#Library Rick

[rick-on-the-run]

Hiding from Grandfather.

I was taking a nap one day, and my dog came up and slapped me in the face with his paw for attention. Then suddenly, a little scene popped into my head. So I drew it. I've never really drawn an environment like this, and I suck at lighting currently, but oh well... The books were fun to draw..

What happened next...

Lots of ramblings below...

⚠️Warning⚠️ Extreme "wall of text" jumpscare inbound! Skip if not in the mood for a long(ish) read.

So now I have a new oc... Anyway...

This is Rick K-355 Or "Library". After going through a hectic point in his life: traveling through space, fighting in wars, and whatnot. He came back to his Beth a bit earlier than probably most Ricks, somewhere right before Morty came along.

When he lived there originally with his wife and daughter, he attempted to make money by employing himself as a sort of handyman: using his gadgets and such to fix and assist with things around people's homes. However, really only neighbors or friends utilized his services. Which meant his wife was the main breadwinner of the house. It did cause some tension, as money was tight, and science projects in their garage or being a barely successful handyman wasn't helping pay the bills. And for a time, he picked up a small job at the library. As being around books made having a job more tolerable, just as having a job where he can build and use his inventions. He was content; however, he often longed for more in his life. Though, despite this want for more than what he had, he was still grateful, and loved his small family dearly.

At some point, another Rick (not Prime) came to his home in an attempt to capture him for a reason which was never made clear, and it resulted in a fight. Library managed to fend off and kill the other Rick; however, not before Diane was badly injured in the attack. She later succumbs to her wounds, leaving Rick in a state of shock and confusion. Before then, he had no knowledge of other realities, let alone other versions of himself.

He becomes a bit distant from Beth, pouring his time into figuring out the gun which he saw the other Rick us to appear in his room. He knew it was portal travel, as he, like many other Ricks -unbeknownst to each before the first successful portal hop- had been trying to figure out. He wasn't sure where he was going to go with this gun, but he became so disgustingly obsessed with it in his grief, that it drove him into a crazed state. Perhaps he was trying to ignore his loss. Though, this shook the relationship with his daughter.

And in an action he will forever regret, he managed to get the gun working, and stepped through a portal without much thought. It happened to be on its last jump, so even if he wanted to come home right away, he couldn't... This sobered him up some, and he panicked, suddenly realizing that he had absolutely no idea how to get home.

Hectic space adventures ensue..

He went through questioning if anything mattered, given the infinity of possibilities and universes... Seeing the same wars fought for the same ridiculous reasons as they were being waged over in many realities following the same doomed paths. And he fought in a few. He even killed other versions of himself, not only to steal more portal fluid, but to see what he'd do if he were dying, or how other versions of himself reacted to being attacked by another Rick out of the blue. What did he himself look like that night.? Because to him, they didn't really exist.. They just were echoes of people he could've been, drifting through their lives in an infinite web of probabilities... And in time, he began to question if he also even existed at all...

And yet, in all this time he spent being lost, he had neglected the one thing that was still real to him: his daughter. Whom he left behind, and had long since gained the ability to get back to her. Maybe he was afraid their relationship was too damaged...

As his rambunctious time in space began to wind down, and before he finally made the jump home, he spent some time at Alcázar (Citadel-430) working in the archives. As he was growing tired of space shenanigans, and missed the complex simplicity of knowledge held between pages. Here is where he gained the moniker "Library". Even though he was an Archivist and not necessarily working in a library at the time...

When he finally does go back home, he never leaves for the infinity of possibilities again. His Beth sort of helped him ground himself in is own existence. Helped him realize that he was real, and if nothing else mattered, then at least this one thing does.

Back home, he is a librarian at the same local library he worked at while younger. Even living in the building in an upstairs home above the library. Often looking after his grandchildren when Beth and Jerry can't. Both he and Beth are trying to repair their relationship, though, Beth's feelings toward what happened are still a lot stronger and more sore, making it harder for her to forgive her father.

He is a kinder Rick, and cares about his grand babies. (Because I just need to see a Rick who actively cares for, and who isn't cruel to Morty and Summer...I'm starved for it...) And when they come to live with him on occasion, he uses the opportunity to tutor them in things they might not learn, or know yet in school. So they are somewhat ahead of the game.

He is more concerned for his grandson, however. As Morty struggles to comprehend information and retain it, often being exceeded by his sister. His speech impediment is more severe, and so he opts not to talk most of the time. And he just sort of goes along with his sister's antics. Though, he focuses easier on things that interest him, like animals and taking apart and putting together RC cars. And as for Summer, she is more outspoken than her brother, and very easily can become the lead in any group of peers, knowing how to sway the crowd. Library isn't concerned for her in any schooling environment. Rather, he is more concerned about the trouble her brain may get her in one day...

Anyway... that's it... It's midnight and I'm practically falling asleep... Thank you for reading if you did... Sorry it was so long...

