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oh my god that poor woman 😭

i do have to wonder if constantine would even get delta if sabina was still alive? like it makes sense to from a strategic standpoint but also its such a Divorced thing to do in my view. purchasing a psychic superweapon seems like something you do in a midlife crisis. additionally introducing delta into that already crazy as fuck family dynamic could potentially be very dangerous and unstabilizing so constantine might wisely decide to house delta somewhere else. maybe simon gets full custody or something.

but thats not interesting to me so lets just say constantine does get him and he does stay at thales.

OH MY GOD THAT POOR WOMAN 😭

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yeah sabina hates hates hates this. she can’t protect herself from the abuse. she cannot protect paris from it. and thats not enough???? now he has to bring in ANOTHER fucking child to be subject to it??? are you for real???? WHAT THE FUCK????

unfortunately in the beginning i think its less about having empathy for delta and more her being like “what the fuck is wrong with you” towards constantine. i think she tends to read it as him being passive aggressive and doing some weird power play towards her than she can dignify it as a serious strategic move. shes. really pissed off.

like i mentioned previously i think paris in this AU is a lot more conscientious and kind of cautious/reserved. hes pretty aware of whats going on between his parents by the time hes thirteen and fully takes sabina’s side but theres nothing he can really do about it. his intention is to keep her from getting hurt so when she tells him to behave he will begrudgingly accept. he fucking despises his father.

when constantine tries to play scapegoat and golden child with him and delta, paris does not fall for it at all. his response to deltas introduction is the same as sabina’s. “what the fuck is wrong with you”.

and again there isnt actually a ton of empathy for delta from either of them ! neither are actively cruel and i think sabina in particular tries to be kind to delta whenever she can but they still primarily view him as a piece thats being leveraged against them.

(i imagine this is SO confusing for delta 😭…. like hes literally just here to do a job and has pretty much zero social awareness or knowledge of family dynamics and he gets arbitrarily thrown into this conflict w no warning)

as for how paris would treat delta….hes less interested. canon paris kinda prods at delta out of a sense of confusion and loneliness that he cant articulate. having sabina in his life gives him perspective and clarity on WHY things are so fucked up. and i think he sees delta for what he is “enslaved psychic my insane dad purchased” rather than “potential friend and/or person to mess with???”

we poppin the biggest bottles when constantine dies

after the assassination, paris is still heir apparent and i think he gets coronated with less resistance because people are less aware of his Intense Psychological Issues. its not as hotly contested as canon but theres still kind of a power vacuum because paris just isnt a very strong leader here. he doesnt even want to be emperor like 😭

i kinda ran out of steam here but after the succession crisis its very much a dune type lady jessica and paul thing w sabina and paris where they need to figure out what the fuck to do. for all intents and purposes theyre both anti-imperial but its not like everything can just be dissolved at once. its a huge mess politically.

and at this point paris technically does own delta. but sabina is like “you probably shouldnt use him right” and hes like yeah :/

probably need to talk to simon and martino about like. what exactly is going on w delta/how does he work/what are his needs/etc. its agreed that he doesnt actually need to be locked in his room all the time and hes allowed to speak freely if he wants to….

this is the part where its theoretically fluffy and more recovery-focused!!! to an extent!!! by that i mean that i think both paris and sabina do try to be genuinely kind to delta and recognize that hes been abused and dehumanized very badly. but he is still property and he is almost entirely left out of the decision making process. they have the talk w his handlers about what to do with him totally over his head as if hes not even in the room.

but generally his life improves. hes low agency but he has free reign of the castle and no one ever hits him. the only thing he’s really asked to do is sit tight in case he’s needed. and if they asked he would do it willingly.