Not Even In A Sexual Way But I’m Just Craving Affection Because I Feel Like Crap I Just Want Someone

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WHY ARE THE PFPS CIRCLES WHY I MISS MY SQUARE HEAD

i love how many of us saw loop and went yea i need that bitch in a dress asap

What if when Percy and Annabeth fell jnto tartartus but it wasnt tartarus ut was actually undertale

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""thematic design choice"" that bitch needs constant reassurance that he hasnt stuck himself in another fucking loop using timecraft for all three skills

A Will Solace Character Analysis: the Underappreciated Soft Side

I’ve noticed many fanfictions have Will Solace OOC. So I’ve been thinking about aspects of Will’s personality fans seem to either gloss over or exaggerate. Here, this post is me doing an in-depth analysis explaining Will Solace’s canon personality in the books, and how it can sometimes differ from fanfictions. Sprinkled in this analysis are tips to fanfiction writers on how they write Will as more in-character.

There is one major aspect of Will that people seem to ignore or underemphasize. Nico best explains it when describing Will in this quote

Jason was a fighter. You could tell from the intensity of his stare, his constant alertness, the coiled-up energy in his frame. Will Solace was more like a lanky cat stretched out in sunshine. His movements were relaxed and nonthreatening, his gaze soft and far away. In his faded SURF BARBADOS T-shirt, his cutoff shorts and flip-flops, he looked about as aggressive as a demigod could get, but Nico knew he was brave under fire. During the Battle of Manhattan, Nico had seen him in action - the camp’s best combat medic, risking his life to save wounded campers.

To sum it up, Will Solace is a very chill and calm character. A lot of writers make Will more irrational, impulsive, overbearing, and emotional than he actually is. Will is not the type of character to create drama unless he’s, as Nico puts it, “under fire.” In other words, the intense side of his personality doesn’t come out unless the situation is urgent or dire.

Fans remember during the Second Giant War how he gets angry and argues with Nico over Nico’s health and shadow-traveling, so many assume Will is going to be this fiery over a lot of other things regarding their relationship. For example, fanfic writers may make Will controlling or overly sensitive with Nico. However, keep in mind, Will gets heated with Nico during the Second Giant War because Nico’s shadow-traveling is killing him. This is how Will describes Nico’s dire state.

“Coach Hedge told me all about your shadow-travel. You can’t try that again.”

“I just did try it again, Solace. I’m fine.”

“No, you’re not. I’m a healer. I could feel the darkness in your hand as soon as I touched it. Even if you made it to that tent, you’d be in no shape to fight. But you wouldn’t make it. One more slip, and you won’t come back. You are not shadow-travelling. Doctor’s orders.”

Will is a healer. When he touches Nico’s hand, he can sense how little sleep and food Nico has been getting and how Nico’s being taken over by darkness. Nico is on the verge of death and hasn’t cared about his health for a long time. Nico is also stubborn about it, so Will has to be aggressive in order to save Nico’s life. This aggressive behavior is not the norm for Will, but it can sometimes come out when he has to assert control in a life-or-death situation.

Will is a calming prescence. He’s a diplomat. He stops violence on multiple occassions.

He’s one of the few people who’s able to calm Clarisse’s violent rage, and he does so in a gentle manner.

Clarisse pointed her dagger at Rachel. “What about their allies, huh? Did you see that tribe of two-headed men that arrived yesterday? Or the glowing red dog-headed guys with the big poleaxes? They look pretty barbaric to me. It would’ve been nice if you’d foreseen any of that, if your Oracle power didn’t break down when we needed it most!”

Rachel’s face turned as red as her hair. “That’s hardly my fault. Something is wrong with Apollo’s gifts of prophecy. If I knew how to fix it –”

“She’s right.” Will Solace, head counsellor for the Apollo cabin, put his hand gently on Clarisse’s wrist. Not many campers could’ve done that without getting stabbed, but Will had a way of defusing people’s anger. He got her to lower her dagger. “Everyone in our cabin has been affected. It’s not just Rachel.”

One of the most underrated Will Solace moments is when he stops a bloody battle from happening between Camp Half-Blood and Camp Jupiter.  

But he knew it wouldn’t do any good. After weeks of waiting, agonizing and steaming, the Greeks and Romans wanted blood. Trying to stop the battle now would be like trying to push back a flood after the dam broke.

Will Solace saved the day.

