As crucial as it is for fans to witness the undeniable chemistry Walker Scobell, Leah Jeffries, and Aryan Simhadri have as the main trio, another thing that longtime Rick Riordan readers are asking for is, when do Percy and Annabeth kiss in Percy Jackson and the Olympians?
Spoiler Warning: This article contains MAJOR SPOILERS for Percy Jackson and the Olympians!
When Do Percy and Annabeth Start Liking Each Other?
Percy and Annabeth got off to a rough start, both in the Percy Jackson books and in Disney's Percy Jackson and the Olympians series.
Instead of feeling welcomed by his fellow demigod, Annabeth kept her distance to analyze which Cabin Percy belonged to on his first day. Annabeth didn't even help Percy when he was being bullied by Clarisse and her friends.
Not to mention, Percy was even more confused when Annabeth pushed him into the river without explaining anything, only for her work to come reaping rewards: Percy had finally been claimed by his father, Poseidon.
Annabeth Confesses Her Feelings to Percy
The 'Percabeth' ship is in for a bumpy ride on the Disney series, considering that the books didn't even let the two dig deep into their feelings, at least until The Last Olympian, aka the fifth book in the Percy Jackson books.
Although their feelings have been building up since Percy's pent-up jealousy, this slow-burn romance forming between them is exactly why readers have continued to root for the main couple in the series.
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When Will Percy and Annabeth Kiss in Percy Jackson and the Olympians?
As of writing, what remains to be seen in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series is when exactly the storylines in Rick Riordan's books will come to fruition on the Disney+ show.
Considering that Riordan plans on adapting his novel series faithfully onto the small screen, it's likely we'll get to see Percy and Annabeth's first kiss somewhere around Season 3 or Season 4. (Mind you, this first kiss is a different one compared to their underwater kiss).
Besides, as Riordan explained in his interview with TODAY, Percy and Annabeth will always be relevant to the story, most especially their eventual relationship. This is because:
"Becky [Riordan] and I got together when we were 16. We've been together [for] a long time. She is in many ways, in every way, my better half, my Annabeth, the person who keeps me from doing the dumb seaweed brain things that I would otherwise do. When I draw on Percy and Annabeth, that is straight out of my own relationship with Becky."
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