#alistair x male cousland

[mrqu3nt1n]

Ronan Cousland

Warden Commander of Ferelden

"This is the path I've chosen. I am a Cousland after all and we do what must be done. ."

Summary:

Youngest child of Teryn Bryce Cousland and Eleanor Cousland. Ronan is one of the few remaining after a treacherous attack that happened on Castle Cousland in Highever, Ferelden orchestrated by Arl Rendon Howe, a man who was once their friend.

Main Information:

Full name: Ronan Cousland

Titles: Warden Commander of Ferelden, the Hero of Ferelden, Champion of Redcliffe, Ser/Lord Cousland, Prince Consort of Ferelden (future)

Nicknames: Ro, Handsome Commander, Sweetheart, My Heart (used by Alistair only)

Birthdate: 9:05 Dragon

Age: 22 (Dragon Age Origins), 30-32 (Dragon Age Inquisition)

Gender: Male (he/him/his)

Sexuality: Gay

Nationality: Fereldan

Languages: English, a little Elven thanks to Zevran

Current Location: Denerim, Ferelden

Occupation: Warden Commander of Ferelden, Prince Consort

Appearance:

Hair colour: Brown

Hair style: Usually slicked back, kept short

Eye colour: Dark blue

Height: 5'8 or 172cm

Weight: 178lbs

Scars: Large one crossing the bridge of his nose, knuckles and chest though the most noticeable is on his face.

Tattoos: Many, he'd got countless. Both of his arms, pieces go onto his chest, has a couple on his legs and back as well.

Clothing Style: Nobility, Warden Commander outfit when going off to battle.

Faceclaim: Tom Hardy

Personality:

First impression: Ronan can be seen as rather cold when first met, he never seems to have his guard down around people unless he knows them but he is incredibly good at taking control of situations, Ronan knows when people are bullshitting him no matter what.

What he is really like: He's a damaged man, he was thrown into a job that he barely even had the skills for after leaving his parents to die after the attack on his home. Ronan in reality struggles a lot but he was lucky enough to have people to support him. Once you get through his defenses he's a gentle and charming man, he only ever truly relaxes when he is with Alistair though.

Positive traits: Charming, head-strong, natural leader, intelligent, strategic, protective, honourable

Negative traits: Blunt, cold, secretive, self-depricating, prone to burn himself out, jealous

Likes: Duelling, riding, swimming, training younger soldiers

Dislikes: The Deep Roads, spiders, getting hurt, rejection

Relationships

Father: Bryce Cousland (deceased)

Mother: Eleanor Cousland (deceased)

Brother: Fergus Cousland

Sister-in-law: Oriana Cousland (deceased)

Nephew: Oren Cousland (deceased)

Lover/Fiancé/Best-friend: King Alistair Theirin

Close friends: Morrigan, Zevran Arainai, Leliana, Wynne, Rex (Mabari)

Friends: Cullen Rutherford, Garrett Hawke, Ambrose Trevelyan, Cassandra Pentaghast, Josephine Montilyet, Teagan Guerrin, Duncan (deceased), Nathaniel Howe (former enemy), Anders

Children: Kieran (son with Morrigan), Alexander Theirin (adopted son with Alistair)

Dragon Age/Roleplay Info:

Class: Warrior

Specialisation: Champion

Abilities: War Cry, Rally, Motivate, Superiority, Warden training.

Shipped with: Alistair Theirin, he can have platonic ships but his endgame is Alistair and it will be forever.

Genres: Romance, angst/comfort, fluff, familial, horror, action-adventure, modern era, medieval era, nsfw (18+), sfw (all)

I will add to this with anymore information I can think of, thank you for reading this :) - Quentin

[cadmosteeth]

Someone save them from politics

(Alistair and Aedan Cousland)

[kiivg]

.King’s Council.

[frostbackmountaineering]

commission of warden elijah cousland and alistair theirin that i finished recently for @megafreeman ! it was a pleasure working on this piece <3 comms still open!

[enderevynne]

DRAGON AGE: ORIGINS ➤ SHIP GIFS: Nessistair

NESS COUSLAND x ALISTAIR THEIRIN

[megafreeman]

Commission of Elijah and Alistair getting spicy done by BeefflavorChips on Twitter.

