#i ship hazel and reyna...

[sleepyvib-es]

Percy Jackson is a highly empathetic and compassionate character who shows kindness and loyalty to all kinds of people no matter what their background or story is. It didn't matter if they were mortals, immortals, gods, demigods, titans or monsters. He has shown kindness, compassion and loyalty to:

Tyson (his half brother, a cyclops, who he protected from bullies before and after knowing what he was. yes he faltered once but that was more of him feeling bad that he was once again the odd one at camp. he made up for his negative feelings about tyson being his brother by continuously saving him, standing up for him and finally recognizing him his brother. Percy believes so much in Tyson.)

Grover (his best friend, who he protected from bullies before finding out grover is a satyr sent to protect him. he defended grover vs the council of cloven elders, when they labeled grover as a liar regarding his news of Pan)

Rachel (his first mortal friend, who's bravery he admires. His thoughts about Rachel are very positive and he is constantly impressed by her. He has voiced out his respect for her on many occasions.)

Briares (ancient Hundred-Handed One, who was set free from his prison by Percy and his friends. He was abused and so afraid to the point where he wanted to fade like his brothers but ultimately saved chb b/c he was inspired by Tyson's faith in him. and who showed Tyson how to be brave and stick up for those in need? Percy.)

Blackjack (a pegasus who he saved from luke's ship and was so grateful to percy for it that he's always offering percy his help)

Mrs. O Leary (he adopted a literal hellhound for a pet and is fiercely protective of her. he once hesitated to kill hellhounds in TLO b/c they reminded him of mrs. o leary)

Cerberus (literally tells Hades "it wouldn't hurt to play with cerberus once in a while. he likes red rubber balls")

Bessie the Ophiotaurus (sea creature with the potential to destroy the gods but who percy advocated for in front of the 12 Olympians and asked them to save Bessie b/c you shouldn't kill an innocent creature on the basis that they might or might not destroy you)

Other sea creatures (he would lose hours of sleep doing rescue missions)

The river naiad from Geryon's ranch. He literally says he didn't want to be that kind of guy that puts his weight on being the son of Poseidon to get what he wants. He saw that she was scared and was only putting on a brave front to protect her ecosystem. She is one of the reasons why we have Percy embracing what it means to be a son of the sea god - the sea is within him.

He showed her compassion and in turn she tells him a secret. She showed him a way to save his friends.

Calypso (an immortal titanness punished for siding with her father Atlas and the other Titans. He felt extremely bad for Calypso, told her that it wasn't fair that she got punished for siding with her family and asked her how he could help free her. He couldn't stay in Ogygia but he did directly ask Zeus to release her. He also planted the moonshine plant she gave him like she asked "build a garden for me in Manhattan." He remembered her.)

Zoe Nightshade (hunter of Artemis. They had mutual respect after seeing a different side of each other.)

As soon as he figured out it was Hercules who had abandoned Zoe, he threw out his lion-skin cloak, which had been very helpful in keeping him safe from harm. He proceeded to trust Zoe and her judgement and he mourned her death. He actually didn't want to accept that she was dying at first, asking the others to give her more nectar and ambrosia and asking Artemis if she could heal her with magic.

Thalia Grace (the first person to hold her when she was resurrected, who yelled at the other campers to help her and to get her nectar and ambrosia.) For all the times they fought, he also felt protective of her:

Percy put his pride aside to beg Mr. D for help because he looked at Thalia and decided he didn't want to put her in a position where she would die to protect her friends again. Because how could he let that happen to her? He won't.

Clarisse La Rue (felt sympathy for her despite being bullied by her when he first got to camp b/c he recognized what kind of dad Ares was to Clarisse. He gave her the golden fleece, trusting her to complete the quest and save camp:

This even impresses Annabeth. Percy genuinely liked seeing Clarisse happy. He smiled when he noticed her and Chris Rodriguez hold hands at the end of botl.

Artemis (took the sky for her, which they both knew would have killed him, so that Artemis could help Zoe fight Atlas. In turn she vouched for Percy and Thalia when the gods voted on whether they were too dangerous to be kept alive)

Bianca di Angelo (he felt bad for the di angelos. they were taken out of the casino, hunted by monsters and soon after discovering that they were demigods bianca was asked to join the hunt. That is A LOT to process. Percy was the only one who asked her to consider other options before joining the hunters. He also reminded her that her brother couldn't go with her.)

