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writingfool001 · 2 years ago

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I Already Found My Happily Ever After Part 3

Author’s Note: If I ever write about female readers, they will be strong. Also, you are tall in this one because there isn’t enough tall reader materials. Also, I don’t know how I did after writing Kalim’s section since I was having some difficulty with it, but here it is.

Request: Nope

Pairing: Kalim, Rook, & Lilia x Female Reader

Warning: Female Reader, pronouns you/your, strong character, characters may be a bit ooc, bit of angst here and there, fluff.

Part 1 (Riddle, Leona, & Azul) Part 2 (Jamil, Vil, Idia, & Malleus)

It was a joint school get together or basically what prom would be with several academies together which was an upside for you and your lover. You barely have had the time to see each other since both of you go to different schools and your school would rather affiliate themselves with the Royal Sword Academy than Raven Night College.

When the event was announced, the headmistress advised everyone to be on their best behavior and if anyone from another school tried to force themselves, you had full permission to take care of the problem or find an instructor. Yeah, your headmistress had zero tolerance for assholes. She also mentioned that it was NRC's turn this year to

You met up with each other at the event and your lover was dressed handsomely as he stood out in the crowd. You both decided to have a nice night, wanting to enjoy the time with each other. He complimented you on your attire and gave you a kiss on the cheek before escorting you to the main hall where the event was being held.

At some point, you stepped away to use the restroom and right as you were on the way to return, a figure stepped into the middle of your path which made you stop.

“My humble apologies, but I couldn’t help ignoring your gorgeous self and was wondering if I could possibly have this dance as your date.” He started bowing and held his hand out.

“Sorry, but I’m here with someone,” You decline politely, stepping around him to continue on your way and only get a couple feet away before he spoke again.

“What could be better than dancing with a prince and possibly your future true love?” He said, causing you to freeze as others paused and watched the interaction.

“What could be better than that, you ask?” You turn your head to look at him over your shoulder, “Dancing with my betrothed.”

“Who could he possibly be? Possibly from RSA?”

“Nope, he goes to NRC.”

“A villain?! Are you mad?”

“Nope, I’ve always loved the villain more than the hero. Perhaps all the other girls, fawning after you, will take up your proposal.”

You walk off, leaving many people’s jaws on the floor as you made your way over to your beloved who saw you publicly humiliate some prince.

Kalim

He wasn’t really paying attention because he had his breath taken away once he saw you and noticed you were walking towards him, breaking out of his small trance, before excitingly approaching you and showering you with kisses then telling you how he has missed you. He held your hands, enveloping them in his warm grasp. As his thumbs brushed over your hands, he felt the faint texture of your ring that you wore and thought back on how this all came to be with you.

He remembers sitting in on a meeting of his father and another man, the head of a well-known merchant family, who were discussing his future and who he would be wedded to. Earlier, he asked his father about the man he was going to meet, he was told that he was also a well-known merchant and had a family with two children around his age. He was somewhat listening to the two adults converse before hearing the door slam open and a young girl appears, furious.

“The audacity of adults, especially you,” The girl furiously stated before pointing at the man, sitting opposite of his father. “You’re in here deciding my future when I have no say in this. I may be your daughter, but you’ve taught me to fight for myself and I refuse to be given away to the highest bidder!”

The girl stormed out and her father got up to go after before apologizing to his father for the interruption then ran off to chase after you. He realized that what you said was true and ran after you, ignoring the call of his father. He realized the unfairness of this and wanted to clear up to hear what you wanted. He ran around the palace, passing servants and his family, and was about to give up before seeing the same little girl sitting beside one of the tigers that his family had. He slolwy approach as the tiger acknowledged his presence and wrapped their tail around her then the little girl looked up to see him, eyes puffy from tears.

“What do you want?” she questioned with a harshness to her voice before Kalim brought his hands up in a surrendering gesture.

“I just wanted to check up on you,” He responded, “Do you mind if I sit?”

Seeing you nod, it took a while before you both started talking and then he apologized for having sat at the meeting with your father without noticing you not there. All you told him was that it wasn’t his fault, you just didn’t want someone to decide your future and marry someone you didn’t love nor stop Kalim from being happy. He was surprised you thought about this, especially when you both were barely 11. He then brought up that he agrees with you and tells you that he wants you to be happy, bringing up your fair point that by the time you both were older, you would probably have your own ambitions. You continued to talk and came to a deal with each other that you both made sure that your fathers would respect.

