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freddie-77-ao3 · 2 days
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Connor hyping themself up for a battle: If I die now I’ll never meet my soulmate Malcolm: Maybe you just don’t have one. Travis, looking around: who’s gonna tell them? Drew: which one?
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alexlovesfanfics · 2 months
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Imagine Epic the Musical but it's the PJO characters acting it out and Mr D being the God of theatre gets the other gods to watch it or Apollo gets them to watch it and casts a blessing so everyone's singing is top notch and Hazel + the Hecate cabin are using the mist for special effects except for when Posiden is on screen which is when Percy goes apes*** and channels all the villain energy
Annabeth - Odysesus
Percy - Penelope + Posiden
Malcolm - Athena
Clarisse - Ares
Drew - Aphrodite
Piper - Circe + Hera (?)
Jason - Zeus
Stoll twins - Hermes
Thalia - Aeloas
Tyson - Polybotes
(Maybe Nico and Will as Polities and the other dude?)
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ithinkitwasvodka · 5 months
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DID SOMEBODY SAY BACKGROUND PJO CHARACTERS? SAY LESS AND LET ME PROVIDE YOU WITH MOODBOARDS
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malcolm pace, son of athena
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juniper the dryad
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drew tanaka, daughter of aphrodite
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chris rodriguez, son of hermes
and i will be more than happy to make more.
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beuatifulbuttercup · 6 months
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pjo tweets even tho twitter is DEAD
inspired by @phoenix--flying post go check out those posts^^
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pink-eye-liner · 1 month
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Malcom : *Sitting in the corner rocking back and fort contemplating his whole life*
Annabeth : What happened to him?
Connor : Drew told him that he was built like an improper fraction
Annabeth : Dam-
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shuutingstar · 20 days
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You know a trio I think is pretty underrated?? Will, Lou and Cecil?? Like what happened to them after BoO? I need more CONTENT RICK. MORE.
Oh and a fanon trio I like a lot is Drew, Connor and Malcolm. Like it’s so random but makes perfect sense at the same time??? Need fics for this trio fr.
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the-l1ghtningthief · 3 months
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UNDERRATED RIORDANVERSE SHIP POLL
im curious to see what the people want. if anyone actually votes for this i will write a (likely shitty) series of oneshots about them
(not gonna use ship names for simplicity)
i set it for a week, please consider voting it would really mean a lot to me <3
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fryingpan1234567 · 10 months
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movies I think every demigod loves
Focusing on CHB for now but we’ll get to the Romans eventually
These nerds all know the whole entire soundtrack for every single one with the choreo and everything
Massive viewing parties in the winter in random cabins that definitely can’t hold everybody and the amphitheater in the summer with a projector
Hecate campers have enchanted a fuck ton of those old plastic popcorn containers with the same magic as the dishes in the pavilion— every kind of popcorn, the perfect amount of butter, kettle corn, for some reason a blue one that apparently tastes like cotton candy (or so Percy says; no one else has dared to try it)
Sharing endless amounts of blankets and pillows
Everyone usually passes out towards the end of the night, resulting in the hugest bed nest known to man full of shreepy demigods
Literally every streaming service ever plus premium Hephaestus channels
Anyways onto the movies
We’re starting with Mamma Mia
Because let’s be honest— a big pretty Greek island with a ton of hot people and fabulous music?? Yeah they’re into it
Who doesn’t love Abba?
