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WIP Wednesday

thanks for the tags @rookinthecrownest @nonagesimus @rookamell @flowersforthemachines @beachhotdog !!

have some Nazri feeling like a love sick teen. im still kinda working out the early days of their relationship, but have solidly decided that naz starts sleeping in the pantry occasionally after the blood of arlathan because the god-brain fight has them distrusting their grip on reality.

Their voice is hoarse. They can tell without even speaking, the way their throat feels like it's lined with dust, thick with yesterday's emotion. They maybe over did it.  Then again, can you over do it when there's Venatori up your ass and two ancient asshole's are having a very loud millenia old grudge match in your head?  They barely remember making it back through the Eluvian. They definitely don't remember falling asleep in the pantry. Waking up there was disorienting... but nice.  Despite their instrusion (was it an intrusion...?) Lucanis had left a cup of coffee on the table beside his cot for them. The good beans and everything. The ones they know he keeps stashed in here away from Neve and her "affronts to The Maker and every coffee roaster in Thedas". They'd never refuted this complaint, but surely he has to know Tevinter style coffee is in fact boiled. It's good he's got some flaws.  They stretch, still lying on his cot, still wrapped in his blanket, their face curving into his pillow. It smells like him. It's... it's comforting. Despite the remnants of yesterday's splitting headache, they're the most relaxed they've felt since this whole mess kicked off. Maybe before that.  They smile.  Whatever's going on with them and Lucanis is new, spending the night in his bed is certainly an escalation. Its nice, they like him a lot, they like the way they feel when it's just the two of them. Thinking about it always summons this electricity in their chest, it makes them feel like a love struck teen sometimes.  They breathe in, relishing in the moment, the reality of their budding relationship washing over them. They've only kissed once, a week ago after dessert. It tasted like chocolate and coffee. The same blend he's left for them this morning. They laugh to themself, curling into his blanket with a content sigh.  The pantry door opens and his soft smile surges through them, a wave of that tender excitation washing over them. It's gentle, he's gentle. They don't miss the flush on his cheeks, even if they're at risk of getting lost in the warmth in his eyes.  "Rook?"

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Nazri/Lucanis - home is where the heart is as reflected by olive oil related bickering

NSFW: 3.2k, Non-binary shadow dragon Roox x Lucanis, Top Rook, Pegging, Riding that strap!! eating ass, fluff, angst, this baby's got it all. Nazri is Non-binary, in the smut portion they're referred to as having a clit, a cunt, and a hole.

This is, I think, the longest thing I've written in a minute. Also, I do not like having to title things for ao3? it's hard! (first ao3 post also!)

Bellara knew exactly what she was doing asking which of the two bottles of oil would pair best with their meal. She played them.

Though, considering how quickly the others cleared out of the dining hall as soon as olive flies and altitude came into it, she had played them to their benefit. He hadn't really had a proper moment alone with Nazri since Elgar'nan's defeat.

Here they were at last, all his. If he were to talk about his worries as the team goes their separate ways this would be the time.

The second the panty door closes behind them, Nazri's lips are on him.

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Ship Sleep Dynamics

Lucazri edition

ty for the tags @rookinthecrownest and @rookamell !! i will take a guess at who hasn't done this yet and tag: @hightowerqueen @haedia @nonagesimus

Fig 1. A 2 minute sketch of mage and mage-killer in their natural habitat

How often do they sleep together?

As often as they can, towards the end of their time in the Lighthouse that's every night. Post game it gets Complicated with Nazri having a bit of an identity crisis crash out in Minrathous while he's back in Treviso.

Where do they sleep?

The pantry for a bit 💀. Eventually Lucanis's room in the Villa and wherever Nazri is crashing in Minrathous interchangeably (including Neve's couch once and never again).

How do they prepare to sleep?

When they're together, it's definitely fucking and hoping it makes them both tired enough to actually knock out.

On their own, Nazri never quite kicks the self-destructive habit of working until the exhaustion wins. Lucanis is doing the same, but unlike Nazri, he's aware he's doing it.

What do they wear to sleep?

I think the risk of Spite sleeping walking with his junk out has Lucanis into wearing pants to bed these days. Nazri's down to their boxers.

Do they cuddle?

Yeah. Lucanis is very hesitant about making the first move until they've been sleeping together for a bit, but Nazri is immediately velcroing themself to him in their sleep right out the gate.

What are their preferred sleep positions?

Nazri is a clingy gremlin and Lucanis is their favourite little spoon. It's a tangle of limbs and Naz is trying to burry their face in him as much as possible. The ice mage of it all does mean they're a bit like sleeping with a block of ice though. Thus a strategically placed blanket is imperative in this whole arrangement.

