What do you think about Percy and Nico or Pernico?

(Please no hate, I know people have a lot of opinions and this is simply mine based on my interpretation of the characters and not meant as an attack on anyone)

Hi 👋

I really like pernico, at least in some of the fanfics I’ve seen but I prefer it when they’re older and come back together. I really think the Percy and Nico friendship gets overlooked quite a bit, personally because I think a lot of people see Nico as a kid, and in comparison don’t see Percy like that.

I mean that more so when it comes to Bianca. I’ve seen different takes that it was Percy’s fault, that Percy purposely hurt Nico, that Percy doesn’t deserve to mourn Bianca.

1. I think Pernico no matter when it’s set, needs to address Bianca in some capacity, because it is such an integral part of their arc. I think for Percy there is always a guilt that he’ll have, survivor guilt or otherwise about what happened to Bianca and that should be acknowledged. It is also the first death that happens so directly in front of Percy, and his reaction shows that in comparison to later deaths in botl and tlo. Percy was used as a scapegoat in this situation for Nico’s anger at Bianca’s untimely death (and her somewhat abandonment of him but that’s a whole other thing). I think this is why I like older pernico so much, because often times they’ve dealt with or are dealing with this to some extent and I don’t see how the ship would work without first dealing with this.

2. I think the ship only works once Nico is passed the hero worship and later hatred of Percy. I think Nico has a lot of issues he needs to deal with and that he’d have to be doing that first before pernico could work. Tho I do love doomed relationship fics. I think they’d both have to reevaluate how they view one another for it to work (ie. Percy was a child put in an impossible situation, Nico was the same, the blame game was played, Nico is not one extreme or the other). Moral of the point, they need to sort their individual shit out first, and their issues between each other before a relationship could work, but I really think it would and really love the idea of them being together.

3. In some aspects I think Pernico, after going through points 1 and 2, is healthier than what I know of Solangelo or Percabeth in canon. Now this isn’t bashing but I do think both Solangelo and Percabeth are toxic in ways that aren’t as wildly addressed both in canon and fanon. The stuff with Nico’s powers always bothered me. He’s extremely powerful, and i think he kinda ends up nerfed in later books and things like Will banning him from shadow travelling for his health. One point is I think a child of Hades knows more about shadow travel and it’s affects than a child of Apollo, doctor or not. I also think that Nico had a tendency to overextend his powers in canon, which it’s shown when Percy does the same thing he’s heavily drained, nearly passes out ect. I think Percy would be able to help Nico in exercising his powers, as I think that’s the big issue really. I also think Nico as a character would be very tied to the Greek world and live more in that world than the mortal world, which despite canon I think would suit Percy. I think the whole New Rome College thing is odd, and he’s clearly going for Annabeth. Percy hated school, and I think it’s much more likely he went on to train halfbloods or worked in legion in New Rome than going to university.

(This is so much longer than I intended, sorry)

Overall, I think Percy and Nico (both in a relationship and as friends) have a lot of potential that wasn’t lived up to. There are definitely ways it could be toxic, but not more than any other ship has the potential to be if broken down (Percabeth, Piper and Jason and the fact he had no memory, Solangelo, the weirdness that is Leo and Calypso). Ultimately I think Pernico can prove to be a stronger ship than a lot of others too, because they’ve seen each other at their worst, they’ve seen each other stripped back and raw and grieving and they have seen each other in ways nobody else has. Percy knew Nico before he lost Bianca, he knew that side of Nico. Nico saw Percy through the war, through everything during the last Olympian. He saw him command the river Styx and wasn’t scared (which begs the comparison of Percabeth in Tartarus and Annabeth making Percy feel so bad about a particular power that he wouldn’t use it even when it meant he would die and ultimately had to be saved by a third party). They’ve seen each other grow and change, and that in turn changes people. I truly think once you get past the trauma that taints all their interactions, once they address and move past it, they are much better than many other ships. They seen the worst, and I think with that they’d find it much easier to be vulnerable with one another and show parts of themselves that they don’t show anyone else. I definitely like Pernico far better than Percabeth.

I honestly didn’t mean to write an entire essay on Pernico and my opinions but here we are. If you’ve read this far I hope I answered your question.

To be a demigod napping in the sun with your bf🤲

Percy: *sweaty, covered in blood, having slayed dozens of foes*

Nico’s internal monologue: yeah I’d suck it like a fucking caprisun

best percico is when percy’s acting all scary in a manner that would make legions run away and then there’s nico who’s just turned on to the point of madness

“Hey babe does Jason have to come with us on EVERY date?” “He has separation anxiety if I leave him by himself he’ll chew on the doors.” “…Okay…”

Except Annabeth Chase and T***** S**** do have one thing in common: they like to play the victim and (their fans) use white feminism to deflect any valid criticism thrown their way to make people feel bad for them

Like (book) Ann*beth is the same bitch who was all like no one takes me seriously for being a conventionally attractive, able-bodied white blonde woman, woe is me :((( and people jump to defend her all the time, and wow that sounds kind of familiar, right?? Who does that remind you of?? 🤔🤔

On the other hand, Annabeth is peak “I’m not like other girls” and that is the only valid reason I can see her going against TS 💀💀

let's get one thing straight. Annabeth Chase would not be a swiftie or even listen to Taylor swift

Percy: movies over books anyday they’re so much more fun

Nico: honestly i’m more of a book person

Percy: we should breed and see what our offspring would think.

more for the percico story i keep adding to :^\ merry (early) christmas to the boys that can’t figure it out

cool boy x nerdy himbo

lately i’ve been crying like a tall child

what a grim palm sunday it is

Nico: what is your biggest red flag?

Percy: I would kill

Nico: ... And green flag?

Percy: for you

Jason bites Nico bc he was raised by wolves. Percy bites Nico bc he wants to leave marks.

I hate how people accuse Percy of forgetting about Calypso. He made the gods promise to free her and he was under the impression that they would.

It makes sense that Calypso would be upset/angry with him because she's isolated and didn't know if he even tried to help her after he left. That makes sense to me.

But the gods went back on their promise. And everyone holds Percy responsible. He was just a kid, freshly turned 16. Like what was he expected to do? Babysit the gods to make sure they held up their end of the deal? He shouldn't be expected to do that.

Not to mention even if he would've thought to check up on Calypso, he spent 6 months of his sixteenth year with no memories of his past. He literally had no way to help her. Hera stole months from him.

Percy, about Nico: i have an oversleeping twink in my bed how does one extract him

Jason wakes up every morning and sees the one scar on his body not born from violence. But a silly childhood accident.

The last time he was ever allowed to be a child. The last time he was ever allowed to make a mistake.

There's no Thalia to laugh, to hold him in her arms. There's no amused look from his mother at his antics.

Jason wakes up morning, looks in the mirror and is reminded of everything he's lost.

STILL TRYING WITH THE NEW PROGRAM

remember reading a short fic AGES ago about aged-up Jason who’s like a 30-something grown man and he rents a room to Nico, who’s a law student and constantly trying to fuck him lmao