Philtatos

One thing that I wish wasn’t cut from the pjo show was the sword fighting training sessions Percy had with Luke. Specifically the first session that Percy had with the Hermes cabin. For one, that scene is just so iconic. For another, it just built up the contrast between Luke and Percy that is seen later. Something about Luke demonstrating a disarming move on Percy and then having Percy try the move himself with the expectation that Percy would fail. Luke was the best swordsman seen in 100 years, and Percy, who had no experience, dumped water on himself before the fight which unknowingly gave him an advantage, causing Percy to complete the disarming move on Luke on his first try. It’s the way that Percy always thinks back about those lessons with Luke when fighting. It’s the fact that they came from the same beginnings, but one came out better. It’s the fact that, in the end, the mentee outdid the mentor.

pt II, annabeth (i had so much fun drawing this)

Hunger Games didn’t really eat holes in my brain the way that it did for some other people but god the opening lines. The opening lines. Katniss wakes up in bed and immediately, instinctively reaches beside her, only to find the bed empty and cold. Before we even know her name – before we know literally anything about her or this world or her place in that world – we know that she loves someone. We know that she is reaching for where Prim should be, sleeping safe and warm beside her, but Prim is not there. She is not there, and her half of the bed is cold and empty. People talk about characters being “doomed by the narrative” when most of the time the character was literally just a well-foreshadowed death, but Prim WAS doomed by the narrative. It’s the very first thing we learned. It’s the most key, integral, important piece of information we’re given about everything that is about to happen: Every single choice Katniss makes is to protect her little sister, and it isn’t enough. In the end, Prim still dies. Prim was dead before the story even started. Katniss, reaching. Prim’s side of the bed was cold and empty. There is no version of this story where Prim could have been saved. Katniss, reaching. The very first thing she does in the series. She wakes, and she reaches, but Prim is already gone. THAT is how you do Doomed By The Narrative. Edit: Also it is key that there was literally nothing Katniss could have done differently. If she had not acted to save Prim, Prim would not have survived the Hunger Games. But by acting to save Prim, Katniss accidentally kicked off an entire rebellion and ultimately massively increased the amount of danger Prim was actually in. The key is that this is irrelevant. If Katniss had done literally anything differently, Prim still would have died. If Katniss had faltered or changed course at any point, Prim still would have died. There was never a point where Katniss could have changed Prim’s fate. There’s no version of this story where Prim lives to see the end of it. She’s dead before the story begins. That’s doomed by the narrative.

in his shadow.

not being dramatic i promise but this is actually the best exchange i’ve ever read

I want their relationship

Chapter 1: I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher

@perseusnet quest 11: iconic quotes

THE OLD GUARD 2020 | dir. Gina Prince-Bythewood

Both. Both are true.

No one:

Tumblr users at 00:00 on March 15th:

yeah.

“We are at the gates of human evolution.”