#Grover: where's the glory in that?

[calla-starkflowerstew11]

Percy: Respected Athena

i am informing you that i plan to ask your daughter to marry me BUT since it's the 21st century, i am not asking for your permission as she is not your property nor would she be mine if she chooses to say yes. She is a strong independent woman and she don't need no man! That being said i truly hope she says yes BUT IT IS HER DECISION SO JUST BACK OFF!

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Annabeth: that's perfect seaweed brain, what did she say?

Percy: oh i don't know i sent it to her in an e-mail im terrified of her

[sabrinashrts]

seaweed brain

pairings : percy jackson x fem!daughter of athena!reader

warnings : none really ? recommend no one over 14 reads a this cause that’s kinda weird

summary : percy sacrifices himself for you

You and Percy were the ones who had to get the shield for Ares. He held Annabeth and Grover to himself so you both wouldn’t end up tricking him. You guys had to go to an amusement park. That’s where Ares left his shield last. You saw a tunnel that said thrill ride o’ love.

“It must be there.” Percy said as he looked at you. You nodded “Let’s go in..” you both walked and you had to get on a boat. Percy helped you by grabbing your hand and the boat just started to go on its own. You guys didn’t say anything it was just so awkward.

But as things were happening you guys ended up going down a waterfall you both screamed cause it was completely unexpected. When you made it to the end of the waterfall you both noticed ahead of you where other boats and they are getting destroyed.

“Jump!” Percy said. You jumped but it was really deep water and you couldn’t really some. You were underwater and took out your hand “Percy!” You said. He tried to grab your hand but all of a sudden you were on a dock. “Did you just pull me out with the powers??” You said confused but also trying to breathe.

“I’m still trying to figure that out” he said. You both stood up and there was Ares shield but the only way to get it is if someone sits on that chair but that chair turns you into gold. You spoke “I’ll sit on the chair…” you said but Percy grabbed your hand “Wait a minute!”

“Look seaweed brain I’m not letting you do this again you already did this to me back at the arch whoever goes isn’t coming out!” You said looking at him. “I know that’s why I said wait!” He yelled.

You sighed “I’m not letting you do this..” you said as you were gonna go to the seat. “Y/n stop.. and I’m not letting you do this! The others are gonna need you on this quest because you’re better at all of this! You just are.” For some reason you just wanted to cry.

“Believe me I wish there was another way but I just don’t see it..” you looked at Percy with your eyes watering. Percy reached from his pocket and gave you his pen/sword. “Here.. take it.” You sighed and took it from his hand. He walked to the seat and looked at you “Promise me something.”

You looked at him “I’m not leaving the underworld without your mom…” he had a soft smile but you also noticed his eyes were watering “That to but I was wondering maybe after all this you can come back and try and get me out?” You nodded “You didn’t even have to ask” you were right of course you were gonna save Percy I mean he’s about to sacrifice himself for you.

Percy sat m the chair and you noticed his legs were getting cover in gold. “This is a bad idea.. stand up!” You said. He couldn’t move. You yelled “Percy stand up I mean it!” Percy looked at you with tears “It’s okay… I’m okay” and just like that he turned into gold and Ares shield fell down.

You looked at the shield and was gonna pick it up but you just couldn’t leave Percy. Something is holding you back. You went to the back of the chair and saw gears you sat to see if you could do something nothing would move. Just then someone came through they sounded familiar.

It was Hephaestus he kept talking about our mother Athena how she acts and how other gods are and how they just want glory and power and with that shield many things could happen you could get the glory and power and he said if you leave everything can go back to how it should be but you got up and just got so mad.

“It shouldn’t be that way! All you gods care about is glory and power. I don’t care about that stuff everyone is like that.. ares is so is my mother! But Percy isn’t that way either! He’s better than that. We will never turn out to be like you guys.” You sighed and just then Hephaestus did something. The gears started moving.

You went to the other side to look at Percy and he started to be himself. Thank god you thought when he was free you grabbed his hand and he let you. You held onto his arm and you both looked up at Hephaestus. He sighed “Your a good kid y/n I’ll put in a good word with your mother.” He left and you looked at Percy “Are you okay??” He nodded.

You grabbed Ares shield and it was time to go back thank god you both made it out alive.

[herlondonboy]

trust, clarisse la rue

summary: how can she trust you again after you let everyone think she was the lightning thief?

warnings: break up, it’s rushed, child of hades!reader

wc: 1.0k

being the cousin of percy jackson would have it’s perks, if it weren’t for being his paternal cousin. sure, the gods have no dna, meaning you’re not technically related, but that didn’t matter to either of you

his father is poseidon, and yours, hades. you were cousins, if not by blood, by love for each other.

you’d only known percy for two weeks, but being on a quest with him taught you a lot. there was nothing he wouldn’t do for those he loved. grover, annabeth, his mother, he’s fight the gods for them. you admired that about him. he was twelve, but ready to humble the gods, days after finding out that he was a half-blood.

he was doing what you wanted to do your whole life. you wanted to scream and curse your father for being absent for so long, and he was doing it for you.

now that you have a family, consisting of a cousin and two little siblings (annabeth and grover, though annabeth hadn’t accepted it quite yet), all you wanted to do was go home into the arms of your girlfriend. you missed falling asleep in her arms, waking up to her scent, and just overall annoying her.

you wondered if she was mad at you, for taking longer that you said. she didn’t know you had been stuck in the lotus hotel for a few days and missed the solstice. all she knew what that percy failed the quest.

the underworld was your least favourite part of the quest. seeing your father, face to face. you scolded him as he tried to offer your friends pomegranate juice and he backed down, shrugging. then you left.

percy and grover followed you shortly, and you were once again face to face with ares.

gods, how you wanted to rip that smug smirk off of his face. he didn’t deserve it after what he said about his children, after what he said about clarisse. nobody forced him to reproduce, but he did, and now he blames them for being born.

despite being a god, and the one of war at that, ares lost to percy. you felt proud, like a parent watching their child succeed. ares was gone in a flash, and it was replaced by your fathers helm.

the children looked at you, so you stepped forward to pick it up. it was heavier than you had expected.

“percy, i-“ you turned around to see him walking into the small bungalow not far behind. sharing looks with the other two twelve year olds, you decided to follow him.

there, you met alectro. she took your father’s helm and percy made her tell him that you wanted your mothers back. hades wasn’t going to let your mother go, though. he needed you, and he’d lose you if you got her. sally jackson, however, was a different story. you prayed that he’d give her back to percy. he was just a kid, he needed his mom.

“no,” you heard, making you turn to see annabeth looking at percy.

“you’re not going to stop him,” you murmured, making them turn to you. “he going to olympus, whether you like it or not.”

percy nodded at that. “you three need to go back to camp. i have to talk to zeus. i have to.”

it took a little convincing, but eventually annabeth and grover agreed to go back. then all eyes were back on you.

“i’m going to olympus, too,” you told them. “my quest was protecting percy. if that’s where he’s going, that’s where i’m going.”

there was silence for a few more seconds before they accepted that.

-

you were finally back at camp. with percy walking next to you, you felt relieved. you’d met your uncles as poseidon defended his son against his brother’s wrath. now that you were back, you could hug and kiss clarisse all you wanted.

walking into camp, most demigods clapped for percy as you slowed down to let him relish in his glory. you were looking out for the one person that wouldn’t be clapping, and when you found her, her arms were crossed as she glared at you. you wondered if it was because you walked in with percy.

excusing yourself, you diverted from the path and towards your girlfriend with a smile. she scoffed and rolled her eyes at that and stormed off.

you followed her until you were far enough into the woods that no one would hear your conversation.