[FULL]

[love-grove]

Dragon Age Origins: Arin Cousland

Due to Veilguard coming up soon, I've been redoing old playthroughs and some new ones!

Here's a new one!

Arin Cousland

Youngest son of the late Teyrn of Highever.

Warden Warden-Commander Teyrn of Gwaren Arl of Amaranthine Prince-Consort of Ferelden Champion of Redcliffe Hero of Ferelden

Arin is probably the youngest of the Cousland wardens that I have, being only 18 at the start of the games.

Messing about with some styles in generating. I liked the watercolor look-ish for him!

[seigephoenix]

Welcome to DADWC and happy Friyay! How about for M!Warden x Zevran and “Yeah, I have a plan.”   “Is it a good one?”   “I have a plan.”

Thank you for your prompt! For @dadrunkwriting. I have yet to get some good screenshots of Malcolm Cousland, but he is my Male Warden I have with Zevran. An adorably awkward warrior who is perfect for the charming assassin. Man I'm on a roll tonight, perhaps it is the sangria. XD

Ship: Malcolm Cousland x Zevran Content Warning: Awkwardness is awkward Length: ~500 words

Malcolm Cousland was a lot of things.  Grey Warden, younger son of the Teryn of Highever, master mischief maker according to Nan, and best friend in the entire world if you ask his dog Henri.  Seasoned warrior according to his brother, a sneaky charmer if you listened to his mother when he tried to get out of punishments as a kid, and a level headed diplomat according to his father.  The charmer bit was completely debatable as Malcolm considered himself quite abysmal at any kind of romance.  He just wound up tripping over his own two feet, figuratively and at one point literally.  He knew how to talk himself out of trouble but not into the pants of anyone.  He couldn’t find the right words and would stumble over them.  All of that to wind up in his current predicament.

“Well, why are we in a brothel again?” Alistair asked as he stood next to Malcolm in the foyer of the Pearl.  Malcolm froze as one of the madam’s favorites came out from the hallway and blew a kiss towards them.  He was beginning to ask himself that as well.

“The sergeant wanted us to get rid of the mercenaries causing trouble remember?” Malcolm murmured as he felt the urge to run rising up.  He almost jumped out of his skin as Zevran patted his shoulder.

“Shall we make use of one of the rooms?” He winked and Malcolm felt heat fill his face.

“Could you wait until I’m not here before you do that?” Alistair asked which only made Malcolm want to sink even further into the floor.  Zevran leaned over with a cheeky grin that had Alistair taking a step back.

“What’s the matter?  Scared I’d invite you to join?”  Alistair shook his head but he kept a healthy distance away from the two of them.  “Pity.”  Malcolm covered his face with a groan and shook his head.  He should’ve brought the girls, they’d bicker a bit but at least he’d be somewhat safer.  Marginally.

“By the way darling Warden.” Malcolm peeked out between his fingers to glance over at Zevran who had a smile laced with mischief on his face.  Malcolm flushed again but this time for an entirely different reason.  “Do you have a plan?”

“But dearest lover, is it a good one?”  Zevran leaned in and brushed his lips over Malcolm’s ear, sending a shudder down his back.

“I have one!” Malcolm wanted to sink into the floor when his voice cracked.

“Does it involve keeping your pants on?” Alistair asked drily which earned him a glare from both men.  “Right.  I’ll leave you to your flirting.  Let me know when you’re done so we can get this over with.” Alistair held up his hands and turned towards the door.  Henri barked and sat at Alistair’s feet as if in agreement.

[dapolyshipping]

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[lykegenia]

For the ship meme: Alistair 😍

Hoooo boy do I have opinions about this guy 😂

How I feel about this character: My first love, the first videogame character I ever got truly attached to, and the focus of many a thought since I first heard him being snarky with that mage at Ostagar. On the surface his character conforms to a lot of fantasy clichés, but pay a bit more attention and there are so many compelling layers to unwrap. He has flaws but he's also so earnest and emotionally intelligent, I'd never met a male character like him before.

All the people I ship romantically with this character: I'm a fan of any Alistair x Warden ship, though Cousland and Amell/Surana have some of the best material to play with thematically. I've also seen Alistair x Bethany done well, and Alistair x Inquisitor - basically he's great to ship with anyone who makes him contront being raised by the Chantry or being turned into a political figure against his will.

