mob au | the beginning in the end: epilogue
Mr. Hermes looks as good as he did when Annabeth first met him at seven years old. His hair is still slicked back, though now it is much more salt than it is pepper, and his well tailored Italian suits have been replaced with a wardrobe of colorful tracksuits, but the man beneath the clothes is the same.
Today, as he sits on the back patio with Annabeth, he dons a deep red tracksuit with a pair of white tennis shoes that have a winged design on the outside. Annabeth doesn’t think he could be any cuter if he tried.
“How long has it been, my dear?” Mr. Hermes asks as he takes a sip of his midday martini.
“Six months, I think,” Annabeth answers, her face scrunching as she tries to remember. “It must have been Caroline’s birthday party.”
Mr. Hermes chuckles. “You know, she hustled me out of five hundred dollars that day.”
“Stop.”
“I’ve never been so damn proud in my life,” he says with a sweeping hand gesture. “She’s just like Connor. God bless her mother.”
“Luckily, Katie is an actual saint. Though how she puts up with Travis I will never understand.”
“I’m sure he has the same questions about how Percy puts up with you,” he says with a wink.
Annabeth nods, laughing into her drink. “Oh, I have those same questions, believe me.”
The older man takes another sip of his drink, and slides an olive off its mini sword toothpick (Percy insisted those be the only type of toothpicks on the premises). “So what’s going on, kid? What do you need from a washed up old man?”
“You are not washed up,” she asserts, and sets her drink down. “I actually was hoping I could ask you for some parenting advice.”
“I think my boys would tell you I’m not the one you should be coming to for parenting help. I was barely around for my kids.”
“But you’re around now.”
“Because they let me be,” he says calmly. “Not because I deserve it.”
“Ruthie wants me to train her to take over the business,” Annabeth blurts, the panic evident in her entire demeanor.
“Ah,” Mr. Hermes says with a nod. He takes another sip of his martini. “And that scares the hell out of you.”
“Obviously.”
He laughs again, like Annabeth just told a silly pun instead of some life trajectory altering news. “Well, I’m not sure what to tell you, kid. This is her fate just as much as it was yours.”
Annabeth shakes her head, unable to accept his words. “I refuse to accept that running this business is her fate. It might have been mine, but it’s not hers. I won’t let it be.”
Mr. Hermes sits up in his chair, and leans forward to rest his arms on the table. “Why do you kids always think fate is equal to an outcome?”
“Because… that’s what it is.”
He shakes his head now, dismissing her out of hand. “Fate is about choice.”
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personally I think we should combine the states of texas and florida just as a social experiment
I wanted to download We Will Rock You, but…
where r u percabeth fluff fics
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Could Be Canon:
Percabeth | things you said when we were the happiest we ever were | Percabeth’s First Date | Annabeth becoming part of the family | Reunion | Percy being flustered by how hot Annabeth is | Annabeth being flustered by how hot Percy is | Percy Braids Annabeth’s Hair | things you didn’t say at all | things you said when you were scared | Sleep Ins | Married | Emergency Accommodation | Percy in a Tux | Annabeth in a Tie | Percy in Glasses | things you said at 1am | things you said when you were drunk | Annabeth admiring Percy’s hair | Olympus Can Wait | Percy with stubble | Annabeth’s 23rd Birthday | Car Crash | Flying Fridge | Killing Spiders | Annabeth’s a bed hog | Percy’s 23rd Birthday | Blanket Burrito | Beach | Stupid | Period | Obtuse | Happy Percabeth HCs |
At High School | AHS Headcanons | Prom Night | Surprise | The one where they have to look after a baby doll | things you said over the kitchen table | Not So Shore (a ‘mortals meet’ fic |
New Athens | Dreaming It | Designing It | Completing Construction | Moving In | Percabeth getting married there | Extras |
AUs:
Skater!Percy | Skateboards and Snapbacks |
Bi!Percabeth | Bi the Way | Bi!Percabeth HCs, Percy-centric |
Disney AUs | A Dream Come True | Percabeth at WDW | Percabeth Sleeping Beauty AU | Percabeth Enchanted AU |
Percababies | Percy and Annabeth have kids | Percy’s first moments as a dad |
Chef!Percy | Delicious |
College!AU | Socks and Spiders |
Percy and Annabeth’s Adventures on Public Transport | Tripped Up | Out of Line |
Bridal Salon AU | Summary |
| Percabeth: “My brothers stole your bike, sorry.” |
Bookshop AU |
Theme Park AU |
Holiday Themes:
Halloween | House of Horrors | Spiders |
Christmas | Gingerbread | Enchanting (Magic AU, written for the PJO Secret Santa 2016)
JUSTICE FOR CASEY GOODSON
On December 4th, 2020, Casey Christian Goodson Jr. (23 years old) was shot three times in the back and murdered by a Sheriff’s Deputy as he was entering his home in Columbus, Ohio. Goodson’s family stated that he was returning home from a dentist appointment, holding a Subway sandwich, his face mask, and his keys, when he was shot.
