The Percy Jackson Autumn Equinox 2023 Gift Exchange Is Officially Over! The Fics Can Be Found Here, And

The Percy Jackson Autumn Equinox 2023 Gift Exchange is officially over! The fics can be found here, and I highly encourage you all to read, kudos, and comment.

The fic exchange would not have been possible without the writers, and I'd like to give them all a huge shout-out:

anna_was_here, BtsBestMoments, @celestialepiphany, @cephalad, dehydrated_thot, duender, hazardoustorm, @holythemis, @immortalsimulacrum, ironsides, kaufmann, Luz_clause, momochai, @mrthology, PlutoMilo, PossiblyKale, @punkflame, purplepinkskiess, @rationalelderberry, rubiesnightingale, rubyredketchup, @sappho-of-space, @skywalking-through-life, southslates, TheReadingWriter, tobytikka, trash_for_peter_parker, UTMVNightLight, Word_addict. @caffeinated-croissant

I hope you all had a great time and enjoyed your gifts!

for an outsider with divine wings, the underworld suits you (PJO x HP)

The fourth entry to my angel of death series (aka non-connected one shots where Harry is the Angel of Death. ..or basically Death-adjacent.)

But so thus, the Angel of Death was literally just going to be how demigods were for the gods. Which, fair, he’d chosen to do this, and to be claimed as one of Death’s children, however not literally, would be an honour. The other kids however wouldn’t have had a choice in that, having just been born that way, so it sucked for them. Man, the gods could at least be more grateful towards their children. He supposed though, with the small lifespan of a human, that it would do nothing but hurt to get close to them. But then what would even be the point of creating them? Well, probably because otherwise they didn’t have any believers and would fade, but man, no thanks for continuously defeating their enemies. That sucked. (he tried not to think about the parallels) Despite that, and many of his very pissed off thoughts, he was temporarily being lent over to Hades to get his children for him and bring them to the Underworld. And they also weren’t at camp. Yay. --- OR, Harry, basically Death (Thanatos)'s adopted kid, gets lent out to Hades for a task. To get his kids. ..And he may or may not run into a certain pair on a quest.

basically following the plot of The Lightning Thief, sorta.

Do you think it annoys Dick that people forget he's Romanian and not white

Awesome, I’ve been wanting to clear up this misconception for a long time.

Friendly yet aggressive PSA under the cut.

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Of the afterlife & special places for heroes (old school stuff. dont remember the original question)

That the ability to fight, to have courage and die an 'honorable' death in battle, not backing down, is special. That not everyone is like that, in the same way not everyone is a good person, or their first instinct might not be to do good things.

It would be important for there to be some sort of reward at the end of their journey. For all the suffering they've gone through, something to make it all worth it at the end.

There has to be opposites. For as much as there is a place that will punish the evil, there must as well be a place for the good. Like yin and yang. Balance. Equality.

Also the Norse had Valhalla because, well, the dead heroes, they'd be added to Odin's, like, well, army. For the inevitable end-of-world Ragnarok. Or well they were brought to prepare for it, which gives a whole different meaning to it, but that's not the topic. (I admittedly can't remember what the Aztecs had)

I mean, if there wasn't a reward in the end of your life, then what would've been the point of doing anything at all? Sure, it might've seemed selfish to think that, but people can only go so long, to do so much good and continue to do so without being praised until they break. The best way to reach your potential would honestly be to do it for a reason. To have a purpose. Maybe even shining so bright in an attempt to be seen.

But if they don't get seen? Then, well, it's gonna hurt. And the fall will be even harsher, to where they might never be able to continue on after that. It's all really about purpose, I guess. Death has been more on my mind lately because I've been reading Tuesdays with Morrie, by Mitch Albom. It's a nonfiction story of a professor and his former student, where the professor had contracted a lethal disease. In short terms, I guess, death, or the looming inevitable threat of death, in which the person can't be ignorant of it anymore, gives you clarity in a way. (Which is a huge coincidence, cause I've been playing around with the idea that the Lazarus Pit, a fictional thing that can 'bring you back to life' gives you clarity. Like, cause one of the only examples, the guy is angry at his family, feeling like he'd been replaced, or as if he didn't matter because they didn't kill his murderer. He'd also been willing to kill for the 'greater good' after that [like.. uhm. non-conners. I don't think that's a word but I don't like saying the actual word. Non-con is short for basically no consent. Basically ppl who force themselves onto others. You know what I mean. Those people]. My idea was all about how it makes you realize things you never would've before. 'Some people can't be redeemed. Just capturing them and putting them in prison won't work, because they'll always escape and cause even more issues.' or, 'Some people don't deserve second chances', or even '[]'s feelings don't matter, and I shouldn't hold myself back just because I want to be seen and appreciated, when that'll never happen if I restrain myself like this in fear of being judged' or something. They're all technically true, but also could be dipping into morally grey territory in which could cause a person who didn't before, to kill. It doesn't necessarily make them angry murderous beasts that kill everything in sight. It just means there's more to it then that, even if said person at first was in a blind rage [I explain this because that character was a really emotional person, and could get angry easy. The hurt feelings could've been overwhelming, or there was just so much anger, so on and so on instead of it being explained away as multiplying an already there emotion or thing if that makes sense.])

