the maker smiles sadly upon his grey wardens.

they say you can get a̲n̲y̲t̲h̲i̲n̲g̲ here. i was once pickpocketed.

[alistirs]

an independent  portrayal of  alistair theirin of the dragon age video game series,  written  by  blythe   (   24,  mst,  she / her   ).  originally established  in  07/2017 and re - established in 01/2023.  read  my  rules before  interacting.  my  n.sfw  sideblog  can  be  found  here.  this  blog  is  21+. affiliated with @highevar. THIS BLOG USES BETA EDITOR + XKIT REWRITTEN.

[thejackalhasarrived]

DEV PATEL in THE GREEN KNIGHT (2021)

[alistirs]

@highevar : i see you can't sleep either.

even before he joined the grey wardens, alistair was a bit of an insomniac. THE JOINING JUST EXACERBATED IT. he'd sleep, sure, for maybe three or four hours — THEN, THE NIGHTMARES WOULD START. horrific, terrifying nightmares where the archdemon calls to him, swallows him whole and leaves him for dead. he'd rather deal with exhaustion than the nightmares. it was bad, awful, terrible, and every word that could contain that meaning — but hey. elethea left camp, decided to sit next to him in this big, open field, and he's not complaining.

she's beautiful, and alistair gets the feeling that SHE KNOWS IT. maybe he's drawn into her confidence, her determination, her scrappiness. maybe it's what he wished that he had himself. still, he's not complaining. at all. there were a fair share of women who spoke to him before, who might have been interested in him too. it figures his heart would start to long for someone as icy as she. “ not even a wink. ” he says, stars abandoned to look at someone far more beautiful. “ i usually end up coming out here every night. the sky is far more appealing to me than the ceiling of my tent. ” his hands are clasped together, apples of his cheeks pushed up by his smile. “ the stars are also far prettier than that archdemon fellow. not really into big old teeth and the destruction of all things. ”

[alistirs]

every so often, the itch to make alistair active returns (it is happening rn)

[unwomanly-deactivated20201108]

Sylvia Plath, “The Unabridged Journals”

[thejackalhasarrived]

DEV PATEL in LION (2016)

[highevara]

it was a dangerous tool he was handing to her; placing a great deal of power directly in her lap & politely asking her not to use it. he was the last living theirin, bastard or not. maric's blood coursed through his veins just as it had cailan's. her memory of the late king was a little hazy - having only been a girl of fifteen when he died - but now knowing that alistair was his son, it seemed only obvious. he surely favored his mother, but the resemblance to maric was plainly there when one sought it. it was not surprising to her that alistair did not seek the throne. he had hastily passed off leadership of the fereldan grey wardens to its newest recruits, of course he would not want to lead an entire country. " i am not in the habit of making promises, " chin lifts haughtily, as do her brows, though her smile betrays the true nature of her jest. " especially not to - how did you so tactfully put it? " she feigns forgetfulness, tapping her chin, recalling his initial confession. " nobodies who were too lucky to die with the rest of the grey wardens? am i remembering that correctly? "

[alistirs]

ha ha. alistair watches her face as she takes in the information he's given her — he knows its weight. it's something that has deliberately been hidden so as not to take away from cailan's legitimacy as heir to the throne. it's something that protects him from people who wish him ill. and now, he's placed this information into the hands of someone who used to walk amongst those very people who wished him harm. she's probably met marric, now that he thinks about it. “ now, who could those nobodies be? i don't think i remember. ” he asks, joking smile starting to form on his lips. “ thanks for letting me share. it's been weighing on me and . . . i wanted you to hear it from me first. it's kind of a lot to take in, especially when you were under the impression that all the theirins were dead. ”

[videoclubs]

THE GREEN KNIGHT dir. David Lowery

[mcflymemes]

ALISTAIR THEIRIN QUOTES *  dialogue from dragon age: origins, updated version

excuse me while i begin projectile vomiting.

you were the first person i ever spent the night with, and if i had my way... you'd be the last.

do you think you might ever... feel the same way about me?

