Chapter 5 part two… I'm slowly gaining fav's & follows and it means so much to me, and thanks to aooor for reviewing! :'3


As predicted, a notification soon appeared telling the guild to warp to the farmer's house. Once there, he pleaded them to investigate the cave again, with Kimi laughing at the voice actor's emotional speech.

"So the cave leads to the demon's lair?" asked Anders.

Fenris nodded, "Yes, a trap door opens when we go inside, that was previously inaccessible, that after an hour's trek leads directly into ancient dungeons underneath Viscount's Keep."

"The demon has connections to the Viscount?!"

"That would be correct, Hazel, it turns out the demon was previously a woman of nobility, but was a mage, a necromancer of all things. She practiced raising the dead to figure out how to become immortal and rule over Thedas, but unsurprisingly her plans backfired, she cast herself into the fade. She had followers left behind who for over a hundred years tried to put her back into a body, which they have now succeeded at - bringing us to the present."

"Woah… this game is so in depth! I can't wait to see how powerful she is in human form!" Kimi exclaimed, but Aveline interrupted her.

"Fenris, DA:O is loosely based on the true historical information of Thedas…"

"As close as the historical records allow."

"Yes, was this woman real? The necromancy included?"

Fenris hummed in thought, the possibility that a woman this powerful had once exist made Kimi's stomach curl. "Well, since magic used to exist until the Templars figured out how to dispel magic throughout the world, it's likely. Or is just an old wives tale - whichever you prefer to believe."

They made their way up the mountain and headed into the cave again. Despite it only being a simulation, the cave felt emptier to Kimi than when they previously entered. There were no floating candles to light the party's way through the winding tunnel, no suspenseful music that highlighted the possibility of an attack. Only the sound of her and her companions footsteps that indicated life in there, and the dripping of water hitting the floor from the ceiling to accompany it. As Fenris had said, underneath a rug in the tower where their last battle located was a trap door. The party one by one entered the tunnel underneath. Anders cast a small orb of light to illuminate the long pathway.

"So this is walk is going to take about an hour?"

"Yep! Who's got any embarrassing stories they want to tell to pass the time?" Joked Varric.

"Oh, I bet you have more than a few, dwarf," Aveline retorted.

In the end, it was in fact Varric who told the most, followed by Anders, and then Aveline with Kimi last. Fenris not telling anything was no surprise. They had nearly reached the end of the tunnel when Kimi told everyone her embarrassing moment.

"Ah, I have too many… well there's the mediocre ones like calling my teacher 'mother'…"

"BOOORING HAWKE! We need more humour to beat Aveline's sodding honeymoon story!"

"Hey! I didn't know what to expect on a honeymoon - I didn't know I had to wear my best lingerie…"

Fenris scoffed, "So you just so happened to wear your mabari face printed knickers?"

Kimi sighed, 'they aren't gonna let this go…'

"Well one time I walked in on Izzy making out with my brother..." she interrupted the two.

Aveline made a choking noise, as well as Fenris whilst drinking the last of his coffee.

"Oh shit! Spit it out before the seductress herself comes online!" Blurted Varric.

"Yes. You have to tell us now!" Urged Anders.

"Ahh, well we were at school-"

"Uh-huh…"

"And it was around lunchtime-"

"Yeah…"

"Aveline! Please stop interrupting me!"

Aveline stammered, "I-I can't help it, just skip to the good part!"

"Ugh! I was trying to find my brother, Carver, 'cuz his teacher said he skipped detention and told me I had to find him 'or else',"

Fenris spoke up, "So your brother was a troublemaker?"

"Yeah, the biggest in my school year. Anyway I couldn't find him so I assumed he went home, I needed the toilet so I went into the ladies room... and-"

"AND?!" shouted the rest of them, Fenris included.

"'Lo' and behold, my brother's tongue was down our Izzy's throat, with her hand fondling with his nether region… the thought sends bile up my throat every time I think of it…"

The present guild members were in an uproar, laughing hysterically whilst Kimi's face flushed red. "It's not funny it's disgusting! Stop laughing!"

