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therealnuclearplatypus · 10 months
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hi hello @leovaldezdefender has given me reason to start writing vz fics again woot woot
theme: superhero
There's no such thing as fate. No such thing as a saving grace, or luck. There are no superheroes.
Or so Leo Valdez had taught himself to believe. Ever since his mother died and the rest of his family abandoned him to the mercies of social services, he had given up on any hope of being saved. He'd always have to save himself.
The innate knowledge that no one would help him never stopped him from hoping, though. And that hope was more dangerous than any predicament his family's abandonment put him through: it meant he was constantly disappointed when he had to realize, over and over again, that he'd hoped in vain, and that he'd been stupid to think otherwise.
So, when he laid eyes on Frank Zhang, he didn't let himself hope he'd like him back. He didn't.
And yet hope he did.
The passing of years did little to diminish his want, but if Zhang reciprocated the sentiment even slightly, he was a master at hiding it. Leo told himself to stop hoping. Hope never lead anywhere.
Superheroes don't exist.
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Frank had always loved reading about superheroes. As a kid, he'd childishly aspired to be Spiderman when he'd grow up. Or Batman, even. They were all so cool. He wanted to be just like them.
He wanted to be a superhero like his mother, too. She was a soldier, and she saved lives. He wanted to be as brave as her.
In comics, the superheroes always won. They were always thanked for their courage. They always lived to see another adventure.
Not so Emily Zhang.
Her loss broke him, and suddenly superheroes didn't seem so appealing. What was the use of being so brave when all it brought was death?
Then he met another superhero. Leo Valdez. Frank told himself to stay away, that souls that bright burn fast and fade faster. It'd only hurt him to love him.
Superheroes are a lie.
***
They found their superhero in each other. In the depths of their despair and loss, they found each other, helped each other out of the dark, and thrived side-by-side.
The existence of superheroes was suddenly a lot more believable.
You're my superhero.
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yonemurishiroku · 4 months
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I don't know why but this part just cracked me up
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Percy would have worked with Octavian, but the Augur never gave him a chance
(or Why Octavian's actions weren’t justified)
As people spend more and more time critically examining the Riordanvese (often to a fault, it must be said) one of the most common revisionist arguments is to try and absolve the mortal villains of the consequences of their action; usually by exaggerating their motivations. That includes the argument that Octavian was so quick to war partially because he was treated poorly by the Greeks. Particularly by Percy Jackson. 
But does that actually hold up?
People will argue that Octavian was not evil, because attacking Camp Halfblood was justified from his perspective; he thought they had broken a truce with New Rome and attacked it. And that would be a fair argument, IF that was the only bad thing Octavian had done, or even the worst thing. It wasn’t. And Octavian had begun trying to trigger conflict well before that. Percy, on the other hand, did his best to prevent it.
The first scene where Percy meets Octavian, is also the first time we see his sinister side. And that is of course when he tries to blackmail Hazel into supporting him for Praetor.
Now there is an aspect of the context of this scene that I think a lot of people overlook; their ages. Octavian is 18, or near enough, and Hazel is 13. This is a guy old enough to vote, (the only one of them who isn’t a child soldier) blackmailing a girl too young to get a learner’s permit. Just before this, Percy says Octavian reminds him of someone; which is obviously a reference to Luke Castellan. This type of nearly grooming behavior would have really reinforced that impression; which explains Percy’s hostile reaction to it.
Percy slipped his hand into his pocket, and grabbed his pen. This guy was blackmailing Hazel. That was obvious. One sign from Hazel, and Percy was ready to bust out Riptide and see how Octavian liked being at the end of a blade.
But Percy keeps these urges internal. He doesn’t voice his anger, and doesn’t give any visible reaction. The other two keep talking like he’s not there. This is a pretty good demonstration of Percy’s hard won self control; on his first day at Camp Half-Blood he doused Clarisse with toilet water for less, without even meaning to.
The next interaction he has with Octavian isn’t much better.
