So, what's basically going on here is I signed up for a drabble a day challenge (though my understanding of the concept of a "drabble" seems to be less than perfect, as most of these have fallen upwards of two hundred words...) and chose Anders as my theme. I then get a prompt every day and write a drabble using that prompt. What follows is a collection of those drabbles in the order in which they were written. Though these are all set in the same universe, they are not in chronological order. They're going to skip all over the place, from pre-Origins all the way through post-DAII. As such, they include spoilers for any and all games and supporting material. Consider yourself warned.
Disclaimer: I don't own it. Sorry to disappoint.
Prompt: moonlight
By the Light of the Moon
Anders is seventeen years old and hasn't seen the night sky in five years. He wishes he could attribute the timing of his second escape attempt to that fact – a rationale he deems suitably romantic – but in reality it is more a happy coincidence. Getting out of the Tower is easier when no one is awake but for a few bored Templars, after all.
That does nothing to stop the wave of giddiness that rushes over him as he steps out of the great shadow of the Circle Tower and catches sight of the reflection of the moon in the calm waters of Lake Calenhad. There is a heady kind of joy in taking the time to appreciate such simple pleasures, things he had taken for granted in the first twelve years of his life. Even if he has nothing else good to say about the Tower, he will be the first to admit that it gives one a healthy respect for the small things in life. Of course, it only manages that by taking them away, but still...
He tilts his face up, basking in the moonlight for a moment more before returning to the task at hand. He only has so long before his absence is noticed and not even the feel of night air on his face is worth risking recapture. There will be other nights to sit and stare up at the stars. He will make sure of that.