperactive/impulsive type -> enough symptoms (6 or more) of hyperactivity-impulsivity but not inattention were present for the past 6 months

Combined type -> when enough symptoms of both criteria inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity were present for the past 6 months

With those in mind, it's important to note that research has found that girls are more likely to have the inattentive type of ADHD. Additionally, ADHD tends to be underdiagnosed in girls, and a potential explanation for this is differences in core symptomatic presentation between males and females. Research suggests that females are more disposed to internalized symptoms, such as inattentiveness and disorganization, and present with fewer symptoms of hyperactivity and other disruptive external behaviors. Males with ADHD are prone to more externalized hyperactive-impulsive symptoms, such as motor hyperactivity, rule-breaking and overt aggression, which results in greater likelihood of being identified and referred for clinical assessment (Morley & Tyrrell, 2023).

When it comes to academic performance, ADHD is significantly associated with poor academic functioning across the lifespan, from school readiness to going to university. However, there is evidence to suggest that females with ADHD do not present with academic difficulties until they reach higher education. Girls with ADHD may work harder at school to mask their symptoms and meet parent/teacher expectations. But, in higher educational settings, such as university, it becomes increasingly difficult to cope with the struggles of ADHD amongst other lifestyle changes, such as moving away from home and taking on greater personal responsibilities (Morley & Tyrrell, 2023).

The authors I’ve been referencing (Morley & Tyrrell) did research and they found that many of the symptoms which affected participants academic functioning correspond with the literature review of ADHD in university students presented by Sedgwick (2018), including inability to focus, easily distracted, boredom, and lack of motivation. However, despite struggling with these symptoms and despite the wealth of literature which suggests that ADHD is associated with poor educational outcomes, most participants in the study concluded by Morley & Tyrrell stated that they did not perform badly when they were at school (ages 5–16).

I would like to briefly stop the academic talk and say that this is Annabeth. As far as we’ve seen, she does good in school. Do I necessarily agree that Annabeth should get good grades? The answer is complicated. On one hand, I don’t care. On the other, Annabeth didn’t attend school from the age of 7 (when she ran away) to 12 (she went back, presumably, at 13 when she reunited with her dad). I would imagine CHB didn’t focus too much on keeping up with each camper’s grade level, so Annabeth, by all accounts, would be missing fundamental years of schooling and it would be hard to catch up. All of that is beside the point. The point being, Annabeth’s ADHD doesn’t lead to poor academic performance which reflects the experience many girls with ADHD have.

Intense feelings of low self-esteem resonated throughout participants’ experiences. Poor self-esteem is very common amongst females with ADHD (Holthe & Langvik, 2017; Quinn, 2005), triggered by feelings of failure and “not being good enough.” Low self-esteem has a knock-on effect on an individual’s social, academic, and psychological functioning. Participants explained that having low self-esteem negatively impacted many different aspects of their life, including body image, eating habits, confidence at school, romantic relationships, and close friendships (Morley & Tyrrell, 2023).

With all that being said, I do think there are ways to show how Annabeth's ADHD effects her, besides making a passing comment that she was it. In terms of school, it would be interesting to explore how entering higher difficulty course might make it harder for Annabeth to cope with the struggles of ADHD. Maybe have her struggle with time management and disorganization because of the increased work load. In classes that she isn't interested in, maybe she can be inattentive and miss out what the teacher is going over or what work is being assigned. If you don't want to go the academic route, Annabeth's ADHD can very easily impact her social and psychological functioning. While Annabeth is prideful (it's her fatal flaw after all), she could struggle with self-esteem, and it can correspond with her trying to measure up to what it means to be a child of Athena. As in, no matter how hard she tries, she feels like she is failing with her godly gifts. Socially, Annabeth might struggle to maintain relations with classmates and teachers, or she might have difficulties with group work. Even more so, to get back on the academic track, maybe Annabeth is good at masking her ADHD which makes it hard for her to get the help she needs from teachers because they underestimate the problem(s) she is having.

Anyways, this is all just suggestions on how Annabeth's ADHD might present, especially since Rick seems to dismiss her diagnosis. I would also like to see more of Annabeth struggling with her dyslexia because we do know that she has trouble reading thanks to The Lightning Thief. Attending a mortal school, like she is now, probably presents a lot more challenges for her when it comes to reading and writing since it's unlikely that SODNYC is handing out books and assignments in Ancient Greek.

Idk, I hope this gives something for people to think about in regards to Annabeth and ADHD. Granted, I am not a professional (hence all the sources) nor do I have ADHD, but ADHD presentation is males and females is just so interesting. I learned about the differences for the first time when I was a senior in high school when a classmate of mine did a presentation on the topic during my college writing class. Then when I was a sophomore in college, I took abnormal child psychology which went more in depth on ADHD. That's where I learned about the 3 subtypes and how girls more commonly have inattentive type. Also, in case you were wondering, combined is the most common type of ADHD. Anyways, that's it. That's my post.

