Thedas-in-love

‘So why don’t you talk to her?’ Adaar grunts, the sound muffled by the tankard he’s raised to his mouth but not drunk from. ‘Don’t know if I should. I know what I want to say. But I don’t know if it’s what she wants to hear. And if it’s not…’ He takes a gulp and sets his drink down on the table with enough force to turn heads in his direction.   ‘What makes you think it isn’t?’ Blackwall has his hands clasped around his own mug, but he hasn’t touched a drop. ‘You’ve seen her, stashing books behind the training dummies, hoping no one spots h

Title: The Grey Path Author: The Phoenix King Game: Dragon Age: Origins Summary: Humanity's last hope isn't even human. Called upon to walk a path of blood, valour and duty, Sagramor Tabris must raise an army, rise to power and find his inner strength if he is to save Ferelden from the Blight. Overall Rating: M/R Pairings: Tabris/Leliana Disclaimer: Dragon Age characters, settings, and all in-game dialogue property of Bioware. *********************************** Chapter Twenty-One: Heart of Darkness - Part Two It took several minutes of wrangling and pleading on Irving’s part, but at last, the great doors barring their way to the ent

He flees into the darkness, heart pounding, back aflame, sick and wounded, half-starved and more terrified than he can ever remember being in his life. The rain drenches him to the skin in minutes, ice-cold as it plasters his hair to his head and his thin shirt to his skin. He doesn't know if it's blood or rainwater running down his back. Shouts from behind; they've discovered him gone already, templars spilling out of the doors into the rain and the night. He doesn't have time. He knows he won't get far in this state. He slips on the rain-slick steps of the Chantry, plummeting headlong down, unable to check his fall. He sprawls upon the co