#oc: Hilda

[tethrras]

49 & 50 for the micro fics!!

49. nightfall & 50. accost

It's been hard to keep the peace at the Vigil for a while now.

Hilda's decision to burn down Amaranthine was a difficult one. Difficult for her to make and difficult for others to understand. Alistair has spent a month defending her until he's red in the face, telling the soldiers and the volunteers at Vigil's Keep that she would've made another choice if she could, that she never wanted this to happen, that Maker's breath, she's a Fereldan, she was born and raised on the coast, if there was anything she could've done to save Amaranthine, she was the first person that would've tried to save it. If the glares he gets in the mess hall are a good indication, then he's not convincing anyone, but it's worth it to know that it makes Hilda feel better. It's the least he can do.

Tonight, though, the men in the Keep are drunk and their lips are loose. While Hilda, Alistair, and Nathaniel eat their dinner in silence, the soldiers have a loud conversation on the other side of the mess hall, completely unaware - or uncaring - that Hilda can hear their every word.

"Did she even try?"

"I dunno. A couple people who were there said she looked - she looked like she didn't care at all. 'So be it', she said. Then they rode off towards the Vigil."

"Maker's breath..."

"Why're we still here?"

"'Cuz we need the wardens to save us from the Darkspawn."

"The wardens couldn't even save Amaranthine!"

Hilda stares down at her plate, unblinking. Alistair's fist clenches around his fork. Nathaniel, sensing the tension, places a hand on Alistair's shoulder to soothe him. He's spent the last month defending Hilda's decision, too, but Alistair can tell he's growing tired of it.

"It's not worth it," Nathaniel mutters.

"We stopped the Blight not even a year ago," Alistair seethes. "How have they already forgotten?"

"Because they're choosing to forget." Nathaniel moves his hand to Alistair's wrist. "Just let it go."

And he tries. He really, really tries. He asks Hilda about her day, makes jokes about how Havard is doing in Denerim, and tells Nathaniel about the odd-looking cloud he saw that morning that was shaped like a duck, but if a duck was wearing a hat. But the soldiers on the other side of the room keep talking, their conversation growing louder and louder, and eventually, Alistair's had enough.

"Alistair -"

Nathaniel reaches for him too late. Without warning Alistair is across the room, grabbing one man - the loudest man - by the collar and throwing him up against the wall behind him.

"The woman you're talking about is the Hero of Ferelden," Alistair snarls. "The only reason you're still alive to complain is because she saved you - saved all of you - from the Blight."

"But she -"

Alistair raises his fork in the air as menacingly as he can. "If you say one more word about her -"

"Alistair -!"

The man he's holding pushes lamely at his arm. "Let me go!"

"Fine." Alistair drops his collar and steps back. "If you want to make up for what happened to Amaranthine, why don't you all go there to help the soldiers rebuild instead of sitting here, eating all of our food and complaining like a bunch of... like..." He sighs in frustration. "Just go, alright?!"

"Alright, alright!"

The man and his friends leave the mess hall, throwing glances over their shoulder and whispering amongst themselves. Alistair waits until the door swings shut behind them to turn around and give Hilda sheepish, apologetic look.

"We didn't need them anyway," he insists, stepping forward to take her in his arms and hug her close. "Things will be better without men like them around."

He's right - while rebuilding the Keep takes longer than it was supposed to, sending the dissidents and protesters to Amaranthine means the operations at the Vigil run a lot more smoother. And Hilda starts smiling a lot more than she has the past few months, which is all Alistair cares about. He'd burn down another city for that smile. Thank the Maker he doesn't have to.

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prompts

[angsty-doodler]

What started as perspective practice ended up being me doodling a scene from my vampire/werewold AU for Soren and my self insert Hilda <3 may redraw digitally later!

[astralcamellia]

Art Highlights of 2022

the non-fandom-specific edition

[billfrancois]

They're neighbors! (neighboring regions)

[gtzel]

Art I did of The Midnight Giant from Hilda.

[blaithnne]

Johanna would kill them, but she sees them up to nonsense like this at least once per day and is no longer phased.

[rainfinch]

Drawing for the Hilda Inktober last month!

