...Basically, I only discovered PJO this time last year so I never had to wait for a release date and I'M JUST NOT COPING WITH IT AT ALL.
WELCOME TO THE CLUB, WE’VE GOT JACKETS.
For real, though, I know exactly where you’re coming from. That was me after TLO came out; fell in love with Percy, couldn’t wait to read TLH, but when it finally came, PERCY WASN’T IN IT, so then I had to wait another whole year to read about my favorite demigod again. D:<
BUT IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT, WASN’T IT??
I think SoN is my new favorite PJatO/THoO book simply because of how badass Percy is in this one. *dreamysigh* A handsome, squishy badass. Oh, I missed that boy so much!
also for the awkwardness of Hazel and Leo and the dynamic between Jason and Reyna, but even moreso I want to see Jason and Percy. There'll be awkwardness for sure, with Percy taking Jason's praetorship but I just want to fast-track to their bromance, because it's sure to be the stuff of legend.YES!! THIS MUST BE SO! AND THEN THEY MUST GO FIND NICO SO WE CAN HAVE SONS-OF-
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Because ADULT DEMIGODS, GUYS. ADULT DEMIGODS. Obvs a lot of the fandom has just assumed Percy and Annabeth (and sometimes Nico, if you're a fan of that) whyyesiamthankyou will end up fending off monsters and continuing to be adorable together forever , but watching Percy realize being ~domestic with Annabeth is an actual possibility when he'd never dared hope for it before...
Considering Percy wasn’t expecting to make it past sixteen, and still is just a teenage guy, I found this a little… awkward/ooc. I have a younger brother just got his driver’s license and let me tell you, the idea of him eventually getting married/having kids is not only the absolute last thing on his mind, bringing it up is also one of the quickest, most sure-fire ways to squick him out. Wondering about it, yeah, that’s cool, that’s gonna happen, but the whole like, “yes, this, this is exactly what I want for the rest of my life” thing is… so not like any almost-seventeen year-old I’ve ever met, let alone an almost-seventeen year-old guy. Just sayin’.
Reyna and Percy will work together well as praetors. I love that she trusts his judgment in the end. I really don't think their relationship needed the romantic element, but whatever. I'm hoping it's a non-event.
I beg RR for the contrary. I look forward to rumors around Camp Jupiter about Percy and Reyna hooking up lighting a fire under Jason's ass, like "better make up your mind quick who you're going after, boyo, 'cause Reyna ain't waitin' on you forever." Which will of course result in Jason using his flying powers to spy on them from the rooftops, he he he...
Okay, this I definitely see, but only in defence of Reyna and Piper being screwed with in a douchey "wah Jason has to chooooose between his girlfriends, Jason's life is so hard" scenario (I even mixed it ages before we actually met Reyna... it kind of turned out to be an Everyone-Breaks-Up-With-Jason-and-He-Is-Left-Alone-Because-He-Couldn't-Decide EP, lol) In which case, Percy's... kind of being used?
Plus, Annabeth. WHAT ABOUT MY BABY?
But lol, Which will of course result in Jason using his flying powers to spy on them from the rooftops, he he he... - you have it all worked out, don't you? :P
I do understand Bianca joining the Hunters. Brother or no, she deserved to choose her own life and live it. Bianca did leave him in Percy’s care (kinda) and Artemis promised she could visit him, so it’s not like she just dumped Nico completely. She did love him, even watched out for him even after she was dead. The problem was that she up and died before Nico had the chance to accept/adjust to her leaving, and just as he was really starting to come to grips with the fact that she was dead, because Nico was really starting to let her go and move on, Bianca up and gets reincarnated. If baby boy didn’t have abandonment issues before, he sure all hell will now.
This is like the entire fandom's headcanon though, so it's like, even if RR doesn't technically write it all in, it's fine - we all know it's true.
I’m just really hoping that Nico will know it’s true by the end. B/c he’s the one who needs to know it more than anybody else
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Hazel knows what it’s like to be a sorta stand-in for somebody else, she won’t do that to Leo. This is true - I feel like I could easily end up disliking her if she screws Leo around because she's clinging to a memory of Sammy. If RR goes there, he's going to have to be very careful to not make her really selfish about it.
Though, just to be a troll, may I nudge you in the direction of fic? I really like fic. can we be friends so I can read some of yours? please? Definitely! Added you :) But look don't let me give you false hope - I am terrible at converting fic ideas (of which I have many) into actual fic because I have no tiiiiiiiiimmmmee. /fanangst
BUT Percy/Reyna appears to be a new Big Ship so I definitely need to work out how I feel about it so that can be my motivation to get some Reyna fanworks finished. /nods And yes, rec away! Please do! :D Fic is great and recommended fic is even better because, you know, bad writing is not fun. /judgemental I saw those popartmuse popartmuse posts; haven't had a chance to check them out yet but I'm
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If RR goes there, he's going to have to be very careful to not make her really selfish about it.
