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[neverheardofhim]

I'm taking a break.
Spent the past month busting my ass to write a decent summary of... whatever happened on Thisavrou.
Got to the demons and decided I needed to write something else. And drink. A lot of drinking.
Something a little less bleak.

It's not like I have deadlines now.

So. Romance. Touched on it back on Kauto. Tentacles, aliens, all that. This time I'm going for something more subtle. Focus on something outside of, well, now.
Why does this kind of shit keep happening to us, by the way?

I have a plot set already, but I'm in a bit of a rut. Dashing protagonist has prostrated himself in a number of ways. Nothing is working, maybe he's even thinking, "shit, I shouldn't have done this."

Now I'm wondering if I've painted myself into a corner here. The only malleable character here is the hero -- I spent pages upon pages emphasizing how stubborn, strong-willed, maybe even afraid his interest is.

I can't back out on her.

At some point, though, it just gets old. The more he tries, the more nothing changes. And I don't think he's the type of guy to fight a losing battle.

So. Should he give up and go home, in order to salvage whatever it is that they have? Or should he keep trying?

Comments

[lavelly]

youre telling me this sordid account of a tumultuous angst ridden love affair has no basis whatsoever in personal experience and this is all just a big coincidence

[neverheardofhim]

Bianca and I are fine.

[lavelly]

did i say i was talking about bianca?

[neverheardofhim]

Who would you be talking about if you weren't

[lavelly]

[There's a decent pause, as if he's not quite certain whether to reply.]

hawke

[neverheardofhim]

Oh, hell.
It's not like that between us.

[lavelly]

[Congrats, reading that actually got him to laugh out loud.]

you realize i am friends with hawke as well

[neverheardofhim]

That's hard to believe.

[A long pause, while Varric stopped to consider what exactly Lavellan was saying.]

Did she tell you something?

[lavelly]

in fact she did about four months ago

[Do the math, friend.]

[neverheardofhim]

Bullshit.

[lavelly]

you can call it that if you like but i suggest you take that up with her

[neverheardofhim]

What did she tell you.

[lavelly]

if this is really that serious we might want to discuss this in person

[neverheardofhim]

Every time we talk in person, one of us gets surly.
I'd like to skip that.

[lavelly]

[Okay, fair.]

well i didnt know that she didnt tell you and i dont want to get in between you two so really i would ask her

[neverheardofhim]

You don't think I've tried that, Princess?

[lavelly]

all i really know is that you two have had some complications that i had thought were recently resolved

it's not as though it came as a surprise

[neverheardofhim]

Complications.
That's a delicate way of putting it.

What made you think they were resolved?

[lavelly]

[Uh...]

i was informed that certain events had occurred that i had assumed has meant things were resolved

[Kissing. He means kissing. Is that awkward enough for you.]