#i wanted to put in my brainrot but it grew into this uncontrollable beast of a post

[lilisette]

played through elgacia twice now and man. tien. 

WHY IS HE SO TALL??

that aside. have some general headcanons about him cause god is he plauging my mind atm. spoiler alert for elgacia! 

Pre Elgacia

having raised ninaveh, beatrice, azakiel and diogenes since they were children, he knows a lot about them. from their habits and speech patterns, to their dreams and greatest fears.

he’s that awkward father figure that doesn’t know how to handle them sometimes (unlike lauriel who’s the better parent) but tries his best to care for his wards.

although he has trouble expressing affection for them sometimes, he tries with gifts and companionship.

while he loves all four of his hellions equally (theyre rascals when theyre younger i JUST KNOW IT), diogenes was his favorite.

diogenes’ disappearance and subsequent announcement of his death hit everyone hard, but it hit him the most.

tien and azakiel holding each other, azakiel crying his heart out for his childhood friend while tien is silent, tears welling his eyes as he hugged him.

tien getting insanely protective of azakiel afterwards, checking up on him often, sharing meals with him every day and so on. tien was worried that azakiel would feel lonely since all his childhood friends were gone. he never makes any mention of it to azakiel or lauriel but he was worried that his already fragmented family would crack even further.

he remembers watching beatrice walking the lonely path towards trixion, wanting to follow her, and he almost did when she looked back midway, looking upset and terrified of the future ahead of her.

when ninaveh proclaimed that she will go against the edict and descend down to the surface to help luterra, he had flashbacks of that moment when beatrice walked away.

she’s going somewhere he cannot reach, cannot follow. and he cannot stop her because he knows her, she will not take no for an answer, and that her love was so great that she was willing to endanger herself to protect people that she had never met. 

“if we do not help them, we do not deserve the name ‘the first light’” she proclaimed before turning to leave with luterra. 

he supposes that’s why she’s the most beloved by the light. 

and when she does not appear when kadan came back to elgacia post war, he dreaded for the worst.

he sighed in relief when kadan told him that she is alive. he tried to pry more out of kadan about ninaveh but his efforts were in vain as kadan was gone as soon he appeared and he’s a tricky man to find.

tien hoped that ninaveh was happy on the surface and was actually glad she was there instead of being in elgacia. he missed her dearly yes but he knows she would be happier there, not being burdened by the fate theyre constantly reminded of while in elgacia.

when ninaveh returned 500 years later, he was relieved to see her alive and well, but also worried because what prompted her to return suddenly? 

that was when he first laid eyes on the person lauriel was talking about, the chosen one. and he instantly understood. 

Post Elgacia - Canon

never had tien thought that he would lose his oldest friend and companion, but the empty seat beside him during a meeting of the swords solidified the fact 

he was not only disappointed at himself for not interfering, he was also disappointed that he never truly knew how much pain and suffering his oldest friend was going through before all of this happened

he considered leaving ereonnor for mount phylantos, guarding the place for eternity as penance but the moment he saw how lost azakiel and ninaveh looked while they were talking about the events that transpired, he cannot bring himself to leave.

he had to be strong and stay. not just for the lazeniths, but also for what’s left of his family. 

when they told him of what truly happened to diogenes.... it felt like losing him all over again. 

centuries of pure suffering and agony, waiting for ninaveh and the chosen one to relieve him of his pain. he scolded himself for not looking into it further. he could’ve saved him but because of his incompetence, he turned a blind eye towards the situation and left diogenes to suffer in silence.

that night they mourned for what they’ve lost together. laughed at the silly things theyve done in the past, and cried over what could’ve been. 

Post Elgacia - Divergence

(because i cannot take diogenes dying so have a version where he survives)

having seen what will happen to his family, lauriel gave the chosen one not one, but two superior healing spells to use 

the chosen one using one to save diogenes before he disappears with the light, and ninaveh forcing him into a healing sleep afterwards, letting him rest in his family home 

paros fretting over his comatose son, but ultimately elated that he’s alive. he takes care of diogenes as ninaveh, azakiel and the chosen one leaves to figure out what went behind the scenes

diogenes waking a few days after, wonderous that he’s alive and immediately getting up to follow his childhood friends, only to be stopped by his father

him listening to paros reluctantly, he had already cheated certain death, no need to take even more chances and ruin what will happen next for ninaveh and her companion

post kayangel and the meeting of the swords, azakiel and ninaveh telling tien that they have someone he should meet

“diogenes...?” “hello tien-” tien pulling diogenes into a tight hug, only letting him go when his ward lets go of him and says he wishes to explain what happened to him

nothing could undo the centuries of pain diogenes had been through waiting for ninaveh and her companion, but theyre both glad that hes alive

them wanting to thank the chosen one for saving diogenes, but the chosen one said that they should thank lauriel instead, because it was he who gave the chosen one the spell needed to save diogenes. 

that leaves a bittersweet taste in their mouths. even though what lauriel did was wrong, he always had their interests and wellbeing at heart, never wanting them to perish. 

even in face of certain death, lauriel still loved them with his entire being. 

this started as a random headcanon post but well... look where this got me. and MAN. LAURIEL. i have so much to say about him it HURTS. his character is so complex and i love him

ill do a random hc/relationship hc for tien later!