“hey, you,” you said softly, reaching out to touch her shoulder, but she spun around.

clarisse's eyes blaze with betrayal as she confronted you about the rumors circulating, questioning, "how am i supposed to trust you if you let everyone believe i was the lightning thief?" you're rendered speechless, struggling to find the right words.

in an attempt to defend yourself, you stammer, "i didn’t." but clarisse remains unyielding, her anger palpable.

“then why did you let luke believe it?” you stayed silent and she realised. the tension thickens between you, and the air becomes charged with unspoken emotions. she snaps, "oh, you think that because i crave my dad’s validation so much that i’d start a world war?" your heart sinks as she delivers the words with a bitter edge.

"i thought you, of all people, would understand," clarisse adds, her voice filled with disappointment.

desperation sets in, and you try to explain, "clarisse, it wasn't my intention. i would never intentionally hurt you. you know that.”

“do i?” she asked.

“i love you,” you tried.

but your words fall on deaf ears. she scoffs, shaking her head. "i can't trust you anymore," clarisse declares, breaking up with you. without looking back, she leaves you behind. tears well up in your eyes, emotions overwhelming you. the breakup is abrupt, and the pain lingers as clarisse walks away, leaving you alone with shattered emotions.

[persevereforahappyending]

Maybe in Another Life |3|

Pairing: Clarisse La Rue x Hunter of Artemis!Reader

Summary: You are a Hunter of Artemis, but you start to question what you truly want when you meet Clarisse and get to know her.

Warnings: Slight Titans Curse Spoilers

Word Count: 2.5k

Main Masterlist | Series Masterlist

ch.1 | ch. 2 | ch. 3 | ch. 4 | ch. 5 | ch. 6 | ch. 7 | ch. 8 | ch. 9 | ch. 10 | ch. 11 | ch. 12 | ch. 13 | ch. 14

You, Zoe, Percy, Thalia, Grover, Bianca, and the other head councilors were all seated around a table with Chiron and Dionysus. All of you were discussing the prophecy, what it meant, and more importantly who would go on the quest. Five people were meant to be going on the quest but since it was Zoe’s she got say in who should go on it. It was actually Percy who agreed that Zoe should be the one to decide and that the majority should be Hunters. Zoe would have preferred to have no campers, you agreed with her, but the prophecy indicated that it needed to include both Hunters and campers.

“Grover,” Zoe said, surprising the satyr. Zoe knew Grover would be helpful in tracking down where Artemis was.

“And Thalia,” Zoe said surprising the daughter of Zeus. Thalia hated Zoe but there was no way she’d turn down going on the quest when it meant she could save her friend.

“Phoebe,” Zoe said, flicking her eyes to you. You nodded, understanding Zoe’s thought processes. “She’s the best tracker we have.”

“And Bianca,” she finished.

You tensed up, your eyes snapping to Zoe. She didn’t pick you. You had nothing against Bianca, she was new and nice enough, but she had no experience, with a quest this dangerous you didn’t want someone inexperienced going with your sister. You clenched your jaw to keep yourself from speaking up. You knew your place; you questioned Zoe but never in front of a group like this. Zoe met your eyes with a glare, silently making sure you kept your mouth shut. At least she knew what your thoughts were, she wouldn’t be surprised when you confronted her after leaving the big house.

“Wait!” Percy didn’t keep his mouth shut. “What about me? I want to go too!”

“Oh,” Grover said, looking at his friend. “I’ll stay behind?” He looked at Chiron, you, and then Zoe.

“No.” Zoe smirked at the boy. “No boys allowed.” She flicked a glance at Grover, “He doesn’t count.” Grover frowned but didn’t say anything more.

You caught Clarisse’s mouth twitch up in a smile at Zoe’s words. The girl was the head councilor of the Ares cabin and had remained relatively silent for the most part, surprisingly. Ares kids were usually all about a fight and begging to go on quests but when they were talking about which campers would go on this quest she hadn’t volunteered. Clarisse agreed when the Stoll brothers said it sounded like two people were going to die based on the prophecy. A flicker of what you could only describe as surprise flashed across her face when Zoe chose Bianca to go on the quest. You would bet she had the same thoughts as you, bringing someone so new and untrained was crazy.

“But I need to be on this quest! I need to save Annabeth!” Percy tried to reason with Zoe. You knew it was no use, there was no way Zoe would budge on this, there was no way she’d ever let a boy come along on a quest.

“Not everyone wants you crashing their quest fish boy,” Clarisse snarked.

Percy flicked a glare at her but didn’t say anything, moving his attention right back to Zoe. You figured there was a story behind Clarisse’s words. The idea of Percy Jackson worming his way onto other’s quests didn’t surprise you. You didn’t think he desired attention and glory like a lot of demigods, if you were to guess his reasons were probably honorable, as if he felt he had to be the one to save the day, like it was his responsibility.

You stayed silent, dutifully at Zoe’s side as she and Percy continued to argue. It didn’t stop until Chiron stepped in, saying that it was Zoe’s decision. Not that Chiron could force her anyway, he had no say in what the Hunters did. As you, Zoe, and Bianca left the big house Thalia, Percy, and Grover stayed behind to continue talking with Chiron, while the other councilors dispersed back to their cabins as well.

Before the three of you left the big house though Zoe was approached by the Stoll brothers. You narrowed your eyes as they talked with Zoe. They said how Phoebe had been interested in a shirt at the camp gift shop and they wanted to give it to her as a gift. Zoe didn’t question it though, she just took the shirt with a roll of her eyes and pushed past them, shoving her way outside. You followed, looking back as the Stoll brothers silently giggled to themselves before running off when they caught your stare.

“Say goodbye to your brother,” Zoe said, coming to a stop not too far from the big house, looking back at Bianca. “Then make sure you’re packed; we leave at first light.” Bianca nodded and ran off in search of her brother. “Speak,” she said without turning to face you.

“Why am I not on this quest?” You asked calmly.

“Phoebe is the best tracker out of all of us. Even you know that,” Zoe said plainly.

“But what about Bianca?” You crossed your arms. You didn’t want it to sound childish, but that’s probably exactly how it looked, you weren’t chosen to go on a quest and now you were whining but that wasn’t the case, not really. “She’s new to this, not just being a Hunter.” You raised your arms gesturing around camp, “But all of this, to being a demigod. She’s barely had training.”

“She needs to learn eventually.”

“This quest is too important to be a training session.”

“Do you trust me?” You kept your mouth shut as you sucked in a breath. “Do you?” She asked again, it wasn’t like she didn’t know the answer.

“Without question.”

“And yet you question me,” she mumbled.

You gave her an unamused glare. The only one you trusted more than Zoe was Artemis and she knew that because it was the same for her. After Artemis, there was no one Zoe trusted more than you. The two of you had been together for so long, you knew each other better than you knew yourselves at times. However, unwavering trust didn’t mean not questioning things and just blindly following orders.

“You are needed here,” Zoe said.

“Bullshit,” you scoffed.

“Language,” Zoe snapped, glaring at you.

