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Cullen Rutherford x Dorian Pavus (SFW, Post-Trespasser, Established Relationship) 731 words.

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"Cullen," Dorian begins softly, but Cullen shakes his head.

"No, I heard what you told the Inquisitor," Cullen interrupts, crossing his arms. "You have unfinished business in your homeland, I understand. I've always understood that. And someone like Lavellan, they've too much notoriety. The attention they'll bring will cause more harm than good, however great their desire to help and well-meaning their intentions might be. But I'm not the Inquisitor," Cullen protests. "And I'm not letting you go back there alone. No one in Tevinter knows who I am or would give a damn about me. If I can't help you make your homeland better, at least let me watch over you while you're doing it."

Dorian's throat feels dry, his heart hammering in his chest as Cullen swallows, not waiting for a response before he continues.

"You don't have to tell anyone about us. I know you said things between two men... that's- not how things are done there. You could say I'm your bodyguard," the Commander offers with a shrug, though there's a hint of pleading, perhaps even desperation in his voice that betrays the suggestion is not as nonchalant as he might wish to make it seem. Dorian shakes his head and Cullen's face falls.

"Dorian, please," Cullen whispers, and he's definitely begging now. Maker's breath, the man actually drops to his knees in front of him, clasping Dorian's hands in his.

"Amatus," Dorian says gently, waiting until those gorgeous amber eyes lift back up to meet his own. "I'm not telling my friends and countrymen that you are my bodyguard."

"But I-" Cullen begins, but Dorian shakes his head, and the former soldier bites his lip and tongue obediently.

"You can watch my back," Dorian continues. "I doubt I could stop you doing that if I tried," the mage smiles fondly. "But I'm not going to pretend you're just someone I employ," Cullen's eyes are wide, full of hope and disbelief, as he continues to stare up at Dorian.

"Then you'll- you'll let me come with you," Cullen whispers.

"Vishante kaffas," Dorian mutters with a chuckle, shaking his head, tugging at their joined hands and urging Cullen back to his feet, rocking up onto the balls of his feet to loop his arms around the taller man and crush his lips to his. "Of course, I want you with me, Amatus," Dorian whispers fondly, a hand gently reaching up and caressing his lover's cheek. "But your friends, your family, they're all here."

"You're my family now too," Cullen replies, as if this is the most obvious and simplest thing in the world. As if these simple words don't shake Dorian's own world to its very core. "And I can still write them, and visit," Cullen replies undeterred.

"And if you hate Tevinter," Dorian asks softly with a small frown.

"It can't be all bad. You'll be there." It's an oversimplification and both of them know it, but Dorian can't find it in his heart to protest any further, and Maker knows what positively mortifying public display of affection and devotion Cullen will try next if he does. Dorian sighs, and Cullen's answering smile says that he knows he's won. As Cullen wraps his arms around the mage and pulls him in close, Dorian allows himself to melt into the embrace and nuzzle into his lover's broad chest.

"Festis bei umo canavarum," Dorian curses under his breath, there's affection in his tone, though, as Cullen's answering chuckle vibrates through him. "You'd best hold yourself to writing those letters," Dorian says finally, lifting his chin to meet Cullen's gaze, but remaining flush against him, happy to hold and be held by his lover. "I wouldn't put it passed Mia to storm Minrathous to come find you if you don't."

"You're probably right," Cullen laughs shaking his head. "Perhaps we should stop by South Reach before we head back."

"Might be safer," Dorian nods with a wry smile, before his bravado slips ever so slightly, hugging Cullen for the briefest of moments just a little bit tighter. "You don't think they'll resent me? A man? A mage? A Vint stealing their brother from them?" Cullen shakes his head, before gently tucking Dorian's beneath his chin, and offering him a reassuring squeeze.

"They're going to love you, almost as much as I do," Cullen promises, kissing the top of his head.

[lasatfat]

Hawke/Anders for "coming here to see you is the only place I could go"?

hurt/comfort dialogue | two-part drabble game | @dadrunkwriting

So, I hope you don't mind me answering this with a drabble. also @axelauras I think I actually managed to cover all four of the possible prompts here, so. Go me? Yeah, go me!

Sanctuary

The knocking comes abominably late, or abominably early. Rian storms down the stairs and throws the front door open. Anders is on the stoop, holding a broken flowerpot. “I swear, it was an accident.”

“My mother will have your head,” says Rian, then smirks. “Unless I kill you first, for waking me up in the wee hours.”

“I know it’s late, but I don’t know where else to turn.” Looking at Anders properly, he looks, frankly, terrible. “I just…don’t want to be alone.”

“You’d best come in, then,” they say, stepping aside to let him walk over the threshold.

[inky-does-art]

Commission for @saladruiner thank you so much, I had a lot of fun drawing the Dreadwolf 🧡

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Six Sentence Sunday Whatever Day

Thanks for the tag @sulky-valkyrie !

Fun lil angsty snippet from a forthcoming The End and The Beginning chapter (what else is a solavellan fixit fic if not a pile of angst)

He smiled at Ghilara Lavellan, his beloved, though the smile never reached his eyes. “It is a beautiful gilded cage Ghilara.” “Solas, I-” It was a look that made his heart weep. He held up a hand to quell her protestations. “I do not begrudge you for creating it, and I think I will come to terms with it- in time. But please, Ghilara, leave me to my grief for now.”