“Recruit,” he [Octavian] asked, “do you have any credentials? Letters of reference?” Percy shifted. “Letters? Um, no.” Octavian wrinkled his nose. Unfair! Hazel wanted to shout. Percy had carried a goddess into camp. What better recommendation could you want? But Octavian’s family had been sending kids to camp for over a century. He loved reminding recruits that they were less important than he was.  “No letters,” Octavian said regretfully. “Will any legionnaires stand for him?”
Now just asking this question is obviously standard practice, so Octavian isn’t wrong for that. It’s his condescending reaction that is the unsubtle putdown.
But then things come to a head very quickly, when that night’s game of capture the flag ends in a visit from the god Mars, and the command he delivers; a quest to retrieve the legion Eagle, and free Death.
Now what’s really important here is that, while people often think of Leo attacking Camp Jupiter as the point where Octavian turned against the heroes, THIS is the actual point. THIS is where he goes from being a nuisance to being an antagonist.
It starts in the Senate meeting the next day, when Percy tries to make sense of the situation:
“This Giant, the son of Gaea--he’s the one who defeated your forces thirty years ago. I’m sure of it. Now he’s sitting up there in Alaska with a chained death god, and all your old equipment. He's mustering his armies and sending them south to attack this camp.”
Percy is just repeating what Mars literally told them the night before. Octavian’s reasonable reaction to this is:
“Really?” Octavian said. “You seem to know a lot about our enemy’s plans, Percy Jackson.”
Him, and everyone else who was conscious at the end of the war games.
In spite of being almost outright accused of treason, Percy still keeps his cool. This shows a lot of growth on his part, compared to where he was in the second book of the previous series:
This was so completely unfair, I told Tantalus to go chase a donut, which didn’t help his mood.
After a bit more discussion, Octavian makes his move. First he gets in another insult. 
“Mars has clearly chosen the least likely candidates for this quest. Perhaps it is because he considers them the most expendable.”
And then he argues that the senate should not give any of the support that would normally be given to a quest. The odds of them succeeding are already so low; better to use their resources to protect the camp.
It’s pretty easy for us, the readers, to overlook what a dick move this really is. Of course WE know that the heroes are going to come back alive; but in universe, there is nothing to guarantee that. Even a small magical trinket could be the difference between life and death. And Octavian is trying to deny them that.
This could be understandable, if there was any sincerity to it. A sad but necessary sacrifice for the greater good, to protect the camp. But after arguing that all their resources have to be saved for the battle, Octavian proceeds to do nothing with them. When the giant’s army arrives, the legion simply marches out and fights them with conventional ranks and swords. Aside from a few roman scorpions (large crossbows), no specialized weapons are brought out, no magical items are used, they didn’t even build a wall or a trench. So there was no real reason not to give them anything; even if he sincerely believed the quest was doomed, that was all the more reason to help. The right magical tool might have at least given them the chance to get back alive. Depriving the questers served no purpose other than to make them fail.
You can also see this, in the fact that all Octavian’s stated reasons don’t actually win over the senate. 
The senators’ eyes moved back and forth between Octavian and Reyna, watching the test of wills. Reyna straightened in her chair. “Very well,” she said tightly. We shall put it to a vote.”
No one gives their support to Octavian before this. The senators are waiting to follow the person they see as more powerful, not the argument that was more convincing.
As for motivations, there is only one that Octavian could have; with the election just days away, he wants to prevent a rival for the praetorship.
Is the fulfillment of an epic quest a silly basis for entrusting someone with supreme executive power? Yes, in the real world, it is. But demigods don’t live in the real world; and in their world, everything revolves around quests. Quests drive every important event in the series, and are the ultimate standard by which the skill and power of a demigod are demonstrated. As Annabeth puts it in TLT:
“At camp you train and train. And that’s all cool and everything, but the real world is where the monsters are. That’s where you learn whether you’re any good or not.”