My non-romantic OTP for this character: Honestly, I like Alistair and Leliana. To me there's a sibling dynamic there that's good for both of them.

My unpopular opinion about this character: Not to poke the bear, but Word Of God from David Gaider is not enough to convince me his mother was anything other than a serving girl in Redcliffe Castle, when a) the weight of canonical evidence in the games and the secondary material points towards it b) the series of contrivances and coincidences required for his mother to be anything but a serving girl in Redcliffe Castle strains credulity c) his story arc and character growth heavily rely on his thoughts about his origins and wrestling with the idea of unquestioned hereditary power when it creates situations like the one he fears his mother found herself in and d) the writers never did anything in the games - the primary canon - to explore any alternatives or consequences for him if his mother wasn't a serving girl in Redcliffe Castle.

Obligatory Alistair Opinion Disclaimer: The above opinion does not preclude the possibility of Alistair being biracial, half-elven, or anything else, nor is this an attempt to impose the above opinion on others who do not care for it.

One thing I wish would happen/had happened with this character in canon: I really wish hardening him had taken more than one conversation on his personal quest, maybe a second approval-esque mechanic that hardened him gradually depending on what dialogue options the player can choose during big decisions like whether to kill Connor/Isolde, or who to put on Orzammar's throne. It would have felt more natural than just telling him "tough titties" when his sister ends up not liking him.

My OTP: My OTP for him is unsurprisingly Rosslyn Cousland. I've talked about their relationship before, but I love the ways they complement and strengthen each other, and learn how to grow together even in universes where they get off to a rocky start

My crossover ship: I've never really thought about this tbh, and I haven't come across any DA fic that was specifically a crossover meeting characters from other universes.

A headcanon fact: Poor Alistair is mildly allergic to pears. They make his mouth itch when he eats them, which annoys him because he likes pears.

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[ell-vellan]

about me

Hi! Call me Ell or Autumn (she/her). I'm a writer by hobby and profession. This blog is mostly Dragon Age and a sprinkling of whatever else I like. I'm an adult and I write adult things, so follow at your own discretion, I'm not in charge of you.

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I don't knowingly follow back or privately chat with minors - nothing personal!

I try to curate a positive space here as much as possible for my mental health. I don't tend to post anti stuff, but that doesn't include some critique of media I like. I utilize the block function pretty readily and I don't engage with negativity.

I'm inconsistent at best with tagging, though I do make an effort to tag for common triggers. The only one you might see regularly is a cw for blood (in fanart, not real blood). If you need something tagged, you are free to ask, but I can't guarantee I'll never forget to include it.

My Canon Dragon Age Worldstates for fic purposes:

I'm always happy to chat about any of our shared interests, be tagged in things, or get asks about my writing, characters, or media. But I'm not here to argue.

(List not exhaustive - major highlights only.)

"Happily Ever After":

DAO: female warrior Cousland x King Alistair, ruled together, dark ritual with Morrigan, killed Loghain

DA2: male warrior Hawke x Anders, templar Carver, sided with mages

DAI: undecided!

"Elfy":

DAO: Male rogue Mahariel x Zevran, King Alistair rules alone, killed Loghain, dark ritual with Morrigan.

DA2: Male mage Hawke x Fenris, spared Anders, circle mage Bethany survived, sided with mages

DAI: female mage Lavellan x Iron Bull (though my hc is Solas is an almost-maybe ex), allied with mages and Grey Wardens, Divine Leliana (softened)

Favorite DA Characters: (aka the ones you'll see most of my rbs about)

Zevran, Alistair, Fenris, The Iron Bull, Krem, Morrigan

Favorite pairings:

Zevran/Warden, Cousland/Alistair, Hawke/Anders/Fenris, Hawke/Fenris, Hawke/Anders, Bull/Dorian, Bull/Inquisitor

Not an exhaustive list by any means.

