I've never believed in the time bubble.
By the start of ARR Deluge would be about 26 (he has no idea of his birth year) then by DT he's at least 32-33. I always headcanon that SB took place over a few years
@avalonias.bsky.social#wolqotd | flipping through that list of ffxiv NPC ages got me thinking: how old is your wol/oc in ARR? (and, bonus for those of us who hc the MSQ taking place over a variable # of years: how old is your oc by DT?)