#and Nico's opinions/crush on him DO NOT CHANGE

[aroaceleovaldez]

Nico and Percy's dynamic through the series is eternally funny to me, because it's just. like.

Percy's having a constant mental struggle between his fatal flaw of loyalty with a promise he made to Bianca to protect Nico, versus his Big 3 kid desire to maim other Big 3 kids / Poseidon descendant urge to totally maim Nico specifically. He hates Nico so so much. He thinks Nico's annoying and weird at best, and creepy/sketchy when he's older. The only positive thoughts Percy has towards Nico are "He's Bianca's brother and Bianca was my friend and I owe her/He's Hazel's brother and Hazel is my friend and would kill me if I was mean to him," "He's a powerful asset and useful ally (if questionable)," and "He's kinda pathetic and I feel maybe a little bad about it." Percy has multiple occasions throughout the series where he strongly considers - and on one occasionally actually goes through with - throttling Nico.

Meanwhile, Nico is following around Percy like a lost puppy. He explicitly can never bring himself to even dislike anything about Percy no matter how hard he tries. He has a whole bit in BoO where he's mentally going "UGH he's so stupid BUT IT'S ENDEARING HOW DARE HE." He's totally smitten. He's making deals with his dad for Percy. He's making convoluted plans to help Percy stand a chance against Kronos. During the entirety of BoTL it's like he's playing tsundere - "I'm helping NOT PERCY SPECIFICALLY with this quest! Me helping Percy would be SILLY because I DEFINITELY HATE HIM." Then he proceeds to show up to Percy's birthday party to basically ask him on a weird date and spend the entire next book scrambling around trying to help him or protect him or impress him. And Percy could not give less of a shit.

Just. That dynamic is so funny to me. Percy is the founder of the Nico Protection Club in that he's the one they're all protecting Nico from and meanwhile Nico is throwing himself at Percy to the point where the literal god of gay love calls him out on it.

#pjo #percy jackson #nico di angelo #Percy shows up at CJ and squints at Nico like ''hm. why do i feel like i hate you? like i just wanna punch you in the face?'' #and Nico just immediately goes ''huh no idea anyways i have to go-'' and jumps into Tartarus #but not before he gives Hazel essentially a detailed explanation of ''this is Percy i cant say much but please dont let him die <3'' #and Nico's whole Tartarus trip was basically a whole ''im doing this so no one else has to'' #only for Percy and Annabeth to fall in like one book later and Nico proceeds to spend the next book internally screaming about it #and then Cupid calls him out on it and the next book #Nico's just like ''at this point im hoping i keel over within the next week just so i can force this dumb crush to chill the fuck out'' #Nico staring pointedly at Will: ''For my own sake i need to form another crush RIGHT NOW so i can finally get over Percy.'' #''this has been so bad for my health'' #Nico's crush on Percy is just too funny to me. horrible pick my guy. terrible job. love that for you. he could not be less interested. #Percy LITERALLY TRIES TO KILL NICO and ditch him in the underworld and Nico is somehow STILL like ''but i love him'' #Percy basically chokes him. beats up his dad. tells him ''go get smited by your dad for me.'' and ditches him. #and Nico's opinions/crush on him DO NOT CHANGE #though also Nico's reaction to Percy beating up his dad + skeletons is SO funny. his jaw is on the floor. he's flustered about it. #he just witnessed Percy be incredibly hot and proceeded to go ''yea i'll do anything for this man. collect reinforcements of 3 gods? sure'' #nico you absolute DISASTER with HORRIBLE TASTE. you can do better. raise your standards. #which tbh is funnier when you factor in sun and the star. Nico just wont stop crushing on guys who dislike him and everything he stands for

[11queensupreme11]

Queen how does it feel to be a genius?

Girl, I'm here, reading and being so 😈

(Queen, I almost made this anonymous cause... I'm really horny? And I didn't know!?)

Cause you know I'm a Poseidon's bitch but also uncle Hades you're doing a pretty good job with my girl you the reason she forgets about blondes

Like, having sex (that was sex, no matter if you say it wasn't) without penetration cause he knows he'd keep doing it, no matter what the consequences are?

*horny grip*

(Hades, making Percy cum with his finger the moment Poseidon enters... He doesn't stop and Percy is just squirting while telling Poseidon to not see...)

My girl would be having the time of her life with them, good for her

Now, in my mind, Hades makes a party and invites Poseidon, just to have his child distracting him meanwhile he's licking Percy in the other room

Now, Percy sleeping in Poseidon and Hades tits? Girl, leave some for the rest

Also, is the knowledge SHE IS STILL WET WHILE HER FATHER TAKES HER TO HOME

Percy just prays that nothing comes down her cause she doesn't have panty (cue to Hades masturbating to them) and Poseidon being 🤨 cause he knows his brother's niece kink but like, he wouldn't dare... Right?

Now, if I was writing fanfiction about your fic? Poseidon would sit her down on his dick and "teach" her about being pure and not letting lost herself to lust

Poor Percy ends trembling and crying to the end of it

But I'm not (?) So I'm just giggling at your work and encouraging Poseidon to make SOMETHING!

I knew it was going to be good, but no do good, you throw me back to my Wattpad era

Also, Loki panicking cause he lost her and what if she ends up participating in the orgy? That would be karma right there

Loki: fortunately, you didn't do anything that day, right?:D

Percy: haha yes nothing happens... At the party

Loki: why are you so specific?🤨

Now I'm wondering how they are going to be? He's a crazy bitch, and we know he doesn't care about her opinion, so I'm picturing him fighting her and kissing her until she really wants something

But also, right now he's in the friendzone™ (a Chad somewhere had a chill), he's her best friend (kinda)

He could enter to her changing her clothes and just found that she's pissed about him no knocking (like her asking if he saw her piss? Girl, your priorities are kinda a mess, kick him out and then ask) he needs to fight for her to see him something different

(Thor is laughing internally cause it is karma)

The fight scene was so funny, Percy really said: you look like shit, let me treat you like one

Loki's crush on her cause she is just as chaotic as him, her just has the world around her finger and isn't afraid of using it

I heard him fall when she was "I know how to count :D" he was loving her gremlin era

I love all the yandere but Loki is dear to me (never as dear as Poseidon but close) cause he's so funny and just makes Percy to be herself again and loving it

Queen, loving your work as always thanks so much for the update and remember we love Nico :D

YEAH HADES WAS DOING ALL THAT HE COULD TO HOLD HIMSELF BACK CUZ HE KNEW THE SECOND HIS DICK GOES IN HER, HE'S GONNA LOSE IT 🥵

also.... i can see how much you like loki from this ask..... unfortunately, there's something you need to be warned about: loki is not what he seems so be careful 😔😔😔

#👸🏻| asks #👸🏻| arsenic blues

[ofallplaceswhythis]

tcoptp thoughts pt.20

now that we have reached a checkpoint i want to recap

the black brothers are talking

seameadows is happening (???)

lottie is doing WAY too much for a guy

marauders + lily being friendship goals

remus and tom may never talk again <3333

and theyre being scammed <3333333

a rollercoaster of sorts but atleast somethings are nice (cough THE POWER OF FRIENDSHIP WILL GET US THROUGH cough)

......lottie?!!? does this count as grooming?? it should.

.....peter? i mean ik you're mad but that comment was UNCALLED

HOLY FUCKK THE PARENTS

FUCKING MUNDUNGUS FLETCHER ?@?@?!?!?!?#@?!SDFGSUG

God Sirius is really spouting those insults isnt he? 'sell your kidneys to make up for our loss' go off king

and HERE comes the downfall

NOT THE MOTHER

the black family angst is the only thing that has the capability to ruin me just because of the fact that they can "never change"

SIRIUS IS PLAYING THE PIANO! AGAIN!

THE BIKE THE BIKE THE BIKE! AND ITS NAME IS GISELA??

what the fuck is happening in this concert

remus fangirling over singers is valid. also where the fuck is sirius?

oh... not lee. fuck. wtf is he doing here though??

stop stop stop stop stop stop stop god wtf is wrong with them

REGULUS IS HERE YESDSFBDSGY8SD8GYASDGYSDIGHFIGUH (whose gonna tell him though)

....ORION?? ....good riddance...? idk how to feel about this though...

'son'..... i mean i expected it but they actually didnt do any research

god sirius is such a fucking mood

.....they're actually letting him play the piano???

REGULUS IS COMING WITH THEM FUCKING FINALLY DUIFSIDFI

what the fuck did they just do can someone please explain i dont speak british plss

i feel like peter falling deserves an honourable mention

unrequited sunseeker is tragic but this gives me the EXACT vibes when everbody thought that nico had a crush on annabeth but it was actually percy

regulus is the most unhelpful helpful person

midnight dancer is the shortest one?? kinda expected it to be atleast 6 mins

'bracelets' ??? do foreigners not know about bangles??

REGULUS AND ANDY YES!!!