That fun little “WEEE’RE SOPHIE ALI LISA WE’RE THE GREATEST BESTEST MATES, I’M TALL— I’M TOUGH— I’M TINY— AND WE’RE GONNA ROCK THIS PLACE!!” is such a vibe
Everyone gets into groups of three just to sing it with each other, including
Percy as Tall, Annabeth as Tough, and Grover as Tiny
Jason as Tall, Piper as Tough, and Leo as Tiny
Connor and Will even convinced Nico to be the Tiny to their Tough and Tall once
Anyways everybody screaming the lyrics and dancing around, swinging each other in chaotic circles until they collapse laughing
By FAR the loudest they ever get is Dancing Queen— Chiron says it’s something to rival their battle cry and Dionysus pretends to be annoyed by it, but he’s always caught humming it to himself the next morning
”Well what do you suggest we do with three men?” “Well now that takes me back.” WHEN I TELL YOU EVERYBODY SCREAMS
Couples singing Honey Honey and Lay All Your Love On Me suuuper dramatically at each other
They’ve turned it into a challenge: how long can you two go, mercilessly flirting and teasing, before either of you break and end up making out? (The answer is not very long)
Splitting into two groups (mainly girls v boys but really it doesn’t matter) to scream Voulez-Vous at each other
It’s a competition
After the end of the movie, everyone goes and jumps into the lake in their clothes— this massive, shouting, laughing mass of magical teenagers booking it across camp just to go flying off the docks into the water
Moving on to another movie
You c a n n o t tell me they wouldn’t love Disney’s Hercules
I mean they hate it, obviously, but like. A Disney movie about them. What!!
Especially the littles
The littles looove this fucking movie you don’t even understand
They sit eagerly waiting to see the garbage caricatures of their parents onscreen, collapsing on each other in giggles when they do
The older kids still get a kick out of it, but Connor sulks in Malcolm’s lap anytime his dad is on, hiding his face in his chest and refusing to look
(“Mal, he looks so dumb.”
”Sweetheart—“
”SO STUPID.”
”You’re so dramatic—“
”LOOK AT HIM.”)
They make Chiron sing One Last Hope every damn time
Funny thing is, the projector they have now is not the first one. There was one before, which mysteriously went up in purple flames the first time Mr. D watched with them… coincidentally at the exact moment Disney Dionysus popped up on screen in all his drunken fuscia glory
Poor Nico di Angelo wants to say no to watching it every time, but his favorite of Will’s little siblings, Lilac, begs him to because it’s her favorite Disney movie
So there he is next to Will, Lilac watching eagerly from his lap, Nico bonking his head on Will’s shoulder every time the TERRIBLE interpretation of his dad is on
Will laughs at him
Nico pouts and says he’s mean and threatens to shadow travel Lilac to the nearest candy store and get her whatever she wants just to hand her back to him for the night with a raging sugar rush
When the 7 dress up as the Avengers for Halloween one year, it’s added to the rotation.
Percy was Black Widow
Leo was Spider-Man
Jason was Captain America
Piper was Iron Man
Annabeth was Thor
Hazel was Black Panther
Frank was the Hulk
Nobody was prepared for the level of hotness that they brought to the table, but the Marvel fanatics were definitely prepared to start watching the movies
Eventually it devolves into a big war over who the best character is
The smash or pass is getting out of hand guys
lmk if you think of any more I’d love to write them
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draggged-leer · 3 months
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frozenrose20 · 7 days
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Something I think about is how Annabeth is a major character second only to Percy really. Yet the only other Athena kid we know is Malcom. All of the other cabins are fleshed out with multiple characters but we only have two for the athena cabin and I doubt their are only to kids in the cabin. Annabeth is a head counselor and an older sibling but its never mentioned much. They are apart of her character but add no true development when they really could if delved in to correctly
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sidecharacterlover · 2 months
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Here are some lgbt headcannons
Percy Jackson: Bisexual. The way he talks about Beckendorf is enough
Annabeth Chase: also bi, don't ask
Frank Zhang: straight. I just don't see anything with him being bi or pan ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Hazel Levesque: maybe pan?
