the otherness came (and I knew its name)

"--I am sending this letter out of concern for Tedros, my son. Over these past nearly seven years, I have found myself somewhat unnerved, on occasion, by his behaviour. In most aspects of life, he is a good-humoured child that most people find charming, but there have been moments where I have found his reactions... disturbing. He randomly flies into passions, becomes possessive of objects, is an aggressive fighter, and lacks temperance. I would dismiss these as merely the peculiarities of a child, but something about them causes me disquiet. When compared to Jacinda's daughter Bettina, and many other Ever leader's children, he sticks out as an outlier, far less measured and more prone to lash out. For my own peace of mind, I researched this, and what I found startled me immensely-- stories of Never children born of Ever parents."
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tedros is a never, and his father didn't even have the decency to tell him.
(never! tedros AU, set after Quests for Glory. Not canon-compliant)