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People are protesting that we must boycott the film Bohemian Rhapsody because, and I quote, “the trailer erases Mercury’s homosexuality by having him flirt with a woman and whitewashes him!” Which is funny, because these people are basically erasing Freddie Mercury’s bisexuality and his relationship with Mary Austin and whitewashing Rami Malek at the same time in order to back their shitty excuse of an argument.

Now, repeat with me:

Freddie Mercury wasn’t gay, he was bisexual. Rami Malek is Egyptian.

Freddie Mercury wasn’t gay, he was bisexual. Rami Malek is Egyptian.

Freddie Mercury wasn’t gay, he was bisexual. Rami Malek is Egyptian.

Freddie Mercury wasn’t gay, he was bisexual. Rami Malek is Egyptian.

This has been a PSA.

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Romantic Valentine's Headcannons

Tamaki

Extravagant

But is the sweetest boy

OK so let's set the scene

It's a weekend, you're already at his house

He throws a little scavenger hunt together, you find roses that lead you out into gardens.

Eventually you finally stumble across Tamaki in his rose garden, with like fifty red roses in your arms

This boy had set out a little picnic, because you know this boy may be ever the top, but he lives for simplicity

It's still incredibly romantic, there are cushions and blankets and fairy lights and candles and cake and champagne and and and

Or, if you prefer, tea or coffee

And you stargaze for the rest of the night, wrapped up in each others arms

I’m weak for this boy, can you tell?

Kyoya

I feel like kyoya would have a very traditional Valentine's date.

You'd both get dressed up and go out for a fancy meal.

But to say it wouldn't be special though,

When kyoya sees you coming down stairs, shrugging on your jacket or cardigan, his heart almost stops

How did he get so lucky???

Anyways, after dinner,

You just go home and relax

Throw on a movie and just cuddle

Cause you're both normally busy with work and what not, so you both savour any downtime you get with each other

And on that sofa, he wriggles his arm out of the blankets, gazing up at you, and produces a ring.

Haruhi

You and Haruhi go out into the city, and just wander.

You sightsee and walk through any parks, and go onto all the bookshops you can find, and read out random pages in silly voices.

Just...

Bookshop dates!!!!

You go into shops and find the ugliest outfits you can find, forcing each other to wear them.

By the end Of The day you're both in stitches laughing.

When you go home, you cook for a change, letting Haruhi take a breather.

BUT Haruhi is just across the counter from you, just thinking to themselves how blessed they are to have you

(They're also making sure you don't burn anything but shhhh)

It's all very domestic

Hikaru

FUNFAIR DATE!!!!!!

you both go out to a ‘Commoner fair' and he loves it.

He insists that you try every single game, and he even volunteers in that dunking game

(you talk him down from it at the last minute)

He wins you this massive stuffed hedgehog .5 seconds after being told that it's impossible to win the game

His arm is slung around your shoulders the whole night

Also, every food stand?

You get at least one thing from it

You're slightly jealous of his metabolism

He buys you a giant pink candyfloss, and then proceeds to smash it into your face.

Very romantic, if I do say so myself.

Kaoru

OK listen, IDK why but I have this little headcanon that Kaoru is a bit of a hoarder.

So his Valentine's starts out much like Tamaki's did, with a scavenger hunt.

He leaves a trail of photographs, pressed flowers, movie tickets and chocolates fir you to find.

They lead to the car parked out front, with Kaoru seated in it with a grin, an empty sketchbook in his lap.

You spend a good part of the day sitting on the good of the car, putting the scrapbook together, going through all your memories and adventures.

BUT they day isn't over yet, as you admit that you had bought tickets to a drive in movie theatre.

You had gotten tickets to see Kaoru's favourite movie, and when you pull up, his beaming face somehow gets even brighter!

How is he so beautiful!!

Mori

I can absolutely see Mori having a city date too

Ice skating!!!!!

