Zagdusa

Zagdusa is the friendship between Zagreus and Dusa from the Hades fandom.

Canon
Dusa is a maid at the House of Hades, Zagreus' home. Out of the many gods who reside at that place, Zagreus is the only one who bothers being nice to her. When Zagreus first bothers to talk to her, Dusa will sound flabbergasted at the Prince of the Underworld deeming her worthy enough to speak to her. Zagreus compliments her on a job well done, but Dusa gets nervous and flies up to "clean the rafters". In Dusa's main story, Zagreus will worry if Dusa isn't burning herself out, she will reassure him that she just has to keep doing her best. Interacting with her after dying has her question how he's still here, having heard about his plans to escape the Underworld. He lies about "unfinished business" forcing him to return, not wanting to admit that he failed and got killed. He later admits that he understands how Dusa must feel being forced to work for his father, with Dusa admitting that she enjoys his "decision" to stay. Zagreus occasionally asks her questions about her ability to turn others into stone. He also hopes she's doing okay taking care of Cerberus, reassuring her that he isn't as fearsome as he seems. Dusa reassures him that she adores Cerberus, considering him the best part of the job.

Zagreus can catch Nyx giving Dusa a lecture on not speaking to Zagreus unless spoken to, Dusa fully agrees but Zagreus sounds concerned. Trying to talk to her again has Dusa tell him that she isn't supposed to talk to him and fly off. Talking to Megaera about it has her tell him that Dusa is under strict orders and he keeps interrupting her just to chat. Seeing her again has Zagreus try and talk to her about it, but Dusa feels that her beloved job is on the line and she tells him that she can't talk to him even if she wants to. Reluctantly, he confronts his surrogate mother Nyx about her treatment of Dusa. Nyx reminds him to keep a formal air around him and keep "severed gorgon heads" out of his company, which Zagreus takes offense to, telling her that he wants to choose who he interacts with. Nyx accuses him of not knowing Dusa's place and asks him to leave her be. Zagreus disobeys Nyx's request and asks Dusa if Nyx isn't satisfied with her work. Dusa does not blame him at all, taking all of Nyx's critiques of her at face value, with Zagreus admitting that Nyx doesn't sound all that unreasonable, but also claiming that her wording is the problem and asks Dusa to take care of herself. The next time they talk, Dusa uses the opportunity to thank him for cleaning up the lounge for her, to which Zagreus tells her that he's glad that he has her watching over it. Dusa is ecstatic at the compliment and tells him that she's finally caught up on her work, all thanks to him, already stressing about what she should do with all that extra time.

When Zagreus meets her again, he has the option to give her a nectar, should he do so, she will question if he really wants her to have it, he confirms it and hopes Dusa enjoys it. Her second nectar has her questioning whether the Prince is just joking around, he reassures her that he's "deadly serious". Her first Ambrosia has Zagreus thank her for doing such a good job with the lounge, to which Dusa tells him that she isn't deserving of such a divine gift, but still giving him a Cthonic Companion as a keepsake, which Zagreus is very happy over.

Fanon
Zagdusa is far more popular platonically than it is romantically.

Fandom
FAN FICTION