"Hawke, I fail to see how this is embarrassing on your side," enquired Aveline, trying to catch her breath.

"Izzy asked if I wanted to join in! And Carver just replied with 'Incest is wincest Hazel'" Kimi whined, making fingers into speech marks and her voice deep to quote her brother. The group burst into laughter again, and finished with Varric pointing out to the light coming from an opening at the end of the tunnel - the same floating candles in the cave.

The group went silent, everyone's eyes glues to their computer screens to watch out for blood mages. "Everyone be careful," whispered Fenris, "These mages are much more powerful than the last."

"The architecture in here is just like in Viscount's keep, except, you know, with ten times the amount of cobwebs and devilish aura coming from it," Aveline murmured

"Hah... do you think this is underneath the real Viscount's Keep?"

"I doubt it, Hawke, they probably just put this here for excitement."

Fenris coughed lightly, "There's going to be a group up ahead, Hazel, want to do your thing?"

"Yes! See ya' in a bit then guys!" Kimi cheered. She activated stealth and sneaked up to the group of blood mages, her blade was inches away from the first when -

"You! You who dares enter my sanctuary despite failing to stop me before; turn back!"

'For fuck's sake…' The mage Kimi targeted turned around, blasting her with a force of energy which threw her across the stone room. The rest of the guild came rushing in, she guessed, when a bright blue light flashed in the corner of her screen. Going in by herself when it was 1:5 apparently wasn't a good idea. The fight lasted a long three minutes, due to the conjuring of multiple Shade demons by the blood mages.

"What are we down to?" Demanded Anders.

"From the party inventory, twenty elfroot potions, so four each? For you Blondie there's fifteen lyrium potions," Varric spoke.

Aveline sighed, "And we only just entered…"

"We'll be fine as long as we play intellectually, Varric, you go up ahead with Hazel and take them out; me, Aveline and Anders can hang back unless you are overwhelmed."

"The Dwarf and the Hawk(e)… I could make a book out of this!"

Kimi chuckled, "You could make a book just from looking at two pigeons on a wall."

"Ehh, talent is a gift and a burden…"

Kimi and Varric swept through the hallways, clearing them of enemies whilst looting a wealth of silver coins and potions. Kimi would fly at the mages sinking her daggers into their backs whilst dodging the dwarfs bolts tactfully - a good team would be an understatement. 'Fenris said these were harder mages, he clearly underestimated us-'

"Woah… guys I think you should come quickly,"

"Have you reached the entrance of the main dungeon?"

"Errm, I guess? There's a massive door and a lever in front of it, it looks pretty cool."

The rest of the party had caught up. Cages hung from the ceiling with skeletons inside, candles floated around them. Below that lead a large set of stairs going down to an aged wooden door.

"Are we all ready?" Asked Aveline, the party nodded and went through it. No mages were waiting on the other side, which disappointed Kimi - her XP bar was increasing quite quickly. Instead lied a set of three levers, in front of what looked like a wall.

"Fenris?"

The elven character walked towards the levers. "It looks like a wall, but it's actually a concrete slab, three of them behind each other. Each lever lifts a different slab, which leads to the pathway to the inner sanctum - I erm, I think I remember the order…" His character pulled the middle one, then the first followed by the last. His face dropped when the last slab didn't move.

"You did the last two the wrong way around, I'm an expert of a sort at strategy games," boasted Anders.

"Quiet, mage. You do it if you have such confidence in your abilities," retorted Fenris. Anders pulled the two levers, and the last slab lifted. Anders smiled coyly at his web camera, Fenris rolled his eyes in response. They made their way to another door, Kimi hovered her cursor over it.

[Right click to enter Inner Sanctum]

She did as it said, and a loading screen appeared. Kimi relaxed in her chair, but froze still when she heard the front door to her house close. Anxiously, she picked up her phone to look at the time, which read 21:44.

'Gamlen's back…'

Languid footsteps made their way up the staircase, she didn't dare move or make a sound. Kimi reached behind her monitor for the subwoofer, pressing the power button to make it seem that there was no one in the room. She tensed in her seat, staring at the light coming from underneath her bedroom door. The figure came closer, their shadow breaking the light's path. Kimi's heart sped up, she realised her web camera was still on - but was too scared to turn it so it wasn't facing her. She just sat still, like a deer in headlights, waiting and praying for the footsteps to disappear. A voice broke her trance, and got the attention of the man on the other side of her door.

