the warmest of feelings are called by your name ☀
— (Merrill & Hawke)
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was watching my friend do the merrill romance last night and got really inspired! felt like drawing some merrihawke today.
at this point it's practically canon that hawke lovingly embraces all of her little friends, but I would say that if varric didn't exist, merrill would be the one hawke ended up with in the end.
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Hello!! For DADWC, I’d love to see “Why haven’t you kissed me yet?” Maybe for Merrill/Isabela, Merrill/f!Hawke, or some other combination thereof?
Thank you for the prompt for @dadrunkwriting. I definitely needed some inspiration. f!Hawke x Merrill:
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It’s a beautiful day. The sun burns down, but here at the Wounded Coast, the constant wind makes the heat bearable. Still, the air is so hot that it makes a sound as they walk through. Hawke checks their surroundings while Merrill looks for some special plants in the undergrowth. They’ve been out here for hours, and Merrill’s bag is still only half full. Hawke doesn’t understand why this trip was so important today, but Merrill asked her to accompany her and she can never say no to her.
“There is a spring nearby,” Merrill says over the buzz of insects and the heat shimmering in the air, pulling Hawke out of her thoughts. “We should rest.” She smiles so beautifully. Bright, like the sun.
“Good idea.” Her tongue sticks to the roof of her mouth already. Her waterskin has been empty for a while. Merrill leads the way, easily dancing over the uneven ground, while Hawke feels like a hurlock stomping through thorny bushes. “Why does this shit always cling to me, but not you?”
Merrill laughs, bright like a summer rain. “The plants want to keep you.”
“I’d prefer if they wouldn’t.” She takes her knife and cuts through a vine that has attached itself to her leg. “Stupid nature.” She makes sure to step into the same spots where Merrill stepped to avoid the thorny vines.
“Come, there is shade on the side.” Merrill takes her hand and pulls along. She doesn’t let go when they sit down in the shade of a cliff, right next to a small trickle of water dripping down. Merrill holds her waterskin under the water, waiting for it to fill.
Hawke leans against the rockface and closes her eyes. The wind is blessedly cool and Merrill's hand is soft and not too warm. Merrill gives her the waterskin and Hawke drinks, sighing as the water runs down her throat. "Void, that is good."
Sitting down next to her, Merrill takes a sip herself, still holding Hawke's hand. "I like it here," she says, looking over to where the sea glitters in the distance. "There is so much life here. In the city, I hardly ever see a bird or a beetle, but look here," she holds up her hand. A tiny, yellow beetle crawls over her hand until it reaches the tip of her finger and flies away. "I haven't seen one like this in years."
Hawke turns to her. The way she smiles makes her heart skip a beat. "You could... I mean we could... I could have a garden at the estate, you know? Maybe if we let flowers grow, the beetles will come too?"
"That's a wonderful idea." Merrill squeezes her hand and beams at her. "Can I help you?"
"Of course, I want you to." Hawke takes a breath, "I want it to be your garden. Our garden."
"Ours?" Merrill's eyes are impossibly wide.
"Yes. I want you to stay with me and..."
"You want me to live with you? At the Amell estate?"
There isn't enough air to breathe as Hawke looks at Merrill. "Would you?"
"Maybe." Merrill leans closer. "But first I have a question."
"What question?"
Turning onto her knees, Merrill climbs into Hawke's lap. “Why haven’t you kissed me yet?”
Hawke's heart makes a joyful jump. "I don't know."
Merrill leans closer, cradling Hawke's head. "I can start, if you want."
A laugh bubbles up from Hawke's chest, where her heart beats so frantically. "I think that might be a good idea."
And then Merrill kisses her.
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It was always you
Holding my hand
Standing beside me
When did I realize I couldn’t live without you?
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Time for an improvement post ya’ll
2020-2022
I feel like I learned a lot in those two years. I didn’t plaster on textures I found on the internet cause I was lazy and drew all those flowers on lucky’s shirt myself and I do like the result better. I only know how to light things one way but goddamn it I am going to master it XD. I was still learning how to get the swirl in the curl and it’s embarassing how messy 2020 curls are compared to my current curls but I’m still not happy with my curls But my hands are passable! Wooo I can’t wait to redraw this is another 3 years or so to see how much better I do.
Lucky is a girl in this piece, but he/him pronouns still cause manners :/
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Your love is like the sun
That lights up my whole world
I feel the warmth inside
Your love is like the river
That flows down through my veins
I feel the chill inside
-Your Love by Erik Santos
My half of an art trade with my amazing friend, @enby-hawke!
Ze asked me to draw Lucky with Isabela and Merrill and then I asked if I could do a Modern AU picture cause I saw some cute outfits I’ve been wanting to draw that would fit the three of them! (and dammit I’ve been wanting to draw friends’ OCs rn) so cue me having a blast working on this throuple piece, also I was struggling trying to find a way to do kinky hair until I decided to use my Fluffy Watercolor brush on Medibang.
Merrill was a bit of a challenge cause of her vallaslin but it all sorted itself out the moment I got the right references thankfully! Altogether, just a sweet fluff piece with the three of them strolling through Hightown on Market Day together. (ofc my fave warm overlay is put in too cause I love making warm moments warm)
It was such a joy to be able to draw Lucky again and in a romantic scene cause I’m a sucker for those, thanks so much for agreeing to do an art trade with me!!
Also pls listen to Erik Santos, his romance songs are v good, hell I’ll rec Filipino love songs to all your ships if you guys ask I thrive off of listening to them and even discovering more romance songs dammit
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Hawke: My future partner must be brave, strong, intelligent, successful and organized.
Merrill: *steps on a caterpillar and proceeds to drop to their knees and sob while apologizing profusely*
Hawke: That one. I want that one.
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