[monabee-draws]

A commemoration of my first full DA playthrough! Very attached to all of my protagonists. Details under the cut if anyone is interested:

Colette was a noble two-handed warrior, and a very kind and caring person (except to Loghain and Howe, whom she happily eviscerated.) She befriended all of her party members, including the Awakening ones. Hearing about Anders’... decisions was an interesting experience. But she supports the mages whole She was my very first Dragon Age character, and I found Origins at a difficult point in my life. Alistair’s friendship, and later romance, was one of the most important things in my life. I loved every moment of it, and to this day it is I think the best game romance ever written. 

Colette definitely ends up being a powerful voice at court, especially after claiming the arling of Amaranthine as well. She helps Alistair adjust to his role, and they live in married happiness with the occasional adventure for many years before she decides this is what she always wants for her life, and thus she must find a way to cure herself and her dear love of the Blight. 

My first Hawke! Garrett committed himself to protecting his friends since he failed to protect his family. Unhealthy codependence? Big check. Anders fit perfectly into his life as someone he could dote on and look after (and warrior-mage healer-tank relationships are super aesthetic). This was a blue-Hawke run with a little purple sprinkled in for flavour, and he recruited and befriended everyone. He and Anders find a home in the mountains somewhere to farm and be free and let their hair go grey. Weisshaupt? Never heard of her. 

This was also a purely pro-mage run. I (and Hawke) support Anders 100%. To this day I still believe the revered mother could have saved so many people if she wasn’t intent on being a templar puppet.

 Mira is an odd one. Born noble, and raised Andrastian, all she’d ever known was being pious and begging for forgiveness for being a mage. I imagine she had a good relationship with her family before being taken to the circle, and after a few years the family visits just kind of... dried up. At first, she blamed herself in her magical talent, but by the time of the rebellion, she was disillusioned by the faith. Though she still believed, she knew faith wouldn’t save her or the world, and thus declared the Inquisition for order.

Falling for Cullen was both too easy and difficult, and her hesitation and anxiety over what he thought about her being a mage took a long time to fade, but she loves him in a way she’s never loved before, and was all too happy to marry him. The stress of the events of inquisition showed in her hair, which greyed from its blue-black and then turned white by the epilogue. With a pro-mage run, Celene and Briala reconciled, and the Wardens kept in Orlais, Leliana ascended to the throne, still hardened, and the Inquisition was eventually disbanded. But Mira still intends to change Solas’ mind. They were friends, and she believes he can yet see reason.

[bigfan-fanfic]

Unwilting and Unending

For Day 1 of @scharoux‘s 14 Days of DA Lovers’ Prompts!

Day 1: Rose

Pairing: Alistair Theirin x Aster Amell

“Stay.” Alistair whined, watching Aster slip out of his bed and begin to dress. “I hate waking up without you.”

Aster chuckled. “You already did wake up with me. Remember? You kissed me and complained about my beard being scratchy?”

Alistair huffed. “I recall no such thing. I must have been sleeptalking. Now get over here with your scratchy beard and kiss me again.”

“Would that I could, milord.” Aster said softly. “But it’s morning, and I need to get back to my chambers.”

“They’re just down the hall... you could say you woke up to have breakfast with me and discuss ...chancellorly things with the King.”

“I’m in my smallclothes. You think anyone would buy that?”

Alistair was sitting up now, and frowning. “I hate having to sneak around... but it must be torture for you. You... why do you stay with me, Aster?”

“Because I love you.”

Alistair sighed. “You deserve more. You deserve being me kissing you whenever we want. You deserve having your hand held in public. You deserve the court asking you for your opinion instead of having to wait for me to figure out what you want me to say. You deserve everything I can give you, but you have to sneak in and out of my room every night and put up with all of this. I... how do you do it?”

“You need to see something.” Aster smiled softly at him, reached over to gently grab his hand. Despite being in nothing but a simple tunic and his smalls, he pulled Alistair along into his chambers, not glancing back until he had dragged the King over to the balcony. On it stood a table with a magnificent glass bell jar on top of it. Suspended within the jar was a single rose, glowing with a pale pink light, perfect and beautiful, beads of moisture caught on its petals.

“Do you remember this, Alistair?” Aster tilted his head, his long hair slipping sideways. 

Alistair frowned for a moment. “Wait a minute... is it that rose? The one I gave you during the Blight?”

Aster nodded. “Mmm-hmm. I was able to coax it back to health and then suspend it.

“I can’t believe you kept it...” he trailed off, touched.