Leo Valdez: bi
Piper McLean: Bi or lesbian
Jason Grace: idk honestly. Maybe straight or bi too idk
Reyna Avila Ramirez-Arellano: aroace
Thalia grace: also aroace
Rachel Elizabeth Dare: is too aroace
Will Solace: Bi (cannon)
Nico di Angelo: gay (cannon)
Clarisse La Rue: idk but definitely not straight, maybe bi or smth
Chris Rodriguez: bi also maybe
Travis Stoll: straight or Bi idk
Connor Stoll: gay
Malcolm Pace: also gay
That's all for now. I'm gonna give headcannons for the other side/minor characters in another post. Too many tags
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freddie-77-ao3 · 3 days
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malcolm: so what'd you do yesterday while con and i were out? drew: i started a juice cleanse and went for a hike malcolm: bullshit, what really happened? drew: drew: i drank three bottoms of wine and fell off my bunk
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ms-writerandreader · 11 days
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Stolen Wisdom Prologue
HARMLESS PRANK
Connor was always pulling pranks on Annabeth, though as of recently it had gotten harder to do anything when Percy was with her twenty-four seven. He needed some way to get under her skin without causing Percy to put Riptide to his throat, something discreet that wouldn’t matter to Percy but to Annabeth. “Connor? Connor, have you been listening to me at all?” Travis asked his younger brother who was obviously lost in thought. “Huh?” That was all Travis needed to lightly smack his brother on the shoulder, “Ow- Just repeat what you were saying!” Connor complained rubbing his shoulder with a pout even though he knew as well as Travis that the smack didn’t hurt. “I said, I’m going out with Katie and I need you to cover for me.” Travis explained and Connor raised a brow, silently asking his brother why he would need to cover for him. “We..might be going out of the campgrounds?” Connor sighed in annoyance but agreed to his brother's request. “Great. Now, what was in that brain of yours for you not to hear me when I’m talking to you?” Travis questioned and Connor groaned, but quickly explained his problem to his older brother. “So you’re upset because pranking Annabeth has gotten harder because little Sea Boy has been following her like a lost puppy? Why not just prank both Percy and Annabeth, makes it easier don’t you think?” Travis said and Connor pondered on the idea for a moment before shaking his head, “No, if I do that I’ll have toilet water shooting at me, at least with Annabeth I can out run her for a bit.” Travis was about to say something before someone yelled for them in Cabin 5, “What did you do?” The brothers asked simultaneously to each other as they saw Clarisse La Rue stomping over to them, she grabbed both boys roughly by the shirt and started to yell in their faces. Something about a bear trap being hidden as a welcome mat. “Clarisse! Clarisse slow down! What are you talking about!?” Travis yelled, as he pulled himself from Clarisse’s monster grip, quickly pulling his brother with him. Suddenly Chiron came from behind Clarisse, “That is enough dear girl, boys-” Chiron pinched the bridge of his nose and sighed tiredly. “Which one of you or was it both of you who disguised a bear trap as Cabin Five’s welcome mat?” Connor had to will himself not to laugh, whoever did such a prank was a genius and the fact that cabin five of all cabin’s has a welcome mat.
“Surprisingly not one of us Chiron.” Travis said, also trying to keep himself from laughing. “You know I have a hard time believing that it was either of you. That said, one of cabin five’s members said they saw someone do something in the front of their cabin yesterday evening, and with your giggles I am forced to believe it was one of you.” Now Clarisse was laughing while Travis and Connor protested before another voice entered the conversation, “Actually this one’s on me Chiron.” Turning to the voice, they saw the second in command of the Athena cabin, Malcolm Pace. “Malcolm? Dear boy, why?” “Clarisse and a few of her cabin mates decided to put a spider in the Athena cabin yesterday and the whole cabin freaked out, we had to get Percy, he killed it, but then Annie- Annabeth was still upset, so I disguised a bear trap as their welcome mat.” The gray-eyed boy explained and both Connor and Travis muttered a ‘That’s fair.’