He’s gonna have to be really careful about a lot of things, like how complicated he’s setting all the relationships up to be. Not just Leo<->Hazel<->Frank, but Piper<->Jason<->Reyna<->Percy<->Annabeth is gonna be a mess. Not to mention Greece Vs. Rome. They’re both proud, legitimate entities that have genuine beef with the other side, sorting those grievances out believably is gonna be tricky. They have to resolve their differences but still give those grievances weight enough for us to believe that these two groups have been fighting over them for thousands of years. But not too quickly either or the resolution will come off as shallow
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Hey dear! I'm right in the middle of exams so I'm super busy at the moment, which is why I haven't gotten back to you - but just to let you know that I haven't forgotten about this discussion, and I definitely will reply as soon as I can! :) x
Oh don't worry, I know exactly what you mean. I have the same thing going on with this girl on deviantArt where we were talking about SoN, but I haven't gotten back to her about it in like weeks because I've been so busy. Don't worry at all.
Actually, speaking of my friend, I will use this to pimp her stuff to you. Her name's Fuienu-chan, and she was some of the most awesomely adorable PJO stuff on DA. Just Sunday for Halloween, she posted this adorable little spoof comic about the SoN crew going to Frank's grandmother's house. Hazel's the hunter, Percy's the wolf, and Frank's Little Red Riding Hood. She's also got this entire Summer Camp Series full of CHB highjinks. Go check it out, it's too cute for words!
And yes, I know I am a horrible friend for supplying you with distracting PJO art while you're super busy, because I am mean and sneaky like that, ha ha ha!
HI HI OMG HI IT'S BEEN LIKE A YEAR I'M THE WORST I ACTUALLY SUCK SO BADLY BUT AHHHH MARK OF ATHENA IS OUT TODAY AND I DON'T HAVE THE BOOK YET SO CAN WE CONTINUE THIS DISCUSSION BECAUSE I NEED MY PJO FIX WHILE I KNOW EVERYONE ELSE IS READING IT AHHHH (Hi dear, how are you?)
Just some comments I've been meaning to make -
...the Romans were all like super builders, and I totally get why they're not so nitpicky about specific heritage. But b/c of that, it was much less magical that Camp Half Blood, I felt. I hadn't really thought about this but I definitely feel the same. Reading what you wrote above about the different cabins made me miss the early CHB days so much! I need a complete reread!
I guess, I just feel like Percy’s rushing into something and I’m nervous b/c I can see him getting really hurt from it and I couldn’t stand that happening to my baby. I feel like he’s setting himself up for heartbreak. I dun feel like Annabeth always treat Percy the best, either. I think all you're saying is true, but Percy is one to rush in,
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It's a fair point, but then I know an eighteen year old guy who decided when he was sixteen that he wants to marry his girlfriend, and another eighteen-year-old couple who just got engaged, so it does happen. Plus, I kind of feel like if your life was as fraught with uncertainty and danger as demigods' are, you'd be looking for something stable and permanent?
Maybe she just really has a thing for strong, heroic sons of the Big Three? Who doesn't?
I still don't know, though. Percy/Reyna work as like an angsty couple of angst for sure but Jason didn't remember that he had an almost-maybe-girlfriend, or whatever she is until part-way through the book and even by the end of The Lost Hero as much as I can remember, it was still just a vaguely guilty feeling. I just don't see how Percy/Reyna could be anything more than venting sexual frustation because they're both lonely without their respective other halves
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WELCOME TO THE CLUB, WE’VE GOT JACKETS.
For real, though, I know exactly where you’re coming from. That was me after TLO came out; fell in love with Percy, couldn’t wait to read TLH, but when it finally came, PERCY WASN’T IN IT, so then I had to wait another whole year to read about my favorite demigod again. D:<
BUT IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT, WASN’T IT??
I think SoN is my new favorite PJatO/THoO book simply because of how badass Percy is in this one. *dreamysigh* A handsome, squishy badass. Oh, I missed that boy so much!
also for the awkwardness of Hazel and Leo and the dynamic between Jason and Reyna, but even moreso I want to see Jason and Percy. There'll be awkwardness for sure, with Percy taking Jason's praetorship but I just want to fast-track to their bromance, because it's sure to be the stuff of legend.YES!! THIS MUST BE SO! AND THEN THEY MUST GO FIND NICO SO WE CAN HAVE SONS-OF- ( ... )
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Considering Percy wasn’t expecting to make it past sixteen, and still is just a teenage guy, I found this a little… awkward/ooc. I have a younger brother just got his driver’s license and let me tell you, the idea of him eventually getting married/having kids is not only the absolute last thing on his mind, bringing it up is also one of the quickest, most sure-fire ways to squick him out. Wondering about it, yeah, that’s cool, that’s gonna happen, but the whole like, “yes, this, this is exactly what I want for the rest of my life” thing is… so not like any almost-seventeen year-old I’ve ever met, let alone an almost-seventeen year-old guy. Just sayin’.
