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The original percy jackson series is about cycles of abuse and neglect, right. Were introduced to percy as a kid who has clearly been left behind by a school system that has given up on him, restless and unengaged and self-defetist because hes been given nothing that works for him and no one even tries to meet him where he is. Then hes told no, listen, your neurodivergence is amazing and you just need to be given something that actually utilizes your unique palatte. And thats obviously the uplifting idea rick wanted for his kids, right. But once we get to know chb the same cycles are happening there too. There are kids "left behind" there too for one reason or another, because their parents dont want to claim them, because their parents werent important enough to get a cabin. Do you get it, all the kids who dont fit the most common neurotypes get shoved into the same closet. Kids are being left in a cruel world to fend for themselves without the tools they need. Theyre dying because no one bothered to accommodate them. Its such an obvious parallel that the first chapter introduces a teacher whos written to be especially hard on percys disability and she turns out to literally be one of these monsters trying to kill him. Meanwhile sally jackson tells him she named him after Perseus because she wanted a redemption for a hero whos story ended in tragedy. Meanwhile every book in the series replicates a greek myth step for step until the moment they break the cycle. Annabeth, playing Odysseus, is talked down from her hubris and grounded by her friends. Percy, playing Heracles, meets someone wronged by the original Heracles and rights his wrongs by refusing to go down the same selfish path as him. Monsters are reborn because they are--as the books explicitly call them--achetypes. These kids are stuck inside the cyclical nature of mythology because thats what happens to mythology, it gets retold over and over again. But these are the kids who have to live it. The series ends with percy being offered immortality and he rejects it because he wants to use his godly favor to force them to break their cycle of neglecting their kids. The series ends with a declaration that we cant keep letting this happen. The very first book offees the same choice. It ends with percy refusing to keep the head of medusa as a spoil of war, refusing his heroic reward. He lets his mother have the head and use it to kill gabe. Isnt that fucking crazy for a kids book? Gabe wasnt a Monster. He wasnt going to Turn to Dust and Disappear in a narratively convenient way. He was a living breathing mortal dude and percy and his mom killed him without remorse. Break the cycle of abuse!!!! Dont let this happen again!!! Anyway thats why the original percy jackson series is Hey where are you going with our breadsticks

Not to hate on Claire x Carmy by any means (ship what you want idc) but I just want to know why your ideal ship is traumatized man x girl who constantly reminds him of his past. Not even the good parts either, the part where his family who he already has a turbulent relationship with is pressuring him to be with her. I understand the whole childhood friends to lovers thing but they clearly aren’t it, yes she says she loves him but that’s not true, she loves the idea of him she had when they were like 15 but that’s not who he is anymore and vice versa. Childhood friends to lovers is supposed to represent growth and change but Carmy and Claire are still holding on to their childhood versions of each other, they’re both holding on to a high school crush and that’s not what Carmy needs. Carmy needs to move on and start his healing journey but he can’t do that if he’s white knuckling a childhood crush trying to make it into something it’ll never be. That’s why the panic attack scene is so significant, Claire is the dark and upsetting past that Carmy’s stuck in but Sydney is the bright and hopeful future he could have if he just allows himself to let go of the past and move forward with his life

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Can’t wait till the day we as a society decide to shut the fuck up about the way people look forever

It haunts me daily

Sally and Percy Jackson are such a wonderful example of single motherhood and how young boys don’t need a father figure to become good men. Sally was the only parent Percy had for the first thirteen years of his life and he was already a kind, compassionate, and loving person far before Paul and Poseidon entered his life and that was because of Sally’s amazing parenting. The way Percy respects all the women around him, the way he treats everyone with kindness unless proven undeserving, his undying loyalty to all of his loved ones and his protective nature. That is all because of Sally and she clearly didn’t need a man to raise Percy to be the wonderful young man he is

Listen I know that “people who are close to you aren’t supposed to treat you that way” is supposed to be sad but it’s also beautiful in a way because it shows that Sally has shown Percy the way he deserves to be loved hence why he prayed to her instead of Poseidon and why he calls himself Sally Jackson’s son because It was Sally who loved him the way he deserves to be loved

Just remembered that you can see inside the kitchen at The Bear from the dining room and I just know people were watching everything go down every night. Like I can criticize the toxicity of that kitchen all I want but I know my ass would be sitting in that dining room leaning over my table watching and going “ooh dinner and a show”

Listen, i just need to know why Sydney rejected Marcus the way she did in Omelette. ESPECIALLY after that incredibly intimate table scene and Carmy buying her a monogramed chef jacket. Like she has no reason to that we know of, we’ve already seen them hang out outside of work so we know they’re friends and they have a sweet friendship. So WHY did she react the way she did? why was it so awkward for her. UNLESS she only sees him as a friend and maybe she already has feelings for someone else, maybe someone like Car-*GUNSHOT*