PETER'S SPEECH

can i laugh. i really want to laugh. wtf is remus doing though 😭

SEAMEADOWS! those aunties can shove their opinion up their ass

#fuck those aunties #also THE BLACK BROTHERS ARE FINALLY COMMUNICATING #THEY HAVE A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP #OR #THEY ARE WORKING TOWARDS A HEALTY RELATIONSHIP #where is regulus and andromeda's conversation tho #unrequited sunseeker is funny rn #but im pretty sure it WILL make me cry #there is unrequited sunseeker though right? #because im not sure #also SEAMEADOWS #sirius black #remus lupin #the cadence of part time poets #my thoughts #regulus black #james potter #lily evans #marlene mckinnon #mary macdonald #dorcas meadowes #seameadows #wolfstar #sunflower #the marauders #peter pettigrew

[yonemurishiroku]

Idk why but i dont like the fact nico is ina relationship. I feel like its too early right now. Feel like he should work on himself first then maybe nico can be in a relationship. I don't believe hes ready or in the mindeset to be a relationship

Hi anon!! My deepest apologies to you because this was from Apr 23... I swear I tried but I just failed. I'm so sorry.

For this ask, I wholeheartedly agree that Nico wasn't actually ready for a relationship. He has self-issues, he has other-issues, he's just fresh out of multiple traumas (no thanks to you, Cupid). Idk. It just feels so rushed. It's like Rick was trying to appease the fandom since some might take him not giving Nico a partner as... idk discrimination or st, what's with Nico's history of internalized homophobia...

It would take quite a lot of neurons which I don't have right now and probably an essay to explain that, but I, with all my heart, believe Nico should have been allowed a gap-time (yeah i made it up from the term gap year lmao) to settle down with himself before committing to a romantic relationship.

And should the fandom decide to roast it bc "The gay character deserves a partner" then I don't care. I have seen gay crushes being snuffed out in shoujo mangas before. This is not new.

Now, that's before TSATS for you.

I honestly don't know if my inability to reply an ask in time helps with this ask lmao. Now we've had TSATS out of the closet, maybe it can provide some insight into this.

I would give it to Rick for addressing this ^^^ problem in TSATS. Though there still is a few things to say about it (the come-outs, the asking-out, etc...), I'd take it that Rick acknowledges Nico inner problems and has made an effort to address and resolve them, and further along the problem in his relationship with Will.

So basically, Rick knows he was rushing when he made Nico and Will a couple, and now he's taking the chance to fix it. At least, that's how I perceive it.

I won't refute the suspicion that TSATS is, in fact, a sudden change of plan, either. As in: I do have some doubts that all of Rick's original plan was to paint Solangelo as a perfect couple right of the bat as a happy ending for Nico - who, at that time, already has a fanbase that rivals the protagonists; however, he changed his mind sometime during TOA or post TOA and decided to publish TSATS instead. There's proof(s) I can provide to support this claim, but we'd leave it for another time. The point is that if this is true, it'd be another reason/proof for Solangelo's lack of foundation from Nico's side.

Regarding TSATS, as I suppose you can see for yourself all the debates that have been going around in the tag, Rick's efforts in addressing and resolving Nico's (and Will's?) inner problems, along with Solangelo's problems as a couple, are still on the table for evaluation. Afaik, there're thus far various opinions, some are lenient, some are acceptable, and others are not... So Ig we'll leave it for another time.

#nico di angelo #pjo #hoo #toa #yone rambling #percy jackson and the olympians #heroes of olympus #trials of apollo #the sun and the star #the sun and the star: a nico di angelo adventure #tsats #solangelo #will solace

[lizzie-is-here]

girls just wanna have fun

part iii- paper planes

“i fly like paper get high like planes”

wordcount: 2.5k

warnings: cussing, violence, underage drinking, police busting a party, reader and peter fleeing from said party, both of them crushing but not making moves

a/n: ok the plot is finally planned out a bit more so maybe these will start having an actual direction lol. enjoy luvs 🤍also, opinions on multiverse of madness? pls discuss

taglist: @faiirybread @softasha @edgycatx @happy-nico @local-mr-frog @minimarkive @softyutae

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As much as you enjoyed alone time, parties truly were some of your favorite things. As you lead Peter through the throngs of people, you exchange brief words with many. Most of them know you, even from the other schools.

You politely ignore one sophomore boy asking for your number and turn to Peter.

“Do you care if I drink? I’ll probably just make one of those Long Island Ice Teas.”

Peter shakes his head. “No, that’s fine. I might try something, too.”

“Ooh, that’ll be fun,” you clap, practically shouting over the booming bass. “If you’re uncomfortable at any time, just tell me and we’ll dip.”

When you fail at attempting to peer over the ocean of people, you shout to the crowd. “Hey! Where are the drinks?” A few people point you in the right direction, and you come to a table.

Grabbing tequila, vodka, rum, gin, and triple sec, you mix them together, before pouring in some soda. Lemon slices are nowhere to be found, but you make do.

You’re aware that most everyone else is chugging beers, but you’ve always preferred mixing your drinks. It was fun and typically created much better options than a nasty Bud Light.

“Do you want anything?” you ask Peter. His eyes are wide, scanning the countless bottles.

“I honestly have no idea where to start.”

“Well,” you begin. “Might start with something that isn’t mixed. How about a Seagram? They have a lot of flavors and a low alcohol content.” He takes a blue drink, struggling with the bottle opener. With a laugh, you pop off the cap, clinking your glass with his bottle.

“To your first party,” you joke, sipping your drink. He cautiously raises the bottle to his lips, taking a swig. At first, he winces, but he soon takes another.

You both spend a few moments at the drink table, eyeing the crowd. There’s only a few of your friends. You spot some of the football team nursing frozen cocktails in bags. Then, you see the DJ. Flash Thompson.

You nudge Peter, pointing out Flash to him. He groans.

“I knew he DJs a lot of parties, but goddamn. He’s really getting into it,” you comment, watching him sway to the music. Peter laughs, snapping a picture.

You listen as the song changes, an idea forming as you decide to make a move. “Wanna dance?” you ask him. He nods. “Yeah, sure.” You down what you can of the rest of your drink before dropping the glass in the kitchen sink. Peter dumps the drink and tosses the bottle in the trash.

The buzz is slowly forming, and you feel like your world is slightly tilted as you take his hand and pull him into the throng. As various students twirl and twist around you, Peter looks around confused.

“Soooo… How do I dance? Is there, like, a theme? Or…?” With a giggle, you spin him in a circle, swaying to the music.

“It’s a party, Peter. Just dance. Unless it’s, like, the robot or something ridiculous.” Your gaze wanders to a very drunk cheerleader doing that very dance move as her friends try to pull her away.

“Noted.” He spins you and your hair bounces around you, all light and airy. As it turns out, Peter Parker is unfairly good at dancing. He even playfully dips you. You suspect the drink is making him more bold.

The music taste is surprisingly good, considering who the DJ is. A mix of popular songs along with some classics with boosted bass shaking the house.

After a while, he pauses. “Um, where’s the bathroom?” You point him down a hallway and go to get a snack.

Peter slips inside the bathroom and locks the door, running the sink and splashing his face with icy water. Something about dancing with you is enchanting. The way you would check on him, matching his energy as you danced together.

“Hey! Are you done in there?” someone asks, banging on the door.

“Yep!” he shouts back. He dries his hands and steps out as the person shoves him aside. Apparently they really need to piss, he thinks to himself. As he passes a few very drunk teens on his way back to the ocean of dancing people, he looks for you.

When Peter can’t find you after five minutes, his heart begins to sink. His words become stuck in his throat as he instantly sobers up. Of course you wouldn’t stick around. Who would want to?

As he spirals further into self-deprecation, he stands still in the middle of this big-ass living room. Didn’t you mention that there was a pool?

He trudges outside, dipping his hand in the water. It is a really nice pool. One that would be on that TV show. It has rock formations, waterfalls, even a hidden grotto. And it’s heated.

Peter can’t believe he entertained the idea that you might like him back. Was it all a ruse? Did you ever-

“Peter! Oh my god, I couldn’t find you.” You come rushing over, sitting next to him. He stares at you in shock.

“You didn’t…” he trails off, averting his eyes. He feels slightly guilty that he even presumed you would act that way.

“Leave you?” you scoff, shaking your head. “Now, what kind of friend would I be if I ditched you at your first party?” You hold up a paper bowl, filled with various fruits. “I wanted a snack.”

You offer him the bowl, and he grabs a strawberry. A few students splash around the pool in a drunken game of chicken. You pause to cheer on a friend, laughing as she shoves the opposing teen backwards.

“I feel like I don’t know much about you, Peter Parker,” you say, words slightly slurring. “And I think that, as your friend, I should. Anything you wanna tell me? Something you’ve always wanted to say but no one ever asked?”

“Um… Yeah.” Peter takes another piece of fruit, this time a cube of watermelon. “I live with my aunt, my parents and uncle died a while back.” You nod. He appreciates that you don’t try and do the whole “Aww, I’m so sorry for your loss” bit. Sure, he’s grateful that people care, but it gets real tiring real quickly. Sometimes all someone needs is a willing ear.

“My best friends are Ned and MJ. I’m on saxophone in marching band. Uhh… my favorite subjects are physics and technology, my dream college is MIT, my biggest fear is losing my family and friends, and I hate writing papers.” The words come easy. The combination of alcohol and, well, you, has each sentence spilling from his mouth. You soak up each one. “What about you?”

