some royal family au headcanons for y’all, since zeus is a very different person in this au.
regarding his siblings: he adores ALL of them, and looks up to them a lot. hades most of all, however -- he wants to be a prince just like him, wants to be as strong and smart and rule a kingdom just like hades will --- but he’s told to keep his mouth shut about all of that. i think he’s closest with demeter and hades, though -- he trails after hades, and spends lots of time playing / training / exploring with demeter. he’s also close with hestia, just not as dependant on her int his verse as he is normally.
he’s pretty carefree?? he’s not concerned with conquering a kingdom, or ruling, or having any real responsibility at all. he can be a little cocky around lesser people in the kingdom, still that familiar zeus we all know and love -- but around his superiors, he becomes very quiet, reserved, and careful, because of his father.
he’s also quite the flirt when he grows older, unabashedly so. there’s no real tact to it like he has normally, he just does it at every turn. this being said, i think he was a virgin for considerably longer than he was in main verse.
he’s very dutiful in his lessons, considering he’s taught by very valued members of the kingdom and wouldn’t dare disrespect them; but he also has a thirst for knowledge, as per usual -- he wants to be like hades, remember? he just doesn’t want to BE in hades’ shoes. the idea of a kingdom is appealing to him for about three seconds until he remembers all the work he’d have to do / all the freedom he would lose.
he’s excellent with a sword, and has shown prowess in his control over lightning -- but that’s something he’s had to practice very minimally so as not to seem threatening to his father.