You couldn’t help but smile, shaking your head at Zoe, she was really stuck in the past at times. Since you were the oldest you went into town or interacted with mortals more than most. You were also better at adapting and not drawing attention to yourself. If a mission involved going somewhere public a group of pre-teen girls tended to draw attention, but being seventeen most people didn’t question your presence. Since you got to interact with the world a bit more you were able to keep with the times and not speak as if you were born a thousand years ago, even if you were. There was plenty you didn’t know about the human world, things you never cared to know, you didn’t need to know them, you just needed to be able to pass as a regular member of society occasionally.

“How can you say I’m needed here,” you got back to the subject at hand. “I’m needed with you. Our goddess is in danger, and I need to be by your side as we try and rescue her.”

“No.”

“You heard the prophecy,” you whispered, glancing around to make sure no one else was around. “You know what it means.”

“We don’t know anything yet,” she brushed you off, but you saw the way her back straightened just a bit.

You gave her an unconvinced look. Even if prophecies could be misleading and weren’t always literal, you knew you both had your suspicions. You had both been demigods for so long, with Artemis for so long, you weren’t naive enough to not make an educated guess at certain lines of the prophecy.

“I don’t have a good feeling about this,” you admitted. You stared into Zoe’s eyes, silently begging her to change her mind. “Please, let me come with you, let me do what I’m meant for and protect you.”

Zoe’s gaze softened. It was rare for Zoe to not be a hundred percent serious and stoic, but she was capable of showing emotion, other than annoyance, most didn’t get to see that though. “You’re needed here,” she repeated kindly. “Without Artemis and with me going on this quest our sisters need someone to lead them.”

You knew what Zoe was trying to say but that didn’t stop you from trying to convince her. “We’re at camp, they’d be perfectly safe until our return.”

“You can’t guarantee that.”

“Then let me make sure it happens,” you pleaded. “Let me go on this quest, if a leader is needed here then it should be you not me. You know you’re better at this than me.”

“We both know I have to lead this quest, it’s my quest.”

You dropped your head in defeat. You knew there was no convincing Zoe to let you come and there was definitely no convincing her to stay behind. You felt Zoe rest a hand on your shoulder as she stepped closer to you. “I will not fail,” she said softly. You raised your head just enough to look her in the eye. “I will rescue our goddess, I swear it.”

“I know,” you said, giving her a sad smile. “Promise you’ll come home as well.” You knew she couldn’t do that; no demigod could promise that when they went on a quest, hell they couldn’t promise that if they just went for a walk, a demigod’s life had a habit of being short and tragic, happy endings being a rarity. “The Hunters need you. I need you.” A part of you hated to admit that, you weren’t one to get overly emotional but the dread you were feeling over this quest made you say it. It was true, you needed Zoe, she kept you from going off course, she kept you in line, you couldn’t imagine a life without her.

Zoe sighed and removed her hand from your shoulder. She didn’t say anything, just offering you a sad smile in return. Then she turned and left you there, heading back to the cabin to inform the rest of the Hunters about the quest and what the plan was. You knew the others wouldn’t be thrilled about staying at camp even longer knowing Artemis was missing and now that Zoe was leaving but none of them would question her like you did, they would just silently accept their orders to stay and wait for your goddesses return.

“Trouble in paradise?” a snarky voice came.

A smile appeared on your lips as you instantly recognized the voice already. You turned to see the daughter of Ares herself standing behind you, her arms crossed.

“Aww, you waited around just for me?” you gave it right back. Clarisse scoffed, rolling her eyes. “Zoe knows what she’s doing, and I trust her decision.”

“Yeah, that’s why you were begging her to go on the quest.”

“I wasn’t begging.” You tilted your head at the implication of her words. “Were you eavesdropping?”

Clarisse clenched her jaw, glaring at you. “No,” she said through gritted teeth. “Was just curious why your leader wouldn’t want her second who happens to be her best fighter at her side.”

“So, you admit I’m the best fighter,” you smirked, gesturing arrogantly at yourself.

Clarisse rolled her eyes again. “Of the Hunters maybe but definitely not at camp.”

“Yeah?” you stepped cockily towards her. “And who would be the best fighter in camp, you?” she gave a shrug and nod, but you could see the arrogance in her eyes, she definitely believed she was the best fighter in camp. You couldn’t help but scoff at the claim. “Is that why I kicked your ass in capture the flag?”

“That is not want happened.”

“Funny, I seem to remember you on your back, your own spear in my hands, pointed at your throat.”

Clarisse stepped forward as if she were ready to brawl with you right there. You couldn’t get rid of your smile, staring right back, seeing the fire in her eyes. Clarisse might have been right; she might have been the best fighter at camp, but she was no match for your centuries of experience.

You and Clarisse continued to stare into each other’s eyes, your competitive spirits mixing, adding to the tension in the air along with something you couldn’t place. You weren’t sure what it was about the daughter of Ares that drew you in, that made you want to mess with her. You two finally broke your stare down when someone cleared their throat.

Both of you quickly blinked, realizing how close the two of you had gotten as you each quickly stepped back. You turned to see Silena standing there, her eyes darting back and forth from you and Clarisse.

“You promised to hangout tonight,” Silena said to Clarisse, finally interrupting the awkward silence when it became clear neither you nor Clarisse would. Clarisse rolled her eyes but unlike every other time there was no annoyance behind it.

Your smile faltered as you watched as Clarisse allowed Silena to grab her arm and began to drag her back to the Aphrodite cabin or wherever they were going to hang out. “I expect a rematch,” Clarisse turned back as she continued to follow Silena.

You weren’t sure why your smile quickly appeared at the daughter of Ares’s words. “Can’t wait,” you said back with a smirk.

You did really want to fight the girl again. Capture the flag was fun and you had fun playing with her, but it was just that to you, a game. You wanted to really spar with her and see what she was actually capable of. Clarisse definitely had skills and you wanted to see just how good she was and see how well she could actually keep up with you. You knew she still wouldn’t win but it certainly would be fun beating her again.

You sighed and made for the journey back to the cabin. Zoe and them were leaving early and you might not have been going but you would be there to see them off. Until then you needed to help Zoe pack, making sure she had everything she would need for the quest. You also needed to make sure to talk to Bianca, the girl was young and inexperienced, and you wanted to give her as much advice and encouragement as you could before she left, you knew she was going to need it. The closer you got to the cabin the more the uneasiness and dread for this quest filled you, this quest wasn’t going to have a happy ending, you knew that, you were just afraid of what that would look like.

[little-blurry-stars5]

JKDLA;DA;FL oh my gods..

OK SO luke with the glory and telling percy that and percy thinking he has to get glory for his father to notice him? BRILLIANT. OH MY GODS. (its just like younger luke. i wonder if we'll get to see clips of young luke, it would be intresting to compare and contrast them to percy)

also the scene in capture the flag where percy is just messing around? THATS HIM. THATS SO PERCY BEHAVIOR THEY CAPTURED HIS CHARACTER PERFECTLY

ALSO him refusing to go on the quest? also percy. i cant belive how good this is. and i love grover's pointy ears. thats such a cool detail i dont think is in the boks but i love they added it

AND ANNABETH?? OH GODS ITS HER!!! THATS OUR GIRL!!! i love the casting sm they look like BABIES. WHY is he seeing his mother die hes like 2 years old wtf. (unitentional jason refrance lmao)

ALSO THE GIRL IN THE WHEELCHAIR? AMAZING. this show is so diverse and i can't wait till they show queer charaters (maybe they will with backround characters... hopefully, please please)

also i love annabeth's accent. it really adds to her character being black and i love that.

i WILL add more but i must go consume more meidia of these guys klajfdklasjfdoa

[crisisreading]

A Study of Fatal Flaws in PJO

The role of fatal flaws in the PJO series is that they essentially dictate the entire course of events. How? Let’s look at our two main characters: Percy and Annabeth. Percy’s flaw is personal loyalty: to save a loved one, he would sacrifice the world. Annabeth’s flaw is hubris: she is so prideful and obsessed with proving herself that she would put everything into jeopardy to do so (e.g. her encounter with the Sphinx in TBotL).