After that Malcolm got a short lecture, and Clarisse was warned not to put a spider in the Athena cabin again. “Thanks Malcolm, but also what the hades!” Travis said and Malcolm looked at the Stolls, before humming. “I was gonna let the blame fall on you guys like how I usually do but, Katie said she was going out with you tonight so I felt bad that I almost ruined your date.” The blond explained nonchalantly, and the Stolls gaped at him, there were so many times they were blamed for pranks they never did and here they are finding out it was Malcolm the whole time. They weren’t mad, they felt more ashamed that a child of Athena, was better at getting away with things than them, children of Hermes. Suddenly however something clicked for Connor as he grinned, “Hey I actually need to ask you something, follow me.” Though hesitant, Malcolm followed leaving Travis who looked at his brother with questioning eyes as he walked away.
Connor and Malcolm made it to the strawberry fields and the son of Hermes turned to Malcolm quickly. “I need a..favor from you.” Connor said simply. “Depends on what the favor is.” The son of Athena answered, and Connor grinned maliciously. “I need to pull a prank on Annabeth, and as of late that’s gotten harder due to lover boy Percy.” Connor paused, waiting for Malcolm to interject however Malcolm waited with a calm and steady face. “I want you to fake being my boyfriend to get under Annabeth’s skin.” That’s when Malcolm’s steady expression faltered for a moment, “And you expected me to help you because?” The blond asked and Connor came up with something quickly. “Well, it would be a good way to get out of her shadow.” Malcolm’s eyes widened as he opened his mouth to protest but once again he faltered and sighed. “How long will we have to fake?” Connor smiled victoriously, “As long as it’s needed.”
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My head canons about Drew Tanaka:
1. Her father is a child of Dionysius. I mean she does give the vibes of the wine aunt.
2. She has siblings. And not like other children of Aphrodite. Her father has other children.
3. Her father was an actor when he met Aphrodite and fell in love with her and had Drew. When he found out that she was a goddess and just disappeared into thin air he was furious.
4. He wanted revenge and that attracted Nemesis. And thus her 1st brother was born. (in my AU his name is Ethan, I love this name) He made him even more angry and he was petty as hell.
5. He decided to practice magic to get his revenge and this attracted *drum role* Hecate. And thus her 2nd brother was born.(in my AU his name is Albastor, I love this name as well) After this her father gave up and just tried to raise them as a single parent.
6. Drew is allergic to like everything. Trying to buy her something is very hard. Like chocolates, can't have pistachios or almonds in them. Clothes, don't you dare give her silk she will kill you and then die. Flowers, well you get it.
7. She is bisexual and falls in love with every single person she meets. Never in a serious way but she gets bi panic all the time.
8. The 1st time she broke someone's heart, it was a mortal boy and she felt horrible for it.
9. She dated Nyssa (from Hepheastus cabin) secretly for 3 months and then went public. She is in a serious relationship with her and is absolutely smitten.
10. She was very close to Selina. Her betrayal was a big blow to her. I don't think she hated Selina for betraying camp but rather because she left her. I think she probably felt as if Selina chose her love for Charles over her.
11. She can use a gun. Seriously I imagine that the camp is under attack and everyone is fighting. And then Drew *I don't fight* Tanaka will pull out a gun and start shooting every monster in range with perfect accuracy.
12. She is friends with the Stoll twins, Malcolm pace, Nyssa, and Katie. And she high key ships Travis and Katie.
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beuatifulbuttercup · 7 months
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pjo/hoo characters who use a gun (bc it's cannon we know camp has them)
Drew Tanaka- This bitch refuses to learn to fight so Piper says fuck it and allows her to use a gun. She's surprisingly good at it.
Will Solace- He's from Texas, do I need to say more? He probably knew how to shoot a gun before he got to camp.
Malcolm Pace- IDK man the gays deserve guns
BONUS- the Hermes kids are not allowed guns. They're just not. Those dumbasses forget to turn on the safety on. Even though training is with fake rubber bullets it still resulted in someone losing and eye.
