#gen z percy jackson you have my whole heart

[starrynyx]

percy comes home from a saving the world at summer camp and immediately befriends the big smelly kid who has emotional outbursts and imperfect speech. he doesn't know tyson comes from the myth-world, he just sees a lonely kid who could use a friend and immediately sticks out his hand. that's what makes percy a hero. it's not just that he sees through the gods' bullshit, it's not just that he's loyal—it's that his mother raised him to treat people with kindness and empathy, and to stick up for what he believes in