That time when Cullen had to get measured for his Winter Palace Ball Uniform.....
I have no idea why i wrote this, it’s just a bit of fun. I hope you enjoy :)
‘’Good Luck getting him out of the uniform Ruffles’’ smirked Varric
Josephine rolled her eyes, ‘’The Commander needs to be measured whether he likes it or not. He cannot live in that armour all the time’’
Varric, who was seated beside Leilana in Josephine’s office watched as the spymaster tried to stifle her laugh. The doors from the main hall opened and the Inquisitor, Cassandra, Dorian and the Commander came in.
Josephine’s face lit up at their arrival, ‘Ah, excellent you are all here on time. I would like to introduce you to Dario, one of the best tailors from Orlais. Dario, a small framed and young man smiled gently at the group in front of him.
‘’Well Hello Dario’’ Dorian said in a smooth and flirtatious manner, making the Inquisitor laugh.
‘’Varric and Leliana have already been measured, so I will need the rest of you to form a line, so we can get the measurements done as quickly as possible.’
The Inquisitor and Dorian had no qualms lining up and soon their measurements were taken in a quick manner. Cassandra and Cullen remained, perhaps the two most stubborn humans in the whole of Thedas.
‘Cassandra you are next...’ Josephine motioned the Seeker to move towards Dario.
She responded with an ‘urghhh’
Varric chuckled to himself, ‘It’s ok Seeker, I’m sure you have had a lot worse done to you than being measured up by a man.’’
Cassandra sniggered as she raised her arms up, allowing Dario’s tape measure to be wrapped around her waist. ‘’I do not want to go to this ball. I don’t understand the need for this frivolous behaviour.
‘’I think it makes a nice change for there to be frivolous behaviour,don’t you think Inquisitor?’’ Dorian replied with a mischievous look about him. The Inquisitor giggled nudging Dorian in the side as Cassandra finished up with her measurements.
‘’I agree Dorian, i’m fed up of armour and dirt. I think the Ball will be a lovely occasion. A chance for us to blow off some steam’’ Added the Inquisitor with a smile on her face.
Cullen groaned loudly,’’ Spending an evening with a load of jumped up nobles is not my idea of fun.’’
‘’Well deal with it Commander, it is going ahead’’ Responded Josephine in a somewhat motherly manner which brought smiles to those in the room, aside from Cullen of course.’’Come on then Commander, it’s your turn.’’
Culled sighed, ‘Must I do this?’’
Leliana clear her throat,’If you don’t, i’m sure my spies can find out something amusing about you’’
Varric glared at the spymaster, ‘’Blackmail? Oooh i like it’’ he laughed
Cullen looked at Dario, who was already standing on a small pedestal, enabling him to match the height of the former templar.’’Very well, if i must.’ Cullen stepped forward and stood in front of Dario and lifted his arms. Dario looked at Cullen and then gazed at Josephine. Josephine sighed.
‘Cullen, we cannot measure you in that armour.’
Dario in a polite soft french accent replied, ‘I cannot get the correct measurements. Your friends all wore simple tight clothing.’
Cullen looked around the room, it was true, even Cassandra was clad in a very plain outfit that clung close to her skin. He looked at the Inquisitor, her beautiful smile caught his eye. He awkwardly turned away and bit his tongue to stopped himself from blushing. Dario, looked at Cullen, ‘’All of this, needs to come off’’
Cullen held his breastplate with is hand, ‘’All of this needs to come off?’’
‘’Yes, off, you are bigger than the others, it will be easier!’
‘’Bigger?’’ Cullen muttered under his breath. ‘Do you all have to be here while I undress?’
‘’I wondered for many months now, just how many layers of armour you wear.’’ giggled Leliana to Josephine. They often liked to tease the commander on his looks and his ‘beauty regime’
‘’I get to watch Curly get all embarrassed, of course im staying’ winked Varric
Dorian leant over to the Inquisitor, ‘’I’d love to see what the Commander is hiding under that armour and judging by your sudden flustered nature I think you are quite intrigued too’
The Inquisitor’s mouth opened in shock, ‘I...what..no..I...You see’’
‘It is fine my dear, I’m not the only one who has noticed your attraction to the strapping young Templar’’ The Inquisitor smiled as a huge blush formed on her cheeks.
Cullen never really thought about his body as something that could be aesthetically pleasing. He use to remember the young maidens that watched the templars practice in the scorching summer heat, but with that aside, he was a soldier, a warrior and he knew how important it was to keep fit and healthy. However,that trail of thought failed to register in his mind and suddenly he was very aware that he was about to take the last remaining piece of clothing off from his torso; his undershirt. Dario stepped forward closer to Cullen and motioned with his hand for him to remove it.
‘’That’s it, i need it off, i cannot measure you properly’’
‘’But I don’t understand, no one else needed to do it’’
‘’I already explained, you are bigger than the others.’’
Varric grinned, ‘What’s the matter Curly, are you self conscious? Getting yourself a little beer belly after your templar days.’’ he chuckled
However Varric couldn't be more wrong. Cullen pulled off his undershirt revealing his broad shoulders, toned, hard abs, his defined arms and a gentle sprinkling of dark chest hair. Dorian’s mouth dropped. ‘’Well, hello Commander? Where has that body been hiding.’’
A surge of heat rushed through the Inquisitor’s body. Her hands were sweating. The man that she wooed herself over to was standing topless in front of her and it was better than she could have possibly imagined. Why was he so shy and awkward when he had a body that incredible. Her heart was beating so fast she was certain everyone in the room could hear it. She looked at Cassandra and even she had raised eyebrows while inspecting her colleagues ‘goods’. The Inquisitor scratched the back of her neck and looked to the floor in an attempt to clear her mind.
‘’That’s it and I will need to take your arm measurements as well. If you can hold up your arm and tense for me...’’ Asked Dario with his tape measure in hand.
The Inquisitor looked up at the worst possible moment. Cullen stood there, completely topless with his arm up, flexing his biceps for the tape measure. His biceps were huge, she always found biceps to be her weakness. Cullen caught her glance and neither one of them were sure as to who seemed more flustered and embarrassed. She breathed heavily and turned to Dorian, ‘I have to go’
‘’What? why? To do what?’
‘To have a very cold bath!’ She stormed out of Josephine’s office. Cullen followed her with his eyes. He smiled in almost a smirk like manner. ‘ Perhaps...’ he thought to himself, ‘I should pay her a visit tonight.’
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