bringspeopletogether: ([warden] look to the sky)
Alistair ([personal profile] bringspeopletogether) wrote2017-07-01 04:58 pm
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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 2017-09-25 08:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Cullen takes the opportunity to roll onto his side and fling an arm over Alistair.

If he cannot steal the blankets, Alistair will just have to be a giant cushion.
howtoactfereldan: (judge me whole)

[personal profile] howtoactfereldan 2017-09-26 01:02 am (UTC)(link)




"Should've got under the blankets first," Cullen mumbles sleepily.
howtoactfereldan: (blessed are the peacekeepers)

[personal profile] howtoactfereldan 2017-09-26 01:12 am (UTC)(link)
"Now you'll be that paperweight I didn't want."

Cullen is possibly disgruntled that Alistair moved.
howtoactfereldan: (blessed are the peacekeepers)

[personal profile] howtoactfereldan 2017-09-26 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
Still grumbly, as he follows suit:

"Not the Commander right now. Can't command anything."
howtoactfereldan: (judge me whole)

[personal profile] howtoactfereldan 2017-09-26 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
Well. That's one way to make Cullen less grumbly.

He settles his head on Alistair's shoulder and closes his eyes.

"I can veto anything horrid," he mumbles.
howtoactfereldan: (to rest in the warmest places)

[personal profile] howtoactfereldan 2017-09-26 06:05 pm (UTC)(link)
"'S why I love you." It comes out on a sigh.
howtoactfereldan: (to rest in the warmest places)

[personal profile] howtoactfereldan 2017-09-26 07:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"Shan't veto that one, I think." Amused.
howtoactfereldan: (judge me whole)

[personal profile] howtoactfereldan 2017-09-26 08:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Cullen wrinkles his nose.

"I should cut it before you start braiding it."
howtoactfereldan: (those seeking find)

[personal profile] howtoactfereldan 2017-09-26 08:48 pm (UTC)(link)
"It was the fashion when we were young." Cullen sounds a little surprised by the memory. (Only a little.) "I prefer not to revisit it. And I really prefer not to get out of bed."
howtoactfereldan: (blessed are the peacekeepers)

[personal profile] howtoactfereldan 2017-09-26 09:25 pm (UTC)(link)
"Never."

Cullen prods Alistair in the chest.
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[personal profile] howtoactfereldan 2017-09-26 10:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Cullen's smile broadens for a moment before his eyes fall closed.

Murmured: "Are we sleeping? Resting up?"
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[personal profile] howtoactfereldan 2017-09-27 12:28 am (UTC)(link)
Cullen cracks open an eye.

"Sounds like you're... not so inclined."

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