Inspiration has returned apparently in the form of fluffy romances! Yay! ^,^
Alistair x Felicia Cousland, I hope you enjoy this!
I watched Alistair fondly as we sat by the glow of the campfire. He stared into the amber flames, thinking silently. Only a few minutes ago we had been laughing and joking together, but the conversation had turned to a sensitive topic. Duncan. In an instant the mood had turned sombre.
"What do think he makes of all this? Duncan, I mean"
I blinked, surprised by his question. Alistair was now watching me, with his signature puppy dog eyes, yearning for me to comfort him.
"I guess… I guess he'd be terrible hurt and angry by Loghain's betrayal." I began softly "I also think he'd feel sorry that all responsibility for the blight now rests on our shoulders. I mean, we were never meant to be facing the blight alone"
"Yet here we are…" Alistair said bitterly under his breath. "I'm sorry Felicia…"
"Huh?" I puzzled at his unexpected apology.
"Well, you haven't exactly had it easy yourself. In fact you've had it pretty bad. First your parents, then Ostagar… And yet, you never complain. You're always bright and cheery… and I'm always whinging. For that, I'm truly sorry."
A single tear trickled down my face. I had tried not to think of my parents since I joined the wardens; I knew if I did, I would cry and I desperately didn't want to. My parents died so I could succeed, not so I could bawl like a baby. But here I was, doing exactly what I promised myself I wouldn't. As the tears began to fall faster, I tried desperately to stem the flow with my hands. I didn't want to make a fool of myself in front of him…
"Licy!" Alistair made an attempt to comfort me with a cuddle, but I waved him off.
"I'm… fine!" I gasped between sobs. I wasn't, and Alistair knew that, and despite my protests he wrapped his arms around me and carefully pressed my head against his armoured chest. Tenderly, he stoked my charcoal hair and calmly hushed my sobbing.
"I feel so stupid" I finally mumbled after a few minutes
"You're most certainly not." He chuckled, trying to lighten the mood. I sighed, wiping away the tears from the end of my nose.
"Well, this is awkward…" I tried to pull away but Alistair's grip was too tight.
"Awkward? I thought you were enjoying being up close and personal" He teased. Again, I tried to pull away but Alistair wouldn't let me escape and instead squeezed me even tighter.
"You're bullying me now!" I giggled.
"Bully you? I would never dream of such a thing my fair lady!" He laughed as I struggled against his clasp. "But joking aside" He suddenly turned rather serious and he held my at arm's length "I want to tell you, that one amazing thing has come out of this blight and in a way, I thank it for it. For you." I blushed a deep scarlet colour and my heart raced like never before.
"If it wasn't for the damned blight, we would never have met. And that, I'm sincerely grateful for. I couldn't have done any of this without you, Felicia"
I was speechless. I felt exactly the same way about Alistair, but I'd never imagined that he felt that way.
"I guess I'm trying to say, "I love you". Now if we could just skip ahead to the hot steamy bits that would be greatly appreciated!" He grinned nervously at me; I just blinked in utter amazement, my cheeks still burning red.
And then, somehow, our lips locked together in an embrace. It was warm and tasted sweet. It was a totally new concept to me, but one I liked. The kiss seemed to stretch an eternity with neither party wanting to pull away. Eventually, our lips parted; we knew the darkspawn would wait for no man. Only a selection of words passed our lips afterwards, before finally we went to our separate tents and turned in for the night.
And that was my first kiss…
I did intend this to be a one shot, but I feel like I need to extend this, so hopefully, more chapters to come! :3
Thank you for reading~