See The THING IS I Don't Feel Like I Ever Worked Hard Enough To Have "earned" The Burnout, Which Is.

leo and jason but they actually met before gaea

a young jason, having to venture outside of camp for the first time for a quest, running face first into a boy in the middle of the streets. hes scrawny and scruffy and not fit to be a true roman, but his fingers move quicker than his rapidfire mix of curses, apologies, and insults as he picks up the things that fell out of his backpack in the collision.

a young leo, running away from yet another home, colliding with a boy that acts like hes the first human hes seen in months. he's not sure whether to be annoyed or confused as the boy questions him on the very basic contents of his bag with his head tilted like some sort of stupid golden retriever. the new kids accent is thick, one he could barely understand, but he tries to answer the dumb questions as best he can.

jason follows leo, deciding the new boy to be his guide in an unfamiliar world. he shows him new and interesting things, colorful and exotic things he's never seen before. new places, new people. jason decides he must be divine in some way. he's distraught when he finishes the quest and has to leave. leo shared things jason could barely fathom, then it was yanked away, leaving a burning hole in his mind and heart and scalding marks on the hands he had guided.

leo leads jason, which was not his intention at first. he shows him normal things, the places where the security cameras or locks are broken, the place where the staff gives him freebies, the public library with computers you could play and code games on, all things leo had known about for years, but jason stares at him like a worshipper stares at a god, filled with awe and adoration. he wakes up one day, and jason isn't there anymore, leaving nothing but a fleeting memory, brushed away with the wind.

Will is breaking several laws but it's ok. He used had sanitiser. This is so rushed

Brother snapped a photo of hector this morning while I was asleep

“Will has no personality” to you. Me? I understand him.

Pros of re-reading your own fic

a good time;

Has exactly the tropes you like and the characterization you want to read;

Gratification: yes you did finish a thing and yes you did do good;

just a very fun time all around.

Cons of re-reading your own fic:

Is that another TYpO

Nico: So you like cats?

Will: Yeah.

Nico: *tries to impress Will by slowly pushing a glass off the table*

jason grace being a cuddler because of his time with the wolves, where they would bury him at the bottom of cuddle puddles in the pack to make sure he didn't get frostbite. leo valdez being a cuddler because he's horribly touchstarved and has been since like 8-9. theres no little spoon/big spoon they face each other while cuddling and are wrapped in a million blankets. jason is overheating but also leo hasn't been this happy since he was in the second grade so neither cares.

Am I the only one who liked The Lost Hero more than Son of Neptune?? Like I think I read through TLH in less than a day, but SON took me a good week.

i reached the end of the valgrace tag on ao3. what do i do with my life now.