Ugh, this one gets under my skin whenever it pops up on my dash. Honestly, I think the whole 'Annabeth cheats on Percy' theory is born from a fundamental misreading of her character arc post-Tartarus. The theory often hinges on her intellectual curiosity or her supposed 'distance' in later books, but that feels like projecting real-world high school drama onto characters who've literally faced hell together.
People point to her interactions with Magnus Chase or her dedication to rebuilding Olympus as 'evidence' of drifting apart, but that's just... Annabeth being Annabeth? She's always been ambitious and driven by projects. Her pulling late nights on architectural plans isn't emotional infidelity; it's her processing trauma through the thing she loves. The idea she'd betray Percy after everything feels like a fanfiction trope searching for conflict where the canon provides plenty already.
I saw a really detailed meta once arguing that her PTSD could manifest as emotional withdrawal mistaken for cheating. That at least had some psychological depth, but most takes are just shallow 'she's too smart for him' nonsense. The fandom deserves better than recycling tired soap opera plots onto these two.
I've seen it float around, mostly on TikTok edits set to sad pop songs. The most common version seems to be that she cheats with a fellow architect or demigod from the Roman camp during that tense period when Percy was missing. It's always framed as a 'moment of weakness' due to grief and uncertainty, which... I don't buy. Annabeth's defining trait is her loyalty, even when it's stubborn and painful. She waited seven months for a guy who vanished into thin air; a few weeks of professional camaraderie isn't gonna break that.
Some niche threads try to pair her with Connor Stoll or Butch Walker, which feels random. The theories never stick because there's zero textual foundation. It's conflict for conflict's sake, ignoring that their relationship's real tests are external threats and differing life goals, not petty betrayal. Those discussions are way more interesting than 'who cheated'.
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Alphas Betted Bride
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A young girl is married off to an Alpha by her parents against her will. She is forced to leave her old life behind and move in with the Alpha, who is known for his power and control within the pack. Despite her initial resistance, she eventually comes to accept her new life alongside Alpha Aiden. However, she soon realizes that the Alpha is a cruel and abusive man who uses his position to control her every move. Aiden wanted the title and in order to receive it he had to take a wife. As Grabiela is about to enter his life, Aiden decides to make it fun and turn it into a game, with her as the main pond, between him and his friends. When the abuse and lies weigh too heavy she realizes that she has to leave but will he let her go? Or will he tighten his grip and lock the doors?
”I’m guessing the meeting wasn't to talk about the food arrangements for when you take over the pack?”
”They’ve arranged for me to marry Gabriella Santos from the Trimoon pack,”
”So what, when have you ever backed down from a challenge?”
”How is tying my life to another in marriage, a challenge?”
”The challenge is to make her submit to you.”
”We’ll make it more interesting-”
”- I bet you won't be able to get it done before the end of the year,”
”I’ll have her submitting to me by the end of the month,”
”Not just submit. You have to have her wrapped around your finger, hopelessly in love with you by the end of the year,”
”Ten grand to whoever wins,”
***Explicit sexual abuse, violence, and otherwise TW scenes later in the book. Will warn in Author Notes***
“Part your legs for me, Beth. Yes, like that. All nice and slow like a good girl.”
* * *
When Beth’s boyfriend of five years cheats on her, she decides she’s done being a good girl. Donned in her best party dress, she stops at a fancy club with the intention of partying and drowning herself in the best liquor they have to offer.
Her plans seem to be going well until someone notices the beauty on the dance floor. A hot, handsome stranger with the most flirtatious smile she has ever seen. The two get talking, and he makes the most outlandish offer: one night in his bed.
What better way to forget a cheating ex other than to let a stranger flush his memories out of her system?
So, she says yes to the best night of her life.
But what happens when this hot stranger demands more than a night stand with her? What will she do when another handsome man approaches her with the craziest story about werewolves?
Thalassa Cross gave up everything for love — her dreams, her career, even her pride. Once celebrated as the “Queen of Ice,” she melted her ambition for a man who swore he’d protect her. But love, she learned, could be cruel.
On the night of her third wedding anniversary, Thalassa walked in on her husband — the Beta she’d defended and adored — tangled in bed with her sister. Their betrayal shattered her, but what broke her even more was their laughter. Their arrogance. Their belief that she’d stay silent.
They were wrong.
When the world turned its back on her, Thalassa turned cold. If her husband can cheat, then she knew she could do better. Her rebellion began the night she met the Grayson Twins — Kael and Kieran — the Alphas of the rival BlueMoon Pack. Powerful. Merciless. Everything her husband wasn’t. What began as revenge soon spiraled into something darker… something real.