[unpretty]

my local library apparently partnered with like TWELVE CONSORTIUMS for overdrive access and all but eight of them were in the library extension database (i requested the other four be added) so now when i go to amazon the library list is like. a fucking mile long. and i can look at them all and see which library has the shortest wait time to get the book i want. life: hacked.

[blue-likethebird]

Big day for the kids who used to get in trouble for reading Percy Jackson and Heroes of Olympus in class

[luciferslilith7]

[lavenderfairiez]

One of my favorite things about my job is when someone checks out a riordanverse book or even just when I see one. Today someone checked out tsats and we got to talking about ToA cuz they had just finished it. I told them I was currently reading the burning maze and they said "oh no." I assured them I knew what happened but it was just a wonderful little interaction.

[briabooknerd]

[helpallthenamesaretaken]

girls be like "Im a casual enjoyer" and then drop dead like a cockroach when they see their fav book character being edited with their fav artist's song which they've been insisting for months and years that it's their song and finally they find someone who gets i--

[inlovewithquotes]

“Are you kidding?” He grinned at Annabeth. “A chance to do quests, just the three of us? Like old times? The Three Musketeers!”

“The Powerpuff Girls,” Annabeth suggested.

“Shrek, Fiona, Donkey,” I said.

“Wait a minute,” Grover said.

-The Chalice Of The Gods

[halfbloodswiftie]

/Slight Spoilers If you hadn’t read some of the Rick Riordan Present’s Books!/

Random late night post lmao with hcs! Enjoy : )

Books Mentioned:

Aru Shah

The Gifted Clan

City of the Plague Gods

Storm Runner Series

You can’t tell me Percy wouldn’t see all those demigods and magicians and not be immediately be adopted as a big brother to all of them

He’d get into sooo much misfit with Aru Shah! Oh gods he’d give Boo a heart attack // being the funny

Aru: “hey you’re a bad influence but fun!! Tell me more about how you blow up a buss!!”

Boo:“Oh PLEASE DONT GIVE HER IDEAS”

Oh and sweet Riley Oh

He’d hug her!! And Sally would bake her all the cookies

He’d introduce her to the Kane’s, due to both of them being magicians!

He’d bond with Sik about losing people-

Snsjsjs he’d grin over Zane’s immediate crush on Brooks- he’d give a look and Annie and go

“Yeeee when I met my girlfriend I swore she was a princess- so I get it man”

I just love it- more Percy being the Brother of Demigods all over!

Percy being so respectful and learning about other cultures!

I see them having a group chat too!

“Hey yo- this your monster or mine??”

“Mhmmm let me check my books”

Them all just bonding and communicating about attacks and such - ahhh ideas and so many hcs!

[tommi-tiber]

I don't think I ever finished this fanart and I might've made this not entirly awake bc I'm pretty sure I made this book and tv show mixed art. Anyway, it's the scene before Nancy lands in the fountain in the first book. The line art was cute, but I'm not sure about the colours... Uncle Rick, pls if you write more don't ever forget Grover. Hes such a cuty and like the vest friend, mate.

[onecooooooolcat]

gonna print out pics of rick from never gonna give u up n hide them in library books at the public library 🫡

[the-hearth-and-the-wild]

We must participate in this world that has birthed us. We must not sit around in rawhide rocking chairs with our heads sunk in grief, while the waters trickle past. We must join the waters.

Rick Bass, The Sky, The Stars, The Wilderness

[90s-kid-sad-adult]

a librarian

[stopper-of-hearts]

books im anticipating in 2025!!

1. sunrise on the reaping (suzanne collins) - yes this tops the list i am hunger games trash at my core. truly this is something ive been waiting for since 2018 when i first read the hunger games. i love this era of prequels from collins because shes created such a rich world to develop further and seeing more tea about haymitch is always accepted

2. glorious rivals (jennifer lynn barnes) - to be so honest i havent even read the grandest game yet but when i do at least i wont have to wait as long for this sequel! i love barnes’ work so much its so fun and fast paced.

3. not quite dead yet (holly jackson) i have also not followed up on jackson’s work since as good as dead but her way of writing murder mysteries literally just makes it feel so real and detailed its INCREDIBLE. never change holly jackson

4. atmosphere (taylor jenkins reid) - i have read 4 of TJR’s books and theyre all absolutely delectable and this one is about space which is epic!!

5. the listeners (maggie stiefvater) - im currently rereading the raven cycle so im excited to see more of maggies work because ive never read anything of hers that is unrelated to trc

6. mystery pjo book 8? (rick riordan) - this has not even been confirmed yet so its unlikely it will come out this year, but we were promised a third book in the senior adventures trilogy so ill be waiting rick

[sinonfromgreece]

"Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes. Go on with what your heart tells you, or you will lose all. Knowing too much of your future is never a good thing. The real world is where the monsters are."

Rick Riordan

[briabooknerd]