How much worse would the Kassandra!Percy x Apollo soulmates AU be if Triton was Kassâs father and Poseidon her grandfather?
And should I go through with this change?
Triton would crash out so hard over another child of his vanishing because of one of Zeusâs spawn.
YES. Do it!
Also, I've had an idea. So one thing I've always liked was the idea of a difference between platonic and romantic soulmates. Imo, it makes things more interesting. So, what if Cassandra and Apollo were never meant to be romantic soulmates? What if they were supposed to be platonic soulmates? It could explain why Kassandra's soulmate marks resemble shackles on her wrists. It's because Apollo has twisted their bond, warping it to chain her to him.
Though considering Apollo's love life, it's easy to add a tragic element to it. Perhaps Apollo's trauma around losing his lovers has made him incapable of accepting the idea of platonic soulmates.
Regardless, Kass having shackle-like soulmate marks on her wrists would likely be a huge red flag.
Ooh, I like that interpretation!
I also like the idea of there being an element of choice here, with humans and gods being able to choose if their relationship with their soulmate is platonic or romantic: so, for example, Ares and Enyo is platonic, Athena and Pallas were heading towards a romantic relationship when Pallas tragically died, Ariadne and Dionysus is romantic, Aphrodite and Hephaestus attempted to have a romantic soulmate relationship but it didnât work out so they are strictly platonic, etc.
(also, this is not limited to male/female relationships, Phobos and Deimos have a platonic soulmate relationship, as do the Dioscuri for obvious reasons)
Kassandra wanted a platonic relationship, for a multitude of reasons, but Apollo, even not knowing she was his soulmate, wanted it to be romantic.
And he definitely wants it to be romantic now that heâs found her, while Kassandra is struggling on what she wants, all the while knowing that she could very well die again during the coming war.
Kassâs soulmarks should definitely be a red flag. But she keeps them covered, as is only polite among mortals as 99.99% of them do not have soulmates, so most people think itâs just a fashion statement, because why would any person have more than one soulmark?
(there actually is one exception before Kassandra and Apollo, Kym and her soulmate each have several hundred soulmarks by now)
The element of choice idea for soulmates is brilliant! It's a great way to do it. Perhaps Hades, as the King of the Underworld, can see soulmarks regardless of any attempt to conceal them. Which would make him the first person to notice that something was deeply wrong with this girl's soulmate bond.
Would it be possible to have more than one soulmate due to the choice element of the bond? If so, I have a few fun ideas for a potential second soulmate for Kass: Artemis, Hestia, Aphrodite, Demeter, Styx, and Nyx.
Artemis for drama between the twins. Hestia, because I adore her. Aphrodite, because Love is both Amazing and Terrifying. Demeter, because her protective nature is a force to be feared. (If it's against you, that is.) Styx, for the fact that she scares people because of her river and power over oaths. And Nyx, because Night Herself having a soulmate would freak people out.
















