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Reminder that Tamlin is also a victim!

He was abused by his father and brothers since childhood to the point that he joined the military to get away.

He was pursued by a predator since he was young and his father facilitated it by bringing Tamlin to see Amarantha. Amarantha tried coercing Tamlin into being her lover for centuries. You know if she’s willing to SA Rhysand, she 1000% SAed Tamlin UTM even if it wasn’t on screen. It’s unlikely she let him refuse her for months.

Feyre abused Tamlin in ACOWAR when she baited him into having a panic attack knowing it’d destabilize his magic in order to ruin his reputation. That is emotional and mental abuse. She manipulated him and took joy in it, causing the deaths and abuse of hundreds at the hands of Hybern.

Ianthe took advantage of Tamlin when he was vulnerable after 50 years of trauma to manipulate him and his court and betrayed him when she stole the Archeron sisters for Hybern.

Rhysand verbally and emotionally abuses Tamlin constantly, even baiting a suicidal Tamlin towards harming himself.

You may not like Tamlin but he’s just as much of a victim as other characters. He is not some cartoonishly evil bad guy. He is hurt and broken too.

Jane Austen, whose personality was bestowed on "Fanny" 1999, would probably not have survived at Mansfield. She'd have been sent packing to Portsmouth years ago. She would have gotten in a fight with Mrs. Norris. Fanny Price's personality is just as vital to the story as her being pushed down by abuse. A different personality would make her into Jane Eyre and Jane Eyre famously did not get to stay with her wealthy relations long term.

So often, the events of the story are very tightly tied to the personality of the characters, which is why alterations to the character ruin the story. P&P 2005 gets away with making Darcy shy and Elizabeth more angry because that story can still be achieved with those traits. It's less interesting than canon Darcy's arrogance and snobbery, but it works. A snarky Fanny Price makes the story fall apart. Anne Elliot despising her family makes her story illogical.

Gryffindor Common Room, 1973