#Ela shits on your dash

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Night thoughts

Hello! It’s late and I have work tomorrow and I should realy go to bed but I had a few things I wanted to get out there first! x3

First off all, just thank you to everyine who’s followed me this last year, I’ve had great fun with this blog and I’ve talked to so many wonderful people and found some realy good friends! Exactly one year ago I had 25 followers, and now there’s 750 of you! What happened?? :O Thank you! <3 <3

Second, it’s soon July, and last year I did #elalavelladrawsjuly, where I drew and posted a drawing everyday of July (shoutout to anyone who remembers that!) Would anyone be interested in seeing that again? And if so, what kind of stuff would you like to see me draw? I’m still working on my big commission, and everyday probably won’t be a masterpiece, but there will be something x3

Third, I’ve gotten about a third of the way of said commission, and once I’m done I’m thinking of opening commissions for reals? Maybe a few slots at a time. Would anyone be interested in that? Let me know!

And finally, remember that the giveaway ends this Friday! I’ll contact the winners as soon as I can on Friday, and after they’ve all answered I’ll post the winners here! <3

That was all for now, so goodnight! ^-^

[rogueclonesftw]

hello! i don't know anything about your OC's, but i saw your post. could you perhaps list all of them with a short summary? 🙏🏻💕

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sorry this took so long to answer. I moved house and it was A Lot. My OCs are legion so for the sake of everyone else’s dashes I’m putting this under a read more

These are just for the clone wars era I’m leaving the rebels out of it

Thanks for asking!! Feel free to ask about anyone if you want to know more.

fair warning this is long af

I’m splitting it into sections to make this easier

Heretics

Jedi

Bela Rant

Togruta Jedi Master and mother Master of four Padawans children. Not a favourite of the Council due to differences in interpretation of the Code. Had an ongoing feud with Qui Gon Jinn that lasted until he died. She died in the war ten years later and Col took over her command.

Alask Racor

Grumpy Twi’lek first Padawan of Bela, had two Padawans of his own but was killed by pirates before the second was knighted.

Reya Meraska

Alask’s first Padawan. A human from Jedha and compassion incarnate. Had an uneventful apprenticeship and grew up to be comparatively quiet compared to the rest.

Ben Edo

Reya’s first and so far only Padawan. The model of a perfect Jedi except for thinking their interpretation of the Code is bullshit. Would have made one hell of a politician if he could stand the Senate. From Dantooine.

Tol Koden

Alask’s second Padawan, a very polite Zabrak. Alask died when he was 17 and Jos took over his training. He and Ben are the same age and were raised basically together.

Jos Vel

Stubborn and opinionated Kiffar. Bela’s second Padawan. Had her own (equally stubborn and opinionated) Padawan and then took over Tol’s training when Alask died.

Harlan Konshi

Jos’s Padawan. Also a Kiffar. Would also make a fine politician because being raised by Jos taught him to argue. He’s a bit of a jackass but in a charming way. Like, he’s a prick but you still like him.

Azaana Tyl

Harlan’s sweet, quiet, shy Togruta Padawan. Jos laughed so hard when she heard about that. Harlan is trying to teach her self-confidence. The baby of the family.

Col Blackmoor

Bela’s third and most disastrous Padawan. The former Temple Problem Child (now Temple Problem Adult). Not that he spends much time in the Temple. Was so far out on the Outer Rim he didn’t find out there was a war on until he had to come back and take over Bela’s legion. The worst case of ADHD the Temple has ever seen.

Lena Sola

Col took her in after an incident with her former Master almost saw her kicked out of the Order. Col intervened. She’s still uncomfortable around most Jedi, but they’re working on it. Sweet kid. Kage.

Aden Jadus

Bela’s final Padawan, knighted just before Geonosis. Yes, she’s from Tatooine. No, that does not mean she knows Skywalker. Stop asking.

Not-Jedi

Vale

The oldest of the bunch, Reya’s Commander. Has enough Big Dad Energy to build a deck at 20 paces. Meat grills in his presence and the shinies all fear his disappointed frown.

Nill

Jos’s Commander. Deeply claustrophobic. A nice, likeable guy unless you piss him off. Caffeine demon.

Jax

Clone Commander and Col Wrangler in Chief, Col regards his Commander with barely disguised awe. He considers him his closest friend. For his part, Jax thinks similarly highly of Col. He likes to draw when he gets spare time (rarely). Grew up with Sonny and Cody. Very protective of Lena.

Crater

Professional Ray of Sunshine, the exact opposite of his twin. Crater and Crash grew up with Wolffe. Crater was assigned to Ben, and he likes his General, really, but the man never sleeps. It’s starting to stress him out.

Click

Professional Salt Mine assigned to the Galaxy’s Politest Jedi because apparently the GAR runs on irony. Makes Wolffe look like a ray of happy, happy sunshine.

Pip

The perpetual optimist to Aden’s incredible pessimist. Remains stubbornly cheerful by choice, because if he doesn’t laugh he doesn’t think he’ll ever stop crying.

Dexter

Professional Grouchy Bastard. Likes Harlan well enough but will absolutely tell him he’s full of shit. If Azaana likes you, Dexter will tolerate your existence. If you make Azaana sad they will never find your body. A training accident left him with scars and a deep growl in his voice that makes him sound angrier than he is.

Stitch

Col’s CMO and the only person Jax legitimately fears. Deeply wishes his siblings and General would get injured less and look after themselves more. Is willing to enforce this with sedatives.

Zip

The Right Hand of God (Stitch’s second in command). He who wields the big needles.

Layne

Cheerful but stressed Captain of a company of reckless idiots who really should know better but apparently don’t. He should be used to it. He grew up with Rex.

Trip and Tap

Two survivors of Krell reassigned to Col. Tap has a nervous habit of tapping his fingers. Trip can trip over thin air.

Jazz, Snap and Void

A trio. Jazz likes to wander off. Void likes to hide. Snap likes to complain they’re giving him grey hair from the stress of having them disappearing all the time.

Ray and Rico

The product of an embryo that split, Ray and Rico lived in fear of being culled as defects on Kamino. They’ve since left Kamino, but the fear hasn’t left them.

Lys

A tired medic who would like Dexter to drink something that isn’t caf please.

Tyke

The medic with the most agreeable Jedi (Tol). He barely has to bully him into seeking medical attention at all. Such a shame that his Commander seems determined to make up for it by being a complete bastard. If Click wants to get tackled in the hallway, that’s his lookout.

Rill

Has a particular interest in medical research. Or he would if he ever had the time. 

Corrie

The youngest CMO in the GAR. Just barely 18, only on the field for six months and never meant to be CMO at all. But she’s the only medic Pip’s got left after that clusterfuck, so they’re all doing their best. She might be young but she will absolutely yell at a commander you see if she doesn’t.

