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ZevWarden Week 2023

What is it? A week (this year, November 5th - 11th) of creating new content, sharing it, and celebrating the wonderful relationship between Zevran Arainai and Grey Warden(s) of your choice. How to participate: Feel free to follow the daily prompts as inspiration for whatever ZevWarden-related content your heart desires. Fics, art, meta discussions - everything goes! Remember to tag your works appropriately (ie. #nsfw. Also see our full tag list here.) Most of all, have fun!

Prompts:

  • Sunday, November 5: Tradition and Trying New Things
  • Monday, November 6: Secrets, Kept and Told
  • Tuesday, November 7: Fear and Safety
  • Wednesday, November 8: Work and Pleasure
  • Thursday, November 9: Bodies and Minds
  • Friday, November 10: Favourite Things and Pet Peeves
  • Saturday, November 11: Family, Lost and Found

Tag your content with #zevwarden week 2023 or @zevraholics on your post and we’ll reblog it here.

*Any art found to be whitewashing Zevran will not be shared.

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Hello everyone!!! First thank you so much for everyone who participated in zevwarden week, its been great seeing all your work. If you are still posting for the prompts late, please @ us and we'll make sure to reblog here still. Lastly, this whole event wouldn't even exist were it not for our discord server. If you are a zevraholic, we'd welcome you to join!

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Day 4: Bodies and Minds

All Your Imperfections, Part 2 - Albine

Summary: Zevran explores Albine's scars, and Albine explores some interesting parts of Zevran.

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Content warning: Light and fluffy smut, impact play

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"This one," she pointed at a slightly diamond-shaped scar on her left breast, "came from an arrow I took to the chest at Ostagar. Thank the Maker it missed my vitals." Zevran examined the scar with interest, sucking his teeth softly. "That must have hurt." He exhaled heavily on the H, pressing it out of his throat as if for emphasis, though truly more just to remind himself to voice it fully. "But yes, I am quite glad you made it out alive." As promised, he lowered his head to press his lips against the scar.

Albine's blush flooded all the way down to her chest as she stroked her elven lover's hair. "Didn't hurt too much, actually. I went unconscious right after and woke up two days later in Morrigan's hut."

He chuckled softly as he pulled his mouth from her skin, searching over the rest of her body for more scars. "And this one?" he pointed to a long, raised scar running down from the root of her neck across her collarbone, toward her right shoulder.

"Bandit in Lothering. Bastard showed up out of nowhere and got right up in my blood circle with his knife. Was trying to slit my throat but I moved just right, made him hit my collar instead." Her eyes fell halfway shut as her hand moved onto his back.

"Mmm." Zevran gently traced the line of the scar with his tongue. "Did you kill him?" He moved back to the start of the scar and stamped kisses along its length, feathering his lips against her skin between each one.

Albine nodded as little pinpricks of warmth sprang up from where his lips and tongue had touched. "Yeah. Gave him the chance to escape with his life, he decided to use it to try to stab me in the back. Wasn't going to give him another chance, so I iced him." She pressed her lips against the top of Zevran's head, laced with a gentle breath of cold.

He shivered in her arms with a soft "brr" sound, as if he was the one being frozen. "Ah, my fearsomely beautiful ice queen," he growled into her neck, before slipping into a silky purr. "Who could have guessed that you would be so warm?" He planted another kiss right at the top of her breastbone as he wrapped himself around her generous form. "And soft..." He nestled his cheek between her breasts and drew in a deep breath of her scent, sighing softly. "I have not mentioned how much I adore your body lately, have I?" He slid his hands around the sides of her breasts and pressed them against his face, nuzzling them.

"Not since about five minutes ago," said Albine, closing her eyes and lazily rubbing the assassin's back as she basked in his tender attentions.

Zevran tsked with disappointment. "I have been slacking. How shameful of me! You are due so much more than I have given." Subtly, he shifted a knee under him to raise his backside. "I think I may need to be reminded of my place."