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Reyna and Percy will work together well as praetors. I love that she trusts his judgment in the end. I really don't think their relationship needed the romantic element, but whatever. I'm hoping it's a non-event.
I beg RR for the contrary. I look forward to rumors around Camp Jupiter about Percy and Reyna hooking up lighting a fire under Jason's ass, like "better make up your mind quick who you're going after, boyo, 'cause Reyna ain't waitin' on you forever." Which will of course result in Jason using his flying powers to spy on them from the rooftops, he he he...
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Plus, Annabeth. WHAT ABOUT MY BABY?
But lol, Which will of course result in Jason using his flying powers to spy on them from the rooftops, he he he... - you have it all worked out, don't you? :P
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This is like the entire fandom's headcanon though, so it's like, even if RR doesn't technically write it all in, it's fine - we all know it's true.
I’m just really hoping that Nico will know it’s true by the end. B/c he’s the one who needs to know it more than anybody else ( ... )
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This is true - I feel like I could easily end up disliking her if she screws Leo around because she's clinging to a memory of Sammy. If RR goes there, he's going to have to be very careful to not make her really selfish about it.
Though, just to be a troll, may I nudge you in the direction of fic? I really like fic. can we be friends so I can read some of yours? please?
Definitely! Added you :) But look don't let me give you false hope - I am terrible at converting fic ideas (of which I have many) into actual fic because I have no tiiiiiiiiimmmmee. /fanangst
BUT Percy/Reyna appears to be a new Big Ship so I definitely need to work out how I feel about it so that can be my motivation to get some Reyna fanworks finished. /nods And yes, rec away! Please do! :D Fic is great and recommended fic is even better because, you know, bad writing is not fun. /judgemental I saw those popartmuse popartmuse posts; haven't had a chance to check them out yet but I'm ( ... )
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He’s gonna have to be really careful about a lot of things, like how complicated he’s setting all the relationships up to be. Not just Leo<->Hazel<->Frank, but Piper<->Jason<->Reyna<->Percy<->Annabeth is gonna be a mess. Not to mention Greece Vs. Rome. They’re both proud, legitimate entities that have genuine beef with the other side, sorting those grievances out believably is gonna be tricky. They have to resolve their differences but still give those grievances weight enough for us to believe that these two groups have been fighting over them for thousands of years. But not too quickly either or the resolution will come off as shallow ( ... )
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Actually, speaking of my friend, I will use this to pimp her stuff to you. Her name's Fuienu-chan, and she was some of the most awesomely adorable PJO stuff on DA. Just Sunday for Halloween, she posted this adorable little spoof comic about the SoN crew going to Frank's grandmother's house. Hazel's the hunter, Percy's the wolf, and Frank's Little Red Riding Hood. She's also got this entire Summer Camp Series full of CHB highjinks. Go check it out, it's too cute for words!
And yes, I know I am a horrible friend for supplying you with distracting PJO art while you're super busy, because I am mean and sneaky like that, ha ha ha!
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Just some comments I've been meaning to make -
...the Romans were all like super builders, and I totally get why they're not so nitpicky about specific heritage. But b/c of that, it was much less magical that Camp Half Blood, I felt.
I hadn't really thought about this but I definitely feel the same. Reading what you wrote above about the different cabins made me miss the early CHB days so much! I need a complete reread!
I guess, I just feel like Percy’s rushing into something and I’m nervous b/c I can see him getting really hurt from it and I couldn’t stand that happening to my baby. I feel like he’s setting himself up for heartbreak. I dun feel like Annabeth always treat Percy the best, either.
I think all you're saying is true, but Percy is one to rush in, ( ... )
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Maybe she just really has a thing for strong, heroic sons of the Big Three? Who doesn't?
I still don't know, though. Percy/Reyna work as like an angsty couple of angst for sure but Jason didn't remember that he had an almost-maybe-girlfriend, or whatever she is until part-way through the book and even by the end of The Lost Hero as much as I can remember, it was still just a vaguely guilty feeling. I just don't see how Percy/Reyna could be anything more than venting sexual frustation because they're both lonely without their respective other halves ( ... )
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SO WORTH THE WAIT. LIKE, SO MUCH. /faints
THEY MUST GO FIND NICO SO WE CAN HAVE SONS-OF-THE-BIG-THREE SHENANIGANS
I NEED - I NEED.
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