He's oddly graceful

If you're a good ice skater, you'll and him will be racing from one end to the other, or trying (with varying degrees of success) to twirl

If you're a bad skater, it'll be much the same, but he'll guide you and be extra careful

Either way, your hand is constantly enveloped in his

When off the ice, he takes extra time to bundle you up in your scarf and hat, adjusting your hair.

Boop

He kisses your nose

By now, it's gotten pretty dark, and you wander the city for a while, just taking in the bright sights.

You decide to go into this cute little 24 hour cafe you find.

It's warm and cosy and has plush sofas and smells like pastries

It's heavenly

For a few hours you just sat there, cuddled together, sipping warm drinks, his hand on your thigh the entire time.

Don't look at me I'm weak

Honey

Honey had gotten the Two of you tickets to a musical or a ballet.

Between the two of you, you had smuggled in so many sweets

You had gotten a box to yourself, so you had plenty of space to stretch out!!

The show?? Magnificent, the costumes, the dances, it was all so graceful and gorgeous.

It's one of Honey's favourite shows, but he finds himself getting distracted.

Your bright grin is the cutest thing he's ever seen

(And we all know how much he loves cute things)

Butterfly kisses!!!

When the show is over you go home, ready for a quiet night.

ALAS

Honey and you decide to try recreate your favourite dance numbers from the show (again, with varying degrees of success)

In the end you end up dancing madly, limbs and hair thrown everywhere

Then, a slow jazzy tune comes on, and you find yourself slow dancing with your sweet love.

I tried to match each boy to their respective rose colours, but they didn't have them all :(

Also I'm not gonna lie, this isn't well written at all, and it's super self indulgent, but I had a lot of fun writing it(also can you tell how absolutely w e a k I Am for some of these boys(andharuhi)???)

Also other than the gifs, I kept these fairly gender neutral💙💙

#romantic #ouran highschool host club #ohschc #ouran imagines #imagines #preferences #headcanon #ouran host club #hikaru hitachiin #kaoru hitachiin #kyoya ootori #takashi morinozuka #mori #tamaki suoh #mitsukini haninozuka #haruhi fujioka #honey #valentines day #tbh i just love all these boys #but why are so many gifs sexual?? #damn #my ace ass just wants a bit of love

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Just a WIP of Steve Carlsburg

#Steve carlsberg #wip #wtnv #night vale #welcome to night vale #Cecil palmer #desert bluffs #stars #portrait #fan art #art

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“Can a magician kill a man by magic?” Lord Wellington asked Strange. Strange frowned. He seemed to dislike the question. “I suppose a magician might,” he admitted, “but a gentleman never could.”

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Once again, another Cole.

#Cole is my baby #anytime I'm sad #or anxious #I draw him #even a little doodle #and I instantly feel better.

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WIP of Cole, Dragon age. Cole's such a relaxing character to draw.

#cole #da #dragon age #bioware #da art #da fanart #secdraws #secdrawsda #i adore Cole #<3 #dai #dragon age inquisition #watercolour #drawing #art #acrylics

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Throwback to when I started drawing Rami Malek, but then spilt tea over it 😂😂

#rami malek #despite that #im still kinda proud??? #lmao #rami malik #mr robot #elliot alderson #need for speed #night at the museum #ahkmenrah #breaking dawn #twilight

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Been a while since I used pencils, not completely happy with it, but I’m fairly proud that I finally got around to drawing the amazing Billie Piper!!

#billie piper #doctor who #rose tyler #penny dreadul #lily frankenstein #brona #one of my favourite actors tbh #this was so much fun #art #drawing #pencils #amateur artist #progress

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Alternatives for 25 overused words in writing

1. Interesting- note worthy; thought-provoking; fascinating; attracting; appealing; attention-grabbing; captivating; gripping; invigorating; engrossing; engaging; electrifying.  

2. Beautiful- striking; stunning; magnificent; lovely; charming; gorgeous; radiant; dazzling.

3. Good- acceptable, wonderful, exceptional; positive; brilliant; first-rate; notable; stellar; favorable; superb; marvellous; prime.