“Me?” You think for a moment, and Peter takes the time to notice how the lit-up pool sends rippling reflections sprawling across your face, highlighting your glittery eyeshadow. It hits every angle just right, emphasizing the curves and edges of your cheeks, nose, eyes, and neck.

You look ethereal, to put it simply.

“I technically live with my parents, but they’re never home. I lied to the team,” you confess. “They’re only home, like, twice a month each.”

“I have a lot of friends, but not really any best-best friends. We’re all super busy, but we’re there for each other when we need to be. I still love to figure skate and do gymnastics, my dream school is Columbia, my biggest fear is being left and forgotten, and I hate grape-flavored anything.”

Peter nods. “I don’t like grape-flavored anything either.”

You smile. “Grapes are okay though,” you say, plucking one from the bowl.

He nods. “Oh, yeah. It’s just artificial grape.”

“Then we have something in common.”

You sit in silence for a while, enjoying the commotion from the house and the laughter from the pool. And then you hear a crash from inside. Whirling around, you spot exactly what you knew would happen. A fight. Between two Baxter kids, from the look of it.

“Holy shit, should we do something?” Peter asks.

“No,” you whisper, watching as the shorter one grabs a glass coaster, whirling it at his opponent. The other grabs a log from the basket near the fireplace. It’s a gas fireplace, and the logs inside were fake, but you guessed that the homeowners just wanted the logs for looks.

He swings, missing and stumbling onto the couch. People are beginning to cheer, forming a messy circle around the two brawling guys. It doesn’t look too bad until one smashes a lamp on the other one’s head.

“Shit,” you gasp, flinching. Peter is tense, raising a hand in front of you as if to block the violence from reaching you. You take the hand, tugging him up. One of the boys is bleeding. You can practically hear the time in juvie and ludicrously high bail. “We gotta go, we gotta go,” you hiss, running away from the pool. Going through the house and out of the front door is too risky: people have already called 911.

You scan the expansive backyard, stopping as you spot a low spot on the fence.

“There,” you say, pointing. “We jump the fence, run to my apartment, and lay low until someone posts an all-clear. Then we can get you home.” He nods, and you both take off, sprinting at the fence. You jump first, clambering madly onto the top of the brick wall.

Sirens wail from a distance. You spit expletives as Peter jumps up effortlessly, oddly nimble for someone who claims to be clumsy. You write it off as adrenaline.

“Come on,” you whisper, running along the sidewalk and ducking between houses when you spot police cars. Once they pass, you stumble out, alcohol still lingering in your system. Peter follows, staring at you bug-eyed. His expression is priceless.

You burst into laughter, cradling your sides as they ache from the running. He joins, and you’re both aware that you look hella stupid. Laughing in the middle of the sidewalk, not a care in the world.

When you manage to calm down, you both begin the journey back to your apartment, glancing over your shoulder for police cars every now and then. You make it to the building safely, slipping through the brightly lit hallways. Two sets of footsteps click on the tile floors, and you eventually make it to your apartment.

Sliding in your key and twisting it, you shove the door open. “Welcome to my hideaway,” you say, flourishing a hand as Peter steps inside. He barely got a good look at it when you both met up, but now, he’s realizing how damn expensive everything looks. Your fridge has a digital screen, for fuck’s sake.

But you don’t seem to notice how out of place he looks. Instead, you only notice his mild discomfort.

“Is this alright?” you ask, kicking off your heels before heading to your room. Peter follows, nodding as he notices the lack of family pictures. The walls are decorated with minimalist art, abstract and only contributing to the clean aesthetic of the apartment.

You let him into your room, throwing your heels into a corner. The first thing that strikes him is how different your room is to the rest of the house. Your bed is messy, countless photos are plastered on the walls, and both LED and Christmas lights line the ceiling, creating a galaxy of light.

Peter watches you stumble into the bathroom with a change of clothes, not even bothering to close the door. He averts his eyes, searching for anything to stare at besides you flinging off your top.

His eyes land on a few college pamphlets on your organized desk, each with post-it notes describing pros and cons of each college. When he checks the Columbia pamphlet, he sees you’ve written barely any cons. You also have a pamphlet from MIT, with no notes.

“Peter? Can you check out my window? I think I hear sirens,” you request from the bathroom. He obliges, peeking past your curtain to spot several police cars and an ambulance driving down the crowded street. Your phone lights up with various texts from friends saying that the police are gone.

“The police are done. We can head over to your apartment if you want,” you offer. Not that you want him to leave. Even in your drunken state you have enough sense to know better than that.

Honestly, Peter really wants to stay. You emerge from the bathroom in sweats and a crop top, makeup scrubbed off and hair tied up. Yeah. He really wants to stay.

But May would kill him, so you both end up trekking down the street, exchanging jokes and stories from school. You’re in the middle of one particularly good one as you both approach Peter’s apartment.

“We literally shoved twelve people in a tiny hotel bathroom, and my friend Becca had to answer the door and make something up on the spot to get the landlord off our asses,” you say, waving your hands as you regale Peter with a story of a party gone wrong.

He thinks he could listen to you talk all day. But sadly, the night is coming to a close.

As you climb the stairs and knock at his apartment, May opens the door. You wave, doing your best to disguise your drunkenness. You’ve had a lot of practice, after all.

“Hi, you must be (Y/N),” she says.

“That’s me.” You rock on your feet, unsure of what to do.

“Well, I hope Peter behaved,” she jokes.

You laugh, nodding. “He did great. We actually left the party early. Some kids from a neighboring school got a bit too jumped-up on testosterone.”

May jokingly rolls her eyes, nodding in understanding. “Boys, am I right?”

You laugh, nodding as well. “Well, I’ll see you Monday, Peter. Tonight was really fun.”

“It was,” he agrees, shoving his hands into his pockets. “Are you sure you’ll be alright getting home? It’s dark, and I just don’t want you…” he trails off, but you wave a hand.

“I’ll be fine. Besides, isn’t there that superhero? Spider-Man?”

You’ve never brought up Peter’s secret identity. Honestly, he was kind of hoping you didn’t know about him. In hindsight, that was naive. Most of the world and all of New York City knew about him. But they don’t know it’s him him.

So he nods, throws in some lame quip that he’ll kick himself for later, and bids you farewell. By the time you’re down the stairs and almost a block away, Peter has managed to run to his room, change into his suit, and swing away, all after promising May that, no, you aren’t dating, and yes, he’ll fill her in on everything in the morning.

He feels stalker-ish as he passes above you, watching as you stroll under streetlights, waving at some partygoers. He trails you all the way back to your apartment, watching from a distance to make sure you’re safely inside.

“This is so fucking creepy,” he mutters to himself. “What kind of stalker film is this?” Content with your safety, he swings away, ready for another long night of saving the city.

Or, more accurately, stopping petty bar fights. Same thing.

#marvel #marvel x reader #x reader #avengers x reader #avengers #peter x reader #peter parker x reader #peter parker x popular!reader #peter parker #spider man x reader #spider man #girls just wanna have fun

[koyangii]

Greetings and first review: Old-fashioned Cupcake (2022)

Hello everyone. My name is Nico, and I’m an avid consumer of BL content. For those who accidentally found this blog and don’t know what I’m talking about, BL stands for “Boys Love”, which is a genre of books, movies or TV series that portraits romance between two men. I’ve been defying (and enjoying!) the world of BL for about 8 years and yes, I’ve watched and read a lot of them and have been keeping my opinions to myself… until now! I thought that it might be fun to talk about some BLs I liked or disliked, make friends, and, perhaps, spread the word of this amazing genre (lol). Anyway, that being the case, I would like to start this blog doing a review about the very last BL I watched: Old-Fashioned Cupcake (2022).

Old-Fashioned Cupcake is a Japanese BL starring Takeda Kouhei as Nozue, a 39 year old guy who is too comfortable with his unchangeable routine and is not willing to take new risks and challenges, and Kimura Tatsunari as Togawa, Nozue’s 29 year old subordinate, who has a crush on his boss and a lot to teach about enjoying the good things in life. One day, the two of them are working together and decide to take a break after a meeting with a client. They sit on a bench at a park and two teenage girls are next to them, giggling and chatting happily. Looking at them, Nozue starts to talk about how girls always seem to be truly happy and excited, unlike boys, who can’t be like that even if they’re very young. Togawa, who notices that his boss is stuck in a routine, suggests that they could pretend to be girls together. And that’s when things start to get interesting, but before we continue, the following paragraphs contain spoilers, so beware of that! 

Well, of course Nozue likes the idea and they start to play pretend, doing what they called “anti-aging activities”: going out to cafés, eating nice pancakes and having intimate conversations. As they are spending their time together, Nozue starts to enjoy trying different things little by little: first, he tries a smoothie instead of his regular coffee, then, he invites his co-workers to lunch. He even changes his old foldable phone to a new smartphone. At the same time, Togawa’s urge to confess his feelings grows stronger and stronger. 

