A/N: Normal heading applies.. DAI belongs to Bioware. I've been sick and out of it while writing this so forgive me if it drags on a bit. I've tried to clean it up as best as I could, to the point where I'm tired of staring at it. Any mistakes are my own and if I've made any particularly bad ones please let me know.
Dorian stared sourly into his whiskey. Even though he had agreed to give Rise some time to himself he wasn't looking forward to returning to an empty room and cold bed. He shouldn't have given his word or at least tried to haggle with Rise. He picked up his shot glass and downed the acidic liquid in one shot. For all the flair of Orlais' they still served cheap watered down swill.
"I hope you go bankrupt and have to live in the woods for serving this trash. I don't know how you get away with such a travesty to common decency." Dorian grumped at the bartender. The bartender in question barely acknowledged him, looking up briefly from his solo game of solitaire. He felt the urge to stick his tongue out at the man. "You're probably cheating anyway."
His childish tantrum was interrupted when a glass was sat on the table beside him. Surprised, he watched Cole pull a up a chair and join him at the table. He had to ask, "I didn't think you drank Cole... experimenting?"
"I don't," Cole responded as he carefully tapped the glass towards Dorian. "It's for you."
Dorian frowned; did he really look that bad that even Cole was feeling sorry for him? "Oh no, no, I don't think I can stand another glass!" Who was he kidding; he had already finished his third cup. One more wouldn't kill him, or maybe it would, he was a gambling man.
Cole watched him closely as he picked up the glass and downed it.
Dorian instantly regretted his wasteful decision to down the heady liquor. It was nothing like the puddle water the bartender was serving. The bold, almost sweet taste clung to his tongue and the familiar burn flowed down his throat and into his chest making him feel warm inside. "Where did you find this?"
Cole shrugged. "Maryden said that you looked like you could use it. She has connections around here. Did it make you happy? I told you she's good at that."
"Yes, Yes, I'd be even happier if she revealed her sources."
Cole shook his head no. "They wouldn't be secret connections if she told everyone. I think there's something more important to worry about anyways. I unlocked the door."
"You unlocked the door to the place where they keep the good stuff? Just lean over and whisper it in my ear. I won't tell anyone. Promise."
Cole shook his head again, causing his hair to fall into his eyes. "If you want to be with him now then you should. It makes you sad that you're not there right? I want to help, let me help."
"Cole, I'm not even going to ask how you know that much but it's much more complicated than me just going to him. He doesn't want me there tonight." At that moment, all the anxiety he had been trying to tamp down returned. Damn Cole and his need to help the hurt. He picked up one of the empty shot glasses and played with the rim trying to mask his frustration.
"He looks around, nothing but darkness and dirt pressing him down. Everyone is gone now, no one left to dig him out. His breath comes in short painful bursts, this is the end, they're going to bury him here…" Cole paused for a moment looking Dorian right in the eyes. "We should buy some nice flowers."
Dorian stood up quickly, slamming the glass down on the table almost shattering it. The ruckus causing all eyes to turn towards them but he didn't care. Cole and his foolish, cryptic messages were making him feel even worse. He had to go. "Enough, Cole! That's not going to happen okay!"
Cole's tone softened now as he looked up at Dorian. "So you're going then? Good, it will help."
Dorian didn't want to talk about this anymore; the alcohol was already turning sour in his stomach. "Is there anything else you want to share with me before I go? Some other catastrophe beset to befall us anytime now?" He really didn't want to know but it seemed wrong just to walk out on the kid. He honestly was trying to help in his own way.
Cole smiled now. "Just one question, why does everyone call him Rise?"
Perplexed, Dorian ran his hand through his hair. "Because that's his name Cole. I know it's unusual but Rise is well, Rise." He was at a loss about how to explain it to the boy; the conversation had taken another weird turn.
"But, that's not his name."
Dorian was even more confused now but he had had enough of this bar and the now glaring bartender. "See you tomorrow Cole, I'll ask Rise to explain it to you then."
Cole cheerily waved goodbye to Dorian as he left. He had done a good job at getting him to move, he couldn't wait to tell Maryden.
"Heavy," Rise grumbled as he tried to find a more comfortable position to sleep in and found that he couldn't move. Cracking an eye open he discovered the reason why. Dorian was wrapped around him like a snake. Dorian's head rested on his chest just under where his heart was. He had an arm thrown over his stomach and was clutching tightly to his side. One leg was thrown over his effectively immobilizing him. Looking down at the beloved mop of dark hair he sighed and admitted defeat.
"How come you never listen to me?" He asked faintly, not really expecting an answer. He reached down and gently stroked has hand through Dorian's soft hair.
