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clydesavage-thefox147 · 1 year ago

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SEASON FINALE AND SONG PREDICTIONS

So with Thomas dropping the fact that there will be 6 SONGS in the Season Finale, I'm going to talk about what songs could be possible and/or what I'd(and what I assume others) hope for.

First talking point is: how many times has each side actually sang in the series? Well, if you count actually singing instead of "speak-singing", Virgil has sang 2 times with "New Year's Lies" and "Incomplete". Logan has sang 1 time and that was during the "Crofter's Musical"(if you don't count the brief lines he sang in "12 Days"). Patton has sang a total of 2 times, once in "12 Days of Christmas" and once during "Incomplete". Roman's sang the most out of the main four, 3 total times with "Incomplete", "Crofter's Musical", and "12 days". However, if we are counting how many songs they played a significant part in...Virgil has had 3 with "New Year's Lies", "12 Days" and "Incomplete". Logan has had 4 with "Crofter's Musical", "Incomplete", "Rap Battle" and "12 Days". Patton has had 3 with "12 Days", "Rhythm Redux" and "Incomplete". Roman has had 5 with "Incomplete", "Rap Battle", "12 Days", "Crofter's Musical" and "Rhythm Redux".

So in simple terms: Virgil sang 2 times, featured in 3 songs. Logan sang 1 time, featured in 4 songs. Patton sang 2 times, featured in 3 songs. Roman sang 3 times, featured in 5 songs.

So Roman has sang the most and has been featured the most. Logan sang once. That's just out of the main 4. Patton and Virgil are basically tied.

Remus has only one main song with "Forbidden Fruit". But he's so far the only Side who's had a full song dedicated to him. Janus never had a song in the canonical series. Yes, he did sing "Into The Unknown", however that is a cover, not an original song. He was featured in Remus's song but it more or less was a flashback scene and sang from Remus's perspective so it really doesn't count. And since Orange will be hopefully making an appearance, it's safe to say he might make a musical debut.

So, what could this all mean? Well, seeing as there will be 6 songs, 6 possibilities. But here's my hope:

1: a Janus centric song. He is the only side(minus Orange) without any official, original, canonical song. So, it only goes to show that maybe he will get his own. It would be a great way to flesh out his character. Show an emotional side, show a devious side, show a sensual side... anything about him. It would be interesting to see a burlesque like show from him or like a jazzy slow cafe swing song. Hell, we could get a reprise or revision of "New Year's Lies" or some level of a reference to it.

2: A duet of anything kind. It would be very cool to see some duos that have been at odds lately having a dueling duet. Janus and Roman, Virgil and Janus, Virgil and Patton, Logan and Roman, or Logan and Remus. Or maybe get a villain duet with Janus and Remus like a Partners in Crime kind of thing. Or maybe a duet with recently newly formed friendships like with Roman and Virgil or Logan and Virgil. I think any of this would be fun.

3: a Logan centric song. Logan has sang the least out of the main 4 and has a lot of pent up words he so desperately wants to force out, so what better way to do it than with a ballad or an aggressive tantrum-like rage song. Something that shows his true deep seeded emotions and maybe shows the corruption from Orange's influence. It could be a song from Logan in private or could be one directed at everyone outwardly. Maybe he could end up singing it under Orange's influence.

4: An Orange Side villain song. Now yes, a corrupted Logan song would technically count but it would be from Logan's perspective and issues. An Orange centric song would introduce him, his motives, his behaviors, his vibe etc. It would be perfect. If Remus can get a debut song, why can't Orange? Or, imagine a confrontational song with Logan vs Orange.

5: a Roman centric song. Roman has been having clear issues throughout the season, if not series as a whole. Insecurities with himself, fragile and broken ego, loneliness, jealousy and animosity with almost everyone. He's been on the brink of snapping and breaking down just as much as Logan has been lately. So, it's safe to say that a song from him is possible. An emotional ballad? And Villain song? And mix of both? Who knows. He has sung the most and has been featured the most so I don't think he really deserves another song honestly but then again, this would be from his perspective completely and not mixed in with everyone elses' or a duet.

