The Glow of Lyrium

A/N: Alright I went through DA2 and found myself extremely exited for Fenris….he's got those damned puppy dog eyes when he asks to go with you. I couldn't say no to that face! And my male Hawke couldn't either evil smile if you can't guess this is gonna be a slash story of the Fenris/m!Hawke idea. Arik Hawke is tough; he's had no choice but to be tough for his mother and his brother. After the loss of their sister and their first year in Kirkwall Arik has become something of an elemental bad ass. While he holds no love for the Templars he also holds no love for the mages either. All he cares about is his freedom. Where will this little story lead? Maker I don't know! How about we just go on this crazy journey together!

Chapter 7: Just a little nudge

Aveline sighed as she pushed away from the desk in Arik's home office and groaned. "Damnit, I can't focus." She rubbed her eyes and stood up. "Bodahn?"

"Yes Capitan?" The smaller man said as he opened the door.

"I need to leave for a little bit, I will be back soon." She walked to the entryway and slid into her armor. She nodded once to Bodahn and threw a treat to the Mabari who huffed as she walked out. She nodded to other guards as she passed them on her way to the richest homes in the city and marched her way to Fenris's mansion. Without saying a word she kicked the door in and marched to where he stood on the upper level.

Fenris looked up from his chair at her. "Aveline, to what do I owe this pleasure?" he all but snarled, his words slightly slurred.

She walked over to him and grabbed him by the front of his shirt. "How dare you hurt Hawke like this? He is a good man! He doesn't deserve-"

"You're right Aveline." Fenris said softly, his hair falling over his eyes as he put his hands on her wrists.

Aveline gaped at him as she sat him down on his feet. "What did you say?"

"I said you're right, Arik is a good man, and he doesn't deserve to be with filth like me."

"Fenris…you're not filth, you are a creature of circumstance. Arik…he doesn't look at you like a slave...or…or a charity case. When I see him look at you, I feel hope for him. You light up his face and make him smile and laugh like before his brother and sister died. You didn't know Bethany, and I only knew her for a short time but you knew how Carver was. After their deaths Arik…he wasn't the same. He blamed himself for letting everything happen. Then the two of you became closer and I could see his face light up and he laughed more." She offered Fenris a small smile, "You have to admit, Arik really handsome when he smiles."

Fenris nodded slightly, a small smile playing across his lips. "He really is."

"I've seen your face too Fenris," she watched as his smile faded and his face started to close up tighter than the Viscounts coin purse. "Why did you leave tonight Fenris?" She asked softly.

"I love him Aveline, I believe I honestly love him, but I don't deserve him. After tonight…I saw…bits of my past, and they were terrible. I'm broken, I don't deserve him, and he is a better man than me."

Aveline sighed as she stood up and pulled him to his feet. "I will have no more of this talk Fenris, you are marching back down to the Hawke estate and you are going to talk to Arik." She crinkled her nose at him before she dragged him to the wash bin near the fireplace. "After you have had a bath."

"I am not going Aveline, I've caused enough damage to him, let him find someone who can love him with everything they have, not a broken slave." He grumbled.

The redhead Capitan rolled her eyes as she quickly stripped the skinny elf and dumped him into the bin of water making him gasp and sputter. "I will hear no more of it Fenris, you are going to wash up and you are going to go talk to Arik if I have to drag you there by your hair." She rolled up the sleeves to her tunic and began to vigorously scrub the man clean, ignoring his protests. Once he was cleaned and dried and put into new clothing she stepped back and smiled at him. "There, now you look presentable. Now let's get back to the estate and talk to Hawke." She started to turn away when he grabbed her arm.

"Thank you Aveline…but why are you doing this? I thought you hated me."

She shook her head, "I never hated you Fenris, and I don't agree with a lot of things you do, most of them to be exact, but I see how good you are for Arik, and I look to the man as a bother. To see him so happy…gives me hope for myself." She turned to him with a small smile across her lips. "C'mon, Arik needs you." She grabbed his arm and nudged him lightly out the door.

A/N: Alright, that leaves us with the filler chapter more goodness to come. I hope….it's been kinda hectic for me I found out not to long ago I'm pregnant so I've been just too tired to really write anything and the stress of my husband being out of country for the military has kept the stress going pretty high, I will try to keep writing and hopefully get my skills back up to par thanks for the reviews and all my loyal fans