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captainsophiestark · 4 months
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Each Others' Constants
Annabeth Chase x Platonic!Reader
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Written for Fictober 2022! Requested by Anon :)
Fandom: Percy Jackson
Prompt: “I’m not alone and neither are you”
Summary: Y/N first came to Camp with Annabeth, Thalia, Luke, and Grover. Their lives have all taken very different, winding paths, with many ups and downs, and after the betrayal of Luke, Y/N’s first boyfriend, they decided to go far, far away from Camp Half-Blood for college. They come back regularly, but when they return for the winter break of their senior year, after the Battle of New York, they realize they might need to make a point of coming home a little more often.
Word Count: 2,464
Category: Angst, Fluff
A/N: Major spoilers for Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, if you haven’t read it, and spoilers for the beginning of HoO! If you haven’t read either, check them out, they’re great!
Putting work into an AI program without permission is illegal. You do not have my permission. Do not do it.
I came to a stop at the top of Half-Blood Hill and put my hands on my hips as I looked down into the valley below, a smile on my face. I looked over my shoulder to find the cab driver still staring at me, a curious look on his face, so I gave him a cheery wave. He scowled back at me and then drove off, like a typical New Yorker.
I’d missed it here.
Camp Half-Blood had been like a home to me for years. I’d first arrived eight years ago with a group of other Half-Bloods and our Satyr, and over that time, a lot had changed.
Thalia, one of my best friends, had died and come back to life. Grover, my other best friend, became a member of the Council of Cloven Elders. Luke, my former friend and first boyfriend, had turned traitor only to give his life defeating Kronos. And Annabeth, my baby sister in everything but blood, had grown up into an incredible, beautiful, strong young woman.
I couldn’t have been more proud of her.
As for me, I’d left Camp Half-Blood just before Luke had turned traitor, about four years ago now. Instead of staying around the Camp I’d basically grown up in, I’d left for college, deciding to go abroad and see the world after so many years in the same place, happy but afraid of the outside world. I’d come back last summer, to help fight the Battle of New York, only to leave again once the dust had settled for my senior year of college.
Now, I’d just gotten back for winter break. Camp Half-Blood had been my only family for a while now, so of course, I’d come back to spend it with them. Our normal protective bubble had let just the lightest dusting of snow in, and in the wake of the changes Percy, Annabeth’s boyfriend, had called for after the Battle of New York, the Camp was livelier than I’d ever seen it in the middle of the winter.
I took one last beat to survey the scene in front of me, then started heading down the snow-covered hill to say hello to everyone. They’d known I was coming back for the holidays, but so far, no one had noticed my arrival.
As I got closer and closer to the Big House and the familiar (but newly expanded) ring of cabins, I started to get a little worried about why that might be. I could feel a tension in the air that had only ever meant something bad in my experience here, and as I got closer the tone of voices coming from the people rushing about sounded more urgent than excited.
“Hey!” I called, stopping the first camper I came across. I didn’t recognize her, which felt a little strange, since I used to know everyone at Camp, especially those who stayed over the winter holidays. I pushed the thought out of my mind however as I noticed her worriedly looking behind her, like she had somewhere to be. “What’s going on?”
“I don’t know…” she started, giving me a bit of a suspicious look. I stared right back, and after a second, she apparently decided I probably wouldn’t have been able to get into Camp if I’d been a threat. “I woke up and everyone was freaking out about something. One of my friends said they heard somebody’s missing, but I don’t know who.”
My heart dropped into my stomach. We’d just survived a war. We did NOT need some new danger, especially not so soon.
“Where’s Annabeth?” I demanded. “Or Grover, or Chiron?”
“I don’t know… you could always check the Athena Cabin?”
I grit my teeth, incredibly frustrated but trying not to take it out on some kid who’d done her best.
“Alright, thanks,” I said, then took off without another word. If Annabeth had gone missing, especially while I’d been away, traveling the world instead of here, with her…
“Y/N!”