If Percy returns from a land that wiped out half a legion of demigods, with the long lost legion Eagle, the mob that is Rome will raise him up on the fanciest shield they can find. And Octavian isn’t the only one who has put that together. The very next chapter sees Reyna tell Percy that he could stand for praetor if he succeeds; and we are reminded several times that Octavian is far more politically savvy than she is. If she’s put it together, you can bet that he has.
But going back to the senate meeting itself; we see another example of Percy choosing not to start a conflict with Octavian, even when he seems to be trying to get him killed. Instead, he focuses on the important issues:
Frank jumped to his feet. Before he could start a fight, Percy said, “Fine! No problem. but at least give us transportation.”
Percy is more concerned about succeeding in saving the camp than satisfying any grudges. Octavian is more interested in how many insults he can fit into one meeting.
“A boat!” Octavian turned to the senators. “The son of Neptune wants a boat. Sea travel has never been the Roman way, but he isn’t much of a Roman!”
(The insult proves to be quite a hypocritical one in BOO, when Octavian has boats built to surround Camp Half-Blood.)
Octavian’s next attempt to start a conflict with Percy is slightly more subtle.
They were only halfway across the forum when someone called, “Jackson!” Percy turned and saw Octavian jogging toward them.  “What do you want ?” Percy asked. Octavian smiled. “Already decided I’m your enemy? That’s a rash choice Percy. I’m a loyal Roman.” Frank snarled. “You backstabbing, slimy–” Both Percy and Hazel had to restrain him.
Why is Octavian talking about being enemies? It doesn’t say Percy asked angrily, or Percy growled, or Percy glared at him. It’s a very dramatic reaction.
And Percy has done nothing to suggest that he wants to be Octavian’s enemy. Sure he has grown to dislike the augur, as most people would with someone who insults them and blackmails children:
Nico put his finger to his lips. Suddenly all the lares went silent. Some looked alarmed, like their mouths had been glued together. Percy wished he had that power over certain living people . . . like Octavian, for instance.
But he’s been keeping those critical thoughts to himself. He even avoided arguing in the senate meeting so as not to escalate things. The worst thing he’s done was knocking Octavian out during capture-the-flag which was both a perfectly fair move and a good strategy. Hardly something to base a feud on.
Most likely, this is a freudian slip on Octavian’s part. He’s already started to see Percy as an enemy, for no other reason than he might be a rival. That, or it’s an attempt at gaslighting Percy into thinking he somehow provoked Octavian into trying to get him killed. In any case, the augur hardly seems unhappy to see him, and the two legionnaires at his side, go off to their deaths.
Octavian smiled wickedly. “The last person she [Reyna] had a private talk with was Jason Grace. And that was the last time I ever saw him. Good luck and goodbye, Percy Jackson.”
If he’s happy to see them go, he’s certainly not happy when they come back alive. 
The look on Octavian’s face was priceless. the centurion stared at Percy with shock, then outrage. Then, when his own troops started to cheer, he had no choice except to join the shouting: “Rome! Rome!”
Not the appropriate reaction when Percy is saving the city, not to mention Octavian’s own life. The auger doesn’t have a single kind word to say.
The Roman symbols burned into Percy’s arm: a trident, SPQR, and a single stripe. It felt like someone was pressing a hot iron into his skin, but Percy managed not to scream. Octavian embraced him and whispered, “I hope it hurt.”
Just before this, Octavian kills a teddy bear and reads the future from it, announcing:
good omens for the coming year–Fortuna would bless them!
It has been suggested that Octavian actually had a very different vision at this moment; that he saw the Argo II opening fire on New Rome, and kept that to himself, but turned against Percy and the other Greeks because of that. This doesn’t seem likely. It would serve his purposes better to share that information; and he would have seen that vision in front of hundreds of demigods hardwired to notice small details, none of whom notice him having any visible reaction to it. Besides which, this can’t be the point when he turns on Percy, since he’s already been trying to sabotage him for most of the book.
Now if there is some big conflict between Percy and Octavian, this is the time for Percy to win it decisively. To use his new power and authority to put the auger in his place.
But Percy doesn’t do that.