This dynamic continues until the climax, in the fourth episode, when the two characters sleep at Togawa’s house after an intense blind date. In the morning, after a really deep conversation about how they felt about each other, Togawa pushes Nozue into a wall and they kiss - and damn, what a kiss! Honestly, this is the best kiss in a Japanese BL since Cherry Magic. Anyway, Togawa declares his love for Nozue, but he thinks it is unreciprocated, so he apologizes. Nozue leaves the house and for the next few weeks, they start to avoid each other. At this point of the series, we have the most crucial moment for Nozue, because the whole conflict was about how he was afraid of changing and taking risks. Looking through his memories, Nozue realizes that trying new things with Togawa made him happy and that if he decided to live passively like he used to, these types of moments would never happen again. He would lose Togawa forever and that would be a heavy price to pay. 

Thankfully, after fighting back against his demons, Nozue finally decides to confess his love for Togawa, giving himself a chance to be happy.

What I liked about this BL is that both characters grow a lot from the first to the last episode, helping each other to become greater versions of themselves. In the end, the two of them had to take a risk and show their vulnerability to reach happiness. I think there is a beautiful message behind all this and it warmed my heart. Another thing that I enjoyed is that Nozue was the one who taught Togawa in the beginning, but couldn’t follow his own advice. Togawa only helped him to do that. Also, I liked how they expressed their feelings and connected through deep conversations. Finally, both actors are obviously beautiful and I’m definitely in love with Takeda Kouhei’s smile. He has such heartwarming expressions, I just can’t deal with them without having butterflies in my stomach (Nico is in love, guys). 

I wished the series had more episodes though, since there were only 5 and each of them had approximately 20 minutes. The final episode was a little bit rushed and the feeling of it didn’t match with the intense climax of the previous one. I can’t believe they didn’t kiss in that last episode, even though there were lots of opportunities for it. So yeah, I also wished they had invested more on physical intimacy. Regardless, Old-Fashioned Cupcake is a very nice BL and a breath of fresh air considering all the productions that came out so far in 2022. If you like these slice-of-life stories and don’t mind lack of physical intimacy, you should definitely give it a try! Also, you might not know it, but it is based on a manga with the same title. I can’t really say if it is worth reading, but if this is the media of your preference and you don’t know what to read next, Old-Fashioned Cupcake seems to be a nice option. I’m going to give the manga a chance as well!

So, that was the review for today. Hope you like it! Bye, bye and until next time!

#japanese bl #nozue x togawa #old fashioned cupcake #old fashion cupcake #bl drama #bl series #bl review #bl recommendation

[that-weird-girl-in-the-back]

Straw hat ranking- favourite to least- all my opinion

1st: Nico Robin (a queen, need I say more but if I do I have a separate post on why, I swoon whenever she's onscreen, like most I have a massive crush on her- she was part of my lesbian awakening )

2nd: Roranoa Zoro (badass, most loyal, silent but has a strong character, always hyped when he's on screen, no sense of direction tho)

3rd: Monkey D Luffy (future king of the pirates, best protective nakama, my fave shounen protagonist, precious bean, whenever he cries I cry)

4th: Sanji (Not a Vinsmoke- 100% Zeff's kid, love this dude, whenever I hear his theme I get hyped, minus points for being a perv)

5th: Nami (brilliant character, intelligent and beautiful woman, kind caring woman who is loyal to Luffy in a more constant shoulder to lean on, I always felt she was the one who was Luffy's emotional rock even if neither really know it)

6th: Brook (The Soul King, sad back story king, pun master, don't know why but I just think he's neat, ready to take on a yonko for Luffy, I was full on screaming during his encounter with big mom)

7th: Ussop (he used to be in Nami's place but post time skip I feel as if he has lost his appeal in my eye's, still love him but just not vibing with him as much)

8th: Franky (I loved him pre time skip and in his fight with Senor Pink but otherwise he hasn't had many moments post time skip that gave me the same feeling as before)

9th: Jinbei (WHY HAS IT TAKEN HIM SO LONG TO JOIN THE CREW- only reason he isn't higher, I am glad he was at Luffy's side after Ace's death (R.I.P), super strong, interesting character)

10th: Tony Tony Chopper (I love him, I really do but I haven't really vibed with him as much after enies lobby when he went monster point, sometimes it feels like he is only there to be cute)

I love all the straw hats and these rankings change, that's just where they are at the moment. Top 4 stay the same for the most part but they are really close rankings.

Reblog and add you're own rankings, these are all my own opinions and I'd love to see other rankings.

#one piece #one piece strawhats #nami #sanji #monkey d. luffy #nico robin #roranoa zoro #cyborg franky #soul king brook #jinbei #tony tony chopper #rank list

[insomniamamma]

Happy Sleepover. I'm going to indulge in one of everything.

FMK (Fling/Marry/Kiss bc I'm not gonna make you kill any boy): Ezra, Din, Nico.

Crush: I have a crush on an artist I hosted last night. He's a short Aussie king with wild silver-threaded black hobbit hair. I want to make a pact with him if we find ourselves single and alone when we're 90 that we move in together and make each other laugh until we fart.

Choose between: One night in bed with Frankie or one day of chaste prospecting with Ez (planet of your choice/dreams).

My day: So far it's pretty good. Had an amazing rehearsal. Now SO and I are going out to our favorite Ecuadorian place for dindin before driving out to the suburbs to see one of my good friends rock the lead in an eerie show.

Secrets. Hmmm. I keep a written diary that I move around to different hiding spots around the house. It's a small house and if I keep the diary in one place I'm afraid SO will find it and read it and then know where it is. Completed diaries are in a lock box with my important documents to which he does not have the combo.

Recommendation: I know we've talked about this already. But. The Great Wall. I'm still trying to find a way to sneak it to you. I may or may not have a plan.

Weird Questions. Do you have a garbage disposal? I'm just curious to know if people still have these spinning pits of knives in their homes.

Personal things. Are you a morning shower or evening shower person? (I guess for your shift that translates to a "before bed" or "after bed" shower person.) Do you shower every day or just when you feel the time is right?

Drama: I do have some drama in my life right now, but I don't need help with it unless you have a very sharp stick with which to poke my set designer so he'll fucking communicate with me. It doesn't sound like drama, but his wife is my playwright and star and I dated him in college. How's that?

Truth: If you could be any celebrity, who would you be and why?

This is me, asking you for some song recs. Don't worry if you think I've heard them before (prolly have). Let's just pretend we're going on a road trip and I'm asking you what to put on in the car.

Unpopular opinion: I would like to see Cobb Vanth try to woo Fennec Shand. And I'd like to see her surprised that she can't seem to say no.

Venting: CAN WE JUST TAKE A MINUTE AND SHAKE PEOPLE? Conservatives would rather keep their guns than save their children. They would rather make women die and bloat the foster care system than squish a nugget of cells. They would rather let a rich man keep his money than have it fund better lives for everyone (and therefore themselves). They would hurt people to double down on their beliefs but change those same beliefs in an instant if their candidate of choice told them to. I could go on. But here is where I close my valve and let the pressure build again....

FMK (Fling/Marry/Kiss bc I'm not gonna make you kill any boy): Ezra, Din, Nico. Adira you are EVIL for this one. These are my BOYS. The ones I most want to squish. Fling? Ezra. I want to have a torrid affair with this man. His lifestyle is pretty dangerous so I don't think I'd want to marry him, but have him drop in and visit me for a few days and absolutely rail me and then fuck off back to space for a while? Sounds like a pretty good arrangement. AND NOW I HAVE TO PIC BETWEEN DIN AND NICO????? S;AKDJFH;ADASKDFHKDSF Sorry, Din, I'm marrying Nico. The star wars universe is dangerous and I'd likely be the first to get shot. Nico. Oh man. I want to study him like a bug, i want to crack him open like an egg. I want to pin him down and tickle him until he's all red in the face. He's broad and warm and weird. He seems cozy. I want to be his weighted blanket. Just squish that man. Sorry, Din, you just get a kiss. I feel like a tender kiss to his forehead would make Din blue-screen for like an hour.

Crush: OK, since you decided to confess things to me, I'll respond in kind. Most of my crushes are either celebrities or fictional space people. There is a guy at work who i thought was cute when he first started there, but he is an antivaxxer and he's dumb as a bag of bricks. Not that I was doing any more than looking anyhow, but yikes. Your Aussie hobbit sounds delightful though.

Choose between: One night in bed with Frankie or one day of chaste prospecting with Ez (planet of your choice/dreams). Since it's planet of my choice, I'm going prospecting with Ezra. Because space! But also, I think I would make a good harvester. I do a lot of fine work with my hands. So, somewhere safe, but exotic. Nothing too dangerous. I'd be content to listen to him ramble on.

My day: Was pretty interesting. My boy is involved in a few different kinds of martial arts, and his kung fu class got to participate in a small scale festival, which was basically just different martial arts schools doing demonstrations, as well as a variety of Asian music and dance groups. It was very cool. Also I got to eat pork-belly ramen from a really tasty food truck.

Secrets. hmmmm....the only thing that's coming to mind is my sexuality. I mean, it's not much of a secret on here, but nobody in my family knows I'm anything other than straight. I'm married to a guy, so it's just easier to let them think what they will. If I'm asked directly I'll answer truthfully, but I generally don't volunteer that information about myself to people IRL. Because it's not really anyone's business.

