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suguwuus · 6 months

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★ only you

i lied i went and rewrote another oneshot instead of doing my ocs teehee

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contains: unspecified godly parent and mutual subtle pining

"I swear to the gods, Stoll, if you do that one more time, I'm going to drown you."

"Yeah?" Connor mocked, cocking his head to the side and grinning like he was about to push you underwater again. Both of you tread the seawater, chins just touching the cool surface. "And what are you going to do if I splash black dye on all your clothes?"

"I'm gonna change my style, move to the Hades cabin, and stay there," You replied stubbornly. "I can learn to get along with Nico and Hazel, anyway." You glanced toward the shallower part of the beach, where Percy was trying to get the di Angelo to learn how to swim. He was clinging to him and Jason like a scared cat, pale shaky limbs glistening in the sunlight.

"Have you forgotten that Hazel is Roman? Better get used to Will's sweet-talking!" Connor splashed water in your face, getting it up your nose.

"Shit—stop!" You coughed and swam closer to him, despite strands of hair uncomfortably sticking to your forehead and a dull ache in your nose. "Does he really talk like…like that around Nico?"

"No, but he stares a lot. Like he has a really obvious stare and stops doing everything just to stare." Connor glanced at Will, sitting ankle-deep at the shore, waves lapping at his shins. "Who knows, he might be imagining them swapping spit with each other—"

You hissed and clapped a hand over his mouth. He pushed your hand away and laughed. "He's so far. He can't hear us. RIGHT, WILL?"

The blond looked up and squinted in your direction. "Huh?" His voice was barely audible over the sloshing of the waves.

You shot Connor a glare. Then you felt a leg hook around yours. Before you could retort you were pulled beneath the surface again. You grabbed his shoulder and hauled yourself back up out of the water, grumbling and wiping the saltwater from your eyes.

"Fuck. You." You started to swim towards the shore, wading through the water.

"Hey, come back! I haven't had enough fun with you. Can we at least race?"

You called him over and waved your hand, getting an idea. You stopped after a few feet, looking down at the sea floor as your shirt billowed with the movement of the waves. Connor caught up to you. "What is it?"

"I think there's a watch there."

"A watch?"

"Yeah, there."

"I can't see it."

"Yeah, because you have to look closely, dumbass."

"There?"

"Yes, there."

"Is it a Rolex?"

"I don't know." You hoped he couldn't hear the smile in your voice. Then, while he had his head bent over the surface, trying to see what you were pointing at, you took the chance and shoved his head down, creating splashes as you did.

You laughed with satisfaction at getting him back as he coughed and spluttered. While he caught his bearings, you tried to continue swimming. But when Percy asked you a question, you stood still, letting your guard down. This gave Connor an opportunity to sneak up behind you and push you back down under the water by your shoulders, which of course, he did.

"Y/N, Connor's taking forever in the showers." Travis plopped down on the biggest hammock, the one you had taken the liberty of occupying. He threw you off balance and almost made you drop the pretty rock you had found.

Leo Valdez was splayed on another hammock with Piper McLean, making something with twigs and a soda can. "You think he drowned?"

Travis settled down and caused you to drop your rock. "He's not. He answered me when I called him."

You shook your head at the thought of your crush in the shower and frowned. "Why are you asking me about this?" Crush? Yes. Exactly. You found it a bit funny that you developed feelings for Connor, out of all people in camp, but once you looked past the rocks in your pillows and vinegar in your pancake syrup, he wasn't too bad. Then again, you had to endure the water up your nose to be around him as well.

You stuck your arm through the hammock and picked your rock off the soil. "We don't even have bathtubs at camp."

"You never know."

"What the Hades is that supposed to mean?"

For the next hour or two, your mind alternated between wandering off or going blank (and maybe Connor with wet hair). The others who went swimming joined you as well, either climbing the trees to talk with their friends more or laying on the hammocks. Others went back to their cabins. You lay there, soaking up the sun and feeling too lazy to even adjust yourself. You turned the rock over and over in your hand.

Clovis from the Hypnos cabin yawned. "It would be nice to take a nap. I'm tired..." His head drooped down and he snored.

At that, you felt more tempted to nap more than ever, but your doziness was interrupted by a shout.

"Guys!" Connor called. He ran towards your area at full speed. He could've stopped, but he tripped over a tree root. He straightened up, grinning and pushing curls out of his eyes.

You bit back a smirk, not sure if out of pettiness or endearment. "Did you find a serpent in the drain? Is that why it took you three hours?"

"No. Well, kind of. I was, um, I was taking a shower, obviously, and there was a worm. Anyway, we have a new camper! I couldn't find you guys," He pouted.

"Really? Who?" Travis asked. "Where from?"

"Uhm, California."

"Everyone's from California," Someone up in a nearby tree scoffed.

"She's a legacy from Camp Jupiter! Her parents are Greek, children of Nemesis and Demeter! And they actually got to survive past 25, with a house and all. Do you know how cool that is?!" Connor rambled.

Murmurs erupted. Very few adults were seen around Camp Half-Blood. It was even more rare to even hear of them living long enough to have children. You started wondering what it would be like to be a child of two demigods.

Connor jumped, is if an electric shock went through him. "Oh yeah, I forgot. Austen!"

Will had a half-brother named Austin. You looked at him with raised eyebrows and he shrugged, equally as clueless as you.

Connor disappeared again, but came back pulling a girl's hand along. She had shoulder length blonde hair and freckles sprinkled over her nose bridge, her face had strong features and she was dressed in a blouse with a cartoon character on it and jean shorts.

Leo snickered. "Imagine if this one's named Austen River."

You were too busy thinking about how Connor was acting with her. Or maybe you were a little weird for thinking he might have held her hand for a little too long, who knows?

He glanced shyly at her. "So...you're staying in the Hermes cabin for now, right?" He chuckled. "Sorry. We're sorted by godly parent here. Not sure where you're going to be put."

"Actually," Austen tucked a strand of hair behind her ear— "I was told I'll be staying in the Nemesis cabin." Connor's eager smile faded a little.

You spoke up, trying to ignore that last bit. "What's it like in New Rome?" You hoped your voice didn't sound as stiff as you felt.

Whatever she said about New Rome or Camp Jupiter or California or her demigod parents went into one of your ears and left through the other. Instead you had paid attention to how Connor would glance at her or how he laughed whenever she'd slip in a joke or two. He put his hands in his pockets and hooked his thumbs around the belt loops, which made you frown a bit. That was a nervous habit of his.

