#his mother will die thalia and annabeth will die he personally will be tortured and killed

[bright-eyes-strawberry-lies]

Luke always lets them go. Every time he has them in a vulnerable position, he lets them go.

The Lightning Thief: Luke left before the pit scorpion even stung Percy.

Sea Of Monsters: Luke sent Percy, Annabeth, and Tyson with the incompetent brother so they could escape. (This one was so obvious that even they commented on it)

Sea Of Monsters: Luke stopped fighting after crippling Percy to talk to his soldiers and give Percy and Annabeth time to escape and the Party Ponies burst onto the scene.

Titan's Curse: Luke brought Artemis to take Annabeth's place holding the sky, saving Annabeth from Atlas's trap. He then nursed her back to health and made sure she was at the battle, where she was able to escape.

Battle Of The Labyrinth: Luke bantered with Percy then said to spare Annabeth before siccing the army on them so Percy, Annabeth, and Rachel could escape and they called Mrs. O'Leary to rescue them. (Percy used the whistle Daedalus gave him, a man who said Luke was very charming so make of that what you will)

The Last Olympian: Luke killed himself before Kronos could use his body to kill Annabeth and Percy.

#luke castellan #percy jackson #pjo #riordanverse #annabeth chase #percy jackson series #suicide mention #not to mention all the talking up he does of them and how often he begs/demands for his girls to be spared #.robin thats really subtle. #consider that if Luke isn't subtle about it #his mother will die thalia and annabeth will die he personally will be tortured and killed #you gotta remember as of book one kronos is already trying to get rid of luke and thinks he's reached the end of his usefulness

[rynnaaurelius]

Goddammit im so hapoy to have found you, a Luke apologist. I jaut got sucked back into the whole fandom bc of the upcoming series and... i read the original books when i was really young, right, 11,12,13. And yea, Luke was the bad guy!!

But now im actually Luke age. And i know how young everyone actually is. If you put me in charge of a bunch of 12-15 year olds and made me watch them die one after the other; i'd probably side with the side that's AGAINST those making this happen too???

Idk his stance is just so so so understandable. I'm studying to become a teacher rn and being responsible for big groups of young kids - it feels a certain way. It's like... motherly instincts, but not really, but kinda, but definetly extreme protectiveness.

Now did he make some bad choices along the way blablabla, sure yea. But holy hell his position is understandable.

ESPECIALLY! Knowing about New Rome and that alternatives are a possibility, actually, the greeks just aren't getting them??? Nah i'd definetly try and murder all the gods. Viciously.

I don't really know where i'm going with this except that i was scrolling through the Luke tag and one of your posts was like a breath of fresh air in between all the, mostly pretty young, fans that hate on him and everything he every did. So thanks, i guess?

Goddamn, I somehow never got an email for this, so I had no idea this was collecting dust in my inbox. Sorry about that.

Also, you left me rambling, so. . .sorry about that.

And yes. I am more or less the same age Luke was during the series, and I can't imagine the number it would do on you to be responsible for prepping a bunch of preteens and teenagers to face their violent deaths, especially after what he went through with his mother and Thalia.

I left it in the tags of the post that went viral against my will, but Luke's living out a different genre from Percy and company, and I—I would lose my shit, too, if in his position. That's torturous, dystopian shit.

They're kids, damn it.

(And I have. . .many headcanons about Luke Castellan and Camp Jupiter and Greek demigod life expectancies. Most of them not good, all of them trying to square the worldbuilding)

And I find it so difficult to believe that it's a bad person—and not simply a very angry and hurt person—who sets out to do really questionable things to try and keep another kids from suffering and dying, to prevent anyone else from becoming himself.

There's a certain despair through it and Luke's choices; I really, really have my doubts over whether Luke genuinely believed that he would survive the war, either way.

Raging against the dying of the light and all that. He knows he will likely fail, he knows he's propping up a monster, and he's doing it anyway in this desperate attempt to create something different.

This makes Percy so important because he still thinks that as family and as people, the gods can change—just look at his conversation with Hermes at the end of TLO.

There's a faith he very understandably keeps (Poseidon is, by godly standards, a good dad who tries and that's important), a faith that Luke, in turn, has understandably lost and we see Hermes's grief and regret over that loss.

Luke's last change in heart, his choice to believe in Percy, in how to break this cycle of violence and abuse that's been eating demigods alive, is beautiful and kills me every time.

(Requisite note that this final choice takes on a different timbre considering the events of HoO)

He's lost everything—his mother, Thalia, Annabeth, any semblance of a home he ever had. Which is how I think he justifies Kronos, ultimately, I think. He's lost any hope he has, for himself or otherwise, and is intent on making the gods pay for what they've done.

Like every other tragic hero, he penned his own tragedy, knowing what was going to happen the whole time, which kills me.

He walks into his own end and, at the end, finds that last thing at the bottom of Pandora's jar—Hope.

