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Lived Long Enough To Become The Villain Prompt- @flame-of-ostwick

The Inquisition had found themselves hopelessly outnumbered in the Arbor Wilds. In their zeal to track down the key to the Eluvian, they had overlooked Corypheus’ growing numbers. A fatal mistake. 

While the Inquisitor chased the Magister down, their forces struggled to push his ranks back.

Fire burned, a stark contrast against the lush treeline of the Wilds. Smoke burned the Commander’s eyes as he fought with all his might, shouting orders to what little remained of his men. One by one, they dropped at his side. Sharp, burning pain sent him staggering to his knees as an arrow pierced through his chest. His vision was fading as strong arms seized him, dragged him away. But he heard the Magister’s cry of fury and knew that they had done it. That she had pushed him back once again. 

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Corypheus’ forces were fierce and so were the Inquisitor’s as they met head to head in what would presumably be the final confrontation.The magister’s forces were falling faster by the minute and that was when he knew it was time to unleash the weapon he had spent a month creating.

The ground shook slightly, the sound of metal echoing against the stone of the fortress. The glowing of red growing closer with every heavy footstep. Rumors of the Red General had spread throughout Thedas, entire battalions slaughtered, villages decimated in mere minutes. 

A hush had fallen over the battled as he appeared through the thick of it. Broad framed and flaxen haired, with the bearing of a soldier. Crystals the color of blood jutted from his armor.  

Corypheus laughed from the tower, watching the scene before him unfold. “Tell me Herald, what do you think of my new Commander?”

Hey guys! The first version of our dom!cullen prompt list will be going live this weekend. The list was compiled from several different sources and includes a range of prompts to fit almost every level of dom!cullen fantasy. There will be fifteen prompts for each category of “Commander Cullen” and “Submissive Partner.”

If you have a specific prompt, idea, or area of interest in mind that you would like to have filled, reply to this post, message @cullen-in-command or @fereldenpeach (use anon, if desired) and we will ensure that it is included in the list.

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@hawkelana

The main hall of Skyhold was nearly unrecognizable upon the return of the Champion. Its lively halls were silent, heavy with fear and tension. The beautiful stone walls marred and barely visible from the glowing of the angry, red crystals that protruded from them at every turn. 

Upon the throne sat a man, golden haired and motionless. His broad shoulders folded around himself as he slumped in the exalted seat. A broken image of the shining general he had once been. It had been months since the Inquisitor had fallen, since Thedas had fallen into chaos and Corypheus’ forced had flooded in with little resistance. Those who had stood against him and survived now wished to the Maker they hadn’t. 

The thing is, Dorian is a nice man, good man. (The thing is, Cullen isn't.)

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He's too young—too naïve, in some respects—to realize, in Ferelden.

Many dark, unspeakable things happen in the Circle—with others, as much as to others—but his head's still full of the lessons of his childhood and the lies of his training. Soft giggles and pained moans are equally ignored, except when he thinks they must be even more inappropriate than normal and reports them to Gregoire, or occasionally First Enchanter Irving. They take care of it, or don't, as they see fit from there. Cullen never joins in, even—especially—when invited.

In Kirkwall, he isn't so damnably naïve anymore, but he's still too something to understand. Perhaps 'damaged' is the most appropriate word, there.

The Gallows are even worse than Kinloch, no soft gigglers to be found, only bowed heads and timid submission. It's still inappropriate, Cullen still reports it when he comes across it, but the Gallows hold too much misery for one angry, broken boy to not succumb. Cullen becomes Knight-Captain quickly—far too quickly to be earned appropriately—and amasses enough power to be able to throw his weight around a bit, but it's still the Gallows.

After Kirkwall, when he finally cuts himself off from the lyrium, he begins to understand better. A little.