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tbh i kinda forgot about this account…

IK THAT THE PJO SHOW IS OUT AND I HAVENT WATCHED IT YET HOW CLOSELY DOES IT FOLLOW THE BOOKS

i say this cause i’ve learned im getting some upticks in notes and idk if that’s from show watchers or book readers or both

#pjo #percy jackson #pjo tv show

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"Luke made the choice to join Kronos. Luke made the choice to betray everyone at camp. Luke made the choice to-." Blah, blah, blah.

Anyways, given that Kronos obviously manipulated Luke into believing that he wanted what Luke wanted (and that was to make life for demigods better and to hold the gods accountable for their actions), only to get Luke to say yes and join him… did Luke really have a choice? It’s states multiple times throughout the first series, by various characters, that Kronos could manipulate even the person with the strongest will power. Hell, Kronos even manipulated Ares! A literal god!

You think that Luke really had any chance of turning Kronos down, especially right after his quest when his emotions were all over the place?

Then let’s not forget that it’s stated right in the books that Kronos would straight up torture Luke with nightmares when he would "fail" or he felt Luke’s loyalty to him wavering. So, if he was punished/tortured whenever he may have wanted to disband the alliance with Kronos… did he really have a choice? Or was he stuck in that awful predicament because of one bad decision that wasn’t even truly his very own decision?

Luke may have thought that he had a choice in the beginning and it may seem that way to Percy and the others. However, it’s made perfectly clear in TTC that all of the "power" that Kronos had given Luke (as far as letting him see over the army in SoM and everything) was really just to pacify Luke and keep him compliant and unquestioning until he was ready to use him as his vessel if things didn’t work out with the fleece.

As far as I see it, Luke stopped having the true ability to make choices after he agreed to join Kronos and that happened before we even see him in TLT. In this essay I will-…

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hello i just found out Athena has the epithets of "rooster" and "Of the edible tubers" and now i can't get the idea of a rooster and potatoes Athena kid out of my head

#this isn’t the best blog to put it on but i don’t have a dsmp/mcyt type blog lol #but edible tubers? potatoes? feeding into technoblade = child of athena #among other reasons ofc but potatoes has got to be the funniest #anyway yeah i still think about mcyt and pjo crossover sometimes #luke would’ve loved dsmp! sbi change my mind #and i think the sbi would love him back he’s got daddy issues and started a war #this is getting out of hand i’m sorry it’s cause i’m procrastinating studying for my anatomy exam in 2 days

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Hermes and Dionysus: Then and Now

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Ariadne’s Crown

Prints

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It was 1 am when I thought this but:

Everyone hypes Dark Percy and say that his actions would be justified if Annabeth died and he would blame and turn against the gods.

When you think about it, that’s what Luke did after Thalia died.

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"hot take but I think Luke was kind of right even though i know he was bad" STFU STFU THAT WAS THE POINT!!! HE WAS WRONGED AND MISTREATED AND HE WAS USED AND MANIPULATED IN HIS VULNERABLE STATE BUT ALSO HE MADE HIS OWN CHOICES TO FOLLOW A PATH THAT WAS DESTEUCTIVE AND VENGEFUL

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Dionysus

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Dionysus design!

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dionysus/bacchus redraw (??) and artwork because i love him so so much

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Imagine being seventeen and coming back from a failed quest with a huge scar on your face. You trained every day of your life to please the gods, to please your father, yet you still failed. The gods are no longer interested in you. You feel useless. You are useless -- to them.

You return to a cabin full of unclaimed demigods. As you look out across the crowd, a newfound realization startles you. These campers will always be unclaimed. They will always be sleeping on the floor of a too crowded cabin. The gods do not care for their children.

The younger campers looked up to you before you left. Your failure should have cast you aside but, to your shock, you are not shunned. The campers still want to be you. All of them are still desperate to go on a quest. All of them still want to serve their unknown godly parent. They are desperate to be "The Chosen One" because getting chosen means being noticed.

And as a sea of campers look up at you with shining eyes, you realize that their highest aspirations are to put their lives at risk while running an errand for a parent that does not care.

Wouldn't this fill you with fury? Wouldn't you hate the gods for doing this to their children?

Looking at all of those kids, wouldn't you want better for them? Wouldn't you want them to live in a world where they are loved? Where they are noticed?

What if you could do something about it?

If you had the chance, wouldn't you do everything in your power to make the world a better place for them?

#luke castellan

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doodle from thinking about my own fic again. lyrics are from Goodnight Chicago by Rainbow Kitten Surprise.

#THE FIC #i love the fic btw i reread it every once in awhile #glad you’re thinking about it <3 #luke castellan #ethan nakamura #nico di angelo

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Good Luke Castellan Fic Recs

Request: Are there any good stories where Luke is either to protagonist or another good character? Like working for the Titan Lord but not being loyal to him, or if Annabeth helped him and he got out before BotL, or he survives etc. Or just anything else that puts him in a positive light but not his service to Kronos.

