nightingale

"Though darkness closes, I am shielded by flame" Independent Leliana

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“i had to be ur fake boyfriend/girlfriend bc some creep was hitting on you and it was making you uncomfortable and now i have busted knuckles and a cut lip but hey are u okay” au

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broken relationship sentence starters

“How many times do I have to say sorry before you’ll just let this go??”

“I’m not going to just sit here and watch you do this is us!!” 

“When are you going to stop punishing me?!”

“I can’t take this anymore!”

“Is forgiveness even on the cards or am I just grasping at straws!?” 

“I don’t WANT to fix this.”

“It’s NEVER going to be the way it was before.”

“I don’t even know how I’m supposed to act around you anymore!”

“How can I earn your trust again if you won’t let me??”

“I can’t believe I ever let myself fall for you.”

“Why won’t you let me fix this!?”

“I feel like I’m the only one that actually WANTS to make this better.”

“You CAN’T make it better!! That’s just it, there is no ‘better’ for us anymore!!”

“I can’t do it anymore.” 

“There’s no fixing ‘us’.”

“This could be okay if you just tried!!”

“This can never be okay! What you did will NEVER be okay!!”

“I’m willing to make this work, so why aren’t you??”

“This relationship was doomed the moment you told me you loved me.”

“I wish I could take back every second of every minute I ever loved you.”

“You’re wasting your time.”

“I wish I could stop caring.”

“If you’re so damn SORRY, maybe you should have thought about US before you did it!!”

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“Wouldn’t call it going soft. I would call it caring about the well being of my colleague.” He said stepping closer to her desk. It felt odd yes to confront Leliana regarding her quiet mood as of late. The two had known each other for quite some time, and even work together on a daily bases. However, the two of them seem to rarely speak outside of work, or the occasional jabs at each other.

He took a seat across from her, his head cocked slightly as he saw the smile fade from her lips. “It does not seem like it’s nothing, or too much work,” He folded his arms on the table. “I know….I’m not the best person to speak too. But…If something is on your mind, it is best to say it.”

Caring. Something he was able to do for those under his Command as well as those outside of it. She had not known that feeling in some time. After Marjolaine  and working with the Divine, the spymaster knew caring about her people would not bring her results. As much as she hated thinking about how alike she and Marjolaine had become...

The Nightingale let out a quiet sigh, folding her hands together on her desk and seeming to ponder the intricate grains of wood.  “There are many things on my mind, none of them pleasant. I do not wish to burden you with them.”

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She smiled against his lips, so much that it made kissing him awkward and wonderful all at once. What a change it would be to spend the rest of her days with him in such peace. Previously, she could not imagine herself happy in such a life, a life without the rush of Orlais or being a bard. Yet now she was content with this, with the movement of his hips as slow and rhythmic as the waves.

Leliana brought her hand to his cheek, cupping it and caressing her thumb along his cheekbones reverently, as if he were an altar to her Maker that she could spend hours devoting herself to. 

“Je t’aime,” she quietly gasped as he pushed deeper within her, the hand at his cheek tugging his lips back to her own.

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“You look so… empty. I’m worried for you, please talk to me.”

worried starters

“No,” the spymaster shook her head, closingher eyes for a brief moment to hold back heremotions and insecurities. “I should not havelet you see me like this.” She was the Inquisition’sspymaster. It would not do to allow anyone to seeher this way, much less someone she knew.

Connections could not be allowed to break herthis way, to torment her this way. The past wasexactly that: past. Their adventures together didn’tmatter now.

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“Are you alright in there? You’re so quiet.”

worried starters 

“Hm?” She lifted her head from the letter,placing her quill in the inkwell and turningto face him. He worried still, and a smallsmile crossed her features. 

“Worried, Commander? It would not dofor our soldiers to believe you’ve gone soft.”

But she was not a soldier, she… was not entirelysure what she was. Spymaster, left hand, or bard.Perhaps a combination of all three. Still, she did notfeel entirely human. A tool to be used… and discarded.The thought took the smile from her lips, and the Nightingaleshook her head.

“It is nothing. I simply have much to do.”