New Dawn Crew

Not-Clones

Mira Vin 

A female Kiffar former Jedi whose Master died on Geonosis. The Council were going to knight her and make her a General, so she told Windu to stick it up his ass and ran away to the Outer Rim to harass slavers and save “defective” clones.

Kell Vekarr

An Alderaanian former Jedi who was rescued from slavers as a child. Finally took the 20 remaining members of his command and ran when the rest were killed over Ando. Jaster’s boyfriend. Autistic.

Jaster Toran

True Mandalorian bounty hunter who was betrayed by a client and sold into slavery. Joined the crew upon his rescue four years later. Kell’s boyfriend. Autistic.

Riye Toran

Jaster’s older sister who joined the crew to look for him and then stuck around because she liked it there.

Volya’tar

Twi’lek former slave who freed herself and stole a ship. Pilot, mechanic and Mira’s best friend.

Pash Colton

Dyspraxic dyslexic Corellian with more brains than sense. An engineering genius who has wisdom as his dump stat. Also sometimes a smuggler.

Jaina Bell

Tiny and terrifying. Orphaned at a young age and grew up to be a smuggler, mechanic and pilot.

Ela

Nonbinary Lorrdian. Has a long horrendous Lorrdian name they never use. Joined the crew because slavers suck and anything that makes their lives difficult is a good thing. Stuck around for the people.

Black Company

Halcyon

An ARC Captain known for his green hair and endless patience. Considers Kell a close friend but calls him Commander regardless. Used to fight Rex a lot as a kid. Please let this man rest.

Bones

Halcyon’s batchmate and Black Company’s CMO. A cranky bugger, but that’s understandable considering what he deals with daily.

Pax

The peacemaker between his idiot brothers and everyone else for as long as they can remember. A chill guy, but even chill guys have limits.

Tracyn and Carud

Two of the Nightmare Children. Their names are fire and smoke and they cause a lot of both, raising Pax’s blood pressure and driving Bones into apoplectic rage.

Isa

Jaro’s long suffering sister. Usually has to track him down to make him go to sleep. Has a weekly commiseration session with Ari (alcohol optional but recommended).

Jaro

Named for the Mando’a word for reckless and boy howdy is it accurate. The ADHD doesn’t help.

Ari

Rio’s batchmate and she loves her brother dearly but she is so done with his shit.

Rio

The last of the original Nightmare Children, ADHD disaster and source of most of Bones’s workload.

Kee and Jam

Nonbinary comms officers who bicker very cheerfully. Usually with each other. Often at high volume through the halls of the ship.

Torin

Gay artist baby.

Kol

Gay artist bastard.

Charly

Honestly he’s just here for a laugh and his brothers respect him for it. You’ve got to find your joy where you can get it these days.

Dys

Takes great delight in moving Set’s things just a couple of centimetres. Just enough to annoy him. Will deck anyone else who tries the same thing.

Set

Also known as Corporal Square Corners. Everything has to be neat and tidy. He was a godsend before inspections. Now he’s just the reason people have somewhere to sit.

Slip

Known for giving his trainers the slip and disappearing into the bowels of Kamino when they were doing training exercises he didn’t like and then getting stuck and having to be retrieved by Chase.

Chase

More like chase-ing his brother through the halls of Kamino to keep him out of trouble. There’s a running joke that he should have ended up in search and rescue.

Bright

Was he named for his bright red hair or as an ironic comment on his general outlook on life? Who knows? Not him. A pessimist if there ever was one.

Impulse

Full name Have-You-Ever-Heard-Of-Impulse-Control and no, he hasn’t.

Cuyan Squad

Sonny

A naturally blond, autistic, Force-sensitive Commander who survived Kamino by the skin of his teeth. Grew up with Cody and Jax. Hyper efficient Can, will and has broken people’s faces for saying shit about the Coruscant Guard.

Zak

Force-sensitive Captain who despises soup and has incredible claustrophobia. Good with kids though. Autistic.

Ru

Force-sensitive autistic Lieutenant. Quieter than Zak, and fully supports his vendetta against soup. Has his own vendetta against food that stabs you in the mouth.

Bang

Force-sensitive bomb-tech. Partially deafened in an explosion which also gave him some pretty intense scarring. Gets nervous when he can’t see people behind him.

Bit

Force-sensitive techie with a penchant for weapons modification and data slicing. Gives the best hugs in the squad.

Tink

If it’s broken Tink can fix it. The resident ADHD Force-sensitive techie. Has a tendency to hyperfocus on projects to the exclusion of all else.

Flow

De facto squad medic because he’s the best at Force-healing of the lot of them. He does not appreciate this, this is not what he trained for, you’re voiding his warranty, vode please. Dyed his hair purple because he could.

Edge

Thrill seeker with electric blue hair and boundless energy. The ADHD doesn’t help with the fidgeting, but he likes to go fast so Force-augmented speed is pretty great.

Ry and Cas

True twins born from the same tube, they’re the Fred and George Weasley of clones. They’ve got the red hair and everything. Judicious use of the Force makes pranks far easier.

Other

Caj, Chess and Blade

The brothers in charge of the homebrew alcohol. The taste is a work in progress, but the last batch didn’t make anyone go blind.

Rictor and Sike

Survivors of Krell who deal with their trauma in very different ways. Rictor is terrified of authority in case they turn out like Krell. Sike figures if he survived that he can survive anything and mouths off constantly.

Kano and Oly

Batchmates who were reconditioned separately (for nightmares and injury, respectively) and reunited upon Kano’s rescue. Oly had been with the crew for months by then. They both cried.

Sitrep, Conn and Sig

Three more nonbinary comms officers. A cheerful bunch who like to argue. Usually with each other. The problems started when they started arguing with their General.

Aran, Orar and Tay

Three heavy gunners who fight TJ a lot because the little twerp is asking for it (literally). Tay is relentlessly cheerful, Aran the exact opposite, and you’re lucky to get three words out of Orar in a row.

Ani, Mirdir and Dajun

Techies and mechanics who prefer wires to people. Mirdir and Dajun have known each other since birth and bicker a lot. Ani mostly ignores them.

Dane

A captain who finally snapped and told his General where he could stick his suicidal orders.

Sprint

Full name Slow-Down-There’s-No-Need-To-Sprint, a six foot ball of energy and barely contained enthusiasm. Usually found hurtling around the place at ludicrous speeds.

Crash

An anxious, autistic pilot who has never crashed his ship. He has, however, crashed himself into doors, siblings, training sergeants.

