"You know, there was a brief moment of my life where I actually thought that I was done with crazy schemes."

DARPA Day 8!

I'm on mobile, so keeping this short and sweet-- 1. His faith. Alistair, despite his struggles in his upbringing and his ill-fated stint with the Templars, still believes in Andraste and has faith in his faith. That's important to me. He doesn't let it define him or make his choices for him, but that doesn't mean it stops being important to him. 2. His earnesty. I have such a weak spot for the earnest puppy-dog types and Alistair defines that to a "t". He knows how not to wear his heart on his sleeve, but 9 times out of 10, he makes the choice to do it anyways. 3. His humour. Whether it's self-deprecating or outward focused, he has such a dry wit about him that it's impossible not to love it. I wish I could do that wit better justice in my writing. 4. His goodness. He can be selfish, and he definitely doesn't just do what needs to be done from the goodness of his heart--but he is good. He makes the choices he needs to make and does the things he feels he must, no matter whether he wants it or not. 5. His capacity for love. He's had a messed up kinda fucked and loveless childhood, and yet he still has so much love to offer. 6. His build. Look--he is a wonderfully built man, okay? I may be greyce but I can recognize a beautiful physical form when I see one, and he's got broad strength and just enough dough to be completely cuddleable. 7. His respect. Alistair cares for all people, unless they've done him a personal wrong. He doesn't seem to really allow stereotypes or prejudice to define him, or at least not often. He treats a Dalish warden the same as a human or a dwarf, and while he can be ignorant, that's not the same as being actively prejudiced. (See also Alistair's actions towards the mages in Redcliffe as King--his judgement is passed on account of their actions, and not purely based on the fact that "they're mages". 8. His fear. Alistair is afraid, a lot. He is weak at times, uncertain, and he doesn't hide it. Try to make light of it, yes; but not hide it. He admits to being afraid, admits to his weakness, and I can absolutely respect that. It humanizes him, and I love that about him.

DARP Advent - Day 4

(( This is going to be pretty short and sweet, to be honest, because it’s been so long since I’ve actively been around that at this point my Most Wanted list consists of “those threads I am still so excited for but haven’t the energy to write”. But this list will be ones that haven’t been discussed/plotted/what have you. 

Kingdom Hearts - Look, I wrote this AU on a whim, but--god, the possibilities are endless! Alistair is already such a Disney prince that it seems a damn shame not to throw him directly into Disney, anyways, and KH would be the perfect way to do that, as well as to branch out into writing with characters outside of Dragon Age. It’s a tailor-made AU for splicing Alistair with ALL THE DISNEY CHARACTERS, and I want it. 

The Calling - I’m a sucker for angst. We all know this. I’ve talked about it with partners, about the emotional anguish, about the pain, about what would happen leading up to and after Alistair has to face his Calling--especially with love interests--but I want to write Alistair actually going through it. I want to write Alistair having to say his goodbyes and make his preparations, and potentially even write his death.  Diplomacy - Again, I’ve had some tentative plots planned out with people that ended up being dropped for whatever reason, but I still really want to give him the chance to shine, to show how smart he is and how developed a political sense he manages to develop. I want to write Alistair being king, and being good at it--or not good, as the case may be, but figuring out a way to make it work regardless. 

Rare pair shipping thread  - Look, despite how things may have started on this blog, I am in truth shipping trash, and I want all the ships. Specifically, though, let’s take the top 4 theme from this list and apply it here--top 4 ships I would love to develop with Alistair. This is only including canons, but believe me, I’m open to way more than just these 4 and way more than just canon characters. But talk to me about Alistair/Zevran. Or Alistair/Cassandra. Or Alistair/Cullen. Or Alistair/Hawke. Like, I’m so here for all of these pairs, you don’t even know. Hit me up. Anytime. ))

(( Okay--I think I got everyone. Uh, past this post is a lot of rambly-tags-love memes, so if you don’t want to have to scroll past all that mess, please blacklist “that one meme”. 

I’m exhausted and drained because apparently I have atrophied my writing muscles with my long absence, so I am off to bed. I hope--

I hope that leaving those messages here reminds everyone that even though I’m absent and flaky and kind of a shitty mess right now, I still really love you all. I admire you all. I miss you all. 

Good night ))

(( Hide yo’ children, yo’ husbands and yo’ wives, coz Tsee’s got her hands on That One Meme and no one is safe ))

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