How easy do they fall asleep?

They're both terrible at this unless they're completely knock out tired.

Do they toss and turn a lot?

Lucanis does, mostly because Spite wants a turn cuddling most nights, so there's a rotation of limb rearranging happening. Nazri always finds their way back to being glued to him.

Do they snore?

Nazri 100% does. Lucanis mostly doesn't mind.

Who hogs the blanket?

Lucanis Dellamorte, Assassin and Blanket Thief. If anything, it's necessary in the winter when his partner is just as cold as standing out in the snow. In the summer though it's a nice relief to be with someone who runs cold.

What do they dream about?

Oh you know. Just all of their worst moments. And showing up to jobs in the buff. Occasionally Spite wants to hang.

How easily do they wake up?

Pretty easily! A lifetime spent on high alert has done this to both of them.

How awake they are afterwards?

Nazri gets it together pretty quick. A childhood in a bakery meant early mornings so they're just kinda wired to get up and running. Lucanis is a little bitchy before his first coffee.

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i got some real good shots on photomode yesterday, but this one specifically DOES look like Nazri has gotten Lucanis to begrudgingly take a selfie and it keeps making me laugh

you would never know he's happy to be here

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Rook & Crow

OTP Tag Game Lucazri (Lucanis x Nazri)

Dynamic: Slow burn, Arguing as flirting, A soft place to land

Fate: Endgame (it takes a lot of work)

Songs:

Torna a Casa - Måneskin

My Favourite Chords - The Weakerthans

Verses - Ólafur Arnalds & Alice Sara Ott

Wake Up - Coheed and Cambria

Thanks for the tag! @hightowerqueen @thesecollidinghearts

Tagging in (with zero pressure): @teyrnacousland @rookamell @ofcrowsanddragons

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Enmeshment be like

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OC Tag game

Ty for the chance to babble about Nazri 🥺 @rookamell @flowersforthemachines @rookinthecrownest @teyrnacousland

Tagging: @ofcrowsanddragons @covertleathers @pavuslavellan

General

Name: Nazri Mercar (Jackdaw before they were adopted)

Alias: Rook, Naz, Jackdaw, A few Shadow Dragon code names over the years including a three month stint as 'Comrade Loaves' (not by choice)

Gender: Non-binary, sometimes thinks genders a little silly but appreciates that it brings some people joy

Age: 34-35, they have a birthday at some point over the events of the game

Place of Birth: Lowtown Ventus (coolest place in Tevinter if you ask them)

Spoken Languages: Trade, Orlesian, a bit of Tevene, slowly picking up bits of Antivan

Sexual Orientation: Ehhh [wavey hand gesture]. (bi but demi, so the ehhh is a surprise when it happens?)

Occupation: Shadow Dragon, wanted criminal, Line Cook, Baker, Prep Cook, Dishwasher, Server, that one weird summer they helped out a carpenter.... It turns out Shadow Dragoning doesn't pay so well, especially not in their early days. Naz has worked in kitchens all over Tevinter at this point. They're also from a family of bakers originally and used to help out until things went south and they ended up with the Mercars.

Favourites

Colour: Red and turquoise, the shadows really nailed their colour pallet.

Entertainment: WICKED GRACE. They're a bit of a card shark and prone to cleaning people out.

Pastime: Baking, reading, fighting, piano, Causing Problems On Purpose

Food: Za'atar Manakeesh, Lamb Mantu, Fresh bread

Drink: COFFEE. Shitty Ale.

Books: Romance and Horror. They have a lot to discuss with Bellara.

Have They…

Passed University: Yes! They even reached the rank of enchanter in the Vyrantium circle.

Had Sex: Yeah!

Had Sex in Public: ...In a Chantry Even. 💀

Gotten Tattoos: They've got a huuuge snake snaking up their arm that's nicely and "Venhedis" poked into their thigh by a fellow shadow during a particularly long and dull stakeout. It's starting to fade but the memory is fond.

Gotten Piercings: Yeah, but they have a few flat studs in their ears

Gotten Scars: MANY. They lost their birth family in a Gaatlok blast and have burn scars all over their right side. Plus lots of knicks and scapes and cuts over the years in the shadows. One particularly bad stab scar on their left hip.

Had a Broken Heart: Big Tiiiiime. After Ashur they were pretty sure they'd already found their 'big romantic love' and it was all a wash from there. That was thankfully mostly the drama of youth. But it turns out your heart can keep breaking years later, him getting blighted really opened up an old wound.

