#dorian storm imagine

[a-menagerie]

Ooh for your song thing, how about Dorian Storm with Honey by. Coastal Club please and thank you <33

I’ve learned to love you, honey

And you’ve got a way with me

You’re wide-eyed and alive, so full of life, I’m mesmerized by your love

You don’t notice Dorian watching you, despite the fact that he finds himself doing it a Lot. He’s not trying to, of course, but you burst into giggles with Fearne, hand half-covering your face and Dorian can’t wrench his gaze from you.

Chetney jabs him in the side.

“Ow!” Dorian jumps. “What was that for?”

“Quite going googly-eyed over them. Just go talk to them.” Cheney huffs. “It’s disgusting.”

Dorian makes some flippant comment at Chetney, waving him off. You glanced up and caught his gaze, your grin growing wider.

“Dorian!” You wave him over from the other side of the tavern and of course he joins you, how could he not? (Chetney is grumbling and rolling his eyes behind him).

“Darlings.” Dorian greets both you and Fearne. It’s easier to be flirty when it’s not just you. “To what do I owe the pleasure?”

“Fearne said you knew this really fancy dance! You did it at the party I missed, apparently. I didn’t know you danced!” You babbled at him a bit, grinning at him.

“And very well too.” Fearne added, throwing him a wink.

“Ah, well, I don’t think I was that good at it.” Dorian waved the compliment away, fighting a blush.

“You were!” Fearne insisted. “Oh! How abouts you two dance? Dorian can show off his moves!”

“There’s not even a band, Fearne!” You widened your eyes at her, trying to silently communicate to her to chill out. Of all the people to figure out about your crush.

“And there’s really not enough room.” Dorian added. He rubbed at the back of his neck, looking anywhere but at you. Fearne pouted before a mischievous smile uncurled across her face.

“Just a moment.” She got up and trotted up to the barkeep, who was uninterested until Fearne set down some gold coins. The man counted them then shrugged, going over to two guys hanging around in a corner table. They had instruments.

“Tell me she didn’t”. Dorian stage whispered. The two guys went to the little raised platform in the tavern and started tuning their instruments.

“I think she did.” You reply.

Fearne walks back to you two, smiling widely. The barkeep was moving some tables to make a space for dancing. At least some of the other patrons seemed interested too.

“There! Music and room to dance!” She sat back down beside you and rested her chin on her hand, grinning.

“Fearne-“ Dorian tried to say, but the two men started playing and another couple of people got up to dance. Fearne waved her hand at you two.

“Go on, shoo!”

“Well, might as well take this opportunity, hmm?” You sigh as you stand, giving Dorian a half smile. “I’ll try not to step on your feet too much.”

“I would be honored for you to step on me.” Dorian joked, giving you a half bow as he held his hand out to you. Fearne snorted a laugh behind him and he shit her a quick, half-hearted glare, even as his skin turned a slightly darker blue.

You weren’t particularly a skillful dancer. It didn’t help that you didn’t know the ‘fancy dance’ Dorian was trying to lead you through. You were stumbling over his feet and your own, hands holding onto him with a vice grip. But you were grinning and laughing and everyone once in a while you leaned forward, hiding your face in his shoulder.

And Dorian was thankful that the dance was ingrained in him because he was absolutely stunned by you. You were glowing and there were stars in your eyes and Dorian had never loved you more.

[pentapoda]

Ah, a character with floaty hair and a fun color scheme? I'm in.

[acourtofquestions]

“If you were to ask me what Throne of Glass is about…

I’d say it’s about the epic journey of a teenage assassin in a corrupt kingdom.

But if you were to ask me on a deeper level, I’d say…

It’s about how small acts of kindness can change the outcome of the world.

Money to a barmaid, waiting an extra minute to shoot, a warning in a competition, a cloak in a cold dungeon, a message on a wall, sharing your lavender soap.”

[music2muse]

Robbie: Dorian may have ended up in the Ruby Vanguard.

Liam: Orym would have been fighting at the Malius Key.

Me: What if they met there on opposing sides, what then?

[eternalmomentss]

So we agree that Dorian goes crazy excited and becomes ridiculously nervous and awkward whenever he gets so much as a single peck from Orym, yes?