"I do listen." Dorian replied, his voice husky from sleep. "As I understand it, you said tonight, as in night right." He raised his arm and pointed towards the window where rays of purple and red weakly pierced through the darkness. "I waited patiently and it's past night time now Rise. It's more like really early morning. I remember something about having you for breakfast, how delightful to find you already nude and ready for me." Dorian trailed his fingers down Rise's firm chest and teased his belly button.
The imp had him there, he did say night but Rise wasn't sure he was ready for breakfast just yet. He had planned to take a bath before bed so he had stripped down but he never made it that far. He reached down and tried to pull the blanket up and over them. "Dorian, it's still early, besides that, how do you keep getting into my room? Which one helped you, Sara or Cole?"
Dorian grinned at Rise's prudishness and caught the blanket before Rise could cover them. "They're just worried about you in their own way. You know…" he started, distracting Rise. "Cole asked me a very peculiar question last night. He wanted to know why we called you Rise. Almost as if that isn't your real name..." Dorian watched Rise's eyes go round and the man let go of the blanket.
"Maybe Cole's confusing me with someone else. You know he talks to everyone and everything. Even things we can't see or hear." Rise replied, averting his gaze.
Interesting reaction, he wasn't going to let this go easily. Dorian let the blanket fall around Rise's waist. It wasn't like it was really going to protect the man anyway. It had been far too long since they had last touched each other. "Oh, I don't know, he seemed awfully sure about it. Maybe I need to interrogate you a bit." He teased, sliding his hand beneath the blanket and slowly down Rise's front, warning him of his intent. When Rise didn't stop him he wrapped his hand around Rise's firm member and stroked him from base to tip, delighting in the moan that he drew from his lover.
He loved watching Rise in the throes of pleasure and he wanted to draw it out for as long as possible. He wanted to imprint as much of Rise as he could to memory before he left again. He pulled his hand away and bent over to kiss Rise's firm stomach above where the blanket rested before peeling it away.
"Don't stop…" Rise begged as he slid his hands into Dorian's hair and tried to guide him towards his straining erection.
He let Rise guide him down but leaned to the side and kissed Rise's inner thigh ignoring Rise's protest for him to put his mouth elsewhere. "It doesn't work that way, you want something from me? Then you have to give me something in return. As I was saying," He took Rise's erection back into his hand and held it up so he could kiss the tip. "I'm starting to think Cole's not confused at all." He pulled the tip of Rise's erection into his mouth, holding Rise's hips down as he bucked upward, wanting Dorian to take him fully into his throat. After a few moments of teasing he pulled his mouth away and listened to Rise whimper, he stroked Rise's thighs to calm him. "You were saying…"
Rise turned his head towards the window again, the sky was brighter than it was before. "Part of my name is Rise, truly, it's just the other part is embarrassing."
Now he had to know, a secret about Rise that only he knew and maybe Cole but he didn't want to think of the boy now.
"Promise not to tell or laugh?"
"Cross my heart and needles in the eye…and such stuff."
Rise sighed and gave up trying to make Dorian move to where he wanted him to be. "My full name is Sunrise Trevelyan…happy now?" Rise said the name with such distaste. "My mother said I was her sunrise hence the name. I was teased a lot as a child so when I became old enough I shortened it…"
Dorian stopped himself from laughing but he couldn't stop the snickering that escaped his lips.
"See, even you laugh." Rise pouted.
"Sorry, I'm sorry, I'm not laughing at you, I just never imagined…" He looked up at Rise's angry face and he knew words weren't going to soothe the man now. He leaned down and pulled Rise's erection fully into his mouth, no more teasing.
Rise lay back against the pillows and allowed himself to relax, letting his eyes close. He let the stress drain away and gave himself over to Dorian. He reached down and touched Dorian again; craving more contact. He knew he wasn't going to last long.
"Do… Dorian..." He tried to warn him.
Dorian held Rise's hips firmly as he took him deeper into his throat. He could tell that Rise was close by the way his erection swelled in his mouth. The earthy taste of Rise's finish hit him before he heard Rise pant through his orgasm, letting small sounds of pleasure escape his throat. He watched Rise practically melt into the bed. Yes, this was what he wanted, a happy sated man.
Dorian moved up, sliding his body along Rise's. Reaching back he hefted one of Rise's thighs up, letting it come to rest over his hip. He was so damn hard but the wait was worth it. Rise was so pliable after a good orgasm that Dorian could move them into a number of positions and Rise wouldn't complain.
"Are you ready for me?" he asked, pressing his erection against Rise. "Rise?"
Rise snored.
Dorian stared down at the man in disbelief and he fought hard not to shake the man awake. After a few tense moments of internal debate he laid himself down on top of Rise and pulled the blanket up over them. There was still time left, he could be patient. He let the sound of Rise's heartbeat lull him to sleep.
A/N: This is the first intimate scene I've written in years so I'm very rusty, (ღ꒡ ᵌ꒡)⋆﹡ ⃛*⁎⋆(꒡ᵋ ꒡ღ).