Female Hawke. No description/Fenris. Expanding on the comfort scene after Leandra's death.
She felt nothing. Her heart was dark and empty. She should be crying. She knows that she should feel sad but she just felt hollow. She had failed. She had failed and now her mother was dead. Destroyed by a demented blood mage who thought he could bring his dead wife back to life. She didn't know how long she had been sitting here, on the edge of her bed, staring at nothing. She didn't even remember coming home. She thinks she spoke with her uncle. He was going to tell Carver, she thinks. He is going to hate her for this.
She was vaguely aware of Orana and Bohdan trying to speak to her through her door a few times, only to leave when they didn't get a response. Even Fluffy scratched and barked at the door demanding to be let in before accepting she wasn't opening it for him. She had known about the killer, about the lilies. Why hadn't she done something sooner? She thought she had found the man responsible. Why hadn't she made sure?
She was so lost in her thoughts, she didn't the door to her room open. Wasn't aware she wasn't alone until a voice spoke, "I don't know what to say, but I am here." Fenris. He came. "Say something. Anything." "They say death is only a journey. Does that help?" "I suppose they say you go back to the Maker when you die," she replied as he sat beside her on the bed. "I've heard that too. To be honest, I don't think there is much point in filling these moments with empty talk." She agreed with him. Nothing he could say would make her feel better but she wondered if he understood just how much it meant that he had came. Things between them had been strained recently and she was thankful he put all that aside.
Feeling brave, she reached between them and grabbed his hand. She waited for him to pull away but he threaded his fingers in hers and squeezed. Maybe their relationship wasn't as hopeless as she feared. She decided to push a little more and lay her head on his shoulder. She felt him tense but only for a moment before he relaxed again. It wasn't much but it was enough. "You should get some sleep Hawke." She closed her eyes and lost herself in the comfort he offered and drifted off to sleep.
She was only vaguely aware when his arms wrapped around her and moved her onto the bed, tucking the covers around her. She felt herself panic when he pulled away and she reached for his hand. "Please don't leave. I don't want to be alone." She heard him sigh and felt the tears that had stubbornly refused to fall finally begin to form as he removed his hand from hers. She didn't know why she expected him to stay all night. She had asked for too much. She was surprised then to hear the sound of his armor hitting the floor instead of her door closing. The bed moved and she felt him lay down beside and wrap his arms around her. "I can not promise what tomorrow will bring, but for now, I am yours." The dam burst and her tears finally flowed. Fenris held her long after she had cried herself out and returned to sleep. He stayed until the sun rose and flooded her room with light.