hello i know its like a decade old but i just read your solangelo fic as if hands were enough and i want to thank you for it. its a beautiful piece of work and i honestly think theres so much advice and philosophy in it that i can use in my life, thank you royal savage !!! xxxxx
wow - thank you so much for taking the time to send me such a kind message!! i'm genuinely so touched to hear that you enjoyed my writing and even found parts to carry with you
i wrote as if hands were enough when i was ~17 years old and dealing with a lot of Big Changes and my life felt both very small and completely enormous at the same time. i'm really glad the version of me from back then was able to create something that moved the version of you that encountered it in 2026. i'm not sure if any writer could ask for more
headcanon that every summer will dyes blotches in his hair using those shitty temporary dyes like manic panic or something
and every summer he tries to get nico to join in with him but nothing shows up on his dark hair and nico ABSOLUTELY refuses to bleach his hair. so sometimes they sit together and nico lets will give him little stripes with hair chalk
these are more incoherent rambles than actual headcanons, so there’s a lot of random bullshit lol- also giving them various lasting injuries and disabilities because I KNOW ambrosia and nectar supposedly heal everything but NOT in my world op healing does not exist (I will die on this hill in every universe)
enjoy :]
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Percy
Swore off alcohol because of Gabe, but will down a mocktail
has always wanted to try being a drummer, but never gave it much thought because of the money required
goes skating with Piper a lot (she roller skates) and as of late they’ve been teaching Annabeth to skateboard- it’s going… okay…
When he’s stressed, he scratches his scalp and unknowingly pulls at his hair a lot; Annabeth notices and has been trying to help him find hair products to help heal his scalp
of the seven, he gets the most nightmares (regular and demigod)
saltwater has the opposite effect on his hair that it normally does on other people; it’s like free conditioner
Annabeth
She drafts architecture designs on paper before modeling anything digitally, and keeps all of her drafts in a single file folder- it’s so full and weighs like 5 pounds but she refuses to find a better or bigger place to keep them
audhd- I don’t think her adhd is explored nearly enough in the books, but also would be neat to explore if she was autistic as well
Big chewer (nails, hoodie strings, etc.) and Percy got her a dolphin shaped chew necklace (it is now on her at all times tucked under her shirt collar)
got her first ear piercings from Thalia when they were on the road together- she was very excited to have earrings like Thalia’s but was (and is) TERRIFIED of needles (Luke held her hand dw)
holding up the sky caused her to develop mild scoliosis and back pain
Grover
Moss and mushrooms grow on his hooves
the fake feet aren’t at all comfortable, and they leave him with a lot of ankle (idk what it’d be called on goat legs) pain after wearing them for too long
When his horns got too big and his usual cap stopped fitting, he unraveled it and had the yarn knitted into a case for his pan pipes
He keeps track of every demigod he’s been assigned to; for those he successfully saved, he adds a stone to a small jar he keeps, and for those he lost, he carves a small wood pendant with their name and keeps it on a cord on his belt as not to forget them (he put Thalia’s pendant in the jar after she was brought back by the fleece)
Jason
Aroace-spec. The aroace beam comes for everyone.
using lightning leaves his hands tingling and numb for a little after it
terrified of losing memories- he keeps a journal to very carefully track events and dates; many pages are dedicated to very mundane things, like: “8/12, learned that Percy also likes licorice”
absolutely HORRENDOUS cook because he doesn’t know how to season anything and has kinda just accepted flavorless food (one unfortunate thing he picked up from Lupa)
he can sense static electricity in things before touching them
on the above note, human dryer sheet. He can absorb static electricity
tinnitus from lightning use
Piper
When intensely emotional, she finds it hard to control whether or not she uses charm speak
Pronounced canine teeth + a tooth gap next to her right canine
short bc I said so- like 5’2 or 5’3
shes good at roller skating, and her and Percy make frequent visits to skate parks together
As a child of Aphrodite, I think she literally sees the world more vividly (children of Aphrodite are more tuned to seeing ‘beauty’ in the world)
^^^ on the above; she likes photography because of it; the rest of the seven chipped in and bought her a really nice camera for her birthday one year and she went bonkers over it
after she got concussed in the Burning Maze (like 3 times to the point of a seizure), she developed some balance issues and chronic migraines; she uses a cane occasionally for balance
Coffee enthusiast
Social anxiety tbh- she ruminates on little social interactions a lot about things like if she should or shouldn’t have used charmspeak, her genuineness in conversation, etc. (she’s just like me fr…)
Leo
Nails are constantly chipped from working, and idly biting them; at some point Piper tells him to try nail polish, and the texture worked to help him stop biting his nails
Aro spec- the aro (or) ace beam comes for everyone!!!
Most superstitious of the seven, but it rarely comes up
even though they don’t need to cook on the Argo, Leo still cooks for everyone occasionally; and no one’s about to complain, he’s a pretty decent cook
taught Jason and Piper Morse code
while he can’t get burnt, his fire use causes his skin to be very dry and brittle, especially on his hands, so he cuts himself a lot while working because his hands just can’t callous like they should
Frank
Sometimes after shifting back from an animal, he has some residual impulses/ cravings of said animal (ex: craving meat after being a tiger or smth)
worst acne of the group; he gets awful cystic acne, and he’s tried everything on it but nothing works
Hazel
Like Nico, she also gets fatigued from using her abilities, but not often to the point of passing out like he does (she is hydrated)
of the seven, she and Annabeth are the only two that curse somewhat regularly (though albeit regular is sparsely; I don’t think any of the seven were raised in environments that encouraged it)
Reyna
Aroace THE AROACE BEAM COMES FOR EVERYONE!!!!
