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#PERCABETH: you’re the only friend i need she/her multi

[percyjacksqns]

remember in the sea of monsters when they were riding the hippocampi towards the end and percy quietly told annabeth she was a genius while she was asleep and percy lay his head down on her back with the golden fleece and-

[ttxnldww]

let's leave the comparisons, all three are amazing <3 🕷🕸

[ofswordsandpens]

the way I know in my soul that if percy flipped and went against the gods, nico would be such a sinister right hand man..

[poisonpercy]

These tags *chef’s kiss*

[ofswordsandpens]

Percy v Jason could’ve been about anything, Jason had exactly one person looking for him and it’s implied that Octavian didn’t really look, and Percy had his entire camp looking for him, Jason only reunited with his sister because Thalia was out looking for Percy (talk about a punch in the face. Jason’s own sister is looking for this missing son of Poseidon, but Jason doesn’t know if anyone is looking for him), and then Jason arrives at Camp Jupiter to learn that he’s been replaced by Percy, when nobody at CHB would ever consider Jason as a replacement for Percy. Yet somehow, they fought because of possession, not because of anything else, or even just ideology differences (Jason considered leaving Nico to die, suggesting this in front of Hazel, but Percy cannot begin to understand leaving a friend behind to certain death. Percy should’ve attacked Jason right then)

You've hit the nail on the head literally Riordan had SO MUCH to work with. Like with a lot of things with hoo - all the elements were there for something so spectacular and RR manages to choose a route that's so lackluster. 

With how much buildup the fight between Percy and Jason had (being that this battle was on the literal cover of the book) I was really expecting something explosive with a lot more narrative significance. Riordan had planted a few seeds of potential animosity between them as they were both trying to automatically assume the leader position (which is also what happened with  Thalia and Percy) but that’s really as far as RR takes it, and then pulls such a lame move with their “fight” not really being a fight between them at all but ghosts.

On Jason’s end, he really could’ve been boiling with this whole inferiority complex thing. Like you said, he’s at CHB for months, he sees everyone just overcome with worry for Percy, all trying to get him back, and then he waltz back into his own camp and the entire ordeal is so wrapped up in formality and procedure that anyone that might be happy to see him can’t even really act on it. Percy gets tackled by his girlfriend. Reyna stiffly calls him a former colleague. Ouch. And it’s not exactly as if Jason was trying to become a leader at CHB, but if I came back to my home camp and found out the guy who had been there for like a week and half had been so amazing that he’d been elevated to my status and was overtly blasé about the entire deal, I’d start to get a little agitated.

And then you could really drive in with this whole Thalia angle. The fact that he first finds Thalia again because she was searching for Percy. Percy has much more shared recent history with Thalia. You could have Jason over hear conversations between Annabeth and Percy where they’re talking about Thalia and there’s such a familiarity there that comes with fighting alongside someone for years and Jason starts to get that burning sensation of jealousy. (Not to mention, people regularly comment on how similar Percy and Thalia are, while Jason gets comments on how dissimilar he and Thalia are, so again, ouch.)

And then the ideological differences!! I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again but their fatal flaws were set up to clash one another perfectly. Percy would sacrifice the world to save a friend. Jason would never allow himself to do such a thing. That whole discussion on whether they should rescue Nico would be the instance that Percy starts to side eye Jason like who the fuck do you think you are.

Finally, and perhaps most significantly - Percy and Jason are symbolic figureheads of the Greek v Roman tension. Their fight absolutely should have elements of that whole debacle within it. (And I remember when the cover for moa came out that’s exactly what we thought their fight was going to be about).

Like, this fight really could have been the boiling point of all of these factors. It could have been the Percy v Thalia fight 2.0 where we just watch their powers escalate and are reminded that fights between big three kids are dangerous. Instead we got an uninspired battle that was frankly just boring.

[percqbeths]

can we please stop being anti-annabeth solely for not being a cliched female love interest i am so tired of people painting her as manipulative, harmful, toxic, or anything of that nature solely because of some of her natures. annabeth chase is a character who

grew up in a household that made her feel constantly unwanted and a burden, so much so that she fleed

didn't know what a stable relationship looked like–arguably yes she could have seen silena and charlie but they were also teens who were new to it all. she had no one guiding her.

ran away from her home early on and found safety in two people–one of which sacrificed themselves for her and the other betrayed her

has a fatal flaw that causes her to fully believe she could always do everything better than anyone else

constantly seeked approval and praise from a mother who was never there

annabeth chase is all those things. now let me debunk what people believe she is:

"annabeth is toxic." — no, she is not. she is a survivor of a traumatic childhood and doesn't always know how to go about her emotions. camp half blood, for as friendly as it is, trains warriors. she wasn't raised with parent figures teaching her how to communicate her thoughts, in FACT, the only parental relationship she had was parents making her feel unwanted and dramatic (ie her stepmother telling her she's scaring her brothers), so as a result she doesn't KNOW how to talk. if she ever came off as rude or negative it was solely just her lack of being able to talk it out.

"annabeth is abusive." — once again, no. the judo flip scene came from her genuine irritation and the heaviness in her chest of being without percy for so long. it wasn't out of harm, they sparred together all the time, and he laughed it off. also remember annabeth didn't know percy lost his curse of achille's, so in her eyes she didn't think he would feel pain from that flip. so all she did was just tell him i'm so mad at you for being taken away from me and also let out her inner turmoil. she did not expect him to get hurt.

