starter for @wardencrowned from Isabela
The Hanged Man is as crowded as ever and Isabela is bored. Everything seems so slow, and Hawke hasn’t summoned her for a mission or even a minor chore in a few days - so she just sits and drinks her boredom away, tankard of ale emptying with each passing minute. Flirting has even gotten boring; she’s bedded whoever has piqued her interest upon arriving to Kirkwall and the few she hasn’t, well she isn’t one to chase when the other person won’t reciprocate. She is sitting occupying the corner of the pub closer to the upper rooms, her feet on the chair next to her.
The door opens, and she feels herself get excited at the prospect of it being Merrill or Hawke, for Varric has shut himself in his room, writing his great work or whatever it is he writes when he is not busy coming up with smut - Isabela loves it and has asked him to include her in his stories but so far he’s rejected her proposal. The man who enters is tall, blond and handsome. Isabela immediately perks up and runs a hand through her hair, ready to flaunt the goods (and by goods she means her bosom thank you very much) until two seconds later when she realizes that said man is the one and only Warden Alistair. Same kid she saw almost faint from embarrassment in the Pearl, as Isabela taught the Hero of Ferelden how to cheat in Wicked Grace. As well as some other things that she keeps secret or at least shares only when Sebastian is present and Isabela wants to fluster him.
Standing up, she saunters to the King of Ferelden, for he is quite royal now if the news is true. “’Evening, your majesty” she mock bows, and shows him a generous amount of cleavage, looking at him like a cat. He appears a little more mature, and perhaps imposing in his noble clothes. “Remember me?” she licks her lips, and flutters her eyelashes, knowing she always makes an impression on most men. “Well, to save you the embarrassment of looking through names, it is I, Isabela!” she smirks, and rests a hand on his chest. Firm. Very good. She tilts her head upward, golden brown eyes focusing on his.