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She/they, 30-ish yrs old, ADHD brain, currently neck deep into #PriceGaz (CoD) and #DavRook (DA) | SFW | slowly posting my backlog of art
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Yeah I didn’t plan on repeating the baby thing, but Tamryn just happens to be a character who would genuinely want kids haha.
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Davrin takes another bite of his pancake, letting the noise of his little family wash over him.
It’s a good morning indeed.
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Nelowen lets out a string of babble and Rook laughs at it, looking as happy as Davrin has ever seen him.
Yes, he’ll ask Tamryn’s thoughts on getting bonded. But once they’ve finished breakfast and brought some semblance of order back to their kitchen.
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but Davrin wonders how Tamryn would feel about marking their commitment to each other. Bonding has been a sacred Dalish tradition for ages and while Davrin hasn’t felt that connected to his heritage in recent years, the idea of expressing their love to each other like that suddenly feels right.
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And now they’re here, with their daughter and a whole extended family to boot.
Looking around the table, warmth blooms in his chest, and a thought occurs to him.
They haven’t really talked about it, haven’t really felt the necessity for it,
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The disgruntled sound he makes when his sister steals some food from his plate and then cackles like an evil mage.
A few years ago Davrin didn’t think he needed anyone. Kept people at arms length out of fear of getting too close to them. How that changed. How *Tamryn* changed him.
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As they dig into the pancakes together, a feeling of sappiness suddenly overtakes him. He can’t help the silly grin on his face as he watches Rook trying to eat his pancakes one-handed while holding Nel’s bottle in the other.
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clearly disgruntled that she’s being denied any solid food, then her hunger wins out and she reaches for the bottle instead.
Miriel leans over the table, snatching a piece of pancake. “Mhm, disisgood.”
Davrin gives them both a smug look. “Told you.”
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Nelowen reaches for the plate, the string with wooden beads that Rook has been entertaining her with immediately forgotten.
“Alright, maybe these do look better than ours,” Rook grumbles, gently settling Nel back onto his lap and giving her the bottle. She splutters at him for a moment,
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but he’s pretty sure that he can do better than the mess the two Thorne siblings have managed to create.
Thirty minutes later, he places a plate with much more edible looking pancakes and a warmed up bottle of milk on the table.
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There’s batter splattered everywhere and for a moment he wonders how they even managed to get any of it into a pan at all.
"Scooch over. Let a professional handle this,” he tells Miriel, who raises a skeptical eyebrow at him as she steps aside. Davrin knows he’s no star cook either,
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Davrin loves him, he really does. But he also likes not having food poisoning, so it might be time for an intervention. He holds out Nelowen to Rook, who takes their daughter with a confused expression. Then Davrin strides over to the stove, assessing the situation.
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Nel blows another spit bubble and Davrin can’t help but agree with her.
“You’re lucky you’re still too young to have anything but milk,” he says, booping her nose.
“Hey now,” Rook protests, “We did our best. I’m sure that with some fruit and cream they’ll be perfectly edible.”
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Miriel grabs the plate with the massacred remains of whatever they managed to cook up and holds it out to him. ”Care to try one? We did our best.”
Davrin shifts Nel in his arms, giving the plate a critical look. Not all the pancakes look ruined, but they don’t look very appetizing either.
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She swats his hand away, giving him a scandalized look and Nelowen giggles at her auntie’s antics.
“Does she need anything?” Rook asks, turning back to Davrin and Nels. Davrin shakes his head, giving him a gentle push back toward the stove.
“We’re good,” he promises, “unlike your pancakes.”
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that they get to have mornings like this together every day now now. Unable to resist the temptation, Davrin leans in, kissing Rook again until Miriel makes a fake sound of disgust.
“Gross,” she gags, and Rook pulls back to flick her ear playfully.
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Nelowen giggles at the sight of her Papa and Rook comes over to them to press a dramatic kiss to her cheek. Then he stands on his tiptoes to kiss Davrin too.
“Morning,” he grins, his eyes filled with warmth and once again Davrin can’t believe how lucky they are;
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Rook raises his hands, clearly trying to pretend he’s innocent in all this, but Davrin knows his cooking skills are still…mediocre at best.
“Maybe it’s the batter,” he says, giving the bowl on the counter a suspicious look. “We could try adding more— oh hey, look who are finally up!”
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He heads over to the small kitchen, and there he is greeted by the sight of his partner and his sister-in-law arguing animatedly over a frying pan.
“This one is your fault,” Miri accuses Rook, dropping a pancake that is more black than brown onto a plate.
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“Want to go see what Papa and Aunt Miri are up to?” he asks and decides to take the raspberry Nelowen blows at him as a yes.
With Nel on his arm, Davrin pushes open the door to their main living area and immediately the smell of burning pancakes hits his nostrils.
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Davrin lifts her in his arms, kissing the top of head and quickly checking her nappy. She’s starting to become more and more chatty lately, something she definitely got from Rook. Which reminds Davrin, he should probably rescue whatever his partner is trying to cook up in the kitchen.
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He reaches into Nel’s crib now, caressing her cheek as she gives him a gummy smile.
“Good morning, little halla,” he coos, “awake too, are you?”
Nel blinks her eyes, then reaches out for him with grabby hands as she starts babbling.
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He gets out of bed, then notices that he’s not alone in the room. When Nelowen spots him from her crib, she lets out a soft coo, stretching her chubby arms above her head. Rook must have fed her earlier and then put her back down for a nap, while Davrin slept through it.
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Rook’s sister has been taking her aunt duties very seriously, the 13-year-old coming over to their home to help out whenever she can. Clearly they’re having fun together, but judging by the slightly burned smell, it’s time that Davrin joins them.
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not with the baby demanding their attention every few hours.
Laughter drifts in from outside the bedroom and Davrin recognises Rook’s voice right away. There’s a younger voice too, female by the sound of it and he suspects it’s Miriel.
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The morning sun falls softly through the curtains, and Davrin blinks a few times, the haze of sleep still lingering. Judging by the angle of the sunlight, it’s later than he thinks and with a soft grunt he rolls over. Rook must have let him sleep in. They don’t get to do that very often anymore,
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He’s such a sweet man and I love working for him, but he definitely has undiagnosed ADHD lol
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Caught him at the perfect time XD
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Mentally? Absolutely. In reality I’m still figuring out if repairs are worth it or if I will indeed toss it in the trash XD
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Yep same. Good to know I was right to block them all. Sounds like a bot infestation
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Exactlyyyy! And I won’t spoil the story, but Gaz’s character arc is also great and very fitting :)
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This ended up so cute! Always a sucker for Gaz initiating a kiss first 😭💕