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Published: 2016-12-29 01:11:01 +0000 UTC; Views: 6437; Favourites: 129; Downloads: 0
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Description "That was a risky move, my dear Warden."
"It worked, though."
"So it seems. And if it hadn't?"
"Then this wouldn't hurt so much."
"Like many other things, I imagine."
"What are you trying to say, Zevran?"
"Nothing at all, my friend. Only perhaps that I understand you more than I expected."
"If that's true, then I'm sorry."

was asked who my Cousland was closest to outside of her romantic relationship with Leliana. surprise! my gentle, soft-spoken lesbian's best friend is the flirtatious and pragmatic assassin, her fellow "attempt suicide by battle" buddy!

they start with a very 'what's broken in me recognizes what's broken in you' kind of friendship, although as they each learn how to open up both to each other and to their new friends, it becomes something less based on trauma and more on mutual understanding. he makes her laugh, and she treats him with care, which both go a long way toward breaking each other out of the dead shell they've surrounded themselves with.

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Comments: 4

ardnasthepale [2017-04-15 18:40:34 +0000 UTC]

This is similar to my dalish elf and Zevran, in my head canon.  Her grief over Tamlen stays with her for a long time, but he helps break her out of it by understanding her brokenness, and she grows to love the bond they make, and then eventually him.  Alistair was too eager, and couldn't understand why she didn't care about dying, but Zevran did, and that is what made her want to live.  <3

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MisterFoxxy [2017-01-01 00:25:00 +0000 UTC]

Great job with portraying the emotion here, you really get the feel of sorrow that Cousland and Zevran carry with them. Really brings out the empathy in the person viewing this piece. And with your Cousland being such close friends with Zevran because of somewhat similar (Howe and the Crows causing them to lose people the loved/cared for so much) pasts, brings tears to my eyes.

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Draweroffantasy [2016-12-29 07:58:42 +0000 UTC]

Well then, I love this relationship.

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wiltipoll [2016-12-29 01:16:19 +0000 UTC]

honestly think Zev is the love of my life 

really like how you've taken your warden's relationship with him- I romanced him with my Tabris, always kinda thought of them as two elves who rejected where they came from and found their homes with each other instead, in a way <3 

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