"Gamlen! Don't sneak into the house like that, you missed dinner so come back down and eat!"

'Oh thank you mother… he was about to come in here and do shit to me and I didn't even turn off the web camera!'

Kimi relaxed into her seat, wiping her hands over her face. Her fingers made their way into her hair, taking a lock of it and stroking it soothingly to calm herself down.

'How could I be so careless…'

Her eyes made their way to the monitor, the dungeon had loaded but her companions were not standing with her. She reached behind it and pressed her power button to the speaker again. Sounds of swords hitting each other erupted, along with the guild's voices. Kimi made her way through the ancient corridor, until she met the party again.

"Hawke! Perfect timing, it seemed like you were busy so we went on without you -"

Anders interrupted Varric,"Don't worry though, we weren't going to move past this room until you finished doing… whatever it was, you just kind of zoned out."

"Ohh, yeah, forget about that," she observed the room they were in; it looked like some kind of pit, dead bodies littered the circular room, everyone was surrounded by shades and skeletons, "what's going on here?"

"The shades keep being summoned, and the skeletons keep being resurrected - but we can't spot the mage doing all this," spoke Fenris, "they seem to have fled ahead but there are too many enemies here that none of us can leave."

Kimi hummed, "I guess I'll scout ahead and kill them then." She fought her way through the crowd until she reached the door at back of the room. Activating stealth, she searched the hallway for a mage - who had seemed to spot her before she did them. "I found him! He's running away!"

"Kill him before he goes into the next room, Hazel!"

Kimi sprinted towards the mage, who was firing ice spikes at her. She dodged them fluidly, and threw her dagger at him hoping to get a head shot. It was a risky move, but the blade pierced his neck just as he opened the door.

"Holy moly!" she grinned, "Guys, you should have seen that I fre-"

"Human! You have invaded my place of sanctuary; you underestimate the power a resurrected necromancer can do, my pet. Now you shall pay with your life!"

"Errmmm…"

"Hazel, you had one job," Fenris droned. The party quickly slayed the enemies in their room and joined Kimi, who was crouching behind a barrel across from the door - which was a surprisingly effective defence considering that there was a gang of blood mages were hauling spell after spell at her from within the hall.

Kimi squealed upon hearing the necromancer talk again, but she ignored their voice, "I'm sorry; the mage opened the door, I thought it wouldn't activate the battle!"

"Can we please formulate some kind of plan so we don't all perish?!" Aveline pleaded.

"Yes, let me think," said Fenris who closed his eyes to focus, "The necromancer uses electricity, she shoots very powerful streams of it so try to dodge them however possible. She and her lackeys can resurrect the dead so Anders, you will need to freeze them just before I or Aveline attack. Varric and Hazel, as soon as me or Aveline have commenced an attack strike them however possible to finish them off quickly. As soon as their health is at a quarter, Aveline move onto the next blood mage whilst the two rogues finish them off. Anders…"

'How is he coming up with all of this so quickly? He looks so attractive when he's concentrating, his nose does that cute little crinkle and his right eyebrow twitches and KIMI YOU'RE ZONING OUT-'

"... when there's about three or so left on low health then we can start working with the main woman, Varric fire bolts at her to distract her, that'll stop her levitating, then me and Aveline can charge in. Anders freeze her to slow her down then Hazel can critically stab her from behind - remember to dodge her electricity and everyone try and distract her so she can't bring back the dead… I'll figure out the rest later, does everyone understand? Good, then let's go. The guild moved in, roughly sticking to plan, which was a reasonably effective one.

There were four mages left standing when Fenris told the party to start attacking the boss, her health was already down a little from Varric and Anders occasionally firing distractions at her. As told, Varric hid behind one of the many columns dotted around the room, shooting multiple rounds at her. On queue she touched the ground to walk towards the dwarf, Fenris and Aveline took the opportunity to strike her with their poisoned weapons. Anders pummeled her with frost spells which brought down her stamina greatly, her health steadily depleting - until she shot into the air, flying through the doors at the back of the room, which lead to her throne room.

