[cabingold]

hilarious to me how Percy and Thalia just Don't Have Teachers. hazel learned magic from hecate and Gaea. Jason had loads of resources on hand from the Senate. Nico had fucking King Minos teach him to raise the dead. thalia improvised lightning when she was 12 and almost killed Luke and percy figured out he could breath underwater accidentally when the Chimera pushed him into the Mississippi River from a 600-foot height. arent they just so funny

[cabingold]

anyways i love headcanons where percy is just. an absolute New York stereotypical skater kid emphasis on stereotypical. like yes he spent most of his time at private boarding schools and yes he was only in New York in the summer and yes he's a mama's boy so he would never (intentionally) commit any type of crime but also. he knows how to pickpocket because his neighbor taught him when he was eight. the local police chief knows him personally even though he's never actually been jailed for anything because "why are you always on the scene when something happens?". he figured out how to pick locks on WikiHow when he was 11 so that if Gabe locked him out and forgot to let him back in he could do it himself. when he said in book 1 that he sold 'candy' to rich kids at his private school for cash, what he really meant was that he picked random plants in the schoolyard and told people they were weed and got money for it until someone realized the weirdo from dorm 1 was scamming everyone with dandelions,

he's a legend at the skatepark because he has zero self preservation and so on a given day you can see him doing the most insane death-defying stunts ever and all the local parents are scared he's going to crack his head on the concrete someday and give their kids ptsd. piper "annabeth you didn't tell me he's a skater kid ;-;" mclean absolutely teases him for all the above 24/7, send tweet

[explodified]

Nooooo percy dont save him he doesnt want to be saved percy NOOOOOOO

[nicodemus-diangelo]

Something i love to headcanon is that Nico knows all about like high society stuff, and everyone is always suprised when he mentions it or corrects people about it

[phoenixystix]

the other thing about og pjo being so good is that rick actually does a pretty remarkable job at making you feel like you're inside percy's head. percy's constant awareness of money/how rich a friend is remains consistent, percy comparing literally every place he encounters to manhattan in some way, percy describing places based off how cool it would be to skateboard there, continually talking about adhd symptoms and dyslexia symptoms and how much he hates school and tests. rick even remembered that the driving permit age in new york is 16 whereas it's younger in like every other state.

these are the nuts and bolts of what makes a story turn that are hidden well and blend seamlessly when the writing is good, but when these details aren't thought of, they really can be quite jarring and take you right out of the narrative. they distinguish good and decent writing from great writing.

[certifiedposeidonhater]

Parallels? Helloooo

I will absolutely NEVER EVER stop talking about how similar Percy and Luke are.

Everybody always says: “Percy isn’t like Luke because of Sally” “Percy isn’t like Luke because of his fatal flaw” “Percy isn’t like Luke because he had Luke” “Percy isn’t like Luke because of Poseidon” No. All of you are wrong. Wrong wrong wrong! Wrong wrong! (sorry that was a little mean but you get my point.)

The reason Percy was not like Luke was solely because Kronos didn’t have enough time to manipulate Percy, and Luke had gone through more than Percy had (godly quest wise) when Kronos really started to get to him. Kronos didn’t have the same opportunity to affect Percy’s mind and thought process.

In other words, at that time in Percy’s life, Percy wasn’t as easy to manipulate as Luke had been. The ONLY reason Percy didn’t join Luke was because he knew Kronos wouldn’t be any better than the gods. The only reason Luke thought Kronos would be, is because Kronos had manipulated him. Percy wasn’t manipulated.

All in all, the reason Percy isn’t like Luke is just because of their age. It’s not a matter of understanding or a matter of upbringing, Luke had just been pushed to his wits end at 17. Just like Percy would be.

They are the same. Luke is just older. They aren’t even really “two sides of the same coin.” They are ONE side of the same coin, at different stages in the coin’s life. Percy is when the coin was first produced, Luke is when the coin has been traded and used to the point it’s practically unrecognizable.

[lookingthroughmirrors]

more to your point as well, I think in one of the books when Percy is around the same age Luke was then, he feels the same.

I think it was something about understanding his resentment? Don’t quote me but I just thought it was interesting given what you already pointed out.

Percy and Luke become remarkably similar throughout the series.

[mephistopheles]

fuck this. im gonna drive my chevy to the levee

[mephistopheles]

by talos this cant be happening

[mephistopheles]

well at least them good old boys are staying sober

[mephistopheles]

what the fuck

[wineinthewind]

You could describe percy in any number of ways. I mean, he's the center of it all, chosen one, prophecy child with more fight experience than anyone.

You could say he is powerful, extremely powerful, courageous, selfless, intimidating, strong, heroic (i actually wouldnt, but you can i suppose), daring, anything dramatic like that.

But whats so compelling about percy is that for all those things you could describe him as, nothing describes him better than simply good. he's just good.

[rhibbet]

top tier character trait will always be “I care about you deeply, even though I betrayed you. even though I would do it again” I don’t make the rules

[snakeplantz]

Merlin BBC Merlin they could never make me form a solid opinion about you !!! World’s bravest coward. The most loyal traitor. The most honest liar. The gentlest murderer. Destroys everything trying to avoid destruction. What a guy !!!!!!!

[vyky]

Annabeth should've been a part of returning the Parthenos trio, instead of Hedge.

