#Annabeths stepmom

[queen-of-weird-girl-nation]

So we all agree that Annabeths stepmom was a rlly devout Christian who saw Annabeth as basically the Antichrist right?

[mydairpercabeth]

violently sobbing rn

[significant-ace-nnoyance]

annabeth "my grand plan is that i will be remembered/and someday soon someone will notice me" chase

vs

percy "i swear i swear that im a good kid. all i need is one last chance to prove im good enough for someone" jackson

[wisebeth]

why does the pjo series have to unnecessarily villainize goddesses (hera & athena) or show them as silly ladies (aphrodite & demeter) BUT posiedon and apollo are somehow shown as the coolest/most likeable gods, even though arguably, they're right after zeus on terms of corruption?

ares shown as the worst god after zeus and hera amuses me. last time i checked, he was the patron god of amazons and literally killed a man for attempting to rape his daughter but guess who cursed women for rejection? apollo. guess who raped women when they said no (aside from zeus)? posiedon.

[percabeth-is-my-only-joy]

The more my brain thinks about Annabeth Chase, the more implications of some of what they say comes to my head.

So Athena has her kids pop out of her head, right? Like she did? To get around the whole virgin goddess thing.

And she has them with humans that she forms a connection to - generally, anyway- with some sort of academic relationship, be that writing a paper, having an academic debate, what have you.

Imagine being the mortal parent.

You’ve just finished some big academic thing - be that an experiment or a paper or a class or whatever - and in the process you’ve met this woman who is incredibly intelligent and that you’ve developed a relationship- a purely platonic, completely not physical relationship- and you meet up with her to celebrate, maybe bring up some other ideas of things you could work on together, and she hands you a baby.

She tells you that she’s Athena, she’s enjoyed hanging out with you, here have a child made purely out of our combined brain power, you’ll probably never see me again.

Oh and when the kid grows up some they’ll start getting attacked by monsters that you probably won’t be able to see.

Like.

How do you respond to that?

[crunchycrystals]

i hope we get fredrick chase slander bc like her stepmom is not the only bad parent here

[thedevilsfamiliar]

Every new TikTok I see about the PJO show makes me frown

Wdym they changed Frederick Chase’s character? Wdym he’s now canonically a shitty dad?

I liked Annabeth being wrong about her family, about her memories of situations being askew. How she villainized her stepmother despite said stepmom being a nice lady who genuinely cared about her.

Imo, that’s a classic blended family recipe. Annabeth feeling like she’s being replaced, pushed out, etc. cuz of her dad marrying someone else.

And the fact that she eventually admits she’s wrong? Reaching out on her own to make amends and be with her family?

[mihotose]

distinctly remember googling "does r*ordan hate asian people" when i was like ten bc i couldnt help noticing multiple minor antagonists were asian

[angxliquel]

"My Grand Plan" from the Percy Jackson musical is so June Del Toro coded in a way I cannot possibly explain

[obrienpolycule]

Waiting to see if Annabeth's stepmom is black or not. Did she hasve someone to do her hair as a kid? Did her know how to do her hair or did she have a relative who did? Did her step mom see her as a problem kid because of her race AND adhd and dyslexia? Did anyone know how to do her hair when she was on the run? Did her hair get in her way? Did she try to cut it? Did she seek someone out to do her hair? Did another kid kidnap her and take her to their cabin to do her hair? Did she learn how to do it herself? Does she have a rigorous hair routine? Does she forget about it for a month until someone kidnaps her again to redo it?

[solisaureus]

annabeth chase ran away from home because her dad and stepmom didn't care about her or like her. the first people who actually made her feel loved and safe were luke and thalia and then thalia died and luke betrayed her and that's where she's at when she meets percy.

annabeth chase tried to suppress her feelings for percy because after luke’s betrayal she was so determined not to rely on anyone for anything, and definitely not to develop feelings for someone again. but percy proves himself trustworthy again and again and again, and every time he takes her side, every time their bond strengthens, she gets more scared because she knows she has more to lose. and hes not even doing it on purpose, he doesn't think of her as a crush to be won over, he's not trying to make her like him. he just keeps showing up for her and being a reliable and faithful companion and trusting annabeth as much as she places her trust in him.

annabeth chase didn't expect percy to come for her at mount othrys, not when he didn't have to, and especially not when he was expressly forbidden to. she wasn't ready for the gratitude and relief that overcame her when percy took on the burden that luke had placed on her shoulders without a moment's hesitation. she was devastated by the irrevocable devotion that had torn down all her safeguards and was now fixed in her heart. she heard it whisper, maybe i can trust him, maybe i can let myself love him, maybe nothing bad will happen. for once she didn't silence it.

annabeth chase was shaken by a prophecy that decreed she would "lose a love to worse than death." there's the other shoe. it didn't matter that percy had earned her trust, that she had made a strong relationship with someone who she truly believed would never betray her. it didn't matter. because she loved him, percy was going to die, worse than die, and she'll be left alone and lose what she's built up once again. when he made his stand in the volcano, she kissed him goodbye.

