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Do you have any tattoo headcanons about characters? (Except solomons pact marks we all agree on that 🙏🏽😔)
Solomon and his stupid pact marks make me insane 😩
Er uh anyway. The first thing that comes to mind is Barbatos because of course. I mean our guy barely shows any skin. Unless he takes off his gloves or rolls up his sleeves, he’s pretty much completely covered. Which means he could have any amount of tattoos. I think it would be really cool if he had hand & arm tats. I don’t really see him getting too crazy with it though so I think he’d just have black ink and it’d all be meaningful symbols of some kind. Maybe even magic like protection sigils for when he travels through time. He’s had them for ages, from way before he ever met Diavolo. They’re kind of a relic of his past now, but they remind him of when he was reckless.
I think Mammon would get something dedicated to MC. Like their name over his heart or something. I could also see him getting something gambling related, like playing cards or lucky numbers.
Beel kinda has one in his human outfit. I don’t know if that’s just supposed to be part of his disguise or if it’s real. But I think it represents the kind of tats I think Beel would get. Those sorta tribal style abstract situations.
Belphie would get some kinda constellation tattoo. Something small and in an unexpected place like his hip maybe.
Asmo of course the first thing that comes to mind is a tramp stamp. Sorry Asmo lol. But I actually think he would like something really beautiful and elaborate. Like a whole arm sleeve of cherry blossoms or something. But I also think he’d want to change it up a lot so I don’t think he’d actually get something permanent. I think I had an anon mention this before that he wouldn’t want to mess up his perfect skin lol.
I don’t really see Lucifer as the tattoo type. But if he was gonna get something, I think it would have to have a lot of meaning. And he’d want it somewhere easy to hide. But man I just can’t really imagine it with him for some reason?
Levi is too chicken but if he was gonna get something he’d either get some kinda fan situation, like his favorite character or a symbol from his favorite video game, or something like Lotan or a kraken or some such. Though it would be cool if he got one when he was more active as an admiral. Then it’d probably be something real traditional like an anchor lol.
Satan would get poetry. Or like his favorite line from his favorite novel. Words. I could see them like on the inside of his arm or maybe on his ribcage.
For some reason I love the idea of Diavolo with a huge back tattoo. Maybe of a dragon. Or at least something red lol.
Simeon would have something small and simple. Like a feather on the inside of his finger or something like that.
Raphael I could see getting a spear on his arm. He has an obsession lol.
Mephisto seems like he wouldn’t get one, but I do think it’d be cool if he had one that was in a hidden spot. Like it’s something few people know he has. I don’t know what it would be… I don’t think he’d get a horse tattooed on him lol. More likely some kind of meaningful symbol, perhaps for protection. Or like if his noble family has a coat of arms, he’d get that just below the nape of his neck.
Thirteen has a tattoo but if she was gonna have others… I really love the idea that she has something on her hip that’s really soft like a flower or a butterfly and it matches her hair. Or maybe on her ankle.
When Luke grows up, he gets Simeon’s tattoo.
Anyway I think that’s everybody. I love tattoos I think they’re so cool even if I have never gotten one myself. I just haven’t had the chance but one day!! I swear it will happen. In the meantime I’m giving tattoos to all my OCs lol.
#Arrie has a full back tattoo#but anyway these are just some ideas#I can’t believe I wrote so much#even when just on my phone lol#obey me#I am not tagging everybody I’m way too lazy#obey me nightbringer#obey me!#anon asks#misc answers
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art request: more dragon AU Dimple? or not necessarily art but if you've got any Lore about dragon!Dimple and Mob you feel like yapping about then plz lay it on us!
I LOVE YOU SO FRICKING MUCH.
So the original idea was just. What if Dimple was a dragon? In the og post I said I'd redesign him which I did (see above doodles).
Now for the au; Takes place in a steampunky- viking-ish style of age?? Basically, instead of ghosts, there are dragons.
And there are natural born Tamers, who have the ability to take all of a dragon's collected energy and fortune (because they collect gold and feed off greed.) and do the equivalent to excorsizing a ghost. [See "Tame vers." doodle above]
Tamers have the ability to communicate with dragons while normal people just see/hear 'Rah rah fire grrr!! Give me your money!! Rawr!"
Most dragons have their own dedicated lands and humans stay away from them, but some dragons don't like that and decide they wanna be big fat bullies. And that lead to an average guy who was bored and tired of an office job to start a Dragon's and Such consultation office.
Yes. Reigen Arataka, a non-Tamer. Attempting to pretend he can talk to 10-20 feet tall reptiles. And everything is pretty much the same. Mob meets the con man yadda yadda yadda boring stuff. Important lore that needs to be translated into this AU. Logically rearranging the entire anime to fit in place with this bullshitted puzzle-
NOW FOR THE IMPORTANT PART.
Dragons steal, raid, and rule cities. Dimple's goal is to be the "Dragon Supreme: Ruler of the sky." OR in other words.... Dragon God.
Dimple collects as much emotion and gold and riches as he can. He finds people and smaller dragons to rule over while trying to grow- that is until some kid showed up. A Tamer kid. Yeahhh.... that's shigeo!! :D.
Dimple is "tamed". A smaller, still as fiesty but less harmful, dragon that's about 2 or 3 feet tall and invisible to the naked eye. And he hates it. He has to restart FROM. SCRATCH. and because he petty and a little rat, he chooses to follow around and mess with Mob. And blah blah blah more very vital and important world building factssss.... that's it.
Most of this is from a while back when the idea was still fresh and I completely forgot how much I had and forgot to write down about how the lore of the canon show fits into this AU... I'm sorry </3
#mob psycho 100#mob psycho 100 fanart#mob psycho fanart#mob psyco 100#mp100 fanart#mob psycho ekubo#dimple ekubo#mp100 ekubo#ekubo#mob psycho 100 dimple#mob psycho dimple#mp100 dimple#dimple#dragon!dimple#TUMBLR YOU BETTER FUCKING WORK AND LET ME POST THIS HOW I WANT IT TO LOOK OR ILL FUCKING KMS. /j....
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✨Ali's Birthday Bash! #2✨
Part 1 | Part 3 | Part 4
Part 2!!!!!!!!! 💕 I am terrified of running out of these before I'm caught up, so I'm currently grinding away- I've been seeing all the things you all have tagged me in or sent into my ask box and I'm not ignoring, I love you all so much, I'm just grinding!
💗 Now, on to the main event: two more portraits!
divider here!
Mavka (for @pinkberrytea)
Berry!!! 💕I know that I just pretty much professed my undying love to you on your bday, but buckle up cause I'm gonna do it again! (I was never one for those birthday/christmas combo gifts- BELIEVE ME) I am so so happy that I met you! I know that I say that a lot, but you are such an amazing person with such a kind heart, and you deserve every kindness! You've been such an amazing, supportive person, and I wonder each day what I did to deserve it 🥺 Thank you for being one of my best friends and such a source of light and positivity- this fandom and WORLD is a better place with you in it 💕
I hope I did consort Mav justice! She was a struggle, but I'd like to say a fun one! The hair was a constant battle, and I believe it has come out okay! My favorite part is always the make-up! I hope you like! 🩸
Sabine (for @caffeinatedmunchkin)
Do I only know how to draw the right side of faces? Is my hair linework slightly vague and confusing? Yes! But- a year or so ago I could barely do hair justice, so I'm gonna stick to my fun little blobs! 😁ROSE MY BELOVED 🌹 I hope you like her! Sabine hit me like a truck with her pretty face and wonderful backstory, and I love her so much!! I hope she kinda looks like your Sabine! I had a hard time haha 💚 You are INCREDIBLE- I will not hear a single word against that. I just want to shine a light on you, if I'm able, and highlight the boundless love and joy you've brought not only me, but I know so many other authors. You yourself are a force all your own- your writing is beautiful, and though I have yet to play Dragon Age, the way you write sucks me in- I'm sorry I haven't been able to say it much beyond the bits I've read, but your talent is lovely, and your personality priceless 💚ABBA BESTIES FOREVER 💚You deserve a thousand portraits, and I am so grateful you found me in this maze we call the internet! I am so thankful for you!
There will be more! Pray for me to get through them all (cause you could be next! Yes that's a threat!) Love you guys!!
#ali's birthday bash#art#my friend's tavs#and durges#friend appreciation post#my art#portraits#tav#durge#the dark urge#bg3 tav#bg3 durge#tiefling#half-elf#dnd art#friend ocs#procreate#personal#MAKING THE CORNY JOKE AGAIN#BORN ON THE COB BAY-BEE#LOVE YOU ALL <3
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Cain! Hope I'm not too late for the Arthuriana Ask Game BUT: 📜 📖 🖼️ 😇 😈 Okay, bye!!!!!!
never too late! thank u for the ask!!!
📜- What was your favorite Medieval story you read this year?
PERLESVAUS HANDS DOWN. EVERYONE PLEASEEEE READ PERLESVAUS ITS SO GOOD. it's something i've been eyeing for ages now but i was finally able to read it thanks to nigel bryant's translation! (the one i vastly prefer imo + his translations are just great in general)
admittedly, it's a bit of a hefty read because it's loaded and filled to the brim with religious undertones and references (similar to vulgate except i think vulgate is easier to parse if you don't have a catholic background considering anonymous monk pretty much explains what so-and-so means to you lol) but it's so worth it. percival is the titular knight in this yes and it follows events that take place after he failed the grail question, so the land is in havoc and basically fucked thanks to his mistakes. there's actually 4 main POV's in it. other than percival, it follows arthur (who goes on his own series of quests) gawain, and then lancelot. i'm in awe of perlesvaus just of the amount of sheer depth and characterization they have for these 4 characters. plus it's got a lot of badass crazy moments. pretty much everything percival does is worthy enough of its own post
like percival fighting the dragon knight, dindrane getting kidnapped and percival literally venturing off to find her captive, beheading him, then PRESENTING it to her.
lancelot going through the beheading game (tbh everything he does in this drives me insane. its also just my favorite lancelot in general imo like more than vulgate lancelot) + gawain finding the sword that beheaded john the baptist. it's also got some crazy horror fuel that i would love to make art of one day just because of how much i want to see it visualized, like lancelot finding that one house full of corpses and the pit. i mean THE PIT.
LIKE ITS MY FAVORITE EVER. i could go on forever but fr just read it its so good. like not just if you love percival, but also if you love gawain arthur and lancelot they're amaaazing in this
📖 - What was your favorite Modern retelling you read this year? (Single book)
technically it's henry newbolt's mordred, a tragedy but it's a play and i already plan to make a post on it. (which was also my contribution to L's long af retellings list so if you like it you're welcome i was the one who showed it to her lmao)
so i'm going to say john steinbeck's acts of king arthur. ITS SO GOOD. can everyone pleae read steinbeck. peak lancelot peak morgan peak yvain.
this is one of the arthurian books that genuinely made me cry i fr felt like a husk at the ending. steinbeck's favorite character is lancelot and it really shows bc of the amount of depth and complexity he writes in his character, and it's got some of my favorite quotes of all time
SERIOUSLY its the best i love it so much. i've been recommending it to everyone ever since
🖼️ What was your favorite Arthurian art piece made by someone else this year? (Any medium)
all of @tboymordred's mordred art sorry i'm gay
especially this one
😇 Who is a character you discovered this year? (Positive, blorbo)
agravaine. i mean i always knew he existed obviously except i found newfound love for him this year. doubtly @queer-ragnelle's influence lol
also he's sick as FUCK in vulgate i think everyone should read agravaine vs druas the cruel genuinely one of my favorite story arcs in vulgate ever
😈 Who is a character you discovered this year? (Negative, beloathed)
geraint idk fuck that guy
aside from him there really isn't a lot of characters i hate. it depends on the depiction and portrayal really. you could make me like someone as heinous as uther if you cook hard enough lol
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the barista lady in the treviso café fucking giggles every time you buy the fancy coffee lucanis likes from her btw. can't believe the game is calling out rook and me like this
#I've tried it several times to check it wasn't a fluke and nope it does happen consistently I'm pretty sure it's intentional#bioware Know. they knowwww. they know exactly what I'm like and god bless them for it#dragon age#dragon age: the veilguard spoilers#dragon age: the veilguard#dragon age spoilers#lucanis dellamorte#rook x lucanis#rookanis#café pietra barista gazing kindly at rye like 'I know what you are.' (a simp) while the tips of his ears go very very warm#clearly some sort of underlying drift compatability here since rook in one night can somehow manage to hit on all two (2)#of the elements of lucanis' instinctive understanding of courtship behaviour (knives and coffee/food) hfksjdfhas#in lucanis' defense when a guy buys you knives AND good coffee (despite not even drinking the stuff much himself) on a first date...#when your love language is that unhinged and they straight up compose a shakespeare level sonnet in it on the spot#seemingly without even realizing it. I mean what else can you be expected to do but fall so cataclysmically in love#that you'd kill god over it any day of the week easy. wild stuff#even wilder since in my playthrough he isn't entirely sure rye meant anything by it/as more than a friendly gesture#for like. MONTHS.#lucanis is a regular at that place and they all for sure know exactly who he is so can you IMAGINE the gossip that must start#after that conversation starts to take on a flirty edge. hotboi crown prince of the crows returns from the dead and is making eyes#at ~*mysterious stranger*~ who just showed up in town. some I hear netherfield park is let at last stuff going on for these guys#as they watch all of this go down
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played dragon age 2...just simple scribbles
#dragon age tag#i doubt that will see much use again..but who knows. vvv rambling below#weird game..the characters dialogue stuff and ending were good tho :')#i've played some of the first game but it kept crashing. i knew already despite knowing nothing that this guy was going to be my type#it doesnt feel right making video game art any more bc games like this end up feeling really personal - an experience that happened to me#if i design the main character a bit and fall in love then..that happened to me..i can't make Fan Art of that..only ive been through that..#like i cant make fanart of my dear companions in bg3 despite it having been a huge part of my heart in the last year#almost 1000 hours of playtime in something i can barely talk about bc it means too much.... lol#tons of ideas and conversations and extra thoughts and scenes and emotions about all the incredible times i've been through in bg3#and the maelstrom just rotates around intensely in my own heart forever...but that's ok too...that is so precious to me#but fortunately i already knew people that have played this game and talked/drew abt it recently so it was saved from that for me#sharing scribbly fanart on my Blog is a way to capture the feeling just after experiencing something so it has good points#witch hat atelier escapes that by not being a GAME. games are so immersive. but my wha art & feelings are incredibly immersive too#which makes it difficult sometimes now. i live a complicated and emotional life <3 i am not suited to fandom <3#my character ended up looking so much like oru without me realising that's what i was doing. Kind bearded fireball throwing gay mage. Hmm.#falling for a sad white hair memory trauma fellow that keeps you at a tragic distance. Hmmmmmm.#i see also how very much bg3 is inspired by stuff like dragon age now lol so i'm glad i experienced it. I WANT MY KIRKWALL LIFE BACK...#so dated though as well and unpleasant at times (the city and the dismal atmosphere was depressing.) i hate violence/horror..#bg3 is SOOOO very dismal but it feels like I am killing people and going through horrors because i have to survive i have to be free#Well anyway. ahh it's so refreshing to fall in love. my gay journey continues...
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nothing tells me dragon age is more back than my tumblr activity feed right now
man, i missed you guys
it's good to be back, everyone
#dragon age#genuinely the thing to me that isn't so special about veilguard isn't the game itself#don't get me wrong#i really enjoyed the game#but seeing people i haven't seen in a hot minute in my notifs?#in 2k24?#you guys got me tearing up here#i've missed you#and those of you who have spent this lull between games sitting here on this hellsite together with me#there's just so much more that we're interacting about right now#than there has been in the recent past#and that just makes me giddy with glee#i love you guys <3
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im. in my loving merrill moment (<- unending moment)
#LOOK I CARE HER SO MUCH#shes so wife shaped i just wanna love her and cherish her and make sure she gets enough water and sun like a succulent#i have so many merrill thoughts so many#and i just love her#DEFINITELY ONE OF MY FAVE CHARACTERS OF ALL TIME#and also perfect time to mention talon's back. you guys remember talon probably#she's the hawke i have planned when im done with sadie :)#REEE#dragon age#my art#da2#merrill#oc: talon hawke#merrihawke
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there’s a horrible sickness in me that makes me want to stop and replay da:i whenever i start a different game. how am i supposed to resist the story of my own unwilling apotheosis? especially as lavellan, who doesn’t believe in the maker and who has every right to hate and mistrust the chantry but chooses to use what power they have to try save people, to fix what’s broken, no matter how afraid they are or how careful they have to be. walking side by side with the great trickster god/adversary of your people without knowing, befriending him, changing his mind about this world but ultimately not his choice. he understands what’s happening to you because it happened to him once and he gives you his castle, built over the place where he sundered the world, and paints your story there in frescos that will last long after you’re gone and after the story has been retold and reshaped so many times that the truth of who you are and what you did is lost—just as he did his own story, which was lost and perverted by war and propaganda, and he shows all of this to you knowing you’ll understand because you’ve lived through something similar, grown into something larger than yourself and your true name, and it doesn’t change anything but. he wanted you to see him just for a moment, even if he can’t tell you everything (or almost anything) and you can’t save him—because he owes it to you as a someone who is a friend, almost an equal, and because there’s no one else left who knows: a direct result of what he did to your people and which he now seeks to undo at the cost of this world.
#dragon age#solas#literally i am ILL#i love religious trauma and stifling hypocrisy and walking carefully so carefully through a place i don’t belong but i’ve chosen to be#and questioning everything and losing and discovering myself over and over#and accidentally becoming friends with my work colleagues#and most importantly dating an actual god who is just a nerdy little guy who keeps fucking everything up#he’s such a liar but he wants to badly to tell the truth but he can’t he won’t#yet he only really lies through omission and speaks carefully so as not to give himself away#ok and also he very much wanted the anchor and manipulated that whole situation#but he also shows you who he is and tells you a sliver of the truth#and he didn’t have to do that! but he chose to—he wants you to see him and on some level to save him from his path i think#also i debated sooo long about the phrasing ‘almost an equal’ because i think he does consider everyone as worthy of life & choice as him!#but ultimately he is making the decisions of a god whether or not he acknowledges himself as one#he is deciding for a whole world—so i think there’s some cognitive dissonance there#and i went with almost#i’m fr stalled out in the middle of bg3 like i miss solas i miss my work friends
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i finished it!!!! 🪞✨
#dragon age the veilguard they can NEVER make me hate you!!!#what a journey!!! 🥹#i absolutely loved it!!!#at this moment (and bare with me i literally just finished it ok) the only things that i think were lacking were:#1) the romance (or at least lucanis' romance) the few scenes we had were SO GOOD but i other than that i didn't feel much interaction...#...between the two idk if it was a general thing for all romances or just lucanis' buuut... i wish we got a little more out of their dynamic#bc that first flirt scene was so so so goooooood and the final scene of them together too!!! like we seriously could've had it all!!!#and 2) the inquisitor's outfit lmao 💀💀💀 like guys why would you put her in THAT™#i had a curvy/chubby inquisitor and that outfit looked so weird on her 🙃🙃🙃 i didn't like it at all lmao#like she's a hero of thedas and that's all she gets... the disrespect™ 👁️👄👁️#and what did i say??? lavellan saved him with the power of the 🥺🥺🥺#the ending was beautiful!!! i'm so glad we FINALLY got that closure (10 years later!!!)#anyway can't wait to do a second playthrough hehehe#i hope all my dragon age girlies also had fun playing the game 💕🫂 i loved sharing this excitement with you all my loves#dragon age#veilguard spoilers
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it is so sad that ive played each dragon age game multiple times like at least 60 hours in each game and over 400+ hours in inquisition and i still have like an elementary grasp on the lore
#theres so much........ and i am just one they#and theres books and stuff too like i had no idea#a whole tv show... theres so much dragon age to consume its kinda overwhelming#seeing ppl make theory posts just from the trailers like how did you guys know all this stuff. i love you#you guys are that meme of that disheveled guy with the bulletin board and the red string everywhere#in the best of ways btw. im kissing everyone of you on the forehead#im glad i curated my dash well bc for hours all i saw was everyone being happy ab dragon age :D it was fun to experience that w yall. mwah#ok NOW i will take ts4 screenshots i promise. <3 if u read this far ily
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Hawke: You knew my grandparents? Elthina: I dedicated your mother into the Chantry. She was a beautiful baby. Your grandmother was a very proper lady, but she was beside herself that day. And your mother put a fist in my eye.
Suddenly I like Leandra a little bit more. I mean, who hasn't wanted to put a fist in Elthina's eye at some point during da2?
"Excuse me, Grand Cleric Elthina, a templar used your official seal to get away with kidnapping and murdering qunari." "Ah, well, the Maker will figure it out. The Chantry is a gentle mother who knows her children learn best when allowed to learn themselves."
"Hey, Elthina, the templars are abusing mages. They're forcing tranquility onto them for minor things, which is against the law, and it's only getting worse. Can't you do something?" "It's not my place to decide who is right, but the Maker will eventually."
"Damn it, Elthina, my mother and several other women were murdered by an actually dangerous blood mage because the templars and city guard couldn't be bothered to do their jobs!" "Ah, I'm sorry, that's so unfortunate. May your mother find a place at the Maker's side."
"ELTHINA the qunari beheaded the Viscount and now Meredith has taken complete control over Kirkwall and is looking for any excuse to annul the entire Circle with her Andraste complex, will you PLEASE do something to stop her before more people die??" "Hmmm, I see, but no. The Maker's time isn't man's time, we have no need to rush."
"Listen, you useless moron, you need to leave Kirkwall because shit's about to go down." "No, I will not leave. Who would hurt me? I'm Grand Cleric."
Even as a baby, Leandra knew this lady was an awful person. This is why you got blown up, Elthina.
#da2#dragon age 2#leandra hawke#grand cleric elthina#da2 hawke#elthina pisses me off sksksk#i'm just.... this lady sucks?? first of all she's the one who put meredith in power as knight commander in the first place#and continues to turn a blind eye to everything she does to abuse her power in the circle and just shrugs her shoulders like 'maker's will'#i'm avoiding the 'all that remains' quest because it hurts and i don't wanna hurt... so i went to the chantry to confront petrice#about her bullshit and thought i'd talk to elthina about the tranquil solution and the qunari and shit and just...... this lady#this lady makes me..........unhappy#in fact i dare say she pisses me off#'she was like a mother to me' well sebastian i hate how much sense that makes because my guy you are.............*not well*#sksksksks not well at all#like i try to be open minded about all da characters even the ones i don't like because it makes for a more interesting narrative#it gets boring for me to just be like 'i hate them therefore they have zero redeeming qualities and are objectively bad' that's not fun#just like how 'i love this character and there is nothing wrong with them and you're wrong if you disagree' isn't fun either#I try to understand their point of view and WHY they think and do what they do y'know?#the only character in da so far to escape this way of thinking for me is petrice like petrice can eat a dick sksksk#but elthina? you don't make it easy to sympathize with you and the more i prod and learn the more frustrated i get
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Ara Ma'Athlan Vhenas
Yes okay it's my turn to post Solavellan. I'm late to the party but it was going to happen eventually... Read on AO3 Title from the lullaby "Mir Da'Len Somniar" Nialen Lavellan is non-binary and uses she/they interchangeably!
They must have been at this for well over an hour at that point, long enough for the sun to begin its descent and dip into the horizon. Nialen had enough physical strength and energy to keep running after that damned halla in rocky terrain all day, but she wasn’t sure about her companions—notably, Dorian had complained a few times already about rocks in his boots and flies refusing to leave him alone. Nialen only had eyes for the golden fur ahead of them.
“Why don’t we just kill it?” Iron Bull whispered during a short break for everyone to catch their breaths a moment.
“Hanal'ghilan is sacred,” Nialen hissed back before stretching a bit and resuming their jog. “You can go back to camp if you wish.”
“Oh, thank the Maker,” Dorian sighed. “Be careful, and all that.”
Iron Bull chose to follow him, but Solas remained with her, and her heart beat faster, not just because of their running—which if they were not currently doing, Nialen would have reached for his hand. In any other circumstance, this would have been quite a romantic affair, but as it was, she was growing somewhat frustrated and tired, and though they did enjoy Solas’ company, it would have been more enjoyable if they hadn’t spent a ridiculous amount of time chasing a stubborn halla who refused to be herded. Still, Solas kept up, and did not complain.
“I thought you were supposed to be good at this,” Solas’ voice appeared right by their ear, warm and teasing. Nialen could practically hear its accompanying smile.
“I’m a hunter,” she said as she brushed away a lock of hair that escaped from her braid. She could feel Solas’ eyes on her, following the movement of her hand.
“Is this not like a hunt?”
They turned their head to glare at him, and there was that wicked and lovely smile, the one she always looked at a little too long, this time enough to lose track of Hanal'ghilan—again. She swore under her breath and picked up the pace and followed its tracks until she could see it once more, its fur almost glowing under the setting sun. Over the tall rocks was the orange and red sails of the aravels. Just some more gentle coaxing, and—
“I can track, which I have done, since we found what we were looking for. I never said I could shepherd. There’s a reason I wear Andruil’s vallaslin and not Ghilan’nain’s.”
For a second, a deep sadness veiled Solas’ eyes, but it was gone before they could reach for him, or ask about it, or anything at all. It was around the same time that they finally reached the Dalish camp, Hanal'ghilan well ahead of them, already settling with the clan’s herd. Nialen took Solas’ hand, now that she could. It seemed to surprise him for a second, but again, that look quickly vanished from his features. Nialen deliberately bumped into his shoulder, which he did as well, keeping their fingers intertwined.
“Ma serannas,” she said. “For staying.”
His smile was kind, but the sadness was not fully out of his eyes. Perhaps it would never truly leave. Nialen could only tighten their grip on his hand, for now.
“Of course, Vhenan.”
There was that word again, from his mouth, setting her heart ablaze, and it still felt so surreal to her. She leaned closer, hoping for a kiss, and he obliged, dipping his head down to press his lips to hers. When they parted, Nialen noticed that Solas’ eyes lingered on her vallaslin. On their walk back to camp, they couldn’t help to think of Solas’ lack of one, despite his knowledge of their culture—
“You have done a lot of good today,” he said, pressing his forehead to hers. “Helping them.”
“I couldn’t—” they stammered. “It hurt when Keeper Hawen said he couldn’t trust me. Like I wanted this title. The shems decided I was their god’s chosen.”
Solas wrapped his arms around them. “These names are never kind.”
“No.” Nialen tucked their head under Solas’ chin. “I was happy to do this. Even herding Hanal'ghilan, annoying as it was. It felt like I was back home.”
Solas hummed in her hair and rubbed her back in their embrace. His hands were cold.
“You must be tired,” Solas gently led her the rest of the way to their camp. “Come, I will help you with your braids.”
Nialen followed Solas to their tent, which recently had become shared. With a quick flick of his hand, the small lantern in the corner flickered alight. After shedding their armour and weapons, they sat cross-legged together on their bedrolls, Nialen’s back to Solas, who deftly began to unravel her tightly braided hair—a ritual they both came to relish. Solas’ cold fingers were a balm against Nialen’s scalp as he meticulously untangled the curls at their root before separating them in strands and re-braiding them in a simpler fashion for sleep. Nialen had only shown him once, but he seemed to remember every detail of the routine perfectly.
Now done, Solas ran his hands down Nialen’s back, settled them at their waist, and leaned forward to hook his chin on their shoulder. Nialen reacted in kind by pressing her cheek against his.
“Thank you, Vhenan,” she said quietly, as to not disturb the peace in their tent, purposefully using the name Solas had given her—not all were kind, but this one was. Solas slid his arms around their midsection and pressed himself close. Outside, crickets chirped their tune, the Inquisition field agents on their watch paced and whispered stories of their day to each other, and a not-so trained ear could pick up the Iron Bull’s snoring.
“Sleep, then?” Solas asked, as quiet as them, his voice low in their ear.
Nialen just hummed against him. For a moment, in the dim light of the tent, surrounded by nature, it was like they were home again.
#solas#solavellan#solas x inquisitor#dragon age inquisition#nialen lavellan#my writing#yes i did go back to da:i to complete a solavellan run for veilguard. yes i'm feeling normal about them#i love writing solas in his inquisition era. he's just a guy. he doesn't have to be a god or lead a rebellion#if i think too much about it i'll cry#this fic sponsored by the sheer frustration of the golden halla quest. not joking it took me forever i wanted to DIE#and i was like. 'hey wouldn't that be a neat idea for a fic' aghdsjkghg#dalish inquisitor you will always be so important to me. the fear the anxiety the dread of becoming the figurehead of a human religion#that has done nothing but oppress you for thousands of years
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me: astarion disapproves? dont care didnt ask plus you have lice. deal with my choices boy
also me: fenris disapproves?? i'll redo this entire level if i must babygirl im so sorry
#bg3/dragon age comparison trigger warning#gabriel distracting fenris with sword tricks so he doesnt find out he just helped a bunch of mages escape#approval functioning differently is obviously a factor#like it doesnt really matter as much in bg3 unless you get real ballsy#and the da2 friendship/rivalry system sucks major balls on a technical level. love the concept horribly executed#damn i used balls twice..... *thinks about fenris* google show me this guys balls... WHO SAID THAT.....#.txt
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first of all rye 'hello fellow kids' ingellvar there is nothing in this world or any other I wouldn't do for you. second of all, considering where this story ends... I'm going to die. this conversation -- and how much he genuinely believes what he's saying at this point -- held up against the fact that in a couple of months max he's going to get her killed (well. that's how he feels anyway) and then go against everything she believed in and stood for as a person in the end and have to live forever with knowing that's how he honoured her sacrifice. (and live with how easy it is to live with, the way he doesn't regret what he did at all. she'll haunt him from time to time, that's fine, he's a watcher he's loved many a ghost before and will again. but that won't.) 'no one is beyond help? oh lace I'm so so sorry, wherever you are now please forgive me for who I am, but after what he pulled and by the time I'm done with him on my watcher's oath he will be beyond help. I'll hold every hand in this world that reaches back but his'. and she'll still be gone.
'or none of this matters'. im so fucking sad I feel sick *through tears* this is great I love fiction I love this game (embarrassingly genuine as is my wont)
#rye joining the cycle of violence on the side of violence with clear wide open eyes and seeing harding and varric#out of the corner of his eye for the entire rest of his life. this is fine! this is fine#there's going to be big 'you fuckers killed all the kind voices and now you're left with the vengeful cockroach motherfuckers (ME)'#(he was cleverly disguised at the time I see how they might have missed that until it was too late. but yes! yes! the tiger will be free)#energy from my guy in the third act of this story fhsakj (focused thankfully he doesn't want The World to suffer. just solas)#dragon age#dragon age: the veilguard#dragon age: the veilguard spoilers#dragon age spoilers#oc: Ellaryen Ingellvar#lace harding#this relationship took a while to coalesce for me (I think rye and harding are both too much people preoccupied with Seeming#in different ways to get each other at first and rye is at heart a cautious methodical academic which early game harding is not all about)#but now that it has it is crushing. it is awful.#also that just made me make a connection with how much and how easily lucanis likes and understands both of them.#rye isn't quite a people pleaser (mostly b/c it didn't actually work out for him growing up b/c he was such. a mess.#he tried to please but no one was pleased) but he and harding DO have some of these (well-meaning) interpersonal dishonesty parallels#head in my hands. grief in my heart. joy and hyperfixation in my fiction loving brain#this conversation was really really good for me personally every line rook says feels exactly like what rye WOULD say#some scenes you have to do some gentle rewriting in your head around to make fit but no I think this is pretty much it.#and then. the Cursed Knowledge of what's ahead making that ending silence so ominous. chef's kiss
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hard to play dragon age with a new character bc im just completely head over heels in love with my warden. I think about them and im like yep this is it, let’s pack it up and go home
#dragon age#followed people for cousland talk today which made me want to play a cousland#I want to make different choices!! I want to see parts of the game I haven’t seen before!! also the human noble origin is my second favorite#I just find the story so SAD. everyone you knew and lived has been killed and you’re conscripted into the wardens whether you like it or not#you can spend the whole origin saying you want to be in the wardens and you can get your wish in the worst way possible#or you can spend the whole time saying you’d rather stay home and be forced to join them against your will#and now your family’s dead so what do you have left!! nothing. you were betrayed by your father’s friend and for what??#power? land? jealousy? how much does any of that matter in the face of a BLIGHT?? i just like it#all of the origins are fantastic stories but ive thought a lot about this one for someone without a cousland warden#aaaanyway trying to decide what my new guy will do with his life. I like to have a plan. I love this game#also trying NOT to make him similar to my main warden cause I want things to be DIFFERENT!! let him make bad choices it’s fine
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