Been in Love: Presently Lucanis! He really took them by surprise. They'd heard of his work and knew they'd share an interest in killing Venatori...and then he was warm and funny and caring and very quickly became a person they felt like they could rely on. He's their best friend that they get to kiss sometimes. It's sentimental as hell but he's their home.

Before Lucanis, they'd had a long relationship with Ashur- they broke it off around 5 years before the start of the Veilguard. The tension of their different places in the world, where they each thought the Shadows should put their focus, and having to keep things very quiet because of his position in the world all led to it breaking. But for a very long time they were really happy together. The heartbreak stung. It still does, they never quite found their footing as friends. (Nazri is terrified of losing Lucanis like this, still loving him but not being able to stand being in a room with him. They don't want to repeat the mistakes they made with Ashur.)

Are They…

A cuddler: Like living velcro.

Scared easily: Jumpy, but not like actually scared.

Jealous easily: Nah. Crippling Fomo problem though.

Trustworthy: Yes! They're pretty golden retriever coded.

Family

Siblings: None! A whole wack of cousins though. And lots of aunties, uncles, and cousins who aren't actually related. Mercar family gatherings are more like a Block party.

Parents: Charon Mercar found them in the Ventus streets trying to run a grift when they were a kid. As a gay man who didn't particularly want to get straight married for legacy or whatever, he thought this scrappy kid might do the job. They love each other even if they haven't seen each other much since Nazri joined up with the Shadows. They're looking forward to seeing him once the gods are dealt with.

Children: Undecided! They would in the right situation but that hasn't been their life so far.

Pets: Lucanis's snake!! They also have been adopted by a few of the strays of Minrathous— Most notable among them Archon Radpawnis.

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Favorites

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Have They…

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Had Sex:

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Gotten Tattoos:

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What really matters? Perhaps it's closer than I thought.

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first time nazri and lucanis fell asleep together

Oooh I haven't really thought about this before.

It's for sure an accident hah. Early into their relationship, probably on the couch in the kitchen. They're doing nothing together, reading maybe. Lucanis lets himself relax into them for the first time, head finding a place on their shoulder. Nazri's face twists into the crown of his head and when he feels their breathes steady he knows they've drifted off. He doesn't want to disturb them. He's still a little nervous about sleeping himself, but Nazri still has an arm around him and they're warm and... after fighting it for a bit he lets himself drift off too.

They both wake up with sore necks a few hours later. That's life after 30.

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if you still wanna do first time asks, first time nazri and lucanis felt "at home"

because i love a mercar who picks treviso over minrathous

Ohhhhhhhhh this is a great Mercar who picked Treviso topic! It's so fraught. Especially both of them finding alignment in this.

They fight about this. About where they'll be when it's all said and done.

He's hurt when they insist they need to stay in Minrathous after the battle. He's home in Treviso and they're all the way across the sea. He knows, because they told him, that every moment they spend in Minrathous is like driving a jagged shard of glass deeper into their heart. But they feel responsible. Like they need to make amends. They'll never feel at home there again.

Villa Dellamorte doesn't feel right either. First of all, it is so much more his grandmother's house than it will ever be his. In this house, he's 14 again, the weight of all her expectations on his shoulders. The ghosts of every other Dellamorte chilling the air. This house was never really his home. Not since he was a boy. Even when he finds Rook asleep in his bed beside him, one of the rare nights of reprieve from Minrathous, it doesn't feel right. Someone so warm and vibrant doesn't belong in this monument to grief.

None of this is as simple as it was in the lighthouse.

They spend a month in Ventus. Nazri loves it, the bright sun and sea air- it's all them. It makes him happy, seeing them feel so in place. Nowhere else has really fit so far. But here he doesn't fit. They notice the way he misses the canals, the rooftops, the language. He loves his home. He loves them. If he cannot have both, having to choose one might crush him. Even the coffee isn't quite right. Nazri loves Ventus, but with the dozens of aunties and uncles and cousins the two of them will never have a moments peace.

It's nice to visit.

When at last Tarquin forces them to move on, adamant that Minrathous had been, and will continue to be just fine without them, that Ashur will be fine with out them, they give up their self inflicted days in one city and nights in another.

They like Treviso. In many ways it's a lot like Ventus. Similar climates, the water, the markets. The cities proximity has always meant there are good Ventine Imports available- a taste of home without the gammut of relatives. They love Ventus. Ventus is exhausting. The Ventus they love is when they're 16 and determined to change the world.

They're 37 now. They've changed the world. It turns out the bigger struggle is living in it.

They're scraps of the tapestry that used to be themself. The foundation of the home they've built within themself starting to give way. They don't know where they belong anymore.

