The Big Three And Their Mantras

the big three and their mantras

grover i'll-be-here-when-you-get-back underwood

percy it's-okay-we're-okay jackson

annabeth you-can-do-this chase

something about fate taking the boy who has spent most of his life battling the lurking feeling that the people closest to him want to get rid of him, and giving him the most loyal and reassuring best friend who always tells him "I'll be here when you get back" giving him assurance that he's not going anywhere, especially not going anywhere from him.

something about fate making soulmates out of a girl who could only depend on herself from a very young age, who also had the responsibility of her brothers' and sisters' safety to think about, and a boy who takes care of her even at the risk of his own life, with the reassurance, that no one else has ever thought to offer "it's okay".

something about fate forcing together a boy who has been labelled a troubled kid, stupid, a failure, screw-up and a reject by almost every other person in his life, and a girl who never lets him doubt himself, his mind or his abilities, who constantly tells him "you can do this" with no misgivings about his greatness even when he doesn't see it.

something about fate connecting the souls of the boy who has never felt good enough, who has internalized guilt from an outcome he had little control over and carries it with him everywhere he goes, giving him feelings of worthlessness, and a boy who has never believed that faults or mistakes make you any less worthy of love or friendship, who has never hesitated to assure him that "it's okay, we're okay".

something about fate making lifelong ride-or-dies out of a girl who has been abandoned by everyone who should have protected her and a boy who always encourages her to go out into the world and make a difference with the constant reassurance "I'll be here when you get back".

something about fate linking a boy who always assumes that if something has gone wrong, it's his fault, who has zero confidence in himself not to ruin everything but still shoulders the weight of responsibility, and a girl who doesn't waver in her confidence in him, even when she's seen him fail and make mistakes she always tells him "you can do this" she knows he just needs a little faith.

Annabeth and Percy both in New York means you know Percys thinking about all the movies he gonna show her, so he plans out a day where they do nothing but eat popcorn and icecream and watch endless amounts of classic disney movies she missed out on before she goes to Disney World, and he figures out how to do the whole calling through Iris on his own so he can ask her what day would be best and she grins at him through the Iris call and says,

"wow, look at you Seaweed brain, you figured it out without me,"

and he rolls his eyes and says, "yeah well, sometimes having kelp for a brain doesn't always mean you're too dense to figure out how to throw a coin offering to a goddess. it's not rocket science, thankfully."

and she just smiles at him, and asks why he called, and he tells her about all the movies he's got planned, and she can't wait.

and she comes over and meets his mom, and his mom loves her and immediately can tell they have crushes on each other because Percy's mom knew by the first book.

and she offers blue popcorn and blue icecream and blue soda and Annabeth asks why all the blue, getting a brief explanation by Percy before they sit and watch Star Wars and Disney princess movies and Marvel movies together, and she really likes Star Wars surprisingly, and they talk about school and family, and Annabeth talks about being an architect and Percy talks about wanting to join the swim team but his mom won't let him because she's afraid it will flag too many monsters his way, and he tells her about his new but weird friend Tyson, and they just hang.

they just be kids. and that's all they need for a day. just being kids together.

she's a icon

Leah playing Mario Kart on Mount Olympus

IM. FCKNG. CRYING

“Do not stand at my grave and weep

I am not there. I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow.

I am the diamond glints on snow.

I am the sunlight on ripened grain.

I am the gentle autumn rain.

When you awaken in the morning's hush

I am the swift uplifting rush

Of quiet birds in circled flight.

I am the soft stars that shine at night.

Do not stand at my grave and cry;

I am not there. I did not die.”

-Mary Elizabeth Frye

!!! This 😭

They relation is so beautiful, and they way the love for Tyson grows on Percy... on the end they are just kids

Everyone talking about how they are the most excited to see Grover in a wedding dress (if/when) we get a second season of the Percy Jackson series. And I understand the excitement for all the giddy moments that are to come from that, as the book is adapted episode per episode :,D. BUT BUT !! I myself am actually more excited to see that one emotional conversation that Percy has with Tyson at the very end of The Sea of Monsters :,). That conversation is so precious to me, and I hope it makes it Final Cut of the series. I want the scene to be brought to life beautifully and accurately.

I want to see Percy go and apologize to Tyson for feeling ashamed and annoyed of having him as a half cyclops brother at the beginning of the book; only for Tyson to tell him that he had asked Poseidon for him.

“You asked Poseidon for… me?”

"For a friend, young cyclopes grow up alone on the streets, learns to make things out of scraps. Learn to survive … Makes us appreciate blessings, not be greedy and mean and fat like Polyphemus …. I prayed to Daddy for help. Soon the people at Meriwether found me. Mey you. Biggest blessing ever. Sorry I said Poseidon was mean. He sent me a brother. ”

love love LOVE how cozy and warm that last scene with percy and sally is. their home feels truly lived-in and they both revolve around each other with such ease and comfort. it’s not just that sally is percy’s safe space, it’s also that percy is sally’s safe space. their relationship is so tight, so tested and yet their love for each other trumps everything else in their lives. yes, that includes poseidon and annabeth but those connections are inherently a different kind. this mother-son duo is unbreakable and i adore how the show has enforced that so plainly.