Recommendation: hahahahaha. I think I'm just gonna make the hubby buy me The Great Wall on itunes. I mean, we do have a metric shit-ton of Cillian Murphy movies because he was my blorbo for a time. Speaking of Cillian Murphy, The Wind That Shakes The Barley is one of the best movies I've ever seen. I cried like a baby when the end credits rolled.

Weird Questions. I do have a garbage disposal. I had to replace it a couple years ago and the original was installed so oddly? Whoever modernized the plumming in our house half-assed everything so spectacularly that every time we've upgraded the plumbing it's just been a baffling shit show. Do you have a spinning knife pit?

Personal things: Honestly it depends on the time of year. and what i'm doing at work. A lot of times I shower as soon as I get home because I end up covered in Sintra dust or metal shavings or primer or the sticky residue that gets left on plex after it's gone through the laser cutter. It's like decontaminating. When it's real hot, I'll shower when I get home and then do a quick rinse before I crash. I can't sleep when my skin feels sticky. In the winter I sometimes go every other day because my skin gets very dry.

Drama: Oh, theater drama. I remember those days 😁. I deeply miss doing community theater, but i stg some of those folks would just invent shit to get all twisted up over. Most of my drama comes from my parents. I love them dearly, but I am very happy that they live several hours away. They still basically treat me like an incompetent.

Truth: This is fascinating question. I'm going to answer this as if it would be a temporary condition and not, like, absconding with someone else's life. I would love to be in Nick Cave's brain for like, 24 hours. He writes such incredible songs.

song recs you say???? ooooh boy. My musical tastes are all over the place. There is very little genre-wise that I don't vibe with, although I do tend to prefer older stuff these days. Yes I'm turning into one of those people. Get off my lawn. I'll give you five. But i could give you, like 50. You've been warned 😁

Lodestar by Sarah Harmer. "Intensity of stars" I love that so much. Intensity as a collective noun for stars. Fuck yeah.

Catapult by Counting Crows. I've seen these fellas 3 times live. People like to crap on Counting Crows but they will put on the most emotional live show you've ever fucking seen.

Spell by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. Ugh. The imagery. The yearning. I could scream forever about how much I love Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds.

Gravity by Charlotte Martin. This one has all the Ezra vibes for me.

Birthday by The Cruxshadows. These guys don't really do US tours anymore which is a crying shame. I lot of goth bands feel like you're watching someone do karaoke but not them. I first heard this song at a show a zillion years go and I lost my mind. The energy was nuts.

Unpopular opinion: OMG this would be hilarious! At first she just gives him The Look. She's in total denial right? Then Cobb come to Boba with some sort of business from Freetown. Once his audience is done Boba gives Fennec a playful swat on the arm. What're you smiling at, Shand? I'm not smiling. Why don't you just talk to him? He's obviously interested. Fennec tells Boba to kriff off, but she can't help smiling just a little, and maybe she goes looking for Cobb at the local cantina.

Venting: OMG yes. I had a guy friend I hadn't spoken to in a while be like you're so angry. And it's like yes. I've been vibrating with compressed rage since 2016. I have had actual men in my life treat the whole roe v wade thing like some sort of abstract thing, well, it wasn't a well written arguement blah-de-blah and it's like you think I give a shit? IT'S WHAT WE FUCKING HAD!!!! This is not an academic exercise this is my fucking living body. People who try to both sides of this can fuck off forever. If preventing abortion was the point they would push for comprehensive sex ed in public schools and contraception would be free and widely available to anyone who wanted it. But it's not about life. It's about cruelty and punishment and control. Always has been. My husband's family is mostly catholic and I told him, warn your family because the first man who tries to tell me this is somehow good for me is going to lose a fucking testicle. I could go on forever but i don't want to end up on some sort of list. I hope my FBI agent likes Pedro Pascal.

sleepover asks

#sunshine adira #i love you so much lady #if we ever meet irl i will squeeze you so hard

[berylgrace]

opinions i have that i will not change

percy is a poc

piper has brown eyes

hazel has brown eyes

annabeth’s not a snob or constantly eye rolling she probably finds percy rly funny and laughs a lot

i have not read past boo so jason didn’t die

hazel and frank would’ve been cute if it was either a) a one sided crush or b) she was 14 going on 15 and he was 15 going on 16 (not this 13-14 and 16-17 crap)

reyna is bisexual and so is annabeth

jason and reyna would’ve been a good pairing if it had ever happened but jason and piper makes no sense

annabeth is like genuinely seriously very pretty and not just in percy’s eyes and when she gets older she may well reclaim her femininity and she doesn’t just wear camp shirts all the time smh

i find nico’s character progression weird how do u have a traumatic outing and then ur totally fine dating a guy openly a little while later? idk but anyone he’s not an uwu gay baby he’s just a teenager

athena is a BITCH

percy and leo not being friends makes total sense to me, sometimes people just don’t vibe

thalia is a lesbian

frank/annabeth, leo/piper, hazel/leo, hazel/annabeth, piper/hazel, jason/frank are all GOD TIER friendships that if explored would be amazing

piper didn’t find percy unimpressive she just had a crush on annabeth and therefore was naturally a little against him at first

jason is handsome but percy is hot

calypso’s curse shouldn’t have been broken, calypso should have fallen for leo (THATS LEGIT HER CURSE), they shouldn’t be together and she’s a wee bitch for cursing annabeth when she knows damn well what her curse is and can’t blame anyone- get back on ur island u little cow

#just some thots #lmao #percy jackson #annabeth chase #jason grace #piper mclean #frank zhang #hazel levesque #nico di angelo #reyna ramirez arellano #percabeth #jasiper #jeyna #frazel #caleo #leo valdez #calypso #pjo #hoo #pipabeth #thalia grace #txt

[bipercabethrights]

heroes of olympus lgbtq+ headcanons

note: these are my personal opinions, if you disagree, that's fine, but please don't hate on others for thinking different

Percy: bi, you cannot change my mind on this one. he/him(possibly he/they?)

Annabeth: also bi. she/her

Grover: pansexual. (there's an opportunity for a pun here) they/them user

Jason: bi, w male preference. definitely had a crush on percy at some point. he/him

Piper: lesbian. anything she had w Jason was comphet. she/they

Frank: he/him, ftm trans. personality > gender, doesn't do labels

Hazel: never got to explore sexuality/gender identity in the 30s. didn't really think about it after resurrection bc she had Frank. she/her

Leo: gay, he/they

Nico: canonically gay. they/them, would use neos if he knew about them

Will: he/him, ftm trans. pansexual

Thalia: nonbinary lesbian, they/them

Reyna: ace lesbian, she/they

#pjo #hoo #percy jackson #annabeth chase #grover underwood #jason grace #piper mclean #frank zhang #hazel levesque #leo valdez #nico di angelo #will solace #thalia grace #reyna avila ramirez arellano

[thatonefandomjumper]

Notes I took while re-reading Percy Jackson, Part 5; The Last Olympian

• Oh, boy, it's time already

• So, as someone who ships Percabeth (although, I am a multi-shipper), this is my opinion on the Perachel kiss. GOOD. FOR. HER. Like, what a queen. I see this as almost the exact same situation as Annabeth kissing Percy in the book beforethis one. He might die, so she took her chance.

• Plus, can you fault her for having a crush on Percy? Coming from someone who's not into boys, I can see why anyone would have feeling for this dude.

• Oh god, I forgot they straight up beat Beckendorf before he died. Jeeze. Smh Ethan, I expected better of you.

• As it is never explained, I personally like the theory that Alabaster was the one who saved the demigods from being blown up on the princess Andromeda. Because I love Alabaster.

• Is it just me or did Tyson get exta adorable in this book?

• Connor Stoll just falls out of a tree after seeing percy come out of the water. I firmly believe he qualifies for the Percy Jackson simp club.

• I forgot how much I enjoy the camp just being a camp. The war council chapter might be one of my favorites in the series. Sure, we got this kind of stuff in The hidden oracle, but it just wasn't the same without the og characters.

• Hi. I love Michael Yew. It may just be because of a really good fanfic I read about him. But I love him.

• I get why Nico "betrayed" Percy. It makes logical sense and he genuinely thought that his dad just wanted to talk. I do think Percy overreacted, like... a lot, but the kid was paranoid.

• Connor Stoll wanting to rob a candy store in the middle of a war is a whole ass mood

• Holy heck, I did not remember Kayla and Austin being mentioned all the way back in this book-

• "Don't I get a kiss for good luck." Smooth move and all, Percy, but of you don't do something soon everyone on the bridge will die.

• He may not have done it intentionally, but Percy Jackson straight up murdererd Michael Yew. Like... I legitimately can't imagine how truly guilty he must feel-

• "I swore to myself I ever found the spy who'd cost her boyfriend his life, I would give him to Mrs O'leary as a chew toy" Dramatic irony at it's finest, folks

• Every conversation between Percy and Ethan is just so passive-aggressive

• I believe without a doubt that Ethan knew exactly where Percy's Achilles heel was and was lying to Kronos's face because he was already questioning his loyalty at this point or because he wanted to repay Percy for that time he spared his life.