He later was the first to voice out his support as long as she was happy and placed himself in her shoes to better understand where she was coming from:

Percy is the only one who saw Bianca's decision to join the hunters from both her and her brother's perspective. After asking her to consider her options and expressing initial disappointment at her decision, he adjusted his way of thinking and directly asked her how she was doing. How was she settling in with the hunters? How was her life with Nico prior to being discovered? He understood where both siblings were coming from and he tried to comfort and reassure them both (Nico at camp during capture the flag and Bianca during their quest.)

Ethan Nakamura (they were forced to fight to the death in the arena and while Ethan was trying to kill him, Percy only knocked him down and told him to run when he saw an opening. He later asked Ethan to come back with him but he refused. Percy's choice to not kill Ethan and letting him go literally led to Kronos rising b/c Ethan pledged himself to the titan lord right afterwards. Ethan was also the one who figured out Percy's vulnerable spot. He would have killed Percy had Annabeth not taken that knife for him. Percy, even after feeling "betrayed" by Ethan, STILL remembered and considered him when turning down immortality and literally asked for the minor gods to be given recognition - which was what Ethan wanted for Nemesis - and for the gods and demigods who sided with Kronos to be forgiven. Ethan also got his own shroud:

Nico di Angelo. Yes, Nico. Percy spent six months looking for Nico after he disappeared at the end of ttc when percy broke the news to him about Bianca with the goal of wanting to make things right with him. In the labyrinth, he said he felt Nico was close and he ran towards his direction, leaving annabeth grover and tyson running to catch up with him. Nico was double crossed by the owner of the ranch, Geryon ("you should've made me swear on the river styx") and got taken as prisoner to give to Luke Castellan later. It was Percy who bartered for his release:

Percy and his friends were free to go! What does Percy do instead? He makes Geryon a deal to make sure that Nico got out safely.

Also, I find it kinda interesting that Rick Riordan went the "percy talks shit about nico behind his back" route in HOO because this is Percy talking about Nico when he's not there in the og series:

Percy Jackson told the Queen of the Gods that she only cared about her perfect family, not real people, because she didn't secure Nico's safety passage through the ranch. Percy and Annabeth both made a bad impression with Hera because they disliked her attitude towards Nico di Angelo (there's more complexities to this scene but again I won't dive into them).

Percy also literally prayed to Poseidon to help him with Nico:

More of Percy caring about both Nico and Bianca di Angelo:

He claimed the prophecy so that Nico wouldn't have to. To save Nico from more suffering. He hid Nico's parentage from Chiron and the rest of camp because he wanted to prioritize his safety.

More on Percy having compassion towards Nico:

He told Nico that he could come with them on their quest, even if dangerous, because he didn't want to leave him behind. Nico refused. He asked Nico to stay at camp and even told him he could sit with him and Tyson at the Poseidon table (which is against the rules). Again, Nico told him no and instead said he needed to find out more about his past. Percy told Nico to keep in touch. At the end of the book, Percy invites Nico in for blue birthday cake b/c he felt bad that Nico had probably never been invited to a birthday party before.

Percy is later rewarded for what he did for Nico. Nico tells Percy that he found a way to help percy survive against Luke/Kronos as a way to thank him for what Percy did for him in Geryon's ranch (we later find out it's also because nico was crushing on percy but I won't get into that).

Another scene to add to the Percy Jackson Caring About Nico di Angelo list:

Hades had quite literally planned to imprison Percy in the Underworld a few chapters before this. For as much as Percy's trust in Nico wavered after that, he STILL found it in his heart to mention Hades and Nico by name in front of the other gods, requesting that they have a place at camp. Wishing for them to not be left out. Imagine that? Zeus was the one who killed Maria di Angelo, who nearly killed Nico and Bianca di Angelo had it not been for Hades. And Percy still rejected his offer of immortality and included Hades and Nico in his wish. Here was Percy, who offended the gods by rejecting immortality and by making them swear on the river styx to do good on their oaths, who had demanded a lot from them already, asking for Nico and Hades to be recognized after being cast aside and ignored by the gods.

Even his own dad, Poseidon, told Percy that he asked for too much. He did it for them. The forgotten, the unloved, the side lined demigods and minor gods and "peaceful titans" that sided with Kronos. Because that is who Percy is. Empathetic, compassionate, kind.

