Stereotypical

by imnotgoodwithusernames1234

Emma just flunked her math test. Joey prefers to do things peacefully. Lilly is sick of gardening. Jamie never wants to get a boyfriend. Evelyn hates using a bow. Aaron has never stolen a thing in his life. For normal kids there would be nothing wrong with this. But these kids aren't normal. These are the kids who break stereotypes for good.

7. Epilogue

She felt like nobody took her seriously as a blonde. She had to work twice as hard to get recognition as a strategist, an architect, a senior counselor - anything that had to do with brains. – Annabeth Chase, The Mark of Athena.

So, what happened next?

Emma Wilkins

Emma stopped trying to fit in with her siblings. She stuck out and that was just the way she like it. Her friend Rosie worked up the guts to ask out Jonathan and Emma went out with a Son of Apollo. Her father on the other hand tried for the rest of his life to figure out how she got a forty-three on a math test.

Joey Princeton

Joey never grew out of his peaceful ways. In fact, he lived longer than the average demigod and became a world famous diplomat. Of course he always had time to come home to his wife, Elsa. They lived in a small town with plenty of room for her flowers.

Lilly Provasi

Lilly stopped pretending to be anyone but herself. Her siblings weren't impressed, but Lilly didn't care. She was happy. She became a camp renowned swordswoman and never went back to Vermont. She grew up and had a huge yard with no flowers. Especially not orchids.

Jamie Linsley

Jamie only came back to camp one time, four years later. That was the time Artemis went missing. When they won Capture the Flag she realized how silly her siblings were. The Hunters were right that love is worthless. She never did make up with Silena, but lived a long and happy life with the Hunters.

Evelyn Bradach

Evelyn took her mom's advice to heart. She gave up trying to impress her father and was fully and truly herself. In fact, her father's oracle granted her a quest a few years later. A sword fighter was just what it needed. So, in a way, she did impress her father after all by just being herself.

Aaron Richard

Aaron never did steal a thing. Ever. Although it was fun to watch Raven prank the rest of the camp, he didn't join in. Josh didn't stay counselor for much longer either, so Aaron's life got a lot better. Oh, and Ella's bow broke the very next day as promised. She never figured out who did it.

So, why do stereotypes matter?

Stereotypes make us think that people are all the same. Every child of Athena HAS to be smart. Every child of Ares HAS to be violent. Every child of Demeter HAS to love gardening. Every child of Aphrodite HAS to love dating. Every child of Apollo HAS to love archery. Every child of Hermes HAS to be a prankster and a thief. Maybe that evil Aphrodite girl was pushed into being like that. She used to play soccer and watch wrestling. That Apollo kid missed the target! Maybe he's no good at archery. So, ask yourself this. Why do we think this way? What can we do to break stereotypes for good?

What can we do to be anything but stereotypical?

(A/N I hope you guys liked this. Stereotypes are just so dumb and I had this realization that demigods might go through this, too after I read that quote at the top.)