In the beginning, we don’t really pay much attention to the idea of fatal flaws because Percy, our narrator does not even understand them. They seem to be character quirks, and if anything you might note that Percy received a traditionally “feminine” flaw (loyalty) while Annabeth received a traditionally “masculine” flaw (pride).

At every turn, Percy makes it very clear that he does NOT want to be a hero. He has no interest in being looked up to, or revered, or feared. Why does he fill the role of hero every time? Because of personal loyalty! His loved ones (Sally, Grover, Annabeth) are put into danger and he must save them. During the Titan’s Curse, he officially decides to take on the role of “Hero of the Prophecy” because he felt responsible for Nico. And you can even argue that his decision to lead the Battle of Manhattan was because he had come to see Camp Half Blood as his family, and they were in danger.

Percy never wanted to be the hero, but he was forced into this position over and over again because of his fatal flaw.

Annabeth is more of an interesting case because her fatal flaw does not show its head as obviously. When we meet Annabeth, we know that her greatest desire is to lead a quest and prove herself. Yet, she ends up playing the traditional “sidekick” role to Percy when she follows him on countless adventures. Her pride does not kick in while watching Percy gain the glory she always wanted. True friendship, yay!

Annabeth’s greatest show of pride was in believing that she could save Luke and avert the entire Great Prophecy. She really thought she could save her first love, Olympus, Camp Half Blood, Percy, and the entire world in one fell swoop. Because of this, she does not kill Luke when he asked her to run away with him. No one else could have had this opportunity! In a dark way, her decision basically ensures the rise of Kronos and Luke’s death.

In summary, the fatal flaws of these two characters guaranteed that Percy, Annabeth, and Luke would end up in the throne room together in the Last Olympian. So much struggle just to end up right where they belonged anyways. So does this mean our heroes have no free will? Did they ever have a say in what happened to them, or was this outcome always assured?

[zukotheartist]

Pjo show + books spoilers

losing my goddamn mind over Grover's tension alleviating joke "Are you sure you can't just send them an email?" leading to Percy saying "Where's the glory in that?" because Luke and Camp Half-Blood (which aims to do well but is based on and uplifts a messed up system) have gotten a bit through to him because at the end of the day he's just a kid who wants to feel appreciated and how that's also got to do with his dad showing him that he cares and Percy wanting to make him proud so while Annabeth's learning to forget pride, glory and hubris (her fatal flaw), Percy's need to feel appreciated + his loyalty (his fatal flaw) are starting to make him crave the glory (kleos) Luke was talking about but in Sea of Monsters Poseidon will ghost him again and Percy will go back to square one of not caring for the gods or their quest but then the prophecy and- oof

[posallys]

all right here is my word vomit live watch

IMMEDIATELY i am slapped in the face by toby stephens as poseidon i am FERAL

THE LUKE AND PERCY PARALLEL “LOOK, YOU DIDN’T WANT TO BE A HALFBLOOD” OH MY FUCKING GOD

THE MISSING LUKE AND PERCY TRAINING SCENES OH DEAR LORD THANK YOU THANK YOU

“When am i ever going to use this” percy i LOVE YOU

“So you can use them against your opponent” OH BOY

Finally some action i love a good sword fight

But where's annabeths necklace imma kill people

Ooh some god strength okay okay tasty

HELL YEAH POSEIDON POWERS FUCK HIS SHIT UPPPPPP 

“I WARNED YOU. IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL, YOU'LL FIND OUT WHO I AM” OH I LOVE THE ENERGY YESSSS FUCK YEAH

GO OFFF PERCY 

“AND YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE JUST A KID”

Ares didn't curse him i hate it here

OH WHAT IS THAT VOICE

OH MY GOD THE CABIN SOMEBODY SEDATE ME

this can go one of two ways

“Violent seismic activity” MMM YUMMY

UH HULLO THIS IS NOT WHAT I EXPECTED ALECTO!???

I lied there was a secret 3rd way this could have gone and it happened 

OOP THERE’S THE NECKLACE

“Where's the glory in that” wow tell me you don't understand Percy's character without telling me you don't understand Percy's character 

“I don't have an appointment” THATS SO FUCKING ICONIC OF HIM

Wait i kind of fuck with this olympus i was picture all white and pristine but this FUCKS

“SHOULDN'T THEY BE JUST AS AFRAID OF US AS WE ARE OF THEM” OH MY FUCKING GOD. OH MY GOD. HOLY SHIT 

“you're learning fast” OH MY GODDDDDDDDD

“Things that are small and scary….” BROOOOOOOOOOOO

the show has rights for the luke and percy content and posally and percabeth and that's IT

LANCE REDDICK ❤️❤️❤️ greatest of all time rest in peace ❤️ (you'll always be Cedric daniels to me)

Ohhh king he does a bad ass zeus

Where's poseidon though DONT TAKE HIM FROM ME 😭😭😭

Lance ily

Lance reddick zeus you're perfect to ME

OHHHHH YES GOOD SHIT

percy jackson king of audacity 

AGHHHHHJJJDHH POSEIDON I LOVE YOU BRIAN BROMEN OH FUCK YES IM. SNKDKKWKWJFKMQ3LI4HRND IM VIBRATING NRJNW OHMYGID

IM THROWING UP OH MY GOD

“I SURRENDER” OH BROTHER DO I HAVE THOUGHTS THOUGHTS TOO MANY THOUGHTS FUCKKKKK

OH MY GODDDDDDDDDDDD IM GOING TO PUKE

TOBY STEPHENS LOVE OF MY LIFE

I HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE UNWELL IN MY ENTIRE LIFE

SHUT UP NOBODY TOUCH ME

“OBEDIENCE DOESNT COME NATURALLY TO YOU DOES IT” ohhhhhhhh brother call me an ambulance 

“I must take some of the blame i suppose” so you CAN read the books you just chose not to for the other 7 episodes….

THE SEA DOES NOT LIKE TO BE RESTRAINED FUCK YEAHHHHHB BROTHER

HIM ONLY UNDERSTANDING THE WORD FATHER IM GOING TO KILL MYSELF IM SOBBING 

POSEIDON SMILE IM DYING 

I DIDN'T LEARN IT FROM CHIRON AND THEN POSEIDONS FACE OH FUCK IM PUKING SHAKING CRYING

IM SO SO SO UNWELL IM LITERALLY INCOHERENT 

“Ares is a moron, as you noticed” STOP I LOVE HIM THERES THAT ASSHAT POSEIDON ENERGY IM LOOKING FOR

“of course we dream, why do you ask” “DO YOU EVER DREAM ABOUT MOM” I AM DEAD I DIED I ASCENDED IM FLOATING LEVITATING FLYING OH DEAR LORD OH MY GOD IM SO SO SO ILL

TOBY STEPHENS THE MAN THAT YOU ARE POSEIDON THE MAN THAT YOU ARE OH MY GOD HIM GOLDING PERCYS HEA DIM VIMITING SHITING MYSELF KILLING DYING DEAD DJFICJJWOKDKDJN FUCK ME FUCK FICK