You felt a bit guilty for being so jealous. Did you often feel like this? Was it normal?

Sometime later, one of the people in our group jumped and yelped that it was almost time for Capture the Flag.

Austen looked down, mumbling something about how she had heard of it but never played or heard of how exactly to play it. Connor perked up, and offered to teach her, even to show her some tricks and spots.

That's alright. Like you gave a shit. Besides, that didn't hurt much. It only stung like a Hellhound's bite. In the ass. Through a tight pair of crispy scratchy jeans.

As if your day hadn't already turned sour enough, you had turned up with a sunburn from earlier at the beach.

You also would have said some more colorful insults and statements, but you felt like keeping it to yourself today. It was because you had seen Connor laughing with Austen with an arm over her shoulders. Your conscience told you that you shouldn't assume, but you snapped back at it, saying it was different when you had a crush. Besides, you knew Connor, and that boy was never that clingy on the first day of meeting someone. He never put his arm around people much, either.

The Fates must have felt particularly mischievous that day, too, because Connor and you had ended up on the same damn team in Capture the Flag. That might have sounded good, but what if he let Austen's team win?

You were left with him on the defensive, guarding the flag and standing on either side of the pole, facing away from each other.

"What do you think of Austen?" He asked.

You rolled your eyes while he couldn't see your face. Wow. No hi, hello, do you have any strategies in mind or anything. Just straight to Austen. Alright. "She's fine."

"Uh huh. Well, do—"

"Do you like her?" You blurted out. When you realized you said it out loud, you decided, fuck it, and faced him. He turned to you as well, looking surprised from what you could see of his face under his helmet.

"What?"

You looked down, mumbling so you wouldn't seem too upset. "Dude, you had an arm around her earlier. And...I saw you staring at her."

"Does that mean you always look at me as well?"

You immediately scowled, digging the sole of your shoe into the forest ground. "Shut up!" When he wouldn't look away from you, you frowned even deeper. That made a victorious smile start to bloom on his face.

He crossed his arms. "What's the matter? Jealous?"

For a moment, your breath caught in your throat. Luckily for you, your mind reacted quickly. "I mean, if you like Austen so much I can go with your buddy Isaac. He has been dropping a lot of hints lately. Then you'll know I'm not jealous, right?"

"Isaac? Dropping hints? Wow. You really think he'd treat you better than I would?"

"What?"

You gripped your weapon, feeling your palms get sweaty. Your eyes widened. "You tell me!"

Connor raised his hands in surrender. "Um...You first! Why are you being weird?"

"Why are you so clingy with Austen all of a sudden? Do you like her? It's been, like, 2 hours since she came here, Connor."

Connor took off his helmet. "I don't like her! Chiron told me to give her a tour! I was on my way here when she arrived." He laughed. What was so funny about this? This boy had a strange sense of humor.

"Then what about you going to the Big House with her?"

"Y/N, I twisted my ankle." He glanced down, and you followed his gaze to see some compression gauze around his left ankle peeking out from the collar lining of his dirty shoe. "And besides, I've only liked one person for...um, a long time."

Your expression softened. "Who?"

He took a deep breath, then pressed so hard on the hilt of his sword hanging at his hip, that his hand slipped. He put his thumbs through his pants' belt loops. "Um...please don't get mad..."

Why would you be mad? "It's you, Y/N. Only you. For a year or two." He laughed nervously. "Or more."

"Me?" You asked incredulously, jaw dropping. You felt a shock run through you, not believing what you just heard.

"No, the nymph over there."

A tall, slim girl with braided hair and skin tinted green appeared beside you, scowling. You nearly jumped out of your skin at that. "Don't drag me into your lovers' quarrel!" Then she disappeared into green mist.

You looked back at Connor. "You're serious?"

"No, I'm Connor."

"Connor, please."

"Yes! Yes, of course, you! It's been so damn long, Y/N! I've been scared that you wouldn't like me back, you know, but since you asked, I can't not say it, okay? I haven't crushed on anyone else in years, because of how your eyes look when you talk about something you like, or your smile, or the way you speak, and how clingy you can get without knowing it when you're tired because you want someone to lean on. You're the only one who's on my mind, all the time. Only you." He cleared his throat, then inhaled through his teeth. He looked just as flustered as I felt.

"Oh. Me...me too." You mustered the courage to respond. Your head almost spun from the information, but at the same time your heart was going to break out of your ribcage from joy. "Me too, I-I like you a lot, I like you so much, Con, you keep me awake at night, too."

He sighed, relieved at your response. He then approached you, helmet under his arm. You reached out to take his hand, face breaking out into a grin, but then your thoughts interrupted you two once again, via your mouth. "Hey, Con."

"Yes?" You almost squealed in giddiness with the heart-eyed look he was giving you at that moment.

"What if Austen likes you?"

"Oh, no, I'm gay," Said a third voice. You spun around to see Austen, still in her cartoon design shirt and shorts, a bow slung over her shoulder and a knife in her hand. "...That's okay, right?" She asked.

"Oh, yeah, totally." Connor shrugged.

Austen relaxed. "Okay." Then she tried darting past you two, but you jumped into position, blocking her way.

You realized a second too late that your efforts were directed at a decoy. "Thank you!" Someone shouted. Annabeth Chase stood at your base, holding your flag, grinning proudly.

#— suguwuu's posts #connor stoll #connor stoll x reader #pjo #pjo oneshots #pjo x reader #in the og oneshot austen had an adventure time shirt so that shouldve said enough #lets go lesbians!!

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hermesgoestojuvie · 4 months

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remember this one perpollo fic that was just so good. it was a oneshot i think, and i forget the name and i'm going through my bookmarks but i can't seem to find it. (i'll link it if i do! or if anyone remembers the name-)

but i remember it was like, this intense world-building where there literally was a war between the demigods and gods. like they were full on killing the gods and eating(?) i think, their hearts and consuming their essence. and yet some of the gods were, while def at war with the demigods, still careful and caring for their kids, or at least the implication was there, with poseidon not going after percy, and apollo unleashing a plague on the demigds, but tailored so that it would not affect his kids.

and i love that fic, and i LOVE perpollo, but rn im in a very permes mood, so im kinda thinking abt a permes take.

espcially as i just finished reading Lore by Alexandra Bracken, in which descendants of heroes (like the house of odysseus, the house of heracles, the house of theseues, the house of Iason, etc.) have a three day hunger-games like thing called the Agon, where seven (i think it was seven) gods (as a punishment from zeus for trying to overthrow him) get turned mortal and can actually be killed, with the promise that whichever hero kills them, gets to become the new god. of course, to keep it fair, this "new god" can also be killed in the next agon by another hero and have their power taken. i think i remember these gods as poseidon, hermes, dionysus, the twins, athena, and ares. also aphrodite, so maybe it was eight.

