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in an alternate universe where Rick had actually planned Hoo from the start:

I really love the idea of jason and bianca being dual 'ghosts of the narrative' during Pjo. Like. They're both big three kids. They're both the siblings OF main characters. They're both thought to be dead. And I get that no one knowing about Jason is a big plot point in TLH, but I would've killed for a scene, just after Bianca's death, where Thalia tells Percy about her baby brother, the one she left behind, the one who was murdered (she thinks he's dead) . And the only other person who knows is Luke, so Thalia makes Percy promise not to tell anyone else, even Annabeth. Percy being Percy, he keeps this promise, but also gets slightly obsessed with Jason and his story, this little boy who was killed by the Queen of the Gods for no fault of his own. It really drives home the gods cruelty, and makes Luke's offer even more tempting. And then Nico runs away, the same way Thalia did when her brother died, and Percy is FUCKING OBSESSED, with these two ghosts, who represent the dangers if demigod life, especially for Big 3 kids. One of them died on a mission for the gods, the other was killed by one. They were both innocents. They were both spares. So when he makes the gods promise, he's hoping to put their ghosts to rest, so that nothing like this will ever happen again.

It also makes his and Jason's first meeting much, much funnier, because. He finds out that the dude who's been HAUNTING him for the past few years is actually alive and healthy. And Percy is like, personally offended because "I obsessed over your death, and not only are you NOT DEAD, you also don't seem to give many fucks about me. After all the time I spent thinking about you."

the rage I feel when reading Blood of Olympus chapters 45-56 is almost equivalent in magnitude to the absolute joy I experience when reading The Last Olympian chapters 1-23.

remember when percabeth was good? when they meant the world to each other but had other people they cared about (nico, for one. both of them. so much), other worries and other storylines aside from their romantic plot? and when nico's completed arc wasn't repeated for no reason other than to dump more trauma on the youngest character in the series? when background characters were included in the story not for all the unnecessary last minute romantic subplots but because they were fun and fascinating to learn more about? and were actually friends with main characters? remember when grover was percy and annabeth's best friend forever? and antagonists were actually interesting and intimidating and had compelling goals? and the story revolved around friendship and family and loyalty? and death was definite and loss was palpable and battles were thrilling?

yeah. good times.