[abvidcanon]

Abbi and their familiar ✨

[recurringwriter]

btw oc/canon fucks severely shout out to everyone who writes oc/canon

[yotsuba2000]

[tethrras]

💯 + 😓 + 🤍 for hilda hehe

💯 HUNDRED POINTS SYMBOL — share three random facts about your oc that others may not know.

she once punched a visiting noble boy during the face <3 the family left immediately and the father quickly wrote bryce a strongly worded letter asking for an apology, but hilda had already explained why she did what she did (the boy had been trying to cop a feel) and bryce was like if WE don't get an apology you and your family are not allowed back in highever. and then they got that apology baby. hilda knows when to pull a karen

her first dog was not her mabari havard but was an old retired war hound named cinnamon. he had 3 legs and her parents gave him to her to occupy her time and calm her down a little when she was in a bit of a troublesome era before she learned a balance between Kindness and Being A Rat For Fun and was mostly being a rat. that was how she learned a cool balance of playfulness and care!!! we love you cinnamon <3 alistair's horse that he takes w him on the thaw hunt is also named cinnamon >:)

hilda is very very very into romance novels and has every single one that ever passed through a highever market. a lot of the romantic wisdom she passes onto alistair when they first get together is regurgitated from these books. she def was a virgin when they first slept together but she seemed a lot more confident than he was so he thought she wasn't. it takes her many years to confess to the fact she also didn't really know what she was doing hehe

😓 DOWNCAST FACE WITH SWEAT — is your oc open-minded or stubborn? are they inquisitive or do they prefer to keep to their bubble of knowledge?

this is a good question. i think hilda is pretty stubborn when it comes to other people's opinions and even if someone proves her wrong or convinces her away from her thoughts she will be like Nah i'm not convinced fuck off. LKJSDFLJSDL she doesn't like people thinking she's not smart because she knows she is very smart so she has a huge complex about it. if she gets into super serious arguments with people she WILL start crying bc she gets super embarrassed and scared and often just dips. she is also super super bad at apologizing because she will ALSO cry. when she gets passed being stubborn she doesn't have a lot of grace with herself and she's just like FUUUCK I'M AN IDIOT. she is also very inquisitive though because she likes to have her thoughts and opinions backed up by Facts and Logic and in general just likes understanding the world. she is smart!!! she likes lore!!!

🤍 WHITE HEART — what are three of your oc's neutral/questionable traits?

too friendly. like in a way that is sometimes charming and refreshing and in a way that is sometimes like Woah ok babe we're still both nobles and have to have SOME sense of decorum. she also loves pranks :(( usually very fun pranks like switching out salt with sugar or whatever. she just really loves pranks. she is also the type to. that meme where it's like "when you spell the grinch as the grink ONCE and then your friend always asks when the grink is gonna be there". she's definitely the type to get hung up on small things and tease ppl relentlessly about it </3 she loves teasing people and making fun of them it's her love language!!! she loves fun!!! evil ass...

oc emoji asks

[angsty-doodler]

My Dragon Prince OC, Hilda 💜💜

[thirdtidemouse]

DYLAN POST!!!!!!

@phopollo 's amazing beautiful hilda oc art post the other day totally inspired me to do some more dylans. yes she is a waitress now yes she also cooks at home yes she is constantly on her feet. she is like a herding dog she has endless energy its crazy.

i haven't explored much of her werewolf stuff/backstory yet. i'm trying to figure out the best way to come at it. all you need to know is it's an inconvenience for her rn

i have more art & commissions im cooking up ^_^ been so busy with portfolios sorry for lack of activity!! i have sent one off to my top choice uni now though so #pray for me!! if all goes well i'll be starting an illustration animation BA degree in september :,-)

[sinksanksockie]

| Hilda | - Johanna x OC

I am not above posting all my self-insert ocs here. I am cringe but I am free.

[beidak-art]

Hilda 🤲

[airborneice]

@sketchbookweek Day 3 - Sun & Moon / Family

you know I had to bring up my sketchbook kid Mattie for this one. in my mind this is like…impromptu midnight storytime bc someone woke up the entire household and now she’s almost settled no one wants to get up or go back to bed

(Kaisa has become a little more comfortable with openly doing magic by this point, partly because of reconnecting with Tildy in season 2 and partly because no matter how shoddy her spells come out, they never fail to entertain her kids, especially her youngest. Kaisa does the best stories in this house. no child can resist magic floating pictures)