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Coffee Smell
From @creativepromptsforwriting 's September Monthly Prompts!
This one got away from me a bit (just over 1,000 words!). Featuring my OC from my MgiT/Isekai Dragon Age fic Chaos Theory! I may end up incorporating this into it one day ( or maybe not!)
Why the other three advisor's agreed to hold a meeting this early, Marisol would never understand. The sun wasn’t up yet, and even Chief had grumbled at her, turning around in his bed to go back to sleep instead of his usual demeanor while she got ready for the day. She almost took a blanket with her to wrap herself up in, but could already hear the lecture from Josephine about walking around . So, instead Marisol dressed in the warmest clothes she could and began her trek through Skyhold. The second she pushed the heavy wooden door open, all three sets of eyes fell on her.
“Sorry,” Marisol murmured, voice still heavy with sleep as she tried her best to shut the door behind her as quietly as possible. She failed- the door was so old the hinges let out a long and loud creak, causing her to wince, “ I’m not late am I?”
“No. You’re right on time, actually.” Josephine replied through an exasperated breath.
Marisol knew her well enough now to know that was code for ‘We almost sent a runner after you’. If you’re on time you’re late, if you’re early you’re on time. She hated being late, hated the feeling of making other wait for her, but it couldn’t be helped. She no longer has the luxury of an alarm, and Chief has a routine time he sticks to for his morning walk.
“Yes well, shall we begin?” Leliana took a sip out of her mug after she spoke, delicately cradling it in her hands as she raised an eyebrow signaling for Cullen to begin.
“As you well know, Arl Teagan has offered use of Mulligan’s Quarry so long as we can reclaim it from the bandits that have taken residence there-“
Marisol knew she should have been paying attention, but she felt exhausted. She’s fairly certain this is the earliest she’s ever had to get up. Normally there would be enough time for her to grab breakfast, but it would be some time before that would be served in the hall. It’s been months since she’s had a cup of coffee, too. She could finish an entire pot on her own before, an occasional habit that became more regular when she began her Master thesis. Abuelita used to send her care packages with bricks of Cafè Bustelo, even though Marisol could just as easily walk to the bodega to buy it herself.
Maker, she could smell the smoky boldness of it now, almost taste it even. The memory was so strong Marisol swore the whole war room smelled like coffee. She remembered getting headaches back in Haven from the lack of caffeine, but she’d never hallucinated smelling it. Besides, tea had just enough caffeine that it dulled any sort of withdrawal headache Marisol had.
Josephine had a cup similar to Leliana’s that she was carefully nursing. She brought it to her lips, took a sip, then closed her eyes as if savoring the moment. Suspicious. Marisol watched the two for a moment, then two, before the realization hit her.
“Wait, is that coffee?” Marisol blurted out, interrupting Cullen mid-report.
“It is. My mother just sent a small shipment from our family roaster.” Josephine replied .
“Roaster? Your family has their own personal roaster?” There was no sense in Marisol hiding her disbelief.
“Well… not exactly. The Montilyet’s may be known for our wine, but we also have a smaller investment in a specialty blend of Antivan Roast Coffee. “
Marisol wasn’t sure if what she felt was disbelief that coffee existed in Thedas, or if it was betrayal that it took this long for her to find out. All those months going through withdrawal headaches when there was a source for coffee standing right in front of her.
“Can I.. Have some?” Marisol managed to ask.
“Oh! Of course. Have you had it before? Is this something you had back in your homeland?” Josephine turned to a small tray on the table, pouring Marisol a cup, “I do hope you don’t mind it black, we still don’t have a steady enough supply line for cream but there is some sugar-“
“Josie, I used to drink a pot a day in college by myself.” Marisol took the plain cup in hand, breathing in the scent as she fought the urge to down it in one go. “ If I couldn’t drink coffee plain I don’t think I would have survived.”
“Truly? An entire pot?” Josephine looked surprised. “How did you sleep at night?”
“Well, when you get used to it doesn’t always have the same effect. Whenever I had to pull an all-nighter I sometimes had to have two pots to stay awake, or switch to espresso.”
“I... see. Well, in that case, feel free to help yourself.”
The smell alone was enough to invigorate her. Marisol inhaled the scent one more time, noting a faint nuttiness before taking a small, appreciative sip. It didn’t have as bold of a taste as she was used to, but it was still full-bodied, with a tender note of cinnamon-sweetness to it. It instantly brought a warm smile to her face.