TOBY TOBY TOBY YOURE PERFECTVTHE PAIN THE FACIAL EXPTESSUINNS IM DYING DEAD

THE PEARL KILL KILL KJAJDJWKKDJJDJDUEJJ2NH3H

I AM HYPERVENTILATING 

Not to be greedy BUT WHERE IS THE QUEEN AMING WOMEN WHERE THE FUCK WAS IT YOU CANNOT GIVE ME ALL OF THAT AND THEN NOT GIVE ME THE MOST FUCKING ICONIC LINE OF ALL TIME WHAT THE ACTUAL ABSOLUTE FUCK I AM GOING THROUGH SO MANY EMOTIONS WHATBTHEFUCK

there's still 20 minutes left taylor breathe it can still happen 

PERCABETH HUG MY RELIGION

annabeth luke percy trio is SOOOOO interesting to me

I hate percy knowing :( ur a bit too perceptive buddy but it's okay 

“I DIDN'T THINK YOU'D GIVE THEM TO GROVER TO WEAR” SHOOT ME IT WOULD PROBABLY FEEL ABOUT THE SAME

THE GODS ARE MY ENEMY, YOU IM HERE TO RECRUIT OHHHHH BROTHER

OH HELLO BACKBITER LORE OKAY

LUKE I GET YOU I UNDERSTAND

I MET YOUR DAD *SLASH* OH THEY GOT HIM THEY GOT HIM GOOD

LUKE PERCY FIGHT MY EYES HAVE BEEN BLESSED IN THIS DAY

PERCY APOLOGIZING HONEY UR TOO SWEET

ANNABETH OH FUCK OH HELLO

So tell me what are the plans for ttc now lol

I HEARD EVERYTHING ANNABETH HONEY COME HERE I NEED TO HUG YOU

I must ask….where the FUCK was this energy the rest of the season this episode is literally so insane it almost makes up for the rest of everything

“How does she feel abt all of this” ooh yummy i like the foreshadowing 

“I imagine she's thrilled” WRONG thalia would stomp freddy chases head in if given the chance

LEAH UR BRAIDS ARE GORGEOUS

stop percy had HEART EYES 24/7 FOR HER IM GOING TO COMBUST

“JUST BE A KID” IM SOBBING

THE SEARCHERS LICENSE IM CRYING SOBBING UR PERFECT GROVER 

“I'LL FIND YOU” FORESHADDDDDDDOWWWINGGGGGGGG

“NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS WE MEET BACK HERE NEXT YEAR”, OH I LOVE THEM IM CRYING SOBBING OH MY BABIES

MONTAUK IM GOING TO KILL MYSELF FUCK DUDE U CANT DO THIS 

i want poseidon to be there i know he wont be but i NEED it

Stop honey percy ilyyyyy you're such a sweetheart im kissing ur forehead and tucking u in

OH HELLO “IT'S TIME TO WAKE UP” WOOOOAHHHHHHHH OKAY

“WE'RE STILL DOING THIS” LMFAOOOOO

“TURNS OUT IM PRETTY GOOD AT THIS….COME FIND ME” CRAZY 

……MOTHERFUCKER if they dont show gabe dying im gonna riot

WHERE WAS THE REST OF MY POSALLY 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 YOU CAN'T GIVE ME SOME AND THEN TAKE AWAY THE LITTLE FROM THE BOOKS

WHERE IS SALLY MURDERING GABE HELLO

AHHH END SCENE LOL AH THE BOX

THE IMPLICATION THAT IT WAS ALL POSEIDON……..WHAT IF I DIE OH MY GOD

[i-want-chicken-nuggies]

OH MY GOD THE NEWEST EPISODE??

(pjo spoilers below btw)

IM GONNA KMS OMG THIS EPISODE WAS SUCH A PERCABETH WIN!!!

like this is the ep you start to see annabeth open up to percy, and where percy starts to see annabeth as a friend. annabeth’s standoffish nature starts to fade as she learns she can TRUST percy, and percy’s genuine care for annabeth is so UGSHSNDNEJSKD!:!/&&;&!!

like i cried real tears when percy almost called annabeth “friend”, like oh my god those words. because the weight of what “friend” means to percy is phenomenal, and the fact that he’s finally, FINALLY, calling annabeth his friend. wow. boy you’re gonna have some big feelings for her in a few years just you wait 😈

the interactions between percy and annabeth felt so real, like that was food for the soul. MY SOUL. also annabeth being a fucking badass on the train like okay girl i see you: stabbing things, making lil locks and protecting everyone on the fly, i see you girl. love you. AND WOW HER GEARING UP TO FUCKING DIE PROTECTING GROVER AND PERCY. she did say that she was fending the chimera and echidna off because grover and percy needed to get to hades and collect the bolt, but whatever i know she’s doing it cause she cares too.

also i cannot believe this. the arch scene was spectacular. specifically when percy, in his self sacrificial glory, offered the sword to annabeth then used it to get her and grover to safety. that scene resonated so strongly with him in house of hades, when he was ready to shove annabeth into the elevator and fight off the entire army of tarturus in order to get her to safety. like that was just—

i have very big strong feelings about percy pulling annabeth out of the way and locking her and grover out. his loyalty is so limitless, and this show is doing so good at showing how fatal his flaw really is.

my favorite episode so far that’s for sure!

[simp-for-fiction]

Ok so everyone should agree this was one great episode.

. I mean the fight between Ares and Percy ('chefs kiss )

. Annabeth telling Percy how he thought he was just a kid when he defeated the freaking god of war.

. Him calling for Sally when he entered the summer house.

. "Where's the glory in that. "

. Percy facing Zues like he should have faced Nancy Bobofit.

. "Your family is a mess "

. Poseidon surrendering in an instant because Zues was about to harm his kid.

. Zues not killing Percy after being reminded of Thalia.

. The ancient Greek.

. Percy asking Poseidon about dreams.

. " Do you ever dream about mom ?"

. Then Percy figuring out how Luke was the one who stole the bolt.

. " It was you "

. How the sword BackBiter could cut through the camp shield.

. The three lines on the tree !

. The fight between Percy and Luke.

. "You have gotten better"

. Percy hurting Luke then immediately apologizing but Luke hurting him with all that he had.

. THEN our Queen Annabeth taking of her cap.

. " I heard everything"

. How Luke was so upset ( i mean did you see his face!)

. Then how when Percy was about to leave Dionysius was saying "Percy?, that's your name?" " I'm like 90% sure its Peter."

. Then Percy talking to Annabeth about Disney Land in front of Thalia's tree with those adorable, cute smiles.

. "Just be a kid"

. Grover showing them his searchers license.

. " No one ever bothered to search the seas."

. Them making a pact to meet there again no matter what.

. Then that group hug.

. Sally waking up Percy saying that 7th grade awaits. (like am I the only one who forgot he was 11 years old)

. Then Percy saying he saw his grandpa

. "Don't call him that".

. Then Percy saying one adorable statement to his mom.

. "Don't forget to tell your mom how much you love her"

. And then.... the blue pancakes !

And this was one enormous post but I'm too excited !

[supernaturallyliterate]

My biggest criticism of the PJO show is that THEY TELL PERCY SHIT.

So much of the series is grounded in Percy’s confusion, his overwhelm at a new world that doesn’t make any sense, his frustration that no one tells him shit.

And then, in the PJO show, what do they do? They give him ALL THE INFORMATION on a silver platter??