"Everyone, activate a stamina potion and follow me!" she commanded. Kimi sprinted towards the throne room and attempted to sink her daggers into the necromancer's chest, but she erected a force field that sent Kimi flying back into Aveline behind her.

"Hawke, you go ahead, I'm right behind you!" demanded the guardswoman. Kimi drank her last elfroot potion and activated decoy. She lifted herself off of the floor and charged into the room again, her decoy successfully distracting the necromancer - the decoy then disappeared and was replaced by Aveline standing behind it, thrusting her shield against her, sending the mage against the hard floor. Kimi tried using assassinate against the mage, she front flipped over Aveline and landed in front of the mage, attempting to stab her - but she rolled away. 'For fucks sake she isn't going down easily…'

"Hawke, move!" blurted Varric. Without giving it a second thought she jumped out of the way of the necromancer; not a millisecond later three bolts ripped through the air, hitting the foe in her chest. She collapsed to the floor, sticking out her hand to attempt to resurrect the dead mages, but a bright light distracted her. A black sword swooped horizontally, separating her head from her body.

"Why do you always have to take the Maker damned kill?" Kimi whined. The mage's body disappeared, leaving behind a pile of gold.

"Does it matter?" Fenris smiled smugly, "None of us died, so we all get the XP from the kill," which was true, Kimi looked to the corner of her screen to see '10,000XP gained' followed by 'Level up!'.

She could hear Varric and Anders cheering, "Yeah… but you only do it to look cool -"

"Don't I?" Fenris cocked his eyebrow at her, causing her to blush.

"N-No, whatever, let's just loot her body and go…"

"You don't need to tell me twice! Look at this! Fifty sovereigns! And we haven't even handed the quest back to the farmer!" Exclaimed Anders.

"That would be because the farmer doesn't have a large amount of money…" replied Fenris.

Kimi looked at her phone again, seeing the time was 22:12 she decided to go to bed. She promised Fenris she would stay until midnight, but this had been enough excitement to rid Gamlen from her thoughts. "Okay guys, after we hand this in I'm going to sleep, Bethany is gonna come in here to sleep soon as well."

Kimi saw Fenris' brow crease, 'Of course he'd be confused, I'll send him a text.'

"So am I, I'm knackered," said Aveline.

They all warped back to the farmer's house, alerting him of the eliminated danger. He expressed his thanks, and offered them a powerful amulet he found outside of the cave as reward. 'Coincidentally…'

Kimi bidded the guild farewell and was about to log out, when she heard Varric clearing his throat loudly, trying to alert her to something.

"Oh, oh! Errm, I was thinking… do you guys wanna like, meetup sometime?"

The video call went silent, until, "Wait, you're serious?" asked Anders.

"Yeah, Satinalia is coming up soon, we can spend the weekend together!"

"I don't see why not, does anyone have alternative plans? Aveline?" probed Varric.

"I… don't think I have anything planned… what do you have in mind, Hawke?"

Kimi hummed, "I thought we could just all hang out on the Saturday, go shopping or something, then Sunday we can go up to Sundermount - they are having a massive celebration there, there's gonna be stalls, ice skating, skiing, some other stuff…"

"I wouldn't mind coming." Fenris said, giving his half smile.

"Y-you mean it? Hah, okay, so Varric and Fenris are interested. What about you two?"

Anders shrugged his shoulders, "Well, if we're going to be heading up to Sundermount, then we'll need someone trained in first aid, just in case of emergencies… I'll come!"

"And I'll have to check the rota for Satinalia weekend, but if I'm free I'll go," said Aveline, "If I'm not then I'll just have to persuade my boss…"

Kimi laughed in response, 'It's actually happening!'

"Won't we need somewhere to stay? In Sundermount…"

"We can camp! I found a tent from when my family would go camping every now and then…"

Anders interrupted, "There's a number of abandoned shacks up there close to where the festival is being held, I've had to help rescue a lot of teens who go up there to do… illegal activities, they're in pretty good shape but we'll need several camping stoves to warm up the place…"

"That sounds great!"