annabeth chase finally admitted her feelings for percy and her vulnerability was not punished, but rewarded with such wholehearted reciprocation that she fooled herself into feeling secure in it. when percy disappeared one day, the part of her that luke had broken felt stupid. everyone assured her that he would never leave her on purpose, but the longer he was gone, the harder it became to resist the suspicion of betrayal. it quieted when she saw him again, and he swore never to leave her. it died forever when he held her close as they fell into tartarus together

annabeth "never rely on anyone" chase fell in love with percy "loyalty is my fatal flaw" jackson

[somewhereincairparavel]

the abuse Annabeth faced at home was severely downplayed imo. Her stepmother acted all nice and caring to Percy in TTC, but it heavily contradicts what Annabeth has said about her. I mean, it could've easily been that Mrs chase was just putting on an act in front of her stepdaughter's friends right? Her neglectfullness must've been pretty bad if it caused a literal seven year old to run away. Her stepmom practically yelled at annabeth simply because the poor kid was afraid of spiders just like any other kid would be. A part of me feels like she did a lot worse, considering that Annabeth doesn't seem to have a relationship with either of her step siblings. Maybe mrs chase deliberately kept them away from her? Idk. I just don't see how she would randomly start caring for annabeth after all these years. The facts just don't add up.

And Annabeth isn't exactly one to lie about things for pity points. I just kinda wished her abuse wasn't so watered down and the books made it seem like she was exaggerating for sympathy. I needed closure for that tbh. I wanted an apology for annabeth from both her dad and her step mom. That's like the bare minimum she didn't even recieve. I don't really know what rick was going for here.

[fruityedge05]

I'm just remembering that the arguments that like 12yr old me and my friends would get into over PJO. Like I had one friend that defended Annabeth's stepmom and I never got it.

Her argument was that "she seems sweet" and she's "misunderstood." So I was like sure okay.

BUT LOOKING BACK NOW-

THAT WOMAN WAS BEEFING WITH A SEVEN YEAR OLD. TO THE POINT WHERE SAID SEVEN YEAR OLD FELT SHE HAD TO LEAVE HER HOME AND HER FAMILY.

IDC IF SHE MADE THEM PB&J SANDWICHES THAT WOMAN IS NOT SWEET-

[thegoldenappleofdiscord]

things i learned from reading the read riordan blog (aka, things i chose to consider canon from now on)

- thalia gave reyna a dagger with her initials on it for valentine's day

- nico hates summer, will tries to convince him otherwise

- hazel spent some time playing bingo with old ladies at the retirement home, swooned over Clark Gable with them, and then danced the Lindy Hop

- both annabeth and grover got percy a PlayStation for Christmas

- nico blames his stepmom for him getting sunburns every time him and will go to the beach (meanwhile, will gets a tan, but. i mean.)

- frank is undisputed mythomagic champion of camp jupiter (implying that they have tournaments?? It also says he's the undisputed champ of chb but i'm ignoring this obvious error)

- percy is getting better grades than annabeth

- percy said, quote, "college is a breeze"

- persephone spends her time away from the underworld getting her PhDs in biochemistry and biology

- calypso is in a punk rock band

[need-a-name-101]

MILD SPOILERS IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THE PJO BOOKS

I always wondered why Annabeth hated Percy in the beginning of the books. As the books are form Percy’s pov he is like frustrated by her but he doesn’t understand why she acts the way she does. Now after watching ep3 I was like oh it’s because Annabeth was living with her dad and stepmom and they never really treated her well. She found a family at camp and with Luke and Thalia. And having Percy show up just be him and breaking the rules of the godly world just doesn’t sit right with her.

Like how did I not put this together until now.

[devils-little-sista]

Mrs. O’Leary’s parents are Percy and Nico. Percy and Nico are Divorced. They both wanted full custody of her but the judges (Chiron and Annabeth and Grover and Will and Coach Hedge and Daedalus-yes Nico summoned his ghost for the custody trial-) all voted for them to split custody of Mrs. O’Leary 50/50.

Percy and Nico trade her off in the McDonald’s parking lot every Friday like all split up parents do (I know this from experience I was the kid). This weekly meet up often spurs arguments about how Mrs. O’Leary is raised. They try to keep these arguments hushed and quiet so Mrs. O’Leary won’t get stressed out. She hears them anyway because hell hounds have supper hearing. She hears every word. But she appreciates that they are being calm and mature with these arguments.

Annabeths the cool stepmom. Wills the responsible stepdad. Chiron and Daedalus and Sally and Paul and Hades and Persephone are the grandparents. Grover’s the sweet wholesome uncle. Hedge is the playful scrappy uncle. Percy and Nico are her parents.

Once a month Percy and Nico both spend a weekend with her in a secluded park or in the woods. They agree to no arguments during these weekends. These two days are about Mrs. O’Leary seeing her parents get along despite their differences and both bonding and playing with her as a family. Sometimes the stepparents or grandparents or uncles will join them. Mrs. O’Leary loves these days and cherishes the memories of her parents hanging out together and playing with her.

Edit: I am so sorry I totally forgot about Beckendorf and Silena. They’re the favorite cool older cousins that babysit every other weekend. And yes they come along on the retreat in the woods to play with her.