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This has been on my mind for long but I’m gonna do this - please reblog this if you’re comfortable with pre-establishing relationships. I do not mean “met at the grocery store two weeks ago” or “have a common friend”, but rather stuff like “have been best friends since kindergrden”, “go for a beer every friday”, “friends with benefits”, “dated in highschool”, “hate each other’s guts because -insert reason-”  etc. Something meaningful (but not necessarily shippy) and I mean with muns/characters you have not interacted with, because I cannot believe I am the only one who prefers jumping right into the heart of the human interaction

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// ok I have this HUGE thing on my wishlist that I’ve never really posted or talked about so here it is

I really want a thread(s) after the attack on Haven when the Inquisitor was thought to be dead (for the most part) but what I really want out of this is the injuries. No one got out of there uninjured, and I think it would be interesting to see Leliana injured at this point

symbolically it makes sense, she’s an enormous part of the Inquisition’s infrastructure with her agents and information, and we don’t see her physically injured in the game (except for In Hushed Whispers but that’s different). I also figured that moment would happen after they got far enough away from Haven, when the adrenaline settled down, that she actually noticed her wound and felt pain but had been ignoring it until someone notices the blood (because leli takes such poor care of herself anyway...) and this is how people (especially the advisors) start to notice how poorly leliana cares for herself because of her work 

yeah I just really want this, or any of the moments after Haven really, because they’re so important to the Inquisition and we only get to see the Inquisitor journeying through the snow

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The chantry in Haven reminded her of Lothering,of the quiet and peace that she felt there. Here,however, the advisors’ shared room had oftenbeen the place of debate with their Commander.She did not fault him, or at least she tried not to.He had not seen what she and Justinia did, whatthe Nightingale had to do for her mentor, for theDivine, for the people of Thedas. And he never would.There he would always remain in the dark.

But there was something comforting to his presence,as well as Josie’s. Though she had known the ambassadorlonger, the left hand felt safe in their quarters. Despite theirdisagreements, they were professional. This was a distanceshe could respect.

Yet here they sat, side by side on the sofa that often becametheir bed. Well, often his, Josie’s, and Cassandra’s bed. Lelianacouldn’t remember the last time she slept. Was it two days ago?Perhaps three? She had already begun to feel the effects of fatigueearlier that afternoon. She had not eaten breakfast… or even lunch.Did she have dinner the night before?

Her eyes scanned over the letter until she began to read thesame line once, then twice. She lost count when her eyelidsfell shut, when her cheek came to rest on a shoulder coveredby warm furs, and the distance between them, for now, hadbeen crossed.

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worried starters

trigger warnings apply! ( mental illness, drugs and alcohol use, self-destructive behaviours, and vomiting )

“You haven’t slept for days, have you?” “Are you eating properly? You don’t look it.” “Why do you keep stumbling over your words? Just how tired are you?” “You need to think about yourself every once in a while.” “I know your work is important, but you’re going to end up in hospital if you go on like this!” “You haven’t even touched your food. What’s going on?” “You look so… empty. I’m worried for you, please talk to me.” “Are you alright in there? You’re so quiet.” “How did you get these bruises? Please don’t lie to me.” “There’s something bothering you that you’re not telling me and I can see it slowly destroying you. What happened?” “You’re sleep deprived and you haven’t been eating. Why do you think you’re feeling dizzy?” “I can give you some pills to help you sleep. They aren’t healthy, but this is even less healthy.” “If you didn’t just blink I would’ve sworn you were dead, that’s how sickly you’re looking. Go to bed, please!” “Have you drank all of these bottles in one weekend?!” “I know you don’t want this, but it’s for your own good. Sign the papers so they can pick you up tomorrow and you can get clean.” “What the hell are you doing?! Did you do that to yourself?!” “When was the last time you left the house? Or opened the curtains for that matter.” “Here, just keep breathing. It’ll be okay. Better out than in…” “This can’t go on like this! You’re not eating, you’re not sleeping, you barely talk!” “I’m sorry. I went through your room and found this. Explain what the hell this is doing in your room!” “I thought you’d quit! How long have you been lying to me?” “I’m only trying to help and right now I think I have a much better idea of what you need than you do.” “Did you take anything? Why are you passing out? Hey! Stay with me!”