Sally: You’re a halfblood Percy!

Luke: You gotta get glory and prove yourself in combat to be respected and left alone around here.

Also Luke: So there’s thing called a forbidden kid…. (Which, BTW, why the fuck did they hammer that in so hard?)

Also also Luke: So Annabeth, Thalia, & I came to camp together. Oh and Thalia was a daughter of Zeus, but she died. Annabeth is like a sister to me :)

ALSO LUKE: Annabeth is obsessed with you cuz she thinks you’re gonna be the kid who finally gets her a quest so she can prove herself!

Chiron: You must go on this quest to help your dad! No, we don’t have a magic oracle that’ll give you totally-not-plot-relevant prophecies!

Grover: Your mom is alive! If she’s anywhere, she’s in the Underworld. So let’s go!

So much DIRECTLY GIVEN INFORMATION. I hate it. Where’s my confused and angry Percy who’s frustrated that no one tells him shit? Why are we bringing up Thalia so casually and so soon? She doesn’t become plot relevant until the end of book 2!

I have so many thoughts but that’s my biggest one. Stay tuned.

[benwvatt]

for the weekend sleepover ask game: what are your favorite Grey's headcanons?

aaaaahhhh beachy i love chatting with you! <3

i need alex & jackson & april to move in together and be, like a weird group of 3. sort of a grover-percy-annabeth or a katara-sokka-aang in terms of the cheesy couple and their weird best friend who has emotional regulation issues but, like, needs hugs. he just also needs you to be chill so he doesn't feel embarrassed. and when he's sick he also wants japril to watch movies with him and make him chamomile tea

jackson fell first but april fell harder!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

can we please give matthew some actual character development because i would LOVE to see him actually grow & develop. I'm an exchristian and I really loved the episode where matthew & april talked about her not being a virgin because I found it very insightful and lovely.

I am team-matthew's wife never dies and april never marries matthew and he actually gets to grow as a human being. also he gets to be happy.

I always loved April as christian representation because she is a christian but is so kind (and I also headcanon that she has very complex feelings about christianity and the struggle against god. I can see her partly deconstructing.)

I am team-everyone lives AU. teddy and henry were CUTE. so were teddy and alison, and merder (who are not, like, my absolute favorites but I want them to be happy and I want derek to become a better person, not die because he reached for his phone while turning his truck.)

IF SAMUEL HAD LIVED AND JAPRIL COULD HAVE GOTTEN A STORYLINE ABOUT RAISING A DISABLED KID !!!! IT COULD HAVE BEEN GOOD DISABILITY REP!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am also team "Link and Amelia get back together" because I LOVE their romance and am so mad they broke up

I realize not all of these are headcanons. this is just a list of what I want to see. WHATEVER???

nonbinary callie because [gestures at sara ramirez in all their glory]

CALLIE AND ARIZONA SECOND WEDDING TO RENEW THEIR VOWS

also mark & lexie live happily ever ever ever after and they dance at the second wedding <3

okay we both love japril so also

Jackson is really good at crosswords and April is so fucking pissed at him for it

April (with Jackson's consent) yells at Jackson's dad for being terrible and Jackson becomes weird best friends with April's dad. They drink beer and listen to country songs and talk about, like, spirituality and god and soccer games and cherry pie recipes. Jackson learns how to drive a tractor and he meets Jackson, the pig April named after him, which the Kepners refuse to kill because HE IS NAMED A HUMAN NAME.

They also talk about April's embarrassing cute childhood (Jackson has 65353 pictures on his phone) and Jackson ALSO yells at April's family for making her feel embarrassed. Kids with disabilities and braces don't need to be shamed and mocked.

Jackson becomes friends with April's dad because he gets to have a dad (well, aside from Webber, who is also a nice dad figure) who loves him for HIM :'))))))))))))))

it's very healing and wonderful. he totally cries on mr. kepner's flannel shirt.

Jackson keeps his lucky pencil from med school and fucking signs his marriage certificate with it. (Office person voice: Sir, that's not valid. We need BLACK or BLUE PEN.)

JACKSON AND APRIL START A GLOBAL HEALTH NONPROFIT

Can we please have an April-centric storyline about why the US military fucking sucks and she had a nice time with them but was also, uh, IN THE MILITARY

April goes to her med school reunion and is like, "oh? this guy? yeah, whatever, he's super famous. mostly he just makes me tea and hangs out with our kids, I don't think of him as an AVERY"

everyone is super impressed. jackson is silly and goofy and eats hors d'ouevres with her

can we please get a Reed Lives AU because I LOVE REED (mostly because i am gay and i think she has cool hair) and I want to see more of her and April's friendship.

marginally off-topic rant but: the San Francisco episodes where they're doing the board exams and japril has sex in the bathroom? MY HEADCANON - VERY SLIGHT - IS THAT THEY WOULD JUST HAVE SEX ON THE COUNTER, NOT GO INTO THE STALL AND SLAM THE DOOR SHUT

BECAUSE WHY WOULD YOU NEED TO LOCK THE STALL AND HAVE SEX IN THERE IF THE MAIN BATHROOM DOOR IS ALREADY LOCKED?????????

also, april totally takes kickboxing lessons after beating up that guy at the bar (at the boards) and Jackson is just Very Turned On by his cool friend who, like, comes home from kickboxing all SWEATY? and BRUISED? taking off the tape around her hands and peeling off her tank top to get in the shower? it's really hot and he's very confused.

[sankta-starkova]

THE OUTSIDERS

008 | garden gnome emporium

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summary: the one where daisy returns to camp from college and is blinded by her love for him, even as the world ends

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It was too early in the morning. She was called into a meeting about the quest, all of the eligible campers being offered up for the quest.

"The oracle has said what we predicted. That this quest will proceed towards the underworld where you will confront Hades," Chiron announced.

She looked at him and Mr D as they stood in a circle around the room. Percy seemed nervous about the situation, about choosing.

Daisy remembered standing here two years ago, hands behind her back, a nervous smile on her face as Luke stood in the exact same spot as Percy did now.

"The entrance to his domain is in Los Angeles, this is where you will journey to. Time is short," he explained.

She looked to her side at Luke. His eyes were trained forward, hands behind his back.

She was more calm. She didn't need to go on the quest, she had enough glory. Actually, her life was pretty perfect and she'd rather not go on the quest.

Luke did, she could see it in that determined look in his eyes. He really wanted to help Percy on that quest.

Deep inside, Daisy hoped that it wasn't going to be her or Luke, especially not him.

He had gone through so much over the years and she knew that if there was one more quest than he would get pushed over the end.

"I have picked many candidates to make sure that you succeed on your quest," Chiron said, gesturing to the others.

Percy took one scan of the room, eyes lingering on Luke and Daisy for a second.

He didn't hesitate before looking across the room, "Annabeth. I want Annabeth,"

She seemed shocked by it but also excited about it all. Daisy looked at her, shooting her a smile

Chiron looked down at Percy, "Customarily, one waits to at least hear a name or two before choosing," he whispered, "Are you sure you don't want to hear more?"

"It's going to be hard to get? Yes?" Percy questioned.

"Extraordinarily," the centaur said, looking at the boy confused. He didn't know where he was going with this.

"If the mission required someone to push me down a flight of stairs, you'd want someone who won't hesitate when they go it," he said, eyes trained on Annabeth.

Daisy smiled to herself. She could see the looks shared between Percy and Annabeth, there was something going on between them.