6: a Virgil centric song. Now yes, I don't really see a huge possibility of this but it would be interesting to hear from Virgil's perspective on everything under the quise of a song. His dark side connection and reveal, his feelings on his neutral side balance, and his relationship with everyone. It would be a rather cool and emotional moment for him. Like I said before also, would be nice to see a duet with him and either a side he's fond of or he has animosity with. But if it's a full song on him alone, all that could be mentioned entirely.

7(bonus?): a Patton centric song. Similar to Virgil's. An emotional ballad on his recent struggles. Moving On, new relationship for Thomas with Nico, his relationship with the other Sides, his depression, his strictness/religious trauma. It would be a very strong song in my opinion. But it would be neat to see a duet too of him either with Virgil or Janus.

Now, will all these happen? Probably not but it's safe to say that the ones that are of most likelihood are a Janus centric song, an Orange centric song, a Logan centric song and maybe a Roman centric song. It's also likely that we might get two songs in one part. So say: 2 songs in the 1st part, 1 in the 2nd, 1 in the 3rd and 2 in the 4th. I hope that whatever songs we get are bangers and becomes huge staples in the fandom just as much as the others.

What do you guys think??

#sanders sides #thomas sanders #virgil sanders #roman sanders #logan sanders #patton sanders #remus sanders #janus sanders #sanders sides fandom

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whimsica · 10 months ago

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Fan Created Pathway: Muse (formerly Artist)

This is sort of an update and redux of my original fan pathway, the Artist pathway. Its been refined and made to fit better into the LotM universe and most of the Sequences have been changed somewhat, plus with CoI adding more outer god pathways that don't fit the tarot theme I don't have to worry about all that.

There are basically minor spoilers within in terms of some world building lore of LotM, but nothing particularly integral or revelatory.

Having said that, please enjoy my massive infodump.

Muse Pathway

Mystical Creature Form:

Countless illusory hands with mouths on their palms, all singing, whispering, or mimicking sounds. Everchanging trails of colour emit from the mouths as they move, drifting through the air and forming into various scenes before dispersing back into colour.

Neighbouring Pathways:

Savant (Paragon) and Mystery Pryer (Hermit), forming a trifecta of rational and scientific knowledge, mystical and hidden knowledge, and emotional and artistic knowledge.

Sequences

Sequence 9: Illustrator

Abilities:

High Spirituality: Beyonders of this pathway have much deeper reserves of spirituality. Can perform ritualistic magic but gain no knowledge of it from the potion.

Enhanced Eyesight & Observation: An Illustrator gains excellent vision and a sharp eye for details, as well as strong visual memory.

Enhanced Dexterity: An Illustrator's dexterity and coordination are increased sharply.

Inspiration: Illustrators will often receive knowledge, information, or perception in the form of sudden inspiration. This could be mystic knowledge, messages from a spirit world creature, or even revelations from their own spirituality about the future or their surroundings. The inspiration is not clear, requiring the Illustrator to draw it out in order to fully comprehend, but has greater range and possibilities than divination due to its uncontrolled nature.

Sequence 8: Singer

Abilities:

Enhanced Hearing: A Singer gains an extremely powerful sense of hearing, as well as the ability to accurately recall or differentiate sounds.

Sound Replication: Singers can accurately recreate sounds or voices after only hearing them once.

Throw Voice: Singers can use spirituality to make their voice appear to emanate from a distance, from multiple locations, or even from the mouth of another.

Beyonder Song: A Singer can create a number of weak mystical effects using music. They can mildly influence the emotions of living things via their music, either calming or provoking them with the appropriate tune. They can also bolster the movement and coordination of a creature, or disrupt its rhythm. Finally, they can create a horrible discordant screech which directly strikes at the spirit, dealing mental damage and breaking concentration.