I turned around at the sound of my name to see Malcolm Pace, one of the Athena kids around the same age as Annabeth, speedwalking towards me. I wasn’t sure whether to be relieved or more concerned.
“Malcolm! What’s happening? I found a camper who said someone was missing-”
“Percy. Percy went missing sometime last night.”
I put a hand to my forehead, trying to process the news. My gut reaction was incredible relief that it wasn’t Annabeth, but that quickly faded back into a horrible, sick feeling. I loved Percy like a little brother too, and he and Annabeth had finally gotten to their happy ending. This was not good, in any way.
“Annabeth’s in the Athena Cabin,” he said, taking a step towards me and Cabin 6. “I think you should probably come see her.”
I nodded, dropping my hand from my forehead and letting the urgency of the situation clear my mind. I could sort through the worry and fear later. Right now, there were things that needed doing.
First and foremost, checking on Annabeth.
I marched through Camp with Malcolm, laser-focused on my goal. I passed a few other campers I knew and we exchanged curt nods, but neither of us tried to stop and chat. We all knew there were more important things going on now. Hopefully, we’d have the time for small talk later.
We reached the Athena Cabin, and I found a few younger, worried-looking campers hovering outside. I headed for the door and Malcolm made to follow me, but I paused and put a hand up.
“Malc, I think it might be a good idea if I go in and talk to her alone, for a second,” I said. Malcolm nodded and took a step back.
“Of course,” he said, then turned to the campers still hovering around the door. “C'mon guys, let’s go check in with Chiron and see if there’s something productive we can do to help.”
I nodded my thanks to him as he rounded up the stragglers and got them to leave, then turned back to the door. I took a deep breath, then opened it and stepped inside.
I found Annabeth in the middle of the room, papers and notes spread out all around her. She wore one of Percy’s favorite hoodies, and my heart broke a little at the sight.
“Annabeth?” I said, my voice quiet as I slowly approached her. She whirled around as soon as she saw me, and even though I’d seen her just a few months ago, I couldn’t help being struck with the realization of just how grown up she was now. It felt like yesterday she was a little seven year old wielding a ball peen hammer, ready to brain Luke, Thalia, and I when we’d first found her. Now, she was a junior in high school and almost as tall as me.
And she looked absolutely heartbroken.
“Y/N,” she breathed, staring through me as much as she was staring at me. Her blonde hair was a mess in its pony tail, and she had mascara smeared around her eyes like she’d been rubbing at them. I took a few more steps across the room, and she didn’t move an inch the whole time. Finally, I got close enough to pull her into a hug. As soon as I wrapped my arms around her, she collapsed into me, and I could feel her sobbing even though the tears were silent.
“Oh, Beth…” I breathed as I held her tighter. I wanted to take the pain away, but I knew from plenty of experience that there was nothing I could do except be there for her.
We stayed like that for a few long minutes, not speaking, and I could tell this was an emotion dump that Annabeth had been fighting off for a long, long time. Finally, though, she shifted a little bit, resting her head on my shoulder as the tears slowly calmed.
“We were supposed to be done with this,” she finally muttered. I rubbed calm, slow circles on her back as she continued. “When we beat Kronos in New York, it was supposed to be over. Some terrible prophecy from Rachel for the next generation of demigods. Not us.”
“It’s not fair,” I echoed, squeezing her as tight as I could. “It’s total bullshit that after everything you’ve been through, you have to deal with something else, Annabeth.”
She took a few more shaky breaths, but didn’t pull away from me. She breathed in like she was getting ready to say something, but then paused. I stayed silent, waiting, letting her take her time. Finally she breathed, barely above a whisper, “I’m just sick of feeling so alone. With Percy, I finally stopped being alone.”
My heart shattered in my chest, and I had to fight back a few tears of my own at her words. I could deal with my own emotions later, but right now, Annabeth needed me.
