finished 3.1 last night and aglanaxa is kind of different for me bc i don’t really see them as romantically involved in the current day and we don’t know enough about their pasts for me to confidently say anything about the nature of their relationship before canon but i admit they’ve really grabbed my attention as a pair bc i think there’s an interesting contrast in their beliefs and approaches and bc of what we know about aglaea so far and how we saw anaxa interact with the families of the deceased i’m inclined to believe their conflict is inseparable from aglaea’s distance from her personhood and emotions. i’m very interested in characters who have a difficult time navigating responsibilities as leaders while also balancing interpersonal relationships and considering their own emotions and personhood so aglaea is naturally up my alley and i’m looking forward to seeing more about her differences and similarities with anaxa bc so far their behaviors remind me of two different approaches to leadership, one where a single person tries to carry the weight of many responsibilities while making assumptions about the wants and needs of the people while simultaneously neglecting their own and another where the leader places more value in operating within the community rather than “above” it, which is something we’ve seen multiple times with aglaea, both physically and with regards to her position as a chrysos heir. aglaea values keeping peace within the city and for her that involves keeping the people ignorant to the true extent of the crises while anaxa believes very firmly in education and transparency and went out of his way to tell the truth to the families of the deceased, something aglaea views as a threat to the impression she hopes to keep people under. both care deeply about people’s wellbeing and they have two very different approaches and beliefs so i’m really interested in seeing where this goes bc i feel like they’ll have to compromise and honestly my hope is that anaxa’s passion will eventually resonate with aglaea in a way that strengthens her remaining connection with her personhood since we’ve already seen how he evokes strong emotional responses from her despite her worsening detachment. i’m very partial to ships that involve one or both characters being encouraged to (re)connect with their communities and give more care to their own feelings and desires so anaxa’s attitude towards the chrysos heirs and prophecy is very interesting to me partly bc i’m wondering if it’ll play a part in lessening the distance aglaea maintains from others and her own self. admittedly i’ve been interested in aglanaxa before 3.1 bc of the love their titans share so i appreciate the irony in their personal conflict