(this was tragic for me bc i was attached to WAY TOO MANY (like 4?) of the gods before i even started the book considering my love for pjo lol, and i didnt want to see them go)

but now im just thinking of it, a war, demigods v gods, maybe after the giant war? idk. and its such a complex position for percy bc he hates the gods! he does! but he cares about his father. he cares for hermes. and yet he also cares abt his fellow demogods, his friends, his family. he is loyal to his core, but he is also just very tired.

and then, what do the others think regarding percy anyways? the gods will see him as a weapon no longer in their hands. the demigods see their friend yes, but also the kid who DOES care about his dad and is loyal--the guy who was close to ascending on his own right down there in tartarus before he somehow stopped himself.

like. its so interesting and i do want to do smth with that, but i also have like. three other permes ideas, one of which already has a 13 page incomplete outline written out, and that has actually stumped me on how to continue it for like, the past year and a half, so. who knows if i'll even manage to commit. but im def toying with this, its been on my mind for the past few weeks.

EDIT: found the fic! its here

#percy jackson #percy jackson and the olympians #apollo #hermes #perpollo #permes #apollo pjo #hermes pjo #lore #alexandra bracken #Hermes x Percy Jackson #Apollo x Percy Jackson #poseidon #lore Alexandra Bracken #percy x hermes #percy x apollo

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finn-writes-stuff · 1 year

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Hey I love your writing!! I would love to see a one shot with Percy where he helps comfort the reader after a nightmare or vice versa?

Safety

The world around you only offered terror some days. But when the sun sets, he is always there to hold you.

Percy de Rolo x Reader

Fandom: The Legend of Vox Machina/ Critical Role

Format: Oneshot

Gender Neutral Reader

Masterlist

What class do you imagine your insert to be for the critical role/tlovm fics? I'm a chronic warlock -Finn

There was a heavy weight on your chest, pressing down on your lungs, like the endless depths of the ocean. You couldn't breathe, you couldn't move, you couldn't speak. All you could do was watch as chaos reigned around you, leaving you helpless and useless as your world fell apart.

"Darling?" The voice seemed distant and far away, unrecognizable in the midst of your terror. You had let this happen, and now you were cursed to watch the consequences. "Darling, wake up, you're having a nightmare."

You woke up gasping for air, flailing away from the hand on your shoulder. It had been a dream, nothing more. But you couldn't stop shaking, still desperately dragging in air between sobs. Guilt and fear and an aching, heart-wrenching pain still sat heavy in your mind, seeming to expand with every choked sob.

You were going to ruin everything and you couldn't save them and everything was going to fall apart. It was your fault, you did this, you hurt everyone.

"Breathe, love. You're okay. Just try and breathe."

Percy. Here, beside you, always there for you. You couldn't quite slow your breaths, but blinking through tears you looked up at him, focusing on his presence.

He had clearly just woken up, his hair still ruffled and his glasses on the bedside table. He was leaning towards you, but careful not to touch you yet in case it made anything worse. Half-asleep but so worried about you, he looked so terribly soft.

"May I give you a hug? Is that alright?" Percy asked gently, offering his arms. His tone was gentle, far removed from his usual sharp wit, it was a careful offer of comfort.

You nodded and practically threw yourself into his arms, still shaking in his embrace.

"You're safe, darling, I promise," he murmured, holding you tightly. He began gently stroking down your back as he held you, speaking softly and slowly. "You are going to be okay, I've got you. It was just a dream, it can't hurt you here."

Slowly, you began to come down from the fear, tuning into the real world and your senses. Pressed against his chest, you were warm and his arms were steady around you. He smelled faintly of smoke and gunpowder. Surrounded by him like this, it was all you could smell. He was still speaking, all careful reassurance. Otherwise, the room was quiet, it was late. He had been asleep just like everyone else.

You couldn't help but feel guilty about waking him and you slowly pulled back out of his arms after taking a deep breath.

"Thank you, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have woken you-"

"No, you don't need to apologize. I'm glad to help. Gods know you do the same for me." He reached out, setting his hand on your cheek and brushing away some of the tear streaks. You could feel the callouses he had from his guns, and part of you knew his hands better than your own.

It was such a fond gesture, and you couldn't resist leaning into it, tiredly pressing a kiss to his palm.

"I love you," he said, "and I would rather wake up to help when you have a nightmare than leave you to deal with it alone."

"Thank you," you breathed, eyes shut. "I love you too."

"Come here and lay with me?"

You didn't have to respond, not when your throat still felt tight. You could just fall into him.

Carefully wrapped in his arms, cradled to his chest like something precious, you were safe. The fading remnants of your dream couldn't reach you when you were with him.

"It's nice to have you so close. I always seem to find myself missing you when you're not in my arms."

"I'd stay here forever if I could," you replied, your voice muffled against his shoulder.

"I might just take you up on that. Think we could convince the rest of Vox Machina to give us the time rather than running into trouble?"

"You run into trouble just as much as anyone else."

"I would never do such a thing. I stay at a reasonable distance so I can shoot but not get hit."

"I'll remember that for next time I have to patch you up."

"I wouldn't have it any other way, darling."

He was so warm and it was so comfortable to lay on him like this. Even bantering with him, you could feel sleep starting to pull at your thoughts. You were safe, you could drift off in his arms.

"I love you."

"I love you too."

#finnwrites #percy de rolo x reader #percival de rolo x reader #percival fredrickstein von musel klossowski de rolo iii #percy de rolo #the legend of vox machina x reader #the legend of vox machina #legend of vox machina x reader #legend of vox machina #vox machina x reader #critical role x reader #critical role c1

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midnightstar-90 · 10 months

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yonemurishiroku · 4 months

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please drop the link for the Nico finds family in Venice au when you're done pretty please 🥺

would be very interested in reading it

I regret to inform you that I, in fact, have nothing regarding this AU except for maybe a few visions that would do much better were I an artist instead of a slow-as-snail writer.