He put his fingers in his mouth and did a taxicab whistle even more horrible than the last. Several Greeks dropped their swords. A ripple went through the Roman line like the entire First Cohort was shuddering.

“DON’T BE STUPID!” Will yelled. “LOOK!”

People are so used to seeing demigods, especially male demigods, being aggressive fighters that they can’t wrap their heads around a brave and strong demigod who actively tries to avoid unnecessary conflict and destruction as much as he can.

And that’s Will Solace’s strength: he has the ability to prevent as much harm as possible.

Will is a difficult character to write. There’s a lot of dueling factors with his personality. He’s calm and pacifying while also being brave and assertive. He’s fun and lighthearted while also being intelligent, logical, and grounded. He’s laidback while also being responsible and hardworking. He’s insecure but not melodramatic. He’s very caring and protective but not pushy.

Will’s personality confuses Nico sometimes too.

He’d always thought of Will as easygoing and laid back. Apparently he could also be stubborn and aggravating.

The trick to writing Will is to keep in mind his default personality is a soft and lighthearted character. Writers tend to overemphasize the hard side of his personality when his default personality is actually the soft side.

Think of the relaxing, lanky cat metaphor Nico uses for him. He and Nico bicker often, and it works for Will because he rolls with everything and doesn’t take things too seriously. He’s able to alleviate Nico’s moodiness with humor, wittiness, groundedness, and patience. Nico affectionately calls Will a “dork” because Will usually keeps things light. Interestingly enough, he’s able to be lighthearted without coming across as insensitive or an airheaded goofball, the latter of which is something Nico dislikes about Percy’s personality. On a related sidenote, another way writers make Will OOC is they make him too dumb or too immature. I know I mentioned to focus on Will’s soft side, but be careful to avoid that too. He’s a SENSIBLE, lanky cat.

The way Will keeps his composure during a stressful situation by using laughter while still being mature is expressed well in this exchange with Apollo. (Yes, Will has a lot to manage.)

It was difficult to think of this young man as my son. He was so poised, so unassuming, so free of acne. He also didn’t appear to be awestruck in my presence. In fact, the corner of his mouth had started twitching.

“Are—are you amused?” I demanded.

Will shrugged. “Well, it’s either find this funny or freak out. My dad, the god Apollo, is a fifteen-year-old—”

“Sixteen,” I corrected. “Let’s go with sixteen.”

“A sixteen-year-old mortal, lying in a cot in my cabin, and with all my healing arts—which I got from you—I still can’t figure out how to fix you.”

“There is no fixing this,” I said miserably. “I am cast out of Olympus. My fate is tied to a girl named Meg. It could not be worse!”

Will laughed, which I thought took a great deal of gall. “Meg seems cool. She’s already poked Connor Stoll in the eyes and kicked Sherman Yang in the crotch.”

The fiercer side of Will’s personality comes out only when the situation calls for it; this happens sometimes when he has to be a caring family member, a responsible healer, or a warrior in a dire situation. Even when he gets more forceful, he doesn’t get more forceful than he has to.

Since Will has such a balanced and lighthearted personality, what are his flaws? What are the dark sides of his personality? There are four main things that stick out.

1. He’s insecure about his self-perceived lack of abilities.

“I agree,” Will said. “I wish I was a better archer … I wouldn’t mind shooting my Roman relative off his high horse. Actually, I wish I could use any of my father’s gifts to stop this war.” He looked down at his own hands with distaste. “Unfortunately, I’m just a healer.”

2. He sometimes struggles to endure the heavy responsibilities he has as a healer and as a protector to his family.

“I got it reattached,” Will told me, his voice shaky with exhaustion. His scrubs were speckled with blood. “I need somebody to keep him stable.”

I pointed to the woods. “But—”

“I know!” Will snapped. “Don’t you think I want to be out there searching too? We’re shorthanded for healers. There’s some salve and nectar in that pack. Go!”

I was stunned by his tone. I realized he was just as concerned about Kayla and Austin as I was. The only difference: Will knew his duty. He had to heal the injured first. And he needed my help.

3. He forces himself to bottle his emotions to keep his composure.

Will laughed under his breath. “I’m terrified. But one thing you learn as head counselor: you have to keep it together for everyone else. Let’s get you on your feet.“

Here’s a second example.

I rested my hand on Will’s shoulder. “Don’t worry. We’ll be back by dawn.”

His mouth trembled ever so slightly. “How can you be sure?”