4. Bad- awful; lousy; poor; unacceptable; crummy; dreadful; rough; inferior; substandard; atrocious; appalling; dreadful; defective.

5. Look- glance; fixate; observe; stare; gaze; peer; scan; watch; study; browse; eye; glimpse; review; inspect.

6. Nice- lovely; superior; pleasant; satisfying; delightful; likeable; agreeable; correct; adequate; swell; fair; okay; approved.

7. Very- extremely; exceedingly; exceptionally; immensely; tremendously; abundantly; particularly; remarkably.

8. Fine- satisfactory; worthy; respectable; exquisite; suitable; well; imposing; decent; admirable; praise-worthy; decent.

9. Happy- cheerful; delighted; pleased; content; amused; thrilled; elated; thrilled; ecstatic; on cloud 9. 

10. Really- genuinely; truly; honestly; actually; undoubtedly; certainly; remarkably; incredibly; downright; unquestionably; extremely.

11. Sad- miserable; gloomy; devastated; down at heard; distraught; distressed; dispirited; sorrowful; downcast; feeling blue; desolate.

12. Big- massive; huge; giant; gigantic; enormous; large; colossal; immense; bulky; tremendous; hefty; sizable; extensive; great; substantial. 

13. Shocked- taken aback; lost for words; flabbergasted; staggered; outraged; astonished; astounded; stunned; speechless; appalled.

14. Small- tiny; petite; mini; miniature; microscopic; minuscule; compact; pocket-sized; cramped; puny; undersized; limited; meager; modest; minute; pint-sized. 

15. Angry- irate; enraged; touchy; cross; resentful; indignant; infuriated; wound-up; worked-up; seething; raging; heated; bitter; bad-tempered; offended; frustrated. 

16. Know- understand; comprehend; realize; learn; perceive; recognize; grasp; sense.

17. Change- alter; transform; replace; diversify; adjust; adapt; modify; remodel; vary; evolve; transfigure; redesign; refashion; advance; transition; shift; adjustment.

18. Old- aged; ancient; matured; elderly; senior; veteran; decrepit; seasoned; venerable; past one’s prime; doddering; senile.

19. Think- ponder; reflect; conceive; imagine; contemplate; consider; determine; realize; visualize; guess/assume; conclude; envision. 

20. Funny- comical; ludicrous; amusing; droll; entertaining; absurd; hilarious; silly; whimsical; hysterical; joking; witty; facetious; slapstick; side-splitting; knee-slapping.

21. Go- move; proceed; advance; progress; travel; walk; journey; depart; exit; flee; make one’s way; clear out; get underway.

22. Give- grant; donate; hand-out; present; provide; deliver; hand over; offer; award; bestow; supply with; contribute to; send; entrust.

23. Get- acquire; obtain; receive; gain; earn; gather; collect; buy; purchase; attain; score; secure; take possession of; grab.

24. Easy- effortless; simple; clear; smooth; straightforward; uncomplicated; painless; accessible; apparent; basic; plain; child’s play; facile; elementary; cinch. 

25. Fast- agile; brisk; rapid; nimble; swift; accelerated; fleeting; high-speed; active; dashing; winged; hurried; turbo. 

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I came up with some angst prompts, so I decided to share. Maybe this can help someone.

Submitted by: Secretagent-mango

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Ask me shit.