will you miss it once it's over?

i care for you so much.

i love you. more than i ever thought possible.

i wish i could be better at this.

you know that i've never done anything like this. with anyone.

i guess i was raised not to take this sort of thing lightly.

it's just like being home again.

i can't run away from it anymore.

given the circumstances, things could have been so much worse.

i locked myself in a cage once, when i was a child. for an entire day. ah. good times.

i'm willing to... give it a shot. if you are.

aw, that's sweet.

you're beautiful. i am a lucky man.

i know it might sound strange, considering we haven't known each other for very long, but i've come to... care for you. a great deal.

now's as good a time as any to talk, right?

i'm so grateful that you're... you.

let's get back to... what we were up to before.

i hope it hasn't... put you off.

anyway, uh, sorry about that. i'll take it from you right now.

great. they just love me.

i was just thinking about you! isn't that a marvelous coincidence?

now that i've handled that with my usual deft brilliance, time to move on! and take a cold bath, maybe.

locking the door and throwing away the key was plan b.

is it just me, or did i do really badly back there?

don't look now... but. well. look now!

i don't think we're alone. i really don't think we're alone.

all right! let's go!

oh? you want to... right now? well, who am i to refuse?

um... that sounded better in my head. i just meant to say that i can't imagine having done this without you.

we're not exactly traveling in the lap of luxury here.

you feel that? it's actually colder up here.

is this place even on a proper map?

look at it all!

i'll be... standing over here. until the blushing stops. just to be... uh. safe. you know how it is.

maybe it likes you?

swooping is bad.

what is it, then? rats running amok? cheese supplies running low?

i see you can't sleep, either.

i was just thinking... here i am doing all this complaining, and you haven't exactly been having a good time of it yourself.

why are you smiling like that?

that just seems so excessive.

are you just making these up right now?

now that's dedication!

it's all been death and fighting and tragedy.

make fun of you? perish the thought.

old books. you think any of those might still be readable?

do you get the feeling things are just getting worse as we go up?

more crazy? i thought we were all full up.

i thought maybe i could say something. tell you what a rare and wonderful thing you are to find amidst all this... darkness.

they say you can get anything here. i once got pick-pocketed.

this is where the nobility come to get drunk and debate who's the most self-important of them all.

we get lost, people die, and the next thing you know i'm stranded somewhere without any pants.

now that's just unnecessary.

have you ever licked a lamppost in the winter?

can't... keep my eyes open. someone... pinch me.

where do you think they get all this stuff?

oh! here i am! and there you are! you just disappeared!

why do they call it a brothel? there's no broth. or is there?

we're not going to be mobbed, right?

now that is a big tree.

i hate you. you're a bad person.

i'm not falling asleep again!

we seem to be heading... up? yes. i think these caves are going up to the surface.

can we expect more of those?

what is that smell? fish? and something else. oh. more fish.

uh oh. i'm terrible at puzzles.

i know most guys would probably leap at the chance to be with you, but i don't know if i'm ready for that. it's a big step.

maybe i should touch them. or stand on them?

pleased to meet you. nice campfire you have there.

let's try not to get lost here.

bluff called! damn! you saw right through me!

i think there's something ahead. something big.

you have my condolences.

and here i was going to name one of my children after you.

you seem more "ooh, pretty colors!" than "muahaha! i am princess stabbity! stab, kill, kill!"

i gazed, glanced in that direction, maybe. but i wasn't staring. or really... seeing anything, even.

what? lead? me? no no no. no leading. bad things happen when i lead.

they're really quite tasty.

we take our ingredients, throw them into the largest pot we can find, and cook them for as long as possible until everything is a uniform grey color.

watch as i thrash our enemies with the mighty power of floral arrangements!

i will overpower you with my rosy scent!

i was looking at your nose.

your desire is my command.

i guess that must make me sound like an idiot.

just what every man wants to hear.

now if we could move right on past this awkward, embarrassing stage and get right to the steamy bits, i'd appreciate it.