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[midmorninggrey]

Tagged by @saladruiner and then @dungeons-and-dragon-age to make some OCs in this Picrew. Thanks!!

Featuring Gillian Hawke, Celeste Trevelyan (post-DAI), Warden Antonia, and Arden Trevelyan.

Tagging (with absolutely zero pressure) @carnalapples @theaceofdragons @contreparry @miladydewintcr and anyone else who might want to play dress-up with their OCs!

Self-Indulgent OC Trivia under the cut

Gill would love Picrews, ok? She doted on her dolls when she was little. As a teenager, she claimed she'd given them all away, but she really kept them hidden beneath her bed, and some nights she would take them out and play with them again. Then one day Carver found them and cut off all their hair. Gill never forgave him.

She also fought the Arishok one-on-one in her stocking feet. This is because she had to shuck off her high heeled boots right before the duel (Gill has never loved a practical shoe.)

Celeste is a picky eater. Cheese sandwiches and pumpkin pie (just the custard not the crust!!) are her main food groups.

During her time as the Herald, Cece had a bit of a crush on Krem. She's still a little embarrassed about it 10 years later.

Toni had not one, but two Mabari tattoos. (And yeah, she could make them both bark.)

Toni was also a pretty good seamstress. She had a pair of patchwork pants that she originally made when she was twelve and just kept mending and altering over the years. Arden was convinced they were held together by magic.

Because of Cece's taste for cheese sandwiches, Arden has learned to fry up a good one (even though he doesn't eat dairy himself.) They may have become a bit of a cult classic among the Inner Circle.

On a sentimental (and possibly drunken) whim, I think Dorian gave Arden a pair of turquoise earrings. He was appalled when Arden actually wore them and he couldn't convince him to switch to emeralds.

I also made Loran and Mags because I have no self control but I'm hiding them down here

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Dragon age commissions for @saladruiner . Thank you so much for the support!

Commissions are open 💗

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I got tagged by @saladruiner to do this challenge with creating your DA characters in this Picrew. This was pretty fun! I didn't do any of my Inquisition ladies because I wasn't happy with how they came out.

First one is: Elaina Cousland. My warrior Cousland that specializes in the Champion subclass along with Spirit Warrior later on. She fights with mostly a sword and shield, but will switch to dual blades when the situation calls for it. Her main ship is Nathaniel Howe but in canon, she is the Queen of Ferelden.

Second up is an original character: Kalinda Marsh captain of The Medusa's Revenge. A fic that I'm still working on but eventually Kalinda and her crew wind up working for the Inquisition. The only thing I couldn't get right were her eyes. The creator didn't have the exact color I wanted which is a sea-green color. Kalinda is a rogue and sailor who does whatever it means to survive. Loyalty is what she looks for and she does not tolerate betrayal well.

Third is: my beautiful Salem Hawke. She's a mix of purple/blue Hawke. Rarely does she use aggressive choices. Salem is a mage who specializes in spirit healer. For elemental magic she mostly stays with fire and ice magic if the situation calls for it. She romances Anders but is heartbroken with how that ended. Salem chose to let him go regardless of what happened to her. She volunteers to stay in the Fade during the Inquisition, stating her time was done in Thedas and she would like to choose how she goes out.

Tagging: @briarfox13, @shaken-veil, @starsandskies, and whoever else wants to play! I like seeing all the creations!

[saladruiner]

for anyone interested, I would like to present a series of short drabbles for a crack Dragon Age AU set in a grocery store: Kirkwalmart. this started over on my writing blog @ruiningsalads as part of DADWC. I have no excuse for any of it, but it makes me laugh and I hope you’ll laugh, too.

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Rules: Make a poll of your favorite female characters (no limits - as many or as little as you want) and see which your followers like the most!

I didn't get tagged in this but I just think its neat! Got a lovely spread of character types from tween sensation series warrior cats to uhhhh Shakespeare

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Got tagged by @themaybug to make my dragon age OCs with this picrew :D

So here ya go! In order we have:

Cor Brosca (dual wielding beserker, loves fairy tales, pink and Leliana)

Mara Tabris (duelist rogue, black cat energy, loves Zevran, hates being pasty af in sunny Antiva)

Ghilara Lavellan (tempest archer, solasmance, wishes the universe would stop traumatising her)

Kytharia Mercar (mage, shadow dragon, ex-slave/blood magic battery, party girl and adoptive family disappointment)

tagging (only if you want to of course): @telanadasvhenan @nokdurbs @saladruiner @meg-does-art @skinwalkingxana and YOU if you want to I love seeing folks' ocs :D

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I was tagged by @saladruiner to make my Dragon Age OCs with this picrew, and I have far too many of them, so I just went with my protags. And in the case of Rook, planned protag. All of them are mages, because mages are cool.

Top left: my Warden, Eireann Surana. She/her. Arcane warrior, wielder of Spellweaver.

Top right: Rian Hawke. They/them. Force mage, wielder of Legacy.

Bottom left: Gideon Lavellan. He/him. Knight-Enchanter, and primarily a storm mage.

Bottom right: Luceo "Sunny" Aldwir. He/him and they/them. Veil Jumper, not sure about their spec yet. He's actually the adopted child of Eireann and Alistair, but he took the name "Aldwir," both to protect his family and because his parents cast very long shadows. Their moniker came about when they tried to communicate their name by drawing a sun ("Luceo" means "to emit light").

As far as tagging goes, I'll tag @carnalapples, @cryptidglitter, and anyone else who wants to share!