#CHB IS THE ONLY RELAXING PLACE

[queen-of-weird-girlboy-nation]

Reyna: it’s been so hard to do everything when you went missing. This camp is really hard to run with 2 people, imagine only 1. Octavian was trying to usurp power, the whole quest was a paper work nightmare and I missed you so so much and-

Jason: so at CHB I learned to crochet and made you this :D (plush puppy)

[somewhereincairparavel]

General Jason Grace headcanons ⚡

⚡ I feel like he's kinda sensitive. He isn't the crier type of sensitive tho but since he's super emotionally attuned to body language reading and stuff, he gets a little hurt easily, sometimes misinterpreting someone's behaviour to him, so maybe if one of his friend's start getting snappy with him because they're having a bad day, he'd actually be pretty damn upset about it, but would hide it.

⚡ Also also, this man HATES being yelled at. Sure, he's been trained harshly and stuff but he's very hard on himself too so I feel like if someone yells at him (like in an argument or something) the poor boy's whole day would be ruined.

⚡ This is also why I feel like he NEVER raises his voice harshly at anyone even if he's super super angry because he knows how much damage yelling can do.

⚡ But. He can still manage to be terrifying if he's mad. He'd have that intense icy stare directed at the person (I'm pretty sure this is canon and is pointed out by multiple characters in the books). And his voice would be steady but VERY firm and strong. Kinda like a strict dad.

⚡ Also, his eyes would get a slight shade lighter if he's super angry. Like he usually has bright electric blue eyes right? It would just turn into ice colured ones.

⚡ Okay I feel like before they all go to bed, he'd go check on everyone in the Argo ii to see if they're comfortable or if they need anything, etc. definitely an overbearing mother friend tbh. He gets this habit from camp Jupiter where he was kinda in charge for cabin rounds since he was centurion.

⚡ I hc him to have like lemony yellow hair, instead of platinum or golden blonde. It's not too light but it isn't dark either.

⚡ Why do I feel like sun tan literally never affects this guy? Like for instance, I totally hc that percy gets tanned pretty quickly, but this man's skin just wouldn't budge. Instead of his body getting tanned I feel like his hair would get a few yellow shades darker instead lol

⚡ I felt like he'd be sunburnt instead tho. There would be blotchy pink patches on his face and arms after he comes back from the beach.

⚡ He definitely LOVES his roman baths, could spend hours in that bath (honestly if u guys have seen traditional Roman baths, you'd know that they look like a spa day DREAM omg) so he would feel super disoriented when he has regular baths in chb instead and would miss Roman baths SO badly.

⚡ Like the Roman baths literally ease his muscle tension after a long day. It would be like the only part of the day in camp Jupiter that would actually feel relaxing for him.

⚡ He's such a foodie okay. Remember how he kept munching on his brownies religiously when the crew were in such a dangerous situation? ("Pass me the brownies bro") or when he loved the sweet stuff the snake people had made for them? Like food just makes him forget his duties and be a kid for once.

⚡ Which leads us to our next hc, he has such a sweet tooth! (Tho I feel like this was aluded many times in the books aswell). Like he's every dentist's nightmare tbh. He has like teeth stains which he'd deliberately try to get rid of by aggressively brushing his teeth (it does come off lol)

⚡ As opposed to what people usually assume about him. Jason is secretly such a hopeless romantic tbh. Nothing like his dad in that category. Remember how he snuck Piper out the window, led her into his secret rooftop passage simply to recreate their first kiss under the stars, since Piper was super upset about it being fake? Yeah, he hates upsetting his s/o. he's like super thoughtful and plans stuff like these days ahead so he doesn't forget :(

⚡ He's such a people pleaser even with people he barely knows, and the effect only doubles when he has a partner tbh. Like if his partner doesn't like a particular place? He won't like it either. So he needs someone to encourage him and tell him it's okay to like something the others dislike.

⚡ Which is also why I think that he'd be easier to emotionally guilt trip and manipulate. :(( somone wrap him up in a fluffy blanky pls

⚡ As opposed to canon, I feel like Jason only dislikes Camp Jupiter, not New Rome itself. He ADORES that place to shreds. I feel like instead of settling in a mortal area or something, he'd definitely stay in New Rome for long-term living (bc screw canon, him wanting to leave new Rome all together seems SO ooc to me idk) some parts of his roman self would ALWAYS be there tbh. That place was practically his home. Also, he only wants a peaceful, monster free life right? New Rome would obviously provide with all that, yk since they have a strong barrier for the city to prevent invasion.

⚡ He would have an aptitude for sculpting statues and stuff. He'd love to do it as a hobby, not like an architect or something like annabeth tho. He made such cool dioramas for his shrine ideas, so I feel like he just pours his heart and soul into making cool sculptures.

⚡ He would totally study in law school. His dad's legit the god of justice, he's a great speaker, can hold debates calmly, can canonically hear both sides of an argument before coming to a decision, seems very lawyer coded.

⚡ But he'd also be a good history professor. Have yall heard his yapping? Leo called him professor Grace for how much dedication he goes into explaining roman history. And he genuinely LOVES it. A very passionate teacher material to me.

⚡ Also, all he wants is for his partner to listen to him talk :( he has SO much to say but he feels like no one listens, so hed literally cry if someone takes interest in his long explanations (kind of like annabeth in this tbh)

⚡ Also, Octavian can NEVER argue with Jason because that man is just THAT good at smart and witty answers that even octavian saw him as a threat.

[chasingpj]

𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐲𝐬

pairing: percy jackson x child of zeus!reader and jason x older sibling!reader

requested: yes!

warning: two curse words, mentions of stealing, death of a parent, and i believe that is it!

category: headcanons, fluff

a/n: i may have gotten too carried away but... i had a lot of fun writing this haha. i hope you guys like it!

pre-relationship

you and percy invented the phrase power couple but coming together took a while

your relationship dynamic would be very similar to thalia and percy's at first

you're both natural-born leaders, so you guys butt heads very often

you're more calculated and organized when it comes to things and percy being impulsive really annoyed you

he's lucky that even though he is impulsive, things somehow always work out in the end

if it wasn't for annabeth urging you guys to get along, you probably would still be at each other's neck

how did she get you guys to get along, you may ask?

she locked you guys in a storage closet :)

and said figure it out ♡

this happened after a friendly sparring practice turned into a full-on fight with your powers

annabeth insisted she wouldn't let you guys out until you declared to be friends

at the time, you were like, percy will never be my friend, ew

percy was just as annoyed

after a good hour of bickering and resisting your urge to choke him out

you guys found that you had a lot in common, actually?

huh, who would have known?

apparently annabeth

you guys talked about your life outside of camp and bonded over the worst teachers you've ever had

turns out, percy wasn't that bad

you'd never admit that out loud though

after a while, you started to feel things

were percy's eyes always that pretty?

yes, they've always been

oh look, those freckles over his nose? adorable

did you just call Percy adorable? yeah, you did… gross

you tried to deny your attraction to him

you were pretty sure this was a cruel joke from aphrodite (it was… more for your dad's than for you guys, though)

then you started noticing changes in his behavior too

now you guys were sharing blankets at the campfire when it got chilly

he even shared the blue cookies his mother sent him too

that's when you should have known he was down bad

both of you have awful sleep schedules

you hated sleeping in cabin 1

it was clearly built not to be slept in, and every few days, you found yourself having late-night conversations with percy at the docks

once the harpies snuck up on you and percy told you to get in the water with him

you didn't know how to swim, and you were kinda horrified of open water

you wanted to refuse, but you were cornered on the docks

you either jumped or got eaten

the last thing you said was that you couldn't swim before percy didn't give you a choice

he grabbed your hand and jumped in

his arm wrapped around your waist to keep you in the air bubble he had made around you guys

at first, you didn't focus on it

too busy trying to defend yourself from his teasing

he continued to mimic the way you screamed when he dragged you into the water

"wow, you can fly, but you can't swim?"

you rolled your eyes, trying to defend yourself

you called him annoying, and he playfully threatened to let you drown

you guys joked and laughed, staying a little too long underwater

after your laughter ceased, you found yourself looking into his eyes

the both of you became quiet

suddenly his arm around your waist, the way your chests were pressed against each other made you horribly flustered

and you're not sure what you were thinking

actually, you weren't thinking at all, but you leaned in and kissed him

like really kissed him, it was a proper kiss

ahhhhhh!!!

