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Red hath blessed us again 🥳😭

#:))) #sbg

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Spotted in the wild again

#BABBIES!! #the d!ckheads #sbg #i didn’t even notice this thank you for pointing it out!

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thinking about how leo goes mad over jason the same way beryl did over zeus

#oh?? #jason grace #leo valdez #thalia grace #beryl grace #zeus #valgrace #hoo #toa

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Some scenes for that marvel au where Leo gets abducted by aliens like in guardians of the galaxy:

I think it'd be funny if Leo doesn't show up until the absolute last second, like the beginning of Mark of Athena and his crash landing is basically what kicks starts the war.

He'd have to have some contact with the rest of the seven for this to work, and Octavian probably spins it as the quest group harboring an enemy of the state or something.

Also this means that Annabeth would have taken his spot on the Lost Hero quest, which is kind of funny, because she'd be stuck with a emotionally and logically confused Piper and Jason, and we'd actually get some conflict stemming from the differences in Roman and Greek leadership.

They're all angry- Piper because he dad is in trouble, Annabeth because Percy's still missing and Jason because he can't remember a goddamn thing- and easily irritated and about one second away from exploding and eventually they all do.

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The Greeks probably make some generic ship for them to travel on, and maybe Leo upgrades it with alien stuff.

It's like. Glaringly obvious that Leo does not know anything about the mythical world.

He's actually been raised on stories of the Norse gods, so his knowledge base is inaccurate and misplaced, because like, the Norse gods on Earth are not the same as the Norse gods that he's heard about. But since none of the others know that there are terrestrial Norse gods, that doesn't come up.

So, they're trying to explain that no, the gods he's heard about aren't a thing, and Leo's like… squinting and fiddling with his fork before gesturing back and forth between the Romans and Greeks. "Okay, but y'all thought the Greeks didn't exist and the Roman's didn't exist until now so…"

No one wants to think about this on top of everything else, so they just let Leo believe what he believes. (He's right, sort of, anyway. Annabeth is not going to want to admit as much when she learns about what Magnus is up to lol)

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When they're discussing rescuing Nico from the jar, Leo looks side to side and asks, "Are they trying to pickle him or something?"

Hazel's about ready to kill him, but Frank is just like. very confused. "Like cucumbers?"

Leo shrugs. He's had a childhood of threatening to be eaten, so it isn't the largest jump in logic for him.

Anyway, since he's got no opinion about either camp, he isn't opposed to going after Nico, though he does pull out a holographic battle map and starts suggesting some strategies.

Annabeth and Frank are very reluctantly fascinated.

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Hazel and Leo are always commiserating or fighting over the bathrooms because Hazel's always sea sick and Leo's always throwing up from food poisoning because he's not used to earth germs.

He doesn't realize this is the issue and there's an unfortunate mishap where he tried to bond with Frank by offering him some of his snacks from space and... yeah, that was a bit of a setback on the making nice thing.

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Percy took one look at Leo's leather outfit and went "Ares."

He tries to let go of this prejudice.

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All the monsters they have to deal with are like, nothing compared to what's out there in the rest of the universe and Leo is deeply unimpressed by the creatures attacking them.

He doesn't have a bronze of gold weapons (and at least here that oversight makes sense).

At some point, they're fending off some beast and Leo just glances between it and the way the other demigods are fighting it with knives and swords and pulls a gun from his jacket.

It probably shouldn't work, but it's not bullets as ammo, instead some kind of energy beam doodad and the monster careens over a cliff side. Leo just leans forward to watch it fall and then goes "…cool." and walks off.

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Festus has still been running wild at camp this whole time and now he's like, sensing his future buddy and waylays the quest group before they leave the States. Maybe it happens when the Romans catch up with them and Festus unintentionally saves them/ buys them time to escape.

THIS GUY, Leo is impressed with.

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They don't realize what the storm or fire line means for the LONGEST just because Leo just never thinks about his fire. Like, he didn't tell any of them about it, he kind of came to think he had some kind of alien ancestry over the years and so it doesn't have anything to do with this mythic stuff in his mind yet.

Anyway, that means that Jason and Frank think it's about them (ayyy frason ) and that's just a whole big thing when Leo realizes what's going on. It would have been pretty interesting if the final outcome of the prophecy had come down to a decision made by both a Greek and Roman actually. Hm.

Anyway, with all of this in play, it might actually come down to Frank dying to stop Gaea instead of Leo, simply because the expectations were different, and that Leo doesn't have as strong of connection to this world or the rest of the seven. Which is an interesting take/explanation for Nemesis's warning to him about never finding a place with his brethren. Hm...

Anyway, either Leo dies, or Frank dies and Leo has to like. Actually, face reality because he's lost someone again and he blames himself for that death and he can't keep running, but it's not so simple because he doesn't know where or what home is.

He'd probably end up going back to space, but eventually he'd have to come back for his own peace of mind.