“Oh sweet Maker, not you too,” Cullen rolled his eyes.
“The Commander does not like it.” Leliana bemusedly spoke over her own cup.
“Like it? I don’t know how any of you drink it! It tastes burnt.” He argued.
“Sounds like you haven't had good coffee then,” Marisol took another sip, “And this is good coffee.”
Cullen scrunched up his face in response. “There’s no such thing.”
“That’s fine with me, it means we don’t have to share.” Marisol protectively hid her cup away from Cullen as if he would take it from her as she finished it off.
She hip checked him,-ignoring the fact he was twice her size and wearing metal armor-, before immaturely sticking her tongue out in the process. She moved between where Cullen and the tray of coffee sat, then turned her back to him before topping off her cup.
“Josephine, I will name my firstborn after you if you can get us a regular supply of this.”
The proclamation brought a small blush to the ambassador’s cheeks, “I will see what I can do.”
Marisol heard a rustling of papers behind her before feeling a small whack atop her head. “Hey!”
She turned to Cullen, seeing him fighting a playful smirk behind mock-anger, “Need I remind you we have work to do?
“Does that work involve more coffee?” Marisol managed to raise her arm in defense before Cullen could swat at her again. “Kidding!”
#dragon age inquisition#OC: Marisol Ramirez#my writing#the advisors are all siblings#also Marisol is not Inquisitor#Evie's not here because she's out closing rifts or something I guess#I'm sure my half-antivan Trev would be upset to miss out on coffee#Josie get on the coffee supply chain#dragon age#cullen x oc#<- if you squint#they become friends long before they become lovers#i will finish Chaos theory at some point but this was a nice break from chapter hell#seriously I love Haven so much but intros are awkward#i just want to get to the interpersonal relationships already#but they gotta meet first
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William Afton into the FNAF-verse
#myart#chloesimagination#comic#william afton#dave miller#steve raglan#dayshift at freddy's#the fourth closet#fnaf movie#sister location#dsaf#dsaf dave#dsaf fanart#fnaf#fnaf fanart#five nights at freddy's#spiderverse#I’m so sorry for this comic guys#I couldn’t get this idea out of my head#HUGE DAY for DSAF likers though!!#Book Dave doesn’t really like DSAF Dave pff#also finally drew my game William design again#also first time drawing anything from the fourth closet!#so many firsts SO many wills#don’t gotta worry about them all meeting up#cause I doubt the wills will get along enough to do anything evil#just an ego competition
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also what about an inverse twins in time au where ford went back to the 60's and stan stayed in the 80's?
Oh this is super interesting
#genuinely i think young Stanley pretends to be ford bc he thinks he’ll be blamed for it#he’s the spare Stan so he’s gotta fill in for his bro while he’s gone#his parents don’t even notice the finger thing like…#and at first Stanford doesn’t really think anything of it but#I reckon it clicks for him and he feels SO bad because are you joking???#meanwhile in the future:#stan: what do we do??#ford: I am a literal child???#and Stan is a figurative child so it evens out#ford thinks fidds is really cool though if they meet#he’s all like “I have a friend????”#:(((#my art#ask#gravity falls#twins in time au#stan pines#stanley pines#ford pines#stanford pines
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Enter: The house maiden
Act 1, Scene 1
Lost to the noise... Unfortunate.
