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Merry Christmas to @fauxfires!

i might have… misread this with anders and hawke’s names switched and… didn’t even question it, lmao

hawke roleplays the maker in bed u heard it here first

5. How did Leandra and/or Bethany’s death affect your Hawke’s relationship with Carver?

The magic that’s always been the family secret is now just Hawke’s. It’s not a family of apostates anymore, it’s just his mother and his baby brother taking risks that they shouldn’t have to, just because of him. And he’s trying to step up as the head of the family here, trying to be the responsible one, but sometimes he thinks the most responsible thing he could do for his family would be to leave. (Grew up looking after the twins on a regular basis, that’s always been his job as the big brother, and he takes his eyes off Bethany for a second -)

And meanwhile Carver feels useless after Bethany’s death. His life has always revolved around protecting his family, it’s why his father taught him to fight, it’s why he’s spent his whole life avoiding attention. But he couldn’t protect his father, he couldn’t protect Bethany, Hawke seems bound and determined to get himself thrown into the Circle with the way he’s drawing attention to himself, so what was the point? And Hawke’s latched onto the first apostates he meets, the most dangerous people he could possibly be associating with, and it’s obvious to Carver that that’s about Bethany. Hawke and Bethany always had each other to rely on, and there are things Carver can’t help with, and now Hawke’s looking for that same kind of support from blood mages and abominations instead. They’re right outside one of the worst Circles in Thedas, desperately trying to raise bribe money, Carver’s life revolves around protecting Hawke more than ever before, and Hawke doesn’t seem to need or want his help.

And after Leandra, they’re the only family they’ve got left.

i JUST got home from walking the dogs and like, same here in SE london!!!!!!!! 

I KNOW RIGHT??? I’m not looking forward to going out to work this evening with this weird sky. Let’s hope the trains to Charing Cross don’t get cancelled! 

@andrew-blackthorn replied to your photo: OK, so you can’t really see it so well in the...

Aberystwyth looked the same this morning. Apparently something to do with dust from the Sahara 

Yeah, I think you’re right -- I read it’s a combination of dust from the Sahara combined with Hurricane Ophelia approaching from the US (although it should only be a storm when it hits us). 

Summary: Three years after the Kirkwall Chantry explosion, Hawke and Anders are still puzzling out this 'inciting revolution' thing together, one step at a time.

Author: @fauxfires​

Prompt: 'The Magician'; & I went with one of the 'upright' definitions - 'new beginnings'.

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