bringspeopletogether: ([warden] look to the sky)
Alistair ([personal profile] bringspeopletogether) wrote2017-07-01 04:58 pm
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[sandbox]

Skyhold gets quieter and quieter as the days move on. It's not a complete stand-down; there's cleanup to do, stragglers to round up, the same sort of business Alistair remembers from the months after the Blight. The Thaw, as Wardens call it. Thedas is thawing again, but the fortress only grows colder for it.

He won't lie: he'd feel warmer if Kieran and Morrigan were still there.

When Cullen suggests a vacation, Alistair lights up, only to deflate slightly when he realizes they'll be "vacationing" in Orlais. There's business to attend in Val Royeaux -- not the sort of business that'll keep Cullen occupied from sunup to sundown, but enough to require an in-person visit for a week or so. On the one hand: Orlais. On the other: he can't argue that time away from Skyhold, especially in Cullen's company, will help.

...So will the cheese, probably.

(Look, as Alistair has said many a time, he is a very predictable man.)

They room at a small place in the university quarter that's downright plain for Val Royeaux. Libraries for Cullen, a cafe around the corner for both of them, limited contact with people trilling about whatever stupid, petty scandal's hit the court this week -- it could be far worse. Alistair takes to writing his letters at the cafe, usually accompanied by some flaky pastry or another.

Today, they're cheese-filled. It's hard to descend too far into a personal funk when you've got a cheese-filled pastry.
howtoactfereldan: (judge me whole)

[personal profile] howtoactfereldan 2017-09-10 10:09 pm (UTC)(link)
"How responsible of you," Cullen murmurs, kissing the corner of his mouth. "If it wasn't to do with your dinner, I might think I'd had some influence."
howtoactfereldan: (temptations of the wicked)

[personal profile] howtoactfereldan 2017-09-11 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
Probably wise. Otherwise Cullen might devour the rest of it.

"I had leverage," Cullen says, pointing at the wheel of cheese. "Doesn't count."
howtoactfereldan: (the loyal shield)

[personal profile] howtoactfereldan 2017-09-11 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
Cullen doesn't quite do a double-take, but he reacts nonetheless: eyes widening, brows raising. It doesn't last long, as he's quickly able to school his expression.

But not necessarily brush it to the side with selective verbal engagement. His commentary is horribly limited by his surprise.

"Ah," he says.
howtoactfereldan: (temptations of the wicked)

[personal profile] howtoactfereldan 2017-09-11 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
"That sounds like Sera," Cullen remarks. "On a completely unrelated subject, Leliana's lieutenant here no doubt has a list of Sera's remaining contacts among the Jennies. And on a further topic that has nothing to do with any of the previous two, it's never too late to make new acquaintances."

Cullen waggles four fingers at Alistair. "And finally, I should note that I know nothing and disavow everything."
howtoactfereldan: (temptations of the wicked)

[personal profile] howtoactfereldan 2017-09-11 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
"Of course," Cullen agrees, and picks up the remainder of the jar of jam, fishing for a spoon.
howtoactfereldan: (judge me whole)

[personal profile] howtoactfereldan 2017-09-11 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
Good, because Cullen's got his mouth full, and it's rude to talk with your mouth full.

He leans against Alistair. (Both hands are busy.)
howtoactfereldan: (the loyal shield)

[personal profile] howtoactfereldan 2017-09-11 09:10 pm (UTC)(link)
The spoon clinks against the jar.





Softly:

"Ought I to ask about parading around all elf-blooded?"
howtoactfereldan: (though the darkness comes upon me)

[personal profile] howtoactfereldan 2017-09-11 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
"It doesn't quite..."

Cullen's searching for words again. "Mm. It doesn't feel the same as the rest of what you say. It's -- sharper. Does that make any sense?"
howtoactfereldan: (the loyal shield)

[personal profile] howtoactfereldan 2017-09-11 10:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Cullen is terrible with emotions. That doesn't mean he's incapable of recognizing when it's a good idea not to press further.

He leans his forehead against Alistair's temple. Softly, he says, "You could finish fortifying yourself."
howtoactfereldan: (temptations of the wicked)

[personal profile] howtoactfereldan 2017-09-11 10:48 pm (UTC)(link)
"And ruin this perfectly good jam? No thank you."
howtoactfereldan: (hymns of praise unending)

[personal profile] howtoactfereldan 2017-09-11 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Cullen watches this.

Smug:

"I had a bet with myself, and I just won."
howtoactfereldan: (hymns of praise unending)

[personal profile] howtoactfereldan 2017-09-11 11:23 pm (UTC)(link)
"The satisfaction of knowing there was no way that wheel would make it to Skyhold intact."

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