Mark of Athena quest is hyped up to be such a big deal, but the actual finding of the statue feels underwhelming, while the returning of the statue looked to be more dangerous. the quest is Annabeth's fate, so why didn't she see it till the actual end?

also the fact we don't really see Annabeth interact with her mother much after she found the statue so dear to her was a let down

[sparrowharks]

sometimes i feel like my sole purpose on this planet is to think about drew tanaka’s potential..... drew tanaka as her mother’s mistake. drew tanaka as her sister lacy’s biggest secret. drew tanaka as camp’s mean girl. drew tanaka as the girl who hates pegasi for touching silena’s soul. drew tanaka as the epitome of grief. drew tanaka in the big house making eye contact with jake mason, wondering how either of them would ever learn to breathe again. drew tanaka as the cruel, envious witch as she watches will solace and nico di angelo move on and learn to love despite their trauma. JUST OUFHEICJSJCCHJCSKFJCJ N

[faytears]

long hair percy was real in son of neptune. he went months without cutting it and it grew to the point where he kept it in an unkempt half up half down style that still somehow looked frustratingly good (especially mid-battle) and no one could look him directly in the eye.

[theobjectlesson]

🌊 for @percicomicrofic | prompt: SURVIVE | word count: 620ish | universe: post-canon/@owlintheskies 's "Confined Friction" quest that my brain keeps coming back to...

The moment Nico starts to see the faint, far-off window of sky above them is the same moment everything goes to shit.

He doesn't see what got Percy exactly, just that it was big and fast, shooting through one side of the air pocket they're walking in and taking Percy out the other between its teeth. Nico uses his half-second of processing time to shout part of Percy's name instead of taking a breath, so as dark, freezing water crushes in on him from all sides, there's nothing in his lungs but fumes. Something bumps him in the water, sharp and slicing against his leg, but he can't move, he can't breathe, he can't do anything.

Well, except die. He can definitely do that, and it'll be a relief, because Percy is gone, Percy might be -

Something circles his waist and pulls him from behind, and Nico convulses in its grip, body fighting mind over the urge to exhale, the last dregs of air escaping between his lips in a weak burst of bubbles. Then he's being turned, and he's got another half-second that his carbon-dioxide soaked brain totally wastes before there's a hand on his face and a mouth on his mouth and air in his lungs.

He coughs like a fucking idiot, but the mouth is back with more air and now Nico's brain isn't so poisoned that it can't make out Percy's face, blurry in his burning, salt-soaked eyes, but here. Not dead, not eaten, but here, holding Nico's face and pulling him in again. Nico jerks back as relief turns into realization, but Percy's grip is too strong for Nico's half-frozen muscles and Percy's mouth is too insistent for Nico to do anything but take it, let it slant across his own as Percy tips Nico's head back and breathes more air into his lungs. Air he thankfully doesn't cough it right back up, and suddenly they're rocketing towards the surface.

Nico spends a few seconds hacking up seawater and stale air onto the shores of Salliq once they break the surface, Percy dragging him bodily through the manhole-sized opening in the rocks. Then he pushes himself up onto four aching limbs, shivering with cold and adrenaline, and the careful hand on his back feels like its burning.

He looks up to see Percy kneeling next to him, arm outstretched.

"What - what happened?"

His voice sounds horrific. Percy scowls. His clothes are torn and soaking wet, and Nico can see half-healed cuts through the shredded fabric.

"A ketos. Guess he wanted to run it back on some ancient beef. I'm sure he's regretting it."

Nico tries to remember the immense black shape in the water, but all that comes is the feeling of seeing Percy there in front of him one second and gone the next. That, and everything after.

"Sorry about that," Percy says, guilty and barely audible under the sound of Nico's pulse in his ears, "I shouldn't have dragged you down there."

Nico shakes his head, tipping sideways to sit on the rocks. Out of reach of Percy's hand, but not his concerned expression.

"Are you okay?"

Nodding just makes Nico's head spin worse.

"Um, yeah, I just - " he tries, but just ends up coughing again, wiping his mouth with a shaking hand.

"Ah, yeah I promise to get you some mouthwash in the next town," Percy says with a sheepish grin. Nico stares at him.

"I just figured - 'not your type' was still better than drowning, right?"

"Oh, um, y-yeah. Thanks."

Nico can't look at that smile, so he turns away and stares at the endless, empty expanse of Hudson Bay instead. His throat aches and his face feels wet, but then, drowning will do that to a person.

[sunshinemoon3341]

[cabingold]

I think that we as a fandom of readers have grown incredibly disconnected to the fact that quests are supposed to be structured. they are not supposed to be incredibly wacky and insane. like. you're supposed to go, fight some monster, get some important treasure or some shit, come back alive or die in honor. you are most DEFINITELY not supposed to be endangered EN ROUTE to your quest goal before you even cross the state line. the gods are not supposed to hate you that much. percy annabeth and grover are just such an incredibly hazardous trio that they somehow managed to get attacked by 5+ historically rare and terrifying monsters (the furies, Chimera, medusa, fucking ECHIDNA) before passing the Mississippi River on their way to LA when they were preteens, they are OUTLIERS adn should not have been counted in Quest Chaos Level Statistics, please ignore them theyre just doing their own fucking thing out there they just exist to stain camp halfbloods reputation i believe

[neon-in-the-night-time]

every time someone characterizes percy jackson, the character who was literally created FOR disabled kids so they have a positive role model bc every adult in their life is telling them they will never be anything bc of their disability but here's this kid in your favorite book series who's disabled and he's cool and he's street smart and he's regular smart too but he doesn't do well in school because of his disability but that doesn't make him any less smart or useful or anything else, as a dumb guy who needs his girlfriend or mom to guide him through life an angel loses his wings (i’m looking at you RICHARD)