Ocd
knows how to ice skate and enjoys it, but very rarely finds time or places for it due to her role at camp Jupiter
Shaky hands- she doesn’t mind it on its own, but hates when others notice
Thalia
Brain fog and chronic nerve pain after getting out of the tree
same as Jason, using lightning gives her tingling and numbness in her hands when she uses it
when her joints crack, her bones can light up like a glow stick
has given piercings to at least 3 or 4 other demigods, and probably most of the hunters too
bi me thinks
also genderfluid, still mostly uses she/her but doesn’t really care abt pronouns
Nico
Asexual- THE BEAM!!!!!!
drinks the most sugary, caffeinated coffees known to man- with like triple espresso shots, three different flavor syrups, and it costs like 10 bucks
when he was a preteen/ younger he definitely frequented hot topic, but as he got older he grew an appreciation for putting real care into clothes, so he thrifts and up cycles a lot
popular headcanon, but he’s a cane user bc of fatigue
Will
Also popular headcanon, but he’s hoh and uses hearing aids
^^^ on the above note, his hearing aids got lost/ broken during the battle of Manhattan, and I think not too many people outside of the Apollo cabin knew he was deaf at that point, so after most of his cabin died in the battle and he was working overtime on healing people by himself, he got very overwhelmed with people trying to tell him things without knowing he couldn’t hear them amongst the noise of the battle
permanent cowlick
he’s completely nose blind to the antiseptic smells in the camp infirmary; but, he can also recognize a lot of substances, poisons, and materials used as a field medic by smell
General headcanons
While all of them need therapy desperately, I think maybe only Percy and Piper have gone (both have only gone like once, and it was Sally/ Mellie’s idea respectively, not theirs)
One time the Demeter cabin got banned from capture the flag for a month because they covered the entire enemy side in poison ivy, and like half of camp got effected from it
^^^ on the above note, that incident started the official list of plants that Demeter kids aren’t allowed to summon within camp borders
the Argo II is covered in those led light strips that everyone had in 2020
of all the cabins on the Argo, Percy’s is the messiest, but not the dirtiest; Leo’s is the dirtiest because while it doesn’t have as much stuff laying around as Percy’s, his reeks of motor oil and engine smoke and anything else of the like
girls nights on the Argo have become a regular occurrence, and every single one of the boys has tried to join in at least once
theres a goldfish in the big house named Justin (Bieber) he’s been there for like a decade and he just Refuses To Die
Chiron keeps a detailed log of every single camper like a teacher- it has everything from allergies to arrival date to things like “he and X fight often; keep an eye on them during capture the flag”
Hedge keeps pictures of all his demigods in his wallet like a grandpa with their grandchildren
I will likely update this post once I reread Sea of Monsters, and just generally refresh myself more on Hazel Frank and Reyna bc I don’t have much for them now 😭
hello i know its like a decade old but i just read your solangelo fic as if hands were enough and i want to thank you for it. its a beautiful piece of work and i honestly think theres so much advice and philosophy in it that i can use in my life, thank you royal savage !!! xxxxx
wow - thank you so much for taking the time to send me such a kind message!! i'm genuinely so touched to hear that you enjoyed my writing and even found parts to carry with you
i wrote as if hands were enough when i was ~17 years old and dealing with a lot of Big Changes and my life felt both very small and completely enormous at the same time. i'm really glad the version of me from back then was able to create something that moved the version of you that encountered it in 2026. i'm not sure if any writer could ask for more
yes dont white wash her! she is an african american!!! but i think things like nico/hazel sharing the same plump lips or high cheekbones or eye shape would be a nice touch to show their sibling status :3
guys in my solangelo fic should i have a shelper subplot or a valgrace subplot?? i dont ship valgrace but i know that loads of people do.... but then again i feel like no one really writes shelper and that makes me sad. so what do i do.
Nico in his 20’s who started eating and sleeping consistently and got fucking ripped x Will in his 20’s who can never say no to second or third helpings of Nico’s cooking.
I love my emotionally traumatized broody black haired characters with homosexual tendencies and dad issues who have a character who dresses in blue by their sides.
I know Nico is canonically gay and Will isn’t a blue character but Will would definitely wear a shit ton of blue
hello I am doing research for a fic, i have never watched star wars and don't know anything about it. who is your favourite character and why?
I really like Mando. He's got a nice arc and mandalorian is a fun show overall, the reluctant father trope is one of my favorites to be honest i think its really cute. Its either him or Anakin, Anakin is really compelling and even if the prequel films arent the BEST, Anakins storyline is the highlight of them.
the best fanfiction you've ever read was written by a woman in her 40s before she made dinner for her kids. it was written by a teenager after school when they should've been studying for a history test. and a barista came up with the idea while they cleaned the espresso machine and busser fact-checked it on their break and the post-doc edited between writing grant proposals and the nurse apologized for typos in the notes after a long shift and behind every drabble and one-shot and multi-chapter fic there is a person with a wonderful and interesting and chaotic life and it is such a privilege that we get to be a part of it because they decided to do this thing we all share, for fun.
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