I have some reasonable explanation for the di Angelos - Maria had many siblings, and therefore Nico has many cousins who are actually still alive. One of them being the current head of the family (?) and he recognizes Nico. He has a vague sense of the whole Hades thing, so when Nico tells him the truth, he believes him and welcomes him back to the family. Nico then lives with them as his grandson.

I like to play around and imagine that it's like a big family staying together. And Nico now has an 'older brother' - who is actually his... grandnephew?? idk i probably just made that up. It'd be 10x times funnier if said grandnephew is actually aware of the truth. So they have this weird dynamic of "I'm 70 years older than you, son" - "Not in the adoption papers you are not, grandpa" LMAO. And then maybe - just maybe! - a boyfriend who is friends with said older brother/grandnephew? LOL

My plan, as of currently (which is code word for: all the prompts I can think of), is only an one-scene oneshot (you know, typical me).

Initially, I was going to merge it with another prompt I've got in store - which is about Grover coming across Nico in Italy again when he's traveling the world as the god of the wild. The plot would be quite simple, obviously: Grover lands in Venice, recognizes Nico who is just having a nice morning out with his (new) family, and then spends some time together on a bench sightseeing as they contemplate Nico's life story.

It's a one-time encounter between old friends to reminisce about your past - that sort of thing.

On the other hand, I just realized maybe five minutes ago that Reyna can fit quite well in Grover's place, as well. Mainly because:

1/ She is traveling around, too.

2/ She's close to Nico, too.

3/ She's now a Hunter of Artemis, which is a whole other branch that can connect to Bianca in case I want to go there, too.

Hazel is also a good candidate, though in her case I'd have to modify the plot a little, figuring out a good reason for her to cross the freaking Atlantic, what kind of transportation she'll have to take, their reactions upon reuniting - just. a bunch of things, really. I reckon if I'm going to pick Hazel, I would need to bring Percy too bc 1/ Frank would never let Hazel go that far alone but CJ needs at least a praetor; 2/ It allows for more interesting interactions.

But alas - I hardly have enough willpower for both Hazel and Percy, so there's that.

This is everything I have in mind. I'm sorry if you were expecting a multi-chaptered fanfic bc honestly I can't do longfic and half of the time I say I have an AU - it's like a 2-sentence prompt at best 😭😭😭

#nico di angelo #pjo #hoo #toa #yone rambling #percy jackson and the olympians #heroes of olympus #trials of apollo #nico leaving camp #Nico finds family in Venice #nico in venice #yone au #pjo au #nico x oc

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mizzy-pop · 29 days

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i've been looking for a fic i read once for hours now, because i can't stop thinking about the parts of it that i can remember, but no matter what tag combinations i try on ao3, nothing comes up and i don't remember the title or author, so :)

PJO fic, it was some kind of au where i think Ouranos returned or something??? i remember Percy hiding from the sky being a big thing. generally everyone, both mortals and gods, were killed fairly quickly, i think, because the enemy could see everything, and Percy was, of course, the last one to survive.

big thing about this fic is that it either had a good Kronos, or Kronos redemption, or something like this??? Percy was the only non-monster around, but for some reason he had some mental or spiritual connection to Kronos, and basically in the end i'm pretty sure good ole granddad was the only being keeping Percy from completely losing his mind. there was some mental/spiritual grandson & grandfather bonding, i think, although i don't think they could actually talk to each other. i'm pretty sure at some point Percy had a panic attack and Kronos calmed him down via magical-connection-and-loving-grandfatherly-vibes, and at some point Percy hid in an abandoned school building, i think.

anyway, by the end i think there might've been some time travel involved???? to try and prevent the end of the world??? no idea, can't really remember. maybe a godly power transfer, so Percy could use Kronos' powers??? no clue.

i'm pretty sure the fic was a oneshot, though i couldn't tell you how long. not longer than 20k, i don't think?

please help me TT i've been trying to find it for so long i'm starting to think i dreamt it up

***EDIT***

it's been found! turns out the author has added chapters and is continuing the story, which is why i couldn't find it, because i was looking for a completed oneshot, lol

it's Gold Heart by gardengalaxy, for anyone interested.

thank you @8teddy-bear8!

#fic search #pjo fanfic #pjo fanfiction #percy jackson fanfiction #percy jackson fanfic #pjo #percy jackson #percy jackon and the olympians

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starrybouquet · 4 months

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20 questions for fic writers

tagged several weeks ago by @doodledrawreblogs - thanks cy! and sorry this is late lol

1. how many works do you have on Ao3? counting drabbles, 77 works!

2. what's your total Ao3 word count? 127,611 (yes, most of the works are oneshots)

3. what fandoms do you write for? I have AO3 stuff for Stargate SG-1, NCIS, Top Gun, and RPF!

4. what are your top five fics by kudos?

I thought this would just be all the multichaps I've written (or started) but I guess there's something to be said for older stuff because it's actually all Stargate! I suspect penny!fic will eventually appear on here if I ever get off my butt and finish it

In All Duty and Service (T, Stargate, S/J, 13k)

4am (G, Stargate, S/J, 2.4k)

for here I am sitting in my tin can (strike him down) (G, icemav, 7k) - 964 kudos

and ease my mind (G, icemav, 533) - 947 kudos

so put me where I belong (G, mavdad, 3k) - 853 kudos

5. do you respond to comments? Originally, I responded to every comment. Then I started getting the inevitable daily/weekly "please update" or "update" or "are you going to finish this??" comments and now I don't respond to every comment. If your comment says something nice, though, I'll do my best to respond to it eventually!

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? Uhh...nothing yet, I think? I'm really way worse about saccharine-sweet, syrupy, TERRIBLY FLUFFY endings.

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? I wrote a 200-word ficlet that is literally only the happy ending! Just Like in the Movies

8. Do you get hate on fics? Not yet, but all my more ~controversial~ stuff is safely in my GDrive still, so....*shrugs* all my current AO3 stuff is pretty bland.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind? Nope. Every year I threaten to do it and then I just get all embarrassed about it and never share anything.

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written? Not yet, but if I had a good idea for one I'd absolutely write it!

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen? Stealing Cy's answer for this because it's so true lol. I don't...think so?

12. Have you ever had a fic translated? Not that I know of! (If you would like to translate anything of mine, please go for it! There's not much to work with right now though lol)

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before? Nothing that's on AO3, only super-secret stuff that may never see the light of day!

14. What’s your all time favorite ship? is this question asking for an OTP? Because I have two: Sam/Jack, SG1 and Janeway/Chakotay, Voyager.

