after all hell breaks loose when hades decides it was a great idea to let out the dead, a group of chaotic teenagers have to fight their way through the apocalypse to put an end to it. one particular demigod and a mortal goddess have an eye for each other, sunshine and midnight.
annabeth with eyes like pretty grey storms, dark like she's analysing the best way to take you down. but inside she's just a wide eyed little girl with a big dream and lot of curiosity who had to be tough, guarded and mean because in a world where love is transactional and people were too egoistical to recognise her potential, she had to be. She had to learn to be smart and cunning and calculating, so that people would respect her, when all she really wants is to be loved.
percy with eyes like the ocean, swirling like he's analysing whether you're a friend or just another bully. but inside he's just a naive little kid who loved too easily who had to be sassy and not care about the world because in a world where authority figures looked down on him and friends were all either fake or bullies, he had to be. He had to be cynical and intimidating, so that people would steer away from him, when all he wants is someone to want to be loved by him.
One thing which genuinely bothers me is Annabeth's perception in the fandom. How she's seen as this cold, stoic, emotionless, reserved and intimidating girl. When in reality, she's a character full of love.
Annabeth, who immediately cried and felt attached to Cerberus after playing with him for a few minutes because she wouldn't get to play with him again.
Annabeth, whose deepest desire, which the Sirens lured her with, is saving Luke and having a good relationship with both her parents.
Annabeth, who believed in Luke's goodness, even after all the countless terrible things he did simply because she had faith in his humanity.
Annabeth, who cried in Percy's arms before entering the labyrinth and refused to reveal the last line of the prophecy because it said to lose a love worse than death and the idea of losing any of her friends is too painful, heartbreaking and worse than dying.
Annabeth, who kissed Percy before parting with him in St. Helens because if he's going to die, she at least wants him to die knowing she loved him.
Annabeth, who took a poisoned knife for Percy during the war because she'd rather die herself than let him die.
Annabeth, who convinced Luke to switch sides by reminding him of the promise of family he gave her. Which in turn, influenced Luke's decision to end himself to destroy Kronos. Hello, she saved the world with the power of love.
Annabeth, who spent months after months losing sleep and searching desperately for Percy when he went missing.
Annabeth, who kissed Percy to eternity in public at their reunion, not caring what anyone is going to say or think. An asteroid could've hit the earth, and she wouldn't have cared.
Annabeth, who told Percy “I love you” when falling in Tartarus because if she was going to die, she wanted them to be her last words.
Annabeth Chase is a sweetheart, who has always felt things deeply and she's so full of love. And I think it's time we let go of the “cold-hearted annabeth” headcanon because it's not true, that's not her.
my favourite thing about the necklace scene is that. it's not new. LIKE. it's not something unique to the show. it happened in the books. but nOBODY TALKED ABOUT IT. MAINLY BECAUSE PERCY FRAMED IT AS SUCH AN OFF-HANDED COMMENT THAT NOBODY REALLY THOUGHT MUCH OF IT. but it happened. and percy was probably just as i-will-die-if-i-take-my-eyes-off-her-for-even-one-second in the books AND i think this just speaks to how inherently oblivious percy "aphrodite looked like annabeth" jackson is and i lOVE IT-
When your card declines at therapy so they bring out that one time when your sister joined a cult, only to leave you a few minutes later in a camp full of strangers who forces kids to play with real weapons, and fight for their lives, where the greatest authority is a drunk, and also, the boy you like, who by the way is your cousin, promised to protect your sister, spoiler alert, things do not end well.
Don't get me wrong I live for all the percabeth as a couple content we got in HoO but pre-dating baby percabeth hits different. Omg the jealousy, the blushing, Percy freaking out because Annabeth broke the rules and sat too close to him at the Poseidon table. To those who were crying about Percabeth being a slow burn, trust me the yearning is where it is at. We won't get percabeth as a couple until the final episode of season 5 but best believe Percabeth nation will be feasting like kings.