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Here with another ACOTAR hot take. Because I don't have enough already and yes is about TAMLIN.

I see a lot people describing Tamlin as many things, but the one thing that always catches my attention so when they call him "paranoid" Lets unravel this.

When we meet him he is not giving any resemblance of being paranoid, he like any Serious and cursed MC is closed off and bad with women and compliments to the point he need a side kick, here come Lucien.

So far everything is fine, and no ne ever said he is paranoid dam we all love him. Now comes book 2, and we see him dealing with a lot and yet.. he is not paranoid, yes he is worried about his court and worried about how people would see him as the high lord plus all the other things going on. Other than not waking up when Feyre was throwing up, we see he still seems gentle and worried about her.

Comes the wedding, where his biggest fear comes into play, Rhys calls in his bargain. Still, there is no paranoia, worry, concern and despair, yes... but no paranoia, debatable. Feyre comes back and now let's see this, she starts lying to him, to protect Rhysand and his court. Tamlin's concerns when he says she cannot train her powers are valid because he knows another high lord would come for her. This may seem paranoid, but is it really? especially when in book 3 she reveals her powers and suddenly every high lord feels as though she stole from them and wants her head? SO YES he had reasons. Now there is the letter she sent him saying "I am leaving don't come for me" at this point. A couple things,

1- He came back to burnt and ashes and no one had the decency to tell him what happened or that she left caused she wanted (looking at you alis)

2- She cannot read or write...and suddenly is writingg him a letter, while under the care of someone who is KNOWN for literally manipulating people's minds. (no really he's a dematie)

Now come the Hybern take over. Yes the big bad people like to pin on him, the turning of the ARCHERON Sisters. He was betrayed by Ianthe, and has to just stand there while he listen to the King of Hybern flat out tell everyone " I know you can play the fiddle, but you may as well be a fiddle because I played you like one"

“Yes" Elain breathed, like she read the decision. Just this taste in the dead of the longest night of the year, where only the Mother might witness them.

Book: A court of Silver Flames

Art by: @elisiarin