• The action it this book is so great. I'm pretty sure I went around a hundred pages before really stopping.

• The weather apparently changed when Hades showed up to show that he was more intimidating. I am sorry, but Demeter did that. He definitely had to talk her into it. "Listen, it would just be so much cooler!"

• Percy acknowledging Paul and Sally as his parents is just so sweet

• The beginning of chapter 19 gave me flashbacks to the ending of MoA

• I still think Thalia should have been a part of the final battle in the throne room. Luke acknowledging her as he's dying would have been nice.

• Ethan's death devastated me on a spiritual level.

• Rachel's telling Percy that he was not the hero is truly what saved them in the end.

• The "Did you love me?" line has always always bothered me to no end. Just Luke having feelings for Annabeth is so dumb in general. It makes it WAY HARDER to sympathize with him. I always just try to convince myself that he meant it in a brotherly way and then try not to think about it.

• Love the passive aggressive back and forth between Posidon and Zeus

• Percy is immediately like "I'm sure this has nothing to do with me!" When Rachel says the prophecy of 7. I only he knew...

• I think this is a good time to mention that I had the Homestuck soundtrack playing in the background throughout all the books (I did this on my first read as well)

#I'm not going to be doing this for heroes of Olympus simply because I get distracted so easily when I write down a note #and HoO is just a lot longor #So I'll be focusing on writing down character backstories and analysis while writing them #Percy Jackson #Annabeth Chase #Grover Underwood #Luke Castellan #rachel elizabeth dare #thalia grace #Ethan Nakamura #Pjo #Percy Jackson and last Olympian

[mcmactictac]

Ramble time!!!! Boy oh by do I have thoughts today!!!

(It’s been a while since I’ve read the books, I plan a re read soon so sorry if everything isn’t totally accurate!)

Why do I never see anyone talking about how low Percy’s self esteem is? I feel like we all make him out to be this cool, know it all guy who is super confident right? But he ISNT. And throughout the series you can see aspects of his mental health shown in different ways, but I find it the most interesting to look at the difference a POV change makes.

We as a reader know that Percy is powerful, but we don’t get a sense of how he comes off to other people until we get Frank and Hazels POV’s in Son of Neptune. Both of them are in awe of this kid, I mean Hazel thinks he’s a GOD IN DISGUISE when she firsts meets him. That’s no small feat, and almost everyone seems to find him incredibly impressive and intimidating too.

But when we get Percy POV’s (I’m talking mostly PJO here but HOO is also applicable) he’s totally humble? This is the kid who beat the god of war as a 12 year old with virtually no training in combat, or of his powers. That’s a HUGE deal. And Percy never really has that big moment where it’s like “woah, I just beat the God of war, that’s a massive deal”. He constantly undermines his own achievements, simply in the lack of acknowledging and appreciating them. It’s just another thing to him, something he did to save others. He’ll literally hold the sky and brush it off like it was nothing. And it seems like it’s nothing, but he consistently does it! The readers don’t notice it as much because we don’t know any different. It reads as just being insanely humble, but there are times when you deserve to step back and appreciate what you accomplished. Percy rarely (if ever) does that, and often just passes it off as luck or a mistake that it worked. Something that worked out by chance, and not a pattern him being successful.

I personally like to believe he doesn’t notice or brag about any of these things because of his low self confidence. Objectively, beating a god is an incredibly impressive thing, that Percy would praise in other people, but when it’s HIMSELF it doesn’t matter. That’s what his expectations for himself are. It isn’t an achievement but more of a “congrats, you didnt screw up this time. Don’t know how you pulled that off”. It’s more of being excited/surprised you didn’t fail, instead of celebrating the achievement.

Battle of the Labyrinth. There’s a lot going on there. Literally most of the main characters in this book have a crush on him. Annabeth, Rachel, Calypso, and Nico all express interest in him, some more clearly than others. And for the most part? They are NOT subtle. Even though readers only have Percy’s POV, it’s still blatantly obvious to us that Annabeth, Rachel and Calypso all have feelings for him. So why doesn’t Percy recognize it? I mean you could argue that he is unobservant, but we see everything narrated through his eyes. Which means he sees and processes everything we know. He is totally aware of the signs of people flirting with him, but he just cant comprehend the fact that someone could be showing interest in him and doesn’t even consider the possibility. Most of the time his reaction is genuine surprise when he realizes someone has feelings for him. He can’t wrap his head around that idea without being explicitly told. I feel like this relates into confidence again because despite all the signs being there, he automatically assumes that he’s misreading them. He basically doesn’t view himself of someone worthy of having a crush on.

People with ADHD also have a tendency to have way lower self confidence: Since they are constantly told they’re doing something wrong, or misbehaving, or corrected on something they can’t control, it can be really challenging to not feel like a failure, or think something is wrong with you: Not meeting up to neurotypical standards can be incredibly challenging, and can make people feel bad about themselves when they don’t meet those standards. People with ADHD often receive so much external criticism, and If you don’t realize what you have it can potentially be even harder, since you are constantly trying to match a neurotypical level, and not understanding why it’s so much harder to reach. That negative talk you hear so often around you gets internalized into your own narrative, and makes you more critical of yourself as well. I’m sure having an abusive parent only made this worse. The way Gabe talks to Percy and about Percy sets him up as this problem child who doesn’t deserve anything. Sally is amazing, and I love her, but she can’t magically undo the negative impact all of that commentary from Gabe, teachers, and peers has had on Percy’s view of himself.

It’s also interesting when you look at HOO, when everyone is comparing Percy and Jason, and who could win in a fight. Everyone has their thoughts and opinions, and it’s something Jason thinks about a lot. Jason and Percy view this “rivalry” in a really different way. Jason has been raised to be the best, he is a strong and capable warrior who is pretty confident in himself once he starts to remember who he is. Jason worked his way up and earned his position as a leader, it was something he wanted and chose to be. He is confident in himself, and just wants to prove to others that he is strong and capable, a leader worthy of putting trust in. Percy on the other hand was forced into a leadership role. He was forced to take his first quest and he had no choice in being the child of the prophecy. He doesn’t even really want to be, I think he would have been perfectly happy if it was Thalia’s problem instead. He adapted and learned, but he still doesn’t see himself as a leader. He feels as fake as he did as a young kid, having no idea what he was doing. Faking it all and hoping that no one would notice the doubt he hides from them.

Just because Percy doesn’t see himself in a “negative” light, does not mean he doesn’t have severe mental health issues. Since it’s a children’s series, obviously a lot of it is glossed over or lies more in the subtext, but I wish it was something the fanbase acknowledged more because its so interesting!!

#percy jackson #percy pjo #percy jackon and the olympians #pjo hc #hero’s of olympus #pjo/hoo #pjo text post #pjo analysis #jason grace #annabeth chase #I don’t know what else to put here #I hope this finds the target audience lol #is this niche? I have no idea

[aleksa-sims]

My RL gameplay (18+)

!CW! adult themes

I went out with Ana to talk to her. Ana told me about her problems at school with these sick private students. I told Ana to tell our parents! After all, they pay a lot of money for this fucking school and Ana gets screwed there. Ana has a really hard time at school and I was so worried. She was threatened, and I was insulted too, which I don’t give a shit about. But I’ll talk about it another time, when the whole thing gets worse. That would be too much text now.

And Ana also talked with me, about this thing with N. & P.  She told me her open and honest opinion. 🤔

Ana: Yeah, I’m gonna tell Mom & Dad, I just didn’t want you to get in trouble with Dad again. Because of that brawl Nico started.

Me: It doesn’t matter, Ana! Pls tell Mom & Dad! And you have Sam! He’s on your side.

Ana: Yeah, I would have gone crazy without Sam!

Me: Do you want me to come to school and talk to them?😟

Ana: No, A.! If, then I’d rather ask N.! Tell him to beat these guys up.😠

Me: No, it’ll only make things worse! But if one of them threatens you, they’ll get in trouble with me! 😠

Ana: Haha! You? 🤣 No, sis! I can do it by myself, you know me!... Hey A.! Seriously now! Are you in love with Philip?🤨 'Cause I think he’s totally into you!

Me: Whaaat? 😳 Do you really think, he has a crush on me? I mean...that he REALLY likes me?

Ana: Oh my, A.!! 😲😱 You fell for him! I know you better than anyone! 😠 You always fall in love so fast!🤦‍♀️.... But that was just sex? Or not? Did you have sex with him and Nico or JUST with him? 😦

Me: At first it was just sex! But now it’s...more. And last night, I had Sex with P. Without N.! And a few days ago, I had sex with both of them. 😬🙈

Ana: FUCK!😱 And Nico knows that you had Sex with P. last night? 

Me: Yes he knows and he wants this! 🤷‍♀️

Ana: How the hell does this work? They both love you! I mean, sure! They’re having fun with you, but how are you going to....manage this A.?

Me: I’m just with both of them. And I love Nico! I’m not going to hurt him! I didn’t choose it that way, but now that’s the way it is, and I want to be with Philip. He’s so cute, and I just can’t send him away.😳

Ana: Ok? You have sex with both of them, and it certainly feels good, but... watch out!!!! 😨

Me: Huh?🤷‍♀️ Nico loves me and Philip is my friend too and he’s always nice to me.

