here's ur reminder that the reason why the empire state building being lit up blue is a thing even irl is because percy was letting his mom know that he's alive. this is a thing that exists in our world that literally is about this mother and child loving each other. it's literally about all of sally's efforts and the jackson's suffering paying off. it's blue because sally was rebelling in her abuse and it's blue because that became a love letter to her son and it's blue because percy loves his mom and wanted her to know he's okay because he knew she was worried and he knew this colour that became a core message between them would be something she'd understand. it's a message about love and survival and it's TRANSLATED INTO OUR EVERY DAY WORLD WHERE THE ACTUAL EMPIRE STATE BUILDING WILL LIGHT UP BLUE ON PERCY'S BIRTHDAY AND FOR RELEASES RELATED TO PERCY JACKSON.
r*ck managed to write a story where the parent doesn't have to be killed off for the kid hero to go buck wild, and where the parent still living doesn't make them bad or neglectful. she's still kind, she's still a good mom and it shows in the hero's actions.