Sequence 7: Tattoo Artist

Abilities:

Ritual Knowledge: The Tattoo Artist learns a large number of ritualistic magics.

Ritual Marking: A Tattoo Artist can simplify ritualistic magics into complex designs, which can be marked onto the skin of a living creature, themselves included. The ritual tattoo can then be activated with spirituality at a later time, producing the effects of the magic in an instant, which consumes the tattoo. In essence, a delayed ritual. Ritualistic magics targeted at higher beings can be used, but still require the being in question to respond in order to create an effect when activated. Has no effect if not on a living creature with spirituality.

Ritual Engraving: An advanced form of Ritual Marking, producing a permanent or semi-permanent tattoo of a stored ritual. Requires far greater time and effort to create as well as the relevant materials, and requires a slight but constant drain on the spirituality of the creature on which it is inscribed to maintain. More than a few permanent tattoos may lead to easier loss of control due to constant spiritual consumption.

Sequence 6: Sculptor

Abilities:

Enhanced Perception of Form: Greatly enhanced ability to perceive and recreate the specific physical parameters of things. Allows a Sculptor to directly project their mental image of something over their vision, forming 'guidelines' to follow and compare against.

Enhanced Body: Sculptors gain a significant boost to their strength and dexterity, in order to more easily handle large mediums such as stone blocks or wooden logs.

Living Statue: Sculptures produced by a Sculptor can be imbued with spirituality and temporarily gain the characteristics of their muse, retaining the characteristics of their initial material at the same time. Sculptures of living creatures will come to life but have no will of their own, and must be directed by their Sculptor. The more detailed and realistic the sculpture, the more powerful and accurate the effects.

Mystic Engraving: Ritual Tattoos can be placed onto sculptures and activated via them as a medium. If the sculpture is of a living thing, the Sculptor can control it to activate the tattoo.

Beyonder Sculpture: When Beyonder materials or characteristics are used in a sculpture, a Sculptor use them to cause the sculpture to become a mystical item, with a small degree of control regarding its effects.

Sequence 5: Painter

New Abilities:

Master of Painting: A Painter gains mastery of techniques related to painting, and is capable of producing paintings so detailed they are nearly indistinguishable from reality. Ritual tattoos can be painted and activated on any surface.

Emotional Stirring: A Painter can infuse feelings into their work, allowing certain emotions or desires to be felt or amplified by those who see their art.

Still Life Manifestation: Painted effects, items, or creatures can be briefly brought to life by the Painter, such as a painted flame being plucked from the surface it is painted on and becoming real, or a painted bird peeling from a canvas to deliver a letter. The lifespan and power of these effects depends on the amount of spirituality inserted by the Painter. After the invested spirituality is consumed, the manifested painting will attempt to return to a surface, becoming capable of repeated manifestation. Failing that, it will collapse into paint. In essence an upgraded version of a Sculptor's Living Statues.

Vault of Colours: Can turn any painting made by them into a hidden subspace, which can be entered by any living or non-living thing while activated through the Painter's spirituality. The environment within the Vault depends on the content of the painting. Living things can be sealed inside paintings so long as the Painter closes the Vault of Colours while the target remains inside, and without any special circumstances most Beyonders will require demigod level strength to break out quickly. Things sealed within a painting will appear in the painting once it is 'closed' but can be concealed depending on the other contents of the painting. A Painter can manifest and control anything they have painted into the painting, as well as activating sculptures or ritual markings they have left inside without needing to enter themselves. A Painter can keep several Vaults of Colour active at any one time, but if one is left alone without any reinforcement of spirituality for too long it will cease, permanently turning everything inside it into mere brush strokes. If a Beyonder characteristic is within when the Vault ceases, the painting will become a mystical item.

Sequence 4: Dollmaker

Abilities:

Doll Creation: A Dollmaker can produce dolls which function autonomously, but which only obey preset instructions and cannot react to scenarios outside those instructions. Ritual tattoos may be placed on a doll, or even concealed within them, and activated without the Dollmaker's presence or spirituality. If the Dollmaker is nearby, dolls can be directly controlled by the Dollmaker with their spirituality instead of following their setting.