“Why should we trust these Greeks?” Octavian was saying. He’d been pacing the senate floor for five minutes, going on and on, trying to counter what Percy had told them about Juno’s plan and the Prophecy of Seven.
Rather than simply steamroll over the discussion, and try to use his authority to silence any opposition, Percy allows Octavian a reasonable amount of time to air his concerns, before finally stepping in with his counter argument.
When Percy lays out the details of why they must join the Greeks, Octavian never comes up with a logical counter argument. Instead, when a messenger reports the Argo II has been spotted, he resorts to paranoid rambling.
“Praetors!” The messenger cried. “What are your orders?” Octavian [who is not a praetor] shot to his feet. “You have to ask?” His face was red with rage. He was strangling his teddy bear. “The omens are horrible! This is a trick, a deception. Beware Greeks bearing gifts!” He jabbed a finger at Percy. “His friends are attacking in a warship. He has led them here. We must attack!”
Yesterday when he last read the entrails, Octavian said the omens were good. Now, they’re suddenly horrible. That pretty well justifies Percy’s growing disregard for Octavian’s auguries.
Not only that; he is accusing Percy of treachery, while at the same time suggesting they attack a ship that can be seen bearing a white flag.
And this is before a single shot has been fired on New Rome. That false-flag attack by Gaea can not be the inciting incident for Octavian’s hostility to the Greeks. Not if what he wanted to do before it happened is the same as what he wanted to do after it happened. The attack is just what incentives the rest of the camp to support him.
The last interaction between Percy and Octavian is pretty much the first two chapters of MOA, where Octavian does his best to offend the Greeks.
“You’re letting these intruders into the camp!”
When Reyna orders Octavian to go make a sacrifice to the gods, Percy adds:
“Good idea. Go burn your bears Octavian.”
An insulting way to put it; but no more so than calling the Greek ambassadors (including a Roman praetor and Percy’s own girlfriend) “intruders.” And no more harsh than the insults Octavian has used for legionnaires below himself, like Frank and Hazel. And Percy has been given enough reason not to trust Octavian’s auguries any more than he trusts him.
The last exchange between them is about the praetorship:
Octavian snorted. “Which means we have three praetors! The rules clearly state we can only have two! “On the bright side,” Percy said, “both Jason and I outrank you, Octavian. So we can both tell you to shut up.” Octavian turned as purple as a Roman T-shirt. Jason gave Percy a fist bump.
I can only imagine how long Jason has been waiting for someone to say that to Octavian. It has been suggested this is an abuse of power on Percy’s part, but there is no reason to think so. They are surrounded by the senior officers of the legion, some of whom will be on Octavian's side, and no one raises an objection. And it's not like Octavian actually treats it like an order.
“I’ll step aside for Jason,” Percy said easily. “It’s no biggie.” “No biggie?” Octavian choked. “The praetorship of Rome is no biggie?”
No need to go into detail about how the rest of the series goes. Gaea triggers a war between the Greeks and Romans, and Octavian walks right into it. There is no reason to think he was working for her; but he was plainly looking for an excuse to start hostilities.
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starlightshadowsworld · 7 months
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Frank always listened to Jason's advice.
Being Praetor as a 5th Cohort newbie meant people were very quickly to dismiss him.
He took heed of his warnings, kept a close eye on a list of people he memorised by heart and than burned.
Leaving no trace of such a list to have been made.
Learning from Jason had the side effect of Frank learning things about the other he probably wasn't supposed to.
How he always surveyed the room with a subtle glance.
Checking for exists, entrances, any weakness in the structure to exploit if something were to happen.
How light his steps were.
Practically undetectable.
Everytime he'd walk into something or get clumsy, it was practiced.
It was on purpose.
To draw attention to him but also away from him.
How even his smile was practiced.
The first time Frank heard him laugh, genuinely he wondered how he didn't notice it wasn't before.
He'd never been more thankful for Leo's terrible puns.
Jason never sat unless someone offered him a seat or mentioned he could.
His hands shook but you wouldn't notice unless you were looking for it.