You both came back, to both fathers, while holding hands and telling them that you both would betroth, but if either of you wanted to out, you could break off and go your separate ways. Mentioning that the supposed marriage would be out of love rather than convenience. From that day on, your family would visit during breaks and summer as well as the event when they were invited.

During your visits, you would spend time with Kalim and forget about the whole betrothed thing as your relationship began to blossom. You told him about the outside world and the places you’ve gone with your father as he listened to your stories, painting vivid pictures in his mind. During the summer, you were introduced to Jamil, and you introduced Kalim to your sister. Occasionally, you would help him with homework from his tutors and show him some of the magic that you’ve learned so far which helped spark his interest in learning magic. He came to you and wanted to learn more from you, even though he had the top tutors to teach him. He has seen how you interacted with his siblings and how you adjusted to paying attention to so many. He would show you around the palace and the animals that his family owned. He had come to realize your fondness for tigers which resulted in you both napping with them in the afternoon occasionally. There was a fondness that started to grow in him whenever you two were together and he had come to love your dazzling personality, hoping that you shared the same fondness for him.

His family was hosting a party and there were many who attended, including your family. Everyone was having a grand time, dancing, eating, and socializing, and Kalim was taking turns dancing with his siblings who could. As he noticed you not in the crowd, he looked towards the dance floor to see you expertly dancing, it was as if you lost yourself in the music and let the music guide your steps. He stared in awe before slipping into the dancing crowd and twirled you around once he reached you. He notes the surprised expression turned to a caring one before you both danced together in sync with each other. He began to lose himself as his attention was fully on you until the next thing he knew was him being shoved to the ground as he heard his mother scream.

Immediately looking up to see you holding someone’s wrist as they tried to bring it down, hoping to injure you enough to get to Kalim. You knocked the knife out of their hand before shoving them back and used your magic to protect him. Right as the intruder pulled out a sword and charged to attack, you caught the weapon your sister threw at you before engaging in combat. Kalim watched as you gracefully fought back, not letting this person find too many openings to attack you, then knocked their sword out of their grasp then decided to engage in hand-to-hand combat as you were injured. Your attacks were precise yet flowy, it was as if you were dancing with this stranger. Kailm was then surrounded by guards as you held the intruder in a chokehold, hoping to knock them out, as they were struggling before falling unconscious. Once you made sure your opponent was defeated, you handed them over to the guards before you started to collapse, and Kalim rushed to catch you.

He looked at his hand to see if it had the familiar crimson on it, he called for guards to take you to the infirmary. He watched as they carried you out, keeping pressure on your wound. The party ended as you both spent the night, resting in the infirmary. As you slept with bandages around your wounds, he realized you could have died tonight right in front of him and missed out on the rest of your life as well as the possible life you both could share together.

When you woke, he was clutching onto you for dear life and crying while telling you that you shouldn’t have risked your life for his while getting snot all over your shirt. When you told him that he had more people to live for rather than you, he immediately shot it down and told you that No matter how brave or happy he may act, he couldn’t spend any single moment without thinking of you. He told you of how you balanced him out and completed him as well as you continued to see him, even though you could have broken the engagement between you two off. He remembered your gentle smile as you comforted him and apologized for worrying him as you both kept each other in each other's embrace. It was after that your engagement became official.

A couple months later, he brought up about attending Night Raven College, he remembers you being concerned about him going as well as his safety and attempted to suggest him to go to perhaps Royal Sword Academy, unknowingly to him that you were trying to give Jamil a chance to grow, but he was persistent, and his father agreed, not to mention, as well as made a heavy donation to his son’s chosen school. Part of you think that he decided to go because Jamil and you went to school while he stayed home to learn. You were there to wish your lover goodbye before the ghost carriage came to pick him up and watched as he said goodbye to his family then he turned to you. He took your hands into his and kissed them lovingly before telling you that he’ll stay safe and will make sure to stay in touch with you then showered you with kisses.