Chiron looked at the couple as well. He could see the same look shared between them as there was between Daisy and Luke when they first met.

Contempt.

"The first quest mate shall be Annabeth chase," Chiron said, trying to hide the smile on her face.

"Now on to the next candidate," Chiron said and before he could even say all of their names, percy spoke again.

"I want Grover," he said. 

Mr D groaned. He was tired of this biy and his choices, "He's not here,"

"Grover will be my next quest mate," he said with a firm voice.

Chiron looked out at the group and then down at the young boy. He was the one that the camp had been waiting for and they weren't going to refuse him.

He accepted the decision and the rest of the campers were let go and Luke and Daisy walked away.

She took a sigh of relief, a heavy burden on her chest being set free.

"You okay?" Luke asked, reaching down and lacing his fingers with hers.

She looked at him, all of her fears washing away. They were going to be safe here at camp together.

She nodded, feeling shy for some reason, "I'm just glad we weren't picked,"

Luke cocked his head to the side. He didn't understand why she wouldn't want to go on another quest.

After their quest was such a disaster, Chiron had banned all other minor quests and Daisy had seen that as a good thing. Luke enjoyed the chance to prove himself.

She could see the confusion on his face and she just shook her head. Daisy stopped in the middle of the path before stepping to the side.

"Our quest, it ruined me Luke. I couldn't sleep, I had constant nightmares. I feared for my life. I don't think I can do that again," she explained.

He could see the fear in her eyes at the ides of going on another quest and anger flared in his stomach.

This was what the Gods did. They destroyed good people for their selfish games and Luke was tired of it. He was tired of good people getting hurt.

Without any hesitation, he stepped forward and wrapped his arms around her, holding her tight against him.

"I won't let them hurt you again," he promised, pressing a kiss to the top of her head, "You know I'll protect you from anything,"

She looked up at him and she couldn't resist the urge to get onto her tip toes and press a kiss to her lips, his eyes fluttering closed.

"Though I know you don't need protecting," he said, pressing another kiss to her lips.

"Thank you," she muttered and he tilted his head to the side again in confusion like he always did.

She never told Luke the extent of her nightmares, of the amount of trauma that she went though on that quest.

"You saved me Luke. Not only did you save my life, you stopped me from going insane," his eyes softened as he heard how much he had helped her.

He remembered seeing the vacant look in her eyes after the quest as she would sit in the cabin. The way she wouldn't speak to anyone and just lie there, silent..

It reminded him of his mother.

There was that seed of pride again, at the idea that he had saved her life, not that she owed something to him.

"I'll always save you," he promised. And he meant it, "I love you Desdemona Valance,"

He looked at her and all she saw was love in her eyes. She always knew of the fates, knowing that they hovered around but as she looked at him in that moment, not only did she fall more in love with him, but she finally understood.

Fate was always there. Luke was her soulmate no mater what happened. Even if the Gods pulled them apart he would always be hers and she would be his.

"I love you Luke Castellan," she leaned up, pressing another kiss to his lips.

Her hand fell to his neck and she could feel his pulse quicken against her hand. She smirked into the kiss, knowing he was telling the truth.

He loved her with every fibre of his being.

Luke and Daisy knew how difficult quests were and they wanted to contribute something to try and make it a little bit easier for the three teenagers.

"How much money did they give you?" Luke asked as they stood in front of the Poseidon cabin.

Percy looked up at the two of them as they stood in the doorframe. He was so caught in his own thought that he didn't  hear them coming.

He looked down at the bag that he had been given, pulling out a little bag of money.

"200 dollars in cash and a bag of these. They might be Canadian, or from chuck e cheese," he said.

He looked at the golden coins and Daisy stepped forward, coming to stand in front of him.

"They're golden drachma. Dollars for human world, drachmas for mythic world. Don't mix them up," Luke said.

Daisy laughed a little bit, a memory hitting her, "Luke learnt his lesson when a very angry cab driver punched him in the face for giving him the wrong money,"

They looked at each other with a knowing look, a smile on their faces as they remembered the quest.

Whilst it had its issues and it had caused them a lot of pain over the years, that was when she really fell in love with him.

"Noted," Percy said, a half hearted smile on his face

He seems nervous, and rightfully so. She was nervous on her quest and she was older than him then, she didn't know how a twelve year old would undertake the more harrowing quest the camp had seen in years.

"We come baring gifts," Daisy said to try and cheer him up a little bit.

She dug into her satchel and pulled out a few things that she thought he might need, placing them in his open palms.

"So I have an extra ambrosia square because they never give you enough, twenty dollars and some snacks for the way there," she said, placing the bag of snacks next to him.

There were so many things she wished she had when she went on the quest with Luke and that was advice.

There weren't many quests given in camp and at the time, hers and Lukes was the most important for years.

She sat down next to him and he looked over at her, a smile on his face of gratitude for the gifts.

"Lukes present trumps mine," she said, leaning in like they had a secret that Luke didn't know about.

Luke handed him the box and Percy looked down at it. He pulled the lid off to see a pair of red converse.

"I don't think shoes are better than crisps," He said, looking at Daisy, "Sorry Luke,"

The older boy smiled, waiting to see what the boy thought about the shoes.

He sat down on the opposite side of Percy before he pulled out one of the shoes from the box.

He held it in his hand, holding eye contact with Percy, "Maia," he whispers to the shoes.

They sprouted wings and Percy looked at them in awe, excited to have two friends who cared about him so much.

"Those are better than crisps," He said, the biggest smile on his fave.

"Theyre a gift. From my dad," he stated, almost bitterly but Percy didn't pick up on that tone.

He whispered the same word to the shoes again and the wings went inside. He placed the shoe back in the box and Percy closed the lid.

"I thought about choosing one of you before choosing Grover," he stated, almost seeming nervous.

Daisy shrugged it off, she didnt mind not being picked, "Grover is a lot stronger than people think,"

"I was afraid," he admitted before he began to ramble, "I have a chance to rescue my mum and I can't let anything stop me. I'm afraid if it gets in the way of the quest then Annabeth will stop it a-"

Luke cut him off, standing up and pulling Percy up with him.

"It's okay. We get it, we went on a quest once too. Just take care of each other out there," he said.

Luke loved Annabeth like a little sister. He couldn't lose her out there, not like he nearly lost Daisy. Not like he lost Thalia.

Daisy stood up as well, standing in front of Percy. He looked so tiny, so young to go on such a dangerous quest.

Her heart was pounding in her chest. She didn't know what she would do if any of these children got hurt because of the Gods.

"Remember what we taught you about sword fighting. Hold fast Percy, you'll make it through this one," she said, pulling him in for a hug.

He held her tight, remembering the last words that his mother said to him. He may not have her anymore, and Daisy was in no way a replacement, but it was nice to have someone to look out for him.

When she pulled back, Percy stepped back as well. Luke placed a hand on the boys shoulder, giving him an encouraging smile.

They were both worried about him and doubted the Gods choice for three preteens to go on such a dangerous quest, but they had to let it happen.

As they walked out of the room, Percy left standing in the cabin alone, he could almost hear his mother's voice.

Hold fast. Brave the storm.

