#but an eris snippet instead ig

[queercontrarian]

my favourite prythian headcanon is all the older high lords being fiercely protective of tarquin because in their eyes he's basically still a kid?

like tarquin is hanging out with helion, trying to figure something out at the libraries with the day court's scholars' help (and helion would definitely see a bit of himself in the younger lord, with how idealistic he is and how passionate about his people, like the son he never had - lucien in the distance doing,, nothing actually, because he doesn't know either rip) and he mentions off-hand how feysand stole the book and broke into his mind "but i guess that's normal when dealing with daemati" - cue ten minutes later helion on the front lawn of feysand's mansion (just because you don't want to call it a mansion doesn't mean it's not a mansion, feyre) ripping them a new one for taking advantage of tarquin's kindness like that

or tarquin being invited to brunch with thesan and his husband and they both try to give him advice on how to push the integration of "lesser" fae in government and society in general because they've been through it before

or kallias going easy on him for trade negotiations (before realizing that tarquin is actually a very competent and capable high lord and a skilled negotiator and does not need any help on his part and to think that is kinda ignorant and demeaning). viviane and him would invite tarquin for game nights.

or tarquin being the only high lord tamlin actually talks to - and even almost enjoys it - because 1. a lot of his people are still in the summer court so he kinda has to and 2. they bond over what a shitty neighbour beron is. also tarquin would always bring food, especially fruit and candy from the summer court. and when tarquin shows up at your door with peaches and sweet wine and dried fruit and nuts you just don't turn him away

and ig the closest thing to eris being nice would be turning beron's eye to the spring court instead of summer, which is almost as much in shambles as spring, and sending his most agreeable brother to treat with tarquin. plus he would sorta kinda be on board with tarquin's dream of a seasonal courts alliance

no note for the night court because we already know how they treated tarquin for his kindness. and idc that they "felt bad about it", they still did it. tarquin is way too nice in forgiving them, and i hope cressida is holding that grudge until the day she gets to take her revenge on them

#tarquin #tarquin acotar #high lords of prythian #helion #thesan #kallias #tamlin #feysand #actually fuck them #also no beron because fuck that guy #but an eris snippet instead ig #i love tarquin #if anyone should be high king it would be him #or lucien #feysand slander #ig #is it slander if i just point out what they did? #eh #anti feysand #also anti all that high king shit even though that's not the topic of this post #tarquin protection squad #(helion definitely had t-shirts printed for everyone) #holy shit i almost forgot to tag my fave high lady #viviane #my queen #i will steal her from u kallias