Having already guessed her cue, Albine pulled back her hand and smacked his firm, toned ass. She didn't quite understand the purpose of it, but she did like the way every muscle in his body tensed up when she delivered the blow, and the little hissing gasp of pleasure he let out. That slap quickly turned into an affectionate rub along the curve of his stinging buttock, with a bit of cool air to soothe it. "N-no, no, please," Zevran protested, gently swaying his hips. "Let it linger. Do it again, in fact. I--Aii!" The sound that came out of him could only be described as a squeal.

Her next blow was delivered slightly harder, and this time allowed to burn with no relief. "Like that?" she asked, only half-curiously. She already knew what his answer would be.

He caught his breath as the stars left his eyes, and buried another moan in her breasts. "S-si, querida..." he answered shakily. "Please do not be afraid to cause me a bit of pain. It makes the pleasure all the sweeter--Aaahaha, yes!" His gasp of shock broke into a heady laugh of pure euphoria, and his arousal brushed against Albine's inner thigh as he buried tears of exhilaration in her neck. "Oh, bellissima, you are a delight to all my senses." He pulled her into an embrace and rode out the wave of laughter.

Albine chuckled fondly and held her lover close, taking in the smell of his sweat from his hair. "I like the noises you make when I do it." She planted a kiss on his brow between sentences. "And when you jump, and when that band of muscle right under your thigh tightens up..."

"Creator..." he murmured under hot breath. "You truly have a way with words..." He gripped the handle of her waist and shifted his posture so his thighs were splayed around hers and his cock rested between them. "We all have our quirks," said Albine, with the low, sultry tone she'd been practicing for him. She reached for his backside again, but only to stroke the inside of his thigh. "Like you having a sweet spot just inside here."

Despite all his years of learning to master his own urges, Zevran struggled to maintain what composure he had left. But his querida liked his noises, and he did very much enjoy making them. There were twitches of desire everywhere - his cock, his toes, his fingertips, his tongue, his lips.

"And you being a wonderfully quick learner..." he sighed between heavy breaths. "If your goal is to turn me into a quivering mass of adoration, you are well on the way."

"Zevrán," said Albine, carefully adding the proper accent as she stroked his hair. "Shhh."

His name in her voice, that soft shushing from her lips, her fingers in his hair - he could not help but bury his face in her belly and moan.

"Si, querida..."

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ZevWarden Week 2023 - Day 7, Family, Lost and Found

No Ballad :: 290 words tags: dalish land boon, ashalle, fluff, zevran arainai/male mahariel

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Var'myathan, the Dalish territory in what was the worst of the Blighted south of Ferelden, has changed since they last were there.

Many things remain the same: the deep scars in the landscape are just beginning to heal, and the signs of war and famine are still faintly noticeable in the landscape and people. But despite a tenuous beginning, permanent settlements are growing out of the tragedy that was the Blight. The Dalish are nothing if not persistent. Hamal is relieved by this; slowly but surely, his people are thriving.

None of that changes the fact that he's currently a bundle of nerves.

"This will hardly be our first meeting," Zevran says, soothing him. "If you recall, she and I met at the coronation. I am sure we will form a fast bond. And we have weeks before we leave for Skyhold. Plenty of time to catch up. Don't you worry!"

"I'm not worried," Hamal lies.

"Of course," Zevran says. He gives his hand a squeeze.

The door opens.

"Mamae," Hamal says, eyes wide. "You are shrinking."

"Surely you can think of a better greeting for your mother, after such a long time away!"

Ashalle chuckles warmly. Her frail arms encircle him, and her wiry grey hair smells like elfroot and powder. Home.

Hamal squeezes her back as much as he dares. She's small. Hard to believe she had once shepherded he and the other Sabrae children through mishap after mishap, with only her sharp words and indomitable will.

"I missed you," Hamal says.

"I missed you too. Now, no need to get misty-eyed," she tuts. "There will be plenty of time for that later. Come in, my dear! Come in! I want to talk to my son and my son-in-law."