Rainer

A really chill guy who got shipped off for being too violent after a misunderstanding about a sparring match. TJ’s favourite sparring partner.

TJ

Likes to fight, does not care if his opponent could physically snap him in half. Sometimes he just has to beat his brain into submission via getting the crap beaten out of his body. Usually succeeds in provoking the heavy gunners into fighting him.

Zero

TJ’s perpetually worried brother. Really wishes TJ would chill. Dyslexic and has a recurring leg injury that won’t heal. Gets bored easily.

Brook and Storm

A pair of total nerds who get so engrossed in arguing that they don’t realise they’re about to walk into a tree. Frequently wander off and have to be returned.

Jai, Tala, Teek, Niko and Galaar

Five ARCs who got sent back to Kamino for telling their General to go kriff himself. Jai is Force-sensitive. Galaar is just a prick with a terrible sense of humour.

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Title: Millenia 1/? Fandom: SWTOR/Dragon Age Crossover Rating: T for rating consistent violence and dark themes Genre: Drama, Romance Summary: Green Jedi are allowed their familial and romantic attachments, but even they won’t accept one of their own caring for a Sith. Notes: Ela/Fox AU. Even though this is Fox’s native setting, his normal friends are replaced by Dragon Age characters. For those familiar with Fox, his characterization is post-Morning Comes.

This story begins at 0-1 ATC

Fox is cursed, but the post-Morning Comes reprieve is lasting a long time

The Green Jedi are a Corellian branch of the Jedi Order that allows its members to have families. Ostensibly, it’s only for native Corellians in “canon,” but who cares, amiright?

Darth and Lord are ranks in the Sith Order with Darth being below only the Emperor* 

Thedosian races (elves “Dalish,” dwarves and qunari) are treated just like any non-human SW race for the purposes of this story.

If you’re not familiar with SW canon, that’s fine because SWTOR lore isn’t canon and I made up a bunch of shit on top of it. Just roll with it.

*don’t ask it’s really complicated and you really won’t care, I promise.

Blaster bolts of every color criss-crossed the battlefield. Elashorei Lavellan was a whirlwind of movement with her yellow saber-blade deflecting shots. She swore with every other breath and her sharp movements kicked up what little vegetation the ground still supported. Yes, the Republic had ceded Balmorra in the Treaty, but there wasn’t supposed to be two companies of Mandalorians on-world ensuring that there weren’t any Republic soldiers lingering.

Was it too much to ask that they be allowed to evacuate the rest of the civilians? Apparently so, Ela thought as she was pushed back by a concussion grenade. She had plenty of experience fighting Imperial soldiers - and even Sith - but Mandalorians were a different story entirely.

She was used to defending against dark sorcery and poorly aimed rifles, not predictive aim and concussion grenades designed to break her concentration. Nevertheless, she and her fellow Jedi Knights were holding their ground. The Green Jedi were nothing if not more adaptable than their Coruscant-trained counterparts.

The jetpacks on the most aggressive of the Mandalorians were just starting to sputter from low fuel when Ela’s hopes for a messy, if decisive, victory for the Jedi were completely dashed. Two Sith stepped elegantly out of a gilded Imperial shuttle. One was the newly appointed planetary governor - tyrant - Darth Charlan and the second was- When Ela recognized the red marks on the second Sith’s mask, she gasped in surprise and failed to fully block a concussion grenade.

In a sharp exertion of Force, she leapt back to her feet, winded, though uninjured. Her friends leapt forward to engage the Sith directly, but Ela couldn’t tell if it was out of hubris or ignorance. The second Sith was Lord Faximil Sa’alle. He wasn’t a Darth, but that didn’t make him a less terrifying opponent. He and his sister were notorious for kidnapping strong Forcers and using them in sick breeding projects.

“We have to retreat! That’s fucking Sa’alle!” Ela shouted in her comms.

“Exactly! This is our chance. We need to save the girls!” Sornir returned even as Darth Charlan knocked him back with a thick burst of Force lightning.

Ela gritted her teeth against a frustrated shout and nearly gave up on even trying to remain calm. In a few Force-lengthened strides, she was at her fellows’ backs, deflecting blaster shots from the Mandalorians that were still jetting around the battlefield. Those low on fuel seemed to have left, but with most of the Jedi focused on the pair of Sith, Ela had more incoming fire than she could handle alone. Force intuition kept her comrades from taking any direct hits, but the grazes were starting to add up.

A lump formed in Ela’s throat when she heard Sornir cry out in agony before the dull thump of a body hitting dry, cracked dirt. She couldn’t spare a moment to even glance at him, but in the quiet stillness of her mind, she spoke an old Dalish prayer for the lost for him. Hopefully he would live, but her Force sense wasn’t keen enough to pick out whether or not his Life Force remained in the middle of combat.

The constant barrage wore her down until she wasn’t even swearing between deflections and she could feel the sickening, corrupted auras of the Siths’ Life Forces coming ever nearer. But she couldn’t turn and fight them, or else the Mandalorians would shoot her, and her dwindling companions, in the back.

The sharp, burning sensation of Sith sorcery hitting her square in the back told her it was all for naught. Ela hit the ground like a sack of grain and felt panic settling in as her vision glazed over until the Mandalorians in the air were nothing but indistinct bobbing shapes. Her body alternated between feeling numb and intense agony. She could taste blood in her mouth, even though it was as dry as the surface of Tatooine. But her ears, her hearing, worked perfectly. She heard as her companions, her friends, were cut down by the Sith or brought to their knees by blaster shots.

After an eternity, the fighting stopped. Ela heard a Mandalorian land close to her feet, but weakness kept her from turning her head to look, even if her sight hadn’t been too blurry to make anything out.

“My Lords,” the Mandalorian said and still Ela’s hearing was perfect because she caught the clear disdain in his tone. ���Our scanners aren’t picking up anything on the ground in this area. We found some electrical signals that might be their shuttle pad. My people are investigating it as we speak.

“They should have investigated before the Jedi were able to get this close to the factories. Who knows what they managed to sabotage? This is coming out of your pay,” Darth Charlan said. Her voice was simultaneously screechy from rage and deep from Sith corruption. There was the distinct crackle of Force lightning fizzling out against Mandalorian iron as the Sith tried to vent her ire.

“We followed the terms of our contact, Sith. It would be best if you did, as well,” the Mandalorian returned. He didn’t wait for a response or further orders before lighting his jetpack and alighting back into the sky.

“Oh look, Faximil, darling, that one’s still alive,” Charlan said.

Ela’s felt the strike of Force lightning and screamed her pain for an instant that felt like an eternity before the Sith stopped. She was too weak to gasp for breath, so her head swam and flecks of light drifted across her already-blurry vision.

