#also: i love her friendship with ali so much they're so adorable

[shepevansfm]

CONNECTIONS +

FAMILY

PARENTS: country music star, dwight evans & former super model, mary evans (Divorced)

OLDER SIBLING: samuel evans

YOUNGER SIBLING: stacey evans

YOUNGER SIBLING: saylor evans

POSITIVE TAKEN

BEST FRIEND: through thick and thin these two have been there for each other through it all. shep really isn't sure where he would be withouth miles. — miles hudson

SMOKE BUDDIES: just a couple of people who get their kicks smoking some weed when theyr'e not in classes — ali rutherford

PARTNER IN CRIME: getting into trouble and talking their way out of trouble is what they do — noah puckerman

FRIENDS: shep met avery met because of their parents. dragged to various country music events is where they got to know each other. they aren't necessarily the closest of friends, but avery appreciates his place in her life. — avery dunn

PLATONIC SOULMATE: they’ve been attached at the hip after they met and even though they have no romantic connection they have plenty platonic connection. — jemma sylvester

PARTY PALS: these two used to party together when they started at psu but now she’s there to support him through his sobriety — dani flores

FAVORITE PROFESSOR: shep has been in a few of sam's different level english classes and has loved every one. — sam pierce

POSITIVE OPEN

ROOMMATE: yep they live together

SOBER PEEPS: anyone else who is living sober like he is

TUTOR: shep hasn't always been the brightest, especially when it comes to math and science so he needs a tutor.

UNREQUITED CRUSH TURNED FRIENDS: based solely on looks and never having held an actual conversation, shep had a little crush on them, and as a result, asked them on a date. they let him down quickly but gently, explaining he was adorable but she isn't into him. from this, a friendship blossomed, perhaps a little awkward at first but much better with time

CHILDHOOD FRIEND(S): would have to be from nashville

BEST FRIEND(S): a close circle of friends

ACQUAINTANCES: they're both seniors who have seen each other around campus and have shared friends so they're casual

RIDE OR DIE: that one person that matters more to him than anyone else

FRIENDS: people he’s getting to know better

LIKE A SISTER/LIKE A BROTHER: a sibling bond

FRIENDS WHO DRIFTED: were close possibly freshman year but have managed to drift apart

ROLE MODEL: someone she looks up to

UNLIKELY FRIENDS: these two you wouldn’t necessarily pair up together but they work well together

DEALER: he smokes weed so he needs someone to buy from

NEGATIVE TAKEN

DISLIKE: jake and bree have a past, shep is currently fake dating bree. they're both protective and defensive of her. so, you can see where both boys don't get along. — jake puckerman

NEGATIVE OPEN

RIVAL: could be anyone that was also on the football or basketball teams before his injury

INTIMIDATED BY: someone who’s doing everything right and getting what they want

DISTRUST: for one reason or another, could just be vibes, he doesn’t trust them

ROMANTIC TAKEN

YOURE MY BEST FRIEND BUT IVE BEEN IN LOVE WITH YOU FROM THE DAY I MET YOU: will and dwight were both judges on a reality tv show when they met. because they had kids around the same age the two would run around set together. though they weren't always together after that, shep did his best to support charlie through his transition and now they trauma bond over hatred of their fathers, lol — charlie schuester

PR RELATIONSHIP: currently together just for the cameras their publicists thought they would help each other’s careers and image. they occasionally hook up but it's nothing serious - bree brown

EXES ON BAD TERMS: marley and shep dated when he was 21 and she was 25, making a connection thanks to a mutual friend they dated for a few months before shep cheated on marley with a friend from home. — marley rose

FLIRTATIONSHIP: they’re having a lot of fun just flirting with each other, shep finds morgan very attractive and can’t help but have a little fun — morgan weston

ROMANTIC OPEN

CRUSH (FOR HIM): been crushing on them a little while now

CRUSH (FOR THEM): someone who’s doing everything has a crush on him

FIRST TIME: he lost his virginity freshman year

FIRST LOVE: the first person to really make him know what love was

EX FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS: anyone in the past that was a casual fling

HOOK UPS/ONE NIGHT STANDS: self explanatory

FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS: a good hook up never hurt nobody… or did it?

