I know fans joke abt how the warden is more competent than the inquisitor bc they did all that w/o much help but the funny thing abt amihan is she actually isn't
she was 20, angry and hated herself and the world, she ended up in the situation she was in bc she was...a petty snitch. she also hates being a grey warden and continues to hate being one through dai - she actually leaves but then decides to search for the cure
for most of the Blight, it was fuck up after fuck up. like I play it so that I have enough ppl to help me fight the archdemon, but in my personal headcanon, she pissed off a lot of potential help (whether it be Circle mages who overheard her saying she was "gonna annul this shit" out of anger, eamon's men who did NOT like her, bhelen who didn't really trust the fact that she knew nothing about politics), left a bad taste in people they came across and picked a fight with anora
which I think makes sense for a 20 year old ill-adjusted young woman who had to learn how to be more selfless. beating the archdemon was pure luck mixed with people just NOT WANTING the Blight to destroy ferelden and realizing joining the fight was the only way to stay alive
amihan does grow, but it's slow, she has to process trauma, understand she hurt people and ruined their lives and to actually experience what it's like being loved (both platonic and romantic)
I tend to not post so much abt how much amihan fucked up and almost let a Blight swallow ferelden bc I tend to feel anxious abt how ppl will receive it but I think it's important to her character and it's fun and interesting for me to play with it in this case
immy is 100% more competent than amihan, in spite of her own flaws, but I love both my messy and my scaredy cat girl all the same
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Outside, the rain beats softly against leaves and earth. The sound is soothing, the gentle murmur of a mother’s lullaby, coaxing her child to sleep. In truth, she, too, finds her eyelids heavy, her chest weighted down with the invitation of rest. She declines, politely – instead choosing to rise up, bright eyes mirroring the image of the woman whom shares her bed. Unlike her, Mizu is very much awake: stoic, unyielding, invoking the pristine posture of a marble statue marred by war— Mizu, who is blue and cold and terrifying, who is fair and handsome and dark and bright both, whose strength is in her arms, heavy with all the death she carries, crimson as murder and cruel like the winds that lash the ocean; sea-foam sprung and endless ( a joyless bastard, she hears somebody call Mizu once, not to her face, but to her back. ) A soft exhale pools from her nose, and she leans forward, lips pressing an indulgent kiss upon a scar that imposes itself near her shoulder— Mizu does not stir, half lost to her already to that darkness that calls out to her like the moon howls for the tide; but she spares her a glance, and somehow, it's enough, the smoky-glint of it, fire and steel, how her lips twitch, how she does not pull away from her touch when she presses her face into the warmth of her neck, her lips chasing the incline of her throat (she's beautiful and terrifying, she's ocean fury itself, has swallowed the storm, married death in secret and sacred rites; she does not know how she will ever survive it, losing her again, but she will...) “–your restlessness could wake the dead, Mizu,” her breath is warm against her skin. The swell of her mouth, warm, scarlet with lipstick, tender at the apex of her bare shoulder. “get some sleep.” she urges, her long slim fingers running now over her chest, loving the lean-muscled feel of her, loving the roughness of her skin, its lovely color. Not a joyless bastard; but, a thing of the wild places, she thinks, fondly– steel and metal heated hot and hammered into shape.
Her hands are sea-rough, brine beneath the nails and blood at the knuckles; she's water, water, water— she is ocean depth, brimming with the Gods; bending to kiss her palms is like diving from the rocks into deep, cruel currents; it pulls her down, drowns her in its glorious fury. Somehow, this death she gladly dies a thousand times.
Mizu does not pull away; come first light, she will be gone, she will not say goodbye, won't spare a glance to what she leaves behind for what she's chasing, but for now— for now, she lets her crawl into the warmth of her arms, lets her tug at her chignon, until her hair spills out of its neat knot around her bare shoulders, and she sits, quietly, already, half swallowed by the shadow that hangs off her like a burial shroud, and watches her toy with her hair, the dark silk of it.
And if her mouth fleetingly curls into something softer when she smiles at her, Mizu does not try to hide it, either; it is, after all, for her eyes alone. (A parting gift.)