[alistirs]

also. i do not and will never write king alistair so if u want that this is not the place to find it

[mcflymemes]

GENERIC FANTASY PROMPTS *  assorted dialogue for any fantasy setting

you are a descendent from an ancient royal line.

can you joust?

this is not a question of bravery.

are you too cowardly to take a life?

hand me my sword.

the sheets feel scratchy.

you could have got us killed!

if you had kept to the plan, those knights might be alive right now.

together, we have a chance to take back what is ours.

would you ride into town with me?

you're playing with fire.

you should be on the throne.

perhaps we never should have come.

did you bring your bow?

you take one more step, traitor, and i'll chew you to splinters.

are you fit to compete, or shall the forfeit stand?

thank you, my lord.

i will deal with you when this is over.

you have to go alone.

we have some work to do.

it's an ambush!

why are they all staring at us?

were you robbed?

clean your sword.

i must look for a suitor.

i know where your allegiance lies.

pick up your sword.

you're not going to kill me?

what do you propose we do, your majesty?

the path takes us through there.

i will probably die on this quest.

even the peasants can marry for love.

your people love you.

i just learned this spell. can i show you?

are you with me?

how many more must die for the throne?

why don't we discuss the matter later?

what are you wearing to the ball tonight?

do not shush me!

be careful on those roads. there's been a report of bandits.

i'm not worthy of the throne.

how do i know your promise will be kept?

take the sword to the tower.

is that your horse?

i hear there's going to be a royal ball.

it was said to be magic.

no one has ever taken that castle.

what a waste of brandy.

is there a way down?

do you hear talk of a dragon?

you knowingly endangered a member of the royal family.

on a horse, with a lance... you're unbeatable.

some day, i'll be a knight.

there's an army out there, and it's ready to follow you.

hold your tongue or lose it.

you're no longer a myth. you're starting to mean something.

admiring the castle again, i see. isn't it beautiful?

tonight, evil has met its match.

you make me feel like a poet.

i'll ride with you.

this kingdom is better off without the lot of you!

why were they trying to kill you?

no one ever comes back from the woods.

i think it's time we found out what's going on.

i will not lose.

how about a little target practice?

you were right to fear the woods.

choose your last words carefully!

the time for pleasantries is through.

run, and i will run with you.

they wanted to arrange my marriage.

will you dance with me?

i'm sure when i'm older, i'll understand.

you know what we have to do.

what do you think? now that you know what i am?

you speak of what you do not know.

my parents were peasants.

we have a long journey ahead of us.

we should have killed them when we had the chance.

you might find this land a more savage place than you remember.

do you even know how to use that thing?

you have to be of noble birth to compete!

i didn't want to be at the celebration.

i can do magic.

are those catapults?

do you know any spells?

i'm not supposed to be seen with people like you.

minotaurs? they're real?

try and take them then.

help me fetch my arrows.

i'm afraid i'm not worthy of you.

i hear you have a quest for me.

sit with me and drink.

that's a bit of a long story.

there is no way that i am fighting.

i challenge you to a duel.

i wonder who lived here.

maybe it's time you had this back.

you have a traitor in your midst.

meet me in the castle gardens tonight, after the sun sets.

the king sent me.

you stole from the castle?

[moldmoldfoldfold-deactivated202]

Dev Patel in The Green Knight (2021)

[alistirs]

hello new followers welcome to my elethea and alistair fanblog

[highevaraa-deactivated20231017]

@alistirs. 52 . a kiss on our muses wedding day

all gathered could plainly see how besotted the bride & groom were with each other. and for once elethea did not care who witnessed the tenderness plainly expressed on her face, despite the sizeable crowd gathered. a theirin and a cousland, two of ferelden's most illustrious families united at long last: of course it was something of a spectacle, as if out of a fairytale. she could not recall ever being so happy in her life, even if her parents' absence was keenly felt. it was but a bittersweet ache, where months ago the thought of it would have made her entirely miserable. elethea was more than accustomed to drawing attention, but she knew well enough that alistair- that her husband was not so. "you are happy, aren't you, my love?" she murmurs, picking up a piece of cake and placing it upon his tongue. it was a scandalously intimate display, worsened yet by her leaning forward and twining her arms about his neck to kiss him. a chaste thing (they were still in polite company, after all) but slow and lingering, followed by another before he could even reply to her question. her lips taste of mulled wine, she knows, though if there was a day for a little indulgence it was today. it was almost completely perfect: summer blooming in abundance around them, flowers in her hair, the heat cooling with the setting sun. "even with all the pomp and pageantry, you're happy?"

