quick thing: this is perachabeth. and also percabeth-critical.
In my head, Percy and Annabeth truly do love each other. But they break up.
Okay, they're seventeen and stupid and right now, they're too codependent and Annabeth's realizing that physical violence, despite growing up with it, is really messed up for a relationship, any relationship. Percy's also realizing this, so they both decide, after a conversation one day, to break up and work on themselves a little bit. They're still best friends. They don't talk to each other as much and have less alone time, and they also decide to stop living with each other. Just... separation.
Two years later, they're both nineteen and thinking that they should let them be a thing again. They're still in love as ever, just significantly less codependent and less violent.
Then Rachel comes into the picture.
On account of wanting to live a little, Apollo and her decide to try to find a replacement. And Rachel visits Annabeth and Percy at that point, and they're talking again, and it's all good. Annabeth and Percy are back together.
A year later, three years after the mutual breakup, Rachel finds the next oracle.
It's amazing for her. She's free. She, Percy, Annabeth, and Grover - the four of them, just being happy, go out for drinks. And Grover, being Grover, notices that he's a fourth wheel. Like a fourth wheel on a tricycle.
Grover knows that the other three don't realize it, but the change becomes more obvious the longer Grover looks.
Rachel, Annabeth, and Percy have movie nights and Rachel's cuddled between Annabeth and Percy? Well, it's just comfortable.
Rachel, Annabeth, and Percy go to the New Years party at camp together? Oh, it's because Annabeth and Percy didn't want Rachel to feel alone.
Soon enough, their other friends start to notice it too. Annabeth and Percy call Rachel things like "love", "dear", and "darling", nicknames that used to be exclusive to them.
So, that's how, two years later, the first development happens.
One day, Grover comes to Rachel, Annabeth, and Percy's shared apartment, and Rachel isn't there.
Annabeth and Percy are still completely oblivious, but Grover talks about it with them.
Then they decide to attempt seduction.
Spoiler alert, it doesn't work.
Rachel's been torturing herself by pining for two halves of a happy couple, and it's slowly eating her up inside.
Then one day, they go to a bar or something. And when they head home, they just stumble into bed together, and immediately fall asleep.
Rachel wakes up with Percy hugging her side and Annabeth curled next to her, and panics. Percy doesn't let go, and Annabeth just snuggles closer, so Rachel leaves it and falls asleep again.
Next time she wakes up, she's alone in bed. She fell asleep between a heads-over-heels couple, and she's screwed.
But then Percy and Annabeth talk to her.
And there's crying.
But five years later, Annabeth and Percy are standing at the altar, watching Rachel walk up to them, and it's perfect.
Grover is Percy's best man. Thalia's Annabeth's maid of honour, and surprisingly, Drew is Rachel's maid of honour (because Rachel and Drew are besties in my mind).
And it's beautiful.
And all three of them look back and think yeah, this is what I want.
I might actually turn this into a multi-chaptered fic, starting from Annabeth and Percy talking and deciding to get together again.
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Rachelypsobeth (RACHEL X CALYPSO X ANNABETH) HEADCANONS
• They’re all dating.
• Rachel is the most affectionate, and Calypso really likes forehead kisses. Annabeth isn’t really, but she does like cuddling during movies.
• They live near the beach and go there often — Rachel paints while dancing, Annabeth sketches and builds sandcastles, and Calypso collects seashells and observes.
• Calypso and Annabeth braid each other’s hair.
• Annabeth can’t cook, so she just buys them birthday cakes and asks Rachel and/or Calypso to decorate it.
• Calypso and Rachel make their own jewellery
• Rachel is asexual
• Calypso always buys them sweets/chocolate when they’re upset or on their period.
• Calypso’s really into natural remedies (from her time on the island) and makes them for period cramps
• Annabeth repeatedly gets annoyed at Calypso’s dried herbs in the kitchen, but eventually she likes it and even adds mistletoe so she has an excuse to kiss her while she’s cooking.
• Rachel and Annabeth write fun stories together all the time
• Rachel reads them out very loudly and makes everyone enact them
• They all have commitment rings in their own styles
• Rachel and Annabeth practice fighting on the beach while Calypso watches, cheering them both on. Rachel always ends up giggling on the sand - she can’t fight her seriously - much to Annabeth’s dismay.
• Annabeth always splashes the girls with saltwater and chases them into the water
• When not painting on the beach, Rachel will try her best to save all the little creatures during low-tide.
• Annabeth hugs Rachel after scary Oracle visions and whispers, “It’s okay, I’m here,” over and over again.
• Calypso usually joins in, often making herbal teas to calm her
• They always invite everyone over for the holidays because they know that Annabeth struggles with her family and loneliness.
• Only Annabeth formally works, though Rachel often gets wealth through her oracle status. Calypso doesn’t, though she occasionally sells her homemade products.
• They go travelling as often as they can. Annabeth plans the schedule, which is very packed due to them all wanting to see different things. Annabeth visits museums, libraries, and architectural sites while Rachel spends her time in art galleries. Calypso, on the other hand, is happy to go anywhere natural.
• Calypso and Annabeth discuss history so so much
• During pride festivals, Rachel celebrates extremely loudly and goes all-out. Calypso is much quieter about it, but she loves joining in on the floats or merchandise booths. Annabeth doesn’t dress up, but she does carry lgbtq+ messages on signs and scream at anyone who insults them.
• Rachel and Calypso are obsessed with Christmas. They’re the only reason the other decorates the house and tree, and it is very colourful. Rachel makes them all pumpkin spice lattes (which are her favourite) once they’ve finished. Calypso always adds candy canes to it — she says she loves warm and minty combos.
• They’re all very into activism. Annabeth advocates for everything she can, but especially feminism and BLM. Rachel does this too. Calypso hates loud noises but attends these peaceful protests, especially when they don’t have music. In particular, though, she is an environmentalist and volunteers for several endangered animal organisations.
• Calypso is claustrophobic, so Rachel holds her hand whenever they have to be in a small space. Annabeth built their home and bedrooms so they were spacious enough for her.
• Calypso gives them small gifts frequently.
• They all wanted their own cat, so they all got one; Annabeth has a black tabby, Rachel a small calico, and Calypso a grey and white stray she found on a farm.
• Rachel and Calypso often have date nights where they pick strawberries from their nearby farm, paint them, make dessert together, and then cuddle under the stars.
• Annabeth prefers to go out to dinner, have a romantic walk, and then watch scary movies. Rachel and Calypso tend to laugh at the people’s stupidity but Piper gets scared quite easily.
• Rachel dyes shirts for them, and Annabeth flaunts them at work.
• Calypso shops at the farmer’s markets but also grows her own fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers.
• They all watch the sunset together every night (well, most nights — sometimes Annabeth is busy at work, and Rachel is off doing oracle things). It’s one of their favourite pastimes.
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