#anderstair

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KEEPING VIGIL

Anders meets the King of Ferelden on the day he joins the Grey Wardens. Then again a few years later. And again. And again. And again...

Entire Work on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/81734421?

Characters/Relationships: Anders/Alistair, Darrian Tabris (partnered with Morrigan), Awakening NPCs and companions, Kirkwall NPCs and companions

Chapter 6: Rescued

Isabela convinces Hawke and Fenris and a reluctant Anders to rescue the King of Ferelden from his Chantry tower!

Current Chapter on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/81734421/chapters/222197161

Excerpt:

“What are you looking at, mage?” Fenris asks him, though it lacks any real bite to it. It surprises him. “Just trying to figure out why I agreed to come out here with you idiots.” “Because somewhere in there…” Isabela waves at the foreboding towers rising up in front of them. “...there is a very good-looking man who made the biggest ‘please fuck me’ eyes I think I’ve ever seen at you, specifically, today, and it’d be a proper shame to let your combined Warden stamina go to waste tonight, don’t you think?” “Fuck my life…” Anders groans, and Fenris grunts in agreement with him for once. “Not trying to tell you how to live your life, darling. But how long has it been for you? And Justice?” “Isa…bela. I swear to the Maker…” “I know. I know. I’ve just never seen you like this! I do worry about you, you know?” “Where did you say they were staying?” Hawke asks, seeming happy to steer the conversation away from Anders’ last sexual encounter. “I don't know the exact room! That Teagan guy just said they were staying in the Chantry. But I bet, if he has one, the King will be staring wistfully out of a window like some kind of fairy tale damsel in distress.” “So what? Are you suggesting we just…creep around until we see him?” “Isn’t that how Corsa found his dragon?” “Umm?” “Sorry, sorry…I mean, how the Bear-King fucked the Jackal…?” “I think we grew up with very different versions of that story,” Hawke laughs. “You know what I mean!” “C’mon…” Anders huffs, leading the way back down the steps and around the side of the eastern tower into the Chantry gardens. To be honest, he’s relieved at this insane ‘plan.’ Maybe, they’ll get bored of wandering around the perimeter and decide to go back to Hawke’s estate and do whatever it is they plan to do tonight and he can slip away before things get too embarrassing. “So impatient!” Isabela calls after him.

[alistairkisser]

dragging @hurlockalpha further into anderstair hell by proposing the possibility of anders getting recruited earlier and becoming the HoF instead of amell/surana

[saltlordofold]

I'm sobbing look at what @lucyrne did for me!?!? My very own first Vigilance, Victory, Sacrifice moodboard!??!??! I'm so bloody happy!! Thank you so much!!

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 9/? Fandom: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age - All Media Types Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Past Anders/Male Hawke, past Anders/Mage Hawke, Other Relationship Tags to Be Added Characters: Alistair (Dragon Age), King Alistair (Dragon Age), Anders (Dragon Age), Warden Commander, Anora Mac Tir, Original Characters, Various Background OCs, The Inquisition (Dragon Age), Grey Wardens - Character, Justice (Dragon Age), Orlesian Warden Additional Tags: Canon-Typical Violence, Team Up, Action/Adventure, Blood and Injury, Dragon Age Quest: Here Lies the Abyss, sacrificed warden, Swearing, Introspection, Angst, Humour, LOTS of violence, Magic, animals killed in battle, corny action movie tropes, Enemies to friends to..., y'all know where this is going, Past Child Abuse, Mention of Suicidal Ideation, Banter, SO MUCH BANTER, Slow Burn Summary:

Corypheus' plan has set into motion: all over Thedas, the Grey Wardens start hearing the Calling. That includes Alistair, the King of Ferelden, but also a certain runaway Apostate, still wanted for the attack on the Kirkwall Chantry, in hiding ever since he escaped the Free Marches. While the Inquisition leads the frontal assault in Orlais, fighting against Livius Erimond and Warden-Commander Clarel's corrupted forces, what could be happening to the still-rebuilding Wardens of Ferelden? Might Corypheus have plans for them as well, plans that only a King and a rebel Mage could overthrow? If only they managed to collaborate...

"The words," Alistair growled at him, tightening his hold on Anders' shirt, face only inches from his and eyes burning with spite, "Do you even remember them?"

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Aurelia’s July Challenge 2017 - Day 20 - Anders/Alistair

„You can put your cold feet on me.“

„I‘m coooooold!“

Alistair groaned a little and turned on his back before sitting up and blinking his eyes open. There he was, the man he‘d waited for for the past two weeks, and he was dripping wet and shaking as he peeled himself out of his soaked armour.

„Let me help“ he murmured and climbed out of bed to help Anders strip out of his clothes. „You make it a habit to return from a mission in the middle of the night these days, love“ he murmured once they had managed to get Anders bare. Alistair quickly tugged off his nightshirt and handed it off to Anders before leading the still shivering man to the bed.

„Let‘s get you warm first, and then we‘ll see“ he murmured. Anders would also need a bath, but the rain outside had probably washed away the worst of the gunk stuck all over him after a mission so it could wait a little bit.