probably would have kissed him longer if the water nymphs didn't giggle, exposing their little audience

once you pulled away, they scattered, ready to gossip about what they saw

the news made it to atlantis pretty fast

after the kiss, things were so awkward

you avoided him for days, and he avoided you

annabeth felt the tension, and she was upset because just when you guys were getting along, suddenly, you guys were avoiding each other

the battle of manhattan was approaching soon and the last thing anyone wanted was for you guys not to get along

you both avoided annabeth’s questions, not ready to confess what you guys had shared

eventually, annabeth kept pressing you about what happened

you blew up and admitted that you made out with percy in the water

annabeth was speechless before she burst into laughter

you didn't understand why it was so funny at first

but then you did

the both of you laughed until annabeth said that she wasn't surprised at all

the battle of manhattan comes around, and in the urgency of the moment, you guys were able to rise to the occasion

your movements, thoughts, commands were completely coordinated

you guys were an extension of each other, kicking ass

at the end, you were both offered immortality

the offer took you back to a conversation you guys had where you spoke about how you'd never want to be immortal

the both of you exchanged looks before you simultaneously denied the gift

zeus was offended x2

after that, you guys returned to camp half-blood

the both of you were upset at the campers you've lost and trying to recover from the adrenaline of battle

you and annabeth sang percy happy birthday and the three of you sat together and ate blue cake in a comfortable silence

weeks passed, and one day, you're met with annabeth barging into your cabin asking when you and percy are going to talk about your kiss

it was the last day of camp, and she was insistent on you talking to him

you reluctantly agreed, mainly because annabeth threatened to lock you in a storage closet again

you guys sat on the dunes in silence for a while

the both of you wanted to confess, but neither knew how to do it

after some silence, the both of you spoke at the same time

you stuttered over each other and then began bickering back and forth on who should go first until you blurted out that you like him

you cringed and looked away as percy froze in his spot

it was silent for a moment before percy whispered, "I like you too."

cue your second kiss

your teeth slightly bumping with his since the both of you were smiling so much

and you swore you heard thunder in the distance even though there were clear skies

relationship

you lived in a foster home on the other side of manhattan, so you guys saw each other every weekend

you guys went on movie dates, long drives, and you would sleep over pretty often

for the spooky season, you went to haunted houses and carved pumpkins

you watched horror movies together, teasing each other when one of you jumped and tried to cover your face during the scary parts

you went to his place for Thanksgiving and you arrived early so that the both of you could help sally cook all day

you and percy put blue food coloring on the mashed potatoes

for the first time ever, you felt like you were apart of a family since sally had welcomed you with open arms

everything was going great but then december came around

the last time you saw percy, you guys were christmas shopping for his mom

your last day of school ended a few days after his, so you planned to meet at CHB

but when you got there, you found out he never arrived

you called his home from the payphone in the big house

sally was relieved to hear from you, a part of her hoping he was with you

but you both found out that neither of you had heard from him in a few days

meeting jason

you and annabeth tried everything to find him

then you got a dream from hera that the answer to where percy is was with the guy with one shoe

you arrive and you find this blonde kid and not your boyfriend; you were kinda actually very annoyed

but this blonde kid felt familiar

you weren't sure what it was, and then you heard his name — Jason Grace

surely, it was a coincidence that he shared the name of your missing brother

you were too young to remember his disappearance

the only remembrance you had of him was a picture of the both of you as toddlers sitting happily beside thalia

you always wondered who was the little boy in the photo and it wasn't until a few years ago did thalia tell you about him disappearing

you were a bit wary of him at first, especially since he had no memory of where he came from

it wasn't until he conjured lightning with his sword, did you have no doubt in your mind that he was your brother

the first night you guys spent in the cabin together was awkward

you couldn't really catch up since he didn't remember anything, so you told him what thalia told you about him and your mother

you didn't reveal him everything, not wanting to overwhelm him and you had decided to call it a night before you went into detail

you explained the rest of the story after he came back from his quest

you tried to ask him questions hoping he’d remember more, but his memory wasn't coming back fast enough

both you and jason were growing frustrated, so one day you iris messaged thalia

the both of you came up with an idea to jog jason's memory by showing him things that he enjoyed as a toddler

jason was pretty sure it wouldn't work, but he went along with it

thalia recalled that the two of you really liked watching the flintstones as babies

so you and jason sat down and watched every season available on dvd

and well, it didn't work...

thalia also mentioned you both really liked sweets, so you tried to jog his memory with candy bars

you had to convince jason to sneak out of camp with you

he thought it was such a bad idea, but you reassured him he'd be fine

after reluctantly agreeing, jason and you escaped at night to buy actually steal candy bars from the closest gas station

jason panicked as he watches you shove candy bars in your sweatshirt

"we're gonna get caught"

"if you keep looking that scared, we just might," you replied a little too calmly

he tried to relax, but he just looked like he saw a ghost the entire time

on your way back, you may have electrocuted a harpy and fought a couple cyclops and all the fighting and running made you lose one of your snicker bars

you were upset, to say the least

unfortunately, after stuffing him with chocolate, that didn't work either

then you tried to show him the few pictures you were able to salvage before you were taken to the foster home after the death of your mother

jason sat in front of you on the floor as you pulled the box from under your bed

you smiled, finding an old picture of your mother, and you put it up to his face, taking in the similarities between the two

"yep, you look just like her," you confirmed as you smiled sadly

even though jason didn't know her, he felt a sense of pride when you had told him so

every time a memory would come back, you were the first person he told

when his memories with lupa came back, you were shook

and then you teased him, saying that he's basically a dog

once you threw a twig and told him to go fetch

he didn't find it as funny as you and leo did, but oh well

you also asked if he howled at full moons, and you were met with the straightest face you've ever seen on jason

it was the funniest thing ever to you

every week you guys kicked ass in capture the flag

you guys were more alike than you thought

it was guaranteed that whichever team you were on would win

in the months when the argo II was being built, you had a lot of times to bond with jason

your dynamic was really fun as you were a bit more rebellious and silly while he was a lot more responsible and mature

after the argo II departed

you reuniting with percy was something you thought about for months

you were so excited when the argo II was officially ready to fly over to camp jupiter

your pulse was thumping in your ears when you saw percy in the crowd

after months of worrying about where he was and if he was still alive, it was almost surreal to see him right in front of you

you lunged into him so hard, he stumbled back as you kissed him

just like your second kiss, the both of you were smiling so hard your teeth kept bumping against his

"i love your new look," you commented on his toga, and he snorted,

"yeah?"

"oh yeah, it's kinda hot."

the both of you laughed, content to be in each other's arms again

after getting on the argo II, you were the reason jason and percy formed some sort of a friendship

you were the mutual ground for the both of them since they had a soft spot for you

the tension between the two was something you couldn't disregard and you hated how weird it was at the beginning

if they butted heads, you tried to mend the problem

you understood both of them well enough to understand where they came from

at some point, you and annabeth thought it would be funny to lock them in a storage closet

so you did

they kept complaining to be let out but eventually, they gave in

little did they know that you were standing near the door and listening to their conversation

jason told him how you helped him a lot and all the ridiculous things you made him do

and percy shared stories of you from quests and at camp

the both of them laughed and bonded over having someone as amazing as you in their lives

"y/n is pretty great," percy smiles

"yeah, they are," jason agreed

needless to say, your heart warmed at the praise from your two favorite boys

masterlists taglist: @xxyrr @nct127bee @mochabreezeee @minamisulemisa @yanfeisluvr @Slytherclaw-kitten @-thatgirloverthere- @passionswift @nanskidoodle @idk-bye-no @ilikefluffygingercats @all-hailreyna @autmngirlworld @Sunkissedskin1328 @Hermioneswifeee @quteez @hajigayy @aleksanderwh0r3 @drayshadow @tonyedwardstarkk @londoncherry @ashookykooky @lotusnegra666 @loverstyless

[tratieiscanon]

si en algún momento tenés ganas y tiempo, would you mind sharing tratie headcanons?

It’s always an absolute pleasure sharing tratie headcanons so thank you so much for asking ❤❤❤

This is kind of an obvious one because it appears basically in every fic, but Travis calls Katie by all sort of nicknames except for her real name: Kit-Kat, Katie-Kat, Kitty-Kat, Katie-Kates, Katie-Cakes, Cupkate, Kitty. She complains at first but then she grows fond of them and gets sad when he just calls her “Katie”.

There is a strawberry field behind the Stoll’s house in Ithaca, NY, so strawberries remind Travis of home. He always steals them from the fields at CHB, but only when Katie is there, because it’s so much fun to get yelled by her. And then when they start dating, he also steals kisses from her while he’s there.

Travis steals all sorts of stuff from her —chapsticks, scrunchies, bracelets— and then toys with them between his fingers during dinner. It always makes her stand up from her table and go to his, yelling at him and pointing at him with an accusing finger. Everyone gets out of her way because no one likes to mess with an angry child of Demeter, except for Travis Stoll

He also steals her flower crowns, but she never takes those back from him. She says that it’s because it’s just easier to make another one, but the truth is she thinks they look adorable on his curly head.

The Stolls have magical backpacks (they were gift from Hermes after Luke left the camp) in which they can fit anything —kind of like Hermione’s bag (I don’t remember if there was anything like that in the PJO universe, sorry). Travis has his filled (well, not literally) with Katie’s gardening tools and books and pots and seeds and anything she would ever need to garden anywhere they are.

He also has winged shoes and he loves hugging Katie and flying her everywhere while he sings A whole new world.

The Stolls are a pain in the ass when they have to inspect the cabins. As their cabin is usually in the last place, they don’t really care about the results of the inspection and just mess around during that time. They make ridiculous rules like taking points out of the cabins if they don’t have blue towels or adding points if there are peanut butter snacks around. The campers hate them as inspectors except for Katie, because Travis gives her cabin extra points for each kiss she gives him there,

Baking bread relaxes Katie, so Travis always makes sure to have a bag of flour (la Pureza que ya viene con levadura lista para hacer pan) laying around for when something has her stressed.

The boy loves Katie’s overalls and summer dresses; she looks so freaking adorable in them.

