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Till would be the son of Apollo. I know this seems like the obvious answer but it fits for a few reasons in my mind.

First and most obviously is music. Music and writing music is such a big part of Tills character it feels wrong for him to NOT be the son of the god of music. Tills passion for his creative side is a huge part of who he is, and no other god fits that better than Apollo.

Secondly, curses. In the Percy Jackson books especially, the Apollo kids are known for setting musical pranks and curses on other campers and this is something I can wholeheartedly see Till participating in as revenge for pissing him off.

Third and last, this idea isn't fully fleshed out in my mind but something about the fact that Apollo is the god of medicine and prophecy matches with the fact that Till survived the shot and went on to win Alien Stage despite the odds just fits together. Maybe it's because that impossible situation seems like something a prophecy would predict happening. Also prophecy and symbolism go hand in hand in my mind and there's a LOT of that throughout Alien Stage (and with Till) OH also the red tape theory we had going on for a while also fits into this idea of medicine and prophecy.

Oh and for the people saying "Apollo cabin isn't angsty and punk and goth! Till doesn't fit the sunny disposition of Apollo cabin!" Ok so Apollo kids CANT be punk rockers or emo. Got ittt those genres of music don't exist in Apollo cabin, cool. Jokes aside I also think this is a strong reason for why Till is an Apollo kid. Because he breaks the stereotypes of it and that's such a Till thing to do. Apollo kids should be cheerful and sweet? Nah, he's not a fan of that idea, so he's going to embrace his more rebellious side even more just to prove his point.

Moving on I don't have many ideas as far as Tills life within the Percy Jackson universe but I really enjoy the idea that Freddie is a gift from Apollo. I imagine the guitar is either imbued with magic or is some sort of monster itself that is able to protect Till by seeing through the Mist when he cannot (hence the big eye) Also the idea that Apollo named the guitar Freddie after Freddie Mercury just makes me giggle.

Sadly I have to connect Urak into this and what more obvious connection to make other than he's Tills stepfather? I pity Io and her situation so much 😭. I imagine the home life is very similar to Percy's in the books with his stepdad Gabe and his mother Sally. Io stays with Urak because she wants to protect Till from the monsters and the dangerous demigod life for as long as possible (which ties back into how Io in Alnst wanted to protect Till from the segyin for as long as she could, even though she knew it was inevitable, same as the Io in this Au)

This is all I have so far but if anyone wants to add on their ideas for Tills story in the Pjo universe or other connections they can find, feel free!