#classic Tam as canon erased my babes

[flowerflamestars]

Timeloop au snippet

Lucien had always been quick, but in his own territory, rattled to the point of a constant knives edge since Feyre’s kidnapping, Tamlin was quicker. Snapping the door shut, wards of the house slamming down, containing them all in one place.   “Lucien.”   Nesta’s hand slid beneath his shirt, gesture hidden, aligned to the scarred skin of his back in silent apology.   “Tam,” Lucien swallowed. “I can explain.”   Flowers blooming in his eyes- a lord of becoming, a lord of mad folly, Lucien’s friend of centuries, torn apart trying to rescue the woman he loved from what he knew to be only one of the most feared creatures in Prythian.   Slowly, Tamlin sank back against the door, furious expression muddling into a muted horror.   Both palms pressed over his eyes, he said, in a gentle sort of voice Lucien had frankly forgotten he was even capable of. “You’re her sister. The one she wrote to.”   “Yes.” Steel in the word, but also- Nesta slid out from behind him in exaggerated human slowness, coming back onto her feet to raise her chin in what read, to faery eyes, as warning. “And I wrote back. Lucien answered.”   Unreadable, Tamlin dropped his hands to stare at her. “Did he?” “Tam”- “My sister loves you,” Nesta said, right over Lucien. “So much so we let her go again, because she could not bare a world where she had not tried to save you. I couldn’t reach out, not to you, not after all that happened to her. But I couldn’t stand not knowing if she was alright.”   With his real guilt, Lucien fell into his role.   “They deserved to know,” Lucien told him, quiet, unable to stop himself from smiling, just a little, at her unwavering expression.   Tamlin caught it. Of course he did- Lucien was an excellent liar, but he wasn’t even trying.   “And now,” he said, tipping his head between them, “You”-   “Yes.” Nesta said.   The High Lord of Spring heaved a sigh, scent of roses rising through the air. Tired, stricken- but then he smiled. “You cannot be blamed for that.”

#the timeloop is about an incredible number of things #including my feeding my brain every au possible #Tamlin finding human Nesta in Lucien's bed? #immediately swinging from what the fuck to horror to #WE HAVE TO HIDE THIS LADY #classic Tam as canon erased my babes #Also Tamlin: Lucien is...in love...with this random hot human? Yeah sounds about right. Archeron's are intensely lovable. yep yep yep #ALSO TAMLIN: okay okay okay I will get rid of Hybern you hide and then we have to fine the other sister and then..dinner? humans need food. #Do you like to paint? Are you warm enough? WHAT DO YOU MEAN THERE'S A DEAD ILLYRIAN IN YOUR HOUSE? #Nesta: #Lucien (kind of dying inside): ... half a dead Illyrian? actually? if we're being specific my lord #listen is Tamlin a MESS? #yes #does he fuck up horribly with Feyre? yes #he's garbage #but he's REALISTICALLY FUCKED UP and constantly trying his best in a world that keeps violently destroying his chances #the mans guilt complex has to be epic #Nesta has already committed one murder this loop and she's never gotten to meet Ianthe before #something something tiny lil Nesta being the violent one in ALL versions #in my notes loop 30 is called RAMPAGE LOOP #No grave can hold my body down #a finale that goes out with a bang in every sense