I had to take a trip down high school literature class memory lane for this one, hehe, but no, I haven’t considered writing fic for this myth, or other Greek myths for that matter. But I certainly wouldn’t be opposed to it, particularly for Pygmalion and Galatea!

If I were to write one for them, perhaps I’d do a bit of a character study on pygmalion’s pov. As Galatea is his creation, she holds the exact same interests and opinions as him. As much as he’s so misogynistic and narcissistic that he could only fall in love with a statue who is a reflection of him, completely subservient to him, I wonder if as the years go on and the fantasy starts to chip away, little by little… he might find her a bit stale? Redundant? But he doesn’t want to encourage galatea, he wants to stay “safe” in this perfect relationship, because he’s too scared to admit reality—that deep down, he’d appreciate it if she held some agency and nuance. He’s an artist too, and he intrinsically, he wouldn’t mind a bit of creativity...

And by the end, when he’s on his death bed, he regrets his wish of turning her into a person. Not that his egotistical ass would ever say it though. He’d rather to continue to idolize her and the life they had together, and remain blinded by adoration. To stay delusional in a fantasy is often more comforting after all than facing reality after all. :P but did he ever achieve true happiness…? hmm… 🤔

(If galatea is a true reflection of him, then I also believe that deep down, she was curious of what it would be like to have a bit of agency. But as she is him, and he is her, she never mentions it. She adheres to the submissive, perfect role her husband expects her to have as his wife. Perhaps she’d have more to give him if they did break the barrier between fantasy and reality, but they will never know…)

Thank you for this question. It was fun to think about my own little idea for a hypothetical fic. Don’t know if I’ll ever put it on my docs, but this was certainly fun. :>