[PREV] || [NEXT]
#isat#in stars and time#isat au#isat spoilers#sasasaap spoilers#isat loop#sasasaap siffrin#Mirabelle#Try Again: Isat AU#Formatting on mobile is haaaaarrrrd.#There's like#One more post like this before I start ACTAULLY answering asks#We gotta get to the favor tree first#And meet our BOY#Is it me or is siffrin spacing out a LOT over here? :3c#my art
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I could only got up to the sketching stage for this but they're so cute AHBFSUBFUYFIAFIUWFHSFU
sketch ? no color ?? no problem! 🎨🖌️✨
#for me#twisted wonderland#twst#sebek zigvolt#twst yuu#twst mc#fanart#fshdshdh DISSEMBLED FIRST YEAR#DO I TAG THEM FHSDHSDHSDHS#I WAS READY TO YELL HEAD FIRST BUT THEN I GOTTA PROPERLY TAG FIRST SO THEY CAN BE TRACKED#SCCCCCREMAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TODAY JUST CAN'T GET ANY BETTER#I WENT OUT WITH A FRIEND TO MEET A NEW FRIEND#CAME HOME TO SEBEK#AND HERE I AM NOT LOOKING AT THIS#AaaaAaa????? AAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! INDEED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#I a m u r i c on right now#I SHa ll sle ep in that posi t ion literally toni ght#THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS??????????#SEBEK LOOKS PERFEECTT TO THE VERY NERVE ON HIS FOREHEAD FHSDHSHDSDH#ffshdshd CLOSES the first years' eyes#and GIVE them opened mouth each a cookie and CLOSE them#i was thinking of just publishing the ask as it is and yell at the tag#but then it requires me to write or put something to post#so somehow i decided to attempt on coloring ur sketch i hope u don't mind#TJANKS AGAIN!!!!! FOR THE DRAWING!! AND THE THOUGHT THAT THEY ARE CUTE!!!!#GETTING FANARTS iS HAPPINESS LVL 10. AFTER GETTING UR ART REBLOGGED WITH TAGS LVL 9!#YIPPIEE!!!!! ♡♡♡♡
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I can't believe I'm making ANOTHER AU just to have this power couple in Return_0 lmao
#Return_0#Earthspark#transformers au#dot malto#in this oc au i think shes already raised her kids/outlives alex -> then meets megs#first rule of oc crossover ; i gotta make shit sad#maybe shes looking after human!twitch + thrash in the PH?? idk
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You said you would always look at me.
KISEKI: DEAR TO ME Ep. 9
#kiseki: dear to me#kisekiedit#kdtm#kiseki dear to me#ai di x chen yi#chen yi x ai di#nat chen#chen bowen#louis chiang#chiang tien#jiang dian#userspring#uservid#pdribs#userrain#userjjessi#userspicy#*cajedit#*gif#im fine i say (im a puddle on the floor) sometimes u gotta gif something already giffed to color it your way...& for all the little details#the deep relaxed breath chen yi takes in the first gif Before he recgonizes ai di...yet is still soaking up the sight of him...#vs the third gif where chen yi pulls back just the tiniest increment to get a better glimpse like...wait...ai di.#and the fourth where his eyes flick over ai di's face like... oh. *ai di.* EVERY MINUTE SHIFT IN HIS GAZE MEANS SOOOO MUCH#and ai di too the way he cant meet chen yi's eyes & the tear falling like theres something so poignant abt chen yi having this realization#and ai di not seeing it. but he's still stroking chen yi's arm? the heartbreak in that. the love in that. & then ofc chen yi reaching up#to meet ai di where he is before bringing him back down to him....his eyes opening a fraction when he feels another tear. checking in...#telling him its okay with his kisses. chen yi's hand sliding around ai di's chest to the back of his neck instead. ai di's fingers brushing#chen yi's neck as his tear slides down chen yi's face...how we dont SEE their hands clasp but we see the way they move to make it happen.#we watch as it becomes more and more mutual.... and finally the thing that makes me the most insane:#ai di's tear sliding down chen yi's nose & back to his own face in the last gif. i cant even. talk about that. just... GOD.
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Flashback, warm nights.
[First] Prev <–-> Next
#Poorly Drawn MDZS#MDZS#Season 1#wei wuxian#lan wanji#jiang cheng#should I have a teen tag? for all the flashbacks? Maybe I'll add it later#Linking the song for its 80's vibes + flashback melancholy + I think its fun#We have finally arrived at the cloud recess flashback! Dramatic first meetings under the moonlight! A sword fight! acknowledgement of skill#Its like everything you see in a 'No Homo' martial arts story that makes you go 'hold on that's a little...'#except we rejoice; for these bitches do be nurturing plot relevant homoromantic tension#I have to give a shout out to 15 year old wwx for in all honesty he had no way of knowing who he was facing#on day *one* of cultivation Christian summer camp! talk about bad luck#ok some other notes: I wanted to give non mxy!wwx distinct features while still looking somewhat consistant#and i think im happy with it! Softer bangs + mole + different hair tie ain't much but it works for me#they'll soon all be in white with small accents so I gotta do what I can#What im not happy about is my paneling B*/ theres no excuse for why I went back to the bad 3 square format other than I was lazy#Sadly I do these in batches so my bad habits stick around for a little longer
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SHE GOT SCAMMED BY TENNANT RIP BOZO
#windsong#tennant#vertin#vila#reverse 1999#certified storm moments#first time we see tennant in meet the arcanist comics and she's scamming someone lmfao. gotta respect the grind though
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#u cant tell me im wrong#like EVERYBODY was like hmmm this kinda fruity huh#and the “how beautiful” did NOT help i gotta say😭#ugh their first meeting is so freaking legendary#🗣️🗣️🗣️CASSIE GIVE US TY’S POV🗣️🗣️🗣️#kit herondale#ty blackthorn#kit x ty#kitty#lady midnight#the dark artifices#the wicked powers#tda#twp#tsc
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Talk about haunting the narrative huh
#hiccup horrendous haddock ii#hiccup horrendous haddock iii#hiccup horrendous haddock i#finally designing what I think they look like#the first hiccup gives me kind and mature vibes#I made his clothing older and more royal looking cuz they used to live on the mainland#i feel like grimbeard’s era was very piratey so that’s the second’s aesthetic#I wish there were more aus of them meeting in like a timeslip or sumthin#gotta do everything myself smh#I dunno if I hate or like the third’s belt placement#shoulda given the second a pirate coat or something he’s too plain#ah well -w-#my art#digital art#how to train your dragon#httyd fanart#httyd#httyd books
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it me birthday once more !!
