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Khairei! I am Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena.

I'm studying at New Rome University-- PhD in architecture, obviously-- and I am chronically sleep-deprived and caffeine-addicted. Which probably isn't the best pairing for someone like me.

My Percy is @your-favorite-seaweed-brain 💙

I'm relatively new to this corner of the Internet, so please understand if this isn't the best blog you've ever seen. It'll probably be full of little notes I jot down from my classes, reposts, headcanons, oneshots, and other little whatnots.

-Paige

@lukebackbitercastellan

I remember before.. everything happened, Luke told me that Hermes kids were jacks of all trades masters of none. It made me feel like I didn't have to be anything. Now.. now I feel like I have to be good at stuff. But I'm not! I feel like an idiot.

I was never smart or crafty or strategic or.. or whatever people expect me to be now! Im never enough! I thought that finally coming here would be it!

But NOOOO i guess I'm back to square one!

I.. im sorry for dumping on you Annabeth.. ma'am? I.. i know you're like a hero of olympus and the architect of olympus and.. and.. why did I even bother.

- Paige

Hey there. First of all; welcome to the Athena cabin. We’re so happy to have you join us.

I understand what you mean. It kind of feels like we have to be the smart ones, the strategic ones, the ones that are never wrong, right? You feel like you’re not worthy or you don’t belong here when you make a mistake or something. Trust me, I get it. I understand the confusion, the pain, because I’n like that too. When I was on that stupid quest to find the Mark of Athena, I felt so, so lost. I wished that I was anyone but me— Hazel with her ability to control the underground, Percy with his ability to control water, Frank with his ability to shapeshift— anything seemed better than what I was stuck with: the ability to, what, think? And I felt stupid. Why was I the one chosen for this quest when I was clearly incompetent?

But then I realized that being a child of Athena isn’t about being a smartass. It’s about constantly pursuing knowledge, to fill the gaps between the known and unknown. It’s about persistence. About pushing yourself to achieve something even when it’s hard and everyone tells you to stop. About putting your foot down and stubbornly refusing to give up when trouble comes in your way. And no matter what they say, you’re a child of Athena. You’re my sister. You don’t have to be a scholar, or a fucking world-class craftsman, or a military general. And the fact that you persisted through all that drama and still stands before me today is evidence enough that you’ve got what it takes to be a child of the goddess of wisdom and warfare.