Blood from a Stone: A Dollmaker's creations can be made indistinguishable from true living things, seemingly possessing blood, heartbeats, digestion, and desire. However it is still only an imitation, not true life.

Miniature: Using related materials such as hair or blood, a Dollmaker can make a doll which has a spiritual connection to a specific target. Even without related materials, if the doll is accurate enough to the target it will still affect them, albeit at a much weaker level. The Miniature can be used to affect the target in a number of ways. It can manipulate the emotions of the target, either in a subtle and unnoticeable manner or in a direct and shocking manner. It can be used to locate the target or as a mystical link for curses. If close by, harming or destroying the doll will deal an immense amount of damage directly to the target's spirit. If belonging to a pathway with high spiritual perception, a target may sense the connection, but it is unlikely to be identified or broken without specifically targeted ritual magic or intervention by an angel or higher.

Sequence 3: Architect

Abilities:

Structural Analysis: An Architect can instantly grasp a perfect understanding of any structure and what it contains simply by making contact with their spirituality.

Spirit Blueprint: Architects can design and create structures which exist both in reality and in conceptual locations such as the spirit world or sea of collective unconscious, serving as connection points.

Spirit Structure: All of an Architect's previous Sequence abilities can be used at will within structures they have constructed or designed regardless of the Architect's proximity to the structure. Structures under an Architect's control can have the space within them twisted and connected by the Architect at will, creating infinite hallways and inescapable prisons or connecting multiple structures, allowing the Architect to move freely between them regardless of distance.

Divine Design: An Architect can outline blueprints in their mind and cause the according structures to assemble around them.

Master of the House: As living beings reside within or repeatedly interact with a structure created by an Architect, the Architect gains greater and greater influence over them, eventually being able to manipulate them as if they were one with the structure itself.

Sequence 2: Spirit of Theatre

Abilities:

Enhanced Physicality: A Spirit of Theatre gains superhuman strength and speed, perfect control over every aspect of their body, and the ability to produce and mimic sounds to an extraordinary level, capable of even mimicking a chaotic battle, a busy marketplace, or an entire opera by themselves.

Soul on Fire: Through their every action, a Spirit of Theatre can stir or manipulate the emotions of others to an extreme level, directly causing others to break down weeping, become consumed by euphoria, harm themselves in frustration, or to join them and follow along with the Spirit's direction of their performance.

All the World's a Stage: A Spirit of Theatre can turn a simple performed action of theirs into the real thing, directly summoning a barrage of cannons by calling out to fire, turning day to night with the swish of a cloth, a splash of red paint into a grievous wound. Similarly, they can turn real things into a mere performance, making an exploding bomb into a simple firecracker, an impassable barrier into a painted curtain, a decapitated head into a paper mache prop. Other living things can be affected as well, making a simple rope into a striking serpent or an enemy Beyonder into a harmless cardboard prop. This ability can be set to activate even after the Spirit of Theatre dies, allowing a Spirit to turn their own death into a performance so long as they can accurately predict the timing of their demise.

Sequence 1: Inspired

Abilities:

Soul of Creation: An Inspired has no need of tools to create, instead interacting with the world directly through their Mythical Creature form and shaping the world into great works of art purely through their will. As the Inspired creates, they fuse part of themselves into their art, allowing them to influence the world around their art as if they were there in person. Even if their main body is destroyed and Beyonder characteristics taken, so long as enough of their art remains, an Inspired will not truly die.

Fanatic Devotion: Through their art, an Inspired can in turn inspire, causing powerful emotions and ideals to sprout. This ranges from harmless inspiration to zealous worship to directly mutating into a monster.

