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🧡 Happy Januanders! 🧡

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Januanders

So I've been busy with other things this month and almost forgot about Januanders so I wanted to do a little thing. Some pre-relationship Handers for ya'll. Enjoy!

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“Wanna do something fun?”

Anders almost didn’t hear the man’s query, nor did he notice Hawke settle down right beside him without a moment’s hesitation. He’d been far too deep in his own thoughts, trying to ignore the infuriating scratching, the clawing at the back of his mind. It had taken a significant resolve to stave off his fight or flight reaction. These people were counting on him - he was their healer and their guide, their only hope of making it out of this Maker-forsaken pit alive and in one piece. Were he to crumble, they’d all be doomed. He couldn’t do that to them, to Hawke.

There was a bottle in his hands now; Anders scrambled to hold onto it once he became acutely aware that Wyatt had not only sat down next to him but pushed a bottle of - something whose label was somewhat too faded to read - into his grasp and was suddenly leaning against him. 

A rather improper sound slipped out, but he recovered by clearing his throat and forcing confidence into his voice. “I beg your pardon?” Hawke was warm and solid, even just pressed into his shoulder. The way his magic curled around them so naturally without any coaxing, blanketing them both in an aura of gentle heat to stave off the chill from being so far underground, left Anders in a state of quiet reverence. Even though he’d been an apostate all his life, Wyatt was so comfortable with his gifts like they were an extension of himself, as magic ought to be.

“I’m not sure; you just looked so melancholy over here I thought you could use something to lift your spirits. I hope I didn’t read that wrong. I’m sorry if I-”

Laughter interrupted the poor man’s rambling. Genuine, comfortable laughter, no less. Anders graced him with a smile, shaking his head. “Thank you, Wyatt. That’s very sweet of you, but I’m fine. Really.”

Something changed in his friend’s face, to which Anders was all but ignorant apart from the creeping flush coloring the man’s tanned cheeks. That’s when the realization sank in, and it took almost all of his willpower to contain himself. 

When had he stopped thinking of him as Hawke only to start referring to him as Wyatt?

Bloody Void, the liquor must have gone to his head. But he hadn’t taken a drink, had he? Anders looked at the mostly empty bottle in his hands with a puzzling frown. That is until his companion took notice. Like he always did. He was so observant, so considerate and kind - was there ever a moment he stopped to think about himself and his own needs, rather than worrying about everyone else? Just once, he wished the man would be selfish and pay him no mind.

No, no, that’s not true. He knew it, Justice knew it and the Spirit all but grumbled about it in the back of his thoughts. Long past had Justice ceased hounding him over his fixation, calling it a distraction from his righteous cause, and instead had taken to advocating for their budding, well, it wasn’t a romantic relationship. Still, it had undoubtedly evolved beyond just friendship. There was some irony to be found in how the Spirit changed his tune so quickly. Maker, was his head pounding and the droning song of the Taint grinding ever persistent in the back of his thoughts- 

His whole body stiffened, and every hair stood on end as Wyatt curled an arm around his shoulders, drawing him close. Anders became hyper-aware of his own breathing, but if his companion here noticed or took offense, then he didn’t make it obvious. “Rest, I’ll keep watch. I can tell you’re having a difficult time right now, so it’s alright. I’m here.”

I’m here, he said so casually, so calmly that the words were practically a form of magic all their own. Anders felt himself lulled, taken in by them so entirely that his shoulders relaxed, and he settled into the embrace with a subtle nod of his head. Sleep was still a far-flung idea at this point, but the tension was eking out of his joints, and his eyes fluttered closed so perhaps - perhaps he could at least rest his weary body and trust in the man beside him…

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it's the first time I've drawn Anders and for the week of appreciation #Januanders on Twitter, I wanted to pay a little tribute to one of my favorite mages

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Januanders 2018 Fandom Event Announcement Post

A whole month dedicated to Anders appreciation because a week just isn’t enough!

It’s time to create and share art, fanfiction, meta, or just spreading other Anders-positive content. We’ll be using the tags #Januanders and #Januanders2k18 throughout the month to promote our Anders-positive content. I’ll be checking the tags throughout the month and reblogging content to help share the love! Remember, this is an event about appreciating Anders, so try to keep to a positive theme with this month.

You can produce any sort of positive Anders content you wish, but for those who do better with a bit of structure and guidance, here are some weekly themes you can play with in the content you create.

Week 1 (Jan1st-6th): What Anders Means to Me

Anders did a lot of good and it often goes unappreciated in canon. Here’s your chance to explore all the good he did and how it might have touched the lives of those around him.

Week 2 (Jan 7th-13th): OTPs

Do you like Kanders? FHanders? Nanders? Any other pairing that doesn’t get enough attention? Now is your chance to create content for that! All pairings are welcome for this prompt, so have fun with it!

Week 3 (Jan 14th-20th): brOTPs

There are a lot of characters that Anders would absolutely be friends with. Share your favorite brOTPs involving Anders during this week.

Week 4(Jan 21st-27th): Anders and Justice

Justice deserves some appreciation too! Feel free to explore his bond with Anders and all the good he and Anders do together.

Week 5(Jan 28th-31st): Anders and Cats

Everyone knows Anders is a cat enthusiast. Why not dedicate a whole prompt to his love of feline friends?

Any questions can be sent to me. I'll answer the best I can. I can't wait to see the content everyone creates for Januanders!

[manicparadox]

A future for Anders

I published another chapter for my story, To Find Absolution. I’m happy about this one because it’s Anders in Skyhold, doing what he does best: healing. A good chapter for during Januanders!

I’m glad to be editing this during Januanders because there’s some important aspects of Anders that I wanted to have in this story. For one, Hawke and Anders are a stable, happy couple. Justice and Anders, while not in a perfect place, have learned to work together and it’s evolved into a mutually beneficial relationship. Away from Kirkwall and the thinned Veil there, Anders, Justice, and Hawke have found a home with Audra Amell and Alistair. A place for Anders to heal.

In this story, he finds some old wounds of his own healing, but more importantly, he’s instrumental in ensuring the healing of others, in more ways than the physical.

It’s been an amazing story to write, because I’ve always wanted to explore how life could be for Anders and Justice if away from Kirkwall, not to mention what happens if they were to come to Skyhold. It’s going to be a very happy ending for them, and a lot of people are going to learn to forgive by the end of the story.

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

My January has been Anders appreciation month without me even realizing it was actually Anders appreciation month. So while it’s still January, here’s my modern Thedas AU Dorianders started this month because... Mage bois. <3

Chapters: 4/? Fandom: Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age II, Dragon Age - All Media Types Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Anders/Dorian Pavus Characters: Anders (Dragon Age), Dorian Pavus, Lirene (Dragon Age), Felix Alexius, Varric Tethras, Isabela (Dragon Age), Merrill (Dragon Age), Male Hawke Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - Modern with Magic, Modern Thedas, Rare Pairings, Slow Burn, Anders Positive, Non-Justice Anders (Dragon Age), Blight Cure, Explicit Language, Eventual Romance, some canon divergence Series: Part 1 of Love in the Time of the Blight Summary:

Doctor Anders goes in search of a cure to Blight sickness and reaches out to one of the only experts on the topic - Altus Dorian Pavus of the Tevinter Imperial Circle. Will two genius mages working together finally find a cure for the Blight?

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Have this sketchy attempt at a young feather mage because I absolutely HAD to go play with some brushes