His own foundation has never been so sturdy. Sinking into the waterlogged soils of his city for so long.

When they're together, it feels like the task of staying upright might not be so insurmountable after all.

It's the way their arms feel around him and the scent of his hair pressed into their nose that finally, after everything, lets them both feel at home.

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I know this is late but if you're still doing them, first time Nazri made Lucanis laugh?

Ohhhhh the first one gets them HOOKED. Nazri will go out of their way to make him laugh to an embarrassing extent.

It happens at their first light house dinner and maybe surprises Lucanis more than anyone. Things are tense, an abomination at the supper table ...who just cooked. Said Abomination was in an underwater prison for a year and just lost his grandmother. He is pretending he's coping. This is fine. EVERYTHING'S FINE IN THE LIGHTHOUSE.

Harding certainly has no issue with this. And Bellara is absolutely not peppering him with questions. Neve? Extremely relaxed and in no way cataloguing everything he says amd does. (Okay Nazri suspects that last one might remind him of home at least... Home where his grandmother was just assassinated by Venatori. Great.)

So Nazri is SWEATING. They feel a need to keep the peace here. They would like Lucanis not to feel like shit the entire time he's on this job if they can help it.

Dinner is a disaster.

The Foods Good Though.

Nazri takes dish duty, lingering in the kitchen later than the others. As they're just about finished Lucanis emerges from the pantry, catching them whispering encouragements to the boule of dough someone had left out to proof.

This would explain the collection of jars with "No Touch!!! >( -N" scrawled on them he'd found. Assuming they were N.

When they catch sight of him a pained smile twists their lips before "I'm so sorry" and a fit of laughter "Dinner was a disaster. Not you. The team. Ostie, I think we owe you a do-over."

"Ah."

Panicking a little, Nazri continues "I mean if you'll let us. You don't have to. Harding comes around I promise. I'm not as sure about Neve, but Neve hasn't tried to feed me a ham and jam slam yet so. The bread deserves better. Annnnd I'm Rambling." They laugh again, throwing him a more charming smile this time.

And it is. Charming. It's probably the most earnest interaction he's had all day. His own small huff of laughter surprises him and the slight smile is short lived, but he suspects Rook doesn't miss it.

Nazri doesn't. They're struck by how much his whole face seemed to soften just for a moment. So the Demon of Vyrantium Can Laugh. A repeat would probably be good for him.

"You do not need to worry about me. It was better company than I have had in over a year."

"Still..."

Quickly changing the topic he points at the boule, looking at them "N?"

"Oh. Yeah, Nazri. Except when I'm Rook." They laugh again, they seem to do that a lot.

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Lucanis and Nazri constantly bicker about the superiority of Ventine vs Trevisan olive oil.

You know he loves them because even though he's Adamant that they are Objectively Wrong, he still goes out of his way to get good fresh Ventine Olive Oil imported for them once they've settled down in Treviso together.

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im working on a for real lucazri mood board but i have found some excellent shit posts along the way

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For the first time asks: the first time Rookanis did any kind of PDA? 👀

OooooooOh HMMM this is an interesting one!!

I think there's those little fleeting touches and comforting hands even before they're official, a little bit of hand holding maybe one they're together. But THAT BARELY COUNTS. So.

I think it's pretty soon after Elgar'nan, in Minrathous when everyone is kind of regrouping in the safe house Rook gets a little clingy. He's too tired to feel self concious about it.

Rook pulls him into a hug without a care about anything else and just stays there for a good long time, relaxing into him. The rest of that day too, they're resting their head against him or leaning on him whenever the opportunity presents itself.

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If it’s different from in game, the first time Nazri and Lucanis exchange “I love you’s”?

I think for Lucanis it's the same place, but I enjoy how much he's stopped them from saying it hah. I think there's something in him being the one to say it first and risk 'putting his business to bed'.

There's a moment, when everything's done and Lucanis finds himself wrapped up in their arms on a creaky cot in a Minrathous storage room ready to pass out, that they make an attempt again.

"Lucanis?" he can feel their breath warm against his hair.

He makes a sleepy noise in response, the thought of drifting off like this really did carry him through the fight.

"Can I say it now, or are you going to stop me again?" Their tone is mostly teasing, but with an edge of vulnerability.

"Nazri, I know how yo-"

"I need you to hear it from me. In my voice. No room for ambiguity."

The teasing is gone now, their breath a little shaky.

"Tell me."

It's quiet, reverant, pressed fondly against his temple "I love you."

"I love you too."

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Nazri Mercar my beloved Rook I'm so sorry that so much of your real lore comes from me going "Yeah that would be funny" and then twisting the knife until it's kind of serious or sad.