Us: *starved from lack of representation in our favorite novels*
Rick Riordan: Heard y’all wanted some representation so here an African American girl raised in the 1940’s lol
Us: OH MY GOD YES THA-
Rick Riordan: Oh lets give her an awkward yet badass Chinese-Canadian boyfriend
Us: OH MY-
Rick Riordan: Oh, here’s a Native American girl daughter of Aphrodite with a movie star dad
Us: I-
RR: What about a smol sassy Latino boy that will soon become your favorite character?
Us: AWW-
RR: Oh wait, here an lil emo Italian sad boi and his sunny optimistic boyfriend
Us: WH-
RR: Here’s a badass native Latina who takes no shit (we all know she gay af for Thalia but we must wait)
Us: Oh-
RR: Y’all wanna hear about the queen of bisexuals Apollo?
Us: I’m-
RE: What about an old, non-sexualized lesbian couple with an incredibly romantic backstory??
Us: Wait-
RR: OH WAIT! Do you want a badass Muslim girl who follows tradition Muslim values but doesn’t let it stop her from living a normal life? Oh, and she’s also in a healthy arranged marriage don’t worry
Us: H-
RR: How about a gender-fluid and transgender child of Loki with a lovely taste in fashion?
Us: Wait hold o-
RR: What about a deaf elf who uses sign language to communicate but is still a valuable character cause he’s magical as well?
Us: But-
RR: Oh, and here’s two biracial siblings that look nothing alike but they’re related, trust me
Us: *shocked*
RR: OH! I ALMOST FORGOT! Literally all theses characters are dyslexic, but it’s ok because it’s possible to live a full life even with disorders like dyslexia.
Us: *faints from the tidal wave of representation thrown at us*
RR: Anything else?
Us:
Of course I’ve changed. We all change. We all grow up, grow wiser, grow distant from the things we never thought we would. We all learn to laugh a little more and cry a little more and be a little more silly. We all slowly start to forget the people we once cared so much for, start to let the memories fade, and the faces blur. I have changed, and I will always be changing. For the better or worse, is a matter of perception. But don’t tell me I’ve changed like it isn’t inevitable.
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