a humble recipe for warden/nathaniel arranged marriage au, freely offered for their own use to all those members of the public who love needless drama, medieval political shenanigans, enemies to lovers, and silliness:
the awakening dlc is about to start as normal. anora and/or alistair would love their loyal talented hero to take control of the north, but ALAS, there’s worldbuilding consequences! it’s just not possible: a warden shouldn’t have a title in their own right. and it’s especially difficult for a dwarf/elf/mage/cousland noble with complicated family history in the amaranthine area/[insert other answer here]. it would be so helpful if the warden had a specific claim to the seat, yet one that somehow wasn’t theirs directly. like a claim by marriage, maybe! you could probably spin that to be politically acceptable. and in a stroke of incredible luck, the previous arl of amaranthine’s surviving son was just captured by the crown on his return from the free marches. it’s a perfect solution.
well. it might be a little more perfect if nathaniel wasn’t only agreeing to the plan because it’s the only way he might get a shot at assassinating you. but beggars can’t be choosers, right?
my favorite part of introducing my partners to Stardew valley is the way they scream "I thought stardew valley was a relaxing game" every time something plot and/or mine related happens
Eve: *sends Astarion to camp because she doesn't want disapproval for what she's about to do*
Also Eve: *runs across a really hard chest to lockpick*
Also Eve: Astaaaaarion come baaaaaack
ngl i do find it low-key hilarious the way the assistant director asks me how im doing when i come in bc like. they know i am the only thing holding the department together and if i left they'd be kind of fucked
You know what? There are so many reasons I love a demiromantic/demisexual Q. So many reasons why that characterization detail works for me and resonates with me personally.
But also? I am kinda just in it for Q falling in love for the first time when he's in his 30s.
I'm kinda in it for Q having a crush on someone/being horny for someone for the FIRST TIME at the ripe old age of 32, after a lifetime BLISSFULLY free of such nonsense.
He got through his ENTIRE education, including MULTIPLE graduate degrees without even a STIRRING of attraction to anybody. He progressed rapidly in his career because he was not DISTRACTED by such things!
And now? The indignity?? The mortifying ordeal of falling in love??? The humiliation of finding himself HORNY for a fellow human being???
I just like to think about Q contently shaping his life around his work and his cats, never feeling sexual or romantic attraction or WANTING to feel it, comfortably single and content to remain so.
And then Bond enters his life like a wrecking ball.
And six months into their friendship, Q is placidly sipping his cup of tea one morning, thinking about Bond.