#i can't believe i'm a luke castellan apologist for having the bold take of 'i think luke making bad choices doesn't make him a bad person' #especially on We Love Our Moral Complexity Dot Hellsite #but here we are #anyway i am once again having luke castellan feelings #long post #ish #we're ignoring the effect heroes of olympus has on any of this #because per the logic of hoo. luke is Even More Right #which. ah. would be fine if anything is DONE with that or written more coherently #heroes of olympus #luke castellan #i got an ask! #percy jackson

[thejudgingtrash]

Spy! Assassin! John Wick!Percy Jackson

TW: violence, death, guns

Alright. A very John Wick inspired spy/assassins headcanon because I love you Dil @perseusjacksonlover​. Sorry for the delay :( 

Watch the John Wick movies if you’re of age! They’re just excellent action movies and the world and setting is AMAZING. No need for explanations, either you get it or you don’t. Will I rewatch them now? Yes I will!

He doesn’t know how old he was when he was taken from his mother and brought to his father. He knows her name and the curvature of her smile and the rest had to be forgotten. Kept in a past deep locked up. Don’t show emotion, don’t show weakness. Forget what has happened prior in your life.

He was twelve when his father, a head of the organization, demanded that he’d join them. Some say it’s a school, others say it’s a summer camp. As long as the officials don’t detect it, it doesn’t matter. His guide has the codename Chiron. Everything is coded and based off the very principle of ancient heroism. Every new arrival gets to chose their own name with intricate meaning. Leave the old one in the past. Burn it. He chose his. Perseus. To destroy.

Friends at camp? What are friends? The people that will stab you in the back if needed. There are few that can make it and everyone has no issue pushing people off the cliff if it means they can come closer to their goals. His cousin that he kept close (Codename: Thalia) was impaled at the age of fourteen. No friends. No feelings.

The rules are simple. Win or lose. Kill or be killed. Eat or be eaten. The mortality rate is high among kids. Fractured or broken bones occur daily. Being emotionally scared is everyone’s burden. Someone’s head getting blasted away happens at a bimonthly rate. The scars get paler over the years.

Kids train every single day. Be invisible, be soundless, be the shadow merged with the darkness. From picking locks to breaking into buildings protected by the state. Strategical planning, tactical maneuvering, gun shooting and even older weapons or at first glance non-lethal tools (uh… John Wick and the pen, anyone?). Combat sport like wushu, taekwondo, krav maga, boxing, etc. Also old weaponry. From swords, daggers to spears. Everything in a room could be used to decimate the opponent. Room included.

Also social/soft skills. Languages, geography, dance, art and history. Modern politics. Learn how to use charisma, the art of manipulation, and coercion. The masterwork of intimidation. Break someone’s spirit with the power of one word or one glance. A smile can sometimes be deadlier than a bullet.

Once of age, Perseus is set out for his first mission. A cousin of his father’s. He is given two weeks and seals the deal in two days without a scatch. The suit remained free of any blood. He immediately shows everyone in the game that he is one of the best. He makes a small fortune in a short amount of time and lives a very comfortable albeit a bit lonely life.

Know your value and know your price. If you’re one of the best, demand the best.

Also uniforms. I don’t care how or what you look like. You’re wearing A FUCKING SUIT when you’re showing up for work! 

(Designers: Alexander McQueen & Ralph Lauren. I’ve actually an entire spy suit folder saved up, fuck me) 

The ways of the organization are in the open. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a part of them or not. The rules apply to everyone. If someone offers you a mission to observe/kidnap/torture/eliminate/etc. another person, you have one shot at negotiation or the mission will get past to the next person. Missions are either proposed privately or are open in the network for everyone. Competition is fierce and the stakes are high. Be the very best. The only thing to worry about: don’t die.

Nearly a decade later, Percy has a daytime job as a lawyer (you gotta keep the facade up). He received a call at work.

Percy was summoned by his old teacher and master Chiron. The old lover of another head of the organization (Codename: Athena) had debts he refused to pay. 

“What can I do for you?“ smiled Perseus as he saw into his old mentor’s eyes. Chiron pulled up a photo.

“Someone refuses to pay me back. Frederick Chase. I thought we were friends. Too bad,“ the old man sighed. The years of training put a weight on his body. He was now sitting in a wheelchair, was retired and enjoyed the fruits of his hard labor of decades of training new soldiers. Mostly. Perseus took the picture and a closer look. It was two weeks old. A middle aged blond man held the door of a black limousine open a younger girl. Blonde princess curls, an otherwise pretty face if it wasn’t for the annoyance in her gray eyes. They were unaware of the picture that had been taken and the spionage. 

“I want her. Her name is Annabeth Chase. His daughter. She’s been sheltered.“ Someone that wasn’t officially introduced into the organization but knew about the logistics. 

Perseus nodded. 

“She’s in New York and is about to leave for Los Angeles in less than four weeks,“ explained Chiron.

“How much?“ Perseus asked. 

“300,000,“ Chiron proposed. “500,000 if you bring me her head in the next two weeks. I need to make a statement. A lot of money has been wasted. Too much money.“

Perseus gave Chiron the picture back and said one thing.

“Consider it done.“

Do I smell a future fanfic?

Oh boy I DOOO

Hope this was interesting, Dil!! :>

#pjo #pjo au #one day it will happen #Percy Jackson #annabeth chase #percabeth #percy jackson and the olympians #pjo headcanon