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star wars rebels au where everything is the same except kanan has one (1) cunty little bisexual earring

and percy walking into new rome in son of neptune and being so bowled over by the idea of living there and having kids is gutting because this is when it becomes clear just how deeply he’s internalized the certainty that he won’t grow up. we’ve followed him from age 12, when he had every expectation for a normal lifespan, to now, and we’ve been aware that he’s in danger the whole time. we’ve seen percy surprised to meet an adult demigod, we’ve heard him quip about how he’s always about to die, we’ve seen campers fall in combat. but for percy himself it’s always a little removed, right? as the reader, we know the protagonist probably won’t die. and as the narrator, percy often injects some humor to take the bleakness out of it. but this moment in new rome is not funny and percy’s unfiltered reaction reveals the depth of this kid’s sincere belief, in his bones, that he is not going to grow up.