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will? Gah, all of them. Uhhh, there's a marriage-of-convenience SJ AU where Sam and Jack have to be married to be on the same SG team that @carothepoet and I brainstormed years ago, and I doubt we'll ever finish?

16. What are your writing strengths? Silly dialogue, short fics! That's...um...it.

17. What are your writing weaknesses? WRITING VOLUME. It's not that I can't do it, it's that I don't ever prioritize my writing enough to find the time. In terms of actually putting words on the page...description is hard. Plot is hard.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic? Honestly, I'm just insane and "what the hell, it's a hobby not a job" enough to Google Translate something if I really need to have some dialogue in another language. Obviously I'd put a disclaimer that I have no idea if it's correct. I like making fun of the "everyone speaks English" TV trope though, so I'm far more likely to just have the aliens randomly speak English XD

19. First fandom you wrote for? The first thing I published was for Stargate. The first stuff I wrote before I knew what fanfiction was? God, probably...actually I have no clue? percy jackson? chronicles of narnia? who knows.

20. Favorite fic you’ve written? I am choosing to be an optimist today: I don't think it's been written yet!! I do, however, have a special fondness for Chapter 3 of Letters to Archie for, yes, its pettiness and fluffiness, and also for in for a penny, in for a pound because it's fun!

I haven't been on here in ages so I have no idea who to tag. I'm just gonna tag a bunch of people and hope some of them are actually active. Uh, no pressure tagging @malewifebillcage @tommyjop @curator-on-ao3 @mylittleredgirl @mrv3000 @delicatelie89 @ladywaffles @sluttyhenley @redbelles?

#tag games #on writing #this was fun #thanks cy!!!

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stanning-reyna · 2 years

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Now He’s Got a Problem

an early botl era percabeth oneshot

“You up next? Or did you show up in armor just to watch?” Annabeth shouted to Percy as she wiped the arena dust that coated her hands onto her pants.

Sherman, who had just lost horribly to her in a match, fell onto the spectators bench next to Percy, breathless. Annabeth wasn’t even winded.

“Did you know in ancient Rome, front seat spectators often wore armor to munera?" Percy replied, staying glued to the bench.

"Did you forget I'm the one who taught you that?" she said, staring him down.

"Nah. But I did decide it's time to embrace the tradition. Make Camp's arena a bit more historically accurate."

This may shock you, but he didn't actually care about historical accuracy. Could you even call it that considering they're Greek demigods, not Roman? Nevermind. All he really cared about was avoiding sparring with Annabeth. Usually they were an even match, but she seemed especially in her zone today and Percy was, well... not.

For some reason, today his eyes kept getting glued to Annabeth's curls that shone like gold in the June sun. A terrible place to be looking if below, her knife was busy attempting to stab him in the gut. If the two of them sparred today, Percy was certain he wouldn't walk out with all his limbs intact.

But Annabeth was never one to back down from a challenge, and today was no exception.

"You're scared you're gonna get your ass handed to you like Sherman did, aren't you? Probably a good fear to have, considering... well, you know," she mused, nonchalantly playing with her dagger.

"Now wait a second," he spoke up. "Considering what?"

Had Annabeth caught him staring at her one of the various times he'd done so today? Had she read his mind somehow? If she meant what he thought she meant-

"Well clearly you're out of practice. You've been taking it easy in the city since our last quest."

Oh thank god, she wasn't on to him. He didn't have to dig himself a hole to hide from embarrassment in. But wait a second-

"I was not taking it easy all school year. There are monsters in NYC, you know. And they're harder to fight because of the crowds of people everywhere," he spit out, annoyance creeping in.

"Oh yeah?" she taunted, placing her hands on her hips in front of him. "If those monsters were so tough, then fighting me will be no problem, right?"

He hated the cocky way she spoke and how she knew just how to push his buttons and how pretty she looked standing there defiantly and-

Now you see his issue. He can't spar with her like this, he'll get decapitated.

"You're on, Chase."

Apparently he had a death wish. Not surprising, actually. He seemed to have a habit of it. You know what? Out of all the ways he could die, at the hands of Annabeth would be one he's ok with. Her standing over him with that dangerous gleam in her eyes, her hair cascading down her back as she struck the final blow?

He needed to take a walk.

Too late. He was already in the arena with Riptide in his hand, Annabeth sinking into a fighting stance across from him. All he had to do was focus for the next ten minutes, then he could go sit alone in his cabin for the rest of the day feeling second-hand embarrassment for himself. Great.

She began with no warning, him barely deflecting her strike before it would've sliced his neck. Maybe his decapitation comment wasn't too far off.

Soon they got into the same rhythm as their usual sparring matches. One would strike, the other predicting the move, both of them rarely landing a hit. Percy knew his arms had grown longer since the last time they did this, but Annabeth’s arms must’ve grown too because she kept up easily.

The thought was a mistake. Now he was looking at her arms and how they glowed in the afternoon sun, the muscles of her forearm flexing as she wielded the knife. The knife that was headed straight for him.

He reacted, but not fast enough. Riptide was knocked from his hand. He landed a good hit to her side with his shoulder, throwing them both off balance and tumbling to the ground, but without a weapon he was quickly pinned below by Annabeth.

Percy was now certain that if he had to pick a way to go, it would be this. Strands of her hair had fallen out of her ponytail during the match, and a chunk reached far enough down that it grazed his cheek. All he could manage to do was stare up at her as she held her knife to his throat.

"That was too easy. I told you, you're out of practice," she said, withdrawing and rolling to her feet.

Percy laid there, still thinking about the soft gold on his cheek, until he realized he needed to get up too. Annabeth offered him a hand, pulling him to his feet.

"I can help you train extra, if you'd like. Do more sparring and stuff after all the other campers leave," she suggested, eyes glued to her knife as she sheathed it.

Maybe Percy was crazy, but he could've sworn her cheeks were pink with blush as she spoke.

#i think this might be the most in character i've ever written these two #which might say something about my writing #heroes of olympus #percy jackson #pjo #hoo fandom #hoo series #pjo fandom #pjo series #percy jackson and the olympians #annabeth chase #percabeth #percabeth fanfic #pjo fanfic #percy jackson fanfic #annabeth chase fanfic #fanfiction

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rayshippouuchiha · 2 years

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More fic for KHR!

