As a percabeth fan, what are your thoughts on this Tumblr post? Is your Annabeth largely canonical or or some of her more toxic behaviors addressed. Saying this as someone who used to love Annabeth, and then watched her fall in HOO.
Hi! Thanks for the ask.
I tend to keep Annabeth canon in my fics. In most of them, Percabeth is older, and they're dealing with adult issues.
Now as far as 'toxic' behaviors, I personally don't see the Judo flip as 'abuse.' Everyone has their own view of the scene. These two have been sparring and sword fighting since they were twelve. It's expected that they would behave in a more physical manner.
Annabeth was an emotional wreck in New Rome, and given the spectrum of emotions that Percy had felt over the years, I genuinely wouldn't be surprised by a similar flip. Given the damage I think she'd had from holding up the world, though, I believe he'd do something else. I'm not certain what it would be tbh.
I witnessed abuse in my childhood and teen years, some of it physical. All of it came from a place of hatred towards me and mental illness. These people had toxic behavior.
Percabeth's behavior, on the other hand, is NOTHING like what I experienced. There's a deep, unbreakable bond of love, companionship, and friendship between them.
I have so much to do this week but the urge to drop everything and start making a giant meta post about my favorite father-daughter relationship, with screenshots and quotes and everything, is so strong all of a sudden 😩