#athras

[lvllns]

behold! a grey warden!

[crows-rook]

Siblings: a combination of best friend and a pain in the neck

Morwen and Athras Lavellan, siblings against the world.

Morwen would be lost without Athras. He's her protector, her confidante, the one she trusts more than anything.

Athras would fall without Morwen. She's all that the warrior has left of his family and everything he will die to protect.

[serpenstoned]

I woke up to this stunning portrait of my Bela’vhana and her familiar Athras from @nebula-maris 💜 thank you for this gift, you absolute angel!

[didyougavemepaperandink]

After a good fight

OC Kiss Week #1 (Athras/Ivail, 523 words)

Alright, I’m not good at sitting down lately and write long texts but short ones are alright and I saw the post about OCKissWeek last month and decided to at least try to sit down and get 7 pairs. And since it’s the 3rd for me already: Here is the first one!

He had said that they shouldn’t go into the hideout alone. Of course Ivail hadn’t listen to him and of course the bandits had been waiting for a possible attack. Athras and Ivail had been fighting back to back for some time already, with Ivail not wanting to leave his side more than a few steps. He never did that, during a fight, since he had learned that strength wasn’t Athras… well, strength.

Now it was Ivail who bleed from several wounds, bodies of bandits piled on the floor before him. He had been shielding Athras, taking most of the damage himself while Athras healed him from time to time. Only because of that both of them were still standing.

Athras had blended out every noise but at some point he had started to be overly conscious of Ivails movement, the way his body moved to another enemy to take another strike. That’s why he also felt when Ivail relaxed, turning to the last two bandits who were already retreating.

The shoulders relaxed, the sword tip sinking into the ground. Right after Ivail turned to him, Athras leaped at him and the sword fell on the floor with a cling as he caught the elf who immediately wrapped his arms around Ivails neck.

“That could have gone wrong, do you know that?” Ivail asked, while Athras buried his head in his neck. He knew Athras was even short for an elf but whenever he held him like this he was reminded of his physique once more.

“I was sure you would catch me,” Athras answered, his breath tickling against the neck. For just a short moment Athras wanted to stay like this, at least until he calmed down a bit. It hadn’t looked good for them at first after all, being outnumbered and all but numbers didn’t help if you have no clue about how to fight an experienced fighter. But he hadn’t known that they wouldn’t know how to fight well and for that his heart had been racing since the start of the fight. And Ivail didn’t seem to let him go before he would want to get down either. He was strong enough to carry him for a while, those arms didn’t get their muscles from nowhere.

It didn’t take long until Athras leaned back, grinning at Ivail.

“Do you want me to let you down now? Or do I get my…,” he started but couldn’t finish. Athras had taken his face between his hands and kissed him. As soon as their lips touched Ivail felt energy dripping into him, tickling him a little bit but in no way uncomfortable. He didn’t know what was better, the soft lips, tasting as sweet as ever or this energy, seemingly reviving him. He was surprised and before he could react Athras ended the kiss, resting his forehead against Ivails.

“You’ll get your reward kiss when we are back, for now you have to be satisfied with one that healed some of your wounds.” Athras thumb stroke his cheek, where, until earlier, a bleeding cut had been. One that Ivail apparently didn’t notice.

[bnpsquidsquad]

Countdowns

Countdowns - Sleeping At Last (please listen along for full effect) 

[twists-of-fade]

Story Time

"I thought you might like to hear a story," Dorian said, waving what Athras knew was the book of fairy tales she'd picked out in Val Royeaux. 

"Yes!" she said excitedly. She called out to Cole, knowing he'd want to hear the story as well, before following Dorian to a grassy area near the Tavern. 

Cole looked up from the dish of milk he was giving to a litter of kittens behind the tavern and came over, sitting down automatically when he saw Dorian holding the book. 

Athras sat down near Cole, nestling into the crook of his arm while Dorian got comfortable on his own grassy patch.

Cassandra stood nearby, taking a break from her training to listen.

"Well, now," Dorian said. "I trust we are all comfy? Good. What should I read today?" 

Athras contemplated, trying to decide between her favorites. 

"I like the one about the rabbit," Cole said softly. 

"Yes! Me, too." Athras said, smiling broadly. 

"Really?" Dorian seemed taken aback. "You've heard that one so many times, though." 

"I know," Athras said, "but it's so cute! Please?" she asked, her voice pleading. 

"Alright, alright," Dorian said with a hearty chuckle, already turning the pages of the book to find the right story. "Ah yes, here we are." 

As Dorian read the story, using silly voices for the rabbit and his friends, Athras leaned on Cole, knees drawn to her, her shoulder under his arm as she leaned on his chest. 

"This is my favorite place to be," she thought, and she saw Cole's light change, happiness flaring up. He put his arm around her, hugging her tightly as they listened to the story. 

When Dorian finished his tale, Athras thanked him, before running off with Cole to see the kittens. 

Cassandra walked over to Dorian, and they watched, from a distance, Athras and Cole playing with the kittens while the fat mother cat watched nearby. 

"You shouldn't coddle her so," Cassandra said. "She is the Inquisitor, not just some child."

"You're right," Dorian said, his tone cold. "She's not just SOME child. She's far more special than that. However, she IS a child, and she deserves to have nice days now and then. Look at how happy she is. Would you deny her this, simply because there are hard days ahead?" 

That gave her pause. Cassandra was silent a moment before she replied. "No," she said finally. "I'd encourage it. BECAUSE there are hard days ahead." 

"Exactly," Dorian said. "Let her have some fun now and then." 

Athras had laid on the ground, and a few of the kittens were crawling around her.

"You dote on her as though she is yours," Cassandra noted. 

That gave HIM pause, and he watched her play with the kittens a moment, before smiling broadly. 

"Well she certainly isn't anyone else's," Dorian replied confidently. "Except perhaps Cole's," he said as an afterthought, watching Athras grin as Cole placed a kitten on her belly.

"Ugh. She shouldn't spend so much time with that... thing," Cassandra said. 

"He makes her happy," Dorian replied, as if that settled the matter. 

Because of course it did.

[lvllns]

this single screenshot is making me want to romance neve with athras so bad

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gently holds them