„I‘m cold, it‘ll be ages until I‘m warm!“ Anders complained, or complained as much as he was able to with his teeth chattering as if they were trying to fall out.

„You can put your cold feet on me“ Alistair told him, and only seconds later a pair of truly icy feet was pushed between his legs as Anders snuggled close to soak up as much of Alistair‘s heat as he could.

„At least you remembered to put on the fire this time“ he murmured, and Alistair felt himself blush. „I told you it was an accident, I didn‘t realise it had gone out, usually you always flick it back on with a swish of your wrist so I‘m not used to looking after it“ he grumbled, earning a chuckle from his beloved.

„Spoiled little warrior, you“ he murmured, but there was no heat in it and Alistair knew he only meant it in the best ways.

„Yeah, maybe I am… but now it‘s time to turn the spoiling to my little mage here, isn‘t it? You better prepare for a lot of spoiling, for baths and your favourite foods and all those things… and I hope you won‘t need to leave again soon, love.“

„Yeah… I hope so too. Though the Commander seems to love dragging me around for all missions these days. I hardly ever see you anymore. Or Pounce.“

As if on cue, the door creaked open a bit and a certain tabby kitty came in, jumping on the bed to curl up on top of his favourite human so he could nose him and assure himself that his human was still alright. Anders let out a little chuckle and wiggled around until he had one hand free of the blankets so he could pet Pounce and cuddle him as well.

Once Pounce was sufficiently informed that his human was doing alright, he padded around on the bed until he found a nice spot to sleep, curling up there and pushing his cold nose straight into Alistair‘s neck. He jumped a little, but managed to stay calm. He was used to this by now after all.

„Yes, you can put your cold nose on me as well, cat“ he murmured and tucked Anders‘ hand back in so he‘d get warm. „He really is yours, just as cold as you and likes to stick his limbs in my warm places.“

Anders gave him a look, and Alistair gave an embarrassed laugh. „That sounded very wrong, didn‘t it? I didn‘t mean it like that…. Or maybe a little? Or… no, I‘m only working myself deeper into this now.“

Anders chuckled and leaned up to give Alistair‘s nose a kiss with his still icy lips. „You are. And that‘s part of why I love you so much.“

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Birdie asked me the other day what Dragon Age rarepair ships I have and I learned that pretty much I just want Alistair to be happy and taken care of and in love

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 2/14 Fandom: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age II, Dragon Age: Origins Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Alistair/Anders, Alistair/Cullen Rutherford, Anders/Hawke, Anders/Male Hawke, Fenris/Isabela, Male Hawke/Merrill Characters: Alistair (Dragon Age), Anders (Dragon Age), Male Hawke, Bethany Hawke, Carver Hawke, Merrill (Dragon Age), Isabela (Dragon Age), Fenris (Dragon Age), Dorian Pavus, Cullen Rutherford Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, 14 Day challenge, Coffee Shop Universe, Moving In Together, Trying to stay together after a terrible thing happened, Hurt/Comfort, Infidelity, Recovery, Forgiveness, Unplanned Pregnancy Series: Part 3 of Coffee Shop Universe Summary:

Six months after Anders and Alistair almost broke up, they're trying to make their relationship work. [14 days of sequential chapters. Anders' POV, first person, present tense.] (Timeline note: this takes place six months after the second chapter of the main story: Coffee Shop, which was six months after the first multi-day challenge: 12 Days of Anderstair.)

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Oh, Anderstair, we're really in it now...

From an upcoming chapter of Keeping Vigil, this is supposed to be their "we-can't-do-this" conversation...

“For what it’s worth, I’m really sorry I can’t. If I weren’t…me. If I didn’t have Justice. And all…this.” He motions vaguely at the clinic and the piles of pamphlets behind them. “If you weren’t the King of Ferelden…and we weren’t Wardens…” “That’s a lot of ifs…” Alistair groans. “Yeah…but maybe if you had ended up becoming a Templar or something, and we met at Kinloch, and I never met Karl, and never had a reason to come here, I could definitely see us falling desperately in love.” “Oh wow…so that’s the fairy tale you’re going with, huh? A forbidden Templar-Mage romance fantasy?” “Heck yeah! Why not fall back on some of my best material?” “I’m really happy to see that merging with Justice didn’t fix whatever’s wrong with you.” He smiles. Genuinely. Anders shakes his head. “No! Hear me out. I would totally seduce you…successfully, mind, because I’d still be great at it. But then, I'd quickly realize I had deeper feelings for you. And I’d convince you to abandon your vows, because it wouldn’t be hard, considering you never really wanted to take them in the first place, and we’d run away together. And like, change our names — new clothes, new hair…everything.” “But I like your hair!” “Too bad. It’s gotta go!” “Ugh, fine…” “Okay…maybe after a few years, I’d let it grow back out. We’d become sheep farmers in the Hinterlands or some shit, living out the rest of our lives in obscurity together, probably driving each other insane. Is that what you want?” “Thanks.” He snorts. “Now, if I ever find myself trapped in the Fade again, I’ll have to be on the lookout for you and a bunch of sheep there tempting me to stay.”

I have a note to myself for this section that just says "make them more sad and stupid."