i know my love should be celebrated
but you tolerate it.

taylor swift, 𝒕𝒐𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒊𝒕

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Gwen Rosales never asked to be a demigod. Or born, for that matter. Or adopted at birth. Or... A whole lot of things, really.

Singled out her whole life and called stupid or annoying? No thanks. Sent to five different schools before she hit eighth grade? Yeah, no. Asked why her last name was "Rosales" when she was white? Expected, but still not appreciated.

She knew it wasn't her fault. Besides, she loved her parents, who handled every incident and subsequent expulsion from school with grace. They never thought she was stupid or too much to handle― she was their darling little girl.

That was all fine and dandy, but they didn't get it. They didn't see the winged horse in the sky turn into a far-off airplane. They didn't see that the old man with thick, Coke-bottle glasses had one eye instead of two. But just when Gwen expected them to ask questions, they kept their mouths shut. And, honestly? That was worse than being interrogated.

Her parents didn't hide her past from her, either. They couldn't have kids, she didn't have a home, and with some help from the adoption agency, the Rosales family came together. And yet, Gwen could never get in touch with her biological parents.

Gwen had a feeling that a lot of details had been kept from her regarding her biological parents. Were they drug addicts or something? Dead? Had they gone AWOL for a reason, or did they just not want her?

As it turned out, Gwen would learn the truth far sooner than she wanted to. And it only took a near-death experience at the hands of her demonic school nurse.

the gods are cruel not because they make us work.
they are cruel because they allow us to hope.

robert jackson bennet, 𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒔

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GWEN ROSALES
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GWEN. You're kissing. In front of me. We almost DIED, and you're kissing. Really? What the hell, guys? Time and place!

LUKE CASTELLAN
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GWEN. Wow, Luke... You're, like, the best swordsman at camp.
LUKE. I'm not giving you my dessert. You got yours taken away for a reason.

CLEO HANOVER
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CLEO. You have a lot of nerve, Castellan.
LUKE. [Grinning.] Beat me at archery and then we'll talk, Cleo.

PHAEDRA
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DIONYSUS. You know, you wouldn't keep coming back here if you didn't want something.
PHAEDRA. An apology would be a great start.

ANDREW WARD
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DREW. Sorry. I didn't mean to do that. It was, um, a fluke. Sorry.
GWEN. How many times are you going to apologize to me before you get the hint?
DREW. [Winces.]...Sorry.

walker scobell, PERSEUS JACKSON
leah sava' jeffries, ANNABETH CHASE
aryan simhadri, GROVER UNDERWOOD
glynn turman, CHIRON
jason mantzoukas, DIONYSUS
pedro pascal, SANTI ROSALES
rosario dawson, ANGELA ROSALES

【 WARNINGS . . . 】 ⠀⠀⠀this book will contain themes of major character death, violence, strong language, and other heavy topics! if you are sensitive to anything listed above, please click away! your mental health is far more important than a work of fanfiction!

【 DISCLAIMER . . . 】 ⠀⠀⠀the central plot of this story is not mine, but the subplots that surround my characters are! all gifs come from tumblr! all credit for cleo's character goes to val!

【 COPYRIGHT . . . 】 ⠀⠀⠀no part of this story may be recreated without my permission. i do not own Percy Jackson and the Olympians, nor do i own any characters or plots within the series, as they all belong to Rick Riordan and any other respective creators.

【 DEDICATIONS . . . 】 ⠀⠀⠀this book is dedicated to jupitershoe, carrieonwaywardson, oscarsisaac, and especially stars-around-scars! thank you guys for thirsting with me <3

【 BIRDIE'S PEANUT GALLERY . . . 】 ⠀

tried out some new graphics hehe 🤭

ughhhgjdfhj the new pjo series makes me SO HAPPY!! it is literally exactly what 11 year old me pictured. mr. d looks AND acts like he was taken straight from the pages of the lightning thief. grover is still my fav and i love him. also PERCABETH. holy shit. my babies are coming home!!!1!!1!

is tolerate it about a relationship? yes. can i also interpret it as pertaining to godly parents? yes! these kids literally burn offerings HOPING that their parents MIGHT notice them. i think i am justified.

ok rant over thank you ily all bye!!!

also spoilers for the book without context:

STARTED | january 4, 2024
FINISHED | n/a