Aster turned to him. “I look at it often. And I remember all the time we’ve spent together. Alistair... the rose you gave me... no one had given me something like that before, just because you thought I’d like it. It’s beautiful. And you are beautiful.”

“Beautiful? Aren’t I dashingly handsome?” Alistair loved seeing Aster smile, and he was not left wanting, the grin at his teasing accompanied by a small snort.

“Fine, then, damn you. Dashingly handsome. And whenever I see this, I am reminded of how much I love you. So no, I don’t need anything more than to be beside you for the rest of my days. You gave me a part of yourself when you gave me that rose; I understand that now. But you are King, and you belong to the people.”

“I-” Alistair began, only to be shushed.

“But I belong to you, and only you, and if I must share you with the people, than so be it.”

“But... you shouldn’t have to.” Alistair said, softly at first. Then firmer. “You shouldn’t have to.”

Alistair wasn’t conscious of his feet having moved, but he was practically running down the hallway, swiping the coat left on one of Aster’s chairs, Aster calling after him.

He was stopped in the hall by Innes and Delphi, who noticed the grin on his face, despite the fact that he was wearing nothing but Aster’s coat and his smallclothes.

“Uh oh.” Delphi chuckled. “I haven’t seen that look since you tried to prank Oghren.”

Innes yawned. “Where are you running of to, Al? It’s way too early for pranking.”

“To do something I should have done years ago. Right after the Blight, actually.”

“And does it involve a certain Chancellor?” Innes said, his voice rising to a teasing lilt.

Delphi scanned Alistair’s face and gave a squeal of delight, moving forward to hug Alistair. “Finally! Creators, I thought you’d never come to your senses.”

Innes nodded. “Well, don’t let us keep you. Go! Er, actually, better have us go with you. Looks more official that way.”

Alistair grinned as Delphi and Innes flanked him while he moved down the halls of the castle.

“Eamon! Eamon!” he shouted, not stopping until the other man was grumbling and annoyed and puffing from having run to answer the King’s summons.

“Yes, my lord? What is it?”

“I’m going to marry someone that you’re not going to be happy about, but I don’t care. He’s the man I love, and he’s already done a damn good job at taking care of Ferelden, more than I have. So you’re just going to draw up the paperwork or whatever needs to happen, got it?”

Eamon glanced to Innes, then reluctantly to Delphi, his face falling as he saw their wide grins and knew he’d find no allies in the king’s retainers. “...very well, sire.”

Alistair maintained his “king” mannerisms until Eamon had turned the corner, and then he burst into a cheer.

“Oh, how did Aster react when you proposed? Did he cry?” Innes gushed, before he blushed at Delphi’s surprised expression. “Oh, shut up.”

Alistair paled. “I may have... forgotten to do that part.”

Innes smirked. “Well, you have to get back in there, then! We’ll have breakfast sent up to you.”

Delphi hummed. “Something... celebratory.”

Alistair nodded. “Thank you. I... I’d better go.”

As he left, Innes and Delphi glanced at each other.

“About time, right?” Delphi chuckled.

“Yep. I can’t wait to see the look on Eamon’s face when they marry.”

[eldritchbebe]

Every so often I remember the playthrough where my male Cousland became “Queen” of Ferelden after installing the equal love mod, and I smile.

[enderevynne]

yup... Alistair just begged Ness to tell him that Ness having a thing with Morrigan isn’t true... TWICE. Aand when asked if he’s jealous Alistair immediately assumed Ness meant Alistair being jealous of Morrigan, not Ness. Which... even without his response is interesting - his response being forcing a laugh and affirming to himself that if Ness is defensive it must be true, and joking that Ness is taking aim at Alistair’s manhood with that question.

Boy is bi and has a crush on Ness. This is all but canon. And Ness can’t romance him. 

This is cruel. 

[megafreeman]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Dragon Age: Origins Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Alistair/Male Warden (Dragon Age) Characters: Alistair (Dragon Age), Male Cousland (Dragon Age), Male Warden (Dragon Age) Additional Tags: Sharing a Bed, Sharing a Room, First Kiss, Love Confessions, Partial Nudity Series: Part 1 of Ferelden Royalty Summary:

The circumstance brought the two warriors to the same bed.