1. Think of the last person who said I love you, do you think they meant it?

2. Would you date an 18-year-old at the age you are now?

3. When’s the last time you were aggravated and happy at the same time?

4. Would you ever smile at a stranger?

5. Is there someone mad because you’re dating/talking to the person you are?

6. Have you heard a song that reminds you of someone today?

7. What exactly are you wearing right now?

8. How often do you listen to music?

9. Do you wear jeans or sweats more?

10. Do you think your life will change dramatically before 2015?

11. Are you a social or an antisocial person?

12. Have you ever kissed someone whose name begins with the letter ‘A’?

13. What about ‘R’?

14. Can you drive a stick shift?

15. Do you care if people talk badly about you?

16. Are you going out of town soon?

17. When was the last time you cried?

18. Have you ever told someone you loved them?

19. If you could change your eye color, would you?

20. Is there a boy who you would do absolutely everything for?

21. Name something you dislike about the day you’re having.

22. Is it cute when guys kiss you on your forehead?

23. Are you dating the last person you talked to?

24. What are you sitting on right now?

25. Does anyone regularly (other than family) tell you they love you?

26. Have you ever wanted someone you couldn’t have?

27. Who was the last person you talked to before you went to bed last night?

28. Do you get a lot of colds?

29. Where is the shirt you are wearing from?

30. Does anyone hate you?

31. Do you have any empty alcohol bottles hidden somewhere in your room?

32. Do you like watching scary movies?

33. Do you want your tongue pierced?

34. If you had to delete one year of your life completely, which would it be?

35. Did you have a dream last night?

36. When was the last time you told someone you loved them?

37. Do you think you’ll be married in 5 years?

38. Do you think someone has feelings for you?

39. Do you think someone is thinking about you right now?

40. Did you have a good day yesterday?

41. Think back 2 months ago; were you in a relationship?

42. In the next 48 hours, will you hang out with a girl?

43. Has anyone told you they don’t want to ever lose you?

44. What’s the best part about school?

45. Do you have any pictures on your Facebook?

46. Do you ever pass notes to your friends in school?

47. Do you replay things that have happened in your head?

48. Were you single over the last summer?

49. Is your life anything like it was two years ago?

50. What are you supposed to be doing right now?

51. Do you hate the last guy you had a conversation with?

52. Are you nice to everyone?

53. Have you ever liked someone you didn’t expect to?

54. Do you think you can last in a relationship for 6 months and not cheat?

55. Are you good at hiding your feelings?

56. Do you think you like someone?

57. Have you kissed someone whose name starts with a ‘J’?

58. Do you prefer to be friends with girls or boys?

59. Has anyone of your friends ever seen you cry?

60. Do you hate anyone?

61. How’s your heart?

62. Is there something that happened in your past that you hate talking about?

63. Have you ever cried over a guy?

64. Who is probably talking a load of crap about you right now?

65. Are your toenails painted pink?

66. Will your next kiss be a mistake?

67. Girls love it when boyfriends cry; correct?

68. Have your pants ever fallen down in public?

69. Who was the last person you were on the phone with?

70. How do you look right now?

71. Do you have someone you can be your complete self around?

72. Can you commit to one person?

73. Do you have someone of the opposite sex you can tell everything to?

74. Have you ever felt replaced?

75. Did you wake up cranky?

76. Are you a jealous person?

77. Are relationships ever worth it?

78. Anyone you’re giving up on?

79. Currently wanting to see anyone?

80. Name something you have to do tomorrow?

81. Last person you cried in front of?

82. Is there someone you will never forget?

83. Do you think the person you have feelings for is protective of you?

84. If the person you wish to be with were with you, what would you be doing right now?

85. Are you over your past?

86. Have you ever liked one of your best friends of the opposite sex?

87. Is there anyone you can tell EVERYTHING to?

88. If your first true love knocked on your door with apology and presents, would you accept?

89. So, the last person you kissed just happens to arrive at your door at 3AM; do you let them in?

90. Have you ever liked someone who your friends hated?

91. Will you be in a relationship in 2 months?

92. Is there anyone you know with the name Michael?

93. Have you ever kissed a Matthew?

94. Were you in a relationship in January? How was it going?

95. Were you happy with the person you liked in March?

96. Don’t tell me lies, is the last person you texted attractive?

97. Who do you have texts from?

98. If the person you like says they like someone else, what would you say?

99. Have you ever kissed someone older than you?

100. Who’s in your profile picture with you?

101. Ever kissed under fireworks?

102. Has anybody ever given you butterflies?

103. How long does it take you to figure out a person?

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i think it might be a good idea, when you’re designing a villain, if you look at them and think “why do these characteristics make me think of them as villainous” and like, if those characteristics reflect groups of real-life marginalized people….maybe, don’t go with those design choices?

