Standing Up // Heroes of Olympus AU

Percy is abused. Living in a real-life nightmare with Gabe Ugliano, and he can't say a word about it.

Annabeth is also abused. And lives the three of the worst human beings in the planet. She's a toy, a slave. And nothing else. She's worth nothing, not even her brains. But she's still alive somehow.

Jason is bullied with expectations. He works and works, tries his best. But his father, a business man. His mother, a drunk. Expectations from both of them could drive him off a building.

Piper is ignored. Her facade is what's helping her. She is popular, perfect, and is everything above a normal person. But what you don't see, is a girl who wants a father. A girl who wants friends. A girl who needs someone to love.

Frank is insecure. Sure, he lives an ordinary life. Sure, he's nice and buff. But what does he really think? "Am I good enough?" "Will this let her down..?" mother. The thought of death can either bring you up, or down.

Hazel feels out of place. No matter how hard she tries, she can never fit in. At school, in the orphanage, or even in a store for that matter. And what do people do when someone is different? Pick on them for it.

Leo. Leo Valdez is a Murder. He killed his mother with a single match. Regrets are everything that fills his day. Nightmares are what fills him every night. So he pretends to be happy, when he's dying inside.

Nico, a young man bullied for his background. Nothing else. Just because he was there when his sister died, doesn't mean he killed her. Just because people know a bit about him, doesn't mean they should act like they know him.

But, in this time of need, fate brings in a little ray of light of hope into their dark lives. And what is that hope you ask? Each other.