Do you think the other gods are oddly fascinated with Dionysus because. He’s human in a way they could never be?
He’s a god. He’s an Olympian. But he’ll never be a true god in their eyes. There are just too many things so distinctly mortal about him.
I also think their fascination would be more prominent, and at a peak, when he first became a god. Because they’ve never seen ANYONE like him before. They also just don’t understand how to be normal (around each other atleast, they know how to act by human social standards) so they just like stare at him. Like he’s a bug.
Young god!Dionysus: oh god. they don’t like me do they . oh no I know Zeus said I’m immortal but what if they try to kill me SHIT SHIT SHIT
The others: he has blood in his veins.
Like he has a much more physical form than the others. Obviously he can still like change it, he’s not bound by it, but he feels more comfortable in a human body. Not to mention there’s just something so much more real about him, something the gods could never understand.
Imagining Apollo, the god of medicines, healing, and plagues and stuff just being incredibly fascinated and curious about humans. Not just because of those domains—but also so connected he is to people via music. Like he’s just overall so drawn to humanity. And now finds this new little brother SO INTERESTING
He’ll randomly just like stare at him without meaning to and say some creepy shit like “I can hear your heart thumping in your chest.” And Dionysus is just like. WTF??
“What a blessing it is. To have a heart beating under your skin. Warm and pulsating.”
“Okay. that’s enough. BYE.”
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