[What Anduin receives one evening is a picture. Anders is most certainly recognizable even with his hair down and shirtless, but he's half curled around a sleeping man. The picture is obviously taken by the healer for the playful smile on his lips, but with the playfulness is an adoration and contentment he rarely wears in public.]
You should come home soon, love. I'm afraid our star couldn't quite make it.
[ It clearly wasn't meant for him, like so many messages bouncing around the city right now. But he can't say in this instance that he minds, even if it feels like looking in on something a little too personal. A little too intimate, for the not knowing.
He's never seen Anders look quite that way before. He looks softer, younger, and the love in his eyes is all too plain to see. Goes to show that even in this place, some real happiness can be found, if they allow it for themselves.
It's almost a shame to delete it. But it isn't something that belongs to him, and it seems wrong to keep it. No matter how adorable it might be. ]
[He's confused for a moment and has to check twice over- yes...he surely did send that to his friend and not his partner. There was heat to his face for it, but he could at least bury it in Alaric's hair while he typed.]
Mortified as I am in this moment: most assuredly.
Good evening Anduin, I apologize for the
[He sends it by accident before he's done for the angle, but leaves it. For the wat? For the picture of my lover and myself in our bed waiting for the other third of our relationship? There was no good way to say that, especially since he was all but certain he'd been looking at Hawke's contact picture while he typed his message before.
He sighs quietly to himself and decides to own the embarrassment instead.]
Well, I suppose there are worse pictures I could have sent in such a circumstance, at least this was of a very sweet man.
[ He'll find no judgement here. He's learned well from Gilia, the matter of hearts and sharing them. If Anders has found his happiness in two people? Then he's happy he has two people who care so very deeply for him. ]
You two look very happy. I'm a bit envious.
[ His own apartment suite will be empty for some time yet, before the others return. ]
A very understandable feeling when it comes to my Lord Alaric Morgan.
[A pause and he smiles to himself as he follows up-]
If you've ever cause, don't tell him I called him that.
Truthfully, I am hopelessly, unfathomably, and unfairly lucky. I've done nothing to deserve even one of them, much less both. They're both stubborn and amazing men who keep light and direction in my life.
[Sorry, Anduin, hopefully you don't mind a bit of hopeless romanticism.]
In all seriousness, I'm not certain why you would feel envious, surely there's some here who have caught your attention. You're attractive, kind, and earnest. That's a perfectly dangerous combination for winning hearts.
[ Mind? Never. He's a romantic to his core, and seeing such obvious love and devotion warms his heart. He's glad Anders has this for himself. He certainly deserves such, even if he doesn't believe it so. ]
I think it is the peace I am envious of.
[ His affairs remain somewhat...tumultuous. Though that is largely one party's fault in particular, if one were assigning blame. Which he is choosing not to. ]
[There's certainly sympathy for that. He...is at peace. More than he ever thought possible. More than he ever deserved or will deserve. This house, with the three of them, was a sanctuary against the things that took pieces of them all each day. It offered refuge and healing and, yes, peace. At least he hoped it did. It did for him and it was all he wanted for the men who kept light in the darkness that threatened to swallow him.]
I firmly and completely believe you can find that peace as well, Anduin. Perhaps in another, multiple others, or perhaps in something else entirely, you need only be willing to let yourself. If you can put everything down, even for only for one selfish minute, then you might find it's not so hard to fall into.
[It's hard to argue with that, he still had a hard time putting things down himself, even when there was nothing else he could or should be doing, there still lingered that feeling he ought to do more.]
The simple solution to that one: find yourself people too stubborn to take 'no I'm too busy' as an answer and too arrogant to think thy might be wrong to stop you in the first place.
They'll drive you mad, but they'll be worth it. Besides, sometimes I think we might be half way there anyway.
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You should come home soon, love. I'm afraid our star couldn't quite make it.
text; un: a.wrynn
He's never seen Anders look quite that way before. He looks softer, younger, and the love in his eyes is all too plain to see. Goes to show that even in this place, some real happiness can be found, if they allow it for themselves.
It's almost a shame to delete it. But it isn't something that belongs to him, and it seems wrong to keep it. No matter how adorable it might be. ]
I'm almost certain this was meant to go to Hawke.
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Mortified as I am in this moment: most assuredly.
Good evening Anduin, I apologize for the
[He sends it by accident before he's done for the angle, but leaves it. For the wat? For the picture of my lover and myself in our bed waiting for the other third of our relationship? There was no good way to say that, especially since he was all but certain he'd been looking at Hawke's contact picture while he typed his message before.
He sighs quietly to himself and decides to own the embarrassment instead.]
Well, I suppose there are worse pictures I could have sent in such a circumstance, at least this was of a very sweet man.
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You two look very happy. I'm a bit envious.
[ His own apartment suite will be empty for some time yet, before the others return. ]
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[A pause and he smiles to himself as he follows up-]
If you've ever cause, don't tell him I called him that.
Truthfully, I am hopelessly, unfathomably, and unfairly lucky. I've done nothing to deserve even one of them, much less both. They're both stubborn and amazing men who keep light and direction in my life.
[Sorry, Anduin, hopefully you don't mind a bit of hopeless romanticism.]
In all seriousness, I'm not certain why you would feel envious, surely there's some here who have caught your attention. You're attractive, kind, and earnest. That's a perfectly dangerous combination for winning hearts.
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I think it is the peace I am envious of.
[ His affairs remain somewhat...tumultuous. Though that is largely one party's fault in particular, if one were assigning blame. Which he is choosing not to. ]
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I firmly and completely believe you can find that peace as well, Anduin. Perhaps in another, multiple others, or perhaps in something else entirely, you need only be willing to let yourself. If you can put everything down, even for only for one selfish minute, then you might find it's not so hard to fall into.
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[ Anders is the same way, working himself to the bone because doing anything less isn't acceptable.
Still. If even he was able to, maybe there's hope yet. ]
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The simple solution to that one: find yourself people too stubborn to take 'no I'm too busy' as an answer and too arrogant to think thy might be wrong to stop you in the first place.
They'll drive you mad, but they'll be worth it. Besides, sometimes I think we might be half way there anyway.
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Like attracts like, I hear.
[ Present company included. ]
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For now, it was getting late and he would be a poor boss to keep his Head Healer up with silly idle conversation.]
Then I'm certain you'll find your peace.
I'll see you tomorrow, Anduin. Good night.
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