“It belongs to me,” Faximil said. His first words and they sent a chill down Ela’s spine that overpowered the fire from the earlier curse that hit her. His voice was coarse and inhuman and it scraped painfully over Ela’s eardrums.

“It’s mine. That’s my curse that hit her. Take one of the bucketheads. Mandalore won’t be able to complain after their failure today.”

The air crackled with Force lightning. There was a pained yelp from Darth Charlan before Lord Faximil repeated himself. “It belongs to me.”

“Fine, insolent brat, but don’t think I won’t tell Sybil if you keep it as a pet.”

“She’ll be delighted. She loves breaking my toys.”

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FOR MORE POSITIVE SHIT.

THIS GOES TO  @fallenangelmikaela ,@childoflegend ,@selfxloathingxvamp ,@mika–ela –ELA, @ofichinose ,@preciousprincessyu ,@blcublooded ,@lestkarrkingofeurope ,@brassboundvalkyrie ,@poenitet ,@snipec ,@thevampiricseraph and just fuck there’s too many of you out there to name lol

ALSO FOR THE NONE ONS

@itslikethesun , MY ALL TIME FAVORITE GOKU RPER WHO I JUST LOVE SEEING ON MY DASH

@spiritxgun MY LOVE FOR YUSUKE HAS BEEN REKINDLE THANKS TO YOU. JUST LOVE SEEING YOU ON MY DASH.

@idolgifted , WE DON’T TALK AS MUCH MAINLY CAUSE I STILL FEEL GUILTY FOR UPSETTING YOU THAT ONE DAY UNINTENTIONALLY SO I JUST KINDA BACKED OFF BUT I STILL LOVE SEEING YOU AND YOUR MUSES.

@webtastic , BEST SPIDERMAN RPER ‘NUFF SAID.

@kannibahl for your wonderful Kaneki! Who I've been stalking for a long while on my Hide blog. I just love how you breathe life into him. @ryusxnka my love for Toushiro was reignited when I spotted your blog on my dash a few times before I followed. I didn't expect you to follow back this but I just love seeing your threads and interactions on my dash. It's awesome!

 @retentionsx ..GOTTA LOVE THEIR YATO AND THE MUN. BOTH ARE JUST WONDERFUL.

AND @blessedfate MAD LOVE FOR THEIR ALEX WHO IVE BEEN STALKING FOR A LONG TIME BEFORE FOLLOWING THEM ON MY HIDE BLOG. THEY WAY THEY JUST LOVE, ADORE AND WRITE ALEX IS FANTASTIC.

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Callout post to me

Don’t start a new drawing late at night when you have class the next day because you will scream all day about not being able to continue until you come home again

Do I never learn

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@lycheemilkart:

#also i had a funny thought x3  #like… cullen gets an angry letter from Ela after haven was a thing and she;s all  #‘nOPE NOT RISKING SHIT IM COMING RIGHT NOW WITH THE FAM WE ARE STAYING WITH YOU DONT YOU FUCKING FIGHT ME ON THIS’  #and cullen is all  #'welp.. u get to meet my fam’ 

I had basically the same thought… except the angry letter is out of her mouth after she’s found him in Skyhold, wherever and whenever that may be x3

I can definitely imagine them having a long talk argument about it when Cullen gets asked to join, him being like “I need you to stay here so you’re safe” and Ela like “We need to go with you so you’re safe”

Even as he somehow convinces her to let him travel alone, she makes sure to always keep an ear out for what’s going on and demanding letters from him. After Haven though, she just “Nope, okay, let’s go to the Inquisition” and starts making her way towards Skyhold with Mirlen and Diveal and as soon as she’s able

Some other random thoughts/headcanons under cut! ^-^

I’d imagine since clan Lavellan is close to the Free Marches, Ela and Cullen would meet towards the end of the events in Da:2? Which would make the gap between Da:2 and Da:I longer… I haven’t paid much thought to their meeting, really, only that it would make sense for them to cross paths there X3

Mirlen would be so excited to meet Varawell and ask all sort of questions about closing rifts and the anchor, not because she’s scientifically interested like Dagna, but because she thinks it pretty damn awesome

Ela would be some sort of an advisor, I think. Not as influential as Leliana or Josephine, of course, but she is usually not afraid to speak her mind and is very willing to help whoever asks her. She’d spend time with Cullen, of course, helping as best she can with whatever is required of her, otherwise I see her caring for the animals, the garden and helping the healers with her knowledge in herbalism. She’d go out on adventures if she was asked or if a family member were to go and she feared for their safety. She trust them all to be careful, though, and will let them go on their own if the quest wasn’t too dangerous

Mirlen is a rouge with daggers, and just as usual she’d keep her interest for both physical activity and art. If she starts sharing the Inquisitor’s quarters with Varawell later on she’d love to paint on the walls in there. If Solas let’s her she’d be eager to help him paint the murals in his workspace as well

Diveal would probably find a good friend in Rissa, even though she’s a few years older than him and he’s not great at socializing, they would have both archery and astronomy as shared interests. He’d get along great with Dorian as well, spending loads of time in the library reading and learning things about Tevinter

Varric would call Mirlen “Sunshine” and Diveal “Moonlight”. Sunshine because Mir is the definition of positive and has crazy, curly blonde hair, and Moonlight mostly because Div needed to match his sister and also he’s sorta gloomy x)

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OC Interview

I ws tagged by @quizzikemen ^-^ Thanks for tagging me! <3

1. Pick an original character or muse!

Elashorei Lavellan :D  No surprise there, really

2. Fill in the questions/statements as if you were being interviewed for an article and you were the character/muse.

3. Tag people to do the same:

uhh okay let’s see here... @justanartsysideblog @lycheemilkart @scurvgirl

@my-beautiful-thief @kejj @nerdy-author

Only if you’d like, of course! ^-^

This is really lengthy, so under cut! <3

1. WHAT IS YOUR NAME?

Elashorei. You can call me Ela, though. Easier for everyone

 2. WHAT IS YOUR REAL NAME?

Uhm..? This is the name I go by, so... does it matter?

 3. DO YOU KNOW WHY YOU WERE CALLED THAT?

Because I wanted to... I'd prefer not talking about this, if that's alright.

 4. ARE YOU SINGLE OR TAKEN?

Taken. Married even.

 5. DO YOU HAVE ANY ABILITIES OR POWERS?

Not really... I'm pretty good at communicating with animals and I can handle swords, but that's about it. I'm a quick learner, but I don't think that really counts? Does it?