For the past two years, he would text you, may it be random night talks or good mornings. He would look at your magicam account to see how you were doing and cheer you on in your hobby. He would tell Jamil how much he misses you before Jamil would have to stop him from flying to see you. You would both make study calls, and you would help him the best you could, only to have him text you later so that he passed his test. He would send you gifts, and it would get a bit out of hand to the point you’d have to tell him to slow down, and you didn’t need a chandelier in your dorm room. Even though you both had distance between you two, it still felt like you were close to each other.

Now, here you were, dressed lovely and within arms distance of him. He was happier than usual and kept his hand in yours for the rest of the night, only letting go when either of you had to grab something or go to the bathroom. He snuck you out and took you on a carpet ride, like you used to before. He brought your hand up and kissed your ring that you wore multiple times throughout the night. He didn’t care if he would get lectured by Jamil, he was here with you for a night.

Rook

He swoons as he watches you strike the boy down easily with your sharp tongue and kiss the back of your hand then up your arm. He guides you towards the dance floor like the ring on your finger and looks back on your relationship.

His family was visiting a friend of theirs and most children were finding ways to occupy themselves. Rook’s older siblings were hanging out with the older kid while the younger hung around his parents. Rook, being 10, was exploring their extensive garden that had different plants, it reminded him of a forest. He skillfully ran through the greenery with the hints of colors in tow. There was a point where he stopped for a rest as a figure caught his eye. Quietly moving into the bush, he watched through the small opening of the leaves.

He sees a young girl in black sitting on a bench, scribbling in a small book and pausing whenever she looks closely at some flowers. She was entirely focused on what was in front of her, leaving the world. He watched silently before a glint caught his eye then heard a thud next to him. He turned his head to see a throwing knife, impaled his hat, sticking against tree and right as he was about to move, a voice interrupted him.

“I know you’re there,” you said, not looking up from your book as your pencil continued to move against the paper. “Show yourself or else I won’t miss on purpose this time.”

He pulled the knife from the tree and put his hat back on top his head before standing up. He stepped out of the brush and stood to his height as you raised and turned your gaze towards him, silently examining him.

“You must be part of the Hunt family.” You said, putting your book and pencil down on the stone bench before standing to your tall height. “I forgot there were going to be guests today.”

“You know who I am?” He asked

“Yes, my parents speak highly of your family so I would rather make sure not to make enemies. Besides, I’d rather not accidentally have to kill you then feed you to my pet plant to hide the evidence.”

He looks back at the plant that you were studying to a carnivorous plant, one that he has only heard of and read about in books, and that sparked a long conversation between the two of you, one that resulted in the beginning of your relationship.

When his family visited again, he went to explore the garden, not caring about the gloomy weather but hoping to find you again and see you sitting in a gazebo with a crystal ball on the table. Right as he stepped forward, he was immediately pulled into the air as his vision was suddenly upside down. He watched as you step closer and look with a small smirk as he hung upside down.

“I thought you would have seen that obvious snare, Rook?” He simply smiles before letting out hearty laughter and congratulated you on catching him off guard then helped him down. This often happened whenever his family visited; you both spent the entire time together while occasionally both sets of parents would watch from a distance.

Most would find this type of relationship strange, but to be honest, Rook was a strange one and you intrigued him. He enjoyed your attention to detail and how adventurous you are when it came to your morbid hobbies and interests. Not to mention your specialization in botany as well as fencing. He saw you as a breathtaking enigma that has lured him into your clutches with your charm. No one really knew when you both started dating, it just happened.

When Rook was around the age of 15, there was an evening when his family hosted a gala that had guests dancing and socializing while dressed to the nines. He socialized with a few people before spotting your family enter and then his eyes set on you. You were dressed elegantly in black.

He excused himself and approached you before seeing that you got asked to dance by another fellow close to both your age. You accepted and were guided to the dance floor as Rook decided to join the dancing circle. Again, he socialized with his passing partners and asked if they enjoyed the party while keeping an eye on you, dancing gracefully. After a couple pass, you spun into his arms and greeted him in french which he greeted back as well. Another thing of your relationship was you both spoke in french a lot to each other as if it was your secret language.