Frank only knows because of the time Percy mentioned the Titan war and Jason froze.
For a few seconds, his emotions were on full display before being bottled back up with practiced ease.
His grandmother, once mentioned what his mother had been like coming from war.
How she'd been a shell of herself.
Everything felt like a threat.
She had only begun to heal because her family was their for her.
Frank wishes he could tell Jason he's their for him too.
He hopes that Jason knows.
He remembers when Percy and Annabeth fell into Tartarus.
How Jason for the first time had crumbled to the ground and screamed.
How he'd almost jumped after them.
He would have if Frank hadn't held him close and firm.
Frank wasn't losing anyone else.
He refused to.
Remembers when Jason tried to bottle it all up, resume control and worked himself ragged while caring for everyone else.
How Frank would find him sat at the table at midnight and put a bowl of leftovers in front of him.
And plead with him.
How he'd eat in silence until one day he just shook his head and sobbed.
Frank didn't know hearts could break until he saw Jason's shatter.
He hugged him, held him. Ran a hand through his hair and tried to muster up encouraging words.
That all bled into "I'm here, I'm here, I've got you."
Frank remembers seeing Jason, really seeing Jason.
All the broken, hurt, bleeding parts of him that lay on the Argo's floor.
As he sobbed like a boy who had never cried before.
Frank takes his advice, because Jason knows this life better than him.
And Frank curses the God's for ever letting Jason think he has to hide how he was falling apart.
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litiyerses · 2 years
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why have i seen so many frank hate posts on different social media platforms today? this one is just one example but what do you guys want from my boy?? "he's just boring." well, he likes the smell of blood and likes to go on murder sprees what else do you want?
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hazellvsq · 6 months
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yeahhhh this is a copout and i would actually like to know the answer. what happens when they disagree on something. if hazel fucks up does frank have to make her run laps or some shit. if frank fucks up does hazel have to oust him. would this relationship not cause a massive conflict of interest.
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pjohoo-reclists · 7 months
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Roman Percy Jackson Fic Recs
The Smart Match by greenconverses
T | 900 words | Complete
Percy Jackson/Annabeth Chase, Annabeth Chase/Jason Grace
Romance, Love Triangle, Alternate Universe
Jason's supposed to be the one for her. So why is Annabeth drawn to the dark haired son of Neptune instead? AU for Heroes of Olympus.
like slow motion by greenconverses
T | 2.1k | Complete
Percy Jackson/Annabeth Chase
Roman!Percy, Fluff, Alternate Universe - Future
“I heard it’s your birthday next week.”
Life of a Praetor by MidnightSonder
G | 2.4k | Ongoing as of 11/9/20
Eventual Percy Jackson/Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano
Praetor Percy, Camp Jupiter, Slice of Life
A more detailed look at Percy's time as Praetor. (Drabble series based off my story "Permanent Swap") Part 2 of Life of a Praetor
Percy Jackson, Son of Neptune by SixUnderOneXSix
T | 2.7k | Complete
Percy Jackson/Annabeth Chase
Roman!Percy, AUs, Random & Short
Roman! Percy with a twist. Percy Jackson, Son of the Sea. He came to Camp Half-Blood, and things seemed off. Latin was more natural, then there was the annoying habit of calling The Olympians by their Roman names, and of course the whole not hating Annabeth and the other Athena kids as much as they seemed to hate him. So when his Mom tells him who his father really is things get crazier, and make more sense. Part of my Percy Jackson AU Shorts, and Percy Jackson and his Confusing Parentage Part 1 of Percy Jackson Short AUs  Part 1 of Percy Jackson & His Confusing Parentage
Permanent Swap by MidnightSonder
G | 3.8k | Complete
Percy Jackson/Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano
Praetor Percy, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Son of Neptune Re-write