Chiron. Even the immortal mentor of heroes. Percy helped clear his name when he got accused of poisoning Thalia's tree (by tricking Luke into confessing via Iris Message)

Charles Beckendorf (one of his first real friend at camp besides annabeth and grover. Besides Percy and Nico, Beckendorf was the only one who Mrs. O Leary trusted enough to get close to her at chb. Percy thought of him when turning down immortality)

Silena Beauregard (felt angry on her behalf every time he saw how she looked grieving charlie. he never once told anyone she was the spy and thought of her when he made his wish at the end of tlo)

There are many others Percy is seen showing kindness and compassion towards, including HoO (that i won't get into because percy's character becomes less himself rip character assassination) and crossovers (Magnus Chase, Carter and Sadie Kane) but this is already long so I'll end it with this:

Hazel Levesque and Frank Zhang. Two Roman demigods who started at the bottom of the legion. Percy saw two underdogs and went "they're under my protection now." He even promised Hazel that Thanatos wouldn't take her back without a fight. Even after Percy got his memories back he never once cared about greek vs roman beef. These are his friends, his people.

Percy Jackson is usually awarded for his loyalty and compassion (see: Blackjack, Rachel, the river naiad, Nico) and sometimes it gets him nearly killed (see: Ethan Nakamura and his achilles spot, Nico both walking him into a trap because he trusted him and later saving him). He doesn't usually ask for anything in return.

In Rachel's case, he asked for her help in the Labyrinth because they needed a clear sighted mortal to lead them, but he emphasized how dangerous it would be and that rachel didn't have to do it. He also apologized to her for getting her involved and reassured her when she felt bad that she seemed to have led them to a trap even though she was sure that was the path they needed to go. Percy could have died but he never held that against her ("Don't feel bad, I'm usually about to die"). His faith in Rachel never wavered.

In Nico's case, he asked him to convince his dad Hades to join the fight and to lead the the seven to the doors of death (a task that he only trusted Nico with to successfully lead).

Percy Jackson inspires loyalty for good reason. He considers people, he sees them, understands them, encourages them and he either helps them or he lets them make their own choices (which he learned from Sally Jackson - "if my life has to mean anything I have to live it myself"). They are made better for it. Percy is made better for it.

His first instinct is always to fight for those who can't or don't have anybody else to stand up for them. You don't have to prove your worth because to percy, you already are worth it.

He is either "I love you so I will help you" or "I love you so I will let you go" and to him it does not matter who or what you are.

[somewhereincairparavel]

No thoughts.

Just thinking about how Reyna kept her distance from Jason because of Venus, fearing heartbreak, but ended up getting heartbroken anyway.

Just thinking about how Jason felt guilty about Reyna's feelings for him, thinking that he led her on, and felt truly sorry that he didn't love her back.

Just thinking about how bitter Reyna sounded when she said that Jason was no longer fully roman anymore.

Just thinking about how, upon seeing Thalia's eyes, the only thing Reyna can think of is Jason's startling blue stare.

Just thinking about how Jason could tell that Reyna was tired simply by noting how her shoulders move.

Just thinking about how Reyna rarely compliments anyone, but fondly calls Jason an "all American boy".

Just thinking about how Jason would never bet against Reyna under any circumstances, and knows if anyone is capable of completing dangerous missions, it's Reyna.

Just thinking about how Reyna daydreamt of her and Jason holding hands, walking in the garden.

Just thinking about how Reyna and Jason would geek over their shared interest of roman history.

Just thinking about how Jason HATES unkept promises, yet the only unkept promise he'd unintentionally made was that if he and Reyna would go visit Diocletian's sceptre, it would only be them visiting TOGETHER. Not seperately. The fates ruined his chance of keeping that promise.

Just thinking about how Reyna would've felt upon hearing that her once best friend, died tragically saving a god, and that she would never see him again.

Just thinking about how Jason dies with the guilt of not properly reconciling with his old friend.

Just thinking about how Reyna lives with the guilt of keeping her distance from him because of that wretched warning Venus gave her. Maybe if she had not, would they have been together? Would they have atleast remained best friends? Would they have not grown apart?

Just thinking about how Reyna looked like she'd been crying for hours during Jason's funeral.