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Day 7: Family: Lost & Found

CW: canon typical swearing & blood, angst, fluff

Word count: 239

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Sold to the Crows, taken away from his first family

Killed his first love. Then his second for the third

But the third was worth all of his hardships in his life. 

He gives a place to belong. An oddly stitched together family. 

Two mages who were hostile to each other at first and now one is as tender as the one resting in peace. 

Two warriors found renewed purpose, one leading the Grey Wardens in Dallas' stead and the other leading the Qunari. 

A Bard who could move on from her past peacefully, now Divine. 

A dwarf finding security, like himself, and opportunity. 

A stone golem finding freedom, much like himself also. 

A man who has a golden heart and now rules Ferelden with it. 

Another man who seems to be unable to die. 

A man who became a living martyr for mage freedom, Justice not alone yet. 

A woman already dead but living for it. 

A woman who believes in tradition and blood - and herself. 

A fellow assassin finding new meaning to life - to help. 

And of course the mage that glued them all together with his trusty - yet slobbering - Mabari hound. 

Dallas lost Jowan and many others from the Circle. But he wouldn't give up his new family for the old. 

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END OF DAY 7

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Zevwarden week day 7: Family, Lost and Found

They knew this wasn't going to last long. They knew better than to plan for a long run. Yet still they planned. Two weddings, countless trips around Thedas, a little house on the antivan coast, a dog, a cat, children, perhaps? A garden with a big rosebush and a small, stone grave underneath, and maybe a plaque, if they really insist.
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In which Zevran fails to assassinate a target, Alistair fails to eliminate a threat, and they both have to figure out where to go from there.

And another new chapter for @zevraholics ZevWarden 2023 event! This time for the prompt "Family, Lost and Found"

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ZevWarden Week 2023 - Day 7

Neither Zevran nor the Warden (depending on the origin of course) are exactly rich with family. Over the years, there are no doubt opportunities to change that. Would they rake it?

You are more than encouraged to expound upon your answer in the tags, comments or a direct reblog. Just make sure to tag your answer with any tags that apply from the list compiled for this event so people can filter to find or avoid. Thank you to @zevraholics for putting all the work into organizing it. Happy polling and happy ZevWarden week 2023!! Thank you all, it has been great fun!!

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A Good Fight

(Arianwen Tabris/Zevran Arainai | 2,440 Words | AO3 Link | CW: Mild sexual references/sexual tension)

Summary: Things that annoy Tabris: frivolous conversation and being the butt of a joke. Why, then, can she not get the insufferable Crow out of her mind?

“May I rest my head on your bosom?” the Crow asked somewhere behind Tabris. “I might cry.”

Tabris grimaced, casting a look at Alistair. He echoed her glance, nose wrinkled. It galled her to agree with him, but plainly they were in accord when it came to this.

“You can cry well away from my bosom, I’m certain,” the mage said severely. 

“Reconsidering keeping him around yet?” Alistair asked in a low voice, bending closer. 

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ZevWarden Week 2023 - Day 6

Zevran loves a good tease (flirtatious or otherwise). Zevran will also back off if told so. Some people enjoy being teased, some hate it, some will say something, others will endure silently, sustained only by the love they hold for the other person. That said...

You are more than encouraged to expound upon your answer in the tags, comments or a direct reblog. Just make sure to tag your answer with any tags that apply from the list compiled for this event so people can filter to find or avoid. Thank you to @zevraholics for putting all the work into organizing it. Happy polling and happy ZevWarden week 2023!!

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Day 4: Bodies and Minds

All Your Imperfections, Part 1 - Zevran

Summary: Healing is not about going back to who you were before, it's about how you grow around your wounds.

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His head aches. It almost always aches nowadays. There are times when he can scarcely stand to be out in the sun for the blinding light and noise.

His ears ring, almost constantly. He's learned to work around it most of the time, but at night when it's quiet, it's all he hears, the ringing echo of a thousand screams, their last resonance before dying being preserved forever in his eardrums.

His eyes are sometimes bloodshot, always underscored with dark circles that stay even when he's in good health.

