oh but it is GOOD watching percy and annabeth fall in love in real time. to see the looks on their faces as they slowly discover that they would, actually, go to the ends of the earth to protect each other. "if i have to stick with someone," percy says, and then can't bring himself to say i'd choose you, because mere days ago he expected annabeth to stab him in the back at the first opportunity, and now he trusts her more than he trusts his own father, a literal god. "i thought we don't ask for help," percy says, but of course annabeth will swallow her pride (HER FATAL FLAW!!) and ask for help if it means saving percy. annabeth has wanted a quest since she arrived at camp half-blood, and yet she tries to sacrifice herself so the quest can continue without her. percy doesn't give two shits about the gods, and yet he chooses to sacrifice himself, not for the gods, but for his friends - so annabeth doesn't have to. they have been tentative allies for like three days and already they've both decided that nothing is more important than each other. just. man oh man
WHEN AIZAWA CRIED AT TARTARUS AND MIC ASKED HIM IF HE WAS OK THEN HE PROCEEDED TO PUNCH THE DOCTOR FOR MAKING HIM CRY. BUT WHEN MIC IS CRYING, HE SAYS HE DOESN'T CRY BECAUSE HE'S A MAN. ARE YOU KIDDING ME???? MIC CARES ABOUT AIZAWA SO MUCH BUT HE DOESN'T ALLOW HIMSELF TO GRIEVE?????
Thinking about Tim, and how he hid the trauma of his brother's death with sarcasm and humor.
Thinking about Alice, and how she shares a last name with someone on the Exel doc of Magnus Institute names. About how she hides behind sarcasm and humor.
Thinking about Tim, and how alone he must have been after learning about Sasha.
Thinking about Alice and how Sam seems to be her closest connection in the OIAR at the moment.
Thinking about Tim, and how indifferent he was with the statements, not getting drawn in like the others.
Thinking about Alice, and how she ignores the incidents, skims them, lets them play, ignores them nearly entirely.