Just thinking about how they both knew their friendship would never be the same again but refused to confront that bitter reality, so they ran away from it.

Just thinking about how they never even shared one last hug together.

Just thinking about how in the end, both of them most likely only had bittersweet memories of eachother, and that neither of them got to say their final goodbyes.

No thoughts, just the tragic end of Jason Grace and Reyna Avila Ramirez's friendship

[twomanyfandomshelp]

I just got back from a cruise and have been inspired. So, behold, the seven + Solangelo + Reyna on a cruise! This is mostly based on vibes and headcannons btw.

Percy is living his best life, obviously. He nearly jumped off the deck of the ship when a pod of dolphins swam by (swears he just wanted to chit chat, claims dolphins know all the best gossip) before Annabeth grabbed his arm and reminded him this isn’t the Argo II and they’re surrounded by mortals who would definitely freak out if he jumped overboard. He also really enjoyed the flow rider onboard the ship, going on it almost every day and using his abilities to do a bunch of cool tricks.

Annabeth brought so many books (in Ancient Greek of course) that Percy joked her suitcase could replace the Lost Library of Alexandria. She rolled her eyes, grabbed a book and some sunscreen, and left in search of a chair in a nice, sunny spot by the pool. He followed her and insisted on playing in the pool she was sitting by, nearly splashing her before thinking better of it after the glare she shot at him.

Leo went to as many trivias and games as he could, trying to get all the prizes. Jason did something similar, but he went to all the sport activities. They turned it into a bit of a challenge between themselves to see who could win the most prizes (who do you think won?). Leo also took full advantage of the 24 hour soft serve machines and free buffets on board, dragging Jason with him the whole time, which ends with both of them eating way too much food. Whenever this happens, Jason will usually end up bringing some of the others food as well, especially those he knows will forget to eat if he doesn’t remind them (the girls whenever they get too deep into their books and Nico, though not as much because Will is with him making sure he’s taking care of himself).

Piper is Annabeth’s reading buddy for the most part, sitting by the pool with a good book is something she really enjoys, especially when she gets to do it with one of her best friends, but she ends up getting dragged away a lot by Leo and Jason whenever they need a partner for their various activities.

Hazel is in awe of the ship the whole time. She has no idea how it works, has Annabeth and Leo explain it to her numerous times, and doesn’t understand how they can’t feel the boat moving at all. There are a few times where she forgets they’re even on a boat at all. She was exploring when she spotted a little girl holding a rubber duck and asked what it was for. When the girl’s mom told her about the cruise ducks hidden around the ship, Hazel lit up and preceded to spend the rest of the day dragging Frank around with her looking for ducks, finding quite a few over the course of their vacation.

Frank of course loves that she’s so excited about the ship and ducks and thinks she’s adorable. He helps her look for ducks all day after she found out about them, quickly transforming into small animals when none of the mortals are paying attention to help her find some of the more hidden ones. After he finds the first of the tiny ducks, Hazel’s entire face lights up and she hugs him super tight and he has a massive smile on his face for the rest of the day (inserting picture of the first tiny duck that we found for reference).

Will is also having the time of his life, he’s in the sun all day everyday and gets even more tan than he already was before their vacation. Nico is upset that it’s too hot for him to wear pants and long sleeves comfortably, but getting to see Will shirtless is a nice consolation. Will convinces Nico to go down one of the water slides with him, and Nico ends up having a great time and asks Will to go with him over and over. Will loves to see him so happy and says yes every time. Even though Nico would never say it out loud, it makes him feel like a kid again and he lets himself have fun with the people he loves for the first time in years. Jason comes over every so often with food for them whenever he and Leo raid the buffet or the soft serve machines. He teases Nico a bit for being so jolly, but makes sure he knows that Jason’s glad he’s having fun and letting loose. Nico rolls his eyes but the blush in his cheeks betrays how much that means to him.

