What cp says
The funny thing is, given how it had been the 1200s or so, it might not even have been conceivable to Tempus that she might have sex before marriage
Isn't that wonderful irony?
Or, since the curse was lifted in a time before they destroyed the time line, it wouldn't even matter, because that part wasn't altered. Temporal dynamics are such great things, aren't they?
And the third option would be to interpret it a bit more loosely. They consummated their love and got punished for it by ending up as Romeo and Juliet
Also shown in various other fics where they end up in all sorts of whammy situations when they get ahead of themselves
Well, just some musings after the fact on one of the most intriguing points for writing fanfic.
Michael
