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trick or treat!

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10. "I don't care. I'm not leaving you." hurt me please

Here you go!

Ventus is burning around them. Beside Cyrrith, Dorian stares at the destruction with wide eyes, his mouth hanging open. His eyes are stuck on one corner of the city. Cyrrith takes his hand and squeezes. "My family's home is right there." Dorian points as an explosion sends a billow of black smoke into the air. "Can't say I'm sad to see it go."

"We got your staff out and I've been freeing slaves while you handled Ser Aaron. Let's see who else we can save," he gives Dorian's hand one more squeeze. Cyrrith pulls away and rushes into the fire.

He looks back to make sure Dorian is following.

They fly through the streets, killing qunari with speed. They provide a clear path out of the city for anyone they find. Cyrrith's ears suddenly twitch. "Dor I think someone's trapped in that house!"

Dorian turns but Cyrrith is already rushing inside. The smoke nearly blinds him. Cyrrith coughs, ducking his head. He can hear screams for help from upstairs. Cyrrith sprints up them, shouldering doors open. "Is anyone in here?!" He coughs again, eyes burning from the smoke. He slams into the the next room. Fire nearly sets his clothes alight. He flings his left arm in front of his face as fire licks around the prosthetic. Cyrrith backs up, slamming into the wall. The scent of burning flesh makes him gag violently.

He stumbles back down the stairs. "Cyrrith?!" He can see the faintest outline of Dorian through the smoke.

"Here!" He calls back hoarsely. "I'm…" the floor above them gives way. Cyrrith falls back against the stairs to avoid getting hit by flaming wood.

"Kaffas! Are you alright?!"

"I'm alive," Cyrrith offers. He starts coughing again. Cyrrith stands, cursing at the debris blocking his path out. "Dorian, you should, you should get out of here."

"Don't decide to be an idiot now!" Cyrrith can practically see Dorian pacing. "Is there a back entrance?!"

Cyrrith looks around, feeling lightheaded at the sight of more smoke coming from the other rooms. "I think it's on fire!" Dorian curses again. "Dorian, the building is going to come down!"

"I don't care. I'm not leaving you." Dorian starts to cough as well. "I have an idea!" Cyrrith can't even ask what it is before there's a ripple in the air. Dorian appears on the stairs. He wasn't expecting to be there, instantly falling backwards. Cyrrith catches him, wincing when Dorian lets out a startled yelp. Cyrrith lets go as soon as Dorian finds his footing. "Remind me to adjust the enchantments on your arm. I think your hand print is going to be seared into my skin."

Cyrrith coughs again. "Why in the Creators names did you do that?"

"So I could do this," Dorian brandishes his staff and blows the debris back. "Now come on!" He takes Cyrrith's right hand and hauls him out of the house. Cyrrith coughs up a storm as soon as they're outside. "We, we should get out of here."

"There are more people."

"We've saved as many as we can, time to save ourselves." Cyrrith nods and they take off running again. It's a blur of fire until they're outside the walls of the city. Cyrrith feels like he can barely breathe. He can still smell burning flesh. Cyrrith doesn't even wonder why until they collapse on a river bank Dorian leads him to.

They just lay there, coughing, for a long moment. Dorian recovers first, rolling over. "Kaffas, your arm."

His magic curls around Cyrrith's arm but its cold. Before his mind can process that it isn't Solas using magic on him Cyrrith's body revolts, bucking in the grass. "Don't cut it off, don't cut it off!"

The chill goes away in an instant. "It's just me, it's me." Dorian strokes his face with his free hand. He waits for Cyrrith to still, refusing to use another bit of magic until Cyrrith calms. "I'm cooling the metal down on your arm dove. So I can do this," he unstraps Cyrrith's prosthetic and moves it away. "Does that feel better amatus?"

"Yes," Cyrrith takes in a heaving breath. "Was I on fire?"

"The metal just got a little too hot for your lovely skin. I'll see if I can enchant it to not react that way again." Dorian shuffles through his pockets, brandishing two potions. Cyrrith takes it, letting the bottle fall into the grass once its empty. Dorian takes his hand after finishing his own healing potion. "Maker knows you'll inevitably run into another burning building." Dorian gives his hand a squeeze. Cyrrith smiles and lets out another cough. His husband knows him well.

[emmster]

That new operator…

They’re just teasing us right? With alone? Right??

[converse-luke]

if Cayde made Cyrrith food, would Cyrrith eat it?

Lol considering you told me Cayde is a bad cook I don't think so. Cyrrith is teaching Cayde how to make something. He might smile politely and then not eat a bite. Moves his utensil around to trick Cayde into thinking he ate some.

[emmster]

instagram changed their aspect ratios again. I wanna flip a table

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Chapter 1 is all sketched out. Just need to line and colour

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Happy Birthday Flowers!! 🎉

Thank you <3333

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12. Velanne and Lucanis (ignore how dumb I am finding the ask button)

12. What are their love languages and how are they incorporated into the relationship?

So Lucanis is absolutely an acts of service guy. He'll hear Velanni mention in passing to someone that she's missing a dish from Treviso and then at dinner he'll have made it. He'll bring her coffee in the morning even if they didn't spend the night together. It always makes her pretty much go surprised pikachu face because she never expects it even though Lucanis does it all the time. Before they're together, after the Bloodbath mission and pantry scene, Velanni was pretty positive her armor and a dagger that means a lot to her were ruined. Lucanis gets both into sparkling condition and stuns her into silence.

Velanni is more of a quality time person. They spend many nights together on the rooftops of Treviso or at the highest point of the Lighthouse, not necessarily even talking just being together. There have been a few times where she's been like "hey Lucanis wanna be my spotter on this stakeout?" that is a very unsubtle attempt to be alone with him. Or she'll ask him to help her get ready for some kind of mission since he's also a Crow. Lucanis finds it endearing but is absolutely thrown by the fact that she keeps wanting to spend time with him.