Hera knew she was meddling with fate, but she had no choice. However, she had no idea how permanent her actions would be. Percy Jackson was not supposed to arrive at Camp Jupiter until June, yet somehow, he arrived six months early. He was supposed to have partial memories connecting him to Camp Half-Blood, yet he remembered nothing. Hera supposed she should have known better than to try to make an unequal exchange. The fates simply evened the scales. Part 1 of Life of a Praetor
Even with just a name by 60sec400 
G | 8.6k | Complete
Percy Jackson & Poseidon, Percy Jackson/Annabeth Chase, Percy Jackson & Neptune
Dark Percy Jackson, Poseidon is a Good Parent, Powerful Percy Jackson
Small snippets in a world where Percy chose the ocean. Neptune finds his son. Perseus Jackson has a quest for the glory of Rome and the glory of Neptune. Only, well, he's met another god. And that god wants him to find Annabeth Chase, the one name he's had in his head since he's woken up other than his own.aka. disconnected scenes that could exist in a son of neptune au Part 1 of Son of Neptune AU
A Romans Reprisal by JoeFromLegal
T | 14k | Complete
Percy Jackson/Thalia Grace
Roman Percy Jackson, Titans, Friendship
Neptune, he doesn't have the best image in New Rome. When Percy sees this, already being exposed to the cruelty of Rome, decides to take the matter into his own hands and get his father his honor back. But when New Rome, a city implemented by the gods, refuses to respect Neptune, who does Percy go to? Those that oppose them of course.
Nos Avete, Arma Deorum by insomniouscat (orphan_account)
M | 19k+ | Ongoing as of 2/6/21
Percy Jackson & Jason Grace, Jason Grace & Lupa, Percy Jackson & Lupa
Camp Jupiter Centric, Camp Half Blood Campers, Politics are hard
"Jackson, this is Grace," Lupa, taking initiative and perhaps pity on both of them, stepped in, tail twitching in a way that ordered Jason to move forward towards the other demigod. Jason obliged and stepped over creaking wooden planks to get a better look at the black haired male, instinctively scanning for signs of discomfort and tension in case he got attacked, just like how he was trained. "Yo," The black haired demigod said, ducking his head and shifting carefully in his seat, "I'm Percy Jackson."
Hard to Compete by ReaLangston
Not Rated | 19k | Complete
Percy Jackson/Annabeth Chase
Amnesia, New Rome, Post Gaea & The Second Giant War
What if Hera had gone to extreme measures to wipe Percy's memory? What if he hadn't remembered Annabeth or his past after all? Once the Second Giant War is over Annabeth does her best to cope knowing that the love of her life has no idea who she is. She is leading Camp Half Blood, living with the Jacksons when her college classes are in session, doing her best to move her life forward. Will her carefully stacked house of card fall?
here comes the sun by seaweedbraens
G | 24k | Complete
Percy Jackson/Annabeth Chase
Soulmate AU, Camp Swap AU, Roman Percy
there are nearly eight billion people on the planet, and annabeth's soulmate just has to end up being the roman son of neptune who gets on her nerves in every way imaginable.
Antithesis by LooneyPeach
T | 27k | Complete
Percy Jackson/Annabeth Chase
Camp swap, Romance, Angst
Antithesis (n): a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else. Or, Annabeth meets Percy Jackson and they're 100% opposite. [Roman!Percy AR]
Vas Bellicosum by CombatTombat
M | 70k | Complete
Percy Jackson/Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano
Roman!Percy, Percy semi-raised by Lupa, AU
War is coming to New Rome. When a Son of Neptune, Percy Jackson, arrives at the camp, no one knows what to expect, least of all Jason Grace, his newly found cousin. Determined to survive the coming bloodshed, the legion adapts to this new and dangerous duo. With a dark future on the horizon, only the Fates know what is coming. Part 1 of Imperator
would it really kill you (if we kissed) by greenconverses
E | 81k | Ongoing as of 21/8/23
Percy Jackson/Annabeth Chase, Past Annabeth Chase/Luke Castellan
Dark!Percy, Canon-Typical Violence, Gratuitous Smut
It wasn't like Annabeth hadn't been warned about him. In New Rome, there was just one unofficial rule to surviving and thriving for demigods and mortals alike. Avoid the son of Neptune. At all costs.
