I want you ppl to know that whenever I draw PJO art, canon is merely an option. I have a distaste for most of TOA except Apollo he was great, and a lot of HOO is so fucking weird. BE AWARE that if I make changes to a characters age i.e. Hazel, it is NOT and will never be for the purposes of ship (because Yk that’s weird). Any changes I make to characters and their story will almost always for me and my tastes, better representation, or just bc I think what originally was given to them is weird or had 0 purpose.
Hazel being 13: I personally change her to being 15, and as I just explained this is not for the purpose of ship. It’s merely because it makes me more comfortable if she’s 15 hanging out with 17 year olds, plus it makes the age range of the Argo 2 crew just tighter and easier to work with. This is NOT for the purposes of Frazel please please don’t assume that- despite me liking the ship on a contextual level that doesn’t apply in this instance at all. (That one will probably be the most explained bc I don’t feel like making a toxic shipping fandom more mad…)
I know this will probably make a few ppl upset that I’m outright changing stuff from canon. Just know I do not care- Hazel is probably my most “ heinous” act, but just remember I only change her age bc it makes me feel more comfortable writing/drawing her hanging out with the Argo crew. But that’s just a little disclaimer: Canon/ANYTHING Rick says to me can be taken out or only used slightly bc man- does that dude say some goofy ass shit…