 6. WHAT IS YOUR EYE COLOR?

Dark brown. Cullen insists they're "Golden green" and I'm still trying to figure out exactly what that means

 7. HOW ABOUT YOUR HAIR COLOR?

White? Blonde? Cream?? I don't know, honestly, you tell me

 8. HAVE YOU ANY FAMILY MEMBERS?

I'm unsure of where my parents are, if they're alive, and my younger sister passed, so... Cullen, I guess?

 9. I SEE… WHAT ABOUT PETS?

I have the dog with Cullen, and I had a cat once, but I had to leave him with Clan Lavellan. They'd better have taken care of him well

 10. TELL ME ABOUT SOMETHING YOU DON’T LIKE.

Porridge. What is even porridge? Looks like vomit, tastes kind of like vomit. Absolutely disgusting, can't even be saved with berries, and I thought everything was better with berries?? "It's good" Cullen said. "Try it." I'm never trusting anyone ever again.

 11.  DO YOU HAVE ANY HOBBIES/ACTIVITIES YOU LIKE DOING?

I like taking care of wildlife, both plants and animals. And cooking, even though I'm not particularly good at it. I'm learning, though! I like drawing patterns too, but it's not really something I do a lot, just if I need to make time pass for a while

 12. EVER HURT ANYONE BEFORE?

Yeah, I have. I never like it, and there's definitely some things I regret... But if it's someone who's actively trying to hurt me or people I love, I like to think they deserved it. Like Samson. Don't regret that very much.

 13. EVER… KILLED ANYONE BEFORE?

Yeah. It happens while you're fighting your enemies with a giant sword, you know, sometimes they die. And have ever only killed people who were trying to kill me first. Corypheus, for example, I would never kill someone just to kill them.

There's only been one death in my life that I regret.

 14. WHAT KIND OF ANIMAL ARE YOU?

Cat. Give me food, a warm blanket, and let my cuddle my husband, and I am as happy as can be

 15. NAME ONE OF YOUR WORST HABITS.

Taking everything everyone says to heart.

 16. DO YOU LOOK UP TO ANYONE AT ALL?

I look up to a lot of different people for a lot of different reasons, but I think my biggest idol ever is Cullen. He's been through a lot but he's still standing, you know? I could talk about why forever but then I'll cry so let's stop now before it's too late

 17. SEXUAL ORIENTATION?

Pansexual... But happily married, thank you.

 18. DO YOU GO TO SCHOOL?

No. All the clans I've been in have had some sort of education, though, so I've technically gone to school, I suppose

 19. DO YOU EVER WANT TO MARRY AND HAVE KIDS ONE DAY?

I have married already, and kids are... on the table. Soon, hopefully

 20. WHAT ARE YOU MOST AFRAID OF?

Water. My sister drowned when I was thirteen.

 21. WHAT DO YOU USUALLY WEAR?

Uh, lots of different things, this is difficult to answer... On a regular day, probably skinny trousers and a flowy shirt, preferably with buttons at the front

22. DO YOU LOVE SOMEONE?

Yes, I do.

 23. WHAT CLASS ARE YOU? (HIGH/MIDDLE/LOW)

I don't really like speaking of people in classes this way, but... I guess being the Inquisitor make me high class? That both makes me feel pretty good but it also makes me feel like an asshole

 24. HOW MANY FRIENDS DO YOU HAVE?

A lot more than I thought I ever would

 25. THOUGHTS ON PIE?

Love it. Love it a lot. I have a weakness for sweet things

 26. FAVORITE DRINK?

Herbal and lavender tea  

 27. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE PLACE?

I don't really have a specific place... In the forest. I love the forest. Otherwise wherever the people I love are

 28. WOULD YOU RATHER SWIM IN THE LAKE OR THE OCEAN?

...I, um... I can't swim.

 29. ARE YOU INTERESTED IN ANYONE?

Haven't I answered this like four times already? Yes, I am.

 30. WHAT’S YOUR DICK SIZE?

Listen I think you've got something wrong

 31. WHAT’S YOUR TYPE?

It seems tall and insecure men. It seems I can't stop falling for them. Thankfully this one isn't that much of an asshole

 32. AND WHAT ATTRACTS YOU?

I don't really know... Everyone's attractive in their own, different way. It's rare I see someone I actually think is unattractive

 33. ANY FETISHES?

Yes. Let's leave it at that.

 34. TOP OR BOTTOM? DOMINANT OR SUBMISSIVE?

...why are you asking this?? How is this relevant?

Also, depends on the day.

 35. CAMPING INDOORS OR OUTDOORS?

Indoors. Outdoors is nice and I love it, but at night it gets cold and the ground is really uncomfortable to sleep on

 36. ARE YOU WANTING THE QUIZ TO END?

Yes, actually. I feel so exposed

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Question meme

Tagged by @my-beautiful-thief :D Thanks for tagging! <3

One insecurity: My legs, definitely.

Two fears: Being forgotten, vomiting. Fun stuff :^)

Three turn-ons: Deep voices, soft touches and noses

That sounds so weird omg but like, a good nose can has me weak. Especially straight noses like Cullen's

Four life goals: Travelling the world, working with art everyday, living with someone I love and sharing my interests and passions with people

Five things I like: Tea, singing, writing, video games, shoes

Six weaknesses: Dresses on sale, shoes on sale, people talking to me about my OC's, people showing me music they like, bake goods, overly sweet beverages  

Seven things I love: The FAUCOAW, cats, drawing, food, OC's, music, summer evenings

Eight people I’m tagging: Uhh oh man Thief tagged like all of my mutuals x3 I’ll tag whoever wants to do it!

Kinda lame but I am lame so it’s justified, a two minus makes a plus sorta deal ,’:D

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OH MY GOSH thank you for making such a beautiful artwork for my friend's inquisitor! We've had fun shipping him with all of the characters, and your art just brings us so much happiness!!

Oh my god :O I’m glad you like it!!

This is such a sweet message omg thank you!

He was an absolute joy to draw and, who knows, maybe I’ll draw him again? ,’:DI happen to be very weak for hot elf men 

Thank you so much for this though this was so nice!

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Some things have an end.

Okay so some backstory to this:

I’m in a film writing class and I needed to write a story to later turn into a manus to later turn into a short film

So, of course, I wrote abut characters I already have and love x3 And so I thought why not just post it here as well?? So disclaimer: any weird cuts are for a scene change, but I tired to make it nice to read 

This is from the perspective of Damien, who I haven’t really introduced, so I suppose this is his introduction! Also it’s in frat!au

He and Mirlen are about 16 - 17 years old in this ^-^

Okay now here we go:

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The alarm is obnoxiously loud in Damien’s room. 6.15AM it says with big, bright red numbers. It’s the only light source in his room, other than the thin streaks of light peeking through the pulled down blinds.