When morning comes, her bed is empty, but she can still smell the peat fire in her sheets. It scalds her skin raw; she cannot look at neither flame nor water and not think of her: beautiful and pitiless and wild for to keep— not hers.
Never hers.
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Going to a convention today, and I’m so excited! My niece and I are dressing up as Amy and Cream from the Sonic games and it’s gonna be so cute! Obviously I’ll show pics of me lol but yeah! It seems like a small con, so nothing too exciting this time (which tbh is fine with me, the last three cons I went to did overwhelm me despite how fun it was meeting all those VAs), but it IS my niece’s first ever convention!
So if I’m quiet for the day, that’s why lol.
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Posting a lengthy snippet of you're where I wanna go under the cut because: I can, I have no impulse control, and I'm hoping this will make me write beyond this stage and get Buckaroo a little relief. Or at least, y’know, less sad 😘
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“Evan? Is that you?”
Even with walls of plaster and heartache between them he can hear the obligation in his mother’s tone. The hollow echo of concern that reaches for him before bouncing off and landing with a dull thud on the oriental carpet in the foyer.
He removes his jacket, draping it over his arm, and walks towards the parlor, finding her sitting with her back to him in a favorite chair. His late father’s matching one still exists stoically beside it, a reminder of the man’s presence, even in death.
The faint scent of peppermint tea drifts through the air, coupled with the tinkling sound of her spoon against the gold rim of a hand-painted china cup, stirring stirring stirring.
“Good evening, mother.”
“You’re late,” she comments, not bothering to turn around.
“I was out walking.” It’s not untrue. And it’s not as if she actually cares what he was doing. He leans with his shoulder against the doorframe, waiting to hear if there’ll be more than the impatient sigh he’s sure she means for him to notice.
“That girl should really be more considerate of your time, Evan.”
That girl.
Margaret Buckley has never shown interest in knowing more than she absolutely has to regarding the details of Buck’s romantic life. Truthfully, he almost prefers it that way. Less ammunition for her to cut him down with. Not none, but less.
The soft parts of him that yearn for a mother’s affection do want her to show genuine curiosity. But her current disregard for Ali sets off a flare of annoyance that makes his jaw tense.
“Miss Martin,” he corrects. When she doesn’t answer, he adds, “But that won’t be a problem going forward. She’ll be leaving to pursue other opportunities.”
The spoon makes a halted clink. “I suppose it was only a matter of time. She never did seem very reliable.” Margaret pauses to sip from her tea. “We’ll start fresh tomorrow then.”
Tomorrow. Meaning that In less than twelve hours she intends for him to be meeting and charming potential new partners. As if he’s seeking a trinket. Something inconsequential. The spark of annoyance tips into a full bodied discontent.
His fingers curl in, nails digging into the fleshy bits of his palm. Selfishly, he wants the skin to break open, allowing his frustration to drip on the imported rug. To then wipe away the excess on each hand-embroidered curtain and stain them with his misery. He wants to pull his wretched, broken heart from his chest and set it on his father’s chair. Maybe then it would be worthy of inspection. But, of course, he doesn’t do any of those things.
“Nevermind that I might need some time before going off in search of the next Mrs. Buckley. That I might want just a- a breath before seeking out the unsuspecting person who has to spend the rest of their life with me a-and this family.”
“Evan.” Margaret turns to him then, wide eyed with her mouth set in a tense line. “You're being dramatic. You have very few obligations to, as you say, this family. What’s left of it anyway. You are provided for and need not lift a finger if you don’t want to. The only thing required of you is to find a suitable wife, and to grow up. Is that so impossible?”
Buck is suddenly twelve years old again, desperate to please his parents. To diffuse any contention that stands in the way of him being loved.
“N- no. I’m simply asking for a little time. Not much. Not even a week. Just a few days to recover so I can have a clear head to think with. Please.”
Margaret’s deep scowl relaxes to a more neutral air of indifference before she turns away from him again.
“One,” she says. “I will allow you one day.”
The room falls silent as it was before. The only exceptions are a silver spoon resuming the task of stirring what must be lukewarm peppermint tea, and the grandfather clock ticking in the corner.
Buck silently excuses himself, taking the dismissal for what it is.
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