His throat doesn't quite work right. Sometimes things just come back up. He can't eat oranges anymore because they just taste like bile.

His shoulders and neck seem to always be aching nowadays. That never really went away after the rack, and falling two stories from Prince Azrin's castle window only seemed to make it worse. He was afraid he'd never walk again at first.

The muscle at the crook of his left elbow spasms. He's pretty sure that one came from the strappado.

His wrists hurt more in the cold. He only noticed it since coming to Ferelden.

His heart sometimes starts beating at breakneck speed for no reason. It distresses him greatly, and he is often afraid he will die when it happens.

His lungs can never take quite a full breath, and there are times when he cannot draw breath at all. If he laughs too hard, he coughs.

His stomach and intestines are nervous and fitful, with every possible ailment one could imagine. They may churn with nausea, or burn with bile, or ache with tension and hunger, sometimes all at the same time.

What happens with his colon, he prefers not to think about.

There is a perpetual tightness in his right hip that often has him limping back to camp at the end of a grueling mission and wanting only to have supper and rest.

Both of his knees are swollen, and it was only when Wynne joined the party that he was able to find some relief from them.

His ankles and feet are all but his entire livelihood. Despite the constant, often burning pain in his feet, he must still stay light and nimble on them to survive. Should he lose his ability to walk, he fears he will lose his ability to make a living. At least, as an assassin. He figures he can still at least make a living as a prostitute somewhere - walking isn't needed in such lines of work.

The only thing that does work as the Maker intended is his manhood.

He feels like a rusty collection of dwarven machinery some days, a struggle to even maintain and operate. A worn out tool long past its usefulness, lucky to even be kept.

But Albine still smiles when she sees him, whether he's full of energy and fighting fit, or he's hobbling to his tent, too sore to smile, too hungry to laugh.

She brings him cups of elfroot and spindleweed tea for his headaches and aching joints, and rubs magical heat into his shoulders.

When his heart tries to outrun him and his lungs are breathless, she fills him with a magic that stills his mind and strengthens his body.

She keeps his stomach full of hearty meals, and eases his many symptoms with potions and tinctures, so the only thing he feels is the satisfaction of being well-fed and the comfort of her arms around his waist and her head on his chest.

He wraps his spasming arm and aching hands around her, pulling her close to his trembling heart and gasping chest, and presses lips that cover pain-clenched teeth against her cheek. He shifts his posture slightly so his knees don't ache as much.

His eyes drift shut and he nearly falls asleep, only to jerk awake right before he dozes off. The voices disappear and only the Warden remains, her hand still lazily stroking his belly and her own eyes half closed.

"You'll make it next time..." she whispers with a lazy croak.

His heart skips a few beats and flutters, but it's not that awful, silent-panic feeling this time. It soon slows into a gentle crescendo, beating softly.

His chest swells with one full breath after another, held for measured seconds in a pattern the Warden taught him.

His digestion rumbles softly under Albine's warm hand. Tomorrow, that stew will be a killing stroke against a Darkspawn, or an agile climb to a good lookout point, or another few moments of sensual delight.

He has a tendency to moan softly, right at the moment he falls asleep. Not a sexual or painful sound, but a sigh of utter comfort.

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Day 6: Favourite Things & Pet Peeves

CW: canon typical swearing & blood, angst, fluff

Word count: 387

Dallas Surana's favourite things about Zevran:

His captivating brown eyes. His pretty blonde hair that hide silver hairs so well, almost too well. His sense of humor. His loyalty(hard earned) and his voice and accent. His golden heart even though he tries to hide it, even though it got ink splotches because of how he was trained and raised. It was still perfect. He'd cradle his golden heart for the rest of time if he could to protect him. His crow's feet. His scars. 

His pet peeves about Zevran:

How practical Zevran is most of the time, favouring it over some more mural decisions at times. But he softens over the years and Dallas appreciates that. His more materialistic views always stay though. Dallas only indulged in it once and it was to give him a ring of his own to match his. His love for Dallas.