He also loves her braids. He loves softly pulling at them and playing with the ends between his fingers and just generally touching her hair. Katie loves it too. 

She is obsessed with Travis’ curls. She is always touching them when they cuddle or when she’s gardening and he rests his head on her lap.

They are a very physically affectionate couple. The rest of the campers almost preferred it when they despised each other and were constantly fighting, but not really, because they are the cutest thing ever.

Aaaand those are the ones at the top of my head right now, but I’ll probably share more later ❤

I hope you like them! And thanks again for asking 🥰

[kuaille]

that's the continuation of this post

idk exactly how many parts it will be, i have all the script defined until the end of moa. i think writing here maybe help me to actually write the fanfic too

after everything, will decides to keep the secret and he notices that drew also didn't said anything (despite how upset will knew she was)

in december (before jason, piper and leo arrive at chb), will gets permission to spend a week with his mom at his grandparents' house (and here's what i thought for will's family dynamics)

before dinner, will and his grandma go to the market to buy some ingredients

will separates from her for two minutes, comes back and sees his grandma catching a child's attention, saying that "he's not dressed up enough" and "he's too thin"

would have been fun if it was anyone other than nico di angelo

nico tries to argue, but he obviously doesn't stand a chance against a worried indian grandmother

only the situation gets more serious when will's grandma says she's taking nico to spend the night with them, and doesn't accept opposition

"ammamma, you can't force someone to go somewhere, that's kidnap-" will gets The Look from her and gives up "so nico is coming with us"

when will blurts out nico's name, he realizes he won't be able to hide the truth from his grandma, so he said that nico's another demigod, which makes the lady even more impassive to leave nico alone (again, read this)

in the end, will's grandma wraps nico's entire neck and head with a scarf and drags him with them

when they arrive at his grandparents' place and his grandma explains the situation to his grandpa and naomi, she asks will to guide nico to the bathroom and borrow clean clothes while she finishes the food

when they're alone, nico stares at him silently and will feels like he's being watched by a macabre demon child from a horror movie (inspired by this)

nico finally opens his mouth and asks how much will and drew told chb about bob and hazel, looking like he's about to have a breakdown

will just says he didn't say anything and notices how nico gets visibly more relaxed

will leaves him in the bathroom and it doesn't take long for dinner to be ready and everyone to gather at the table

when nico comes back, he's wearing one of will's sweatpants, a loose, faded master yoda shirt, and his hair smells like will's favorite linseed shampoo

will definitely doesn't think about how the sight of nico with his family makes him feel warm with joy in his chest, and how different nico was from when he showed up riding a hellhound in manhattan and was so cool to challenge chronos in his face— will don't think about none of that

dinner follows as usual: naomi talking about her tours, his grandpa talking about some neighborhood football or basketball game, and will making brief comments

(he preferred not to talk about the demigod world during such peaceful moments)

will saw nico choke on his food and thought maybe the underworld didn't have great varieties of hot peppers, so he passed a big glass of water to the poor white boy

nico seemed determined not to participate in the conversation; will's grandma, on the other hand, had the opposite goal, and asked him a lot of simple and not very intimate questions most of the time

nico, however, only really started talking when will's grandma commented something about her history classes

it was the most will ever see of nico's excitement, the way he straightened his spine and didn't look away as he discussed whatever historical fact of the time was that will didn't pay enough attention to know

by the end of dinner, will had learned three things about nico: he loved history, he was terrible at putting up with spicy food, and he gestured a lot when he was excited

that night, will slept on the couch (not that he cared; it was closer to the kitchen) and nico took his room

will spent soms good thirty minutes trying to assimilate the strangeness of everything that happened that day, but when his eyes were closing, he could only think about how it was the first time a cute boy that his grandma loved slept in his bed while wearing his clothes

part 1 | part 2 | will's backstory

[zazzander]

Nico di Angelo: His Arc in BoO and why he should have joined the Romans, part 3

Welcome to part 3 of my character arc breakdown on Nico in Blood of Olympus. In this post, I'm going to be talking about Nico's experiences at CHB.

Irregardless of what Will or any other character says, Nico's feelings towards the camp are valid. That shouldn't need a breakdown as to why - but I'm going to deep drive into so you can understand where I'm going from.

Nico Wasn’t Comfortable at CHB

“Oh, hi…” Clovis yawned wide enough to swallow a minor god. “Sorry. Did I pull you off course again?” Nico gritted his teeth. There was no point getting upset. The Hypnos cabin was like Grand Central Station for dream activity. Page 131, BoO.

It's important to know that Nico is searching for Thalia, a Hunter not a member of CHB, and is annoyed to end up in the Hypnos cabin. He feels no attachment to the place nor Clovis.

This theme continues when we view the rest of the councillors.

Will’s shaggy blond hair and pale blue eyes remained Nico of Jason Grace, but the similarities ended there. Jason was a fighter. You could tell from the intensity of his stare, his constant alertness, the coiled-up energy in his frame. Will Solace was more like a lany cat stretched out in the sunshine. His movements were relaxed and nonthreatening, his gaze soft and far away. In his faded SURF BARBADOS T-shirt, his cut-off shorts and flip-flops, he looked about as unaggressive as a demigod could get, but Nico knew he was brave under fire. During the Battle of Manhattan, Nico had seen him in action - the camp’s best combat medic, risking his life to save wounded campers. Page 133, BoO

This certainly shows that Nico respects Will. And that Nico has noticed him in the past - specifically in battle - but there’s a lack of affection there. Will is directly compared to Jason. Despite their differences and similarities in appearance, Nico has similar respect for both. However, while his interest in Will develops into love later, at this stage, Nico’s acknowledgement of Will feels distant.

Added to that, Will is the only character who gets even an impression from Nico. The rest get nothing. Nico lacks any feeling towards the Greek campers.

As the story continues, we can start to understand why.

People didn't reach out to him

“[...] I fear the only hope for either camp lies with us. We must return the statue soon. That means the greatest burden is on you, son of Hades.” Nico tried to swallow his bile. He wasn’t mad at Reyna. He kind of liked Reyna. But so often he’d been called on to do the impossible. Normally, as soon as he accomplished it, he was forgotten. He remembered how nice the kids of Camp Half-Blood had been to him after the war with Kronos. Great job, Nico! Thanks for bringing the armies of the Underworld to save us! Everyone smiled. They all invited him to sit at their table. After about a week, his welcome wore thin. Campers would jump when he walked up behind them. He would emerge from the shadows at the campfire, startle somebody and see the discomfort in their eyes: Are you still here? Why are you here? Page 154, BoO

For all that Riordan seems to think this is Nico just reading things into a situation that weren’t there, I cannot stress enough that Nico is desperate for affection, for a home and a family. Nico doesn’t get the same vibe from the Argo crew nor the Romans. It’s just the campers at Camp Half Blood. There was a noticable shift among the CHB campers in that week or so. It went from smiles to no-smiles-and-discomfort. People don't just make that up. Nico feels that his accomplishments will be forgotten because that’s the experience he has had at Camp Half-Blood.

Reyna was studying him, probably trying to read his thoughts. She glanced down at his hands, and Nico realised he was twisting his silver skull ring - the last gift Bianca had given him. “Nico, how can we help you?” Reyna asked. Another question he wasn’t used to hearing. - Page 155, BoO

We have Reyna showing him comfort. “How can we help you?” - and Nico thinks about how unusual that is. Like, if people at CHB were really that friendly towards him, why would the offer of help feel so odd, so notable? If Nico had thought, I hate being offered help - it makes me feel like I'm being pitied! then that would be something else, but instead, we see that Nico has rarely seen as a person anyone that would,

A. want to help, or

B. view as needing it.

The campers don't see Nico as the kid that he is - as the human that he is. Instead, he's the guy who showed up with the Underworld army. And, in many ways, should have returned to the Underworld after the battle.

His experiences at Camp Half-Blood, in the Labyrinth and in Tartarus had left him scarred, afraid to trust anyone. - Page 212, BoO

Another point towards this argument. His experiences at CHB are in the same list as his experiences in the Labyrinth and Tartarus itself!

This comes from Reyna, who's had an empathic link with him. Nico did not find a home at CHB and it didn't stem from his flaw - though it did make the situation worse.

With that in mind, let's discuss Nico & Camp Jupiter.

[forevfangirlwrites]

Hey! For actress annabeth maybe them going to a movie premiere? Only if you can, thanks !!

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6 , Part 7,  Part 8

“You ready?”

If you count shallow breaths and sweaty palms as ready, then he’s so ready.

“Yeah.”

Annabeth’s raised eyebrow indicates that she’s seen right through the lie. Not that it had been a good one, for the first time in forever he’s too nervous to even summon his usual careless indifference.

“It’s okay,” she says softly, taking one of his hands in hers. Part of him wants to pull back because he knows how gross his palm is, but she holds on anyway. (He’s secretly glad she does.)

“How are you so cool with this?” he asks, squirming in his seat. Even the limo is starting to feel too small.

Annabeth’s gaze drifts out one of the windows as she absently traces small circles with her thumb on the back of his hand.

“I’m a little nervous,” she confesses. “Not because of you, I just always get a little jittery before this kind of stuff. But I’m used to it so I can push through.”

