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except that in her grief she doesn’t do it properly and instead of a godly child, she’s managed to make a mortal daughter - godly enough to grow rapidly and to show some inclination towards her general domains, but not godly enough to have a permanent home on Olympus. Essentially, a demigod without a mortal parent

Passerby: ARE YOU OKAY??

Leo: please...I need my ...phone

*opens groupchat*

But no they're getting fucking 3 year olds to enlist.

Leo about Jason:

He looks so cool and oh my gods those eyes and that scar makes him look so rugged this is the most handsome man on the planet

Leo about Piper:

You cannot look me in my eyeballs and tell me that the boy who has lost nearly everyone he cared about in one way or another would not deliberately protective over the people he has left. And, unlike most other people, Will isn’t much of a fighter. He’s no push over, but compared to say Percy or Hazel he would need it in a way they wouldn’t.

Imagine Nico getting the nickname “shadow” not because of his powers but because he’s literally 2 inches behind Will at any given time. Imagine the first capture the flag game they play he’s not even going after the flag because he’s too busy keeping an eye on Will the entire time (RIP to whoever manages to make a scratch on him, you are now on Nico’s shitlist for Life). Imagine Will going to visit his mother and Nico acting as his personal escort the entire time.

As the daughter of a Tristan Mclean, she probably got a lot of unwanted attention. Every experimental hairstyle or fashion choice was commented upon. She, like any other person, was made up of harmonious and conflicting parts. And every part of her came with specific expectations. She was a girl. She was a cherokee. She was a celebrity's daughter. She was a lot and she was enough. But it didn't always feel like it.

As a girl she was expected to care about her appearance and her relationships. As the daughter of a film star, she was expected to wear designer brands and be a role model. So she did the opposite. She wore t-shirts and cut her hair until it was choppy and uneven. She became a problem child that stole cars.

And when she was claimed by Aphrodite, it became yet another list of traits that she would have to follow. Even more expectations she would have to meet. It wasn't that she saw love and beauty as beneath her. It was that she felt like she had to be all those things. It was that she felt that if she gave in to the expectations, that would be all she was. She didn't have a problem with being what she was expected to be. She had a problem with not being allowed to be more than that.

So she went so far into the other extreme that she never stopped to think that maybe she might be interested in the things she pushed away. That she might like wearing makeup or wearing dresses or styling her hair. She never had the space to explore what she liked and disliked. She only had judgement when she tried to figure herself out.

Part 1

Piper McLean is both an agent of chaos and a woman of the people. After the success of the seven’s trauma candy salad video, she begs (and bribes) a few of the others to join in. The video goes viral, and they end up as a trending topic for 3 days.

Reyna: Hello, my name is Reyna, and I got kidnapped by pirates after Percy Jackson destroyed my home…I brought peach rings.

Will: Hi, I’m Will, and my dad and I are the same age. I’m putting in fruit gummies. 

Rachel: Hey everyone, I’m Rachel, and the first time I met Percy, he tried to stab me with a sword. I’m adding nerds gummy clusters. 

Percy: My name is Per-

Piper (behind the camera): Percy, you already went last time.

Annabeth (also behind camera): Just let him do it; he needs this. 

Percy: My name is Percy Jackson, and I was kidnapped by my aunt and assumed dead for six months. I brought shark gummies!

Clarisse: What’s up, I’m Clarisse, and I was one of four survivors of a boat explosion in the Bermuda Triangle. I brought some warheads extremes. 

Magnus: Hey, I’m Magnus, and after my mom was murdered by wolves in front of me, I spent two years living on the streets. I’m adding sour patch kids. 

Percy: Hey, I’m Percy Jackson, and when I was 12, I accidentally blew up the gateway arch, and there was a nation-wide manhunt for me because they thought I was a terrorist. I brought Reese's Pieces.

Annabeth: My name is Annabeth, and when I was 7 years old, I ran away from home and lived on the streets with two other kids until one of them was murdered in front of me. I brought starbursts.

Leo: Hi! I’m Leo, and my mother died in a warehouse fire, but my entire family blamed me for her death, so I was put in foster care. I brought skittles!

Piper: I’m Piper, and my dad was held hostage, and his kidnappers tried to blackmail me, so I brought the m&m's. 

Jason: My name is Jason and I was abandoned in the woods and raised by wolves. I brought some Swedish fish.

Frank: I’m Frank, and when my mom died, my grandmother kicked me out of the house and told me to go to California. After I came back to ask her about our family history, the house burned down and she vanished. I brought some gummy bears

Hazel: When I was 13, I died. I’m putting in life savers :)