feel the fear and do it anyway

I would go so far as to assert that percy's relationship with hazel is his second (arguably third) most demonstrably intense and emotional and mutually caring friendship in the books but people (including other percy fans) would scoff at this because they don't remember a single thing from son of neptune and are stunted by their inability to think about hazel for even one second

percy never had a conversation in the first 5 books like the one he had with hazel in the old alaska shack. he called hazel's mother beautiful and said she looks just like her. his voice broke from emotion when he confessed to her how scary it was to nearly drown and hazel consoled him instantly even though she herself had died before. she assures him that he won't die, that he'll make it home to annabeth and that solace is exactly what he needed to hear. percy tells her how valuable she is and that he needs her by his side and that he and frank won't let thanatos take her back. hazel thinks to herself that she'd be okay with dying again as long as percy and frank survive the quest. chapters later percy states clearly that he trusts hazel and frank as much as anyone from his past and she kisses him on the cheek and tells him that he's her family. THIS is the kind of intense platonic friendship that people claim they want more of but don't acknowledge in practice!

people have suddenly started reblogging this post of mine from february 8th, 2012. great bit everybody

Sylus: My girl and I don't argue. She shoot me in the chest with my own gun and I walk it off like a man.