my favourite headcanon of dutch van der linde is that he's incredibly squeamish around sick people, so much so that he cannot even handle hearing someone puke, or he'll puke too. blood and guts is fine, but snot and vomit will have him running out of there faster than you can say tahiti.
when the kids (arthur, john and tilly) were sick, especially arthur since I've always believed him to be a rather sick child for some reason, hosea and susan (bessie and annabelle too) had to look after them - young dutch would try and put on a brave face and help, but he'd have to be chased out of the room because of the amount of time he's almost thrown up and he was more of a nuisance than a helping hand.
nevermore modern + pjo au.... i don't have it all fleshed out but..
Annabel lee - daughter of aphrodite
Lenore - daughter of hades (least angst route imo bc it makes sense with her character and style) or daughter of zeus (most angst route bc she's the opposite of how he's perceived and hates him based off of morals)
For Lenore:
Lenore was locked away from the world with her brother, Theo, by being homeschooled in rural upper New York. She comes from an old money family, and only really mingled with the upper-class when she was allowed to see other people. One of the people they mingle with is a satyr-esque character (The Raven) who is undercover at these events to keep track of them and is supposed to convince them on going to the camp. He is mostly neutral on if they survive or not, and mostly sows seeds of doubt into Lenore about her home life.
Her character growth is similar to the webtoon where she is more meek/lets people walk all over her but still hotheaded in the beginning due to her upbringing to being more cocky and rebellious as she grows older (and is at camp longer and grows into her own person).
Both her and Theo are demigods because her parents sacrificed possessions (people, money, blood, etc.) to Hades or Zeus to be able to have children (an oracle said they could not conceive and that the family was cursed if they had 'children of their own' which Theo & Lenore still count as their kids).
Theo and Lenore are either both from one particular god or either or. Because of their family's ties, they have had ties to one or both of the gods throughout history due to their old and prestigious family line.
Because they were mostly hidden away and in a reclusive area, the pair was not tracked by monsters, until Lenore runs away from the family home after an argument with her father about her future and how she is 'supposed to grow into being a proper woman'. She runs away in a direction that 'The Raven' recommended she goes 'if she ever wants to get away from that dreaded place'. She is younger than canon when this happens, but Theo still chases after her to return her home.
Theo still dies, either on the way to the camp or in the beginning of their time at camp in a self-sacrificial manner, and Lenore manages to survive. She is burdened by the fact she lived and Theo didn't because she always believed Theo was the 'better person' out of the two of them. She lives in the Hermes Cabin as her godly parent does not claim her.
For Annabel Lee:
Born into a wealthy family across the pond, she moves to New York after she raises suspicion during her youth about her capability to best every chess opponent in the UK. She lived in New York City before she took residence at Camp Half-Blood. She was able to go undetected until she was 14, but then strange occurrences started to happen around her school and chess tournaments and her father confessed her godly relation to Aphrodite and sent her to Camp Half-Blood to protect her (Ira is a decent-er dad in this AU).
She takes after Aphrodite's beauty, but particularly she takes after Aphrodite's prowess as the goddess of war. She is cunning and always one step ahead of her opponents whilst hiding behind a pleasant and friendly smile.
Her father, and family by an extension, were always hard on her about appearing normal. Her father saw it as a way to have her stay undetected by monsters, but it was harmful for her mental health and how she thought of herself (similar in the way it was in the webtoon).
As for the AU as a whole:
The Deans are the directors of the camp in place of Dionysus. They are minor gods of different emotions who were punished to be the directors of the camp due to past behavior.
The Raven is a satyr-esque character, maybe not a satyr but has a similar role that is more neutral than positive.
Connection with the gods have been ceased (due to the Deans intervention), and the Deans control the camp and how people within perceive the problem at hand.
As for some of the cast, their potential godly parents goes as followed:
Duke - Son of Hermes / Hecate
Pluto - Son of Caerus / Hecate (Turned into cat & gave cats special treatment)
Morella - Daughter of Athena
Berenice - Daughter of Hephaestus
Eulalie - Daughter of Demeter or Iris
Montresor - Son of Ares
Will - Son of Hermes / Apollo
Ada - Daughter of Melpomene / Medusa / Nemesis
Prospero - Son of Thanatos
The Deans are basically the Titan (big bad) in this AU. They are trying to control the demigods to compete with one another to scheme a way to get back at the gods. They could care less about the demigods, but give special treatment to the 'good campers'.
Lenore does not like the gods because they let her grow up in a bad environment and has never been claimed. She plays a similar role to Percy in this AU. Annabel Lee is unique because she pretends to be on the side of the gods and to 'be a good camper and honor our godly parents', but aligns with Lenore. She wants to run away with Lenore to not have gods/the fates dictate who she should be or who she wants to be, similar to Lenore.
Annabel Lee's group finds comfort with the status quo and profit off of being related to 'powerful' gods/goddesses who claimed them immediately. They look down on the unclaimed campers or children of lesser gods/goddesses because they think their godly parents somehow make them better than other people.
Lenore's group all met in Hermes' cabin, and get claimed throughout the story as they stick up for one another and try to piece together why [plot] happens. Lenore does not get claimed and manages to survive with wit, strategy, and perseverance. There are hints to who her godly parent is throughout the story, based off of what captures her attention/preferences in fighting style, but she is not claimed at any 'heroic' or super important fighting moment.
Feel free to add or change anything from what I've come up with. Share your thoughts, suggestions, or questions in the comments as well. I would love to know what y'all think.
Thinking about who taught Tilly to shoot and I reckon her mom taught her the basics to defend herself when she was very small but then in the Foreman gang she was mostly used for labour or deceptions in robberies, they wouldn't dare give her a weapon, and the second she did get hold of one for herself she butchered a guy (slay queen).
Then she gets adopted by Dutch and is thinking "finally, I'll learn to shoot proper" but him, Hosea and Arthur are like "no, no, no, that won't be necessary! You have us to protect you now! We will fucking murder anyone who comes near you! That guy looked at you funny? Say the word, he's dead. And you can have all his stuff!" And she's like "Oh...yay, I guess." 🙄
Then Miss. Grimshaw, Bessie and Annabelle take her aside while the boys are out and are like "c'mon, sweetie, we've set up a shooting range, we'll teach you right."