“Right.” He’s trying not to let the panic get to him. “But normally you’re not introducing your nobody boyfriend to the world.”

She turns sharply towards him. “You’re not a nobody! You’re the love of my life!”

The words stun him so much it actually distracts him from the anxiety.

It’s nothing she hasn’t said before, but Percy doesn’t think he’ll ever get used to it.

“Besides,” she continues, “it’s better this way. I’d rather tell them on my terms than have someone leak it.”

It’s the same way she’d explained it to him sitting on his couch one morning.

Well actually, she had said, “Do you want to come to the movie premiere with me?” and processed to watch him gape like a fish.

One month later, everything was finally together, Annabeth having prepared and eased Percy’s anxiety about the whole thing.

But now, driving up to the place, it’s all coming back in fill force. His grip on Annabeth’s hand tightens as they approach the back where a lot of people are gathered.

“It’s going to be fine,” she reassures, planting a quick kiss on his cheek just before the door is opened for them.

There are already a few flashes on them the moment they step out and Percy tries not to look like he might pass out.

There are a ridiculous amount of people, paparazzi, celebrities, their PR teams, it’s an incredibly highly charged environment.

The lights are a little blinding and his suit feels too stuffy so he just follows as Annabeth leads him through, still gripping her hand for dear life.

He spots Jason Grace not too far away and honestly, it brings just a tiny amount of normalcy when Jason looks over and sends a casual nod his way, something Percy immediately reciprocates.

He’s forgotten he knows some people here.

Annabeth’s talking to Frank and Rachel (her PR manager) and he lets out another breath at the sight of people he knows. He’s feeling marginally better about the whole thing. As long as he doesn’t look over to the line of people.

Feeling more camera flashes he can imagine the headline now: Annabeth Chase’s New Boyfriend is a Loser!

Well, maybe not exactly that, Annabeth would raise hell, but it’s easier to think about that than the chaos happening around him.

Grover would want to know about the red carpet experience, he thinks, but honestly, all Percy’s aware of right now is the heat, the lights, and Annabeth’s hand in his.

“We’re doing pictures now,” Annabeth says, leaning close to his ear. “Just like we practiced.”

Percy had felt stupid for asking for lessons on how to pose but he’s so grateful he had because it’s like his body goes into autopilot, remembering his living room and Annabeth next to him in sweats talking through the motions.

“Annabeth! Percy!” Will Solace is walking up to the two of them, creating an even bigger crowd of people.

He smiles back, thankful again for the sight of someone he knows. Will, especially, since he’s the male lead of the movie.

The costars need pictures and it’s the first time Annabeth has to let go of his hand. He might actually collapse.

Trying his hardest to fade into the background, he stands by Rachel who gives him an encouraging smile. Rachel, who obviously had to be told about their move to come public, had been unsure at first, but one chat with Annabeth and she was all for it.

“Hello! I’m Drew with CHB! And who are you?”

All of a sudden there’s a lip sticked smile in his vision and a microphone by his mouth. Just behind the woman is a guy with a camera and Percy has lot all ability to speak.

“I…uh…um…”

He had not trained on this…Annabeth was supposed to do all the talking.

“He’s my boyfriend,” Annabeth cuts in, appearing by his side just in time. Her hand slips back into his and he feels himself relax.

“Boyfriend?”

Bur before Drew can keep asking questions, Annabeth is pulling him away and Rachel is stepping up.

“We’re doing a full interview with Zoe later,” she tells him, as if they hadn’t also prepared for that. But it’s a good reminder that they have a plan and everything is still okay.

He manages to nod.

They move beyond the main hub of photographers, and the lights are a little less blinding now. He takes a deep breath.

“You doing okay?” she asks.

He’s trying to not freak out in front of Hollywood and he might be developing anxiety.

But then he looks over to her, looking ethereal in her long golden dress. Her sparkling grey eyes, ignoring everyone else, are trained on him, and just her touch is the calm in a storm.

Yeah...he’s doing great.

The smile he gives her must be good because her face soften immensely as she smiles back. There’s another camera flash but all he can think of is her words from earlier.

“You’re the love of my life.”

It’s going to be alright.

No matter what tomorrow will bring.

TO BE CONTINUED…

A/N: Thanks for the prompt! It’s been a popular request, so I’ve decided to do a whole reveal with it! This is only Part 1! I hope you liked this, and I appreciate you sending this in! :)

Part 2 coming very soon!

[thejudgingtrash]

@aph-usa-is-my-dad​ Thank you, thank you! 🙇🏽‍♀️

Alright lads, looks like it’s time for hot takes part III!

Here’s Part 1//Here‘s Part 2

Apollo won’t get Zeus position. Why is everyone wishing for that? And why should he? All of you really want to romanticize/project yourself onto him, huh?

Casual Reyna >>> praetor Reyna

Grover has the fattest ass in the Riordanverse, I don’t make the rules

People lack of basic reading skills part III

The fact that adults in New Rome let kids rule the fucking place is still mindblowing

Rick apologists are lame. People calling out shit isn’t an attack on you. Stop defending a product‘s/public figure‘s honor. Defending Rick Riordan is the equivalent of you defending the honor of a snickers bar. Dude doesn’t know you and dude doesn’t give a fuck about you. You are a walking dollar bill at best

Romans are still fucking wacky and despite Camp Jupiter being superior allegedly it’s a whole damn chaotic mess. Where are the supposed civilized Romans because I don’t see them?

Camp Half-Blood >>>> Camp Jupiter, especially when Percy trains in his summer vacations and beats praetor Jason’s goddamn ass who’s been training for 12 years

Why did Riordan even try to make Jason appear to come close to Percy’s level? The imbalance of power is so abundantly clear and makes Jason seem even smaller in that regard. Riordan is truly Percy’s biggest hater

The fact that CHB also glamorizes child soldiers in a more fun and relaxed way. Yikes

Nico is a white™ (again, he is European)

Rachel was annoying but didn’t deserve the blatant hate.

Annabeth should’ve had another possible love interest to spark some pissed Percy. Luke doesn’t count. Percy’s jealously revolves around (the possibility of) her not being around him (e.g. the hunters), not him ”losing“ her to someone else romantically speaking

Silena is the OG Aphrodite kid, fuck the rest

Amazons >> hunters by a slight margin. They’re also an awful bunch

The execution of the hunters is so bad omg, just let me revamp them, Ricardo

If a different take on a headcanon/characters really offends you/paint that much of a different picture of op, then I’m not sorry (only exception if the headcanon is based on discriminatory means. Someone saying they don’t like A and someone using slurs and being a douche are two different things)

The entire Aphrodite cabin is pan FYI

Team demigods who receive periods would probably be extra fucked when it comes to monsters and stuff. Let’s address this

Why exactly couldn’t the gods handle their own shit? Hunting monsters in your area makes sense as a demigod job. But stuff like retrieving Hermes‘ staff (especially when the dude is the speedy traveler guy) makes no goddamn sense

Let’s face it: Annabeth is the only good female character that Riordan pulled off. Also wasn’t she based off his wife? If so, that’s why.

The lack of irl examples for his POC and other women is abundantly clear as he can’t lure everyone from his environment into the stories especially because he has no irl connection to minorities. So he fabricated stuff/did his 5 mins of wiki and got it severely wrong. Clock that tea!

Camp Half-Blood t-shirts belong to the trash. Orange is Yellow‘s cousin and both are ugly to the max. Let’s just switch colors of both camps. Let the Romans deal with the hideous shit

Chiron and Paul are Riordan‘s self-inserts

Tbh giving Hazel super mist powers and tying Frank to Poseidon was stupid

Skater!Percy is pretty much canon but I just can’t envision it? The thought of it is cute and so 2000s but my brain goes fjfldlsöwlwbvd (and tbh gymnast!/dancer!/Parcours!Percy >>>>> skater!basketball!Percy)

People are forgetting that Percy is the unpopular kid both in the mortal realm and at camp and partially chose to be so? Let me remind you of the truth real quick

Beckendorf and Silena are the horny bastards of the Camp Half-Blood. Issa fact

The gods not really immortalizing Chiron and simply saying that he’ll live as long as he’s needed turned him into the cryptic fuck we all know. That’s why he barely helps out (On that note a tiny Chiron essay)

A headcanon, regardless of how popular it is, isn’t factual/reality. So fighting over different takes of the exact same issue is rather pointless but you do you. Some popular blog having an opinion with a large following doesn’t automatically negate your sentiment

Piper being ”unconventional“ as in hating make-up and being dressed up is in itself more than fine but the execution was lacking and her coming off as pretentious and annoying was the result

Piper also has no taste in men if she thinks that amnesia brick boy Grace > Percy. Just no. Lesbians claim haaa

If I see another Amandla or Zendaya or another biracial/lightskinned face claim for Hazel I will lose it

Everyone and their mother having a crush on Percy fuels them Gary Stu feelings, just saying

The fact that Riordan casually drops the abuse that Percy has suffered from like some fucking tic tacs just to never be spoken about should be a reason enough to whoop his ass

Not maturing and darkening HOO (there were good thoughts but also many whacky executions) was the biggest mistake Riordan had made. He should’ve went the Rowling route and transitioned from kids books to YA

The whole fire stick thing that Riordan ripped off from Meleager and slapped onto Frank was terribly executed

A lot of you people should open up more to jokes and not take everything all too seriously

The fact that people seriously ship/ped Reyna x Apollo is proof enough that this fandom should burn

Why do Luke discussions at this point still exist? You’re essentially glossing over the same four things

Hyping up fanfics to the max is a terrible idea. Also don’t shy away from giving writers constructive criticism

Stoner headcanons are here to stay and slay!