“Why did you feel alone before Percy?” I asked, being careful to keep any kind of judgment or opinion out of my tone. She shuddered, and I held her closer, trying to give her all the love and support I could without saying words. She didn’t pull away to look at me as she responded, her words half-mumbled like thoughts she was still working through.
“When I was a kid, we had such a clear, close group, you know?” she started. “It was you, me, Luke, Thals, and Grover against the world. And then… and then Thalia died. And Grover started working on other assignments and his own quests and goals. And… and you and Luke… got together, and you always included me, but… it wasn’t the same. And after Luke’s quest, he started getting more distant anyway, and then you left for school and Luke turned on all of us, and I’ve made other friends here, but… for most of my life, I’ve had to rely on myself. Take care of myself, be enough for myself. And I am enough for myself. But with Percy… it finally felt like I had a partner to go through everything with. And now, after we survived a war together, he’s gone. And I’m alone again.”
I waited as Annabeth finished her statement, gathering my thoughts and just in case she had something else to say. When she didn’t continue, I held her a little tighter, then spoke.
“Annabeth… I’ve felt that. A while ago and even this past semester away from Camp. I don’t know exactly what you’re going through, but… I remember when Luke started pulling away, after his failed quest. He was my partner in things, we told each other everything. But after that, he stopped talking to me. A little wall went up, and no matter what I did to try to tear it down, it was always there. It only got worse as time went on, and then as you know, we both basically lost him for good when he joined Kronos.”
Annabeth took a shaky breath, and I held her a little tighter, as much for my own comfort as hers. I’d worked through a lot of the trauma that had come from everything to do with Luke for the past few years, but not all of it. Still, I shook it off as well as I could and continued.
“Even in college, it’s been the same thing,” I said. “I’ve gone to all kinds of new places and met so many interesting people, but there’s a big part of who I am that I just… can’t share with them. I’m independent, and I’m glad I’m independent, but… I understand feeling like you’re not really connecting with anyone as deeply as you want to. And it sucks.
"But you will always have me, Annabeth. Just like I’ll always have you. And we will find Percy, and then you’ll have him too. No matter how much it feels like it sometimes Annabeth, I’m not alone and neither are you.”
Now it was Annabeth’s turn to squeeze me tight, so hard it almost hurt. She didn’t say anything, but she didn’t need to. After a few long moments, where plenty of things passed between us even without speaking, we finally pulled apart enough to look at each other. Annabeth still didn’t look happy, but she seemed more determined and settled in herself. That shattered look I’d seen when I’d first come through the door was gone.
“Thank you, Y/N,” she said. I gave her a light squeeze.
“Always. And hey, I promise I’m going to make more of a point of staying in touch while I’m gone, alright? This semester especially, I think I was running from… well, almost everything associated with Camp Half-Blood and all the history and pain that comes with it. But I don’t ever want to run from you. So letters, more frequent visits, an illegal cellphone, whatever. Whatever it takes to stay more in touch, yeah?”
Annabeth nodded. “Yeah.”
“Okay, good. Now let’s see what your notes are looking like on the Percy situation, huh? We’ve got a son of Poseidon to track down.”
Annabeth nodded and we finally broke completely apart as she turned to start taking me through all the notes, clues, and evidence she’d gathered so far. I stood by her side as she walked me through it all, and whenever it looked like she might be overwhelmed again, I put a hand on her shoulder and did what I could to keep her calm.
Annabeth deserved nothing but happiness, especially after everything she’d already been through. But if problems and trouble were going to keep popping up and getting in her way, then I was going to be right by her side, through all of it. No matter what.
We’d find Percy, and Annabeth would get her partner back. But I made a vow as we stood in that room, pouring over information and trying to reason out where Percy might be, that I was never disappearing on my little sister again. No matter what directions our lives took us in, or how separate our paths became, I would always be there for her. We’d been the only real constants in each others’ lives for about a decade now, and we were going to stay that way for many more decades to come.
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