This was a pretty specific request. I found a few fics where Luke is a good person to Percy or other demigods while he's still a senior camper, a few where he works with Kronos but his loyalty/goals are to make life better for demigods, and a few time travel fix it fics. Enjoy!

We're all family here by loosingletters

G | 1.1k | Complete

Percy Jackson & Luke Castellan

Luke is tired and trying, Genderfluid Percy Jackson, They're Greek of course they're all at least a little gay

“Okay, good. So first things first: what are your pronouns?” Percy's first day at camp is quite awful but a talk with cabin eleven's counselor improves it at least a bit.

brothership bracelets (don't take it off) by Nightingale231

T | 1.9k | Complete

Percy Jackson & Luke Castellan, Sally Jackson & Luke Castellan, Percy Jackson & Sally Jackson

AU - Brothers, Powerful Percy Jackson, Luke Castellan Needs a Hug

There's a new kid at camp, Luke hears. With green eyes like the ocean, depths crystal-clear like the ever deep river that runs through camp, and black hair like coal and hidden darkness.

oh I run to you love by Ghxst_Bird

T | 2.0k | Complete

Percy Jackson/Luke Castellan

Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Luke Castellan Redemption, Percy is Luke's emotional support demigod, Angst with a Happy Ending

There are strict rules in place for Luke, and Luke has not broken one of them to date, has even gone out of his way to put more in place to make the other campers feel safer around him.   But Luke is also a Hermes kid, even if the mere thought of it burns and sloshes around in his head like acid.  --- aka. Luke thinks Percy got hurt and overreacts

can't gamble the future. by LovelyVerisimilitude

T | 3.0k | Complete

Percy Jackson/Annabeth Chase, Annabeth Chase/Connor Stoll

AU - Canon Divergence, Camp Half Blood, Fluff and Humor

“Wait,” Beckendorf says, confused. “What does Connor have over Percy?” Luke sinks back into his chair. “Well, where do I begin―” “Five drachmas he mentions that one time Annabeth hugged Connor,” Thalia mutters to Silena, tossing a few gilded coins onto the center of the table. “He never shuts up about it.” (CANON DIVERGENCE ― The senior counselors don’t bet on trivial matters like childish, puppy love romances. No. Not at all. Of course not.)

Now They Whisper It by Darkmagyk

G | 3.6k | Complete

Percy Jackson/Annabeth Chase/Luke Castellan, Luke Castellan & Hermes

Overthrowing the gods, Good Luke Castellan in that he is on Annabeth and Percy's side, Post-Canon

Luke steals Zeus master bolt again. Last time he did it out of hate. But this time, he does it out of love.

Time has passed us by (and going back is heaven and hell) by IzzyMRDB

T | 17k | Complete

Percy Jackson/Annabeth Chase, Luke Castellan & Annabeth Chase & Thalia Grace, Percy Jackson & Nico di Angelo

Time Travel Fix It, Father - Son Relationships, Hurt/Comfort

When a group of heroes wake up and realise they have a chance to fix everything - they grab that miracle with both hands, and will fight for it til they're bloody. Prophecy's are self-fulfilling and cursed, Free-Will breaks Fate everyday.

Broken Loyalty by punknerdmusings

T | 30k | Complete

Percy Jackson & Luke Castellan, Luke Castellan & Annabeth Chase, Luke Castellan & Kronos

AU - Canon Divergence, Dark Percy Jackson, Luke Castellan was Right

Luke Castellan has been at Camp Half-Blood for five years. New demigods arriving is old news at this point. He’s one of the most senior campers, after all. But this year’s arrival, Percy Jackson, is different. This year, the new camper promises to shake things to their very core. It doesn’t help that the gods are on the brink of war after Zeus’s master bolt was stolen by Luke himself, on a mission from Kronos to destabilize Olympus. But when Percy asks him to go on the quest, Luke finds himself both more and less dedicated to his goals than ever before. Part 1 of Son of Hermes

close to the breathing wave by poisedwalrus

G | 32k | Complete

Percy Jackson & Luke Castellan

Time Travel Fix it, Luke is either your murderer or your mom he hasn't decided yet

“Why are you looking at skateboards?” asks Luke. “Maybe Kronos wants us to get a skateboard.” Luke presses a hand on the top of Percy’s head and physically turns him away from the window display. “Does Kronos want us to get a skateboard,” he says. “…No.” Luke wants to know what the hell Percy thinks he’s doing. Percy wants Luke to trip and fall over the side of the yacht. They are, as always, at an impasse.

