#in fae terms they're both equally young - what's 20 years difference when you're going to live for a millennia more?
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the way it's canon that Rhysand is 28 years older than Tamlin has me cracking up
#acotar#a court of thorns and roses#sarah j maas#tamlin poking fun at him for being a cradle robber and a decrepit old man#rhysand saying shit like 'when i was your age-' and 'respect your elders!'#tamsand#it's all fun and games until you remember that the canon couple has a FIVE HUNDRED YEAR AGE DIFFERENCE#with tamsand it's a joke because for all intents and purposes both of them are consenting adults when they become friends#in fae terms they're both equally young - what's 20 years difference when you're going to live for a millennia more?#they're both trained warriors at this point and although rhysand has more lived experience on and off the battlefield#it doesn't make a meaningful difference in their respective statuses as adults#remember that the main issue in age difference pairings is a power imbalance that's directly tied to their agency#in our universe someone who is 23 might already have a stable job and live alone whereas someone who is 18 is fresh out of highschool#and that's with a five year age difference#the reason it's not a good relationship is because there is an imbalance of power and life experience as an adult#the same age difference is no longer meaningful when you remove it from that context:#say 38 and 43#these are adults who have been adults longer than they've been kids and they have that life experience#at this point you can widen the gap and still (usually) be fine - they've already established their sense of self#so in the case of tamlin and rhysand they're both warriors and leaders in their own rights#whereas in the case of feyre and tamlin or feyre and rhysand... well.#mine
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