Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27219200-20151115021519/@comment-28057110-20160425013128

Taehyungss97 wrote: Oreocookie1000 wrote: Remember in the blood of Olympus when Reyna tells piper that her mom say no demi god will capture her heart? well I was thinking since Apollo is turned into a mortal in the trials of Apollo that Reyna will fall in love with since he's not considered a demi-god. What are yall's thoughts on who Reyna will fall in love with. Okay so just taking in everyone's comments on the thread in regards to Reyna's prophesied love, which is I thought was heavily implied to be Apollo and here's my two cents- not that anybody wanted it: tbh I've always thought Reyna's future lover would be immortal, more importantly from olympian extraction, ever since HoH was released. To me Reyna's storyline bared strong resemblance to Psyche's and as someone mentioned Cyrene (one marries Cupid while the later has a long lasting relationship w. Apollo- Psyche becomes immortal herself and the Cyrene becomes a nymph/naiad; if that were to happen to Reyna, not saying that I want that to happen, but it solves the whole issue of her bloodline having to persist in order for the legacy of Rome to survive. Not to mention that Psyche has the "gift" of empowerment. This compels me in my beliefs. Anyway, I wouldn't really mind if they had gotten together, nor do I think it has the makings to be a god-awful ship as some of you guys make it, no offense. I just think that Apollo would have a lot- millennia's worth- of good advice at his dispense. He raised Chiron after all, and knowledge is in his domain. I really do think that he'd be the one thats capable enough to bring Reyna out of her shell; I have a contrived image of how an ideal love interest of hers would be like, personally speaking I've always wanted her to be with someone whose intuitive and loyal to a fault- perhaps that's why I am such a fan of Piper/Reyna interactions and Apollo seems to fit the bill. Piper seems to be the only one who knows what Reyna needs to be said to her, very much like Apollo if you've read Rick's side books. He also does seem to have a thing for strong minded independent women e.g) Cyrene, Daphne.. It would balance out her emotional repressiveness and her sacrificial/selfless nature. I do think they'd clash at the beginning though, Apollo's conceited, over zealous, arrogant and PROUD, so much different then Jason and Percy- I believe she has a type. But Reyna's sees and I believe ultimately falls in love with the goodness in peoples heart. She hates Orion because he's irredeemable. She was willing to find love at CHB/Greeks yet she had every right to hate them- they tried destroy her home again. Point being as a leader she always has to assess people's character, and she canonically muses about the nature of her legionnaires hearts'. Apollo is a fairly complicated guy, if she were to meet him her conclusions about him could be wrong. There's the issue of him returning to the pantheon after he wins Zeus favour and I say does he have to? Walt/Anubis did end up with Sadia, so Rick is definitely capable of writing Apollo being with Reyna. Perhaps he could remain mortal out of the love for his kids- and a lover? He could see while in mortal form with all these people going out of their way helping him, just for the sake of his survival and not want to return to Olympus? Now that he's human, he would experience human emotions and other various mental processes, which Rick hinted at. He might love people in a human sense, instead of thinking of them as objects and flitting from one to the next, it is possible? Even so, I'm personally tired of seeing the really over-used and cliche troupe of first love = true love which is disgustingly littered in YA lit. Why can't people fall in love and date out of experience? Thats a lot more realistic and tangible to reality. Love that is tragically doomed to fail/ forbidden lovers is quite common in books/movies so it's not something I'm against. I like the idea of Reyna having someone adore/love her and to me it doesn't come as a sacrifice to her "independent" nature or her strength. Some people don't like romance in Rick's books because there's too much of it- which I actually agree to and it's a bit cliche- but I still want to see Reyna fall in love. A lot of women of colour aren't presented as romantic and capable, usually white women are the ones presented as the desired persons, so it would not be cliche to see Reyna in that sense. Reyna and Apollo are opposites but what if they were to have some underlying similarities, one the surface level they could appear to be polar opposites but underneath all that hey could have strong similarities- reasons why the opposites attractive troupes are so popular and work! Regardless of that, I highly doubt that Rick would've have introduced such a big romance plot for her yet have her true love be a random legacy or a mortal that sees through the mist; Rick pairs his couples rather strategically. The tragedy surrounding Aphrodite's words compels me to think that Reyna's love would never have an easy route. Add that the fact that her fathers love for an immortal lead to his descent into insanity, which lead her to where she is now then.. And Rick has yet to pair someone with an olympian in the pjo/hoo franchise and with Apollo now being a mortal teenager... Just my thoughts. This way we could see the development of a relationship throughout all five books, I'd rather take a ship that has loads of agnst potential and screen time over her being haphazardly smacked with a side character- being akin to Charlena or Chris/Clarisse in pjo. Reyna is a very compelling character which I don't think we have a grasp on, so personally I think that she deserves every bit of a gripping, fantastical, epic love story- that we did not get in hoo- and if that means I'd have to sacrifice the stability/long term then so be it. I don't think Reyna needs the promise of permanence like someone like Annabeth or Piper would; she just needs a confidante who she can trust and share her burdens with in that's all ;) This is so terribly long but here's all my thoughts, feel free to disagree. Like you, I actually thought Reyna would fall in love with Apollo. Right now, I don't know. Whatever Rick does I'll accept. I DO hope Reyna does find love somewhere. Also, thanks to all y'all, I ship Buford x Reyna.