"annabeth shouldn't call him seaweed brain its harmful." – seaweed brain and wise girl are their childhood nicknames to one another. its not harmful–YOU GUYS implying that the nickname implies him being stupid or it hurting him is actually far more harmful. the nicknames hold nostalgia for the both of them: it holds the fact that despite everything they're best friends, that they've come so far from where they started and how even though they disliked one another they fell in love. it's not a harmful nickname, it just shows how much she loves him.

the annabeth/rachel dynamic – i'm sorry, but why the fuck are we crucifying a teenage girl for being jealous? i genuinely do not fucking understand why people r getting so angry at annabeth for being jealous of rachel when she was literally in love with percy and one of his only friends for THE LONGEST time before rachel came along. feelings and romance aside, as a friend (who has been abandoned in the past for others, like thalia did w the hunters) i would feel really jealous as well. the whole botl dynamic is just childhood pettiness and jealousy at its finest, and then in tlo annabeth admits she let percy have a summer with rachel DESPITE her wanting to be with him–how is that bad? she's a teenage girl in love with her best friend who's met a new girl, one who's mortal and comes with far less baggage and who he can just relax with–her feelings of jealousy were completely valid throughout the series, stop hating on her for them. and then as for the whole tartarus "keeping percy on his toes" thing–that was playful. and a joke. and annabeth and rachel are literally friends at this point. calm the fuck down.

while i am on this subject of annabeth chase slander, can we please k*ll the jokes that imply annabeth is a tr*mp supporter, a racist, or a homophobe? if ur a poc and u enjoy those jokes i won't gatekeep u from making them but please remember that a lot of those jokes have hella heavy implications and are very out of pocket. people hate on her because of that page in moa where she says she hates the fact that she's blonde, but i raise u this:

annabeth chase is highly insecure as a character. THE ONLY THING SHE IS SECURE IN IS HER BRAINS, SO OBVIOUSLY THE IDEA THAT PEOPLE MAY THINK SHE'S INFERIOR OR DITZY BECAUSE OF HER HAIR COLOR WOULD MAKE HER FEEL INSECURE! it's VALID of her and y'all literally took it and turned her into a racist who'd spit on me and call me a terrorist and i just–i don't get it.

also just because i think annabeth slander should end doesn't mean i don't think y'all need to stop attacking other female characters as well specifically hazel and piper because y'all seem to just constantly attack these female characters and i am so tired of it.

thank u for coming to my ted talk 😁

[thatemo-fangirl]

Okay, so...

@percyjacksqns I found this screenshot of your post on Pinterest

And I looked for it but couldn't find the actual thing. And I guess what I'm getting at, is can I please write a short fic based on this?? Lol. I would really love too. I think it'll be awesome

[percyjacksqns]

hi!!!! omg yes of course you can write a fic lol i’ve been looking for one like it! i’d love to read it whenever you write it :)

[izabesos]

“I’ll color me blue”

hello! now that i’m FINALLY on vacation, I’ll start doing some of those requests I asked for a while ago, so I hope y’all enjoy this little solangelo for the start!

thank you so much to everyone that sent me theirs! love you <3

[lanamaru]

my soul is always with you

[shiruba-tsuki]

When you look at me And the whole world fades I’ll always remember us this way

[percyjacksqns]

percy and annabeth would rather watch the world burn than be separated from each other again and i think that’s beautiful

[kingorm]

I hope he knew the impact he had on the lives of countless people around the world. I hope he knew how much he was loved and how many people admired his talent. How many people - little boys, little girls, men, women - looked up to him.

I can’t fight the tears that come stubbornly, I can’t actually believe that that is true but I know I’m finding comfort in knowing that Chadwick Boseman will literally live forever through the legacy he leaves behind, and that he’s already a legend and a symbol of hope and a symbol of power for forever.

Rest In Peace. Rest in Power, King.

[percqbeths]

percabeth moving adventures ft leo and piper being the most Chaotic duo

percabeth + social media

[percyjacksqns]

SO TRUE AYA

[eerna]

…and for a moment Kaz was a boy again, sure that there was magic in this world.

The famous Crows Don’t Have Any Manners scene, a commission for @brambleberrycottage! Had to freshen it up a bit cuz my Kaz default changed a Lot in a year

[percyjacksqns]

do you guys ever think about how percy jackson and peter parker would be such good friends like..... they’re both sarcastic nerdy boys living in new york saving the world.... like hold on just imagine they’re friends right but they have no idea the other is a hero and one day they both go to fight the same monster and they see each other and they’re just like ?????? WAIT A MINUTE?????? no because someone needs to write this au immediately

honorable mention: sally jackson and aunt may would also get along so well that’s all goodbye

[percqbeths]

dear followers today i offer u percabeth but make it social media tomorrow who knows

[kinda ib: @tridentgum !!]

[percqbeths]

dear followers today i offer u percabeth social media au where percy wants a dog ... tomorrow, who knows?

percabeth + social media

[sawasawako-archived]

annabeth being denied affection & care & attention her whole life vs. percy being like “she [annabeth] smiled for the first time in days and that made it all worthwhile”

[sawasawako-archived]

annabeth being abandoned so many times in her life vs. percy turning to look at her at the end of tlo and then facing the gods and refusing immortality...........

[sawasawako-archived]

annabeth’s welfare being rarely if ever prioritised by other people her whole life vs. percy going “the world was collapsing, and the only thing that really mattered to me was that she was alive”