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These scars are not beautiful or hidden strength or romantic lines. They are inner battles and aching loneliness and living nightmares. They are never beautiful.

Simone Desso  (via wordsnquotes)

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Her head rested against the other’s shoulder,despite having contested to the younger’s demandsthat she needed to sleep, eventually the Nightingalefound herself here in this position. It had become astruggle to keep her eyes open, as the rhythmic beatof Bethany’s heart drummed in her ear, a lullaby.

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The bard relaxed into his embrace, her headresting on his chest as her heavy eyelids finallyfalling shut. Her breath slowed, and her thoughtsbecome more abstract until everything slipped intopeaceful darkness. With an arm wrapped aroundhis waist, she slumbers and her soft snores fillthe air.

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halsey ‘badlands’ starter sentences

CASTLE:       “I’m sick of all these people talking.”      “I’m already choking on my pride.”      “They wanna make me their queen.”      “There’s no use crying about it.”      “I probably shouldn’t be so mean.”      “I should probably keep my pretty mouth shut.” HOLD ME DOWN:      “My demons are begging me to open up my mouth.”      “He told me I was holy.”       “He’s got me on my knees.”      “This is what I live for.”      “Throw me in the deep end and watch me drown.” NEW AMERICANA:      “The city’s ours until fall.”      “We don’t feel like outsiders at all.”      “We know very well who we are.”      “What kind of dough have you been spending?” DRIVE:      “I can never keep my eyes off this.”      “All we do is think about the feelings the we hide.”      “It never felt like home to me.”      “Would it really kill you if we kissed?” HURRICANE:      “He’s got an eye for girls of eighteen.”      “I held him captive by my kiss.”      “I’m a one night stand.”      “I’m the violence in the pouring rain.”      “I reminded myself to keep you far away from me.”       “You could devastate me.” ROMAN HOLIDAY:      “Do you remember the taste of my lips that night?”      “I remember the fear in your eyes.”      “The timing’s never right.” GHOST:      “I’m searching for something that I can’t reach.”      “I don’t like them innocent.”      “You say that you’re no good for me.”      “I swear I hate you when you leave, but I like it anyway.”      “I know I’m gonna leave him.” COLORS:      “You’re only happy when your sorry head is filled with dope.”      “You’re ripped at every edge but you’re a masterpiece.”      “I’m still waking in the morning, but it’s not with you.” COLORS, PT 2:      “Everything is dripping like a saturated sun.”      “I hope you make it to the day you’re _____ years old.” STRANGE LOVE:      “Everybody wants to know if we fucked in the bathroom sink.”      “But the ending is the same every damn time.”      “They think I’m insane.”      “They think my lover is strange.”      “That’s the beauty of a secret.”      “They can’t believe I made you weak.”       “These days I can’t seem to get along with anyone.” COMING DOWN:      “I found god - I found him in a lover.”      “I found the devil - I found him in a lover.”      “Now we’re lost somewhere in outer space.”      “I’m such a fool for sacrifice.”       “I’ve got a lover and I’m unforgiven.” HAUNTING:      “Keep on haunting me.”       “I was pure as a river.”      “Now I think I’m possessed.”      “I’ve been cold since you left.”      “You’ve got your own mistakes in bed at home.”      “You’ve got a fire inside but your heart’s so cold.”      “I’ve tried to wash you away, but you just won’t leave.” GASOLINE:      “Are you insane like me?”      “You can’t wake up - this is not a dream.”      “I think there’s a flaw in my code.”      “These voices won’t leave me alone.”      “My heart is gold and my hands are cold.” CONTROL:      “I sat alone in bed until morning.”      “I tried to hold these secrets inside me.”      “I’m meaner than my demons.”      “God damn right, you should be scared of me.”       “Who is in control?” YOUNG GOD:      “You know we’re gonna be legends.”      “I know you wanna go to heaven, but you’re human tonight.”      “Do you feel like a young god?”      “My tongue is a weapon.”      “If you wanna go to heaven, you should fuck me tonight.” I WALK THE LINE:      “I keep a close eye on this heart of mine.”      “I find myself alone when each day is through.”      “You give me cause for love I can’t hide.”