Reyna wanders around by herself for a bit before Annabeth and Piper ask if she’d want to come read with them. She timidly says yes and Annabeth lets her borrow a book. The three of them chill and Reyna starts to connect with them more. Annabeth brought an extra copy of a book that both she and Piper brought and they turn it into a competition to see who can finish the book first and then they sit there and talk about it, sharing their opinions and talking about the characters and the plot. It’s a really nice moment between the three of them and shows just how close they all could’ve been if things had turned out differently, and maybe there’s still time? She does spend a good bit of her vacation with them, but she also bounces between some of the other groups. She goes over to talk to Nico and is pleasantly surprised by the massive smile on his face. He asks if she wants to race him down the slide to give Will a break, and she agrees with a small smile on her face. He takes her to the biggest slide on the ship and they both have huge smiles on their faces by the end of it. Leo and Jason come over to where the girls are reading and Leo asks Piper if she wants to go to the family feud and Jason asks Reyna if she wants to go to the soccer game with him (both of which were activities they had on our ship). Both girls say yes and have a blast. Reyna is glad that she can still have fun with Jason after everything that happened and she’s having more fun on this trip than she thought she would.

[giacarem]

I’m back in the percy jackson/heroes of olympus fandom after like ten years and I fear so many things have changed in fanon that I’m not aware of lol

Are we still fucking with the idea of Camp Half-blood having a “New Athens” type city for Greek demigods? I feel like I never see that in any of the new fanfictions but I remember that being so popular around 2016ish.

Also I need found family dynamics as much as oxygen, so if anyone has any “The Seven as found family” fanfics to recommend that would be amazing lol

I also love coming back to a fandom after so many years and seeing that it’s become so incredibly queer lol, like obviously Solangelo was the big queer ship when I was in the fandom years ago but now it’s like EVERYONE is queer and that’s amazing

[kazperthegh0st]

My ideal polyamorous heroes of olympus dynamic from someone who ships just about everyone:

Percy: Annabeth (duh), Jason (duh), Nico (duh), Frank (they are so fiercely loyal to each other), Leo (they are so similar and at the same time polar opposites),Reyna (more distant, but they have a deeply personal connection that could be romantic). I cannot see a relationship between him and piper, nor him and hazel. (You are welcome to convince me)

Annabeth: Percy (duh), Piper (duh), Reyna (duh, but less obvious), Leo (she trusts him and always seems to know what he’s thinking), Frank (she is the first of the greeks that he opens up to), Hazel (less obvious but I have a good feeling about it). I cannot see a relationship between her and Nico bc she mentions a lack of attraction to him. (You are welcome to convince me).

Piper: Jason (duh), Leo (both are weirdly chill with him seeing piper naked. Also they are besties and had known each other for a while), Annabeth (duh), Hazel (idk i think they would be cute together), Nico (oddly enough i ship it. Nico isn’t confirmed to be 100% gay and I still headcanon him to be queer), Reyna (both of Jason’s main girls? Count me in). I cant see her with Frank. (Feel free to convince me)

Jason: Piper (duh), Leo (duh), Percy (duh), Nico (duh), Reyna (duh), Annabeth (he is lowkey scared of her and she hated him for the whole six months they built the argo), Frank (they can legit go flying together, awesome date idea),

Leo: Jason (duh), Piper (duh), Hazel (duh), Nico (outcasts), Frank (fire), Annabeth (mutual interests), Percy (very similar but still opposites). I cant see him with Reyna bc they seem more like siblings. (Free to convince me)

Frank: Hazel (duh), Leo (duh), Percy (so loyal to each other), Annabeth (he always implicitly trusted her), Jason (praetors, especially giving up that position), Nico (idk man but its cute). I cant see him with Reyna or Piper. (Feel free to convince me).

Hazel: Frank (duh), Leo (duh), Annabeth (just cute), Piper (just cute). I cannot see her with Jason, Percy, or Reyna. (Feel free to convince me). Absolute No for Nico.

Nico: Leo (duh), Jason (duh), Percy (duh), Frank (idk i just think it would work), Piper (cute dynamic, and Nico can still be queer without being 100% gay). I cannot see him with Annabeth or Reyna. (Feel free to convince me). Absolute No for Hazel.

Reyna: Piper (Jason’s main girls), Annabeth (mutual combative interests), Jason (duh), Percy (duh). I cannot see her with Frank, Leo, Hazel, or Nico. (Free to convince)

[dv-kelp-face]

*SPOILERS FOR MARK OF ATHENA*

Aaaaaah, he has no idea that he will be judo flipped soon

[freddie-77-ao3]

[wanderingmind867]

I talked a big talk about the Blood of Olympus not having a good ending. I retract that statement. The final 20 pages are perfection. Nico bonding with Hazel and being a good brother. Nico and Jason practically having a love scene. Piper and Reyna having a great, tender moment (one where Piper admits she's pretty much Annabeth and Reyna's go-between for the camps). Piper and Jason having a tender, sweet moment (where they finally have their wilderness school style kiss in real life). Leo and Calypso flying off into the sunset together. It's all really well done.

