can we all just take a moment and appreciate how Rick went from the traditional two white straight cis guys one white straight cis girl in the Lightning Thief to:
- An African American girl that could have roots in Haiti, a pair of Puerto Rican (extremely badass) sisters, a Chinese guy, and a Native American girl by Blood of Olympus
- biracial main characters (Kane Chronicles)
- GENDERFLUID WOC ALEX FIERRO, PROBABLY PAN AND ALSO HOMELESS MAGNUS CHASE, MUSLIM BUT COMPLETELY AWESOME SAM AL-ABBAS, DEAF AND MUTE AND FROM AN ABUSIVE FAMILY (AND PROBABLY GAY) HEARTHSTONE, AND BLACK (PROBABLY GAY) DWARF
- ALSO RIORDAN IMPRINTS
- AND IN TOA HE INTRODUCED A WHOLE SLEW OF POC CHARACTERS AND A PAIR OF (OLDER!!!) LESBIANS THAT USED TO BE IN THE HUNT
- LIKE YALL THIS IS HOW YOU DO REPRESENTATION IF THIS STRAIGHT CIS WHITE GUY OF PURE AWESOMENESS CAN DO IT THEN THERE IS NO EXCUSE



















