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warden robyn cousland ([personal profile] heroica) wrote2010-01-29 11:11 am
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[personal profile] endtheblight 2020-03-16 06:42 am (UTC)(link)
[Alistair feels like he can't look Robyn in the eye after that comment, but considering the rapor they've built between one another, it's easy for him to not be embarrassed. There's no one in the world left alive that knows him better, he thinks.

He's still idly scratching at the Mabari as she speaks. About a million and ten sharp-tongued responses spark in his head, but they all feel inappropriate. He bites idly at his lower lip for a moment, trying with all of his might to for once in his life think before he speaks.]


Don't want to guess. Not with her-- [He waves it off.]

Look, I know as a man I'm expected to lunge at the chance for such a thing but, well, the opportunity never really presented itself and, well, I'd much rather enjoy the first and very likely last time I'm involved in the act.
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[personal profile] endtheblight 2020-03-25 04:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[Alistair laughed, but his cheeks were still very flushed pink. What he'd like? He very much didn't know. He rarely got to do things he liked, was used to people making decisions for him. Even though Robyn very much encouraged him to be more decisive, he often felt more comfortable following her lead. The thought that he may have had to lead a nation if things had went differently made him sick.]

I'd like it to be with someone I trust. Someone I care for. I don't know. It's a moot point now, I suppose.

[He felt childish talking about it, which was ironic because a well adjusted adult should have no issue discussing sex. It's just another thing about being human... well, being anything. Life. But there was still a childlike embarrassment factor to it, and a lot of it, he assumed, was because he was talking to a beautiful woman... who he trusted, and cared for. Oh, maker.]
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[personal profile] endtheblight 2020-03-30 07:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[The pink on his cheeks somehow managed to travel back to his ears, burning hot as Robyn takes his hand. He squeezes it back, shaking his head ever so slightly as if in disbelief. Did he really have to have feelings like this, the night before what may be the most important battle of his life? The one that might end it? And worse, may end Robyn's, leaving Alistair alone... making the loss of a loved one during battle an unfortunate trend in his life. ]

I know-- I... care about you too. And I am thankful. You won't get rid of me so easily... although I suppose you could soak me in lye with the rest of your linens. 
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[personal profile] endtheblight 2020-04-06 07:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[Alistair blinks in surprise, chuckling softly.]

Well that's a first. [As she stands to leave, Alistair pats the Mabari on the back, giving him a caring look.] Right. We'll be right here, swapping war stories... or whatever manly thing is expected of us the night before a battle.

[Of course, Robyn will return to him still talking to the dog, but mostly telling him he's a very good boy and very clever. As she comes closer, he sits up, grinning at her bounty.]

Ah! Well. I suppose I should be the voice of reason, here, but when have I ever been known to do that? Hand one over. 
[He reaches for the ale, and once it's close enough for him to smell he regrets his choice immediately.]
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[personal profile] endtheblight 2020-04-10 03:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course I have! [Hesitating for a moment, he takes a taste of the ale in front of him, and nearly gags, wincing as he tries to hold it down. It really is awful.]

Yes, of course. Ah-- you know... I've only had Dwarven ale once, and I was certain it was given to me as a joke. Are we sure this isn't an Oghren prank?

[Coughing, he clears his throat and attempts another sip, swallowing it down quickly so that he won't have to taste it, but it burns all the same.]

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[personal profile] endtheblight 2020-04-13 11:54 pm (UTC)(link)

[He replies with a brief coughing laugh, holding the mug to her.] Oh, try it, please. I don't want to be the only one with an acid-burned hole in my stomach while I'm trying to sleep tonight.

[A real laugh this time. Two gulps of it and it's already got him feeling a bit lightheaded. How Oghren's kind drinks this stuff by the gallon is beyond him. Stomachs of steel, he assumes.]

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[personal profile] endtheblight 2020-04-18 06:49 pm (UTC)(link)

[Alistair is chuckling before she even takes a drink- he knows it's coming. Had Robyn drank it without gagging, he might have been too shocked to respond. As she rejects it, he grins and takes a taste of the wine. It's quite good, comparatively.]

You're stuck with it now! [He exclaims, joking of course.] You can't expect me to take that back after tasting this?

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[personal profile] endtheblight 2020-05-02 05:21 pm (UTC)(link)

[Either Robyn has selected the most subtle nod to his own lineage or she missed the opportunity for the perfect joke. Alistair would have been furious if he was clever enough to catch it. Instead, he's laughing still, holding the wine out of her reach, but not after taking a mockingly large gulp of it.]

Oh, but I am scared. If anyone can pin me down, I'm certain it's you.

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[personal profile] endtheblight 2020-05-11 07:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[Alistair is thankful his arms are longer than hers, holding it just out of reach. Her laughter is contagious and he only laughs harder as she attempts to climb over him, but it is not lost on him that they are so very close now, and it's been so very long since he's been drunk... so it really hasn't taken much for the alcohol to start working. He feels... good. Ironic, considering the state of things, but it was a good choice to spend what may be their last evening alive trying to enjoy themselves and in good company.]

Make me.
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[personal profile] endtheblight 2020-05-11 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)

[If anyone said they weren't ticklish, they were liars, and Alistair is an exceptional liar when he attempts to bat her off of him. His face is beet-red and though he yells 'Not Ticklish!' his entire body betrays him, twisting and turning while the wind is knocked out of him from trying not to laugh. It's enough of a give to bring the wine skin just within her reach should she be nimble enough to grab it before he's slid down the wall and onto his back on the cold ground with a gasp, pulling her down with him and nearly knocking over the ale that had been set beside them.]

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[personal profile] endtheblight 2020-05-21 08:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[Alistair is still trying to catch his breath, the red on his cheeks very apparent as he stares back at her, lips cracking into a smile.]

Oh, what a shame that'd have been.

[His eyes follow her hair over her shoulders and onto his chest, and he can feel a pounding in his chest from how close they are now. His arm had been stretched above him but now moves back down, pushing her hair out of her face carefully, his eyes catching hers and seemingly making him blush even darker.]
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[personal profile] endtheblight 2020-12-31 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
[Alistair himself is dumbstruck. It's not often that he's speechless (and normally he'd have plenty of one-liners to say), but considering the circumstances, he finds himself lost in the way she looks at him. He starts to reply, but it's merely a noise before he notices her learning in and sucks in a sharp inhale of breath to gather his nerve.

His head tilts up, meeting her lips halfway with his own, his eyes fluttering shut. At first he's tense, his nervousness showing through, but after just a moment he relaxes into it, his lips going soft while the hand that swept her hair back cradles her cheek.]
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[personal profile] endtheblight 2021-01-03 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[Meanwhile Alistair's own pulse feels so loud in his own ears the thinks he might have really been poisoned by Oghren's ale. He doesn't back down once their lips have met, slotting himself against her gently so that they don't bump heads. Alistair may have never been with a woman so intimately, but he at least knows where his limbs go while otherwise letting himself get lost in the kiss.

He gasps softly as she pulls back, worried he's overstepped his boundaries. His own cheeks are flush, only aided by how much he's had to drink, and he bites at his own lower lip for a moment before wincing, as if bracing himself for a slap. What he wasn't prepared for was the need in her voice, which he doesn't quite understand as such under the present conditions.]


I'm sorry-- I- [He clears his throat, looking at her hopefully.] Was that... okay?

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