The only scenes that fail are yet again the Will Solace ones. Because Will is a character we barely know, and he comes off as condescending towards Nico (in my opinion). Nico has far better chemistry with Jason. Although a lot of these characters seem to have great chemistry together, Jason and Nico (and Leo and Jason) are the easiest ones for me to find evidence of. So i'm now just imagining two small changes: Nico and Jason get together, and Octavian somehow survived and hitches a ride back to civilization with Leo and Calypso as the incredibly awkward third wheel. And with those two additions, I think we have the perfect ending.

So good job on Rick Riordan's part. He took an ending that seemed really bad, and somehow turned it around to make it beautiful again. Bravo. Well played. You astound me with your ability to write something bad, but then turn it around by writing something beautiful and amazing. Now I'm going to try and read one of the books Rick Riordan didn't write, but helped publish: The Storm Runner. It's got a foreword by him, so maybe that'll give me a chance to look at him as a person.

PS: I started the Storm Runner. His foreword wasn't too insightful, but it did show me that he's just as funny when he's writing non fiction as when he's writing his own books. I know some of his later forewords (like for the navajo mythology book) actually had him discussing how he's trying to use his publishing imprint to promote minority voices and mythologies, but I suppose not every foreword can be that insightful.

[mioakem]

Obviously percabeth is my otp but I also dabble in a bit of pipabeth and I gotta admit I can see the appeal in jercy but I’m actually obsessed with jeyna but I also love valgrace but on that note I also like valdangelo however I actually kinda like caleo and I like solangelo and I can actually get down with valzhang but frazel is rlly cute but also I don’t hate leo x Hazel and pipeyna is a fav of mine but everyone just being single is also appealing

[mrsoftthoughts]

Guest the percy jackson ship round one!! But they are animals ( level? Easy... i think)

(Part 2 here)

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1- Frazel

2- Solangelo

3- Percabeth

4- Jeyna

[mixingupthings]

hey i'm kinda bored rn. send my ur fav pjo/hoo ships and i'll tell u what i think abt them. maybe even ur headcanons

[manygeese]

okay guys idea: give me a number (1-95) in my ask box and i’ll write something based off of that number song in my spotify wrapped (ex: no. 1, uptown girl by billy joel) for a ship (you can add your preferred options in the ask if u want)

[bayetea]

Reyna/Hazel?

they should make out at least four times. ideally in places around camp/new rome where they should Not be doing that

(send me a noncanon pjo ship and I'll tell you how many times I think they should make out/hook up!)

[hazellvsq]

once you start seeing the madonna whore dichotomy perpetuated by certain parts of this fandom you can't unsee it

[somewhereincairparavel]

I wish the hoo books didn't erase the 'roman-ness' from jason completely just because he adapted to the greeks. yes I know the inner conflict given to him was that he needed to be a part of the greeks, but that plotline went NOWHERE and gave him zero development bc he died like 5 seconds later realizing that he currently belonged in NEITHER. why not just keep him roman? we needed a proper, cold, calculating roman representation. hazel and frank could just as easily fit into the greeks because they were very new to camp jupiter and reyna was shipped off to the hunters.

jason was always kind of eccentric in the argo ii if you guys hadn't noticed. when jason was talking in praise about diocletian(?) hazel looked at him in horror because he wasn't supposed to be saying good things about him. but the romans were supposed to be like that. they were supposed to take in the beneficial aspects of even bad people, they didn't think about feelings. they were the "we see good in everyone but only because we need them for our benefit".

it would take a million years for jason to trust someone completely, hot take but he would take longer than nico to warm up to someone. nico is just more open about not trusting someone, but jason would hide it better. annabeth said jason had this unnerving vibe about him and neither she or hazel could get a read on him. he would be calculating your every move and would read so much into what you say, because he's a roman by blood, by virtue.

and jason would take betrayals HORRIBLY, arguably he'd take it the hardest, it isn't easy to anger him but a broken promise, considering the history with his mother, a broken trust, drives him absolutely insane.