[utilitycaster]

the only reason this isn't the funniest thing Robbie has said as Dorian is because "joke's on you" and "why is you so mean to me" exist

[wardensantoineandevka]

Dorian getting Gambolcleft and giving his father the Gambler's Blade is pretty much

you receive: a literally cursed sword I got off a dead guy I knew for like two days

i receive: our ancestral sword, symbol of generational leadership among our people

[towards-toramunda]

Pour one out for orym of the air ashari who for the foreseeable future with have to have his gay ass eye level with both of their exposed midriffs

[arabella-strange]

truly a Liam's PCs' bisexual maelstrom, the one we've long awaited and never dreamed was possible

Keyleth

Essek

Astrid

Dorian

[viirati]

if Dorian dies during the Luda fight, i think Orym deserves actual fucking compensation

can you imagine losing, not one, but /two/ of your loves to the same evil???

i think i would end it all, honestly.

[lilpandrea]

God, not that anyone cares, but I might have to take a break from the cr fandom whenever Dorian speaks about or to the gods. The moment Dorian isn't some goody-two-shoes character and veers off from being an "agreeable" character to many...how easily these ppl just write him off as some stupid simpleton. Jfc from discord to Tumblr (don't know what twitter thinks since I don't frequent that place or live chat because when is live chat ever appeased).

Anyways, I'm excited to see what comes from this conversation with the AH. Cmiiw but I don't think Dorian knows you have to be an exalted ruidusborn to be a vessel. If he did, he wouldn't willynilly agree to sacrifice Fearne or Imogen. It's like a lot of you forgot one of his core values: his friends/loved ones above everyone else. He casted force cage on Fearne in the very same episode to protect her.

[screechingfromthevoid]

I think Dorian knows Orym is in love with him. I don't think it is a great unknown. He's not biting his nails wondering if Orym feels the same way as him.

I think the problem is that Dorian doesn't know how to approach it at all. For so many reasons. There are so many reasons why Dorian has been keeping all of this close to his chest.

First and foremost I think he wants to be respectful of Will and the place he holds in Orym's heart. Dorian in no way would blame Orym for never moving on. He'd be sad and disappointed but he'd understand. And he understands that he's still mourning Will. So he doesn't want to initiate something Orym isn't ready for.

Second, they're in the middle of a war. There isn't time for this. There isn't time for dead brothers and profound crushes. How could he distract Orym from the world ending? He's their little tank. He's their tactician. He's can get his hard and throw it back just as easily. They need his head clear. And I don't think Dorian would ever forgive himself if something were to happen because Orym was too preoccupied.

Third, is speculative, with the context Robbie has given us, marrying a man would not go over well in the royal family. Not because they're particularly homophobic. But, assuming they're both cis, (headcanons aside, I don't think critical role is there yet), the blood line would end. And royal families are big on lines of succession. Hence Zeru begging Dorian to come back. So I'm not sure adopting is in the realm of possibilities. How could Dorian let Orym love him? How could he give into his feelings? How could they live happily ever after when Dorian needs to go back home? Sit on a throne? Produce an heir and a spare? He couldn't possibly start something with him only for it to end in tragedy. He couldn't do that to Oym.

There are probably more reasons for all this but these are the ones that swim in my head the most. And idk I think Dorian wants to love Orym loudly and proudly but... The world is ending, ya know?

[zeenna-is-losing-it]

waiting for two slowburns to go canon at the same time is torture on my soul, why would i do this to myself

[maacbrem]

Wouldn’t that be something

Quick messy flat-colour doodle of what they deserve :’) (pose reference from @mellon_soup on Instagram)

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[gottanerdout]

me just thinking about CR last night and Dorian kind of seamlessly slipping into the mediator role left empty by FCG's death is great until you realize he is very actively not dealing with his own shit by throwing himself in a very service focused mindset. You can't pour from an emptying cup forever and when he falls apart I am going to be so sad.

And frankly while the rest of the group have shared innate grief to bolster them in at least knowing they all are feeling some type of way right now (when they aren't going full warlock and fighting over the fucking scary sword LOL), his is so very lonely on top of it. Just has me in my feelings, idk.

[eternalmomentss]

Perfect indulgent dorym ending for me is they settle in zephrah for a while, calm down, talk, figure things out, discover their relationship, then they pack their shit, get on Coriolis and fly away to see the world for a while...and whatever comes next