#the son;zagreus

[mythvoiced]

@tewwor | ♥ | Orpheus

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“Tell you what, mate,” this corner of the House is both one of his favourites and one of his least favourites. The court musician he’s approaching, plus the contractor’s table in reach and Nyx merely around the corner - the lounge in sight, the tables beckoning a few sips of nectar - make this a rather pleasant little spot.

None better if he just wants to lean against a nearby wall and listen to the famous singer make music the likes only Apollo could rival.

But it’s also one of his least favourites... for very obvious reasons.

Zagreus continues to shake his head to the side, trying to get some residual Styx out of his ear, all while side-staring at the still vacant spot behind his father’s desk. The king of the dead must be still up there, somewhere, probably enjoying his umpteenth victory against his son and the knowledge of having thwarted him once again by killing him.

And Zagreus has just about had it.

He stops his ministrations to grin at the court musician. “I think joining me for my next attempt might be worth a shot. Feel like tagging along?”

[aroaceleovaldez]

Nico referring to his mom as "Mama" implies he most likely at least used to refer to Hades as "Papa" and i 100% headcanon he still does but mostly in the manner of him having the entire Underworld wrapped around his finger for being the baby of the family

[eveaii]

[spineless-lobster]

please, my son. he is very sick… and the only cure… is zagreus being a big brother….

[fallowfrog]

"you wish to leave this place? then, it is my wish to make your doing so a little bit more interesting..."

[sleepy-bear-tm]

been replaying Hades

[lokh]

these are no longer sketches. im done. i just wanted to draw the sons of hades interacting and it spiralled out of control ........

[atlas-dr0wned]

zag puts this up above the entrance to his bedroom and poor nyx has to stand under it

[hunbuhns]

WIP WIP WIP I hope you all like Hades :3

[ladykakata]

Number of times I have referred to Zagreus Hadesgame as my son, a precious baby boy, or similar: yes

Number of times I will do so in the future: ∞

[bluewitching]

‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾ The Fallen Godling ☽༓･*˚⁺‧͙

[mythvoiced]

@kamipyre | ♥

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“It’s the incessant disinterest and constant expectations.”

Zagreus eats nothing but junk food. You’d think with the amount of fat and calories he keeps so enthusiastically shoving into his mouth, he wouldn’t have the chipper physique of a late 20s bachelor who’d only ever cared about getting a sports scholarship and a concussion.

Alas, Zagreus didn’t care much about the kind of sports that would have gotten him a scholarship back in the day. And he’s not exactly a bachelor.

The rest is... pretty much on point.

Right down to the concussion.

Which is the thing he’s pretty sure he’s sporting right now. All while shoving yet another fry into his mouth, grotesquely salted and without a drop of ketchup. His mixed accent spills only after the potato had already been chewed, a polite man who eats with his elbows on the table.

He grabs another fry and begins gesticulating. A napkin would help here, but he’d already pushed his own towards the forensic, case she’d like to transform it into a shape more magnificent than his greasy fingers could ever hope to dream of.

It’s probably not a good thing that he’s this familiar with someone from law enforcement solely because he keeps getting dragged into the nearest station after getting his ass ceremoniously handed to him by his boyfriend’s brother.

No amount of ‘but officer, it was consensual, we were sparring!’ would convince the questioner, especially once you took a look at Zagreus’ state and the complete lack of impairment on Charon’s anything.

To be fair, though, the reason he’s actually in any way familiar with this member of the LAPD is because he’d asked about the origami littering so many desks, and not because he'd fucked up enough to have to involve forensics.

“You’d think having only one child you have actual direct communicative access to would make him more likely to expend a minute amount of care towards said child, alas,” he sighs.

Then he offers a smile. “Sorry for rambling, by the way. How was your day?”

[yonemurishiroku]

This fic has Jason Todd as Zagreus and Thanatos’ son which makes Nico di Angelo his uncle and they’re all gods (which, in Jason’s case, is going to be) 

and it’s such a random thing that I’m cackling wheezing but also have to give it to the author because this is really something----

[ricebooks]

Theseus Hadesgame is so wacky to me. Imagine becoming king in Elysium and enjoying an eternity of sport, prestige, and companionship with the very minotaur you slew. Depending on the myth, you are the son of Aegeus and Aethra or Poseidon and Aethra. There's even a version where you are the son of Aegeus, Aethra, and Poseidon, because Athena (your godly cousin/matchmaker????) came to your mother in a dream and told her how to get possessed by Poseidon (your father? mother? fother??? mather???).

You are eternally in your prime. You fight This Random Guy every day/night. Sometimes you call on the aid of Dionysus, your ex's (who happens to be Asterius' sister, who helped you escape the labyrinth and defeat the Minotaur and whom you abandoned on the island of Naxos) immortal husband and get smacked around and drunk from your own divine call. But anything for the fans right? Fans love a good show!

When That Random Guy eventually bests you, you amp up the trash talk until suddenly your best friend seems like he hates you and you fear for your friendship (relationship?). That Random Guy reduces his greeting to "Asterius. Other guy." You call That Random Guy a homewrecker until your best friend steps in and clarifies his relationship to That Random Guy.

(Good, it wasn't like you had been hiding insecurities about your self-worth and playing up the cockiness for the fans.)

Somewhere along the line, the Queen returns. Somewhere along the line, you fight in a bronze chariot and golden armor befitting of the king you are, graciously provided by Daedalus. Asterius looks dashing in his armor. You continue calling That Guy names like "blackguard" and "monster." He can't possibly be any sort of royalty whatsoever; just a wayward shade with the same laurel as Lord Hades, a pauldron of three skulls that is not reminiscient of Cerberus, the King's loyal, three-headed dog, and divine weapons he obviously stole!

You continue the rest of your undead life. You are happy to eternally remain with Asterius and fight with him for eternity. Perhaps you wonder the origins of That Guy, but you never deign to ask.

That Guy, in your eyes, is still a homewrecker.

[effable-as-f]

Oh the other day in the Hades boss fight I got this line of dialogue where Hades literally refers to Zagreus as his "wayward son" which basically confirms to me that The Wayward Son Arcana represents him

Number I the Sorceress and number II the Wayward Son it's them <3

[pupuseriazag]

Mutis salvadoreños me van a matar

Hoy por primera vez me comi un alfajor