[alistirs]

there was a time where alistair never foresaw a future for himself. where he would die in the service of the templars. then, it would be in the service of the grey wardens. he was the junior member of the order. he would be forced to slay the archdemon, and in doing so, would give his life. @highevar changed all that. elethea changed everything. instead of the gruesome future he pictured for himself since he was a child, this one is bright — not just because of his beauty of a wife, but also because of the bright white decorations that litter their wedding hall. it was exciting to watch elethea pick everything out, from the flowers to the table and wall decorations and even the chairs. the chairs! he would have never supposed so much would go into a wedding of this calibre.

“ everything is perfect, my dear. ” alistair grins against his wife’s lips — he fears that if he looks at her for even another second, he will be reduced to a blubbering mess once more. maker knew how he made it through their actual ceremony without collapsing from the intense emotion he felt. “ i’m the happiest man in thedas today. even with all this pomp and circumstance. doesn’t really matter. i’m married to you. ” he pulls back and cups her face in his hands, and as he previously believed, his eyes start to sting with tears. she’s radiant. she’s beautiful. she’s his. “ do you want to go dance? it would be a shame to take advantage of that orchestra, don’t you think? ”

[alistirs]

@highevar: you are a descendent from an ancient royal line.

“ yeah. i am, aren’t i? ” with his arrival in redcliffe came some information that either he would give or someone else would — and alistair preferred to have elethea hear it directly from his mouth, if possible. it was something he still kept very guarded, something he still considered an embarrassment. “ i’ve kept it hidden for so long. i didn’t want people to use it against me or treat me differently because of it. ” alistair sighs, gaze casting down to the ground. as they walk, hands clasp behind him and he kicks at some rocks on the road. “ now, you’ve gotta promise you won’t treat me any different. i’m still that same old handsome and hilarious junior grey warden who was raised in a barn and forced into the chantry, okay? promise? ”

[mcflymemes]

GENERIC FANTASY PROMPTS *  assorted dialogue for any fantasy setting

you are a descendent from an ancient royal line.

can you joust?

this is not a question of bravery.

are you too cowardly to take a life?

hand me my sword.

the sheets feel scratchy.

you could have got us killed!

if you had kept to the plan, those knights might be alive right now.

together, we have a chance to take back what is ours.

would you ride into town with me?

you're playing with fire.

you should be on the throne.

perhaps we never should have come.

did you bring your bow?

you take one more step, traitor, and i'll chew you to splinters.

are you fit to compete, or shall the forfeit stand?

thank you, my lord.

i will deal with you when this is over.

you have to go alone.

we have some work to do.

it's an ambush!

why are they all staring at us?

were you robbed?

clean your sword.

i must look for a suitor.

i know where your allegiance lies.

pick up your sword.

you're not going to kill me?

what do you propose we do, your majesty?

the path takes us through there.

i will probably die on this quest.

even the peasants can marry for love.

your people love you.

i just learned this spell. can i show you?

are you with me?

how many more must die for the throne?

why don't we discuss the matter later?

what are you wearing to the ball tonight?

do not shush me!

be careful on those roads. there's been a report of bandits.

i'm not worthy of the throne.

how do i know your promise will be kept?

take the sword to the tower.

is that your horse?

i hear there's going to be a royal ball.

it was said to be magic.

no one has ever taken that castle.

what a waste of brandy.

is there a way down?

do you hear talk of a dragon?

you knowingly endangered a member of the royal family.

on a horse, with a lance... you're unbeatable.

some day, i'll be a knight.