Eye of the Beholder: An Inspired can appear as the most radiantly beautiful and perfect being ever witnessed, perfectly harmonized with heaven and earth or the most twisted and disturbing sight imaginable, their very presence distorting and destroying the world. They appear differently to every individual depending on that individual's sensibilities and can use either beauty or disgust to drive people to both madness or serenity. Other things can also be changed to varying levels of beauty or disgust, with the pinnacle of beauty beginning to destroy the world around it as nothing can match its perfection and the depths of disgust being destroyed by the world around it as nothing can tolerate its existence.

Sequence 0: Muse

Abilities:

Authority of 'Art', which has its foundations in creating the real from the false, the mystical from the ordinary, into drawing genuine emotion from practiced performance, in igniting true heat from painted flame, carving real life from dead stone.

Authority of 'Inspiration', which allows ideas and emotions to sprout from otherwise meaningless sources. So long as a Muse's works exist and inspire, the Muse will eventually be reborn from the works of those that they inspire.

Authority of 'Fascination', which contains both the pinnacle of beauty and love as well as the depths of hatred and disgust, able to move even the most stalwart of hearts.

Advancement Rituals

Painter Ritual: Seal yourself within a completely blank and empty space, utterly isolated from outside interference. Without interruption, completely fill every inch of the space including yourself with paintings and then consume the potion.

Dollmaker Ritual: Create a piece of art which stirs powerful emotions. While 10,000 or more people still have a deep impression of your masterpiece, consume the potion.

Architect Ritual: Construct an area with your creations which people continuously interact with and pass through. Once your created area has seamlessly blended into reality without being discovered as an artwork by anyone and formed a corresponding region of the spirit world, consume the potion.

Spirit of Theatre Ritual: Craft an intricate and thrilling performance with your creations which draws the attention of an audience across the world who believe your performance to be real. At the climax of the performance, suddenly reveal that it was a performance the entire time and that none of the participants are real, and amidst the reveal, consume the potion.

Inspired Ritual: Spread works of art, allowing them to inspire and influence without the use of Beyonder powers. Once your personal style has given rise to its own sweeping artistic movement, leading countless beings to create their own art in your style, consume the potion.

Muse Ritual: Produce a masterpiece at the level of a true deity.

Additional Notes:

Some of the core tenets of 'acting' across the entire pathway are the creation of your own works of art and the art evoking a response from the viewer, be it positive or negative.

A Sequence 0 Muse can resurrect from their own art or the art of those inspired by their style so long as enough of it remains, creating a new body for themselves, but the resurrection is not as perfect as the Black Emperor, as it only restores life and not Sequence level or Uniqueness. However, it is superior to the Black Emperor in the aspect that a former Muse can still resurrect even if the current Sequence 0 Muse is occupied.

From Spirit of Theatre onward, most other Beyonder powers can be mimicked or reproduced via the creation of art or performance. These powers are naturally weaker than the originals due to stemming from the authority of 'Art' rather than their own relevant authorities.

High Sequence Beyonders of this pathway can influence Low Sequence Beyonders via the Inspiration ability, transmitting information or influence in the form of sudden inspiration, similarly to the Hidden Sage.

A possible honorific name for a Muse of this pathway could be

'Lady of Myriad Colours ,

the Source from which all Inspiration flows,

Mistress of the Scorned and Adored,

the Goddess of Art and Emotion'

The relevant metal to the Muse pathway is pyrite/fool's gold.

#lord of the mysteries #lotm #circle of inevitability #coi

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thesims3help · 1 year ago

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Sims 3 - Gameplay enhancing mods: In-game fixes and other mods.

A category-based mod post. Mods and links previously featured in our Masterlist. All credits to their rightful owners.

Categories include small mods fixing in-game issues, No More Autonomous, Autonomous mods, and mods that don't fit previous categories.

