#apsyrtus

[cozyrogue]

as much as I love medea and support her always, i also feel a lot of sympathy for her brother apsyrtus, the one that she killed to buy herself time to flee colchis.

the fact that he felt like he was going to inherit the throne but probably would not have even if he had survived, because his father aeëtes probably can't die. the fact that he was so loyal to his father and almost clingy to him. he's driven the sun chariot and has a helmet that hurts to stare at. aeëtes probably allowed him all this.

apsyrtus living in this delusion that he will inherit colchis even though he would never have that in any universe. his father entertaining that and letting him have attention and wealth and glory.

[cozyrogue]

aeëtes giving his son apsyrtus everything, allowing him glory and spotlight and constant praise but not valuing him as a person, instead dressing him up like a doll

aeëtes knowing his daughter medea is much smarter than him and listening when she advises him (and I also headcanon that she initially set the trials for the seekers of the fleece) but mostly wanting her out of his sight