This dialogue cut from the game stayed in my brain and I wanted to write a little something about Cullen talking in his sleep:
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A voice cuts through the darkness, startling the Inquisitor awake.
Cullen: What?
*Inquisitor twists on her side to find Cullen with one arm draped over his face.*
Cullen: Who cares if there are more gardenias than tulips?
Cullen: He shouldn't have antagonized the nuggalope in the first place.
*Smiling, she draws her fingers softly over his hair, trying to not wake him*
Cullen: Damn it, dwarf!
Inquisitor *whispering*: He must mean Varric.
Cullen: How many bees? Is that all? Put on a helmet and get in there!
*Inquisitor chuckles remembering far too well that Satinalia*
Cullen: Of course he's a mage. He carries a staff everywhere. I'm not an idiot.
Cullen *growls*: Do not test me, mage.
*Inquisitor sits up holding her breath*
Cullen: No. Please. Not again.
Cullen *grows more agitated*: I can't... You swore to come back. You promised me...
Inquisitor: Cullen... *She rises on her stump, trying to pry away the sweat-soaked curls from his forehead*
Cullen: Stay. Don't go. Don't leave. Return. Swear you will.
Inquisitor *brushing her lips over his forehead*: I won't go. I never will again. I'm here with you. *She locks her remaining fingers in his* Always.
*Cullen quiets, his brow unfurrowing*
*Inquisitor curls up around him, her head nestled against his strong heart*
Cullen *whispers*: Good.
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Dragon Age One Shots
FanfictionI've been adding lots of short stories to Tumblr recently and wanted a chance to share them here for anyone who doesn't have tumblr, or hates reading there. Here come all the Dragon Age one shots!