I've gone completely off topic, but it's still an interesting thing to think about.

where there's a will, we make a way | TMA Fic | Time Travel (Fic Rec)

its. so cool. i dont know what happens in what seasons but tags apparently say like around the middle of s5?? like. i think when hes in his coma (jon)

also oh my god the author put in a shit ton of work?? like so theres a thing where Jon's unable to say his own words, and is stuck saying things from other people's statements, (its literally in the first chapter so no actual spoil) AND THE NOTES INCLUDE WHAT EPISODES HAVE THE DIALOGUE HES USING?? like

im going to give you a part from chapter 8, partly because i really wanted to show you it compiled together instead of just strings of sentences at the beginning:

Growing frantic now, Jon shakes his head vehemently: No, no, no, no, no–

“Then what?”

“…chased me – deceit – follow me” – a skip backwards – “read it – tried to read me back–”  

“Jon, slow down,” Georgie says, sensing his onrush of panic – but he can’t.

“I’ve been tricked into–”  

“–unable to look away–”  

“–there was now a tragedy to it that flowed from the words–”  

“–nothing to do but fall into it – it felt right, like it was all I could do–”  

The words come in a halting staccato, his mind speeding through statement after statement without him like a microfiche machine caught on fast-forward.

“–even as I did so, in the back of my mind I hated myself–”  

“–I didn’t stop, though – didn’t know what to do, and my mind was swimming with – the collective horror of all the things that I had seen and felt–”  

“–I struggled and fought, but it was far stronger than I was, and I could barely keep its jagged teeth from finding my throat–”  

One hand finds his throat now. He can only distantly feel fingernails digging into his skin.

“–‘alien’ might be the best word for that presence – because what it made me feel was–”  

“–something in the back of my mind, a frantic, scuttling terror – didn’t do any good, though – no matter what I might feel about it – choice didn’t even come into it–”  

The Archive was born with a purpose, and it fulfilled its role eagerly, skillfully, instinctively. It felt good, it felt right, and even now, the instinct lingers. He misses it. He craves it. He wants it back. He –

“ –the agony of being opened and remade – to have your who torn bloody from your what, and another crudely lashed into its place–”   

There is a rushing noise in his ears, drowning everything out, and he stumbles –

“–I did what I did because it was what I was supposed to do – I’m not sure I really recognize who I became–”   

see what i mean????? its COOL. scroll down to end notes and you see (for chapter 8) "- SO, [deep breath] Jon's dialogue for Chapter 8 comes from the statements in the following episodes, in order: MAG 057; 125; 029; 138; 159; 161; 143; 143 (again); 135; 027; 088; 148; 114; 114/139; 011; 094; 063; 069; 124; 020; 067; 060; 141; 160; 147; 091; 072/009/007/004; 066/020/010; 106/059; 101; 059; 004; 102; 004; 147; 160; 020; 144; 138; 107; 048/007; 128/138; 126; 062/087/007/139/070/049; 123; 065; 092/145; 086/029; 044/012/049; 137/009/014; 091; 123; 148; 154; 154 (again); 098; 154; 129; 155; 167; 159; 057; 113; 124/057/009/143/011/017/005; 152; 152 (again); 097; 028; 023; 065; 155; 117; 117 (again); 155; 006; 113; 117 (x4); 128; 128 (again); 045/002; 016; 036/109/135; 048; 052/136/090; 124; 069; 098; 133; 058; 140; AAAAND FINALLY: 010." SO COOL???? AND OH MY GOD ALL THAT EFFORT.

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