Comments | juxtaposie: A Pocketful of Mumbles

juxtaposie

A Pocketful of Mumbles

Feb 25, 2010 11:26

Title: A Pocketful of Mumbles
Fandom: Percy Jackson
Day/Theme Feb 25th; hope like a drug in the blood; 31_days
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: Thalia Grace, Thalia's Mother

( such are promises, all lies and jests, still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest )

fanfic, thalia grace, percy jackson and the olympians, 31days

Comments 10

aerodactylus February 25 2010, 18:30:22 UTC

We talked about this a while back, but MAN...still good the second time around.

It's just so heartbreaking to read those kinds of thought coming from a little kid. No one should be a cynic at that age.

juxtaposie February 25 2010, 20:47:56 UTC

Rachel and I have often discussed how deeply Riordan thought about precisely the situations he was putting these kids in (particularly Annabeth, Luke, and Thalia). Its sad, that's for true.

AND THANK YOU, I'M GLAD YOU ENJOYED!

orchida February 25 2010, 20:02:52 UTC

Oh Thalia!

Loved the emotions that you played with here. She's such a strong character that actually doesn't get as much attention as she deserves in the fandom. Very nice snippet, but heartbreaking at the same time.

juxtaposie February 25 2010, 21:01:25 UTC

Thanks! I do really enjoy writing her. There's a lot of digging to be done, I think...

sistergrimmel February 27 2010, 20:28:27 UTC

Very, very cute! I have a friend who's written the meeting of Evie (our version of Thalia's mother) and Zeus, and this was very, very good.

shai_duck February 28 2010, 14:00:09 UTC

Thalia's had a hard life. It's no wonder she turned out the way she is. It's also no surprise that she was able to relate to Luke, more than Annabeth. She's grown up with a drunk mother after all.

Very well-written piece :) And very easy to relate to.

juxtaposie March 3 2010, 20:51:27 UTC

Thanks!

rosegilmore March 3 2010, 20:38:13 UTC

This was really good! Thalia is such a complex character! You wrote her really well!!
My favorite line was “Okay,” Thalia says, suddenly hopeful. She’s been here before, on the brink of a promise that’s just waiting to be broken, just like all the plans and promises that came before it, but it never matters. Just-awww. Makes my heart break.

juxtaposie March 3 2010, 21:02:41 UTC

I feel so bad for her, seriously. She's very emotionally independent, but you know there was a time when she still thought things could get better. I'm glad you enjoyed!

peridottears April 20 2010, 22:14:04 UTC

Succintly describes the relationship between her and her mother...oh, the paranoia, and something most can relate to in feeling.