Everyone: we want more LGBT+ characters in our stories !
Rick Riordan: okay here have a gay Italian sad boy
Everyone: I mean, itβs all right but-β¦
Rick Riordan: I understand. Want a bisexual main character, who happens to be a god?
Everyone: oh thatβs actually niceβ¦but! How about girls-
Rick Riordan: youβre totally right. Here have a pair of lesbian hunters
Everyone: β¦um this is actually pretty niceβ¦how about-
Rick Riordan: a pansexual main character?
Everyone: yea-
Rick Riordan: with a gender fluid love interest? Say no more! Anything else?
Everyone: