#is it ridiculous yes but Emmrich is a ridiculous man

[aldisobey]

I’ve seen children, cats, and dogs. I myself might use a donkey. But folks. Emmrich AU I think we’ve all been missing the most obvious choice for Manfred. And that’s a chimpanzee. Think test subject rescue, or something he personally created in experimentation, make it both. Manfred is unnaturally smart and curious for a chimp and I know chimps are creepy but so are skeletons. He can hiss maybe learn to talk. Play rock paper scissors. A bit human but definitely not quite, whatever they did at the lab is making him develop far past what was expected. He’s got weird green eyes. He’s driving Rook places. Rook is bringing him to bars. He’s making art and running errands.

Emmrich is a Professor at the top of his field look at his weird son not son creation he gave new life to. He is still figuring out what and who he might be and doesn’t know their potential but he treats him with the utmost kindness, treats his guidance as his most important work. Manfred is a marvel. Manfred is watching steam and serving tea. A chimp just works. Johanna thinks it’s fucking weird. Manfred’s going to school next year. It’s college.

[mosoderbergh]

TW food, body issues, ed

So because my current Veilguard hyperfixation has come between me and my meal times once or twice, it gave me this little Emmrich headcanon.

So him and Rook are about a week and a half into their most sickening honeymoon phase. They think they're being sneaky, but the walls are not *that* thick, and even when they're trying to keep it professional, Rook keeps getting distracted mid-sentence whenever Emmrich so much as shifts in his seat, and the professor has the worst case of resting bedroom eyes anyone has ever seen.

But around this time, Emmrich realizes Rook is skipping meals. And maybe Rook has told him about their body issues in the past, which Emmrich couldn't fathom then. But it comes back to him now. And it sends him into a panic. He's thinking that maybe he did something wrong, maybe he's said something to make Rook fall back into unhealthy habits. Is Rook starving themselves because of him? So Emmrich doubles his efforts. You've never heard a man sweet-talk like this. He whispers into Rook's ear every night, straining to keep awake until they are asleep so they take his words into their dreams. He brings food to their bed every morning. And one day, sitting and talking over a breakfast Rook has barely touched, Emmrich breaks down a little.

"My Dearest, please! You must eat something. I can't bare this."

And Rook, confused as all hell, has to extract from Emmrich how he's been "beside himself with worry". And they admit that, yes, they haven't eaten as much as usual. But then they very gently point out that there is one thing that might cause one to be distractible and fluttery and forget to eat or sleep. They touch Emmrich's face, their eyes sparkling with adoration. "You magnificent, ridiculous man. I'm simply in love."

[inatafortuna]

A rant about Emmrich and the game

"Shroud’s kiss. I love the legend around this flower. They say it grows on lover’s graves and one moves closer to the fade simply by inhaling its fragrance."

This sweet man had me in a chokehold, it's ridiculous. I played all the Dragon Age games years ago, and I was a tad disappointed in DAV about the elves, slavery and Tevinter... It's missing that sad history about elves, and Tevinter doesn't appear to be that grand... I wasn't planning to buy the Veilguard, but Tiktok is a sneaky place... and I saw Emmrich, and girl... I was in fangirl mode instantly. I bought the game for him 😂 Played his romance first. I'm a nerd about things I like too, and it includes death and life matters too. And they gave us a handsome necromancer and he is just fine. Old, pffss, he's 52, a handsome gentleman.

It's just... there is something refreshing about his romance, his fears are so human, as his interests, and the way he lit up when talking about something he's interested in and talking at length about it? I'm the same as Emmrich.

Spoiler about his quest... I needed to stop playing for almost an entire day just so I could decide whether to let him become a lich or not. I truly needed to think about my own beliefs about life and death and immortality. You need to know I'm a vampire fan at my core (I bought Baldur's Gate 3 for Astarion... my Durge happily takes over the city with her lover - Aeterna Amantes. Lovers forever, until the world falls down.)

So I was surprised when I decided not to let Emm become a lich lord. I think my Rook is in her 30's, and Emm 52... and yes, he may die before Rook, but they still have a full life, decades together, they can even have children, and Rook can come back to the Necropolis... (My Rook is a Mourn Watcher elf mage) Emmrich is so full of life, he is such a sweet man, and I think he can come to terms with immortality but he would be lonely. To become a lich, he needs to die and there is a big chance that the ritual fail and he stays simply dead, and does not become a lich, so I think he comes to terms with that if you take that route with him, but his fears for his own mortality becomes a fear about Rook mortality, and eventually he would be alone. I don't think that he would be unhappy, it's just... people would approach him differently, even in Nevarra.

He mentioned to Harding that he always thought he going to get married. He's a romantic man who can feel and love so deeply. It's such a sad thing to give up his mortal life because of fear, wasting those precious decades with Rook and with his own family.

It truly surprised me, my own decision and I always known even if I'm a pessimist, I'm a deeply romantic person. Emmrich resonates with me on such a deep level... Death and what after and life in general always fascinated me, immortality also, and knowing that mortality doesn't frighten me, and that I believe there is such love which is worth a lifetime together... this discovery about myself was a surprise and it because of a game.

So... Veilguard has its flaws clearly, but if it can ignite so deep things within a person - and I don't think I'm alone with this - then it is a good game. And Emmrich's romance may not be everyone's cup of tea, but his romance is truly unique indeed.

[shouldaspunastory]

Thank you @contreparry. For @dadrunkwriting

Tobias Rook x Emmrich Volkarin (SFW, Pre-relationship, pining), 521 words

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It's ridiculous. Frivolous to be doing something so mundane as shopping when the whole world is threatening to come to an end. Particularly shopping for anything that won't immediately assist in avoiding that terrible outcome. That's what they'd told themselves while wandering through the night markets of Treviso, anyway. It was beautiful, sure, but unnecessary. Much as Tobias' eyes had lingered on it, the elf had stuck to the essentials, combing the market for any tradesmen or merchants that might have equipment, weapons, or materials to upgrade they and their companions existing gear.

It had come as a surprise then, the first time they visited their room in the Lighthouse after returning from the markets to find the windchime hanging in one of their windows, glass beads refracting the light, while a tiny golden charm striker and wooden tubes create a soft tinkling harmony on the breeze. It is every bit as lovely as they remember and imagined, and somehow makes their space feel more theirs.

Tobias smiles fondly, reaching out to slowly catch one of the golden striker and between their fingers, admiring the metalwork more closely. A soft tinkling, not made by their new decor comes from behind them and the elf's smile grows.

"I hoped you would like it," Emmrich offers with a small smile as Tobias turns to greet them. "I- I saw you admiring it in the market. You're so diligent about taking care of all of us, when you didn't get it for yourself, I knew I had to," the necromancer offers fondly.

There are a hundred things that Tobias wants to say. All of them, however, seem to stick in their throat as their blue-green eyes meet Emmrich's. He can't possibly know the reason why the chime had first caught their attention, that the gentle tinkle of metal and echoes of the wood striking against one another had reminded them of him and Manfred.

Emmrich is, of course, always welcome in their space, but the older man seems... hesitant to intrude upon their space or time, rather as if he thinks their patience for him and his presence might be finite. It's a positively ridiculous notion, one which the elf would very much like to disabuse him of, but they aren't certain how without showing their hand. A man as accomplished as Emmrich must surely be spoiled for choice when it comes to a partner of a more... romantic nature. Perhaps he has one already he left behind with the Mourn Watch. There's no reason to think that he might be interested in them.

That doesn't stop their foolish heart from hoping, though. Or from little things, silly things like the sound of a particular wind chime, reminding them of him and bringing a smile to their face.

"Thank you, Emmrich," Tobias smiles softly, dropping the striker and listening as it knocks gently against the tubes once more. "It's beautiful."

"You deserve beautiful things, my dear. Yes, we're saving the world, but it's also important to remember what we are saving it for," Emmrich says returning their gentle smile with one of his own.

[fartasticdurge]

WIP Folder Ask Game

rules: make a new post with the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous and tag as many people as you have WIPs. People send an ask with the title that most intrigues them, then you post a snippet or tell them something about it!

saw this post by @lavenderprose and thought it was neat considering I had shared some names just the previous day in a chat.

pregnancy emmrich

do you know^

ain't nothing but a darn tootin

oh lok another pixel man (yes, it has a typo)

the room with the white door

Document1

word bank (because it's always growing and always opened)

Tagging @vakariansyndrome because I know you have some and I am legit curious what you name your files, @alwaysmauria because I know you're cooking something and @shandoratheexplorer because you are a machine.

[halla-hunts-the-wolf]

Dinner Preparations

A little drabble between Lucanis & Ma'hallain. I wanted to return to them after seeing their dynamic together in game. The happy couple try to make dinner for the Veilguard.

- Shadow Dragon! Elf! Rook

Warnings: N/A

Word Count: 439

“This is a terrible idea.” At some point, Ma’hallain had found himself coerced into the kitchen, staring down an arrangement of carrots, corn, tomatoes, onions, and more. The roaring fire bathed the room in a warm glow, while casting his shadow across the far wall. His hands on his hips, he looked ten feet tall, a giant among men. Who, consequently, doubted his cooking abilities.

“You prepare food on the road all the time,” Lucanis isn’t letting him escape, “Now put those dexterous hands of yours to use and dice these vegetables. The water is almost to a boil.”

The elf cast a look over his shoulder as his partner wandered away, returning to the nook where he was seasoning a plucked chicken. “When I asked to spend time with you, this isn’t what I had in mind.”

“It’s my turn to make dinner, and the others still need to eat.” Lucanis pauses for a moment, searching through the cabinet for a pastry brush. “Which includes you, Amor.”

“No one will be eating if I ruin the meal.”

“You’re merely portioning the ingredients. I’m doing the hard part…”

Ma’hallain picks up the knife left on the cutting board, preoccupying his weary mind with the rhythmic cutting of tomatoes. Minutes go by in silence, until he gets to the onions.

Lucanis had a sixth sense for when things were going awry, and the warning bell rang in the back of his mind, courtesy of Spite, as Ma’hallain began to sob before the kitchen table. “Mierda,” he curses, picking up a clean hand towel, which he uses to dot at the elf’s watering eyes. “I don’t suppose this happens to be cathartic?”

“Inconvenient, more like.” Ma’hallain fans at his face with a scarred hand, certain that his pale cheeks were now rosy and flustered. “And I’m sure I look ridiculous.”

“You’re beautiful.” Lucanis’ thumb brushes over the scar on the elf’s cheek, which marred his Vallaslin. “As unfortunate as the tears are, they make your eyes shine.”

Ma’hallain moves to shove Lucanis away, but the other man comes back with a fervor, stealing a kiss or two while Ma’hallain recovers. “Lucanis-”

“Yes?”

“The pot is boiling over.”

Lucanis pivots on his heel, watching as the pot overflows, spitting up bubbles and scalding water. He tries to salvage it, but the chicken is already burned to the bottom of the pot.

“Halo’s fish stand?” Ma’hallain offers the infamous seafood stand in Docktown as a substitute, watching as his partner’s shoulders slump in defeat.

“May we all survive another night of deep-fried takeout.” Lucanis mutters, dousing the fire. “Emmrich will outlive us all.”

[emmg]

Was this man like the most unserious man ever? Because every picture I see of him is ridiculous which is so funny to me because he looks so dignified 😂 it’s either him making a face, holding 4 cats, or now whatever this is 😂

But also yes, draw it a la Emmrich, someone lol

i am BEGGING someone to do a redraw of these classic vincent price pics with emmrich. the babes are....all skeletons or something idk. i need this.