Fenris spoke up, his voice hesitant, "You... could all stay over on the Saturday, at my house. It's reasonably sized so we wouldn't be crammed into the same room…"

"Broody! The dark and husky mystery of a man, is offering us to stay in his home?"

"I am feeling generous, also what would be the point in meeting on the Saturday to then all go home, then meet again on the Sunday? It would be simpler is all I am saying…"

"That would be perfect! Varric, can you ask Merrill and Izzy? I have a feeling I'm not going to wake up until the afternoon tomorrow…"

Varric laughed, "Sure thing, Hawkey. I'll message them now, are you leaving now?"

"Yeah, I'm so tired… I'll see you all tomorrow?" They all nodded and she said goodbye, logging out of the game and the video call. The look on Fenris' face when she said she was going to sleep made her feel upset; she had told him to look after her until midnight, he looked confused, but anxious. 'He probably thinks I'm going to do harm myself...' She grabbed her phone and sent him a private message.

Kimi [kimi_chan], 22:14PM

- Hey :-)

- Sorry I logged out early :/

- I'm okay so don't worry, I just got sleepy

Fenris, [broody_elf], 22:15PM

- How am I supposed to keep watch of you, now?

- I'm joking, I understand, I suspect you have had a long day.

Kimi [kimi_chan], 22:14PM

- Yeah xD

- This day has kinda dragged on…

Fenris, [broody_elf], 22:17PM

- Promise me something.

Kimi's stomach sank.

Kimi [kimi_chan], 22:17PM

- Sure? x

Fenris, [broody_elf], 22:18PM

- If he, your uncle, does anything, call me straight away.

- I mean it, I am going to keep my phone on the highest volume.

- Even if the sun hasn't yet risen I'll wake up and answer the call.

Kimi [kimi_chan], 22:18PM

- Fenris…

- I promise

- Are you saying I can't call for other reasons?

Fenris, [broody_elf], 22:18PM

- Good. I won't be able to drive to your house and rescue you, but I'll be here for you nevertheless.

- Oh? And what might those reasons be? ;-)

Kimi [kimi_chan], 22:19PM

- …

- I don't know I didn't think that far forwards…

'Shit, and you were so smooth…'

Fenris, [broody_elf], 22:19PM

- Hahah

- I might have a few ideas… x

- Go to sleep, Hazel, you need it.

Kimi [kimi_chan], 22:19PM

- Hey

- You promise me something too :-)

Fenris, [broody_elf], 22:20PM

- Go on?

Kimi [kimi_chan], 22:20PM

- Promise me

- That you'll call me if you ever want to talk

- And that you'll take care of yourself

- And

- That if Danarius comes to get you, you'll call Aveline straight away

Fenris, [broody_elf], 22:22PM

- That is a lot of promises.

- The first two I can easily keep.

- The third? I don't want to put anyone in danger…

Kimi [kimi_chan], 22:22PM

- Fenris

- Please promise me

- Aveline is the best officer I know, she won't let that bastard take you

- Neither will I

- Fenris… I won't lose you

Fenris, [broody_elf], 22:23PM

- I do not know what to say.

- No one has ever said that to me before.

- You… are special to me, Hazel.

- I promise.

'You… are special to me…' Kimi hugged her phone close to her chest, she closed her eyes, imagining him say those words in person.

Kimi [kimi_chan], 22:23PM

- You are special to me too :-)

- Goodnight Fen x

Fenris, [broody_elf], 22:25PM

- Sleep well x

Kimi got dressed into her pyjamas, climbed into her bed and let her thoughts consume her until she fell asleep - positive thoughts.

'Satinalia, I'll confess to him then, even if he doesn't have the same feelings for me.'


Her lips were soft and coated in saliva and alcohol, her hand caressed her back while Kimi massaged her breast.