“Are you enjoying the party so far?” he asked, looking up slightly at you, as the world blurred while you both danced.

“Yes, quite an interesting event, but I think I scared some of the guests.” You respond, remembering some of the past dancing partners this evening.

“They’re only scared of your beauty and the aura of mysteriousness around you.”

“Do I scare you, Rook?”

He gracefully stopped and dipped you with sincerity look in his eyes and a small lovesick smile adorning his face.

“Of course not, you only draw me closer to you.”

You both waltzed the night away, dazzling your audience with your grace and skill. He then showed you around the Hunt household and even the garden. Later that night, the Hunts offered your family some rooms to stay and your parents did not refuse. As you were about to go to bed, you saw a familiar messy set of blond hair outside of your window then approached the window that had the perfect view of the garden.

“Most would scream and panic when seeing someone outside their window in the middle of the night.” You said once you opened the window.

“We both know you are not most people. Most don’t have extensive training like you.”

“You are a strange one, Mon cher.”

“That I am, but Mon amour, you do quite love the strange.” he said, gently taking your hand and kissing.

“Why do you haunt my window this night?”

“I’m certain that I could not live with the thought of a life without you in it. So I have come to ask, would you marry me in the future?”

He showed you a beautiful yet simple ring before you chuckled and accepted it. Both sets of parents were delighted to hear the news of your engagement, knowing that you two were perfect together. Nothing really changed between you two, you were both still showering each other in love and acting like a lovey dovey couple. You both would chat through a crystal ball or by phone during the school year. You met Vil who you would have tea with whenever you visited and he questions how you ended up engaged to Rook, only for Rook to say it was with his charm. Whenever Vil and you would hang out with each other, Rook has an overload of beauty in front of him, he doesn’t regret introducing you both to each other.

He introduced you to some of his fellow classmates and was delighted to see you socializing with others, even striked up a conversation with Malleus. As the same as the countless nights before, you both danced around and forgot about everyone else in the world, only wrapped in each other and enjoying the night.

“Oh my, what have I done to deserve such a beautiful smile?” Rook asked with his usual lovesick expression before kissing you lovingly.

Lilia

He playfully chuckles as you approach before kissing you gently and escorting you away, teasingly mentioning to you how you could have let that poor boy down easier since you were already taken. You thought you were engaged to this old man? Nope, you’ve been married to him for a while.

During his time of service, he would occasionally catch glimpses of you as you went about your duties as he did. From what he’s heard from the other guards, you were very skilled both physically and magically as well as having few people who you could call close friends. The fear he would hear in other guards’ voices whenever they mentioned approaching you, piquing his interest and curiosity wasn’t going to let it kill this bat fae.

At first, he would observe you from afar, maybe during training, meal time, passing by during duties, and such. Your first interaction between you two was during a sparring match both physically and magically. As he fought, he was in awe as you moved with precision and smoothly, almost gracefully, yet packed a powerful blow behind your attacks. He also learned how stubborn you are, especially when refusing to yield, which was another thing he loved about you.

He volunteered or traded with someone else to get paired with you on patrols and would strike up a conversation with you any chance he could get. His interest began to grow, and he would occasionally question the fluttering in his stomach when he would see you. The feeling grew as you both spent more time together as he fell more for you over the years.

There was a war starting and you both were sent to lead troops separately on the battlefield. This was not the first time that you two were separated during times of war, you both kept in contact using a locket and would leave each other message for a certain period of time. Messages were left and answered as chaos and ruin continued while you both fought for your kingdom before you both returned to be in each other's arms. There were nights where Lilia thought about you and how he hoped for the end of war, wanting to get back to you.

Towards the end of a war and he returned to the Briar Valley, he heard that you were fatally injured when you pushed through the enemy’s line to give your men the upper hand and recently passed out before immediately racing to your bedside in the infirmary to see you laying there, still and peaceful. Tears began to somewhat fall, as thoughts flooded his mind about how you may die and leave him here alone, and he gently took your limp cold hand then held it as he prayed for you to be alright. It was around this time he realized that using violence would end in death. During the time that you were out, Lilia would always stop by and spend his meal times with you while telling you about the day's events. He brought up how you both would be receiving a medal and about how they were going to try to have a ceremony without you before he and the royal family said no. As he was about to leave, he decided to stay with you and climbed into the bed before kissing your cheek goodnight then fell asleep.

