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He chooses rebirth and Hades puts him in the same family of Bianca’s rebirth. And when Bianca dies, he puts her in that same family again. The loop goes on. Nico and Bianca remains together: maybe as mother and son, uncle and niece, sometimes siblings again, cousins even. 

It can be anything, different names and different status, but none of them matters so much - as long as they can watch each other grow up like they could have been.

Percy is a great character who I do love and love to route for, but it always bothered me how terrible he was to Nico. I realize Nico tricked Percy ONCE in an attempt to get information about his mother (shortly after he lost his sister no less) but even made Hades promise not to hurt Percy. He also more than made up for it (apologizing, leading Percy to the Styx, convincing his father to raise an army of the dead) and Percy continues to bring it up and tell other people about it, giving them a bad impression of Nico before even meeting them even though Percy knows Nico already has issues relating to others and making friends.

He’s just such a nice character but seems to have no empathy towards Nico (Literally choking him after Nico tricks him, admitting to Nico he doesn’t think he’ll ever fit in at camp half blood, considering throwing bread at him so Nico would stop groaning after going through literal hell and being locked in an airless jar for weeks, etc.) Meanwhile Nico keeps doing Percy massive favors and consistently fighting by Percy’s side. He goes through Tartarus, leads the remaining 7 to the doors of death, Shadow travels the Athena Parthenos to camp even though it might kill him, etc all for Percy and for camp half blood, even though neither have ever accepted him. Percy will take his aid but never treats Nico as a friend. For most of the books not only does Nico have a crush on Percy but Percy is really his only connection to the living world, the only human interaction he really gets. It’s just kind of tragic to see him treated this was by a character that’s usually kind and sociable.

It doesn’t seem like Percy realizes he’s doing it and Nico doesn’t seem to realize Percy is mistreating him. I want it called out in world as a point of self reflection for Percy and a point of self worth and healing for Nico. I like the idea of them being genuine friends after all this time but I really can’t see it without that realization and acknowledgment.

He didn’t like it when his children getting too close to the waters, his brother’s realm. Bianca whined all the time about how it made her feel like a child, to which Nico echoed before being reminded that he was, in fact, a child. And then he would be sullen just because he didn’t get to wander off for exploring. 

However, gradually, Bianca had come to like her father’s cold, large hands. Nico  thought it was fun to look down and see only people’s heads once every while. And if they wanted something, they could just tug Hades towards their desired destination (Nico always messed up his well-combed hair). 

At that point, Hades couldn’t stop holding them close even if he’d wanted to, and Poseidon wouldn’t be the only reason. It was because Bianca would clutch at his hands, either pulling so hard it nearly made him trip when she wanted something or hiding behind his coat whenever the streets were too packed. It was because Nico would raise his arms and claw his way up his leg to be put on his shoulders, tiny hands hugging his head and messing up the hair.

like… he’s an asshole sometimes. why can’t people see that? why can’t people accept that? we don’t have to justify everything he does. has he been an asshole to annabeth? yes. has he been an asshole to nico? yes. was he TRYING to be mean? NO. he was either upset or uninformed or focused on bigger things. does it explain it? yes. does it excuse it? no. but it doesn’t mean he’s a horrible person. he’s just a PERSON.

it’s the same with annabeth. yes she’s prideful and condescending sometimes. okay…? AND?? she’s still a kinder and braver person than most of us will ever be. and same with nico. he is an amazing person but he has also done some things that are absolutely not okay. you know why? because no one is perfect. it’s okay to accept that our favorite characters do bad stuff but are still good people.

annabeth, piper, alex fierro: my mom is an absent goddess who’s kind of a bitch to me and my loved ones

jason, thalia, hazel: my mom was a messed up person when she was alive

nico, leo, frank, magnus chase: my mom died years ago but she was a wonderful person and i miss her every day

Can I just say how much I love the similarities between these two reactions?