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I find the lack of Bodhi x Reader disturbing

#imma get on this right away #anyone interested?

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Adorable Asks! 🌸

(I’m making this a regular thing on my blog now!)

Put Adorable asks, and the number of the question in my ask box, and I’ll answer!

1. Have you met your soul mate?

2. Favorite color when you were younger, and now?

3. Do you wear eye-shadow? What color?

4. Are you in love right now?

5. In your opinion, is love at first sight real?

6. Are you an optimist, realist, opportunist, or pessimist?

7. First kiss details? (If you haven’t been kissed, reply how and if you would like to be.)

8. Do you own stickers, an stationary?

9. What’s your aesthetic?

10. Do you wear dresses, and skirts?

11. What is your hair like?

12. Does time go by fast or slow to you?

13. What time do you go to bed? What time do you wake up?

14. Favorite sweet food?

15. Tea, coffee, or hot cocoa?

16. Space, Ocean, City, or Forest?

17. Favorite game as a child?

18. Comfort book?

19. Princess, Fairy, Mermaid, or Unicorn?

20. Do you fall in love easily?

21. Favorite word?

22. Describe your life in 3 words.

23. Do you dance? Slow dance?

24. Do you wear fake nails, or paint your nails?

25. Has anyone ever confessed to you?

26. Do you lie?

27. What makes you smile?

28. Have you ever cried in a book or movie?

29. When and who was your first crush?

30. Marriage or kids?

31. Are you superstitious?

32. Who’s your 3 am thought?

33. Do you like candy? What’s your favorite candy?

34. Favorite holiday?

35. Favorite season?

36. Cat or dog person?

37. Are you quiet or loud?

38. Favorite time period? (80′s, 60′s, etc.)

39. Favorite fashion fad that went away?

40. The best dream/ worst nightmare you’ve ever had?

41. Worst fear as a kid?

44. Do you flirt?

45. What’s your style?

46. Do you blush?

47. Do you feel everything, nothing, or you don’t know what to feel?

48. Are you a crier? Do you smile?

49. First love?

50. Last love?

#just a quick get to know the author #for anyone #that would be interested #boost #likes #imagine

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The Walking Dead Ep. 708 requested by toonnf

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Remember

Dragon Age ~ Cole

Cole looked out across the crowd from his perch on the balcony. The newly fixed and refurbished hall was filled with people, excitable and chattering about the Inquisition’s triumph over Corepheus.

Cole’s eyes swept through the massive hall, over the beautiful tapestries and glittering mosaics pinned high to the walls, all the depictions ranging from Orlesian to Tevinter to Dalish.

Suddenly a trumpet blared through the hall, and a short, haughty looking man cleared his throat loudly.

“Introducing, The Rulers of Ferelden, King Alistair Theirin and Queen Anora Theirin.”

The room burst into applause and the spirit boy frowned as two more people entered. They both stood tall, dressed in fine, expensive clothes. The woman had a slightly rounded stomach. The man looked uncomfortable.  Cole cocked his head to the side, following their movements as they walked through the hall towards the main table, where the Inquisitor welcomed them with a friendly hand shake.

“Shite!” Cole turned to the blonde elf as she pouted angrily and stomped her foot.

“Is there something wrong…”

“Yeah there is,” Sera huffed. “I missed my chance at hittin’ the biggest arses in Thedas.” He took notice of the two small glass bottles filled with a murky liquid in her hands. “An’ now you’re in my spot!”

“I thought it was Vivienne’s balcony.”

“Pish.” She scoffed.

“Why’re you lookin’ so confused demon?” Said boy inclined his head towards the girl who sat to his right, mimicking his position with her legs dangling in the air and arms crossed under her chin.

“Why are they so loved?”