On one hand seeing discussions from the science side of PJO talking about the biology, physics etc. is super interesting but on the other hand getting heated over the illogical basis of ”magic“ is pretty much a waste of time

Riordan‘s world building is truly awful

Frazel is a crime against humanity

If you don’t get someone‘s post actually look op up and read the tags? No need to spam the exact question to everything

Fat Frank stays. I get it, Greek gods are hot, they are conceited and choose to fuck people that they perceive as attractive, so their offspring also has some higher levels in the beauty realm. But why not explore the opposite? Why does every character need a makeover or a blessing that gives them enhanced looks?

Clarisse‘s thigh can break ya neck

Also Riordan is Annabeth’s biggest hater. Let’s throw all of her most important possessions away to proof that the smart one can survive without any of it. Sure, but the emotional attachment to the stuff still remains especially when everyone else is walking out of Annabeth’s life

Making Leo another horny bastard was an accurate portrayal of your casual 16 year old boy. Annoying, but realistic

[dilfbatman]

Percy being love child to Patrochilles anon here. Thank YOU for making me realise this and THANK YOU for the amazing headcanons, I LOVE them! They made me tear up. I'd definitely would read some more of them if you have the time, energy and inspiration to write them. If not, no pressure. Love your page and I love YOU! Hope you are safe and well.

you’re literally SO unbelievably kind and i love you so much THANK YOU :’) and i will absolutely be writing more! i have a few more ideas :’) and you’re so sweet, i hope you’re also safe & well and much love to you! <3 i’ll do some fun & cutesy hc’s bc this ask made me super happy :’)

—

- patrochilles & perseus will often times go out and do fun stuff together - they all want to do adorable familial things so pat & achilles will take perseus’ to their favorite diner, “the acropolis”, and eat their hearts out (pat has to wipe both of their mouths bc his boys are voracious eaters) and percy turns their drink’s blue (he found out he could do this at chb and he will never stop)

- they like to go to amusement parks/fairs/carnivals and achilles will always win at every single game so his hands are full of stuffed animals and little prizes to give pat & perseus, percy is an ace at water games and for some reason never loses ;) and pat will chastise him while smiling, and pat is always whisking his boys away to the adorable pet farm in which they get to hold bunnies, pet little lambs, and see cool animals! pat makes achilles take so many pictures and it’s just too adorable

- something hilarious that keeps happening to the boys is that they all get asked out nearly every 20 min by some brave yet intimidated soul and achilles has to hold pat and say “sorry i’m taken” and perseus just doesn’t wanna date some random stranger so he just says sorry but that he appreciates their guts of asking him out!

- another fun thing is that they just love celebrating the seasons!

- during the summer they’ll go to the roller rink, to their favorite ice cream stand, pizza parlor, to the park and have a lovely summer’s picnic, they like going to ofc fairs/carnivals/amusement parks, and they love going to the beach and the ocean - perseus feels at home there and patrochilles have always loved the ocean

- during the spring, they’ll go to adorable local festivals and music festivals, pat will dress everyone up and do their makeup/nails and make sure everyone looks popping (which they always do) and they just have so much fun dancing the night away! something else that they do is do little easter egg hunts (you’re never too old to eat all the candy) and pat will hide them so achilles & perseus have to find them (you don’t wanna see those two in competition or compete against them... they’re unforgiving) BUT it’s super fun and they just have a really fun day!

- during the fall patrochilles take perseus to the pumpkin patch and they enjoy going to all the delicious food stalls, going to the corn maze, haunted hayride & haunted houses - this is one of their fav things to do since it’s so fun and perseus at this point in time is like 18 and he just has so much fun seeing his dads take him to their favorite spots growing up! also during halloween instead of trick or treating, they just like to dress up and have a party w all of percy’s friends over and they give out candy to little kids! the kids love them and always make sure to go to uncle pat, lily, & cici’s place! (that’s what the lil kids call em :’)

- and during winter, while it may be cold their spirits and hearts are so warm! they love going to christmas markets and shopping for presents, they watch xmas movies and make all the sweet treats! percy is old enough to get stuff for his dads so he makes achilles a spear that he fashioned at camp & he gives patroclus a journal that he’s been keeping and both pat & achilles are so thankful and happy and they just love their baby boy :’) they give him a record player & demigod-safe cameras/polaroids with film and an album of pictures they’ve accumulated of perseus throughout the year! it’s very sweet <3

- during the year they always have family movie nights every sunday in which they all wear face masks, do a self care routine, watch a new movie they haven’t seen while eating some delicious food and this is a day of relaxation and everyone is just so zen & lil puppy chiron is there just licking everyone and stealing achilles’ pizza everytime he tries to grab a piece

- sometimes when perseus gets really stressed bc of school/demigod stuff, achilles & patroclus will take him in their car and just drive around near the sea with the windows down, so the breeze and ocean air can calm perseus. they’ll stop at a rest area overlooking the ocean and just have conversations and long talks until 2 am about everything & anything - those times are usually filled with laughter, tears, blunt & honest advice, and tons of wisdom & perseus is so grateful bc his parents have gone through what he’s been through! achilles knows what it’s like to shoulder a prophecy & how hard it is to be a demigod & the confusion/anger/sadness that comes with it, and patroclus knows the stresses of not only that, but of mundane normal life too! and they remind percy that everything he feels is valid, and they are ALWAYS here for him, no matter what

- those days are often filled with percy just being held by patrochilles

- also one day while patrochilles is out, percy goes to their room while he’s bored and looks around and finds a bunch of journals/poems/albums/trinkets/knickknacks of when patrochilles were his age! achilles still looks just as beautiful and wild & pat looks just as warm & soft, they look so in love & percy reads all of pat’s journals about achilles and he finds trinkets that achilles has bought pat, and something he finds as well is a journal simply called “Perseus.” and he doesn’t open it but he knows what it must entail and his heart is so full of love bc they just adore him w all their hearts and he feels the same about them

- when they come home w arms full of groceries and put them on the counter, percy just goes up to the both of them and silently hugs them trying to convey his love & adoration. patrochilles are slightly shocked bc they don’t know why he all of a sudden just went to do this but they are so grateful nonetheless, and they hug him back and give him the biggest kisses and tell him how much they love him. percy says that he loves them too and that they’re the best dads in the world :’) achilles eyes are misty and pat has the most widest smile and they just !!!!! EVERYONE’S heart is filled w sunshine & love

- more than anything they are all just so happy that they are a happy family; and they’re all cognizant of the fact that they’re lucky enough to be safe & healthy bc the life of a demigod is tough! but it’s a bit easier with wonderful friends, family, and a great support system <3

they love each other so much and I LOVE THEM & YOU!

[zartemisofficial]

Board Game Mayhem

“There’s screaming,” Zoë noted, glancing worriedly to the opening of he tent.

“There’s always screaming of some sort,” Artemis sighed, sitting up from where she’d been laying down and studying a map. “If there’s no blood we’ll be fine.”

The yells of anger and curse filled protests only worsened. With each passing minute, Zoë’s expression only deepened with worry.

“Still no blood,” Artemis noted, sparing her lieutenant a glance and a half hearted smile. There’d been a brief two minutes of quiet. A moment for relaxation. It had obviously ended.

“There will be from the sounds of it,” Zoë mumbled. Giving a deep frustrated sigh, Artemis abandoned what she was doing and ventured outside ready to put her foot down. “Just be gentle. Don’t go from zero to ten at once. Control your anger-“

“Control my anger?” Artemis demanded, jerking Zoë out of the tent and pointing accusingly at the group of girls clustered together about a board game. “They’re PLAYING WITHOUT ME!”

Blinking in surprise, one of the youngest bashfully moved over and tapped the open space of ground. “You can play. We thought you were busy and wouldn’t want to.”

“Why wouldn’t I? I happen to be exceptionally good at playing games,” Artemis frowned, moving to take her spot beside Macy, the adorable girl who’d offered her a place.

“Whose banker?” Zoë asked, noticing that the game which had caused such a disruption was monopoly.

“Elliot,” Macy replied, pointing at a dark haired smirking daughter of Hermes.

“Elliot is not banker,” Artemis frowned, “she cheats.”

“You all cheat,” Zoë countered, shooing Elliot away and taking the girl’s place. “I’m taking over now.”

“Are we restarting then?” Macy asked.

“Yes,” Lillian nodded, collecting everyone’s pieces and money before redistributing them.

“Can I be on your team? I’m not too good at money management,” Macy huffed, looking expectantly at Artemis.

“Fine,” Artemis smiled, “but I pick our game piece. It’s the Pixar version afterall.”

Once everything was situated the game began again. Everything started off normal but like always things escalated at an uncanny rate. All the while Artemis tried to bribe Zoë in sparing her a few hundred dollars. It was amusing of course, but the banker kept her word at playing fairly and denied the goddess her finds every time. It made for some good laughs anyways, as Artemis was winning. There was really no reason for her to try and cheat.

