Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-29729973-20160914041006/@comment-28590810-20161030045612

Commander Tool Belt wrote: SnowflakesS wrote:

Commander Tool Belt wrote: If so I can logically explain my reasons and I'll be the one laughing at the end. Wow, that sounds like a challenge, great, I'm in the mood for a debate. But first, I apologize for the reply, it was stupid. Now, while I like solangelo they are far from being the best Riordanverse couple, same as Frazel, but I would like to know your reasons of how Frank and Hazel are a better couple than Percy and Annabeth. Easy. Let's compare, shall we?

Are any of the characters in any of these ships widely reverred as irritating? Nope. In my opinion irritating? Nope.

Was time taken in the build up? For Percabeth, five years, the probably best built couple. But remember that during these five years Percy and Annabeth only saw during summer thrice, once during winter in which she shortly went missing after, and that one time where they met during school. So they probably took about a year or a year and a half maximum total. Frazel is also good, about seven or eight weeks in the end, plus Frank and Hazel pulling sentry duty quite often so getting to know each other quite well to the point that they were 'best friends'. So that is two yes'.

Now, for many the deciding factor as this decides how annoying the couple is or not (the main problem with Jasper is indeed from this and many HATE them) Are they overly obsessed with each other or not? Well, I cannot say much about Percy, but Annabeth went from a brainy wise girl in PJO to a Percymaniac wise girl in HoO. Frank and Hazel? They love and care for each other, but show no indication of over obsession.

That, in my humble opinion is why Frazel is the best. Sorry for the late reply, but here I am.

The irritating factor is subjective, some people can think that Frank and Hazel are annoying, same as Percy and Annabeth, depends on the reader.

I agree with you, Percabeth and Frazel are the couples with the best build up in the series, The dynamic of Hazel and Frank as friends with awkward romantic tension was nice, fun and interesting in SoN, but here comes my problem with them, after the second book, the relationship kind of...faded. Maybe is my memory failing but I cant remember an actual moment post SoN with Frank and Hazel acting like a couple,you know, doing simple things like talk, joke, argue, etc.

Its kind of frustrating because both are amazing characters with a relationship with great build up, but the actual couple is bland, and not really that memorable.

We know how Percy and Annabeth act in a relationship, we see them talking, arguing, bickering and supporting each other, which makes them memorable and likeable for the readers.

And for the obssession thing, well Annabeth becoming a "Percymaniac" its understandable, after months of searching without results I would be crazily protective/obsessed of my SO too, but Frank, after a month of knowing Hazel he has the urge of burning his stick so she can be warm. That could be a little unsettling for some people.