Now, trapped between the past that betrayed her and the men who would burn the world to keep her, Thalassa must decide:
Will she destroy the pack that broke her?
Or let love destroy her again?
Because this time, she’s not playing to survive — she’s playing to win and show everyone that not only men deserves loyalty in marriage—woman do too.
***Offical Book 2 of Scars and the Ahswood Family Saga***
As the Ashwoods and Alosies travel to South Korea for the internal Werewolf Council, their lives are turned upside down when James Ashwood finds his fated mate, An Jieun. She is no ordinary Wolf half of her is not a wolf or a human but a nine-tailed fox god.
Will An Jieun be able to accept her wolf side and become the future Luna the Ashwood pack needs? What does her Demigod existence mean for werewolves and supernatural beings?
Can James protect his mate from outside forces? Can he finally accept his birthright as the next Alpha and Alpha Council Chairman?
My wife, Cassia, was a wood nymph. A cursed one. Forbidden to love mortals.
But she fell for me anyway. Every time her heart fluttered for me, the gods struck her down with agony.
She willingly endured that torture ninety-nine times just for a chance to be with me.
Then, demons dragged me to Tartarus. Hellfire and whips became my sun and moon.
Right as I was about to break, I remembered a prayer Cassia taught me—a desperate whisper to the gods.
It finally worked. But instead of help, I heard Cassia talking to her patron goddess, Hecate.
"Cassia, how could you bargain with the Furies? You let them drag Aiden to Tartarus!"
Cassia's voice choked with desperate tears. "Adonis was supposed to suffer this fate. But he's a fragile mortal. This would destroy his soul! I had no choice if I wanted to save him."
"Aiden is a child of prophecy. His soul is strong. The Fates watch over him. He'll survive."
"Once I save Adonis, I can stay in the mortal realm forever. Then, I'll use my eternal life and all my love to repay the hell he's enduring for me."
My heart shattered.
As the monsters closed in on me, I stopped fighting. I gave up.
I was Apollo’s most devoted follower, the lover he handpicked from a sea of worshippers.
With me, he’d always shed his divine arrogance. He was so tender, so attentive. I actually thought he loved me to the bone.
Until seven days before our Consort Ceremony, when I used my gift of prophecy to peek into our future together.
I expected to see a lifetime of blinding love. Instead, I saw him violently tangled in the sheets with my adopted sister, Cassandra.
Wrapped around him, Cassandra giggled. "You're so good to me, my Lord. Thanks to you, I'll finally get my sister's Sight and take her place as High Priestess."
And Apollo—my god, my lover—smiled down at her with pure adoration. "Whatever makes you happy, little bird. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have played pretend for this long, let alone allow her to become a god's consort."
In that split second, my heart turned to ash. My faith shattered into a million pieces.
With seven days left until the ceremony, I didn't confront them. Instead, I fell to my knees before the altar of Hades, Lord of the Underworld.
"I offer you my gift of prophecy. I will be your most loyal follower in exchange for your sanctuary."
"Please. Take me away from here. Take me somewhere Apollo can never find me."
Let's get this out of the way: I can't stand those stories. I've seen them pop up in the tags on AO3, mostly in the 'Angst' or 'Dark' categories. It's always some out-of-character version of Annabeth, written just to hurt Percy. Usually it's with Luke or a random mortal character, and the whole thing feels like a cheap way to manufacture drama. The core of their relationship in 'Percy Jackson' is built on this incredible, unshakeable loyalty.
It's a betrayal of their entire dynamic, and it often reads like a writer who just wants to see Percy suffer for angst's sake without understanding why their bond works. Honestly, I scroll right past them. There's enough genuine conflict in their world without resorting to that trope.
Man, I'm still not over that chapter in 'The Blood of Olympus'. Honestly, I felt betrayed, but not by Annabeth—by the writer. Building them up for years, going through Tartarus together, just to throw in some random tension with a Roman architect? It felt like a manufactured conflict when they already had enough real problems to deal with. The fandom kind of exploded for a minute there. I saw arguments on Tumblr that got vicious.
Some people were convinced it was totally out of character, while others argued she was just seeking comfort after so much trauma. I can see both sides, but my gut reaction stays negative. It undermined the core of their relationship for me, which was always about unwavering loyalty in a chaotic world.
I mostly skip that part on re-reads now.