loooooove the idea of zag actually getting to meet all his mean beautiful godcousins!! his unbridled genuine enthusiasm and lack of cruelty would be so novel to them... like haha right you "love" me what's the catch and he's like owo? :D?

ares, suspicious: you LIKE me?
zagreus: yes :)
ares: [understanding] ah! you mean you love the thrill of warfare
zagreus: no man i like you! for like, your personality!
ares: [choked up] that's fine

artemis: i dont care for my family and need no one
zagreus: :]
artemis: [tucking him into her hunting satchel] as i said,

i feel like they would try to pull classic god pranks on him for a while like 'if you slight me without realizing you maybe get to be a tree for a while bitch' or 'which of us is more beautiful and why is it me, dionysus' but it's just not satisfying because he's too sweet

athena: has he decided who's prettiest yet?
aphrodite, chin on hand: no. it's been two weeks and he's still making notes in the dirt with a stick. i'm going to bring him a snack