there's an army out there, and it's ready to follow you.

hold your tongue or lose it.

you're no longer a myth. you're starting to mean something.

admiring the castle again, i see. isn't it beautiful?

tonight, evil has met its match.

you make me feel like a poet.

i'll ride with you.

this kingdom is better off without the lot of you!

why were they trying to kill you?

no one ever comes back from the woods.

i think it's time we found out what's going on.

i will not lose.

how about a little target practice?

you were right to fear the woods.

choose your last words carefully!

the time for pleasantries is through.

run, and i will run with you.

they wanted to arrange my marriage.

will you dance with me?

i'm sure when i'm older, i'll understand.

you know what we have to do.

what do you think? now that you know what i am?

you speak of what you do not know.

my parents were peasants.

we have a long journey ahead of us.

we should have killed them when we had the chance.

you might find this land a more savage place than you remember.

do you even know how to use that thing?

you have to be of noble birth to compete!

i didn't want to be at the celebration.

i can do magic.

are those catapults?

do you know any spells?

i'm not supposed to be seen with people like you.

minotaurs? they're real?

try and take them then.

help me fetch my arrows.

i'm afraid i'm not worthy of you.

i hear you have a quest for me.

sit with me and drink.

that's a bit of a long story.

there is no way that i am fighting.

i challenge you to a duel.

i wonder who lived here.

maybe it's time you had this back.

you have a traitor in your midst.

meet me in the castle gardens tonight, after the sun sets.

the king sent me.

you stole from the castle?

[mcflymemes]

PACIFIC RIM PROMPTS *  assorted dialogue from the 2013 film

we have chosen not only to believe in ourselves, but in each other.

not today.

there is something here we don't understand.

i really can't say.

i saw everything.

we never find anything good.

don't get cocky.

i knew he wouldn't make it.

let's get this bastard.

do not let my calm demeanor fool you.

we needed a new weapon.

who wants to know?

do i make myself clear?

i just don't wanna regret all the things that i never said.

you can go back to the wall that i found you crawling on.

haven't you heard?

i don't care what you think you saw.

guess who's back?

you have to get out of the way.

if you want to help, help with that.

you don't need to.

fortune favors the brave.

there is only one way to make sure.

i was told he was here.

this conversation is over.

turns out i was looking in the wrong direction.

you have no idea who the hell i am, or where i've come from.

you and i are the only thing standing between that ugly bastard and a city of two million people.

one look, that's all i needed.

i can do this alone.

oh, that's great. that's really great!

where would you rather die?

i want to get my hands on that.

can we just talk about this for one second?

i'm sure you can appreciate how important this moment is to me.

you can win.

i need to talk to you.

we either sit and wait, or we take these flare guns and do something really stupid.

where is my goddamn shoe?

i know. i always have.

kick his ass!

it's not obedience. it's respect.

tens of thousands of lives were lost.

don't you ever touch me again.

i think this guy's dead.

numbers are the closest we get to the handwriting of god.

hey handsome.

what do you want?

you like the name?

i imagined you differently.

i've heard a lot about you.

together. i'll go with you.

ugly bastard.

why don't you say hello?

we learned this was not gonna stop.

i'm not about to tell you my whole life story.

i do not need your sympathy or your admiration.

all i need is your compliance and your fighting skills.

the world is coming to an end.

let's check for a pulse.

i thought you couldn't keep them alive.

you're squeezing me too tight.

you're serious?

oh, i'm gonna miss you.

i take it myself.

i asked you not to refer to me by my first name when i'm around others.

there are things you can't fight.

better or worse?

do i really have a choice?

this is worth fighting for.

when i was a kid, whenever i'd feel small or lonely, i'd look up at the stars.

this was just the beginning.

we're gonna own this bad boy.

i'm sorry, it hurts to be wrong.

trust me, you don't want to.

we don't have to just obey him.

oh my god! this place is heaven!

tell me what you want before i gut you like a pig.

this is our research team.

i am not wrong.

you got a good eye.

whatever you wanna call it.

you would do that for me?