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He is so precious. I love him so much 🥺🩵🌊💫

In the books, even if he was absolutely slaying, eating, serving BAMF in the middle of the fight, the book would be saying like "gosh I'm so awkward and clumsy haha who let me hold a sword lol I'm such a silly goose"

In the show we see him in pain and literally doing the most insane stuff with the most stoic facial expressions. Killing, stabbing, getting stabbed. He isn't some quirky funny kid on the outside, even if canonically on the inside he sees the world like a real kid. The show Percy seems different for these reasons but that's not OOC, that's just what Percy looks like to EVERYONE ELSE.

ooooh okay let's go:

1) Thalia wasn't in the camp she's been in a coma for years and in an act of desperation to get good press Zeus announces she's showing signs of waking up (she's not) (and it doesn't out shine the national manhunt at all) and then when she Actually wakes up a little over a year later the public doesn't believe the news at first bc of it. like they see the front page news about her miraculous recovery and the general public is like "what did Percy do this time"

2) the concept of Jason still getting raised by wolves- normal, non magical wolves this time- is KILLING ME!!! when he eventually gets discovered and rescued, Hera is his biggest supporter in helping him get readjusted to society and everyone is genuinely shocked that she's not Just doing it for good press

3) Hades actually takes custody of Nico and Bianca right away and it's not a big news story. when the press find out about HAZEL, HOWEVER,

4) Mr. D is still In The Family he's just cut off financially and out of the will and he literally does Fine for himself like he's rich in his own right between the strawberry wine vineyards and the camp he owns and runs. but every time he turns up to a family event he acts like he's a street beggar and has the hardest life imaginable. very 'woe is me I'm the only one of my siblings that can't afford TWO yachts' energy lmfao.

5) Kronos had Percy and Annabeth specifically kidnapped bc they were the two weakest spots in The Family- no one knew about Percy, so no one was protecting him, and while Annabeth grew up around the family because of her mom's job she wasn't Related to them and they never thought to extend any protection to her. Grover just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time bc he was tagging along on Percy and Sally's vacation and while Ares was okay with kidnapping and arson for his evil grandfather he decided to not be down for murder. this is why he never killed Percy's annoying ass during their cross country trip even when Percy kept fighting him and ruining his various bombing plans. AND he was mad as hell that Percy kept getting all the credit and being called the terrorist bc none of the reporters seemed to notice Ares was even there lmao

6) Annabeth was definitely missing for at least a week before Athena saw her on the news and Realized lmfao Frederick WAS trying to find her but he was more scared of telling Athena than he was for their daughter's safety

7) Amphitrite was mad about. well everything. but when she found out Sally murdered Gabe she was happy to help cover it up lmao she had a BLAST. she's like damn I married into such a shady family I can't believe I haven't had the opportunity to do this yet

8) Triton and Kym HATE Percy the beef is so immediate but Tyson adores him and Rhodes, who doesn't live at home, is nice when she stops by. Percy is literally more scared in this fuck ass family than he was when he was kidnapped lmao

9) Apollo keeps trying to get Percy to do an 'exclusive interview' with him and Poseidon keeps literally chasing him off

Lemme say that again: In 2013, it was expected that gay characters would be censored in children’s mass media.

Remember Korra? How she and Asami had to settle for ambiguous handholding rather than a kiss? That was fully a year after House of Hades came out. Nickelodeon said No Gays, the Children™ can’t handle that. Too risky. And people said man that stinks, but that’s how these things go in 2014 America.

Gay marriage was literally still illegal in the vast majority of US states. As of October 8th, 2013 (House of Hades release date) Gay Marriage was only a thing in thirteen fucking states. California had only legalized it that year.

Gay people were still very much on the fringes of society. It was an acceptable political position on both sides of the aisle to be against the existence and equal rights of gay people.

Nico was legitimately a landmark character in queer representation. To my knowledge, there wasn’t before an openly gay main character in a bestselling ya/middle grade fantasy fiction series. It simply was not a thing. They didn’t exist. They weren’t allowed to exist.

I remember people crying. Finally. It was a watershed moment. Kids all across the world finally got someone who represented them. It was such a big fucking deal. And it was controversial!!! Not for the reasons it is today, but because people thought gay kids having representation was inappropriate.

Is Nico’s coming out a great scene? No, these days it leaves a lot to be desired. It’s not perfect by any stretch of the imagination and I’m sure Rick wishes he could change it. But the fact that’s the case is a wonderful reflection of how far we’ve come.

We oftentimes underplay how important representation is and how much it can mean to people. Because I remember proper crying after I read the dedication to The Sun and the Star ("To all the Nicos, Wills, Pipers, and everyone in between: this is for you. May you shine as bright as the sun and the stars").

I think everyone's powers in PJO (except Percy) were very underutilized. Like Hermes is a psychopomp, one of his kids should be seeing the dead and knowing death dates. Or Demeter, I think it would be really cool if, instead of plant powers, one of her kids had more winter powers. Or Aphrodite, some sort of emotion-tuning, see different kinds of love, ocean controlling, frenzy, mob powers. And don't get me started on Ares or Athena. This is going to be a rant, bear with me:

Okay, my headcannon for an Ares kid is that the longer a fight lasts, the stronger they get, and they can heal much faster in battle, so monsters need sneak attacks. They can also do killing intent like in Naruto and read people's intents, like if they're bloodthirsty or scared, or whatever. Their adrenaline is actually supernatural, like instant combat readiness, and fear of death doesn't paralyze them, it makes their ADHD go overtime. They are also the most ADHD kids in camp. They instinctively know if the fight will turn, and if a fight's happening, they can naturally intensify it around them to draw monsters closer. Anger boosts speed, strength, and reflexes, and once they decide to fight, taunts, fear tactics, and intimidation don’t work. Kinda like Reyna, they can give their allies resistance to fear and panic, and plans or tech, etc, degrade the longer you're in a fight with them. Basically, with children of Ares, ambushes are best because they have ALL the power once they start fighting back.

For Athena, there have been one or two kids with ocean-related powers, but most of their powers are more subtle. I headcannon them like Ares kids, they're immune to emotional manipulation and charms, think best under pressure, and when they're focused, they can literally just shut out distractions entirely. They're like the Batman of PJO. They always have backup plans, they sense danger before it appears, they notice what others miss, they're unbelievably patient and can find exactly what they need, or have Ladybug's lucky sight showing what they need. They remember everything, they have a mental library/occlumency like in Harry Potter. They can "read" old magic, symbols, and rituals instinctively, and once they gain an advantage, it WILL snowball. They always know where to stand, they have Athena's quick thought, where they can simulate outcomes seconds to hours ahead, they rapidly learn any craft or tool, and if they have proper supplies, they can fix almost anything with enough time. When they speak, people will listen even if they don't get why. One of Athena's things is justice, so maybe her kids can also sense lies/half-truths/self-deception, and see long-term consequences of actions. Anyway, I think a child of Athena will be the strongest before the fight starts. Maybe more flashy powers are that their attacks never miss the true target, or they can instantly adapt to enemy styles