Two days later, the Columbus Police Department made a statement alleging that James Meade, the deputy responsible for Goodson’s death, saw a man believed to be Goodson with a gun while driving. Meade then approached Goodson after he exited his car and walked home, where he was shot.
Hours after the shooting, the US Marshal for the Southern District of Ohio, Peter Tobin, confirmed that Goodson was not the fugitive they were searching for. However, Tobin also added that he believed that the shooting was justified, claiming that Goodson was shot after he refused to drop his “weapon.”
Yet another Black man murdered by the police.
DEMAND JUSTICE.
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mob au: the visit
It’s a perfect Sunday morning by the pool, and Annabeth can’t help but be mesmerized by the shine of her engagement ring. It twinkles with a shade of blue she’s only seen before in Caribbean waters and she thinks the pool should be ashamed for even trying to keep up.
She sits at a table covered in a gorgeous breakfast spread with the local paper in hand as her fiancé swims his usual laps in the background, her ring distracting her from the article on changes to downtown parking meters.
Percy pops out of the pool, his trunks hanging low on his hips, as he begins to dry himself off with his favorite shark towel and Annabeth catches herself biting her bottom lip while watching him. Charles clears his throat as he holds up a cell phone and Annabeth shakes her head to clear it of her impure thoughts.
“It’s the warden,” Charles says, handing her the phone.
Her mood changes and her eyes narrow as she takes the phone and brings it up to her ear.
“Warden Kampe, to what do I owe this pleasure?”
Percy pops a few blueberries in his mouth as he raises his eyebrows at Annabeth and mouths “you ok?” Annabeth forces a smile and winks at him, making him relax a bit as he takes a sip of orange juice and sits across from his love.
“I can be there in twenty minutes, warden.”
Annabeth stands, guilt washing over her face. “I’m sorry, baby, I have to-’”
“Work,” Percy finishes for her. “I have some photos to edit anyway.” He stands to meet her and wraps an arm around her waist, placing a playful kiss to her lips. “I’ll be here waiting for you when you’re done.”
Annabeth smiles against Percy’s mouth and kisses him back, her fingers curling into the hair at the back of his head. “I won’t be too long, I promise.”
She walks into the house and changes into her standard grey blouse and black pencil skirt, accompanied by her favorite pair of black heels. Gathering her curls up into a high ponytail, she watches as a couple of stray curls fall to frame her face. Lastly, she applies a dark shade of red lipstick, which her mother had always said was a woman’s greatest ally in their line of business. Lipstick sends a message, she had told Annabeth one night while braiding her hair. It draws men’s eyes and keeps them distracted, leaving you all the time in the world to do what needs to be done.
As she steps outside with all of her armor on, she finds Charles waiting with the car door open, his face serious as if he’s anticipating some big show down. Annabeth pats him on the arm as she passes him.
“Don’t look so glum, Charles. This is gonna be fun.”
Charles shakes his head as he closes the door after her. “Poor son of a bitch,” he laughs to himself.
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Riptide Chapter 11
“This feels like a bad idea,” Katie laments as she stands on the roof of a warehouse across from the one owned by Luke.
“It’s not that bad,” Percy says without much confidence. “I mean, it could definitely be worse.”
Katie scrunches up her face at him. “Are you hearing yourself?”
“Yeah, I didn’t love it,” he admits with a wince. “Can I start over?”
“Give it a shot,” she says with a dismissive shrug.
“Thanks,” he says, taking a moment to psych himself up. “Listen, it’s gonna be great. We went over the building’s layout, Blackjack staked it out for a while, and we’re gonna be a great team. In no time flat, you’ll be throwing yourself at your boyfriend.”
Katie straightens her posture to take a deep breath. “Fine, okay. Let’s just do this before I fully process what a bad idea this is.”
Percy nods and begins to descend down the building’s fire escape. “Remember, 15 minutes and then you follow me in.”
She nods. “See you in there. And don’t die.”
“Has anyone ever told you, you should be a motivational speaker?”
“Percy.”
“Right, sorry. Going.”
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