He groans and painstakingly pulls a hand out of the covers to search the bedside table for the alarm clock, knocking down a tissue box to the floor and bumping into a glass of water, almost sending it down the same path.

Damien turns the blaring alarm off and lights the lamp standing next to it. He sits up in his bed, rubbing his face and another tired groan leaves him. He looks next to him, to the side of the bed where the pillow’s been untouched all night. Empty, of course. He lets out a small sigh, pulls a hand though his hair, and starts getting out of bed.

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Classes pass slowly, and once he’s out in the corridors again it’s already an evening sun that shines through the windows. His head hangs slightly as he walks through school, alone, and it only jerks back up when he sees Mirlen on the other side of the corridor. She’s heading towards him.

Mirlen with her dark eyes and perfect lips to kiss, walking in his direction with her hips swaying slightly and her curly, blonde hair pouring over her shoulders. Damien cannot help but smile a little at the sight of her.

He suddenly remembers the feeling of her hand in his, fingers laced perfectly together as if that’s where they had always been supposed to be.

He remembers her tugging on it as she ran across grass in the middle of the night, stopping at the high fence for the botanical garden, closed for the night. She laughed her usual pretty laughter and asked him to help her over, and of course he did. The fence gripped at his jeans as he climbed after her, and soon they both had found themselves inside the garden, alone, at the risk of getting arrested if found. The thrill was something entirely new, and fantastic. She’d laughed again at the sight of his face, and she gave him a light push in the chest.

“Don’t be scared, pretty boy.” She’d said. “Now there’s just fun left to be had.”

And it didn’t stop after that night. Mirlen would never stop finding things to do, small adventures she couldn’t stop herself from experiencing.

He remembers the time they snuck into the public pool at 4AM only a week after, and everything was quiet and strange, as if somehow time didn’t pass. Water had been seeping into his sneakers and his feet quickly became cold from his wet socks. Mirlen had been as excited as usual, taking off her shoes and rolling up her jeans as quick as they we’re inside before running on the slippery floor and dipping her feet in the water.

“Wanna go for a swim?” She’d grinned while standing by the deep end of the pool with her hands placed proudly at her hips. “Water’s great!”

He’d wrapped an arm behind her back while he shook his head, giving a soft, short laugh. “No, thank you, I’m good.”

“Oh, really?” Mirlen challenged while slipping a hand into his back pocket, lacing her fingers around his phone, taking it without his notice.

“Yeah, really.”

After that’d she’d given him a firm push, which made him lose balance and sending him straight into the pool.

Damien remembers the shock of cold he felt when he got into the water well, and the loud splash followed quickly by the numb sound and light pressure of being under water. His sense of direction was thrown off as a seemingly endless blue surrounded him and he could make out neither the bottom nor the surface.

As soon as he was with his head over the water again she’d jumped in next to him, causing a violent stir in the pool, leaving it waving long after she’d come up for air.

She’d giggled as she grabbed onto him, as she was too short to reach the bottom. He let himself hug her tightly, laughing as well. Her giggle was too contagious for him to resist. Then she’d kissed him. They’d kissed many times, of course, but how right the world felt there; with her closely pressed to him in the empty pool, her legs wrapping around his back and her cold hands on his shoulders. Her wet hair clinged to her face when she pulled back, and he couldn’t help but kissing her again.

As he’s looking at her now, standing still in the hallway, he needs to resist the urge to hurry to her to feel her kiss again. He can only look, not sure what else to do.

She’s wearing the same shirt as she did that time they were at a coffee shop during break. When she was smiling and playing footsie under the table, and his hand reached over to hold hers next to her soda. She just smiled a little wider, then.

He remembers she wore that shirt once when she was over at his place, too. He remembers because she stole one of his shirts that time, forgetting her own on his floor so he had to bring it with him the next day to give back to her, giving people that saw him in the corridor ideas.

They had an argument that evening, too, because rumours had spread and Mirlen had, of course, been upset about it.

“You should’ve been more secretive” “People are thinking things now” “No one believes when I say nothing happened” “It’s your fault, why didn’t you think about this”

Damien yelled at her that night, and she started to cry. He regrets it now.

It ended in her sobbing into his chest, anxious and clammy hands gripping at the back of his shirt, and him stroking her hair, trying to apologise and tell her everything was going to be okay.

She still stayed over that night, sleeping in that same shirt of his, curled up next to him in his bed. He didn’t sleep well. Mostly he lied awake, twisting some of her curly hair around his fingers.

He’s aware they’d started to gradually fight more and more after that, but still…

She often cried when they fought, too. When she cried she usually needed hugs and kisses, so that’s what he tried with even if she resisted and pushed him away. He made the conclusion she was just upset and didn’t know what she wanted, in those cases.

But maybe he should’ve listened more, and maybe he shouldn’t have held her tighter when she pressed her hands into his chest to created distance between them.

Still, despite their frequent arguments and lessening of contact, the breakup was a shock for Damien. He’d never thought it’d go that far. He’d never thought she’d tell him that, say the words “I don’t love you anymore.”

He can feel his heart beating hard and rapidly in his chest, and it seems the only sound he hears in the crowded hallway is her every footstep towards him. He balls his fists for a second as he notices he’s got hand sweat, and he thinks for a second maybe he should just turn around and leave.

But he stands still, next to paralysed, wanting to talk to her and apologise again and again for things he might’ve said to her, wanting to feel her hair between his fingers again and feel her breath on his lips. Wanting her back.

Mirlen stops right in front of him, and for a second they’re just staring at each other. Once again he’s taken aback by her dark brown eyes and her freckled cheeks.

He opens his mouth to say something, but before any words leave him, she holds up a plastic bag to him.

“This is yours.” She says, waiting for him to take it.

Once he does, she readjusts her bag over her shoulder and starts walking again, only just brushing against his arm. He almost wants to turn and walk with her, but he doesn’t. Instead he opens the bag she gave him. Inside is a neatly folded shirt. His shirt, which she stole that night.

He turns around for her, but she has already disappeared in the crowd of students behind him.

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Flaws and Strengths

Tagged by @justanartsysideblog, thanks for tagging me! ^-^<3

Ela Lavellan

FLAWS

moody | short-tempered | emotionally unstable | whiny controlling | conceited | possessive | paranoid | lies impatient | cowardly | bitter | selfish | power-hungry greedy | lazy | judgmental | forgetful | impulsive vengeful | stubborn | sadistic | petty | unlucky | over analytical

STRENGTHS

honest | trustworthy | thoughtful | caring | brave patient | selfless | ambitious | tolerant | lucky intelligent | confident | focused | humble | generous merciful | observant | wise | clever | charming cheerful | optimistic | decisive | adaptive | calm

I’ll tag @stregatadallostregatto @kejj @asugarplumfairy @my-blood-runs-blue and @ozinariyatarian to do this with one or more of their characters! ^-^

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1,8,9,10, and 13 for companion asks for Ela? :)

Thanks for asking! :D Under cut for length~

1. If not for the Conclave, what would drive your characterto join the Inquisition?

Joining theInquisition would mostly be an excuse, in the beginning. She’s not happy livingwith the Dalish, and as soon as she gets the chance she’s out of there. And helpingthe Inquisition to save the world is a good excuse to not come back

Once she’s therethough she realises the actual importance of the task, and she genuinely wantsto help to the best of her ability

8. What kind of Inquisitor would drive them to leave theInquisition/confront them about their actions (what gets their approval low?what does that scene look like)?

