A/N Grr! Another late update! I'm so so sorry guys. I've just been busy all the time. Anyway, here you go. Sorry that it's short.
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ARandomFangirler: "I think you should do Hephaestus. He hides behind machines. He doesn't spend much time with other because 'machines are more reliable'."
Disclaimer: I don't own PJO. (It's a pity, isn't it?)
To Hephaestus,
It probably wouldn't be a good idea to call you 'Repair boy', would it? (Leo doesn't like that name either.) Anyway we have more serious matters to attend to. (Ha! Percy Jackson being serious? Who would have thought!) Anyway that's besides the point.
Stop hiding. (Oh, I'm the hypocrite! Actually, I am, but we're talking about you right now.) Stop hiding. From what, you say? Oh, that's easy. Everything. You are afraid of people. You are afraid of life. Most of all though, you are afraid of your own feelings. You are afraid of love. Ironic, right? You married your fear. Not a lot of people can say. That it's even weirder when you say that you love your fear. You love… Love. You know it's true though. You love your wife, and it pains you that she doesn't love you back. (I'm going to tell you a secret though. You didn't hear it from me, but Aphrodite's loves you just as much as you love her, if not more.)
Now let's get back to the main subject. Hiding. Solves. Nothing. Sometimes, hiding is strategic when you are waiting for the right moment to do something. However, when it gets to the point that you can do something, and you don't… Well, that's cowardness. I really don't want to tell you this, but Hephaestus, you are a coward. I'm sorry but it's the truth. You hide behind your machines. Because of what? Are you afraid of betrayal? (Sadly, that is unavoidable at one point in your life, but you need to find someone to trust.) Are you afraid that people won't like you? Maybe they will throw you off of Olympus like Hera did. Di immortals! You are a god. You shouldn't be afraid. Besides, if people can't accept you for who you truly are, then maybe they aren't worth your time.
I realize that you are likely Leo. You have low self esteem. (Although Leo hides it behind jokes.) You can't accept the fact that you are an amazing person. Look around you Hephaestus. You are nothing short of a genius with amazing building skills. You have wonderful children (even though they weren't from your wife). You have Aphrodite, your wife, who loves you just as much as the rest of your family. (They really do love you even though both of you and them would deny it.)
I know that trusting is hard Hephaestus. Trust me. I know. As for having trust in yourself and having good self-esteem, sometimes, that seems to be near impossible. I realize now though, after all these years, it's not quite impossible.
Just do me a favor will you? At least try. Even if you can't trust everyone, at least try to trust someone, your wife, your son, your father. I don't care. Just find someone to trust.
Two words Hephaestus. Love and Trust.
"Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place."
-Zora Neale Hurston
Trust me,
Percy Jackson
A/N I hope you liked it! So far, there are 28 reviews on this story. Now, that may not seem like alot to you, but at least that lets me know that someone likes it.
Bye amazing people of fanfiction! :D