i really think the fandom kind of glosses over the trauma annabeth endured in ttc. like, the poor girl fell off the side of a cliff, was manipulated into holding the literal weight of the sky on her shoulders for hours, and (if i remember correctly) was tied up at one point. but this is all we can be certain happened because that's all of what percy saw. but what about what we didn't see? the poor girl probably spent the first few days immobilized and in so much physical pain once artemis took the sky from her. she was probably starved, or at the very least, not getting the amount of food and water she needed consistently. she probably spent most of her nights in an endless cycle of torment knowing that her friends were coming for her, but not knowing how long it would take them to find her. she probably quietly cried herself to sleep knowing the reason she was even in this mess was because of luke. i could go on and on, but you get my point.

plot twist: when they adapt ttc, percy and annabeth dont ballroom dance at olympus at the end. instead, percy delicately holds out his hand. he asks annabeth for a dance. annabeth shyly says yes and takes his hand. and then it cuts to annabeth with cooling glasses freestyling while percy beatboxes

Can't wait till the end of season 3 and we find out what song Percy and Annabeth danced to. Cast your votes now

redraw of this sketch from 2015 of annabeth holding the sky (from today's episode of monster donut) <333

No other god has taken as many Ls as the twins have in the entirety of the Riordanverse

Imagine the heartache of the demigods at Camp Half Blood whose friends left to join Kronos. Did the departed whisper goodbye? Try and convince their friends to join them? Or did those left behind wake up one morning to find the empty bed of another sibling? To see another empty spot on the bench at breakfast? No warning. No note. No need to wonder, because everyone knows where they went. Did the Hermes kids wake up one morning and realize that their cabin, the home of unclaimed demigods, felt spacious for the first time in years?

At the battle of Manhattan, how did it feel to look across enemy lines and see your sibling? A best friend? A crush? A familiar face from across the campfire?

Did Kronos’ army help you feel at home on your first day at camp? Did they carry you to the infirmary after a nasty game of capture the flag? Were they your first kiss? Did they place a steadying hand on your back as you climbed up the rock wall, making sure you were safe? 

As demigods on both sides of the war drew their swords, was it like looking in a mirror? How must it have felt, to be prepared to fight and kill someone just like you?

Every time Percy Jackson wanted to strangle someone in The Titan's Curse, a list:

1. Nico: "If Annabeth’s mother was Athena, the goddess of wisdom, then why didn’t Annabeth know better than to fall off a cliff ? (I tried not to strangle Nico for asking that one. Was Annabeth my girlfriend? (At this point, I was ready to stick the kid in a meat-flavored sack and throw him to the wolves." (Chapter 3)

2. Mr. D: "...The possibility is very great that this Annie girl is dead.” I wanted to strangle Mr. D. It wasn’t fair Zeus had sent him here to dry out as camp director for a hundred years. It was meant to be a punishment for Mr. D’s bad behavior on Olympus, but it ended up being a punishment for all of us." (Chapter 5)

3. Grover: “Well, it seems to me . . . maybe Annabeth was thinking about joining(the Hunters).”

I’d like to say I took the news well. The truth was, I wanted to strangle the Hunters of Artemis one eternal maiden at a time." (Chapter 6)

*Bonus:

I didn’t feel like arguing, though it made me mad. How could she still have any feelings for that creep? How could she possibly make excuses for him? He deserved that fall. He deserved . . . okay, I’ll say it. He deserved to die. Unlike Bianca. Unlike Zoë. Luke couldn’t be alive. It wouldn’t be fair.(Chapter 18)

Percy couldn't save Annabeth from falling off one cliff, so he fell with her the next time she was hanging off one

Did everyone forget Mrs Chase was Asian?

Children of the Underworld

no because percy knew how much annabeth hated being abandoned so he never hesitated to choose her over and over again from rejecting an offer of immortality or falling into the depths of mf tartarus for her because he knew that where she was is where he should be im gonna cry

currently writing a fanfic where thalia reflects on taking zoe's place as lieutenant. and the zoe and thalia parallels in the original series are so strong. i mean. both of their deaths were caused by their fathers. both of their deaths end with them staring up at the sky. both of their deaths lead to them being a symbol of sacrifice and heroism. both of them joined the hunt because they lost faith in a boy they cared for. both of them were trapped between a rock and a hard place. how am i just now realizing this?

i think every day of my life about nico between titan's curse and battle of the labyrinth

like yes it is deeply tragic and horrifying, but also? an 11yo whose memories consist entirely of casino, military academy, and greek god summer camp living feral with only an evil ghost king for support? where is my sitcom

"Well," Zeus grumbled. "Perhaps. But the monster at least must be destroyed. We have agreement on that?" A lot of nodding heads. It took me a second to realize what they were saying. Then my heart turned to lead. "Bessie? You want to destroy Bessie?" "Mooooooo!" Bessie protested. My father frowned. "You have named the Ophiotaurus Bessie?" "Dad," I said, "he's just a sea creature. A really nice sea creature. You can't destroy him." Poseidon shifted uncomfortably. "Percy, the monster's power is considerable. If the Titans were to steal it, or—"

I actually love this part of TTC like

Poseidon: yes, it's a shame about harming a sea creature, but the creature is dangerous and-

Percy, turning the full force of his puppy eyes on him: DAD HELP!

Poseidon: oh fuck no I'm gonna look like an idiot in front of the whole counc- alright, dad help.

what if nico has a small hopeful smile on his face when percy says that annabeth is not his girlfriend.

what if nico doesn't understand social cues and thinks percy explaining everything to him means that he likes him.

what if nico doesn't believe his own fucking dreams about bianca dying because percys with her. he's a real hero. nothing could happen to bianca with him there. fuck prophetic dreams, I belive percy instead.

and what if percy comes back to him without his sister...

what then?

Just realized that all of the unclaimed demigods at camp could never date anyone because they could potentially end up dating a sibling...