Oml. I have been utterly PLAGUED by this idea and it has not left my head.
What if Andras had a daughter? And she’s been just,, there, in the ruined Spring court. She’s sneaky af, so she’s managed to survive. And, this could be because I watched Arcane, and have been obsessed with The Last Of Us recently, But like.. Grumpy, broken Tamlin feels obligated to take care of her. Even though she’s evidently able to and he’s obviously the one who needs some caring. Also, when I say daughter, I mean like.. 10 years old. It’s not a romance thing, that’s the last thing Tamlin needs.
He’s obviously an asshole to her at the start, like ‘get out of here’ and ‘You shouldn’t be here’. Not only does he not want her there bc he’s brooding, but also because he feels deep guilt for Andras’s death. But she’s very mature and educated on the matters of Amarantha and a bit of Prythian (Andras and her mom kept her educated) and for the most part it doesn’t bother her, though this doesn’t stop her from being hella bitter towards Feyre.
But like.. Tamlin grows soft for her. They hang out in silence, sometimes she reads him poetry (I imagine she has a stammer), and he plays the fiddle for her. Eventually they just start doing stuff together, like planting flowers (they replant roses in memory of Tam’s mother). He teaches her how to fight as well, as well as teaches her how to use her abilities (if she has any, that is).
I also like to imagine that while Tamlin is protecting her, she had also made Tamlin not want to off himself, and take better care of himself (a thirty minute walk every day!).
It’s late for me rn, I’m probably gonna revise this later, as it’s all over the place, but ye.
(I image the gold hoops in her hair were Tamlin’s mothers, at least the girl would appreciate them!)
