Valkubus is my new OTP. I love Tamsin so much and Bo is just awesome. Wrote a little one shot about the events right after 3x08 and why TamTam wasn't at Bo's Dawning. Hopefully its not too choppy.


Strength was a quality Tamsin possessed that she had always been proud of. Not just physical strength, because she definitely had that, but inner strength. The kind that allowed her to face down countless enemies that were faster, stronger and more powerful than her. Hell, she could stare anyone down with her Valkyrie eyes and leave them stinking of fear and weakness. So, standing there in a shower of Wanderer cards, what she was feeling was very unsettling. She'd been so stupid. Had she really thought that ignoring her assignment would be acceptable, or easy? Why had she thought her mark would be easy? If anything dealing with Bo was the hardest challenge of Tamsin's life, worse than even her dawning. Tamsin had employed all of her willpower and strength during her dawning and had come out successfully enough. But Bo had a way of getting around the shields and barbs Tamsin threw up to try and keep her out. Turns out that the succubus was a kind, generous, defiant soul instead of the spoiled bitch Tamsin had expected. Bo was a good person without an agenda, something that was rare for Tamsin to encounter.

They'd been getting closer and closer over the past few weeks, shifting from all out hating each other, to being frenemies, to something Tamsin didn't have a word for. And then today, with that idiot Balzac and the crazy squonk, she'd tagged along to help Bo because she wanted to, not because it would make Bo trust her. The whole time they were traipsing around on Balzac's ridiculous quest Tamsin had been watching Bo and allowing herself to realize that maybe she wanted to let her guard down a little bit. Her years of loneliness had seemed like they were coming to an end at last. But, of course, Miss 'I-Hate-Choosing' had to go and pick the Wanderer card from the hillbilly lady's tarot deck. The brief glimmer of hope had been very effectively squashed by that little reminder. Her place with Bo and the happy sunshine gang was not one that could last. That, however, didn't stop her from nearly having a panic attack in Brazenwood when that asshole Whitman was facing off against Bo. Some mental couching for herself and some verbal couching for Bo allowed for a semblance of calm before the showdown. However, when two Whitmans had suddenly appeared in the face off Tamsin felt her blood boil. Not even Bo could defeat two pistol carrying drug dealers with a knife. She'd actually brought a knife to a gun fight. The "Sheriff" had stopped her from interfering with the contest, under the twisted, idiotic rules of Brazenwood. She was on the verge of breaking his nasty-ass hand right then and going to kill Whitman herself, but just as she broke the hold on her neck both combatants readied to their killing shot. The two seconds that passed felt like hours filled with the most excruciating tension the Valkyrie had ever felt. Though it had never helped her before, Tamsin was praying to whatever powers would listen for Bo to survive. Her prayers, it seemed, were answered when Bo whipped around and hurled her knife into the real, invisible Whitman. A knot had been released from Tamsin's stomach and she started running towards Bo before any rational part of her brain could think. Looking back on it now, Tamsin didn't know what lose of control had allowed her to kiss the succubus. All she knew was that it felt right and it felt good. For a few seconds she forgot her job, she forgot her shields, and she forgot about the human doctor Lauren and Dyson constantly vying for Bo's love. Bo had survived and that was enough.

Now, after sharing a drink with Bo in her girlfriend's apartment Tamsin had to come to terms with what she'd been avoiding all day. Bo meant something to her. In truth, that whole bleeding heart group of them had come to mean something to her. She was no longer distant from the situation or her mark. Tamsin stepped through the mess of cards on the pavement and leaned back against her truck. A sick sense of fear and anger was rolling around in her gut. Fear for Bo and her Dawning (which would be far worse than Whitman) and anger over the impossibility of the position she was in. That whirlwind of emotion squeezed Tamsin's heart like a vice. Her fingers were leaving indents in the side of her truck from gripping it so hard, but she couldn't bring herself to care. A decision had to be made, because the longer Tamsin was around, the more danger Bo was in and that was just unacceptable. Tamsin pried her fingers off the metal of her truck and opened the driver side door. Once in, she tried to jam her key in the ignition with shaking hands. It took a couple of tries but she finally got the car started and pulled out of the lot. Tamsin reached into her glove box and pulled out her cell phone. At first she couldn't decide who to call. Definitely not Dr. Lewis, for obvious reasons, though Tamsin respected her skill and intelligence. Not Kenzi, because that girl would have her hackles up the second Tamsin called. That left Trick and Dyson. Dyson was her partner, but she had no interest in involving him. So, Trick ended up being who she called by default. The man was wise and wouldn't ask as many stupid questions. It only took one ring before he picked up.

"Tamsin? What-"

"Don't talk. I say what I have to say and you listen. Got it?" A sigh came from the other end of the line.

"Yes."

"I need to leave, Trick. It is not safe for Bo to have me around anymore. But before I go you need to promise me two things. One. You make sure Bo makes it through her Dawning, or so help me old man I will come back and kill you myself. You need to stop lying to her. Bo is strong and she can handle the truth, it will only hurt her in the end to lie. Two. When Bo makes it out of her Dawning you must not let your guard down. She will be in danger even after she completes the ceremony. Do you understand Trick?"

"Yes, but-"

"Trick! I don't have time for you to question me right now. Can you keep these promises?" Tamsin growled into her phone, jerking the wheel roughly around a corner. The bartender didn't answer right away. She could practically hear gears turning in his head.

"Fine. I promise. Just tell me one thing; since when have you had feelings for my granddaughter?" That question made Tamsin's heart stop. She slammed on the brakes of her truck right before an intersection with her nostrils flaring. How had this man seen right through her so quickly, seen something she wasn't even ready to acknowledge yet?

"My motivations for helping Bo are mine alone. Besides there are enough feelings going around with the wolf and the doctor. That little love triangle has nothing to do with me, nor do I want to be associated with it. Valkyries don't really do love." A light chuckle came through the phone.

"I never said anything about love, Tamsin." At that asinine comment Tamsin growled into the phone again and clutched the steering wheel.

"Just keep your promise Trick. Do not call me unless Bo is in an emergency. And I mean a real emergency. I'm not leaving just so you can call me back at the first sign of trouble."

"Alright. Where will you go?"

"None of your business." A long silence stretched over the call and Tamsin was tempted to just hang up right then. She'd said all she needed to say.

"Just keep her safe. For once our goals are aligned." Tamsin whispered.

"I'll do my best to keep those promises. And, for what it's worth, I think Bo would be much safer with you here to watch over her." He didn't even let her respond to that before ending the call. Tamsin threw her phone at the passenger seat.

"I don't love her. I barely even know her." Ha, that sounded like a lie even to her own ears. "She loves Dr. Lewis and Dyson. There is no room for me there. Bo can't even choose between two tarot cards, let alone two relationships." How weak her own protests sounded. So much for inner strength. All it took was one beautiful succubus for Tamsin to forget how to be strong. This was why she had to leave. She had to leave to protect Bo and herself. It was the best decision for all of them.


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