#highaever

“   well,   i    know    we   can’t   have   a    completely    normal   evening  .  .  .   ”    he’s   holding   her   hand,   swinging   his   arm   lightly   as   they   stroll   down   the   cobblestone   streets   of   redcliffe   village.   sometimes   it   felt   difficult   to   have   whatever    they    had   during   a   blight    (   and   as   grey   wardens   too  .  .  .   the   maker   was   being   unusually    cruel    as   of   late   ),   but   elethea   made   it   worth   it.    he’d   fight   the   whole   darkspawn   horde   by   himself   if   it   meant   they   could   always   be   together.    “   but   i   thought   we   could   just    pretend.   just   for   tonight,   i’m   alistair   and   you’re   elethea   and   there’s   no    grey   warden    business   to   attend   to.   all   we   have   to   worry   about   tonight   is    us.   ”    @highaever​   ♡’d.

if she had known she would have not been so hasty with goodbyes. greer would have hugged harder and longer. she would have looked into oriana’s eyes for longer. she would have kissed father on both cheeks instead of just the one. it is stupid to fret over now ; they cannot raise the dead, for all of elethea’s newfound influence and power. yet greer cannot sleep without picturing highever before she rode away with her hunting party. “i just - i hope she wasn’t...worrying over where i was.”

@highaever​

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The water is warmed to steaming and oils had been added to scent the air and soften the skin. For all his ruggedness , Berchan has become a bigger fan of relaxing baths. They soothed his muscles after training and eased sleep. A little harder to find these days.

" 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚙 𝚋𝚎𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚜𝚘 -" 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚜𝚑 𝚒𝚝 𝚒𝚗 𝚖𝚢 𝚊𝚜𝚔.

@highaever​ sent :  lavender & peony! | BOTANICAL HEADCANONS

lavender :   how easy is it to gain your muse’s trust ?  once their trust is broken ,   how might one go about mending it ?  ( also requested by @drfrnkenstn <3)

So first of all there’s actually a big discrepancy between young Mathilde & Mathilde after a few centuries. At first she was very trusting & naive, but once she got to know the people more, this changed rather quickly. It didn’t take long for her to become more guarded and careful when it comes to her affection and trust. While she’s not ashamed or afraid of showing who she is and what she can do, Mathilde still avoids exposing it around strangers if not necessary, especially after she’s witnessed a mortal woman who’d taken her in and taught her a lot about healing being drowned for “performing witchcraft”. That incident left a deep mark behind & now Mathilde refrains from exposing too much too soon. When it comes to losing her trust, she doesn’t forgive easily. Mathilde can definitely hold a grudge & gaining back her favour will take time & more importantly genuine effort. If she sees you’re really trying & that you regret the betrayal, chances are high that she’ll eventually forgive you.

peony :   what would a   ‘  happy life  ’   look like in your muse’s eyes ?