Someone who treatsothers unfairly or acts as if they are better than common folk. Someone whointerrupts others talking or always viewing themselves highest and worthy ofeverything in the world.

A bit likeSera, her approval drops if the Inquisitor is an ass to villagers or says rudeand unnecessary comments. If the Inquisitor is rude straight to her face herapproval drops drastically.

I’ve neveractually had any of my companions leave because of how my Inquisitor acts, so Ican only guess this part x3

But Ela is abad person to piss off. She’s petty, can be terribly rude, as well as she’spassive aggressive at times. I’d say she’d confront the inquisitor first,telling them her exact thoughts and asking them nicely to fix theirbehaviour. If the Inquisitor disregards her, and continues on the same, she’sjust is gone one day. Not a trace of her except a little note saying “Fuck you”

9. Where in Skyhold would they be found? (e.g. Cole is in thetavern rafters, Leliana in the top of the tower, Varric in the throne room,etc.)

In the gardens, definitely! She’dstay in and around the gazebo, littering the place with blankets to sit on, notes,books and seed samples

On warm nights she stays therelate with candles to continue reading and caring for her plants. Preferably withan animal, too, depending on what the Inquisitor might allow

10. If Inquisition operated like DA:O, what would their giftitems be? What would their approval and disapproval Feast Day items be?

She likes prettythings. Jewellery like necklaces, rings and earrings are a definite yes! I’dsay in the beginning she’d not really enjoy gifts at all, since she’s veryuntrusting and isn’t there to get friends. Though once she starts warming upshe’d enjoy shiny and pretty things, and once you get to know her even more,sentimental and thoughtful gifts are perfect. She treasures things like thatfrom people she love.

A good FeastDay gift would be a jewelled necklace or hair accessory

Disapprovalitems would be things given to her just because “she probably wants it”. For example, a halla statuette justbecause she’s dalish, or any symbol related to the Creators. Giving her thatwould show the Inquisitor doesn’t know her well and she’d immediately getdefensive about it and reject the gift.

13. If the Herald didn’t have them tag along to prep thetrebuchets, what would they do during the battle for Haven? (bonus: would theyjoin in on the impromptu Dawn Will Come choir practice in the camp?)

She’d try herbest keeping the children calm and on the right pat, close to their parents or guardians.Children in bad situations completely breaks her heart, and she’d take full responsibilityof any children getting lost or hurt in the panic.

It relatespretty directly to her sister drowning as a child, and she would never letanother child get hurt under her care ever again

And yes, she’ddefinitely sing along. She might not know the words but it’s singing and she’sall for it at all times

Thanks for asking!!

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12, 13, 14 for the character design thing ^-^

I answered this a little late, whoops x3 thanks for asking though!

12.   Do you fantasize about being any of yourcharacters, or are you more detached?

It happens, yeah >3

13.Do you create playlists for your characters?

I try, but finding stuff I both like andfits them is a bit difficult at time x3 But I have a few small playlists forsome of my characters

14.When writing for specific characters, is there anything you have to do to getinto the right mindset?

Not really… Mostly I write after whatmindset I’m already in, if that makes sense? If I do need to write about a specificcharacter on the spot, I usually read old things I’ve written with them to getback into their way of behaving ^-^

Thanksfor asking!

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4, 5, and 9 for Mirlen?? :o *whispers companion Mirlen and inquisitor Vara*

:O What have you doNE LYCHEE OH MY GOD

Why didn’t this though hit me omg this isperfect?? Can you guys guess what I’ll be thinking about for a week straight XD

Answers under cut still~

4. Whatwould their romance route look like? Would they be romanceable?

She would be romanceable! :D She’s bisexualand she doesn’t really care about races, so anyone can romance her

What wouldit look like..?

She is an extrovert, she’s very open about herfeelings and sometimes she’s… intense. She’d definitely flirt without shame tosomeone who shows interest, but denying her doesn’t really make her upseteither. At least not while she’s just playing around.

With Varawell as Inquisitor she’d probably comeon strong in the beginning, flirting recklessly at every chance she gets. Oncethey’ve been on some adventures together, though, and she starts getting toknow him, she’ll tone it down; starting by aiming to be a good friend for himnow when he’s in such a tricky situation.

She’ll slowly grow more attached as time goeson, finding herself making up a lot of excuses to bring him reports and tagalong when he leaves Haven. Her flirting becomes more stumbly and blushy themore she hangs around him.

After the attack of Haven she’ll most probablybe a sobbing mess when they find him in the mountains. She wears all heremotions on the outside x3

Even though the romances in game (at least theones I’ve played) have their first kiss before the Winter Palace, Mirlen wouldtake her chances there, I think. At the balcony, after everything has gone down…She’ll ask for a dance, and if yes the kiss happens there. If no, she’ll waittill they get back at Skyhold, saying she wanted to do it before but shechickened out

An Inquisitor would be able to ask her aboutsex after that; cue angsty talk about endometriosis and a lot of pain, also no children,no cure, lots of crying and apologising she didn’t say earlier. I’d say anInquisitor would be able to break the relationship off there, or just tell herthey loved her anyway. Breaking it off would lead to a bit more crying but hersaying she understands and she treated them unfairly by not saying. Her dialoguebecomes short after that, both because of guilt and she’s certain theInquisitor doesn’t actually want to talk to her after it

Good times

 5. If theyromanced someone as Inquisitor, would they still fall for that person as acompanion? How would that play out? How would they react to that person beingromanced by the “new” Inquisitor?

I’ve never played DA:I with Mirlen, but if I didI think she’d romance Sera. Just as I answered with Ela and Cullen, the romancewould play out as it does in game if neither of them are romanced by theInquisitor.

If Sera is romanced by the Inquisitor Mir willbe a little sad for a few days, but it’ll pass. There are plenty of fish in thesea, and she quickly accepts she and Sera just weren’t meant to be together.

 9. Wherein Skyhold would they be found? (e.g. Cole is in the tavern rafters, Leliana inthe top of the tower, Varric in the throne room, etc.)