Sera shrugged, picking at a splinter of wood near her finger. “They’re not really. Better than our last king, by far. I guess it’s cause Alistair helped saved Ferelden from the Blight - nobody really cared about him beforehand. And Anora’s a manipulative whore that’s been served with golden plates since infancy.”

Cole frowned at his companion. “You feel bitter, but not for you, why?”

She pursed her lips but reluctantly scooted closer into Cole’s side. She pointed at a group of people, who were sitting off to the side of the wall.

“Ye’ see that elf, the one with the - ahem - blue hair?” Cole could see her, it was hard not to. Blue tendrils peeked out from under her hood. She was speaking quietly with Leliana, both woman had smiles stretched softly across their faces. Even if not for the unnatural colouring, it was easy to pick her from the crowd. She had a large pulsating aura that demanded respect, but in a nice way. It also felt friendly, homely, motherly. Years spent among a millenia of heart and souls. Cinnamon swirled into hot cocoa powder “It’s a gift.” Greeting the storm like an old friend. If only people cared less of gold and more of…

At Cole’s nod, she continued. “That’s Bela Tabris, more famously known as the Hero of Ferelden.”

“Bright eyes twinkle, just barely dodging guards ‘its just a loaf of bread!’”

Sera scowled and whacked his arm. “Oi, stop goin’ through my head.”

“The fractures weren’t her fault,  but she said they were. Why did she say that?”

“Wha’d I just say!”

“I’m sorry, you’re loud.”

Sera is silent for a moment, she wasn’t too sure whether his earlier statement was her own questioning or his.

“She and her cousins, Shianni and Soris - they’re around somewhere too - were in the same alienage as me. They’re years older but we would still play together. Everyone played together. When I saw play, I mean mostly prank, and when we got caught, Bellatrix would always stay behind and take the blame. Somethin’ about being the oldest and 'most mature’. Pff if that bint is mature, then I’m a mage!”

“ 'Dangerous, terrifying, unknown,’ you are not a mage Sera, why would you say you are?”

Sera rolled her eyes at the young man’s expression, and she continued on, ignoring his question.

“But she was always nice, in a weird way, though. She’d be snarky and bitchy, an sometimes downright awful,  but most of the time she never meant it. Y'know.”

He did. He could see the images that poured from her head as clear as crystal. He could see her snarky replies to the guardsmen - shems, as the elves had called them jokingly - which led to numerous beatings. A few of them were public, a warning for all the alienage to see. But those were very few. Most were given to her in the heat of the moment,  or in a private office of some head guard that had a quarrel with the young woman.

Every time the young Sera had seen an ugly mark on Bela’s creamy skin she was horrified - her idol, even before the Blight was being hurt, and she was doing nothing to defend herself. She just knelt on the dirt and took it all without protest. With a look in her eyes that promised further defiance.

She was brave, but at times, very stupid - it was part of her charm.

He could see the disaster that took her away from the alienage - a red wedding filled with pain and fear and anger. The anger radiating from the memory of that event was staggering. It hurt his heart to see it play out. He was more human now, and it was harder to see it, but one he latched on it was so much more intense…

“… nobody really paid much attention to the massacre, not until a year and a half later, when she came back. I didn’t get around to her but she was changed, she had seen things. Horrible things. I could tell. Later on, 'Spawn overran the alienage…”

Cole saw her appear from the dirt and rubble. With hair like flames and blood staining her skin up to her elbows. Her cerulean eyes were wild, dancing dangerously with the same fire that her orange hair was made from.

Her home was the first place she cleared, nobility be damned, her family was in the alienage and family came before all else. Sera hadn’t fought then - too weak, too young, she had been hustled away from the fray by an elderly neighbour. But Sera had marveled at the woman. The woman that spun around street corners and leaped over crates of apples like a skilled dancer. The woman with the long glittering knives and bottled fury. Her friend.

Her hero.

Bellatrix Tabris. The Hero of Fereldan. A Little Person that Big People only wanted around when she came in handy.

