#Val's Apartment

[emberwexley]

The touch of Val's fingers to her face set her insides to rolling as if the contact had resumed the turmoil of the tempest inside her, visible in the fluttering of her lashes and barely perceptible tilting into the contact.

There was no resistance besides sluggishness as Ember let herself be lead, though her grip on Val's hand was white knuckled and desperate, an anchor in a sea she no longer recognized. The whole way her eyes only say Val, staying locked on the security of her familiarity as they passed through bastardized memories.

"I don't care as long as you stay." The worse were a hoarse whisper, as she entered a space that was the same as before, the realization pulling from her a tension relieving sigh as she drank into the familiarity that was like a hug despite the lack of warmth in Val's decorating. It felt warm.

Pausing her step after they'd taken a few toward the bathroom, Ember gave a tug to the brunette's arm to draw them together so she could press a soft, lingering, appreciative kiss to her cheek just at the corner of her mouth. The breath of her 'thank you' kissing there as well.

The Chen family had been lucky in the regard that death only ever reached them tangentially. It was a feat for a family that consisted of first responders, political figures, and ranking military. A belief that this was due to their ancestor's blessings had taken root in the Chen family tree long before Valerii was conceived and the notion that they were being protected by their linage had been as accepted as the color of the sky.

Valerii didn't understand loss.

Her career was built around death but she'd only ever learned to speak with the dead. Living people, grieving people, were so much harder.

Her fingers brushed strands of dirty hair behind Ember's ear to allow a better look at the woman's face. Her usual glow had grown dull. Tinkerbell had ran out of fairy dust.

"I know."

Her hand moved to grab Ember's own and gently pulled her up from the couch. Ember needed to leave this room, free herself from the air of despair and misery that she was suffocating in. Valerii led the pair from Ember's suite to the elevator and pushed the button to her floor, carefully watching her in an attempt to gauge her reactions to Valerii's attempts at comfort.

"Do you want a bath or shower?" Val would give her either. Val would give her a lot of things. She unlocked her front door and led Ember into the dimly lit suite.

[valtsv]

But I have promises to keep—and miles to go before I sleep.

I couldn't stop thinking about VAL listening to Shrue's radio speech when she confronts Carson, and wondering just how many times she listened back to that recording while waiting for him. Did it bring her some comfort, to listen to someone else's last words as she waited to speak her own? Did she feel a little less alone, keeping company with another ghost that hasn't realised it's already dead?

[valnotso3xplicit]

“Move that body and work up a sweat!”

(2/365)

[maythedreadwolftakeyou]

How Things In Ferelden Actually Went Down During The Events Of Dragon Age: Veilguard

[The Inquisitor, Leliana, Cassandra, and Vivienne at one of their regular catch-up meetings, all lounging on cushions together and drinking tea]

Inquisitor: Aaaaand done, with this next missive to send to the Veilguard! Leliana, please have it delivered via your sloppiest of spies. Maybe take 2 or 3 copies that can get conveniently lost along the way, for the Venatori and Antaam.

Leliana, reading the letter: Really? You're making it sound as if Ferelden is doomed. Yes there've been skirmishes, but nothing near what we saw a decade ago. We don't have nearly as many darkspawn as they're seeing in the north, and Orzammar is silent because they have started another one of their councils that last for months, not because they've fallen.

Cassandra, snatching it to read next: What? Yes, the armies of Orlais and all our chantry support is kept busy at the moment, but hardly the level of devastation you're implying.

Vivienne: What are you up to, Darling?

Inquisitor: Well the last time the world went to shit none of them came down to help us. Just let them think we're too busy to offer more assistance, it's fine. They can manage.

Cassandra: Shouldn't we at least give them our intel on Solas?

Inquisitor: I'll handle it, Morrigan said I can pop over through the eluvian and be back for dinner.

Inquisitor: Besides, they got Varric killed. I'm not risking anyone else.

[valverii]

what’s up, back again w my new hobby of putting sskk in common romance troupes lolololololol

[captainbuzzard]

man reverberating was such a funny mod.

during this inning the first ken drew a walk, stole second, then got caught stealing third before the second ken walked, the third ken arrived and drew another walk, the second stole third base, and finally the fourth ken arrived and this screenshot was taken.

[onesidedradiostatic]

Val's outfit and wings actually change with his mood, we've only seen him as red in the show because so far he's only been angry/horny. In the picture he was happy, he was yellow, Vox's turtleneck was yellow and they matched.

I wanted to give this a TRUE... but unfortunately I have a counterpoint....

it's okay though I can fix this

now it's a TRUE

[gonksinlove]

started a nomad playthrough last night, meet my new V. I already love them so much 🥰

[technikki]

started crying at multiple points watching the finale of the funny balloons minecraft rp and im only a little over halfway through the 6hr vod guys it genuinely may be so over for me

[enixamyram]

You know, with all the shots during Poison, this is the one that haunts me the most:

Just everything about this brief but really heavy moment.

How small Angel is with Val looming over him. How terrified and helpless his expression is. The way his hands are against Val like he wants to push away but can't. The grip Val has on him, keeping him in place. It's not really the most gut wretching shot in the song and yet it's the one that gets to me the most every damn time I see it.

[savingsallow]

More of Val and Garreth ! How is their Life together after Hogwarts ? 😁

hello there, darling! :D

— thank you for asking 🤭

truth be told, i haven't worked out that part in complete detail yet.

however, i originally thought that after hogwarts, val might work as an auror in the ministry for a while and garreth would have multiple side jobs while starting his apothecary business.

as for marriage and children, i feel like they would eventually have them (c'mon he's a weasley iykyk 🤪) and i think that they'd get married in their late 20s.

at some point, i think that they'd reside somewhere far from the blacks but somewhere near the weasleys.

also, i'm sensing A LOT of travelling for these two: (1) for val's work & (2) garreth discovering new ingredients for his potions. although, when they find the right place for them, they sure will be settling there. when that happens, val would love to have a nice and cozy cafe next to garreth's potions shop.

that's all i have for now! stay tuned for more 🫣

[jam-and-jellyfish]

Quick rant about this bc I’m so messed up over it

I am like 97% sure Val got Fat Nuggets for him as a dig at Angel’s weight. The only other explanation is that he paid enough attention to Angel to figure out he likes pigs and use that to butter him up, but I genuinely don’t think he’s capable of pulling his head out of his ass long enough to do that.

And it’s not like he hasn’t given Angel passive aggressive gifts regarding his weight before

Before you say anything ik the old instas aren’t canon compliant anymore but there’s still some stuff to draw from.

Anyway the point I’m getting to is that Angel could have gotten rid of Fat Nuggets a long time ago but instead he kept him. And to me it just feels like he’s accepting a part of himself that Val is trying to make him hate, or at least be self conscious of, and I just think that’s sweet. I could go deeper and wax poetic about it but I won’t.

[valtsv]

I resent you for being raised right I resent you for being tall I resent you for never getting any opposition at all I resent you for having each other I resent you for being so sure I resent you presenting your life like a fucking propaganda brochure

drew some scenes from my own fic because it turns out you can do whatever you want forever

[enolasilverstan]

Apartment renovating time. Val even found a spot for the underwater polaroid camera. Thanks Judy!

[duskier]

Also hi everyone pls know a friend of mine suggested a fem Ale/fem Rudy hatefuck with Valeria and I won't ever be sane again, actually

[americanrecord]

suicide blonde is going back to sleep, literally every time i touch the universe it unravels further and i've lost sense of everything and every character