Haunted Past by punknerdmusings

T | 33k | Complete

Luke Castellan/Lee Fletcher, Percy Jackson & Luke Castellan, Luke Castellan & Annabeth Chase

AU - Canon Divergence, Luke Castellan Needs a Hug, Good Luke Castellan

The war Kronos wants draws closer, and Luke is being kept out of the loop more and more. Sure, it’s clear that the Titan has something in mind for him, but Luke’s apparently being kept on a need-to-know basis. And Kronos has determined that Luke needs to know very little. Plus, a new sword fighting teacher has arrived at camp, and Luke doesn’t trust him. There’s just something about the way the man acts that unsettles him. It’s probably the way Quintus is far too willing to let the campers get hurt in the name of training... Whatever. He has bigger fish to fry. Like going through the Labyrinth to save the only home he’s ever known from invasion. Part 1 of The Son of Hermes

Echoed Agony by punknerdmusings

M | 34k | Complete

Luke Castellan/Lee Fletcher, Luke Castellan & Thalia Grace, Luke Castellan & Percy Jackson

AU - Canon Divergence, Luke Castellan Centric, PTSD, Luke Castellan Needs a Hug

Luke’s best friend is no longer a tree. He’s finally convinced his problem child to stay at camp year-round, at least once. He even has someone closer to his own age to commiserate with in the form of one Lee Fletcher. But when Kronos orders him to fake being kidnapped and act as bait, he starts to wonder if his true loyalties are clearer than they might seem. He would have loved going the rest of his life without seeing that garden again, thanks. Part 3 of The Son of Hermes

Deceptive Empathy by punknerdmusings

T | 36k | Complete

Percy Jackson & Luke Castellan, Luke Castellan & Annabeth Chase, Luke Castellan & Thalia Grace

AU - Canon Divergence, Luke Castellan Needs a Hug, Good Luke Castellan

Typically, the summer at Camp Half-Blood was just naturally more hectic, but if you asked Luke, this year was a bit much. Monsters being able to cross the border, a tight deadline to save his friend’s memorial tree, and he’s forced to walk the knife edge of trying to double-cross a Titan on top of it all. Part 2 of The Son of Hermes

Trading Tomorrow by Darkmagyk, loosingletters

T | 44k | Complete

Percy Jackson/Luke Castellan, Percy Jackson/Annabeth Chase, Percy Jackson & Annabeth Chase

Time Travel Fix-It, Luke Castellan Redemption, Childhood Trauma

Percy Jackson arrives at Camp Half-Blood bruised and bleeding, with the knowledge that he's the son of a god and his mother is dead. His little display with the Minotaur has caught the attention of the camp. But he’s not sure it is good attention, yet. Only the Hermes Cabin's not-quite Co-counselor Theseus, ‘call me Theo,’ doesn't treat him like a fascinating zoo exhibit. Which would be a relief, except he looks exactly like Percy: same green eyes, same trouble making smile, same black hair. The only differences are the fact that Theo is six years older, covered in battle scars, and the black tattoo on his arm. A trident and the letters SPQR. Theo is eighteen, powerful, and unclaimed. And his resemblance to Percy could set a dangerous precedent.

Will of Our Own by Sand_wolf579

G | 50k | Complete

Percy Jackson & Luke Castellan, Percy Jackson & Grover Underwood

Canon Rewrite, Manipulation, Enemies to Friends, Developing Friendships

Percy understood why the master bolt needed to be retrieved, but if he was going to do it he was going to do it on his own terms. Percy was tired of everybody taking advantage of and using him, so when Annabeth volunteered to go with him on his quest just so she could prove herself, Percy said no.

Even The Thorns Have Roses by robindrake93

M | 172k | Ongoing as of 20/10/22

Percy Jackson/Luke Castellan, Percy Jackson/Michael Yew

Time Travel Fix it, Slow Burn, AU - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, Dead Dove: Do Not Eat

Percy Jackson thought he was done with quests when an old player to the game offers Percy the chance of a lifetime; to go back in time and save one demigod. Even though all Percy wants is to live at the bottom of the lake and be left alone, he can't pass up this golden opportunity to make things right. But this time things are going to be way different and Percy is going to save all of the demigods. No matter what it takes. The rewrite of an older work with the same title.

#👀 #luke castellan #pjo

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honestly, if that 1 line in TLO didn’t exist a lot of people would probably like Luke a lot more

#sometimes i just ignore it’s existence #or most of the time ig #i think it even makes more sense without it #luke castellan

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yes Luke teaming up with Kronos was like Supreme Stupid™ but his whole “the Gods are terrible parents and we’re just playthings for them and they only make false promises and the only way we can be free (from them) is to upheave the whole system” stance has literally been reaffirmed again and again by the works following the original pjo series so like yeah????? Luke was low key right??

#luke castellan

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He just felt a little silly Percy, it's okay

#luke castellan #percy jackson

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What do you mean there are NO Luke Castellan centric fics on AO3

#reblogging to have fic recs on my blog lol #luke castellan #thank you for the food