Hell Incarnate by BookDragonsUnite
E | 94k+ | Ongoing as of 26/11/22
Percy Jackson/Jason Grace, Annabeth Chase/Piper McLean, Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano/Leo Valdez
Dark Percy Jackson, Lupa Raised Percy for Seven Years, Fluff
What if the roles were reversed? What if Jason was Greek instead of Roman? And Percy? What would have happened if he was Roman and fought on Mount Tamalpais during the Titan War? "There's a reason Perseus means Destroyer, Annabeth. In every war, driven by some instinct, the Big Three have each had one of their children participate. But there was one war, the Peloponnesian War, where Zeus and Hades had no children. So, it fell on the only living son of Poseidon to lead. "There is a reason that three children of the trio were supposed to shoulder the burden of leadership together. It balances the scales; plays off the strengths of each. During the war, only Poseidon had given into his instinct and sired a son. The imbalance of power, the weight of that responsibility, forced him to become something else. Lysander, the son of Poseidon, expunged his mortal qualities in order to win the war and nearly became a god without the consent of the Olympians. "The Greeks had Jason, Thalia, and Nico. We Romans had only Percy."
Filii Deorum by CombatTombat
M | 145k | Complete
Percy Jackson/Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano, Jason Grace/Piper McLean, Hazel Levesque/Frank Zhang
Roman Percy Jackson, Preyna, Everyone is badass
Camp Jupiter is in chaos. Jason Grace, Son of Jupiter, former Centurion of the Fifth Cohort, and Praetor, is missing, kidnapped out of his own home. Searching harder than anyone else is his cousin, Percy Jackson, Son of Neptune. But with war approaching, it soon becomes clear that Jason was taken for reasons that not even Percy can understand, and he has to choose between finding his cousin and saving his home. Part 2 of Imperator.
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scrambledd3ggss · 6 months
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Frank Zhang is criminally underrated. He killed a bunch of cow demon things by himself, with ares/mars screaming at each other from inside his head (and even before that he just lived with hearing them scream at each other). And in the Tyrants Tomb (this is all based off memory, it’s been a couple months), he literally was dead? I know he wasn’t technically dead, but he was in my mind for a while and I was sad. He was willing to do anything to stop the emperors and we should give him more love for that
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fruggin-bitch · 5 months
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Me reading Tyrants Tomb:
Frank!
…Frank D:
Frank!
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rise-deepseamonster · 2 years
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Annabeth: Percy... Why did you draw a pentagram on the floor? Percy: Your text told me to satanize the house before you returned. Annabeth: Annabeth: I wrote sanitize, Percy.
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fandomcrazyshit · 2 years
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my social studies teacher: do you guys remember when we talked about the Romans? those guys?
me out loud: yeah we remember
my head: REYNA BABY WHERE ARE YOU. YUP JASON MY BLONDE ICON. FRAZEL MY BADASS CINNAMON ROLLS. LETS PARTY LIKE DAKOTA
my head 3 second later: fuck you btw Octavian.
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titanslayer · 2 years
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:’D pov u rush into the ponifex maximus’ office with URGENT news and find him sitting crisscross applesauce on the floor with centurion levesque putting bows, butterfly clips, and scrunchies in his hair, what do u do
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yonemurishiroku · 2 years
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Nico is friends with Jason and Reyna, the respected former praetors. Hazel, the current praetor is his sister. Frank, the other current praetor, is basically his brother-in-law and consequently uptight around him.
So what does it mean? Nico can literally there manipulate Rome through its leaders, that’s what it means.
Ok of course he doesn’t but I mean like Nico is an Ambassador and has influence on four praetors I cannot be the only one squealing in joy and pride.
