What The Fel

20. How do they comfort each other when one of them is upset? Is this method of comfort effective?

A letter from home.

For @yearoftheotpevent. February: Long distance.

A series of firsts.

Now on AO3.

Nights like this are what keep me going. I mean yeah, I have other things that do too, but this is the sort of thing that makes it all worth it. The fire’s warmth sinking into me as Rowan holds me in his arms. I almost feel alive. I absolutely feel loved. The bedroll under us is soft and the night is peaceful, even if this land we are in isn’t. It doesn’t really matter where we are as long as it’s us and the fire.

(Note: mentions of abuse and mild consensual kink. “Ammi” is Grandma in Thalassian; “Anna” is Grandpa.)

A “I don’t like to dwell on things”

A “Oh! I am not remotely sober* enough to contemplate that right now”

He copes with things by not thinking about them. Has since the fall of Quel'Thalas and he has no plans to stop soon. Add that to being private about a lot of things and you get a man who will never tell you how he actually feels deep down. Because he is trying to convince you there is no deep down. 

#13 Do they share personal items like razors/hairbrushes/toothbrushes?

I'm feeling a nope here

#19 How do they help each other get ready for a night out (zipping dresses, straightening ties etc?) 

I'm not actually sure. Probably in a bunch of little ways that are hard for me to pinpoint without going over everything that they would need to do in getting ready. Mainly what I am sure of is that Ren helps Gadreel be sure he didn't miss any details in how he looks due to not seeing.

#27 How do they organise their books/DVDs/CDs? Are they kept separate, or together? Alphabetically? By genre?

8 - Who’s more likely to buy something that’s not on the shopping list? Tallak is more impulsive in general, but he does most of the cooking so he probably wrote the list to begin with and can put what he wants on there. Vian is more likely to try to justify buying something off-list; Tallak usually doesn't bother.

13 - Do they share personal items like razors/hairbrushes/toothbrushes? Vian uses an alchemical hair remover (it's basically magic Nair you can use on your face); I don't think he's ever actually shaved in his life. I don't think Tallak would mind sharing his razor, but it's never come up. They each have their own hairbrush and each will usually use his own, but if they're, like, taking turns brushing each other's hair, they'll just use the same brush because it's easier. (Ask me about Thalassian wedding brushes, it's a whole Thing.)

6, 29, and 39

6 - Who picks what colour bed linen they buy? What does it look like? Vian makes most of their linens, and he usually picks the color and style. Tallak will give input if asked, but he mostly only cares that they're comfortable.

29 - Do they know each others’ tea/coffee orders? Can they make it well? They're learning. I don't think either of them has one single order, though.

39 - Who’s more likely to lock themselves out? I'm not even sure how their door locks, tbh. Regular keys? Some kinda magic version of a keypad? Biometrics? How do elves do home security?