#leo valdez #jason grace #hazel levesque #frank zhang #percy jackson #piper mclean #annabeth chase #nico di angelo #heroes of olympus #pjo #hoo #the seven pjo #the seven #mark of athena #blood of olympus #gotg au #frason #? maybe #i told myself to just focus on the light hearted aspects of this #i almost succeeded but damn frank and his compelling potential for tragedy #also i've had that pickling joke in a draft for years but idk when i'll ever finish it so might as well use it here

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thinking about how the only times people tell hazel that they love her is when its too late

#-falls over dead on the ground- #hazel levesque #hoo #loneliest girl in the world

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Wholesome HoO fanart in 2020 who tf do i think i am

#aaaaaaaa!! #This style is so good!! #they look so happy it’s what they deserve #hazel levesque #frank zhang #hoo

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Feb 20: leadership day

#I love them!! #reyna avila ramirez arellano #frank zhang #hoo #toa

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the reef guardian 🦈

#pretty! #art

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What the hell are we doing here? I thought we were waiting for your military backup. We are!

Stranger Things 2 Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer | 2.08

#know it alls 😊 #st

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👑Kings and Queens👑

kanej scheming away,, what rich guy r they gonna rob next??

#love their outfits #soc

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The Seven (HoO)

#this is Piper slander #i don’t care much for how they defeated gaea but she was v important- v key player #hoo #…also I love frank but yeah okay fair enough rr gave him basically nothing to do by the end of it 🙃

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flour baby

Leo adopts a child. Lit forces him to talk about his feelings.

ToApril Day Twenty-Four: Unexpected Allies

#oh?? #leo valdez #lityerses #toa

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Excerpt for the next sequel to words frost once wrote, following through the dead of winter:

“Apollo," Leo had said, placing a hand on his arm and halting the god's ramble about all of Asclepius’s efforts. "Just tell me the truth. Does he really think he can actually do anything about this?"

Apollo inhaled, and Leo could see it before he exhales, saying, "No, but I believe in him. Please don't give up hope."

Leo hadn't been able to manage a smile, but he'd pat Apollo's shoulder and stood. 

"Some other way then," Leo said. "But thank you both." 

It just made it clear what had to be done. 

Because he meant it when he said that the god's gifts wouldn't solve his problem.

But Nemesis doesn't give gifts.

Because, yes, Leo could live like this. 

But if he has a chance, to feel, to get back an aspect of his life that he never knew he could miss, of not having to tamp down on this screaming agony every moment of the day-

If Nemesis is offering-

Leo hears that it's a bad idea. 

He remembers the consequences of his last bargain. 

But he knows that Nemesis does fair trades. 

He thinks he already knows what it is that she'll ask for in return. 

And it is something he's willing to pay. 

So he asks Apollo to be there, though before he sets to work, he holds out his hand and says, "What happens here stays here. Can you agree to that?"

Apollo looks at him with his wide, hazel eyes, unlike the dark brown ones of his godly son that Leo will tell about this himself, or the blue ones of the mortal son that Leo will never give anything more to. 

"Yes," Apollo says and takes his hand, giving it a solid shake.

When Leo turns to the table where the others are gathered, he sees that Calypso is regarding Apollo with her own eyes gleaming with dark promise should the god not follow through on that agreement.

Jason, for his part, stares at the fortune Leo's set on the table top. 

The other residents and visitors are somewhere out of sight, giving them privacy, except for Emmie, who felt it was her duty to be present. Leo doesn't mind this either.

Pulling out the seat between Cal and Jason, Leo picks up Nemesis's calling card and breaks the fortune open. 

Inside it reads, 'Look up'.

When he does, the goddess sits across the table from him. 

"Nemesis," he greets. 

"Leo," she replies, smiling with her borrowed face. 

"Am I right about your offer?" he asks. 

"Yes," she says, a smile in her dark eyes. 

"The terms?" he asks. 

"Just as you expect," she assures. 

"Why are you doing this?" Calypso asks her. 

Nemesis looks over at her and says, "It's the right move."

Not that it's the right thing to do, just that it's the right move. Like shifting a piece of stone from one scale to another. 

There's something comforting in the detachment, actually. Nothing in it for her because what she will give is equal to what she will take.

"Okay," Leo says. "Then we have a deal."

He holds out his hand. 

"Leo, you don't have to do this," Jason says quietly, like he wants to give Leo one last escape route. 

"I know," Leo says. 

The goddess regards him, and then takes his hand and shakes it. 

#I think I’ll have this ready to post this weekend :))) #rb

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you should be able to return the apple core for a small discount on your next apple

#:) #txt

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#art #this is so cute #lil hat

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Bad bitch with her baddie friend

#:)))) #love these designs and their jewelry #piper mclean #leo valdez #hoo

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My piece for the @pjoyearbookzine !! Leftover sales opens up april 1st (no joke i swear) so don’t miss out on buying a very limited very cool zine 💦

I painted the polaroids from my favourite book of the series, The Titans Curse! Background and spot art were made by the wonderful @caelanglang 💪🏻❤️

#🥹🥹🥹🥹 #percy jackson #pjo #thalia grace #bianca di angelo