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lilislegacy · 1 month
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imagine being someone at new rome university and not knowing percy is the same guy as “percy jackson, son of poseidon, two-time hero of olympus, former praetor” because the thought doesn’t even cross your mind. like… he’s percy. he’s a total frat boy. on a normal night, he walks into a party, refers to everyone as bro or dude, socializes with every living (and not-living) person in the room, makes at least 50 sarcastic comments, plays 12 rounds of beer pong, drinks way too much, and then skates around campus on his skateboard yelling “I LOVE NEW YORK” (which makes no sense, because they’re in california) until someone calls his girlfriend to come get him.
and then one day there’s an attack, and frat boy percy is all of a sudden a fighting machine. he’s yelling battle cries alongside the praetors frank zhang and hazel levesque as they lead everyone into battle. (why is he with the praetors? and why…. why in the world do the praetors seem to be following his lead?) his sword slashes through armies of monsters faster than you’ve ever seen. he’s controlling the entire river surrounding the camp, creating huge waves as tall as skyscrapers that crash down all around him, wiping out monsters and causing mass destruction to his enemies’ ranks. the sky is suddenly dark above you, ice-cold water droplets are slashing through the air, and the wind is blowing so aggressively that it’s making it hard to stand up steadily. because he’s somehow created a hurricane.
and he looks terrifying. you can feel the power radiating off of him. he’s like a god. or maybe a monster. it’s hard to tell. you’re a little scared of him, to be honest. but also in total awe, because it’s extraordinary. he’s extraordinary.
frat boy percy is not who you thought he was.
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starlightshadowsworld · 9 months
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Jason who served 13 years at 15 years old.
Who sat upon the Argo II and knew he was going to die.
And wanted his friends taken care of.
He wrote letters.
He had few material possessions and knew them by heart.
All of his coin was to be given to Reyna Avila Ramirez Arellano.
His architecture text books to Annabeth Chase.
Along with his favourite dagger.
He counted his weapons in his head, his armour and donated them to the camps armoury.
The coin in his hand he would leave to Frank Zhang.
If not for use than... As a token for good luck.
The pelt he'd been given from Lupa, he gifted to Thalia Grace.
Maybe it would comfort her own lonely nights like it always had him.
He left her his journal too, at least one of them would get to know the other.
He wrote recommendation letters.
For Hazel Levesque.
For Frank Zhang.
They could enter any cohort they wished.
He heard talks about the future.
And wrote to New Rome University, for Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase.
Give them the peace they deserve.
He wrote to Piper, that he loved her so but knows it isn't returned. That he hopes she finds her happily ever after with another.
He leaves her his mother's ring. The last thing he has of her.
He formally declares Frank Zhang Praetor. Rewriting and filling in the documentation by heart.
He leaves him his Praetor sash, that he will knows Frank will continue to make him proud.
He left his sketchbooks to Leo Valdez. He left him a letter, that Leo was the best friend he could ever ask for.
Abolishing him of any crime.
He leaves him a pencil, asking Leo if he could make him a picture of the places he's seen when he travels the world.
He knows Reyna won't need it but he writes her one too, a recommendation for wherever she wishes to go. And that whatever she chooses he hopes she's happy.
And when he meets Nico, he writes to him too.
Officially naming him as an ambassador of Pluto, free to cross between Greek and Roman as he wishes. He names him as a trusted friend.
And hopes Nico knows how much he is loved.
He wrote details, he wrote well into the night and his hand hurt but he kept writing.
He made his own seal out of wax and sighed them all.
He made copies and hid them in everyone's rooms and his own.
It's fitting no one finds them until he's declared dead.
Leo finds them, in his own ship.
He finds them all, and crumbles to his knees when he realises he wasn't the only one prepared to die.
Except Jason never made any plans to survive.
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hogoflight · 3 months
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hc that Post-Toa, Apollo also makes Frank Zhang packed lunches with super long notes in them. And when he forgets to take them with him Apollo appears in his godly form in front of a whole assembly of people who all rush to bow respectfully, of course, and says “you forgot your lunch, my darling boy!” and hands an Apollo-themed lunch box (it’s actually Frank’s. Apollo cried when he found out he had one since he was 8.) to the praetor who is in the middle of a briefing.
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