There was a point at night when he felt a hand run through his long hair and your voice speaking softly before he opened his eyes to see you smiling down at him. You greeted and told him that a splash of color would look good in his long black hair before he took your face into his hands and kissed you passionately, as if he’d never see you again. There were more tears in his eyes as he held you close. It was at that moment he realized that it was probably time for both of you to retire and he should marry you.

You both had a small wedding with a few colleagues and the royal family attending before you both went on a honeymoon, traveling around. Right when you both got back and thought you were going to have a peaceful retirement, the queen had a baby and you both were appointed as the young prince’s caretakers. It was an interesting time for the both of you, was the least to say. He remembers hearing your laughter when Malleus accidentally burned his bangs and how you reassured Malleus that he was going to be okay whenever he started crying. Lilia watched you interact with Malleus and how motherly you were with him, teaching him and showing him enough love, helping to raise him into the man he was today. You also had to be the one to cook and keep an eye on Lilia if he was in the kitchen.

As Malleus was older, Lilia realized that he wanted your little family to grow, which ended up with him coming home with a baby wrapped in his jacket. You interrogated him, as Malleus held the sleeping baby, and he told you how he found the poor child alone during his stroll in the forest. Right as you were about to go deeper into it, you both heard a cry and looked to see the child begin to cry as Malleus tried to comfort him before looking at you with a panicked look. You sigh softly before gently cradling the child in your arms and begin to soothe him as Lilia begins to sing a lullaby, slowly soothing the baby before he looks up at you and clutches onto you then snuggles against you. That surprised Malleus and you as Lilia laughed. After that, you both named the baby Silver and raised him as your own with the help of Malleus. Only for a couple years later to welcome Sebek to the family. For a time, you were the softer yet firm one out of Lilia and you helped Lilia realize the two boys weren’t the soldiers that you both commanded on the front line. Lilia realized you were right and started being more laid back but continued to show silver parental love and raised him to who he was today.

You eventually got to meet Malleus’s betrothal and was introduced as his second mother. By the end of the night, you told her all the childhood stories about him as Lilia comforted an embarrassed Malleus. You both became close friends. When Malleus started attending NRC and Lilia went with him, you stayed in Briar Valley until Silver started to attend NRC until you decided to go keep Malleus’s fiancé some company which she appreciated and used the excuse to teach her more about her future duties as queen. The queen saw through your excuse and the only condition she gave you was to return in emergencies.

Both you and Lilia made sure to appear younger to not raise any suspicion, Lilia and you would game with each other a couple of times a week or he would just randomly appear to spend time with you. He also keeps the same locket you both communicated with, and it has a picture of you in. If anyone outside of Diasomnia catches him looking at it, he would say you were his betrothal which you told him to refer to you as, in case anyone asked about you. Malleus notices the lovesick look in Lilia’s eyes whenever he sees your picture in the magical history textbook. You would occasionally hear serenading outside your window to see your beloved, floating with a rose in hand.

He often looks back on the countless years you both spent together raising your little family and chuckles to himself as he recalls one of the many funny memories of your time together. He escorted you towards your boys and introduced you to his friends and classmates. Eventually, he escorts you back to Diasomnia and you both dance with music echoing through the dorm

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kalina-tabrys-blast-radius · 1 year ago

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For kalina ofc

What is their name, and how old are they? Does their name or birthday hold any significance?

How many languages do they speak? Do they have any sort of accent?

Which companions (or advisors) do they like to spend time with when they’re not travelling?

How do they feel about dragons?

What did they think of King Cailan and Duncan? How did they react to their deaths?

Who rules Orzammar, Bhelen or Harrowmont? How did your Warden make their decision?

How did they resolve the conflict in the Brecilian Forest? Did they side with the werewolves, the elves, or did they reach a truce?

What gifts would raise their approval rating if they were a companion?

Kalina Tabrys is 19, I think. He's just hit adulthood, he's ready to solve everyone's problems with friendship (and incredible rageful violence). Kalina is named after kalina berry bushes. I learned a lot of songs and poems about kalinas in Ukrainian, and it's got an association with home and healing, but the berries are really bitter. I like the contrast, I think it fits well with Kalina's desire for social connection and solutions and his thorough destruction of people who hurt him or his folks.