"Hawkey… why didn't you take me up on my offer ages ago? If I knew you were this good…" Isabella purred into Kimi's ear. She opened her half lidded eyes, they were in Varric's flat above the Hanged Man; how she knew what it looked like she didn't know, but it didn't bother her at the moment. No one else was present in the room apart from Anders sleeping in a bed across from them, and Fenris in deep slumber at the foot of the bed. Bottles of alcohol littered the floor, a brown hand pulled her face back to the seductress.

"Don't look at them, look at me…" Isabella pressed her lips into Kimi's again, and she responded by moving hers in sync with the brunettes. The kiss was slow, languid. A moan escaped Kimi's mouth as Isabella pushed her hand under her bra, fingers pinching her nipple.

"That's right, purr for me, kitten,"

"B-buthguys- ahh," The brown minx moved her kisses south, her lips capturing the nipple she was massaging.

"If they wake up, we'll invite them to join… now hush and touch me too." Isabella removed both their tops, she was wearing a lace bralette underneath, herself wearing a pink balcony bra - that was hastily being removed by the other woman.

"I want to see you kitten, do you want to see me too?"

Kimi pushed her mouth against hers in response, she was heavily, heavily aroused. Kimi pushed the woman against a table, pushing her back onto it.

"My my, Hawkey is a naughty one at heart…"

Kimi leaned over her, smashing their mouths together again, their breasts rubbing against each other. Moans erupted from both of the women, both trying to touch more of the other. A warm hand cupped Kimi's plump breast, Isabella pulled away, a smirk forming on her mouth.

"Look who wants a piece of the Hawke…take her, I'll watch," spoke the sun kissed woman.

"Wha-mmmhh…" Kimi felt teeth sink into the nape of her neck as two hands massaged her breasts. She looked to the corner of her eye to see who was tasting her flesh, and saw a white lock of hair.

"Fenn-"

Fenris brought a finger to her lips, easing its way into her mouth,"Shh, do you know how long I have waited to see you like this?" breathed his deep, husky voice. His finger tasted like sweet wine, her tongue danced around it, "Tonight you will be mine."

Kimi was spun around, and pushed onto the wooden floor. Fenris kneeled over her, his eyes absorbing her body. Just the sight of his eyes glazed over with lust could bring her over the edge, his face looked closer until his lips touched hers. This kiss wasn't like Isabella's, it was hot, needy and passionate. Their moist tongues rubbed together, Kimi felt his warm hands move from her breasts, down underneath her knickers until they reached her pulsating bud.

"Mmm Fen!"

"You're so wet already, Hawke, keep singing for me," his voice spoke, thick with arousal. Kimi moaned his name more as he rubbed her clitoris, her left hand fisted his hair pulling his head closer to deepen the kiss whilst her right hand made its way into his pants, gripping his fully formed member. A loud growl escaped his mouth in response. Fenris' lips pulled away from hers, he left a trail of kissed down her throat, over her breasts - suckling her nipples until they were sore, and down her abdomen until he stopped before her clitoris.

"I am going to make you feel so good that you won't be able to stand." His wet tongue flicked at her bud, sucking it lightly. She arched her back forcefully in response.

"Ahh, Fen… so good," Kimi moaned.

Fenris' tongue abandoned her clitoris, dragging itself to her pink folds and sinking into her, coming back out to lick her labia even more until she was dripping.

"Hazel, do you wish to know how delightful you taste?"

Kimi hummed in agreement, and Fenris licked her pink folds once more before moving towards her face. He captured her lips again, this time his tongue asking entry to her mouth. Kimi parted her lips, letting her tongue slide along his, savouring the taste of her juice.

"Is it nice?"

Kimi sighed as his fingers played with her entrance, "Mmhm, when can I taste you?"

Fenris let out a throaty chuckle and pushed his fingers a little deeper, "Soon, my Hazel… I have yet to make you come."

"But I want you now, I'm read-ahh!" Fenris' fingers moved to her throbbing bud again, rubbing quicker than previously.

"I want you to beg fo-"

"PLEASE! I need you Fennnnris... I want you inside me so badly, take me!"

"That's my girl, why didn't you say so, Hazel..."

Her heart stopped, that wasn't Fenris' voice.


Kimi's eyes snapped open to see a disheveled Gamlen towering over her, his trousers removed. She she tried to scream but his hand smothered her mouth.