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[webanglikethat]

about episode six...

as much as I have absolutely loved the episode, I cannot help but also feel quite disappointed with the changes.

for one; Percy was given four pearls instead of three. that to me changes EVERYTHING. Percy was NEVER given the option or chance to save himself, his friends, his mother and complete the quest all in one. he either had to sacrifice himself, leave a friend behind or sacrifice the world for his mother. that played such a big role for his character growth because he was left navigating through impossible choices, where there was no ideal solution, only varying degrees of heartbreak and loss.

if everything is changed, we will not see Annabeth and Grover fighting over who should sacrifice themselves to save Sally and Percy, ''you two go on. Grover, you have to protect Percy. you have to get your searcher’s license and start your quest for Pan. get his mom out of here. I’ll cover you. I plan to go down fighting.”

and Percy's heart feeling like it was being ripped in two because throughout the countless miles they'd travelled and monsters they had survived, a lingering worry had always been present in the back of his mind, in the chamber of his heart - the fear of betrayal by a friend. but these friends? they had done nothing but save him, over and over again. these friends, who had been nothing but loyal, were willing to sacrifice their lives for his mom. Annabeth, whom he had initially brought along under the assumption that they would never be friends to avoid the fear of potential betrayal, stood before him, for him. she was willing to give up not just her life but her dreams and everything she held dear if it meant ensuring the safety of their friends and loved ones. Annabeth ''I won't rely on anyone'' Chase chose him, chose love and friendship over glory.

I truly ardently hope that he will lose one pearl. Rick Riordan I can see your angst vision so please let me be right. because imagine this.

Percy had started with four precious pearls, each representing a chance to save his mom. so the whole weight of hope rested on those small, shimmering spheres. however they somehow lost one of the pearls. perhaps while being on the boat or in the fight with matress guy, but they lost it. and so, with one less chance available, the realization struck that they might truly fail in their mission to save what mattered most – Percy's beloved mother. he had held the chance to save her within his grasp, it was almost tangible, something he could almost reach and bring to fruition. however, the bitter reality set in – it slipped away, elusive and just out of reach, just like water. they almost could have had it all.

[cynthia39100]

PJO (TV) S1E8

I'm gonna look past the little complaints I have in this episode because LUKE FUCKING KILLED ME!!

The way he said, " I didn't think you'd given them to Grover to wear." He was on the brink of tears. His voice, the lighting, just gorgeous. Then he said " I am your friend." and it suddenly gave me chill. So good. He looked so genuine because he did believe what he said. It made sense for him to recruit Percy instead of straight out killing him here considering his (and Kronos') attitude in the later books.

I really appreciated that they made this fight between Percy and Luke the climax. The emotional turmoil in there... Love how desperately Percy, who was just saved by his father, wanted to convince him of the gods' good deed. And the way Luke's face twisted at Hermes' name.

And Percy fucking apologised...! He looked so small and scared when he was beaten on the ground. Such a contrast from the similar scene with Ares. Then Annabeth saw Luke... it's so heartbreaking for all three of them... I never liked Luke that much in the book but show!Luke has my heart now.

I also really like the first training scene! Luke looked extra attractive waving that wooden sword~ He really was a good fighter. Every time Luke taught Percy something it made me happy. Percy not only used Luke's teaching in the fight with Ares, he then went on to say "Where's the glory?" so many feelings...

I quite like that Percy figured out Luke's betrayal himself and (potentially) conspired with Annabeth. It could be by his own intelligence, or by the fact that he went through the quest with Annabeth and Grover and trusted them enough to scratch them out from the potential traitor list.

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(not enough Grover in this episode...)

[hawkeye221b]

Ok no but like i've been thinking about Episode 5 since i watched it and the way its doing so much for all of the three?? i could literally go on and on and rave about it. (my raving is long so i will hide most of it under a cut to not clog dashes)

Like we've always known percy was an angry kid- in the first book- literally the first page what is one of the first things percy says? that he mentions? How he's considered a 'troubled kid'. how his life- though short so far- is miserable. He's angry. he's resentful. he's bitter! he's a 12 year old boy with an abusive stepdad, an absent father and the entire world against him. And in the past two episodes we've seen his anger- his defense mechenism- in action. He tried to intimidate Echidna because they killed both Alecto and Medeusa. He's bitter at his father and doesn't want to give in to the way things "work". he tried to fight Ares despite knowing that he's not only a god- but that one of his children actively tried to maim and seriously injure him just because of a percieved slight. and yet hes angry. he's loyal. he's empathetic. he's a kid... and he thinks so, so little of himself because thats what the world has done. Where his mother sees a powerful boy- her son who she loves and would do anything for- the rest of the world sees a "troubled kid". they see a problem and a threat. he doesn't know or see how strong or impactful he is because he doesn't see that in himself. he gives so much to others who earn his loyalty because he thinks they deserve better so he tries so hard to give them the best chance possible because he thinks so highly of them and yet so little of himself.

And Annabeth.. she's been raised in this life- this cycle of backstabbing and vying for power for just an ounce of love or attention. she had to fight with her stepmother for her dad's attention, then she had to fight her own mother's pride and status to get just an ounce of recognition.. and it works for a time. She's the child her mother is Proudest of- the most devoted, most obedient and smartest kid she has.. and then she lets Percy act out and suddenly she's lost it all. because of something that someone else did... not only that but it was something she did try to warn against. and yet Athena said Annabeth was to be punished.. and in both instances where she could potentially "redeem" herself in her mother's eyes.. she doesn't. the first time its because someone else sees what's happened and says this isn't right. Percy pointed out that HE was the one to send the head. he pointed out that if Athena should be angry at anyone, its him.. and her Pride won't let her accept that. she's ready to stay behind so Percy and Grover can go on- she's so ready to be the next Meduesa; ready to take the fall for someone else's actions.. and then percy doesn't let her. he takes her place because it was right and, like his own flaw drives him to- he thinks she's so much better than him and deserves to go on so he makes the choice to right the wrong in front of them and take the punishment.. and then she has the chance to do what her mother would want again- leave Percy to his fate and go on without him; restoring the 'glory' and 'pride' that she lost.. but this time she doesn't. this time she sees the cycle- sees percy breaking it by putting himself again in this position of protecting her- a position she watched Thalia be in as a little girl- and this time her pride emboldens her. She doesn't need her mother's approval this time... this time she has the boldness to try and undo a creation made by a god and free her friend- fix a problem that has a physical conduit- this time she's older and smarter and she won't leave Percy behind like she had to with Thalia. her Pride never changes, but the way she uses it and where she's placing it is.

and then there's Grover. Gorver who, for the longest time, has been consumed by his guilt for not doing his duty and protecting Thalia to the end- despite being one of, if not the first, saytr to bring three half-bloods to the borders of camp in one go. he gets two of them over the hill to safety despite not having enough power or will to go back and save the one he was originally sent to protect.. and this time he hasn't just promised his duty as a saytr.. but he's got a promise to sally jackson. he promised her that he would look after her son. and he's trying so hard- trying to be a guide to the two children he's with; with Annabeth he knows her, he's seen her grow up and was her protector first. he knows her so well and he doesn't want to fail her and percy.. he too sees the potential and power but also the scared kid. he knows he needs to get his hands a bit dirtier than most saytrs would like or be willing to do. He goes against a direct order from Mr.D and tells percy about his mom. He plays mind games with Ares?? he stays behind not just because he trusts the other two to get this done ,but it gets them out of the way so he can use all 24 years of experience he was against Ares. he appeals to his ego. he surprises him by mentioning older, quieter and shorter wars- he surprised Ares. he gets in his head without him even realizing it and he's so aware of his own words and actions and yet he gets information out of Ares- out of a god. Grover is so much smarter and wiser than we give him credit for and he still has further to go.