Still mostly on ffn

Odd-Job Tsuna by ShamelessDilettante

Tsuna decides he doesn't want to rely on his absent father's money. So he gets a job. Or two. Or twelve. The 10th Gen gets together early. And there's no way he's leaving Namimori. It will fall apart if I leave, Reborn!

Little Prince by Scheming Rabbit

Iemitsu should have had a closer look at Nana's background before he married her. Nana's father decides its time to teach Tsuna the Family Business. When Reborn comes, he's got to get Tsuna out of his grandfather's reach to make him a Mafia boss. And did I mention they're royalty?

The Epic Rivalry of Sasagawa Kyoko and Sawada Tsunayoshi by Dandelion-san

Tsuna and Kyoko are really, really good at cooking. But who's the best? Unfortunately, Ryohei and Hibari-sempai were terrorized during the Rivalry.

The Senju Brothers by Tsume Yuki

Naruto/KHR If Tsunade had known the kind of chaos her sons were unleash upon the world... well, she still would have had them. The Arcobalenco and 10th Gen are reborn into Naruto. Drabbles, discontinued

Game On! By nordiamus

The first in the series. HP/KHR for the first, FMA, YYH, 1/2 Prince, Inuyasha, Naruto and Percy Jackson for the rest. After FemHP dies, she learns the price her mother paid to save her, that Halloween night. Desperate, she accepts a deal with the gods. Guide and prepare the new Hero to his destiny. Chaos wants to make things fun and turns life into a video game for her. So, so great. Amazing series, fleshed out, lots of characters follow femHP through the series. FemHP/Reborn

Uchiha Kyōya by Tsume Yuki

Naruto/KHR Fugaku wished they'd stopped at the first son. There's nothing wrong with the youngest, it's just... the middle one. Drabbles, technically discontinued but it's good as it is.

Vigilante Tendency by Kyogre

Tsuna tries to follow his dad's advice. It does not go according to plan. At least he has friends now. If only they weren't so inclined to fight crime. Oneshot, super good.

The Varia Next Door by Renegade Warrior

After the Cradle Affair, Xanxus is shipped off to Namimori instead of frozen solid. Xanxus hates it, he can't feel his Flames, his Elements are still in Italy. And why is this brat so difficult to scare off? And why does it feel better when he's around Tsuna? Tsuna is 5 years old when the King moves in next door. What a nice man! Funny povs from the Varia workers in the mansion.

Soldier Series by Tempestes D. Uzu

HP/KHR Harry is Skull! Discontinued but really good completed fics. Shows the povs of the other Arcobalenco to the truth about Skull.

A Murder of Crows by Cyanide Lemons

Reborn is touching down in Namimori just as Sawada Tsunayoshi leaves it. Reborn had to hunt the world for his wayward student, promising death to Iemitsu all the while. So great. I love everything Reborn is put to.

The Bloody Boys by Luki Fanfic

Dark AU! Nana's family are a bunch of serial killers. When Iemitsu allows the Seal on Tsuna, rejecting him from the Vongola, Nana decides to teach him her own family traditions. The 10th Gen in this are all killers. Also, Nana does what we all wish to do.

Aeolian by Tsume Yuki

When Kyoya and Tsuna are kidnapped, Tsuna will have to shed her herbivorous skin and become a carnivore if she wants to survive. Kyoya/Tsuna

Scarily Attractive by Hweianime

Tsunas twin Giotto becomes Decimo and Tsuna is in Germany since scary people are drawn to him all over in Namimori. Tsuna/Xanxus

My Heavenly Judgement by colbub

Complete! 100/10 Downloaded to read whenever. OC Alice has to complete a task to enter Heaven after she dies. She must help Tsuna become Decimo. So amazingly good! I laughed, I cried, I shipped. BTW, endgame Kyoya/Alice slow burn. Super slow burn.. Alice is "born" into the Brighteye Family who, just like her, have to complete a task to go to Heaven in the KHR world. So many tear jerker moments. So many Soft (minorly Angsty) Feels. Wonderful looks into the family Alice left behind, the people working with Alice now and the Angel who set her her task. I can't recommend it enough.

I Hold With Those Who Favor Fire by infaredphaeton

Naruto/KHR Oneshot When Gokudera died, he didn't expect to wake up again. Definitely not with pink hair! Gokudera is Sakura

You Plus Me Plus Kids by Seito

Tsuna/Reborn are gods and they somewhat accidentally end up adopting the kid versions of the arcobalenco and more.

Mutual Hatred by exocara

Tsuna forms a vigilante group to oust the Yakuza from his town before Reborn ever comes near Namimori.

Game of Life by exocara

Tsuna wakes up and his life is suddenly a video game. Complete. Humor

Xanxus' Adventures in Parenthood Piracy by InsaneScriptist

OP/KHR Not my usual thing, since I'm really not a fan of OP but IS did so well and it's mostly just using the OP world as a backdrop. When Portgas D. Rogue finds a man who mysteriously (i.e. standed in an alternate dimension by scientists and had to swim a lot and then climbed a cliff) appeared on the island where she lived, she decided to take him home. Then she names him godfather to her unborn child. Amazing worldbuilding with Flames in this. Xanxus using his Sky Flames to build personas for himself(splitting his Flames into their components and assigning a different alias to each Flame type) to build himself a lifeline until those scientists get him back. My favorite is when he meets who he describes as an unholy combination of Squalo and Mammon as a girl, who eventually brings him home to meet her sisters who also remind him of a genderbent combo of people he knows in KHR. (All he does is hire the girls for the company makes)

Of Dreams and Hope by skyhgem

Tsuna wakes from a week long coma and finds out the last four years of his life (manga) went real. In Italy and even his hometown, 7 others wake from a coma and try to piece their lives together.

Momento Mori by exocara

When Tsuna is 13, he is visited by Checkerface and is told he can save the world by dying on his 15th birthday. Similar to the Tri-Ni-Sette, in this world, there's one more System that keeps it running. Tsuna has been chosen as rhe 10th sacrifice.

Conspiracy Theorist Tsuna by ariathal2410

Tsuna is ridulously accurate when it comes to his conspiracy theories. It's hard to keep a straight face in front of him.

The Lucky Rope by Breathless02

Giotto is jealous of his Gaurdians, of their children. He, himself, wants to be a father. One day, his life changes. 1st Gen raises 10th Gen

!!!!

#RayRambles #Long post #KHR #katekyo hitman reborn

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dumbass-tumbler-cryptid · 7 months

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Oh my God Blood Brothers was wonderful! It gave me terribly conflicting emotions - I don't know if I should be happy that Hunter and Spider now have each other or disgusted by all this manipulation by Quaritch.

