#greypetrel

You never kiss me.

This year I'm participating in @ockissweek , and my romantic warrior, Diana Trevelyan, took the opportunity to give @greypetrel's OC Aisling a sweet kiss. Thank you for letting me use your gorgeous girl.

I love these two, I'm sure they'll become friends.

Fandom: Dragon Age Origins Pairing: Female Mahariel/Morrigan Rating: Teen Summary: A man changed. A life lost. Yet maybe, even in the midst of mourning, there is some hope beneath the trees. Words: 1371 Additional Tags: Gift Fic, Rare Pairs, Dalish Warden, Grey Wardens, Dalish Traditions, Minor Character Death, Angst With Comfort, Mourning, Friendship, Developing Relationship

A treat fic for @greypetrel! I adore Morrigan and seeing her paired with a fem!Warden made me so happy. I am also a huge fan of rare pairs so I had to take a crack at this. I used my old Mahariel, I hope that’s alright.

A breeze rustled the leaves on the trees above her, the Brecilian forest a silent sentinel as she dragged the bodies of the fallen into a pile, ignoring her companions as they did the same. Sweat dripped from her temple and down her cheeks. She brushed a hand across her forehead, coming away with dewy skin, and she inhaled deeply of the cool air, her heart pounding painfully in her chest.

The forest was peaceful, quiet, a far cry from what it’d been only minutes before: chaos as shrieks had jumped from the shadows, intent on destruction. The fight was over quickly, their numbers far exceeding that of the blighted creatures, but one stood out in her mind from the others.

As she turned back to the dead, she noticed Alistair leaning over the body in question and she felt a sudden surge of anger. How dare he touch him, after everything they’d been through together. 

“Leave him.” She snapped, unable to control the emotion in her voice, and he glanced up suddenly, eyes wide at the rage she barely managed to hide.

It wasn’t his fault. Alistair had no clue what Tamlen had meant to her. How, if their places had been switched, she’d be the dead body he had to bury. 

“You knew him.” It wasn’t a question. “I didn’t realize-”

Saria crossed the small amount of ground between them, her hands itching for her bow even if it was irrational. She’d promised she’d protect him, that she’d come back for him. And she’d failed. The least she could do was give him a proper Dalish send off.

“I will handle the body.” Her voice warned him there’d be no argument, so he stepped back, lifting his hands slightly in a defensive position. 

“Alright, no need for that.” Rubbing the back of his neck, he glanced past her at their companions, trying to calm the situation before it spun out of control. “I’ll, uh, help the others with the rest. Let me know if you need anything.” 

He hesitated briefly, waiting for a response she wouldn’t give, and after a tense moment, he turned away to help Wynne with one of the other shrieks, not another word spoken in her direction. 

A gentle wind shifted the hair at her back, her braid swaying slightly with the movement, and she closed her eyes, trying to steady her rapid heartbeat, the adrenaline from the fight still coursing through her body. She hadn’t wanted to kill him, but Tamlen hadn’t given her a choice. And despite how her heart broke at the sight of him lying in front of her, corrupted to the point of being unrecognizable, she knew if it’d been her in his position, she’d want him to do the same for her. 

She would’ve given her life for his in a heartbeat.

🌈, ❗, ✨ and 🌱 for everyone, or all you'd like to share, please! (of course feel free to skip any question you don't like!)

Arja!! I'll gladly answer for all of them! <3

(more under the cut to not spam the timeline!)

meme / accepting

i've actually thought abt both of these!!

i think dhavi/blackwall could be good, actually, but she has a hard time pushing past how reverential he is about the herald/inquisitor. she's developed into being very knight-coded herself, and i just told my fiance last night that what she really needs is someone who will be a protector for her because she's so often everyone else's protector, so she absolutely deserves a real knight/lady relationship where she's not the knight for once. but blackwall starts with a huge deficit by being so reverential and heavy with the "my lady"s abt the herald, and by being, frankly, pretty submissive towards a herald who flirts with him. dhavi wants someone who will let her not be in charge for a little while (there's a reason why solas' "i've yet to see [your focus] dominated. i imagine the sight would be... fascinating." worked on her).

but all that said, maybe after hlta or even after his personal quest or maybe even post-game, dhavi deserves a knight in tarnished armor type. someone who will fight through hell to keep her safe.

as far as naraka/solas, okay. i have to be honest. ever since vg i am so deeply compelled by the idea of solas getting with a cadash, actually. idk what abt solas could draw naraka, but a key component of naraka's story is that she did objectively bad things as a member of the carta and she views being herald/inquisitor as a chance to do something good, for once (blackwall's line abt how being part of the wardens gave him a chance to be part of something bigger than himself was The Line that did her in with him). the carta aren't, like, noble criminals—they aren't breaking explicitly unjust laws (as the dalish do) or stealing from the rich to give to the poor (as the red jennies do). they smuggle lyrium, and often even to the chantry/templar order itself. they actually help maintain the status quo. anyway, i think solas could be drawn to her drive to do and be better, to make a positive impact on the world. and i think he'd be frustrated by her acceptance of her impending death, which she is not quiet abt (she wears the legion of the dead armor as soon as she can)(this is unlike dhavi, who is also aware of her impending death but never mentions it). and i think he'd appreciate her ability to be a figurehead as herald/inquisitor while also remaining humble (she has a strong and consistent tendency to turn to others' expertise, including his, instead of trying to act with bluster or letting herself be uninformed). plus there's her ancestral history with the cadhalash thaig and its ancient relationship with elves that i think would be SO interesting to dig into with solas, especially given the whole sundering of the titans that he deeply regrets (because it was objectively horrendous).

sketch and lines by @greypetrel colors and (unfortunately) lettering by me

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Who would've thought that a wolf like him would double as a superstar?

He rocks the look, clearly! Because things are always different than the way that they seem 🎤✨

A few days ago @greypetrel showed me this post, I replied with a pic of a bootleg Hannah Montana costume and she came up with a sketch so special that got me all sentimental

@greypetrel absolutely spoiled me with these illustrations 😶‍🌫️💙 look at them, they are perfect.