Kalina speaks the Trade Tongue and really desperately wishes he was fluent in Elvish. He knows a few words from his mother's books, all related to religious rituals, but that's it. He doesn't have an accent, per se. But he talks slowly and over-enunciates his words, with the exception of a few rehearsed or familiar phrases and names. He himself imitating other people's accents without meaning to as well.

Kalina likes each of his companions in a unique way, but I think he spends the most time with Zev and Morri. They're so different from him, in their worldview and experience, yet Kalina finds himself in them. Morri with her connection to nature and interest in the world, and Zev with his elven heritage, all important to Kalina. It's comforting, almost validating, to see such familiar things in people who are so different. He could listen to either of them talk for hours. He likes to braid their hair when he's listening to their stories or insights. I think, if they all got more comfortable, he'd love to make woodworking or textile crafts with them. Besides them, Kalina likes to sit and goof off with Alistair a lot. He sees Al like a brother and it really makes him miss his cousins.

Kalina likes animals and creatures, and initially, dragons are no exception. As a kid, he absolutely has fantasized about somehow having a dragon companion he could ride as it flew. The nightmares from the Joining have put a big damper on this enthusiasm though. Thinking about dragons now just makes him shudder.

Duncan and King Callan were symbols of hope to Kalina, who I think really struggles with hopelessness. He has been supported by his community for most of his life, and on his wedding day, his community was not enough to protect his beloved cousins. So he solves the problem with violence, despite his instinct to seek social solutions. He's full of rage and reeling from this experience when Duncan whisks him away to join the Gray Wardens. To Kalina, this is another chance to protect his community effectively and find hope again. Duncan singles Kalina out, makes him feel special and capable, and Kalina clings to that hope. Kalina really likes King Callan. The king seemed a bit brazen and impulsive, which are traits that Kalina doesn't realize he shares. He liked his sense of humor and enthusiasm, and it gave him hope.

Then they both die. Duncan dies and leaves Kalina in an entirely new world, where Kalina does not know the social scripts, how to connect with people, how to protect and be protected. He's alone. On top of that, King Callan is dead now too. King Callan's death made Kalina feel unsteady in his own enthusiasm and leadership. If King Callan can't make it in this world, with his hopeful approach and attitude, how can Kalina? What hope is there? But Kalina can't think about that right now, can't have doubts or let these deaths or the loss of his community affect anything, because he's a fresh, baby-faced leader and if he looks shaky even for a second, the world is at stake.

Bhelen rules Orzammar! Out of game, my partner suggested it lol. In game, Kalina doesn't really like underhanded deceitful politics and unnecessary grandeur and violence. Harrowmount did some underhanded shit and was going to ask Kalina to do some sort of Champion fighting. Kalina does not understand political games like that or the importance of those rituals. He prefers the ruler who will be direct, because that is communication he will be able to understand. He thinks that's Bhelen.

The Brecilian Forest was not a fun time for Kalina. He was so so happy to find elves who still followed the ancient traditions and who could teach him. Honestly he was probably daydreaming about settling down there after the small matter of stopping the Blight. He talked to literally everyone he could, read every scrap of paper and every plaque on a statue, and remembered it all. When Kalina heard about the werewolves, his instinct was to resolve it peacefully. He was angry, maybe, about their attacks, but hitting fist and asking questions later has gotten him nowhere. He was absolutely devastated and lost to find out about the whole complicated situation. The leader of the elves, who in Kalina's imagination was already teaching him the ancient ways of the elves, was not who he said he was. During the last fight, Kalina was angry and spent the entire time chasing the elven leader until he gave up. He didn't even think twice about the werewolves doing what they did. He came away from that arc heavily disillusioned.

I think that Kalina would like random lil trinkets, rocks with cool symbols on them, like Alistair. Books about elven lore or elven artifacts would also send him over the moon.

#dragon age OC #dragon age origins #thank you to my partner for sending me silly asks this was fun!#i like my funky lil repressed elf he's doing his best #grey warden oc

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