My heart sank when Spider cut his hair and burned the bracelets - he was definitely broken very badly. However, Hunter and his thoughts about the adoptive family also touched me deeply.

I keep imagining Hynter with glasses, they somehow suit his image (also I see him as Lucas Jade Zumman in blue eyes lol). And I wonder what books Quaritch bought him? Are these typical children's adventure stories, comics or school books? If you ever plan a part 2, it would be great to see Lyle Zdog etc. Thank you so much for writing this and good luck with continuing The Cabin in The Woods ♥️

Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it! 💞

So originally I was thinking about writing Hunter with glasses because babies born premature can have eyesight issues. I had the idea of Hunter knowing he needs glasses but his adoptive mom wont let him wear them because she doesn't like how he looks in them. I was still toying with that idea when I started writing the fic and that's part of the reason I had that little line about Hunter being a bad student. My thought was that he's bad in school because he can't see the board (and has A.D.H.D but less hyperactive more things just go in one ear and out the other) I left all that out though because Blood Brothers was getting really long. In my opinion one shots should be in the 1,000-3,000 word range and Blood Brothers was over 9,000. Which was longer then the original Cabin in the Woods by like 3,000 words 😅 So yeah I had to draw the line somewhere or else I would have written a book (like I'm doing right now with Cabin lol)

As for the books Quaritch got Hunter I imagine he got him a lot of educational books on nature and wilderness survival, some age appropriate fantasy/adventure novels like Percy Jackson, The Spiderwick Chronicles, that kind of thing, and books on interests Hunter might have. I had the idea of Quaritch giving Hunter a book on Morse code and the boys both learning it to tap out messages to each other once they got put in separate rooms but again, I had to draw the line somewhere.

And I know I'm about to sound like a broken record lol, but yeah I did plan on Lyle and Z to make an appearance maybe visiting for Halloween or Hunter's birthday which in my head is like a week after the tree climbing incident but again the fic was getting way to long so I tabled that idea. I'm totally willing to write more for this au though. But probably just ficlets on request and not full blown oneshots/ chapters to Blood Brothers.

Also I like your fan casting 💙Again thank you so much!

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ryxmix · 2 years

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I'm supposed to be studying but I just came up with a adaman x reader fanfiction in a percy jackson au where pokemon still exist and gods are pokemons that turn into humans and stuff and titans are like full gigantic pokemon so it's now pokegreek mythology.

Also, monsters are just pokemon now.

And like demigods can't do fighting kind pokemon jobs because...they can't.

and they all get this typed pokemon as claiming.

use this idea if you want for oneshots (not story though, i will be doing that eventually.) but give me credit!

Update: First chapter uploaded on my ao3 account, ryxmix! Currently working on chapter 2

Update: hated it so i'm redoing it

#percy jackon and the olympians #pjo #percy jackson #pokemon #pokemon legends adaman #pokemon legends arceus #pjo pokemon #fanfic #adaman x reader #percy jackson au #pokegreek

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essayofthoughts · 2 years

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OOH. modern aus, darkfics/darkest timelines, “and they were roommates” “oh my god they roommates”

Give me a fanfiction trope and I’ll grade it

Modern AU - N/A

This depends just... entirely too much on what the source canon is for me to easily be able to tell you. There are some source canons that you can very easily transpose over to a Modern AU and have it work pretty much okay. You can create analogues for things and most of the original story (and, importantly, backstory) of the characters will play out as it should. Without the backstory remaining mostly consistent, or thematically consistent, you don't get the same characters which defeats the point and that's where the problem lies.

There are some source canons you basically can't transpose to a Modern AU, not without completely gutting who the character is at their core. Like... how would you do CR Percy's backstory in a modern AU? His whole family seemingly murdered by people who nonetheless have political power and sway, the fact that he's never found or comes forward, the fact his sister has been kept in the murderer's custody? Like most ways you could plausibly adapt those strokes of it to a Modern AU would end up changing the end result of the effects that all had on Percy and Cassandra and so create different characters.

Now. I have found ways to do this for my own Modern AUs (Uni AU, Rock Band AU and Twilight AU) but this required in the first case, rewriting the backstory to be something incredibly different while hitting some similar thematic and traumatic points, in the second case, a deliberate degree of vagueness of what actually happened, and in the third case, an inherent degree of magical realism/urban fantasy shit going on.

Now. I have read some Modern AU Perc'ahlia nonetheless. There is some very well-written stuff out there. But basically none of the stuff I've read and actually enjoyed manages to go into the nitty gritty of the backstories and how that works and transposes into the modern setting - either it's a simple (often smutty) oneshot, or it's a longer fic with similar but token backstories because the characters are completely different people wearing the canon characters as a skin to act out a soap opera story. There is one exception (GRIFTINGS) but it is unfinished so I can't tell you how or even if that one fully works out.

TL;DR: For a proper grading you'd have to send me the fandom for which you want this AU graded as while it can work for some settings and canons, it really doesn't work for others. You'd also have to specify if it's a short oneshot where the Modernity is basically set-dressing or if it's a longer fic where the Modern setting and the way the story (and backstory) is rewritten to fit is integral to making it work.

Darkfics/Darkest Timelines - D

Do I like angst? Yes. Do I like hopeless grimdark pits of despair? No, I find them depressing. I'm prone enough to depression as it is; I don't need help.

I mentioned in the last ask that A/B/O is something I immediately add to my blacklist when I'm searching for fic to read, and tags like "Voldemort Wins" or "Darkest Ending" are also ones that go on that blacklist. I have to be in a very specific mood to read that kind of thing and I've only really found a version I really liked enough to both read all the way through and reread it afterwards once (Starfox5, The Dark Lord Never Died) because though it starts with that terrible dystopian setting it proceeds to show the cracks and allow those downtrodden to fight back and to win.

What I like in stories is catharsis. Yes, I write angst. Yes, I love to read angst. But no, I don't want all angst all the time. No, I don't want hopeless despair and constant hurting. I don't want evil to succeed and be inescapable. I don't like stories that suggest the fight (that we often see in a source material) was worthless in the end. I can enjoy tragedy - Hell, I love Macbeth and I love Rogue One and I love Devilman Crybaby - but that's because in their tragic endings they provided catharsis. Of course this is how these stories ended. Of course once the prophecy was set in motion Macbeth would die as he did. Of course once Jyn and Cassian and all the others set on their path they would die to try to bring hope back to their galaxy. Of course Ryo and Akira would ultimately fight and in doing so reveal to Ryo what the audience already did - that he can love and feel grief and sadness and all else - that the fight was inevitable as long as he failed to realise that and so was Akira's death and the world being rewritten again.

