#anti caleo

[ieatsticksheh]

caleo.

[poppitron360]

[where-is-the-angst]

hey why are some authors so okay with writing romance as literally girl insults and is objectively incredibly mean to boy while boy laughs it off and for some reason is incredibly attached to mean girl

[patronsa1ntofnothing]

I think it’s really ironic that people rush to hate how Leo was shunned into a romantic relationship with Calypso instead of learning to love himself first but then love it when the exact same thing happened to Nico. While Solangelo is definitely healthier than Caleo, they are both a result of Nico and Leo falling victim to the whole ‘romantic love heals’ trope. Nico and Leo are two characters that went through severe trauma and never truly processed it, they are both seen as ‘outcasts’ who don’t really fit in. At the end of BoO, Leo ends up in Calypso, while Nico is hinted at having something romantic with Will, all while they haven’t really learnt to love and accept themselves. I’m not saying that neither Nico or Leo can’t ever have any sort of romantic connection, I just think they should’ve become at peace with themselves before going into anything. Nico and Leo both have the potential to have some of the best platonic dynamics in the series—Nico and Reyna, Leo and Piper, both Leo and Nico with Hazel— but these are all shunned to the side for the sake of their underdeveloped ships. Rick Riordan PLEASE let your characters find themselves before throwing them with a random character you pulled out of a hat. A character being single does not mean they are inherently alone, there ARE types of love that aren’t romantic.

[lovemelikealovesong-33]

Leo: I am kinda noticing Jason and am slowly removing the "B" from "bromance."

[solangelo-critical]

Solangelo is freakily similar to Caleo, actually.

“Leo is a traumatised teenager who needs help, not a relationship”

Ditto for Nico.

“Caleo is one-dimensional and Calypso is a satellite character for Leo”

Just switch the Caleo with Solangelo, Calypso with Will and Leo with Nico. Voilà! You now have a valid critique of Solangelo.

“Caleo ruined Leo’s development”

Last I checked, ToA managed to shit all over Nico as a character through Solangelo…

[honestlymiles]

"I ship Caleo!" —said no one ever— "I ship valgrace!" VALME. I ship myself with Leo.

[strawb3rrixg0rl]

Leo is too good for Calypso. I'm not saying this from a fangirl perspective. How did Rick expect us to be cool with getting Leo and Calypso together the same book Calypso cursed Annabeth?

Valgrace is literally the better option. And Calypso clearly didn't even appreciate Leo when they did get together. In the 2nd TOA book, Calypso literally stabbed her thumbs into his kidneys? And she clearly doesn't understand how his mind works.

And the fact that Leo vented to APOLLO the god known for a HORRIBLE love life saying that he feels that maybe their relationship was doomed from the start and how he thinks it might be better when they're able to live a normal life, but he's not sure.

Calypso is constantly shown being barely anything but rude to Leo. I believe Calypso didn't love Leo, she loved the idea of Leo getting her off the island.

And don't even get me STARTED on the age gap. Calypso is 3000+, and Leo is SIXTEEN. Calypso may not have aged physically, but she's DEFINITELY aged mentally. I feel like it's not crazy to say Calypso is gr0oming Leo.

Leo and Jason DEFINITELY had feelings for eachother, whether romantic or not. When Lester told Jason Leo was alive, the sparks flew out of OUTLITS. Valgrace had the perfect set up to be endgame.

In HoH, when Nico gets outted by Cupid, it could've been the perfect opportunity for Jason to realize that his feelings for Leo might not just be platonic. He could've confided in Nico about it.

I still feel Leo could've gotten Calypso off the island, WITHOUT them getting in a relationship.

Jason could've realized his feelings for Leo, but never got the chance to tell him. And Leo, only realizing that Jason was more than just a friend to him until after Jason is already gone. It would've made Jason's death more impactful.

Valgrace is way better than Caleo and it's not even close.

Thank you, again, for coming to my ted talk.