4. He constantly worries about his loved ones.

Nico rested his hand on Will’s shoulder. “Apollo, we were worried. Will was especially.”

In conclusion, Will Solace’s personality is difficult to get correct. But don’t worry, if you write Will as a laidback, witty cat in your fanfics, I guarantee he’ll be more in-character than many other fanfics with Will Solace.

(Note: I am only human. If you believe I’m misinterpreting some aspects of Will’s personality, feel free to express it. What I say isn’t 100 percent the right interpretation.)

What’s the Gaea/Final fight au? 👀

ehe sOOO

Its an AU where Ethan survives the war, he and Al had gotten into an argument prior to the Andromeda that was put on hold because of it and then following the war/massacre they start arguing again.

Ethan is angry that Alabaster didn't back down even after Kronos was defeated, and caused more bloodshed. Alabaster accuses him of treason, etc, etc. It goes on for quite a while with them very much insulting each other, Ethan brings up Al's fatal flaw, Al brings up Nemesis' mistreatment, etc, etc. It goes on and on until Ethan pulls his sword out which leads to a whole ass sword fight.

Of course, the other army members are watching all of this, and hadn't seen fit to step in before the swords were drawn, as arguments were quite frequent and got more and more frequent as the war went on, but they were never physical.

As they tried to intervene, one of them managed to get Als sword out of his hand and incapacitate him from fighting back, not that Ethan processed that before he attacked again. He ended up slicing Al's jugular which caused him to bleed out. Seeing all of that sort of flipped a switch in Ethans mind, and he began panicking, trying to save Al despite his already being dead. In the end, the other army members ended up dragging him off Als body, but not before Ethan could snag one of his rings.

Thats where the Final Fight name is from, buttt

fun fact before we continue; Alabaster was sent to punishment in the Underworld, and his punishment was an endless scenario in which his siblings/loved ones are hunting him on the Princess Andromeda.

Ethan winds up at Camp Jupiter with the help of Hecate after sacrificing an eyepatch of his that Alabaster stitched protection runes into. Originally when she demanded a sacrifice he thought she wanted his other eye 💀 He's also constantly plagued by nightmares, where no matter what happens he ends up killing Alabaster, and as time goes on hes forgetting details and such about Alabaster.

When Percy/The Argo crew shows up, he gets yoinked because he'd previously promised Percy he'd return to Camp Half-Blood. He did end up telling Annabeth about what happened with Alabaster, she was not happy 🤗 She was angry, being passive aggressive with Ethan which confused the fuck out of Percy and the others who didn't know what happened or who Alabaster even is.

Now, of course Gaea would have to come into play somehow, or else why would we call it the Gaea au. Right? Right! She revives Alabaster 🤗

Of course, Ethan doesn't know this, how would he? He is blissfully unaware that Alabaster isn't in the Underworld until he goes along with Hazel and Leo to get the sheet of bronze from Narcissus, only to find Gaea has deployed her dear little son of Hecate to act as a guard.

When they arrive to the pond, they're knocked to the ground by an unknown force, and thenn 🤭

Alabaster technically ends up winning, disarming Ethan and putting him on the ground. But he doesn't kill him.

Alabaster also appears with Otis and Ephialtes, posing as a guard for Nicos jar, hes not very good at that job though. When Nico is released, Alabaster puts a protection rune on his back and gets him out of the way before almost immediately attacking Ethan 💀

They run into him again in the House of Hades while fighting Clytius and Pasiphaë, alongside Lamia. Alabaster winds up stabbing Jason after he got in the way of his and Ethans fight. Although Alabaster has had countless opportunities and openings to kill Ethan, he chooses not to. An action that's not gone unnoticed by Lamia, and eventually leads her to trying to kill him as she views it as treason 🤗

With Alabaster injured and incapacitated, Ethan decides to drag his ass onto the Argo so hes just kinda there now. Lotta drama nobody aside from Annabeth trusts him as he's tried to kill Ethan countless times 💀 🙏 Alabaster is flighty and unpredictable, Ethan and Annabeth are the only ones who try to talk to him, Annabeth is the only one he allows near him as he lashes out whenever Ethan comes into the sickbay which is where hes been stuck. He's impatiently waiting for the crew to kill him because why else would he be here 💀

ALSOOO, as many of these aus are this is v much snatched and curated w @everythingwasalreadypicked bc what else is new LDFMKN

What’s a stereotypical food from ur culture that u absolutely love.

Oh, my two Solaces