"I don't know who this 'Fen' is, but he makes you twice as wet as I do. You should think of him more often when I take you." Gamlen remarked.

Kimi was horrified, if she hadn't woke up he would have surely taken her virginity. She bored her eyes into his, which were glazed over by intoxication, and tried to wriggle free from his weight on top of her, but he wouldn't budge. Desperate to be free she bit down hard onto his hand, drawing blood.

"You bitch! You'll pay for that!" He shouted, grabbing her by her hair and forcing her head onto his exposed cock. Kimi gagged hard, vomit threatening to spill out of her.

"That's right you slut, choke on me," Gamlen spat.

Tears overflowed her eyes. Of course it was a dream, of course she wasn't in Varric's flat - she hadn't even been there before. She tried anything to distract herself from the hairy member in her mouth, but Gamlen would pinch her skin or tug on her hair to bring her back to the present.

Semen eventually spilled into her mouth; she had no choice but to swallow it down. Gamlen petted her head and pulled his trousers back up, leaving the bedroom afterwards. Kimi threw her bed covers over herself, and curled into a ball.

"Promise me… if he does anything, call me… even if the sun hasn't yet risen…"

She took the duvet from her head and looked to her computer desk, her eyes resting on her phone. She clenched her hands, 'I can't, I'm sorry Fenris…'

Kimi stood up and pulled her knickers back on, and put her night top back on. How she didn't wake up when Gamlen undressed her she didn't know. She looked to Bethany's bed to see no one sleeping there.

'Of course he wouldn't do this when she is here, she probably fell asleep downstairs again,' she thought.

Kimi walked to her bedroom door and opened it slightly, upon Gamlen's bedroom door was shut she quickly tiptoed into the bathroom and locked the door behind her. She washed her mouth out with mint flavoured mouthwash and brushed her teeth.

'I hate him, Maker I hate him so much!' she screamed internally.

Hatred consumed her as more tears flooded her eyes, she was seeing red and had to rid the feeling from her body soon. In a matter of seconds she spun around to face the bath opposite her, and shot her fist at the tile wall. The material shattered, hitting the bottom of the bath - thin streams of blood staining the white tiles. The pain didn't register immediately, so she threw her clenched fist again, forcing more tiles to break into the bath. Then, the pain came.

"Fuck…!" She whispered loudly. Her left hand was half covered in red liquid from a deep cut over her knuckle, the parts that weren't showed a purple hue under the skin. She instantly regretted losing her temper.

'What do I do now?! ...I know! Gamlen has some left over whisky in the drug cabinet, that'll stop any infectious stuff getting in… and there's some bandages too.'

Kimi poured the alcohol over her hand, cringing at the sting, then wrapped her knuckles with the dressing. Satisfied with her work she left the bathroom and went back to her room. She saw her phone flash, indicating a text message, so Kimi walked over to it - almost dropping it when she used her now damaged left hand to do so. Varric had sent her a text four hours prior.

Varric [bianca's_man], 23:11PM

- Hawke!

- Izzy said she's coming! :D

- I'm actually pretty excited

- I texted Merrill but she hasn't replied yet

Kimi scoffed.

Kimi [kimi_chan], 03:22AM

- 'Actually'?

- Sir Varric you underestimate me and my abilities

She sat in her desk chair and played a game of Tetris, waiting for a reply.

'Wait, its three am… he isn't going to reply!'

Kimi face palmed herself and made her way to her bed - but froze before she got into it. Memories of not only a couple of minutes ago, but all of the times that Gamlen had invaded her bed, hit her like a train. She clutched her head in effort to stop the flashbacks. 'No… I don't want to sleep there anymore,' she thought frantically as she jumped into Bethany's bed, getting into the covers and resting her head on the pillow. Her sister's was much more welcoming than her own, and smelt like her. She snuggled the pillow, burying her face into it, soon falling asleep.


I'm sorry if this ending feels empty, I didn't know how to end this chapter, I low-key just want to skip to all the good chapters I've planned but then I'll feel like I've rushed it…

But thanks for reading! Reviews welcome :'3