She can be found by the big stairs leading upto the main entrance. Mostly she sits and doodles, as she likes to draw andthat spot gives her many objects and angles to work with. If you choose to makea training ground later on she’s close to that as well, which she definitely enjoys!

Thanks for asking!!

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For Ela: 1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 14

1. If notfor the Conclave, what would drive your character to join the Inquisition?

(I answered this already so I just copy pastedthis x3)

Joining the Inquisition would mostly be anexcuse, in the beginning. She’s not happy living with the Dalish, and as soonas she gets the chance she’s out of there. And helping the Inquisition to savethe world is a good excuse to not come back

Once she’s there though she realises theactual importance of the task, and she genuinely wants to help to the best ofher ability

4. Whatwould their romance route look like? Would they be romancable?

She’d be romanceable, yes! By every race andgender, she’s pansexual ^-^

As for what it would look like…

At the start of the Inquisition she’s not verytalkative, and mostly keeps to herself. She doesn’t make friends easily and shecan be very untrusting and cold to strangers if they force themselves upon her.So directly flirting with her isn’t going to give much in the beginning. Ifthey are very very smooth she’llblush a little, but brush it off as the cold weather of the frostbacks

Once she’s gotten to know the Inquisitor a bitbetter she’ll be more open to the occasional flirting, but any bolder moveslike handholding or hugging will be turned down. She’s weary of affection, becauseof multiple reasons, and therefore has a bit of a hard time actually openingup. So most of her flirting in the beginning is because the Inquisitor startedand she thinks it’s pretty fun

After the attack on Haven, once they’re atSkyhold, she’ll show her first genuine worry for the Inquisitor. The “You could’vegotten hurt or worse” kind of worry. If they remark on it she’ll blush and denyit.

After that she opens up more, letting herguard down around the Inquisitor more and more and actually sharing memoriesand thoughts.

The first kiss will be somewhere really private. She’ll maybe try gettingthem out on a walk outside Skyhold with her, or if they don’t want to leave she’llask for them to go to the library in the basement or something similar. She’s noticeablynervous and she’ll kiss them quickly, without warning, and apologise immediatelyafterwards while blushing profusely.

The Inquisitor won’t be able to sleep with heruntil at least after the ball at Halamshiral, but sleeping with her at all isoptional as she’ll love them anyway.

I’m sure I skipped many details, I didn’t wantto make this part too long, but if there’s anything anyone wonders then pleasedo ask! X3 I could ramble on about this forever

5. If theyromanced someone as Inquisitor, would they still fall for that person as acompanion? How would that play out? How would they react to that person beingromanced by the “new” Inquisitor?

Ela romanced Cullen as Inquisitor, and if sheisn’t romanced by the Inquisitor herself she’d definitely fall for him again.

If neither of them are romanced theirrelationship would carry on as Cullen’s romance does in game, only differencebeing she’d have to make up more excuses to be around him as a companion, sincehe’s not working directly with her.

If the Inquisitor romances Cullen, though, shewouldn’t mind too much. She’d be a little sad in the sense that “Damn he was sohot though”, but since the Cullen romance initiates pretty early she wouldn’thave fallen for him before she saw the two of them had something going on

7. Whatwould be on their tombstone in the fade (what is their greatest fear)?

Drowning. Being all alone and drowning is definitelyher worst nightmare.

Fun Fact: She doesn’t learn how to swim untilshe’s 24

9. Wherein Skyhold would they be found? (e.g. Cole is in the tavern rafters, Leliana inthe top of the tower, Varric in the throne room, etc.)

(Answered this one too ^-^)

In the gardens, definitely! She’d stay in andaround the gazebo, littering the place with blankets to sit on, notes, booksand seed samples

On warm nights she stays there late with candlesto continue reading and caring for her plants. Preferably with an animal, too,depending on what the Inquisitor might allow

14. Whatnickname does Varric give them?

When I just started playing DA:I I decided he’dcall her Rosie, because she was pretty and nice and all, but if you handle herwrong she’d hurt you..? I realised pretty quickly it’s a bit too complicatedfor a Varric nickname, but it’s stuck and now I can’t change it x3

Thanks for asking!!

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A grand Welcome

A really short drabble featuring three year old Mirlen!

Hopefully it’s okay, I tried x3

Mirlen likes to dance.

She likes to twirl and jump so her dress flares out and she likes to hold her hands above her head like a ballerina. Mommy says she's a wonderful dancer, but she keeps on practising, dancing even though there's no music playing. She wants to be better, still, for the big day.

Mommy put on her favourite music and they danced together for quite a while, before mommy needed to rest. She gets tired quickly, because of her tummy. There's a baby in there, they've told her, and Mirlen knows because when she holds her hands against the bump she can feel it moving.

She can hear it now, too, with her head carefully rested to mommy's belly as they have a break in the sofa. It doesn't make much noise, and the music distracts her a little, but it's there. She can't wait until they can play together, she and the baby. Playing adventure with daddy is fun, but she's sure it'll be a lot better with the baby.

But Mirlen doesn't have time to rest, she needs to dance more. Mommy says there's just a few weeks left now, and it needs to be perfect. She gives the tummy a kiss before making her way down to the floor again, and she begins with a twirl. The wooden floor is warm under her bare feet and it lets out small squeaks when she jumps. It's fun, mommy giggles, too. Mirlen twirls a few times and laughs at how the room keeps on spinning even when she stops, and she hops and turns, trying her best to keep up with the music.

She spins again, and again, and she just hears mommy say "Oh, watch out," before her arm hits something. She looks up to find daddy smiling down at her.

"Dancing again, are we?" He hums as he kneels down to the floor.

Mirlen nods eagerly, some of her hair wriggling loose from her pigtails. "Yes, it needs to be perfect!"

"Oh? I thought it was perfect, already, dear."

"No," She states. "No, daddy, that's wrong. I need to be better!"

"Ah, well, I'll leave you to it, then. I don't want to bother."

Mirlen is quick to grab his hand before he stands up. "You dance, too, so it'll be best!" She laughs and tugs on him. "Yes, you need to dance, too! Mommy's already danced, only she can rest now."

"Oh, um..." He begins to mumble, "I don't know about that, my dear..."

Mirlen tugs on him again. "Yes, dance!"

Mommy sits up in the sofa, giggling. "You heard her, love, you need to dance for it to be the best."

Daddy grimaces at her before he sighs, then scoffs. "Alright, then. I can dance a little."

"Yes!" Mirlen exclaims and twirls again.

It'll be great, now, when daddy dances too. Surely, her dancing will be perfect for when the baby comes.

It'll be a grand welcome, that's what mommy said!