Honorary mentions to: Anach's Sims 3 Mods, Ani's Sims | Downloads , aa6x7 : Quick Links, simlogical.com

Fixes:

Just Sit (script mod)

Invisible Sim Fixer Mod by Consort (simlogical.com)

Change At Home After Work

Opportunity phone call fix (and more)

Trait Discovery Fix

Harvester Fix

Random Sim Fixes 2.0

Get to Know Fix

Certificate Reward Fix (UPDATED for Late Night)

Sunbathing Fix by Inge (simlogical.com)

Interaction on sloped terrain enabler

Base Game Half Walls FIXED!!!!

Write Thank You Notes Fix

Inventor's Workbench fix for Bridgeport.

Read Toddler to Sleep - Fixed Interaction

Pet Tombstone Shadow Fix

Fixed horse tails (no more shiny horses!)

University Life Visual Fixes (Send Insulting Text, Texting Idle, Heat of the Moment Kiss)

A Proper Fix to the Proper Trait for 1.67 [UPDATED:~8/1/2016] - *Supernatural Required*!

Restoration Spell Fix

Hanging Lantern Fix

ITF Perigee Planter Fix

Watch Laser Rhythm-a-Con FIX

Spicy Animation Fix

Better Bloom Interaction

Pigtail Glitch Fix

Opportunity Phone Call Fix

Laundromat Fix

Nectar Squishing Makes You Dirty

Fix for photograhy issues. Patch 1.55 (moreawesomethanyou.com)

(No) Autonomous mods:

No Autonomous Go To Home at The Sims 3 Nexus

No Autonomous "Check out new object"

No more autonomous computer use (1.67)

No Autonomous "Read Something" Interaction

More requested no autonomy mods for Pets and Generations.

No Autonomous Sprinkler

No Autonomous Tag

No Autonomous Skinny Dipping/Get in HotTub/Pool with Flavours

No Auto make Processed Baby Food

No autonomous Deep Fryer or Ice Cream Maker

No Autonomous Wishing Well interactions by Nona Mena (simlogical.com)

No More Autonomous Scatter Hay by CyberBob (simlogical.com)

Autonomous "Clean Up" Plate

No (or fewer) automatic memories (with custom tool to make your own mod)

No More Autonomous 'Put Away' Fire Pit Action

No Autonomous Play In The Ocean

No More mods:

No Sledgehammer Flash

No Relationship Sparkles

No Woohoo Hearts

No Simoleon Effects When Selling Paintings

No Fight Effects/No Slap Effects

No Musical Notes!

No Build Sparkles!

No more stupid outfits. +Sniper296's Curfew remover integracion.

No Sleep Zzzs - Now with No 010101s (Amb) and No Vvvs! (LN)

No Pregnancy Chime and No Woohoo Harp Sound

No Parasols (XML tuning mod) by Consort (simlogical.com)

No Unfinished Room Moodlet by Nona Mena (simlogical.com)

Showtime Mechanical Bull: No changing into Cowboy/Cowgirl outfits by Nona Mena (simlogical.com)

No More University Life NPC Protests

No Bad Night Sleep & Backache Moodlet

Snoring be gone!

No Romantic Interest On Kiss (1.67 compatible)

No Mutated Hair/Eye Colour

No Scales for Human Mermaids

Curfew Disabler

No Foot Tapping While Waiting For Clear Route!

Perfect Honey and No Auto Clean the Hive

Bog Off, Bobby: No/Reduced Curfew for Teens and Children

No More Crying Over Plants

No More Heckle

Other mods:

Annoyances Disabler

Online Center V30 (December 2nd, 2014)

The Third Person Mod

Burglars Steal Simoleons Too

More Senarios Upon Moving

[Public Beta] The Randomizer Mod - REWORKED!

Moar Interactions

WrittenWord - Sim written books found in Bookstore under General tab.

World Loading Screen Overhaul v2.0

No pets waking up sleeping sim, less ice cream truck and more or less CAS money

Put Away All Books *Compatible with 1.67*

Put Away All Scraps

Store All Fish and Harvestables at Once *Compatible with 1.67*

More Gem Cutting Options (Best, Random, Hidden, Unlocked Cuts) *Compatible with 1.67*

SimTransformer for TS3

Portrait, StillLife, MemorizeScene quality fixer

Cow Plant mod: Only Paparazzi can Eat Cake & Occult can Eat Cake Redux

Throw Bigger Parties whenever you want!

