canon is The Goddess Test trilogy

[attractions]

Oh, sweetheart, didn't anyone ever tell you to let the dead rest? I can understand why you'd feel so attracted to me, but really. [A pause.] The time for fun and games are over. I only want to know that my family is safe, that Nicholas... [A flash of grief takes over her face.] No, he's strong. They all are, and they'll have Kate to support them until her and James find my replacement for the Council.

[She twirls a strand of hair around her finger.] Well... Maybe a little bit of fun couldn't hurt.

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[paeans]

Who couldn't be attracted to you?

[attractions]

It's difficult to resist my charms. [Have a big grin, brother.] You're looking a little different today, Theo.

[paeans]

[Raising his eyebrows slightly] Theo? I haven't had a Theo for at least a century. It's Dylan right now.

[attractions]

[Raising her eyebrows back at him.] I'm surprised Dylan was willing to give up his name without a fight. Or that he lost said fight. [She taps a finger to her lips in thought.] Apollo.

[paeans]

Aphrodite. [His tone is teasing as he says it back to her, but there's a serious glint in his eyes] We may be talking about two different things.

[attractions]

You are Apollo, but you're not mine. [Hold on a moment, she's just going to drink him in.] Nobody calls me Aphrodite anymore. [Waving him off.] It's been Ava for a long time now. [Because that's what Nicholas called her when he was pretending to be Cyrus.]

[paeans]

[There's the faintest hint of a frown on his face. He takes in the way she's looking at him, puts two and two together.] What happened? [Familiar or not, she's still his sister]

[attractions]

[Oh, Theo, don't look so glum. Even if it's a glum topic. Which is why Ava's making a face.] Do you mean about the name change?

[paeans]

That, and the way you're looking at me like you haven't had the chance to do so in a century or so. [He leans in] Tell me.

[attractions]

I'm looking at you because you're really easy on the eyes. [:'D] Technically, I've never laid eyes on you, have I? [But then a pause and a sigh.] We were fading, the people didn't know who we were. To survive, we needed to be... Us, but not. New names, to fit in with the new world.