Still, tempers flared and at one point the game board was torn in half. They hastily pushed the pieces back together but halves of a board became quarters.

“This is why we can’t have nice things!” Macy cried out, startling her companions.

“She’s right,” Zoë shrugged, looking at the remnants of the board.

“Eh, I won anyways,” Artemis smirked.

“No you didn’t! We didn’t even finish the game!” Elliot protested.

“Well we cant now, can we? And I was in the lead so I win,” Artemis smiled, as Macy gave an approving nod.

“Actually, the banker would win considering the property damage that just happened,” Zoë laughed. “You’d all be in debt.”

“Tyrant!” Lillian declared.

“Hey, be nice,” Macy frowned. “She’s a nice tyrant.”

“There’s no such thing,” Elliot snorted. “Anyways, let’s play something else.”

“Like what?”

“Uno.”

“Oh no! No!” Zoë shook her head. “Uno is worse than monopoly and I will not have you all setting fire to the forest.”

“We’ve set fire to CHB!” Elliot grinned evilly.

“Which was uncalled for,” Artemis replied.

“Alright, alright,” Elliot conceded, “we won’t play anymore games.”

“Good,” Zoë nodded, “it’s late anyways.”

“It’s like...8:30 pm!” Macy snickered.

“I’m old!” Zoë cried. This caused a ripple of laughter to pass through the group.

“I’m old too,” Artemis shirkered.

“I’m older than you,” Zoë reminded. “I’m doubly old.”

“Who cares if you’re old?” Macy asked. “You don’t look old. You’re too pretty.”

“Thank you,” Zoë laughed.

“What about me?” Artemis asked.

“Eh,” Macy shrugged, “you’re pretty too...I guess.”

“That’s it, all of you better run,” Artemis feigned anger as the girls older and younger scattered. “Whoever lasts longest gets first dibs on dinner!”

That was all the motivation anyone needed.

[somuchfuckingsalt]

Aphrodite Cabin Headcanons:

Emotions are just there thing - not just love emotions - so few of them are essentially the closest thing CHB has to therapists.

And not just for like, kids with PTSD and parental abandonment issues. They are the one-stop shop for LGBTQ kids in need of facts, support, and advice. 

They’re just good with animals. Like 10/10 animals fucking love them. I see it as a kind of diluted charmspeak thing.

They can make their voices all soft and soothing and animals instantly are like ah, nice person. No threat. Am safe. Yes, good.

They teach yoga classes where campers can simultaneously exercise and destress/relax.

They make the cosmetics and toiletries sold at the camp store. And I don’t mean like makeup, I mean necessities like facial cleanser, sunscreen, moisturizer, shampoo, conditioner, etcetera.

They even make perfume and anything they make that’s scented is not only nice smelling but a scent that monsters don’t like. 

They are huge advocates for exfoliating. Like, you cannot spend all day outside getting sweaty and dirty and expect a cleanser to get all that shit out of your pores. Aphrodite kids will be giving away pots of homemade sugar-and-oil exfoliant just fucking begging other campers to treat their skin with respect. 

They design and make exercise clothes to sell at the camp store as well so everyone isn’t stuck wearing the same godsdamn orange t-shirts for three months straight.

They keep weapons in mind and some clothes have specific pockets and straps that look pretty but are actually there to store unused weapons.

Oh, did your clothes get fucking trashed going up the lava wall for the third time this month and you can’t afford to buy any new ones? Did you get a bit maimed during Capture the Flag and now your shirt is both ripped and blood stained? Aphrodite cabin’s got your back. 

They run what is essentially a salon and spa out of their cabin. They’ll do basic things like give haircuts and shape eyebrows.

Because let’s face it, everyone needs to get their hair cut (especially warrior kids who like to keep their hair short) and no one wants a fucking unibrow. 

They obviously also do pretty things like mani-pedis and hair colouring.

They’ll also do face and body treatments that help with scarring and sun damage.

(Because seriously these kids spend 10-12 hours a day, from June to August, outside in a place it’s always sunny. You can’t fucking tell me the Aphrodite cabin would be the only ones concerned about premature wrinkles, age spots, and skin cancer). 

You got long ass hair that you need to get out of your face and stay out of your face for a fight? Aphrodite girls and boys about to make you look like Daenerys fucking Targaryen.

Their affinity for animals and ability to get them to calm down makes them excellent to have on hand for when, say, a pegasus is injured so they become the camp’s version veterinarian technicians (for those that don’t know, it’s the animal version of a nurse).

[solangelover]

Appreciation

Nico di Angelo Birthday Event: January 28 – “Happy Birthday Nico!”

A/N: What’s that? I’m late? Good thing time is an illusion.

Read on AO3 or FF.Net or Wattpad

 Was Will being weird? Looking back, Nico thought he probably was, but at the time, he didn’t notice.

Will grabbed Nico to help at the infirmary all day so he wasn’t lonely, or so he said. He dropped the date a few too many times for it to be normal, claiming that he was trying to keep Nico’s sense of time in check, but it didn’t matter – Nico never knew the date except the ones that marked the beginning and end of summer.

“Will, it’s sunny outside. Why can’t I go train?”

“Nico, it’s still winter.”

“Will, we live in a camp protected by a magical border. It’s chilly at best.”

“Did you just say ‘chilly’? It sounded cute.”

“Don’t distract me, Sunshine.”

As much as Nico loved working with Will in the infirmary, it wasn’t his place. He didn’t like being cooped up for long, especially when there wasn’t much to do. Usually, Will was very understanding of that, but apparently not today.

“But Nico,” he whined. “Then I’ll be all aloooone.”

Nico rolled his eyes, what could he say to that? “Fiiiine,” he relented. He never put up much of a fight with the son of Apollo these days. “Can’t we do something fun then? Before I start cutting up bandages with my sword.”

Will glared at Nico, who was confused by the slight pink in the other boy’s cheeks. “Stop that, Death Boy. I’m sure your Stygian Iron blade is filthy with all the monsters you’ve killed. Do you ever clean it?”

The son of Hades cocked his head to the side, which Will found adorable. “No? It’ll just get covered with more monster dust.” He hopped up onto one of the infirmary beds and swung his legs. “So, do you have anything fun to do?” he asked again.

With a sigh, Will looked around. “Well, I think there might be some Uno cards somewhere.” He turned back to Nico, who looked confused once again. “Have you played before?”

“No,” Nico shook his head.

Will smiled and went to get the cards. Nico picked it up quickly and their games lasted for a while. They ended up playing until it was almost dinner time.

Nico stood up and stretched, cracking his back. His eyes were closed, so he didn’t see the way Will blushed as Nico’s shirt exposed a strip of pale skin. After rolling out his neck, Nico opened his eyes to find Will looking everywhere but at Nico. He quirked an eyebrow, but didn’t really question it. “I’m going to go back to my cabin before dinner. You made me miss my afternoon nap.” Nico half-heartedly glared in Will’s direction before pushing past him towards the door.

To his surprise, Will frantically grabbed onto his wrist as he went by. “No!” he exclaimed, surprising them both.

Nico turned in confusion to the healer. “Um, why not?” He glanced down at the point where Will held onto him, very aware of where their skin touched.

Will realized what he was doing and quickly dropped Nico’s hand. “Well, uh, I mean, you can’t sleep now,” he managed to get out. “It’s, like, too late for a nap. You’re going to miss dinner!” It seemed like a pretty good excuse, if you asked Will. He wasn’t a very good liar, but he could definitely find a medical justification when needed.

Apparently, Nico didn’t care. “I ate a big lunch,” he shrugged, and turned to continue out the door.

Will was too jumbled up to reply. “But—” and Nico was out the door. Unsure of what to do, Will ran out after Nico.

Nico quickly walked over to Cabin 13 in case Will decided to stop him for some random health reason. He just wanted to relax for a bit, what was so wrong with that? As he approached his cabin, however, he noticed something covering the front of it. Or, rather, a multitude of somethings. Colorful pieces of square paper appeared to be stuck all over Nico’s cabin.

A prank. Nico’s cabin was pranked. And Will didn’t want him to go there. That meant…

Nico whirled around, annoyed and on the edge of anger, as Will caught up to him. “You knew, didn’t you?” Will looked caught, his eyes darting between Nico and the cabin. It only ticked Nico off even more.

“I—” Will started, but Nico didn’t want to hear his lame excuse. He scoffed and turned back towards his cabin. The offending papers only hurt his eyes.

“Nico, wait—” But Nico was already storming up to his cabin, intending to rip off the papers and drop them into a void of darkness to scare off whoever did this. When Nico was close enough, he reached out, only to stop short as he noticed writing. Every paper had words scrawled out in different handwriting. He would’ve gotten even more upset that it was a group prank, maybe even the whole camp, except when he grabbed the first note, there weren’t insults written on it like he expected.

You’re a great swordsman.

“What…” Nico muttered to himself, entirely confused by the message. His head snapped up to look at the other notes in front of him.

Thanks for fighting for CHB.

Next.

Your powers are pretty cool.

Another.

I love the dark look.

Another.

You saved camp.

You have a pretty face.

Don’t die.

You belong.