TL;DR: I like tragedy and catharsis. I do not like grimdarkness. I may read something which starts in this place, but I don't generally like to read it if it's going to stay in that place the whole way through. I want something to be achieved by it - emotional catharsis, or system change, or both.

They Were Roommates - C

*shrug* I've never actually read a fic that uses this trope and it doesn't particularly appeal to me. You can share a living space with someone and not love them any more than the usual amount - maybe I'm biased in this because I spent several years at a boarding school but... yeah. I don't find this trope particularly compelling and can at times find it rather contrived. As with the prior ask this is something I feel is often done better by or in conjunction with something like Fake Marriage or Fake Dating.

TL;DR: Don't hate it but won't go searching it out; I think other things are both more believable and better at scratching this itch than it itself is.

Give me a fanfiction trope and I’ll grade it

#joyfulsongbird #ask games #fic things #asks

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stanning-reyna · 2 years

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A oneshot in which Frederick gaslights, Helen gatekeeps, and Annabeth girlbosses

*Takes place during the January between botl and tlo*

A knock sounded from the door of the Athena cabin. Annabeth was busy unpacking the duffle bag she had taken to see her dad's family for Christmas and ignored the noise.

"It's Percy, can I come in?" the boy hollered from outside.

Annabeth stopped what she was doing and looked towards the door as dread filled her. She didn't have the willpower to face him right now. The past two weeks spent at her dad's had been a nightmare, and she didn't think she'd be able to handle the surely volatile interaction with Percy.

Unfortunately, he didn't listen for an answer before opening the cabin door.

He'd grown since she'd last seen him. His face seemed longer than before and his hair was shaggier, swept back carelessly. His face, however, looked far from careless. Something about it set off her nerves and Annabeth returned her attention to her duffle bag, hoping whatever she sensed was just in her head.

"What are you doing here?" she asked as starkly as possible, eyes glued to the wadded up clothes in front of her.

"I got a call from your dad."

Annabeth stopped in her tracks. Why had her dad called Percy? Her mind raced back to the fierce fight between the two of them over winter break. She had said some harsh things, sure, but it wasn't anything that would warrant her dad calling all the way to New York, right? Annabeth felt worry start to rise in her chest and forced herself to breathe, continuing to unpack.

"Well, what did he say?" She asked, praying her voice hadn't cracked in fear as she spoke.

Percy walked further into the cabin, leaning against one the bunks. He stuffed his hands in his pockets and looked at her. Annabeth could feel her cheeks beginning to burn and focused even harder on pulling the dirty jeans and sweatshirt out of her bag. He waited to speak up, and soon every strident word that had left her mouth at her dad's flooded into her mind like she was her own prosecutor.

She had been trying to be on her best behavior, really. But Annabeth could only handle so much before she snapped. Perhaps her reaction had been too brazen, but her dad and Helen hadn't been the sweetest either. It seemed like every day they had found a new way to remind her she wasn't supposed to be a part of their family, and the worst part was the perfectly manufactured facade that said they weren't to blame for that. They hadn't done anything wrong. They hadn't made Annabeth upset on purpose.

She couldn't take the silence any longer. Annabeth looked up at Percy. What she saw mades her nerves even worse; he was looking down at her from where he stood with a look of exacerbation on his face. What did he know that made him feel that way? Did he believe in the Chase's facade?

"What did he tell you?" she asked again, trying her best to keep her voice from shaking like her innards now were.

"That, because of a disagreement, you threatened to run off with Luke."

Annabeth blinked. She remembered that, vaguely, but it didn't go the way he had described it.

"I didn't threaten. Luke had made an offer for me to come with him about a year ago. He wanted to run from Kronos with my help, but I said no. I mentioned it to my dad, I didn't say I was reconsidering," she explained.

What did Percy think she had meant by it? Obviously she would never go with Luke, to join Kronos or not.

Percy's eyes flashed over to the window and back to her. He looked exasperated, but there was a hint of something else in there too, perhaps worry. Perhaps annoyance.

"Annabeth. You can't says things like that casually. People are going to take you seriously." He said it as if scolding a child. It made Annabeth's skin crawl. She wasn't a child, and he shouldn't be treating her like one.

"Is that why my dad called you, then? Did he think I'd really do it?"

Percy held her eyes in silence. Gods, Annabeth hated how he wouldn't give her a straight answer. If he kept refusing to talk, she'd just get up and leave.

"Frederick called my mom, actually," he spit out. "Because he didn't have Chiron's number and figured she could take a message for him. He thinks just because she lives in New York she has the time and energy to handle all demigod things- but that's aside the point."

Percy sat down on the edge of the nearest bunk. They were now a few feet apart and his face seemed softer than it had before.

"He said to tell Chiron that he doesn't want you ever coming to stay with him again, that you caused too much of a scene and he doesn't want Bobby or Matthew to be around that."

"Oh," she said quietly. She hadn't been expecting that. Maybe she should have, granted how the past two weeks went, but she hadn't dared to think her dad would call it quits for good. And yet he did.

Annabeth hadn't been trying to ruin their Christmas... all she had done was shown up. Where had it all gone so wrong? Was it from the beginning, when Helen was 2 hours late picking her up from the airport? Was it when she wasn't invited to go ice skating with the rest of the family, or when there had been no stocking up on the fireplace for her? Or when-

A hand brushed against her cheek, warm and soft.

"You're crying," Percy whispered as he wiped a tear away with his thumb.

"I'm fine," she mumbled, leaning away from him. "It's... fine."

Her body betrayed her and let out a sob, but she quickly fought to choke it back. It was too late; Percy's was already wrapping his arm around her and pulling her into a hug.

"Your hands have been shaking since I brought him up. What happened between you two?" he asked softly as they sat huddled together on the bunk.

What had happened? She didn't know. She had gotten angry and he had made her feel so bad the entire time she was there. What had he said to her? She didn't remember exactly.

"I don't want to talk about it," she replied, sniffling. Part of her was terribly embarrassed to be crying like this in front of Percy, but the bigger part of her needed this hug so desperately.

"That's ok. We can just stay like this," he whispered.

Annabeth was fine with that.

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