Well, finally some free time on my hands. I'm going to get back to writing.
Throughout the last week, I did some (*a lot*) research on Pertemis fanfictions. Frankly, I found a bit of a problem with the ship.
Artemis is an immortal, and Percy is a mortal.
Now that might seem okay, but seriously there is a huge problem. Any Pertemis story has to end in any of these 3 ways:
A. Percy becomes an immortal. B. A tragedy (Percy dies). C. Artemis becomes a mortal.
A is the most commonly used trope in this fandom. Nobody likes a tragedy, and both the other options end up in tragedy. Unfortunately, A is deeply flawed because the only way Artemis would respect or even remotely like Percy is because of his unpredictability, his principles, and his fatal flaw. Becoming immortal would fundamentally mean he loses his fatal flaw, and his principles (not a chance without it). So, Pertemis is tbh improbable in that situation, and certainly not ideal. Way B is a tragedy and it can make up some truly good story, but unless someone just wants to torture people for the fun of it, B is out. Last but best is C. The difference between B and C is that in B, Percy dies, but in C, both of them die eventually.
So, this is all my research work, and I am trying to figure out a way to make the best Pertemis story. For the meantime here's a story I would recommend to every Pertemis fan. Trust me, even if you dont like the ship, give it a try. It beats every other story you have ever read:
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12116819/1/Gambit-s-Refrain