All Alistair wanted to do was sit back and have a wheel of cheese - don’t even bother giving him a knife, he’ll eat it by the block. He didn’t want Anora complaining in his ear about how the room wasn’t big enough or how the Inquisitor hadn’t appointed them enough servants or how a random citizen had looked at her rudely or how improper it was to mingle with peasants because Maker forbid that they are allowed to celebrate being alive too.

And Alistair certainly didn’t want to almost have a coronary because a strange hatted boy appeared in his separate room. He may have screamed, but it was a very kingly scream and there was no shame in that. Even if it wasn’t, it wasn’t as if anyone could call him out on it. He was the king, as everyone liked to remind him. “Who-wha-what the- Who are you?!” He spluttered.

The strange boy tilted his head “Cole.”

“Alllrighty then, I probably deserved that, what are you doing here?”

“To help. You’re not happy. You’re hurt.” Somehow Cole’s gaze intensified “I want to help.”

Alistair remembered whispers of a strage boy that wandered Skyhold. A strange phantom like boy that would ease ones anxiety and fears.  He vaguely remembers at the official introductions of the Inquisition to the royalty a “Cole, of Orlais, of the Inquisition, of Compassion” being called out and a small pause. Then a small polite applause. No one knew who he was. Alistair couldn’t help but feel for the poor lad. Coles eyes bored into Alistair,  he felt it go into his very soul. “It doesn’t matter that they don’t remember me, what matters is I helped.” “Kid, thank you,  but I don’t need help with any-”

“Flames tumble down her back. Reaching out. Will I be burnt? It was worth it. Everything was worth it”

Alistair gaped at the odd boy as he tilted his head downwards, hiding his face behind the wide brim of his hat. The king stumbled over his words for a few moments before eloquently ending with a “Whaaat?!”

“Years passed in silence. Too long, but you can talk tomorrow.  Tomorrow is good. There have been many tomorrows.”

Alistair froze under Cole’s gaze. He now understood what the boy was harping on about.

He sank heavily onto the plush bed, burying his face in his hands. Alistair remembered that moment, when he had reached out, lightly combing his fingers through her thick red hair - which was more of an orange colour than Leliana’s. It was their last night together and they had just held one another close. The entire night they were silent, not a single word passed between them.

Cole appeared cross legged on the bed beside him. The king peeked through his fingers before lowering his hands to his knees with a sigh. “How do you know all that? Are you some sort of mage?”

The boy shook his head lightly. “No, I am Cole. I want to help.” He said softly staring the king directly in the eyes.

Cole watched from his perch on the high ramparts as Alistair stealthily approached the Warden Commander as she experimentally mixed vialed substances in a small cauldron, under the shade of the densely packed trees.

“Your stealth hasn’t improved in fifteen years, Your Majesty.”

“Please don’t call me that.”

Cole felt a smile twitch itself onto his face as the two Wardens gradually sat shoulder to shoulder. Just like they used to be. Just like they were supposed to be. The two cared for one another too much for their bonds to be forgotten to all except in the dead of night, when the whispers of candlelight is the only thing that breathes of a brighter future. One that is filled with equality. Filled with respect, and hope, and compassion, and love.

Sera was right, nobody really cared for Alistair before he was king, before he could fo something for them, but she did. They survived together and she soon came to care for him. Cole could see their journey together, the friends - no, family they found along the way. And it was beautiful.

It was all so much harder to see now, and he can’t make people forget anymore but as Cole looked down at the two he felt… something swell up in his chest. It was very subtle, barely there,  but he could feel something reforming between the heroes. And that made him feel good.

Now people remembered him - remembered what he did for them. And it felt nice. Just like Bela’s aura.

Cole watched the two heroes converse quietly, watched as the laughter danced in Bela’s eyes, watched as Alistair found his meaning again, the poorly veiled elation that he was actually talking to her again. Just like old times.

Yes, it definitely helps to remember. Remembering is good. Cole likes it when others remember. Perhaps he should try it, too?

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