SurelyForth

Author: SurelyForth Title: Life & How to Live It Game: Dragon Age 2 Character pairing: F!Hawke/Anders Disclaimer: Rated M for language, violence and sexual content. It's past sunset when Wil drags herself into view of her front door. The day had been, like the one before it, overcast, and the low cloud cover has trapped the day's sultry heat close to the ground. Aside from a few stragglers from the market, the way home is clear enough that she doesn't feel too odd dismantling her cuirass as she walks. The sooner she can dump the bloody thing and fall into a cool bath the happier she'll be. But she tries not to think about it too much. Wan

Many people in the city owe you their lives, and I am one of them. When my friends and I were cornered by templars, you helped us escape. Over the years, most Starkhaven apostates have been captured. But thanks to the help of of many people, I have remained free. You've done so much for the apostates- if you are moved to do more, contact Mistress Selby near the Docks. She knows of many ways you could save more lives. Forever in your debt, Terrie of Starkhaven The note is on a square of parchment, torn from the corner of a larger piece, the script hurried. Indigo smudges nearly obscure the last two lines, and it takes Wil several minutes to wo

Previously, on Life and How to Live It: Wilhelmina Hawke decided to deal with qunari poison the way she deals with most everything in her life, with an amazing lack of subtlety and a fair amount of violence. We run through winding stone hallways, our bare feet beatin g against stone floors. Our way is lit first with torches and then with a hand held aloft, brilliant light spilling from fingertips. We stop so that I can feel them, warm to the touch as we have found a place for ourselves, limitless and safe, and light no longer needed. His hands grow warmer when they are dragged along my throat and gently down, a touch that goes deeper than mus