One after another, Nico read the notes plastered on his door and front wall. Each one had words of encouragement or appreciation. Some were dumb, others made him blush, but all were entirely positive.

Happy Birthday.

That was on most of them.

Nico had no idea what was happening. Happy birthday? Where did these come from? Why were they put here? Were they meant for him? Who did this? He didn’t know what to feel. His anger had melted away, but he still felt a little irritated at not having any explanation as to why these were here. He felt his heart stuttering in his chest, both from the compliments and the paranoia that this was all some big joke, that someone, or several someones, was mocking him.

Someone cleared their throat quietly behind him. Nico spun around to see Will standing at the bottom of the cabin steps. He had a small smile playing at his lips.

Nico only gaped at him, speechless, so Will spoke, looking at the ground. “It’s… uh, they’re words of affirmation. For… your birthday.” Will turned his face up to beam at Nico. “Happy birthday, Nico.”

Nico just stared at Will and processed his words. He turned back to the notes, back to Will, then back to the notes.

“Oh…” he breathed, and he felt tears prick the backs of his eyes. His birthday… what? “How did you…”

Will climbed the steps and stood next to Nico. “I have your medical records. Chiron isn’t 100% sure they’re right, but it’s what we have.” He looked over at Nico, who looked like he wasn’t even breathing.

“I… I can’t even remember when my birthday is.” Tears pooled in his eyes.

“Oh, Nico.” Will’s heart broke and he pulled Nico into a tight hug. Nico blinked and tears rolled down his cheeks. He was still shocked, unable to return the embrace.

After a few seconds, Will leaned back and held Nico’s shoulders. “I’m sorry, Nico. But, look, all these notes are from our friends.” He gestured out at the multi-colored sticky notes, pleasantly surprised at how many there were. “Even some from people you probably don’t know. Everyone here sees you and appreciates you for so many reasons.”

Nico sucked in a breath as he realized, “Wait, you… you planned this?”

At that, Will sheepishly rubbed his neck. “Well, kinda, yeah. You didn’t seem to know that it was your birthday, so I told everyone to put nice notes on your cabin while I kept you busy all day.” Will chuckled, “Some people are a liiiiittle scared of you and didn’t want to run into you as they defaced your cabin.”

Nico laughed and wiped the tears from his cheeks. He couldn’t believe it. Will did all this for him, for his birthday, something Nico himself had never thought twice about. He felt so… happy. And cared for. Like he mattered. He leaned back in and hugged Will.

“Thank you,” he whispered into his chest.

“Happy birthday, Death Boy.”

[dyde21]

For the AU writing prompts, I was thinking of the “You’re the only one who actually responded to the desperate message to the whole class about needing the notes” It seems totally like a Percy and Annabeth moment lol. You don’t have to write this! Your writing is great btw! :D Have an awesome day!!!!

Aww thank you! You’re sweet. I hope you’re having an awesome day as well!

XxXxXxXxX

“Hey Pipes? Who’s ‘Percy Jackson’again?” Annabeth called out from her bed, before taking anotherbite of ice cream from the pint she was devouring.

Piper peaked her head out from thebathroom, glancing over at her roommate with an eyebrow raised.“Tall? Sea green eyes? Usually asleep in the back of the class?Arguably the cutest guy in the class?” Piper offered. “Why?”

Annabeth just stared at her laptopscreen, taking another bite of slightly melted ice cream. “You seehis desperate message on the class group chat?”

Piper shook her head. “You know Idon’t check that.”

Annabeth nodded. “Right. Well he’sdesperately begging for notes for the test tomorrow. Apparently hethought it was next week.”

Piper rolled her eyes before going backto trying to fix her hair for her date with a certain blond hairedboy. “If he was awake for more than half the class he might not bein that situation.”

“True.” Annabeth relented, but shecouldn’t pry her eyes away from the message board. His message wasjust sitting there, completely unacknowledged. She couldn’t help butfeel a pang of sympathy for him, if he was actually asking for notes,he clearly cared to some degree.

Jumping as she suddenly saw anotherspoon reach into her pint and take a bit of her precious ice cream,she glared at her roommate.

“Are you considering helping him?”Piper asked, raising an eyebrow. It wasn’t usually like Annabeth to respond to a random request like this. It had taken her months to gether to agree to tutor her.

“No.” Was the blonde’s response,but it was hardly convincing.

Piper just stared at her, trying todecipher this sudden change.

There was another beep, and they bothsaw the newest message.

Please

“I don’t think I’ve ever heard himsay please before. Things must be bad.” Piper offered. She didn’tknow the guy that well, mostly just because he was good friends withher current boyfriend. While he wasn’t rude, rather far from it mostof the time, he wasn’t exactly polite. Usually just joking aroundwith his friends, bringing smiles wherever he went.

Annabeth’s brow furrowed, feeling hercuriosity getting the better of her. Why would a guy like Percy be sodesperate in the group chat when she was pretty sure he hadn’t saidanything in it so far in the term. Her hands hovered over thekeyboard.

Piper patted Annabeth’s backreassuringly. “You could use the good karma.” Was all she saidbefore she turned and left their room. “I’ll be back eventually.”

The sudden silence in the dorm roomseemed to only increase the pressure Annabeth felt. Caving to hercuriosity, she typed before she could change her mind.

I have notes you can use. - A

You’re a life saver! I’ll meet youanywhere! -P

Annabeth paused,before clicking his name and opening a private message with him. Thelast thing she wanted was rumors passing through the class becauseshe was meeting with Percy to give him notes.

Hesitating, shewasn’t sure where to meet him. She didn’t exactly want to meet him ather own place, and judging by the clock a lot of places on campuswould be closed. Her stomach rumbled and she took a gamble.

Hungry? -A

Always. -PA small smile played at her lips at that.

Pizza good? CHB is still open. Mytreat. -P

Annabeth thoughtfor a moment. She was hungry after all. Ice cream wasn’tfilling enough.

Sounds good. Meet you in 20? -A

You’re the best. -P

Annabeth closed herlaptop and gathered up the notes she had taken. She had already spentthe day studying, so she wasn’t worried about losing access to themfor the night.

Running her handthrough her hair, she realized two things. One, she had just agreedto meet up with a guy for dinner, in a total not-a-date way, to sharenotes, something she definitely hadn’t done before. Two, shelooked like a mess still.

Quickly hopping inthe shower, Annabeth quickly tried to make herself a little morepresentable than she had been for a day in studying.

Somehow making itin time, Annabeth entered the pizza place as she ran a hand throughher curls again. Shaking her head, she pushed the silly thoughtsaside. She was just meeting up with a classmate to give him notes,that’s it. It didn’t matter how she looked, she doubted she’d eventalk to him again aside from maybe getting her notes back.

When she lookedaround the shop, it dawned on her that she didn’t actually knowexactly what he looked like, she only had a vague idea. However,someone else seemed to be looking around for her. Their eyes met andshe offered him a curious smile. He seemed to get the hint, and hisface burst out into a bright smile that made Annabeth’s heart fluttera bit. Okay, she could understand Piper’s comment about cutest boy.He really managed to pull off that devil-may-care, skater boy look.But the most striking thing to Annabeth was how his smile didn’treally fit with his loose clothes and relaxed posture. It was justtoo bright. It reminded her of a puppy, not someone to beafraid of.

He quickly made hisway over to her. “Annabeth! You’re a life saver!” He gushed, asheepish grin on his face. Subconsciously Annabeth wondered if he wasaware of brilliant his smile was.

Realizing he wasstill waiting for a response, she just shrugged. “It’s no trouble,I’m already done with them.”

Percy nodded. “Wellcome on, I owe you for the trip out here. Just order whatever.”

Annabeth looked athim once, before nodding. “Okay.” Moving over to the counter, sheglanced at the pizza’s they had on display. “I’ll have a slice ofthe daily special.” She offered, pointing at a pizza that wasloaded with toppings, and already missing half it’s slices. Shefigured it was a safe bet. She was about to look at Percy to pay whenhe was suddenly leaning over next to her, handing the cashier hiscredit card and adding an order for a slice of Hawaiian and twosodas.

He was a littleclose for Annabeth’s comfort, but he seemed completely oblivious toit. There was a faint smell of chlorine around him, and Annabethsuddenly felt like going for a swim. Taking his card back, he turnedto her and flashed her an grin. “Here.” He offered her a plasticcup and moved over to the soda fountain, already filling it up with acoke while Annabeth just realized he had gotten her a drink as wellwithout her asking. Following his lead, she also got a soda andfollowed him to a table off in the corner as they sat down with theirpizza.

Honestly Annabethwas a little impressed with how natural Percy seemed to feel in thissituation. He was enjoying his pizza like he was out with a childhoodfriend, not someone he had spoken to for the first time half an hourago. It was… refreshing. Annabeth was never one to enjoy awkwardsmall talk, it seemed like Percy had already accepted her as afriend.

They ate for amoment, before he cast an expecting glance at her. Pausing mid bite,Annabeth tried to piece together what he could possibly be expectingfrom her. Eyes widened, she quickly tried to swallow her mouth fullof food. “Right!” She mumbled out through her still full mouth aswiped her greasy hands on a napkin before she fumbled around her bagand pulled out a thin plastic folder with a few pages of notes in it.

