Neve! Had A Lot Of Fun With This One!

Neve! Had a lot of fun with this one!

shallan my friend

Hey so I am not at all up to date on campaign 3 of critical role but I saw it trending and have suddenly been reminded of stuff I saw ages ago. So I must ask. Is Vax still marbled??? He still trapped in the orb thingy??? Is he doing okay??? He still 'alive' n stabbing??? I need to know if my most favourite of all boys is okay T-T because I will probably cry if he's not

Ten year jump to da:v?? its time for mom!vellan

OTP Prompts: Vulnerability

Credit to @/tommyywrites for the dividers

Saying 'I love you' for the first time.

Crying in front of them.

Opening up about trauma/past negative experiences.

Begging them to stay.

Giving them permission to do something they wouldn't let anyone else do.

Sleeping in the same bed for the first time.

Getting undressed in front of each other.

Expressing their fears and the things that make them uncomfortable.

Introducing them to their special interests/hyperfixations.

A neurodivergent finally unmasking in front of their partner.

Pure, genuine laughter.

Introducing them to their guilty pleasures and the things they're ashamed/embarrassed about enjoying.

Initiating physical contact.

Allowing themselves to make mistakes.

Telling them about their kinks and new things they'd like to try in the bedroom.

Eating messily/quickly.

Happy friday!!! For dadwc this week I bring you some Luca Trevelyan & Josephine vibes w/ "Introducing them to their guilty pleasures and the things they're ashamed/embarrassed about enjoying" (from the "vulnerability" prompt list)

Ooh this was so much fun to write! I haven't written about Josie and Luca's friendship before, but its so wholesome??? I love them your honour. @dadrunkwriting

For context, Luca is gay and grew up in a very homophobic household (well a homophobic father at least) so he's always tried to hide the more feminine parts of himself.

CW: minor mention of past homophobia

They were out on the balcony, Luca with his hands wrapped around a mug of steaming mulled mead, and Josephine’s around a brew of spiced tea. They had spent the whole day up there, debriefing from the events at Halamshiral. There was a lot to discuss after all, even if the empress remained on the throne. But it was late in the afternoon and their conversation had meandered away from business into a chat between friends. “So, I’m afraid I do have to ask this Josephine.” “Oh?” She said with a smile and a raised eyebrow, “should I be worried?” “About what Yvette said…” “Oh no… If this is about the doll collection, its just a childhood collection I have kept into adulthood. Really, it is hardly worth commenting.” Luca grinned and held up his hands to slow her speech, “I really don’t think its as embarrassing a hobby as you think it to be.” She side eyed him with a playful glare. “Say that to Dowager of Rivain at her summer ball…” “I have heard stories of her, she is rather a traditional character is she not?” “Well….” She hummed, searching for the right word, “some would call her traditional, but perhaps stern would be a better term. She is a fierce woman with a keen eye for politics. Any insults she levies are always part of some greater agenda.” “And that includes an aversion to dolls?” Colour rose in the woman’s cheeks and she shoved him playfully. “I told you, it is nothing but a childhood collection I have kept on.” Luca smiled, “I’m honestly not trying to make a joke on you, I am honestly curious. When I was a boy I always coveted my female cousins’ dolls. So my mother bought me one for my birthday one year. My father was…well not happy to say the least. Said it was ‘unbefitting of any man let alone his son’.” “Oh Luca…”

He waved her off, “sorry, I’m not fishing for pity or anything. Only to say that it was something I have never been able to indulge in through my life. So I would be interested in your collection, whether you still play with them or not.” Josie narrowed her eyes at him, and in a rare moment of visible deliberation from the ambassador, she bit lightly at her lip. But the suspicious deliberation morphed into a shy smile and she nodded. “I believe I could do that,” she blushed, “I have a few with me in Skyhold.” Luca’s face lit up, “I don’t suppose you could introduce me? All in the name of the very scholarly investigation I never got to do as a child.” She beamed back so bright she might as well have been the sun. “Well, I have one of my Aragonés pieces here which I think you would most enjoy! Aragonés is perhaps the finest doll artisan there is, and all of his pieces are uniquely designed and handcrafted!” “Wait, the artisan is male?” “Oh yes! He even has written a book about mostly about his life as a doll artisan, but it does include a lot about his personal life as well. Oh I must admit I teared up when I read about how he proposed to his husband. I should get you a copy, it is really most enlightening! And he has such an inspirational order.” Luca’s head spun. “His husband?” The dollmaker was like him? His heart fluttered, a butterfly first taking flight.` Josephine reached over to him, and squeezed his forearm, her hand warm from the mug of tea. “Yes, I will make sure one is included in our next library shipment up here. And, I will put a few hours in my schedule to show you the part of my collection here.” “A couple of hours? From the eternally busy ambassador?” “Well, it may have to be next week,” she groaned, “or the week after, but I will make sure it happens, Luca, don’t you fret.”