Board Thread:Antaeus' Arena: Audience Chamber/@comment-1515612-20160527042231/@comment-37816219-20181214202809

''I originally started thinking these thoughts for a Caleo vs Solangelo chat (that was archived and I needed someplace else to vent my thoughts), so this is a lot of me talking about him before Calypso. Keep that in mind. Okay cool. (Sorry I wrote a bunch I actually just don't have a life). Also there is something wrong with the bolding text and it's not letting me change it to normal text except for this portion, sorry.''

'''Okay, so I love Nico... However, I am still going with Leo, and here’s why:'''

'''Leo is just so sad and full of loss, and the book really seems to emphasize his want/need to connect with someone on a deeper level. This isn’t to say that Nico wasn’t also sad and troubled, because boy he sure was too. The difference is the way it changed them and how this change affected their life. Nico became all dark and everything, while Leo became kind of obnoxious/annoying because he deals with loss through humor. I have a lot of sympathy for Nico, and I can honestly say that his depression makes me want to hug him and cry. A lot of times, it seems like that's the same thing that a lot of the other book characters, his friends, want to do as well, because they know he is sad and it hurts them. They don’t sympathize as much with Leo though because he’s just that happy, annoying 7th wheel who (seemingly) doesn’t know anything about sadness and death. He puts on a mask for everyone (See the quote, “You look sad when you think no one is looking at you.”). They can also be harsh with him sometimes because of his i-don’t-take-anything-seriously personality (that, again, stems from his tremendous loss). So Leo probably felt more alone than Nico, because it's not like he has anyone reaching out to help him (well maybe piper but like not really) and he feels rejected and like a 7th wheel all the time. And he’s not only rejected by his friends.I mean he spends his time flirting with girls that he knows are out of his league and that he'll never get with, just because he is so scared of getting rejected by someone he might actually have a chance with. '''

'''Yeah, he makes a whole lot of mistakes in the books, but c'mon. Team Leo. '''