SmartPhone Camera Upgrade

More Unique Adventures per Day

Make Travels Free of Charge (Supplement to NRaas Traveler)

Umbrella Tuning (Unbreakable + More)

Greatly extend lot opening hours - The City That Never Sleeps

More Frequent Burglars (5 Flavours)

More intense fire

#the sims 3 #sims 3 #sims 3 mods #ts3 mods #post 8

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sundogsandrainbows · 6 months ago

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Yes, after three years I'm finally back to writing this story and have been done so several weeks already, actually :D But since my tumblr got erroneously terminated for over a week or more, I only now can post about it, sigh. Anyway, yay for another update?

STORY SUMMARY: Trust is a delicate flower that needs to get nurtured and time to grow. Even more so love. A tale of two disparate Wardens forced together, of finding a way to overcome the distrust, and their own painful past in the time of the Blight. Very in-depth, character-focused exploration of the Dalish origin/warden, of all DA:O companions, and their relationship dynamics during the Fifth Blight. Follows and expands on canon events; AU in some ways. Multiple POV's and pairings. Slow burn af.

CHAPTER SUMMARY/ All The Way/ 4U, Part III: While Lenya is deep in her cups, having a good time for once, Alistair is deep in his feelings, struggling to find his footing after his confession and how to handle this (perceived) one-sided love going forward. But maybe things aren't as black and white as thought? Note: This is part three of a three part act. Catch up on the previous three chapters I have posted after its long loooong hiatus here, here and here, respectively, before reading this one.

CHAPTER EXCERPT:

[...] If nothing else, Alistair could be at her side, support and protect her, whenever possible. Take the fall for her, if needed. This was what love was about, wasn’t it? Selfless and selfish, all in one. It could be a source of strength instead of weakness as Morrigan had disparagingly called it. And in the way Lenya could easily shatter him with a few words but put him back together and make whole as quickly showed it was strength and weakness, both. Not black or white but the in-betweens of it, more like. Complicated too, especially as a Warden in the time of a Blight to reconcile it with the duty he was bound to. But nothing of it had been planned, these feelings for her just happened . And now his life would be so much poorer without her in it. He didn't want that, not anymore.

Her hand bunched in the sturdy fabric of his gambeson, asking him wordlessly to stay. Alistair did, how could he not? “I’m not leaving, don’t worry.” Lenya relaxed, closed her eyes with a long, stuttering exhale.

I love you.

There was a clarity to that thought now, to these three words. No longer pushed away but embraced as immovable fact as it was by now. One day Alistair would have to let go of it, set it free, and her . He couldn't remain the hopeless fool forever. But for now it was a sense of purpose in a directionless world gone mad, a reason to fight beyond that lofty, nebulous goal of his duty of slaying an archdemon, to end this Blight.

Her breath had slowed to an even rhythm, but she was still holding onto him. Alistair took her hand, hesitated as she stirred but she only settled down even closer to him, seeking him out as if by instinct. He very likely was just fooling himself here, yet his stomach was aflutter at the slightest possibility of it being real, and the cold no longer an issue for him.

Cusping her hand into his in a gentle grasp, he marveled at the difference in size for a moment. So small in comparison, yet so powerful. Alistair bent down his head to kiss its backside, just a whisper of lips, as thankful for the comfort of her presence as she was for his.

He waited until she was calm and asleep before leaving the tent again. [...]

[CONTINUE READING] || [READ FROM THE BEGINNING]

#lenya mahariel #alistair theirin #dragon age #mahariel #of elves and humans: redux #chapter update #alistair x mahariel #alistair x warden #meri writes things #back on my bullshit #lmao #enjoy?#lenyastair #otp: we always had each other

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