Ana: Are you 13 or what?🤨 They are having fun with you! That’s the way men are! It turns them BOTH on, not just N.!!! You’re a woman “used” by two men, and apparently that’s what these two are into! Do you understand, A.??? 🤨 Philip is just like Nico! Don’t expect Philip to touch you with kid gloves.

Me: How do you know? 😦 And Philip ist NOT using me! And neither does N.! 😠

Ana: No, but...that’s why it didn’t work out with Philip and me, I don’t like guys like Nico and him!

Me: I thought it was too.....boring for you with him?🤨

Ana: I was probably much more boring for him. You and I are the complete opposite of each other. I’m not saying that Philip is bad, nor Nico! But be careful A.! That’s all!

Me: Ok, promised!.... Oh wow! Nico has finally changed! Now we don’t have to see him in his trunks anymore.  

Ana: Holly shit, A.! How do you handle two guys?🤦‍♀️

Me: Agh, you’re exaggerating! They’re both sooo cute! 😍 (🤣🤦‍♀️)

Ana: 😧 😧 😧 Are you stoned, or what? 🤨

Oh, and N. and I got bunnies. Not in RL of course!  And they like him much more than me. 😕🤷‍♀️

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[there-will-be-a-line]

PJO / HoO FANFICS

goodbye, love

when nico is forced to confess to cupid, percy is with him instead of jason. cupid is merciless anyways.

bridges for us to mend

jason finally comes clean to nico about what was discussed while nico was trapped in the jar in rome.

picking up the pieces

"i have a crush on jason. that's it. that's the big secret. happy now?" // in which jason and piper fall into Ttrtarus, and percy jackson goes along with nico to retrieve iiocletian's scepter.

5 times leo ran from his feelings, and the 1 time he chose to stay

emotions have always gotten the best of leo. whenever he needs comfort most he self-isolates, whenever he misses his friends most he avoids their calls. whenever he needs to face something he can’t defeat with sword and flame, he runs. it’s a rather nasty habit.

the markings of your life

neing a demigod meant having scars - it was just a fact of life. sometimes they were too late with ambrosia, too busy, or just didn't notice an injury. but the scars on percy's hips, the raised circular welts that looked like they had been there for years, left a terrible feeling in the pit of jason's stomach. percy's reaction when he pointed them out just made him more concerned.

aboard the argo ii

despite ancient tensions between greeks and romans, century-old rivalries between parents, and various other tensions, the seven must work together and along the way create the most unexpected friendships.

honey, if you stay

then the apollo kids start a sing-a-long and nico has an excuse to stare at will and also to ignore the other four’s pointed looks and smirks. at least when they all left, no one would be around to make fun of his new stupid crush. the summer is over, and nico is staying at camp.

super silence in the quiet (eye inside the storm)

will’s quiet for a moment, his hand moving up to run his fingers through nico’s hair. “i… i think this may be more of a mr. d issue.” nico freezes. // or, nico finally opening up about more mental health issues

do what it takes to survive, because im still here

nico's time on the argo II during house of hades. or, i decide to make nico actually interact with the lost trio.

home is enough

when nico was a child, he fell for a hero. its ultimately someone else who makes him feel like one. nicoxjason

just a touch of melancholy

"nico is small- small and slightly unsettling, with a dangerous aura about him and dark dark eyes that are both sharp and hazy and jason isn’t sure what to make of him." snapshots of jason's ever-changing opinion

the delirious musings of nico di angelo

an injured nico spills his guts to the crew of the argo II, in all his nerdy, damaged glory. aka nico confuses everyone by talking about marvel.

warmth - a valdangelo oneshot

leo valdez is awoken by a scream on the deck above him. he is shocked to find a sobbing nico di angelo. at first, leo panics. he has no idea what to do. but the boys realize perhaps they’re not that different after all.

star boy

he wasn't special. he was just another kid of the gods. there were 15 other kids just like him he lived with, all tinkerers, designers, architects... so he really was not special.

boy problems

nico is having boy problems with his crush, will solace. with no one else to turn to, he shows up at percys apartment for advice and answers to awkward questions. bisexual! percy

5 + 1 things; kindness

5 times nico di angelo was kind to someone and the one time someone was kind back.

learning about leo

hera decides that the rest of the seven don’t know enough about their resident fire starter and takes it upon herself to fill in the blanks. how does she do this? by kidnapping them and forcing them to watch his memories, of course!

nine times people shows leo they loved him, and the one time he believed it

leo valdez is autistic and his friends help him accept himself the way he is.

somedays are harder but can you help me out?

despite acting like one of the ‘happiest’ demigods, leo wakes up and feels the weight of the world on his shoulders. he thinks about returning to old habits but percy notices. he sits leo down and offers to help. TW: self harm, implied suicide attempts

so much more than a seventh wheel

leo’s insecurities start piling up, and he needs to vent a bit. annabeth respects anyone seeking wisdom, so when he comes to her for help, what good is knowledge if you’re not going to share it? especially to comfort a friend?

not my type

nico gets stabbed and looses too much blood. he needs a transfusion and it’s just wills luck that nico has one of the rarest blood types. at least percy is finally nicos type.

count your favors

the six times repair boy saved ghost king and the one time he returned the favor.

messed up

"i'm sorry." nico glanced away when his blue eyes darted to him. "for what?" he monotoned. "for finding out."

math won’t fix everything

nico had never gotten a proper education. so, like any good friend would do, jason distracted him by teaching him math.

tell all the truth but tell it slant

“you have to tell me the truth,” will said, his voice steady and powerful. (aka will accidentally curses nico to tell the truth. nico is terrified that he might reveal to will his true feelings.)

forget and forgive

percy doesn’t remember his sister. during the war against gaea, he finally sees her again. just pure angst.

coming out

bisexual! reader comes out to her best friends, percy jackson and will solace.

please tell me why

hazel wants to know why nico always avoids everyone else, especially when she invites him to hang out. nicos not happy about it.

strong for way too long

a ‘what if’ talk between nico and percy after tartarus and before the statue trip. nico hates emotions and percy is concerned.

jason “they think i’m straight” grace and the bi disaster incident

just a couple bros being dudes and dudes being bros. percy and jason ‘platonically’ cuddle, nico joins and they come to a realization.

jelly beans and other signs of affection

percy and nico try to woo jason, it’s doesn’t exactly go as planned. poly perjasico, jason being a dumbass™️

laughter is the best medicine (isn’t it?)

“… but laugh, laugh, laugh… because if you ever stop laughing, it might just tear you apart worse than a chop shop.” leo laughs to forget.

[seattlesea]

Perachel Is Not a Bad Ship

It’s really not. It’s actually one of the best-written relationships (romantic-wise and platonic) in any of the series, way better than Percabeth in my opinion (obviously you can think differently). But why does the fandom hate it so much? Because it ‘got in the way of Percabeth’? And yet you go on and ship Percy with Nico, Jason, Artemis, Athena, etc.? Doesn’t that ‘get in the way of Percabeth’ too? I don’t see any of you mercilessly hating on those ships. Honestly, most of the fans only hate Perachel because the fandom and Riordan told them they should and because hating on Perachel is ‘popular’. Guys- it’s 2021. You can stop acting like they weren’t cute. 

But anyways, here’s my reasoning-

1. Rachel treats Percy good. Has Rachel ever hit Percy? Or insulted him? Or made him feel like shit about himself? Or canonically lowered his self-esteem? Or turn all possessive and jealous when someone else likes him despite not even being in a relationship with him? It’s even shown that Percy is a lot more himself when he’s around Rachel. He’s more funny, reckless, wild, laid-back, and carefree, while around Annabeth all he thinks about is the right thing to say. It’s pretty clear he’s more comfortable around Rachel cause she doesn’t overwork his mind or treat him badly, and she even makes him feel good about himself. 

2. Percy likes Rachel (more than Annabeth). This is most obvious in the first chapter of The Last Olympian, when Percy and Rachel were driving out to the beach. Percy thinks “We'd spent a lot of time together this summer. I hadn't exactly planned it that way, but the more serious things got at camp, the more I found myself needing to call up Rachel and get away, just for some breathing room. I needed to remind myself that the mortal world was still out there, away from all the monsters using me as their personal punching bag”. When Percy was stressed, he called Rachel, not Annabeth. If you find yourself calling up someone to help you relax and take care of yourself, you clearly like them better than someone you don’t. And not only that, but Percy and Rachel probably spent more time together than Percy did with Annabeth. Percy and Annabeth only saw each other during quests- which isn’t exactly a better way to bond with someone versus actually talking to and hanging out with them- and he even said that they spent a lot of time together, plus they go to the same school. Which means Percy only sees Annabeth two months out of the full year but sees Rachel all year round. After The Last Olympian, Percy and Annabeth have known each other for four years. Two months of four years is eight months total. Percy and Rachel have known each other for two years. Every month (plus every single day at school) plus sometimes in the summer is about twenty-four months. That’s triple the time Percy and Annabeth spent with each other, so they obviously know each other better. Another thought from Percy is “I can't pretend I hadn't thought about Rachel. She was so much easier to be around than...well, than some other girls I knew. I didn't have to work hard, or watch what I said, or rack my brain trying to figure out what she was thinking. Rachel didn't hide much. She let you know how she felt.” That alone should be a huge sign that Percy likes Rachel more than Annabeth. He’s more comfortable around her and he’s scared of Annabeth. You shouldn’t be scared of your partner, that’s a clear sign that something is wrong (aka a toxic relationship). If someone has to ‘work hard’ aka stress themself or ‘watch what they say’ around someone, they are obviously not comfortable around them. Percy even states that Rachel is easier to talk to than Annabeth, and he likes talking to Rachel more. 

