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DRAGON AGE STARTERS: ACCEPTING

turn up the beat || accepting

                   song:Louder by DJ Fresh

         “ There’s nowhere you can HIDE ! “

She warns them, voice a mixture of confidence and barely held control. Fingers so relaxed on the hild of the shotgun it’s a wonder it doesn’t slip between her fingers. She clears the chamber, a small hmph of satisfaction as she hers the thermal clip pop into position - that little edge of resistance that tells her it’s time to move.

She holds up a hand, the flashbang’s red activation light blinking in time to some beat no one remembers but everyone understands.

who puts pizza bagels and captain crunch in the shopping cart

Matty. He can easily get away with it given his career and the amount of calories he burns every day. Cecilia will allow them this treat, especially since she loves captain crunch herself even if she knows it’s downright terrible for her. 

who forgot the rule about putting foil in the microwave and subsequently caused a small fire

Matty. He has a lot on his mind, and sometimes little mistakes happen. But Cecilia normally either catches him before a fire starts or gives him the deal that if he cleans up the microwave, she’ll make something decent for him to eat that isn’t pre-packaged. 

who sleeps naked

Matty probably sleeps in his boxers, at the most. Cecilia has always been one to wear ‘appropriate for company’ pajamas, but after witnessing the (lovely) sight of Matty in almost nothing every night, she decides she needs to swap them for silk nighties. She wants him to enjoy the view too. 

who sleeps under 3 blankets

Cecilia. But Matty is warmer than most people–even other men–and she will lose a blanket or two so long as he is into cuddling while they sleep. The woman likes to be toasty warm at night. 

who has a huge crush on Billy Joel

Matty. Cecilia has her weird celebrity crush. Besides, We Didn’t Start the Fire is such a great song for the Normandy Crew. They definitely listen to it on occasion when they can only get the oldies. 

who gets drunk and breaks shit

Cecilia. She wasn’t kidding when she told Matty that she knows how to cause a distraction. Those champagne flutes didn’t deserve their fate. 

who’s a closeted anime fan

Cecilia started it because they’re just like her soaps in some ways, but she drew Matty in by forcing him to sit and watch a bit. They enjoyed one series. Tried another. Were grossed out and embarrassed by it. Decided to burry that shit and never speak of it again. 

who initiates sex at inappropriate times/places

Cecilia. She has a kink: uniforms. Specifically, Alliance uniforms. And Commander Shepard wears a lot of different types. She loves them all and Matty looks good in everything. Her fantasies run wild. The pilot’s chair. During a Council conference call. In his quarters. A bathroom on the Silver Strip during a mission. Sometimes, the poor guy just has to say no. Other times, he just has to hope nobody noticed or reports him. The woman is insatiable. 

who’s afraid of Slenderman

Matty. He’s done that freaky ‘find stuff (a kid) in the forest’ experience. He doesn’t need a game. She’s unphased.  

what their wedding song will be

I was torn between I Will Wait by Mumford and Sons, but Little Talks by Of Mice and Men just seemed so specific to them since they really have had so many ‘little talks’–especially about grief. Whether there’s a wedding (or not given the circumstances of the end of the game) that’s the perfect song for them. 

what their biggest fight was about

The war. She wants to be selfish and hold onto him even if she knows she can’t. She’ll beg him not to go, but they both know he can’t shirk his responsibility and that it’s do or die anyway. He might even get angry at her for trying to make it harder than it has to be. Then she’ll insist to go with him when she knows she’ll just be a liability. In the end, neither wants to go into Priority: Earth fighting. They’ll make up just before, share the last night together, and promise to find one another, whatever that may entail. 

why they work together