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been reading percy jackson 😭 i havent finished sea of monsters yet

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I feel like Bryce Lawrence in effect encapsulates what I think is wrong with how the villains in HOO are written because he's so unimaginable flat and cartoonishly evil. And it's not like there isn't anything interesting to work with. Rick accidentally gave him the potential to be pretty fascinating actually! He killed his own centurion and was exiled from the legion but came back as soon as he heard there were pardons being offered. That could be really rich characterisation but Rick does nothing with it. Bryce is designed to be as antagonistic and unlikable as physically possible so everything about him is purely just a reason to dislike him.

What's his deal? he works for Octavian, he's a bad guy! Okay but there are non-bad guys working for Octavian so why is this one really bad? he was exiled from the legion! From the legion the heroes are fighting against? Yeah, but he was exiled because he murdered his centurion! oh wow that sounds important and dramatic and character-defining, care to say a little more? . . . he murdered his centurion! is that all? . . . And he hurts animals! wow, were the animals puppies and was his method of attack kicking them?

Bryce could have actually been a really interesting character because there are so many questions about him that just never get answered. Why did he kill his centurion? When? Was it during the Titan war? How does his family feel about all this considering they got his sentence reduced from execution to exile? How does he feel about his family stepping in like that? What about his and Orcus' feelings towards each other considering that Bryce probably broke an oath with all his antics? What was Bryce doing all that time in exile? How does he feel about being asked to rejoin the legion? Does he hate them and is only joining for survival/protection/to regain his status? Or does he still have some sense of Roman duty and loyalty?

All these questions, and more! are very interesting, but unfortunately rick was only interested in making the single most cartoonishly evil villain so no one feels bad when Nico wipes him from existence. Because characters are allowed to do morally questionable things as long as they're only morally questionable in theory, and in actuality are totally fine because the people these acts are being done to aren't people. If Bryce had layers and complexity, that would make Nico infinitely more complex and morally grey for his decision to kill him (same with letting Octavian die). Nico's grey morality is an optics thing. It's not allowed to be meaningful or have consequences. Characters like Bryce and Octavian (and several other HOO antagonists) need to be as bland and cartoonishly evil as possible so no one needs to feel bad or have any complex emotions about getting rid of these antagonists. They're not characters, they're obstacles for the heroes to overcome, which is such a downgrade from the antagonists of the first series. You feel something with the 'bad guys' there, from the minor antagonists like Clarisse and Claypso (even Quintus/Daedalus to an extent) to the actively villainous antagonists like Luke and Ethan (even Nico for a little bit during TTC). They have layers and character and motives and personality that makes you connect with them and root for them a little bit. This is completely absent with the antagonists in HOO which is why they don't work.

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Not to start something on here or anything but personally I think Annabeth and Thalia's relationship should've been expanded on more in the books because while we know they're family and have a sister-like relationship. We don't see it. We just hear it and assume it from there.

Which isn't bad per say, since we can pick the few lines pointing towards their relationship apart anyway we want, (e.g. in ttc when Annabeth said it was nice having Thalia back. Indicating that she missed having her around), but it is still very clear just how much Luke and Annabeth's relationship is emphasized vs Thalia and Annabeth's relationship. Something that is reflected quite vividly in the fandom as well.

Case in point during the Siren scene, Annabeth's number 1 wish is to have a good relationship with her parents (Athena and Frederick), become an Architect they're proud of, and to save Luke so she can save the family she built after she left home. But despite all this, and despite what happened at camp during som, Thalia isn't in the picture.

And sure maybe this could be depicted as Annabeth at peace with Thalia's sacrifice and admitting to herself that she's never going to get her back, so she should focus on what she does still have. But Thalia's absence in her Siren enduced vison still speaks volumes because even with all that in mind; given Annabeth's track record of abandonment issues (see her mortal family and numerous posts in the fandom) you'd think there would still be an indication that she thinks otherwise. But there's not.

And I'm kinda upset about that because Thalia, despite her narrative importance and being a member of the Broken Trio (Luke, Thalia and Annabeth), she's never given the same 'destroyed found family' treatment as Luke and Annabeth are.

I mean just look at the throne room scene where she got trapped under a statue before she could help fight Kronos. Look at the numerous posts about Luke and Annabeth being a broken family. Hell, Thalia never even got to say goodbye to Luke, her best friend, either. Her story with him had to close in ttc during their fight (but their relationship is a story for another day because Rick said they were best friends but didn't do much to express that outside of a possible crush they had on one another).

Not to mention the lack of Annabeth reacting emotionally to Thalia choosing to join the hunt and essentially leaving her again. Like, can we please get more on them? I love them but they aren't given a lot of time together on page and it just really sucks because there's so much that could've been done with them and their relationship.

idk is this anything?

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I got?? Possessed?? And stayed up until 2AM to draw this??

Anyways who’s still here for Afro-Latino Percy Jackson in 2025