Chapter 13 is up!

My Percy analysis will be up later as well. This chapter is HEAVY, mind the CW at the beginning.

Pick a Character in my Fic, and I'll write an analysis on them in the universe of my AU fic

omg I love your fic your cliffhangers always kill me….im not too familiar with the songbird book but im so excited to see how it all plays out. like how in the world poor Will is going to cope after going through….all that. I’m ready for the angst and fallout. and nico is supposed to represent snow right? I can’t imagine adult him in the future being as cruel but then again it’s an AU but I’m really really excited to see where this goes THANKS FOR YOUR HARD WORK ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOUUUUUUU!!!!!!

I don't want to spoil the rest of the book, but what I will say is that this fic will stray a bit from the actual source material. I wanted to stay true to the characters. Nico doesn't neatly represent Snow.

Also if that cliffhanger killed you... sorry! The next chapter will not satisfy 🤣 If it's angst you want, it's angst you will get, trust me!

I'm about a fourth of the way through the next chapter, and it's already 2,500 words. It will be a long chapter, but necessary to set up the third and final act. It's seriously insane, and I'm so excited to start.

Thank you so much for always sending in words of support, they truly mean the world to me and help SO MUCH!

Question: How did you decide to do a Ballad AU rather than the original trilogy?

Hi! Thank you so much for your ask!

It was several reasons, honestly! For one, it was something I hadn't seen done before; the Hunger Games AUs that I've seen are all so fucking cool, and while I wanted to add mine to the collection of all the incredible ones, I wanted to add a sort of twist to it.

Secondly, I thought the themes of a Hunger Games AU fit better for Percabeth, while the themes for a Ballad AU worked a lot better for Solangelo. In my mind, certain AU's work super well for different ships. A Ballad AU lets me play around with a shit ton of different themes that fascinate me endlessly. I thought it was a great way to really play around with the characters of Nico and Will and explore what makes them tick as characters. I can discuss it more in length once the fic is complete, but with a Ballad AU, I found a way to really craft character arcs for Will and Nico that I found incredibly interesting and compelling.

Now, for a more personal anecdote; I had started writing a one-shot that was in the Percy Jackson universe, in which Will played La Vie En Rose for Nico on an enchanted guitar. The music caused a Tangled-like effect where Will was surrounded with gold swirls and stuff like that, and that combined with my hyper fixation on the character of Lucy Gray Baird led me to combining the two in my head, with the added bonus of the gold in the story leading to the inspiration for the fancy shirt Will wears. I ended up abandoning the one-shot, and I wrote a one-shot that entailed Will's introduction in The Ballad of the Sun and the Star. From there, it was obvious that I wanted to complete the story. There are a fair number of interesting character parallels between Lucy Gray and Will that really gave me the freedom to play.

The role of Snow was the hardest to adapt for Nico. I waffled a lot between Sejanus and Snow for Nico, but he didn't fit neatly into either category. AUs are fun because you get to figure out how a character would act in a different world, and after a lot of studying Nico lore and playing around with different ideas, he ended up as a sort of blend between Sejanus and Snow. Internal conflict is my favorite kind, and I loved the idea of Nico battling between his life in the Districts versus the life he lives in the Capitol. Bianca is the person that keeps him the most tethered to his past life in the Districts, but he's surrounded with people that have fully been groomed by the Capitol, so he's at a strange place where he's aware of the injustices in place, but he feels powerless to stop it, and has resigned himself to going through the motions.

That is, until Will comes along. (Hint hint, wink wink, nudge nudge.)

Sorry for the rambling lmao, I could talk for hours about the themes in this fic that exist in my head.

Chapter 12 is up!

It's a doozy folks! As always, send in anons if you so desire!

Hey y’all! So sorry, Chapter 12 is late! I’m trying to upload it tonight, but it’s the longest one yet, and so many intense things happen it’s ridiculous lmao so GET READY

Crane Wives songs will be like *folk guitar intro* ooowoahhhhhhhh ooowaoahhhhh. I am a wolf in the river. I am worried that I'm too volatile to ever be in a stable relationship. *guitar interlude with some percussion now* ooowoahhhhhhhh ooowaoahhhhh. There is ash in my hair. I am so tired all the time. I think I'm a bad person.

Read chapter 11 and I swear to all the gods that even a stabbed by Annabeth’s knife hurts way less compared to reading this latest update. 😭💔😫

Whoops!

No fr, thank you so much!!!!! It tortured me to write Percabeth in this book knowing what would happen to them. But it makes me excited to expand on them in future chapters and Chase, You’re a Fine Girl, as a lot of details had to be kept a mystery.

If you’re looking for comfort in Solangelo in this fic… keep looking my friend lmao

Chapter 11 is up!

Enjoy! Leave me an anon if need be!

Hey y’all! Hopefully chapter 11 will be up by 4:30 EST today! Keep an eye out!

hihi again just read the update and OMG???? gaea is insane and so much like dr. gaul you absolutely NAILED IT!!

--your hype anon 🤍

Hi! Sorry for the late response, thank you so much!!!!!

It's fun to write villainous characters! A lot of this chapter was setup for arcs that pay off later, so it was so much fun to sprinkle in some foreshadowing.

My goal is to finish the actual Hunger Games this week, so we can start getting to some really satisfying stuff! A BIG change is coming up, and I'm so excited lmao

Purely out of curiosity.... (Spoilers for the Ballad of the Sun and the Star Below)

Bonus points if you explain your thoughts in the comments!

Also, we're down to only 6 tributes?! That's crazy!

Chapter 10 is up!

Please heed content warnings in the notes for this one! As always, my anon is open!

hihihi i haven't been on tumblr for a couple days so i just saw your post abt the percabeth sequel and let me say i am HYPED FOR IT!!!!!

Ahhhhh, thank you! I’ve already been outlining and begun writing bits and pieces, so I’m so excited to share it!

I’m super excited about where my current fic is going too lmao we’re getting to my favorite part which is opening up a can of trauma and dumping it all on Will lmao OOPS-

Hey! To announce the next fic in the Ballad of the Sun and the Star, which I'm very excited about;

Chase, You're a Fine Girl:

Prequel exploring the childhoods of Percy and Annabeth, and their relationship.

Total chapters: 5

My goal is to hopefully upload 2 chapters a week to The Ballad of the Sun and the Star! This week will be one, but I'm very excited. as there is talks of a potential sequel to it, but it would depend on interest.

I’M DEAD-

How did Percy get rabies???

Hi! Thanks so much for your ask!

I, unfortunately, cannot answer that question right now. A lot of what's happening in the Games is deliberately being left a mystery. Without giving away spoilers, the Games conclude, but more and more details are revealed based on the perspective of one of the Tributes in the Arena. Stuff like;

-What happened to Annabeth?

-What's going on with Percy and Annabeth?

-What happened between Will and Reyna?

-What are Will's true feelings for Nico?

-What have Bianca, Percy, and Annabeth talked about before the Games?

-Why did Percy get rabies?

-What happened to Jason?

It's killing me to keep it a secret right now, but all will be revealed, I promise!

The Ballad of the Sun and the Star just hit over 100 kudos today. I’m so grateful to everyone who’s read my silly little fic, and commented such incredible things, I really do appreciate it ❤️

Chapter 10 should be out usual time tomorrow, so get excited!