An absolute favorite ship dynamic of mine is between a character who died and a character who, despite staying alive, was so fundamentally transformed by their loss, for the worse or for the better, that they also metaphorically died at the same time as their beloved. I eat that shit up every time.
Pjo rare pairs,,,, what's your favorite pjo rare pair
Thalia/Piper has been my favorite pjo rarepair for a while now, but i blame @bvckbiter for getting me obsessed with Ethabaster recently.
Couldn't decide so i did both
+ Closesups & headcanons under the cut
Thalia/Piper (help i'm still not sure what's their official ship name)
- Thalia leaves the Hunters not long after the Giants War, and ends up going back to CHB. She usually has a hard time making new friends (she doesn't let many people get too close, and most campers are kinda scared of her anyway) but Piper immediatly makes her feel at ease, like she can actually be herself for once, instead of Zeus's daughter or Jason or Annabeth's mom or Artemis's Lieutenant.
- Jason and Leo (who are already together btw) have both seen how happy they are around the other, and have been gently pushing them towards each other for a while (Jason and Leo are the og pipalia shippers).
- Piper is medium height, but Thalia is a shortie. No one gets to comment on her height and live to tell the tale -> at least until Piper (when Piper jokes about it it's very endearing okay. Leo tried a height joke on Thalia one time. Let's just say he won't try again.) Piper likes to kiss Thalia on the top of her hair just cause she can. Thalia rolls her eyes everytime but she secretly loves it.
- They grow a lot together. Thalia still has a lot of anger issues, but Piper's emotional intelligence and calming presence helps Thalia to manage her anger better. Meanwhile, Piper struggles with anxiety since the Argo II, but Thalia is very good at reassuring people and she makes Piper feel safe.
Ethan/Alabaster:
- Ethan is always so serious. The only person in the world who can get a smile out of him is Al. Al makes it his life's goal to make Ethan smile as much as possible, cause he thinks Ethan's smile is the prettiest sight in the world.
- Al really wanted to get earrings and piercings, but he didnt trust anyone to help him with it, until Ethan offered to do it for him. Al wouldn't have trusted anybody else.
- One day Al inscribed a series of protective runes inside Ethan's armor, to ward him against curses. Since that day, Ethan almost never takes off the armor. He sais it's for safety reasons, but the truth is, Al's residual magic has a very distinctive feeling, it's warm and comforting and now Ethan just can't live without it.
- After the Battle of Manhattan Al spent months looking for a way to bring Ethan back, it was all that mattered to him, he was barely eating or sleeping. After many failed attempts he finally found a ritual that worked. Since then they have been living together in hiding, they aren't fighting for the cause anymore they just wanna live in peace together and heal from their past side by side, which they do. (Please do not call me delusional you're gonna make me cry)
hey you don’t imagine Percy falling asleep in Nico’s lap. Don’t imagine Piper taking care of Annabeth after she overworks herself for five plus hours. Don’t imagine Clarisse stroking Chris’s hair and singing all soft to help him sleep. Don’t imagine lityersed and apollo working out in the garden together. Don’t imagine Frank falling asleep on Leo’s back in the form of a cat because it helps both of them sleep. Don’t imagine Hazel staring at Lavinia with a love stricken smile as she rambles on and on about her day. Don’t imagine Jason sitting in the engine room with Leo and reminding him to eat and take breaks. Don’t imagine Frank giving Hazel forehead kisses. Don’t imagine Piper playing with Jasons fingers when she’s nervous. Don’t imagine Rachel holding hands with Annabeth every chance she gets. Don’t imagine Annabeth reading right up until Percy snuggles between her book and her chest. Don’t imagine Clarisse getting her makeup done by Silena. Don’t imagine Will buying flowers and chocolate for Nico every chance he gets and Nico calling him stupid cheesy pet names in Italian. Don’t imagine Ethan being the most awkward fuck whilst trying to flirt with Alabaster and getting all embarrassed while Alabaster just giggles. Don’t imagine your favorite ships being cute. Stop it.