Hi Bird! I'm curious about your Percy Jackson style demi-god (greek pantheon) takes/thoughts for all the GenKill guys. Your Athena vs Posidon post for Brad opened a can of (brain) worms that I can't seem to let go.
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Look it’s unusual for guys like Ray to survive into adulthood so please cut him some slack for *staring* like a fucking idiot at Brad the first time they met. The Mist around Brad is thick as hell and dazzles him stupid for a moment.
The probability of *two* demigods not only surviving into adulthood, but also joining the marines and being assigned to the same damn platoon is just— well, Ray should have known normal things just Do Not Happen to him.
(Meanwhile, their parents gleefully place bets on which of their (favorite) sons will make the first move).
Athena speaks with Brad more than Ray ever does with Hermes— though the communication is more the weird, distant way the gods tends to communicate with their favored kids. Think like, prophetic dreams, intrusive thoughts. She whispers in Brad’s ear sometimes. He got the Hero treatment growing up. (If we’re talking a true crossover, then yeah he totally knows annabeth. They’re chill.) if children of Athena are gifts, then oh boy, the Colberts were something *special* and *rare* to her.
Hermes doesn’t talk to Ray, because he knows Ray won’t listen and he’s also *his* kid. Ray, by blood, is fleet footed and sure of himself. He doesn’t *need* divine intervention.
Probably, Ray’s mom has a touch of the Sight, which is how to met Hermes. She generally doesn’t trust his dad tho, and did a damn good job at keep Ray hidden. Lots of cattle industry work out in MO/KS which is incredible stinky at every level.
The first time Ray met his dad, he was 8 and the guy did actually take him to nascar. That was cool of him. Then he didn’t see him until… idk, either Afghanistan or Iraq. Guy was like “wow!! You’re so BIG! Not many of my other kids get so BIG!” And Ray like, shares an MRE with him.
Anyway, Ray isn’t particularly envious of Brad and his patron. Not when he gets that weird manic look in his eye when they’re pouring over maps and Ray can practically see her looming over Brad’s shoulder.
Being LC with your godly parent is probably *good*.
Speaking of intrusive and prophetic mom advice- Brad was *totally* expecting Ray, BTW. More surprised it was *ray* than the fact there was another halfblood in first recon. They meet in Afghanistan and NO this is not gonna be some Achilles/Patroclus tragedy! Jocks, go home (thank u sam)
But makes strange sense and what’s more moto than having *actual Hero’s blood*? They truly are the dream team.
Per the mythological canon, Hermes and Athena work well together- that their sons fall in love is just… happy collateral in the cosmic games the gods play. But Ray refuses to believe in fate and tacitly ignore the misty red line that connects him to Brad.
Sometimes, Brad plays along and they are just Two Normal Guys. Sometimes, Ray plays along and makes offerings of dip, jalapeño cheese, and pound cake to his father (yeesh esp when they were working on that dang humvee).
Anyway, I’m just free associating rn. I could go on. It’s all very homosexual.