++ = future plot, has yet to happen in game

hit me up for more plots, i’m always up for it!

[a-gay-bloodmage]

—How Birthdays Usually Went—

Pairing: Platonic Alistair & Female Brosca

Pairing Type: M&F

Words: 634

Warnings: Best Friend Fluff, Just a Lot of Platonic Love, Mild References to Alcoholism, Some Casteless Dwarf Lore I Made Up

She woke up next to Alistair again. It was nice, really, to be so close with someone without that terrifying thing called love or lust hovering over her.

"Hey," Alistair grumbled, rubbing the sleep from his eyes. "It's..." He instantly sat up, smiling. "Ooh, morning, birthday girl!"

Gemma groaned, laughing, and rolled out of the bed and onto the floor. "Don't!"

Alistair stumbled out of bed, jumping about the corner of the room as he pulled on his non-sleeping trousers. "High alert! Massive emergency!" He laughed, pulling on his shirt. "Looks like we have a strange twenty-year-old in Vigil's Keep!"

"Alistair!"

"She's acting like the Commander, but last I checked, the Commander was a baby!"

"Alistair!" Gemma grabbed his leg from the floor.

"Ah! The impostor! She's got me!"

"Stone's sake!" Gemma laughed. "You ass!"

"What in the Maker's name are you two doing?" Nathaniel pushed open the door and raised an eyebrow at them.

"I'm the Commander!"

"I'm aware."

"No, I-!" She groaned, her tired throat sore from laughing so early in the morning. "He's being an ass."

"Again?" Nathaniel chuckled. "Colour me surprised."

"Wow, such love from my comrades," Alistair said, shaking his head. He shook the leg that Gemma was still attached to. "Someone replaced our itty bitty baby-commander with some random twenty-year-old last night."

"Oh?" Nathaniel smiled in that sweet, sarcastic way he always seemed to. "Well, happy birthday, then, Commander Brosca."

"Thanks," Gemma smiled, rolling onto her back to better look up at the human. "You're going to tell everyone else, aren't you?"

"Would you rather it be him?" He asked, nodding his head toward Alistair.

"Nope!" She grinned.

"Hey!"

"Your shirt's on backwards."

Alistair looked down at himself and sighed bashfully. "In my defense, I was rushing." He rolled his eyes at her snickering. "And hey, you're still in your bedclothes."

"Fair, fair."

• • ♡ • •

Gemma refused to make a big deal about her birthday like always. To her, every Surfacer acted like a noble, caring about their own personal days of creation.

She didn't tell anybody that she wasn't even sure if the fifth of Harvestmere was the day she was born. All she knew was that she got her brand that day, and it was so close to the beginning of the Day Cycle that she was just as likely to have been born on the fourth.

But everyone was excited for her, so she didn't mention anything to damper their moods. Sigrun was the only one who understood why she just smiled and rolled her eyes at every happy birthday! but she didn't say anything.

She ended up a little drunk at the end of the day, the world clouded pleasantly and her insides warm and squishy. She didn't drink very much—mother had drank enough for the both of them—but she didn't turn down a drink with her company.

"You're my favorite," Alistair whispered loudly, looking up at her from the floor. She smiled at the reversal of their usual positions. "You." He pointed up at her, grinning, his hand wavering. "You are... so good."

She sat down on the floor next to him. "You're so drunk."

He hummed, rolling over on his side. "Oh, yeah, definitely." His bright brown eyes shone with the sort of affection only someone who unreservedly calls another being their best friend can. "Am I your favorite, too?"

She nodded, smiling. "Don't tell the other Wardens, though."

He nodded, laughing softly. "Got it, Commander Dwarf-Friend."

She ruffled his hair. "You should get to bed, Human-y-Friend."

"Eventually."

This was how birthdays usually went after the Blight ended. Slightly subdued celebration, friends, getting a little drunk, and then going to bed feeling a little more loved than before.

She wasn't going to complain.