3. Rachel isn’t possessive. The moment Rachel found out that Annabeth liked Percy, she let her have him, cause she (unlike Annabeth) didn’t care about what she wanted, she cared about what Percy wanted and his own happiness. Rachel didn’t disallow Percy to have other female friends and allowed him to do what he wanted, and she didn’t insult and hate on Annabeth just for liking Percy (and yet the fandom roots for Annabeth, the rude, prejudiced one?).

4. Perachel wasn’t rushed or forced. Percy and Annabeth were just the 'male lead and female lead get together' that was predicted to happen since the moment they saw each other, so their entire relationship was just those two being forced together by both Riordan and the fandom. It was too obvious that it was going to happen, so nothing that happened between them before they became an official couple really mattered since everyone knew that they were going to get together anyways. There was no real tension since everyone knew what was going to happen in the end. As for Rachel, she was a sudden twist that wasn't really expected. She met Percy at the Hoover Dam, helped him despite not knowing or believing him, and then they went to school with each other, helped each other on quests, and grew feelings for each other. Percy and Rachel have a lot of chemistry- way more than Percy and Annabeth- and their relationship didn't happen too fast. In The Mark of Athena, it was said that Annabeth had a crush on Percy since she first knew him. I mean- gaining a crush on someone at twelve years old? That doesn't mean anything. It's just a flimsy middle school crush. Percy and Rachel, though, met each other in The Titan’s Curse- when they were fourteen- and started gaining feelings for each other in The Battle of the Labyrinth- when they were fifteen. Fifteen year-olds can definitely start gaining feelings that aren't just sexual attraction and flimsy crushes, so Percy and Rachel's relationship is a lot more plausible than Percy and Annabeth's. Besides, Percy and Rachel's relationship was a more relaxed 'going with the flow' type of relationship that seemed to naturally flow off the pages while Percy and Annabeth's was too forced with too many forced scenes and moments. Percy and Rachel's relationship seemed a lot more natural and content. 

5. Percy and Rachel aren’t opposites. Despite the popular saying ‘Opposites attract’, opposites don’t attract, opposites cancel each other out. Besides, that saying is similar to the saying ‘Your other/better half’, but people don’t have a ‘better half’ that needs to ‘complete them’. The thing between similars and opposites is that people who are too opposite will become enemies (like Percy and Annabeth) but people who are too similar will also become enemies (like Percy and Thalia or Percy and Jason), so people have to find someone who’s in between. Percy and Rachel are just like that. They share similar personality traits, like the same things, and would be able to agree on most things while Percy and Annabeth would realistically argue about everything. Besides, y’all can’t act like the artistic painter mortal and the son of Poseidon skater-boy isn’t a cute-ass concept. 

6. It’s not just fan love. Honestly, it seems like Riordan was going to make Perachel happen but after seeing how much hate it got, changed his mind to Percabeth (which is why he made Rachel become the Oracle of Delphi and randomly made up the rule that the Oracle can’t date out of nowhere without any reasoning behind it). I mean- did any of you notice that all romantic Percabeth moments only happened after The Titan’s Curse and after Rachel was introduced? Perachel was actually introduced first, not Percabeth. It would explain why Riordan randomly added in a bunch of unrealistic Percabeth scenarios that were on the brink of cringey (Percy seeing Annabeth in the River Styx and not his mom or Grover, Percy only remembering Annabeth and not his mom, Percy and Annabeth falling into Tartarus- which wasn’t that bad as the fans make it, by the way, they over-exaggerated that a lot- Percy turning down immortality only for Annabeth and not his mom, life, friends, etc.) Percabeth came out too forced because Riordan was only writing what the fans wanted. And the fact that the toxic Percabeth fans who hate on, insult, curse, yell at, or even threaten anyone who so much as says ‘Perachel’ take up the majority of the fandom further proves this. It’s fine to think that someone’s opinion sucks and is absolutely repulsive, but hating them because of it? That just makes you the asshole. 

Perachel is actually a really great and healthy relationship and the fandom should stop hating on it just because others told them to or because it ‘got in the way of Percabeth’. You can multi-ship, you know, and you can also stop being a toxic person who hates on people for what they like just like homophobes do. 

#perachel #perachel isn't bad stop acting like it is #percabeth is toxic #percy jackson #annabeth chase #rachel dare #rachel elizabeth dare #stop the rachel hate

[percabeth4life]

What do you think about solanglo? I have heard some people calling it toxic because Will some point in TOA victims blames Nico or something like that.

Oh dear anon you must be new.

I am not a fan of Solangelo. At all.

For one yes Will does blame Nico for being ostracized, says it’s him who pushed everyone away and they all wanted to be friends with him. This isn’t really why I don’t like it, I have other reasons for that. But this wasn’t okay and the fact that Rick had this happen with Nico having some massive out of nowhere crush on Will is??? That’s not okay Rick?? Nico would not react well to that? And you just had him all gushy and lovey dovey over Will?

‘I don’t want a place in their camp,’ Nico snarled. ‘Or in yours. When this war is over, I’m leaving both camps for good.’

Will Solace made a sound like he’d been punched. ‘Why would you do that?’

Nico scowled. ‘It’s none of your business, but I don’t belong. That’s obvious. No one wants me. I’m a child of –’

‘Oh, please.’ Will sounded unusually angry. ‘Nobody at Camp Half-Blood ever pushed you away. You have friends – or at least people who would like to be your friend. You pushed yourself away. If you’d get your head out of that brooding cloud of yours for once –’ (Blood of Olympus page 279)

Yeah, this is not at all okay and blames Nico for how he was treated, and in fact denies he was treated that way at all. And after that Will got all mad at him for not coming to visit him in the infirmary as if this wasn’t their literal only interaction previously.

There are 2 main reasons I don’t like Solangelo.

1. Age gap

I do not accept changing ages mid book. Nico was 12 in TLO, and 13 in HOO. He turned 14 before the last book of TOA. Rick has confirmed that Will at least was 15. He also changed Nico’s age. This age change happened in HOO, he made Nico 14 instead of 13. I never accept his mid book changes (Walt went from 14 to 16 and Hazel went from 14 to 13) so for me Nico is 13 when he starts this relationship with a 15 year old.

I know for some people this age gap is okay, but my little sister was in one such relationship at the same age and we almost filed a restraining order against the older boy. That age gap at that age is not okay for me. At all. Not until both parties are 15/16.

So for one, the age gap that exists. Rick should not be changing ages to make ships happen (2/3 times it makes the ship worse actually??) so I don’t acknowledge those changes. Other’s have different opinions on that, that’s their right. On the age gap area I concede easily that we have different opinions.

But the second point is not one that can be reasoned with difference of opinion

2. Doctor/patient relationship

Will is canonically Nico’s doctor. It’s played as a joke at times but it is canonical and recognized by everyone at the camp. Nico has doctor’s notes from Will to get him special privileges and Will gives him doctor’s orders fairly often.

First off ethically this is not okay. As in it’s literally against the doctor code of ethics.

Romantic or sexual interactions between physicians and patients that occur concurrently with the patient physician relationship are unethical. Such interactions detract from the goals of the patient-physician relationship and may exploit the vulnerability of the patient, compromise the physician’s ability to make objective judgments about the patient’s health care, and ultimately be detrimental to the patient’s well-being.

A physician must terminate the patient-physician relationship before initiating a dating, romantic, or sexual relationship with a patient.

Likewise, sexual or romantic relationships between a physician and a former patient may be unduly influenced by the previous physician-patient relationship. Sexual or romantic relationships with former patients are unethical if the physician uses or exploits trust, knowledge, emotions, or influence derived from the previous professional relationship, or if a romantic relationship would otherwise foreseeably harm the individual. (Source)

Doctor/patient relationships are forbidden by the AMA (their policy is above). Even getting into a relationship with a previous patient is frowned upon.

I am not in any way comfortable with how Rick wrote their relationship, it has far too much power in Will’s hands and makes Nico rely on Will way too much. Their relationship is not ethically sound at all and I am not okay with it. This relationship is heavily imbalanced and the fact that I see people say that it’s because Will is Nico’s doctor that the relationship is good is horrifying to me. Knowing anything about the doctors code of ethics would tell you it’s the exact opposite.

I don’t care what people ship personally, ship and let ship is my policy, but I have never and will never ship solangelo in any fashion.

So that’s what I think of Solangelo anon <3

#anon asks #life answers #anti solangelo #pjo #hoo #toa #nico di angelo #will solace #this is tagged with anti guys #don't @ me #have the anti tag blocked if you don't want to see anti solangelo #anti-solangelo #I tagged it TWICE