Zevran's favourite things about Dallas Surana:

His curly red hair that later became as white as Wynne's. His smile. His stretch marks. His magic. How he's so merciful and always trying to help. 

Zevran's pet peeves about Dallas Surana:

His hauntingly green grey-blue eyes that glow when he's furious in battle and later years it's a norm. His love for Zevran. How selfless he is in battle to protect Zev and others.

Dallas saw the tattoos first and Zevran's eyes second and they were all so captivating and stunning and pretty. He felt bad about the blood and for hurting the blonde, now-frail-looking elf tied up on the ground. 

Dallas saw how practical Zevran was in Orzammar with his opinions on the kings and then again when they got to the Anvil of the Void.

Zevran was confused and pleasantly surprised that he was still alive and being... Listened to. From the person he just tried to kill at that. Utterly baffling. But he's grateful! 

After helping the Dalish, Dallas learned new magic and became stronger... He wore armor and held a sword and shield.. And the first time in a fight, Zev was the one being taken a blow for... It was terrifying.

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END OF DAY 6

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ZevWarden Week 2023 - Day 6, Favorite Things and Pet Peeves

Chisme :: 512 words tags: camp gossip, dao ensemble, friendship, zevran arainai/male mahariel

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"Such a saccharine display," Morrigan says, drawing each word out, as if simply thinking it is torturous. "Do you all have nothing better to occupy yourselves with?"

"That a real question?" Alistair snorts. "No."

"Yes, but not tonight," Leliana adds.

It's quiet here, at the foot of the Frostbacks, where the chill finally eases its grip upon the land. With Haven far behind and the familiar road ahead of them, it is a great relief to everyone when they finally make camp somewhere not populated by drakes and ash wraiths. In the first moment of peace they've met for weeks, it is natural to seek such diversions. Whether all are in agreement or not.

"Furthermore," Morrigan continues, "What business is it of ours whether Hamal succeeds in this endeavor or not? Let fools be fools, and stay well out of the way of the fallout—that is my suggestion."

"Being supportive of a friend's relationship is a good thing," Leliana says. "Being happy for another's happiness is normal. Encouraged, even."

"Now, now, Lels." Alistair peeks over his bedroll with a wry smile. "She's still learning these things. It's not like she's ever had a friend before in her life."

Morrigan regards him quietly. Her face holds no expression, but the firelight flickers in shadows across it. Alistair hurriedly clears his throat and glances away.

"You know," Leliana adds, smoothing over the moment, "He even asked me for advice."

"You?" Morrigan lets out something akin to a laugh. "He does not value your opinion in other matters. Why would this be different?"

"Because second to Hamal, Leliana is the one person Zevran spends the most time with," Alistair says. "Obviously her opinion matters a bit more, otherwise I'm sure he would've asked you! Or, well, me, certainly."

"I would not deign to participate-"

"Yes, yes," Alistair says with a wave of his hand. "Let fools be fools. But you have to admit, it's nice to see them happy."

"Is it?" Morrigan presses.

"It's sweet!" Alistair continues warmly. "Almost makes me wish I had a-" He pauses, catching himself. "Partner."

"Ugh." Morrigan shakes her head firmly.

"He asked me all sorts of things," Leliana says. She takes a sip of ale, and begins to recount them against Morrigan and Alistair pulling faces at one another. "What Zevran's favorite color is, his favorite food, his interests and hobbies, whether he'd mentioned needing any supplies. I told him what I could, but-!"

"What is everyone talking about?"

Zevran has walked into the firelight without warning. Leliana stares for a moment, as Alistair bolts upright and stammers, "Nothing!"

"You are back early," Leliana observes with a smile. "Is everything alright?"

"I am just grabbing a blanket," Zevran says, already hurrying off. "I refuse to make love in the mud and leaves. This country is tragically infested by all manner of vermin, I will not make that mistake again."

"Right you are," Alistair calls, but he is already out of earshot.

In the silence that follows Alistair and Leliana give each other a grin.

"I will never understand," Morrigan sighs.

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