- Family head canon
When Rose fell in love with Dimitri, she accepted the fact they could never have children together. Although she felt guilty for depriving him of the chance to fulfill his dreams of becoming a father, she actually thought that it was probably for the best since their line of work was dangerous.
The problem was that after they had been together for a year or so, something within her… changed. Whenever she saw a mother holding a infant close, or saw children playing, she got the strangest ache, deep in the center of her chest. It took her a while to realize that the pain was actually a sense of profound longing, and it took her even longer to accept that she—Rose Hathaway—ached to hold a child of her own. She wanted to have Dimitri's baby—to gaze down at its tiny face and see the perfect blending of both their features. She wanted them to have a family together—something she had never had but always craved.
She knew it was completely impossible. Dhampirs couldn't procreate together—which meant the ache she felt would never go away. She forced herself to hide the grief she felt, not wanting Dimitri to see it—it was pointless to upset him over something that couldn't be changed.
She should have realized that sometimes miracles do happen, especially when massive amounts of spirit are involved.