Once again Percyflashed a grateful grin before he wiped his own hands off and openedthe folder. Shoving aside his empty plate, he carefully pulled out apage, handling it with an absurd amount of care. While Annabethappreciated that he was careful with her stuff, he was taking it alittle far.

He looked over hernotes, and Annabeth took a sip of her drink feeling self conscious. Anear stranger was looking at her notes, something she took pride in.Surely they were good enough.

The boy’s eyesseemed grow wide as he took them in. “These are… amazing. Like, Iunderstand this better than the textbook.” He gushed, verycarefully putting it back before pulling out another page. “Youeven color coordinated them.” He muttered, astonished.

Annabeth justgrinned, admittedly feeling a little smug after having her egostroked like that. “Thank you, I try.”

Percy nodded.“These are going to save me.” He looked over the page before hepaused, eyes furrowing.

“Is somethingwrong?” Annabeth asked, leaning forward to try and see what wastripping him up. She had gone over her notes before she left, had shemissed something?

Shaking his headback and forth, that frown was still on his face, much to Annabeth’ssurprising dismay.

“Your notes arestill perfect. I just… don’t remember anything about this battle.At all. Judging by your notes, it’s going to be important.”

Annabeth quirked aneyebrow. They had spent like a week on it, it would probably be wortha good chunk of their grade on their test. Glancing at the clock onthe wall, she mulled it over for a moment. Piper would probably stillbe gone for another hour or two with her date, and Annabeth waswilling to admit that she was having more fun out with him than shewould be holed up in her room alone re watching a cooking competitionon Netflix.

“This battle wasactually pretty important. Here, it started when…” Annabethoffered, starting to explain what she remembered.

Percy stared at herfor a moment, before he seemed to clue in and was listening veryintently, looking over her notes carefully.

After she went overeverything she could think of that would be on the test, Annabeth hadto admit to herself that she was impressed with Percy. For someonewho had trouble staying conscious in class, he was deceptively smart.When he put his head to it, he was pretty good and understanding, andhe even asked some quality questions. Annabeth had a feeling he woulddo just fine on the test.

Sitting back,Annabeth took another sip of her drink to cool her now tired throat.

Percy justcarefully closed the notes again, resting a hand on it gently. “Thankyou Annabeth.” He said, flashing her a smile that made her cheeksflush. She quickly took a drink of water to try and calm her nerves.

“It’s no problem.Besides, they say teaching is the best way to learn something.” Sheoffered with a shrug, trying to keep her cool. Annabeth couldn’t helpbut raise an accusatory eyebrow at him though. “You know, if youactually paid attention in class you wouldn’t have to buy someonepizza the night before the test. You’re smart enough to get this onyour own.”

Percy’s smilefaltered, before his shoulders slouched and his gaze fell.

Instantly Annabethregretted saying anything. Something within her hated seeingthat expression on him, even more so because she was the one who hadapparently ruined his cheerful, infectious mood. Scowling internally,Annabeth berated herself for lecturing someone she had just met, andwas off to a surprisingly good start with. Before she could think ofa way to backpedal the conversation, he spoke up.

“You’re right. Ishould do better. Things have just been tough. Coach has beendrilling me harder for the next swim meet, my job is giving me extrashifts, and I’m trying to help my mom out a little more at theapartment. I should find a way to balance things better.” Helamented to her.

A fresh wave ofguilt washed over Annabeth. From the sound of things, he really didhave a lot on his plate. Annabeth felt guilty for just assuming hewas a slacker. Now that he mentioned it, she did recall reading hisname in the school newspaper a few times for their prodigal swimteam.

Annabeth rubbed theback of her neck. “No, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have…”

Percy justshrugged. “It’s okay.”

Unable to findanything to do or say, Annabeth settled for taking another sip of herdrink.

The boy shook hishead before he managed to bring a smile back to his face. “Butseriously, thank you. You’ve saved me. Tomorrow is going to be a muchbetter day because of you.” He offered with a grin.

Annabeth looked atthe grin, and in her opinion that look of utter gratitude made allthe effort worth it, pizza aside.

Once again Percybegan to look a little sheepish and Annabeth raised a brow.

“Hey, is thereanyway I can get your number? Just so I can text you to give you yournotes back. Though I guess we have the same class so I can give youthem…” He rambled, suddenly realizing the flaw in his own plan.

Pausing for just amoment, Annabeth realized she actually did want to keep chattingPercy. He was just… refreshing to talk to him. She pulled out herphone and stared at him expectantly. “Only if you give me yournumber as well.”

Anothercheek-warming smile broke across Percy’s face and he quickly fumbledto pull out his phone.

A few minutes laternumbers had been exchanged, their trash thrown away and they wereboth standing outside the pizza place, neither exactly wanting to bethe first one to say goodbye. Eventually Annabeth let out a yawn, andPercy seemed to use that as an excuse and finally said goodbye,promising to return her notes tomorrow.

When Annabethreturned to her dorm, Piper was already back. Apparently their datehad gone well, but ended early due to Jason’s early morning practice.The look she gave Annabeth though was like a cat who caught thecanary. Immediately Annabeth knew she wouldn’t be able to avoidplenty of girl talk with her friend about this boy, no matter howhard she tried.

The next day, sureenough Percy returned her notes in perfect condition before the test.She did admit however that she was surprised to see the addition of aStarbucks gift card and a hastily scrawled out thank you note in thefolder.

The text shereceived the next day of a photo of a safely passing grade on thetest and Percy’s grinning face immediately became his new contactphoto, and Annabeth certainly didn’t mind when she found a new textfrom him before their next test.

Pizza?

XxXxXxXxX

I hope you enjoyed it! :D I’m still accepting prompt suggestions based off this post HERE everyone so feel free to send one in! :D

[pjo-hoo-nextgen]

Christmas in New Rome with everyone visiting from CHB even though they don't really celebrate Christmas?

Christmas time was always Sol’s favorite. She was never the center of attention, and preferred to settle on the side lines, but it filled her with a sense of overwhelming love and nostalgia. Everyone was happy. The lights cast warm glows across the Zhang’s living room and sent smiling shadows on the walls. The air was full of a vibrant youth that was often forgotten on busy days. Not a single person could resist succumbing to the languid attitude of Christmas. Grey was both an adult and a child, floating between groups, laughing and smiling all the while. He paused to study ornaments dangling delicately on the tree. An expression of sad melancholy washed over him as he caresses the fragile structure with care. Locked inside the glass sphere was a picture of him on his first Christmas-finally part of a real family. Jaxon slung an arm around Grey’s shoulders and offered the elder boy a cup of apple cider with a charismatic grin. Grey’s eyes flicked away from the ornament to look fondly at his young friend. Jaxon’s hair was ruffled endearingly and the two shared a laugh. Maria lounged on the couch looking fatigued from dancing energetically to too many Christmas songs. Meanwhile Andy and Thia were dancing about in there songs as Footloose played-though not a Christmas song, it was a favorite. Eli tugged Maria to her feet, much to the girl’s chagrin, and drug her to help him set up dessert. Of course, Sol knew Maria would eat half of it in the process, but it was the thought that counted. It wasn’t just the kids, though, who were having a fun time. The parents all seemed to relax, let loose, and find a shred of childlike joy in all of the festivities. Sol was certain her father was twisting a story to sound more daring than it was while Percy added his own narration in between. Nico looked amused but perplexed. Then came the opportunity for Thalia to one up Sol’s father with the assistance of Piper. It was a battle of ridiculously obscure stories that lead to laughter and smiles. Eventually it dwindled down to sweet tales of the past. Meetings that had once been brief and had come full circle. For example, Sol’s mother, who had met Percy long before her father. Annabeth and Thalia who had parted and reunited. Sol enjoyed all of it. She wanted to frame each Christmas and save it in a place that wouldn’t offer any room for corruption of the memories. Two familiar, slender and soft arms snakes gently around Sol’s shoulders as a chin rested lightly on her head. “Hey mom.” “It’s rather pretty isn’t it?” Calypso hummed. Sol had inherited her mother’s persistent desire to watch from afar. “Yeah,” Sol nodded carefully, “I wish it was always like this. Everyone always together and happy.” “Me too.” Calypso agreed pressing a kiss to her daughter’s cheek. Sol spotted Andy jokingly hold a bag of jelly beans in front of Reyna’s face. Jason and Piper were both trying not to laugh at their son’s antics. In response to the teasing Thalia scooped up her nephew and flipped him upside down. Andy dissolved into a fit of squeaking and laughter as he hung limply, shirt exposing his bare chest, which Percy took advantage of by shoving a mint into Andy’s belly button. Eli insisted that he knew how to get it out and hugged and so tight-once he was set down- until the mint plopped out from beneath his shirt. Frank shook is head in disbelief but Hazel was thoroughly amused. Grey laid flat on his stomach and glared at the candy angrily. Sol heard his voice carry over the laughter, “Who got candy on the carpet?!” Maria slunk into the fray and picked up the mint only to plop it into her mouth and slink off. Leo made retching noises and all the boys jokingly puked in disgust. “If life was always like this it wouldn’t n enjoyable.” Calypso noted as she ran a hand through Sol’s hair. “The bad is what makes moments like these so wonderful.” “I guess it does.” Sol decided.