i wont write up a whole thing cuz im still tired and congested as hell BUT getting to see Everything Everything live front stage AND meet them in person was so insanely life changing that i highly doubt i can beat that as far as birthday celebrations go T_T
#guy whos been obsessive about this band since highschool seeing them live: what the fuck do you mean the guys from my music are real#BUT EVERYONE IS WAS SO FRIENDLY!!! i chatted with so many fellow ee fans along with being able to meet my friend Hal irl for the first time#i also gave out most of the bracelets i spent the entire previous night making just for the concert which was really nice#i gotta stop here lest i go on about the show for pages IT WAS REALLY GOOD OKAY
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A thing about spy characters (and maybe especially likable spy characters that the audience is rooting for) I’ve found is that a surprising number of people have a hard time reading manipulation as manipulation unless it is framed as wholly insincere. Like just because somebody means some or all of what they say does not mean they are not choosing their words and manner in an extremely calculated way to get something they want.
#thinking specifically of angela burr from the night manager and luthen rael from andor#(this is also frequently the scarier kind of manipulation imo because insincerity is easier to clock.#it’s the people who can instrumentalize and perform their v real feelings in just the right way at just the right moment you gotta watch)#like i adore her le carré genderswap of my dreams but i feel like some people missed that angela is kind of…terrible lol#ENTIRELY shameless about fucking with people and very good at it#which is wild because pine explicitly calls her out on it when they first meet#spies#my posts#the night manager#andor
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sorriez for not posting I am now responsible for SEVEN PUPPIES
SEVEN
PUPPIES
#seven of them#this shit is crazy#puppies#dog#puppy#dont breed your dogs kids#theyre my neighbors im helping him out cus their mama is sick and i dont have a job#also if you live in kansas city and want a dog i have seven hmu. thats not a joke btw. i will give you this dog.#if the following genuinely applies to you 1. damn what are the chances 2. lets meet in person and talk first#i gotta find somewhere for SEVEN DOGS#AAAAA
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random thought but i was thinking of tara's comments about getting gale to eat and take care of himself and . well. i was just kind of warmed by the idea of gale and astarion having a particular... dehydrated and perhaps slightly unwell sickly look to them that is only exacerbated by their arduous journey, but then six months after that nightmare when they return to withers' party as husbands they look so much healthier!! they're softer and stronger and well-fed!! they actually look alive! and happy! because they are! and isn't that so wonderful!!
#bloodweave#i'm not in any servers and i'm a hermit so u guys gotta witness all my thoughts . Hi#idk. i do love chubby gale but i also REALLY love skinny-fat gale that loses both fat and muscle mass not only because of the orb#but also the unbelievable and constant stress loneliness and depression that it brought him :(#and astarion no longer needing to be The Pinnacle of Beauty Sculpted Like A God he can jus be as he is (which is still super#unfairly beautiful [and goes to my next point ->]) and he actually gets to eat regularly now whenever he wants and is ALSO#no longer as lonely or depressed n it shows. This Is The Bloodweave That Exists In My Brain And Heart#also love the visual of gale having more angular cheeks when they first meet him and then in the epilogue they're rounder!!#and it makes him look younger!! 🥺 sweetie..
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Her equal in ice
#arknights#talulah artorius#frostnova#dlarts#remember when she almost shanked talulah in their first meeting#in ak you must throw hands before you hold hands#lore says that yelena matched talulah in strength#you gotta wonder if she could beat tal had her illness not been so dire
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