"I really do wish people would stop calling me that." Something he'd told Jonas ages ago. 'Have you never heard the tales? The hero always dies'. It'd been heroic Grey Wardens in that particular instance, of course, but the point remains. If he is the hero of this tail rather than the dashing love interest or the comedic side kick-
He would die.
Resigning himself to that would be no fun at all. Even now he thinks 'ah, Cassandra is clearly the leading lady, ah, Cullen has all the marks of a hero' rather than slot himself in that particular role. It is easier. Still, he shudders more from cold than fear and steps closer to the fire, slotting himself in front of Alistair as though they'd planned this thing, Leans back against him because for once Mother Giselle can look scandalized at something else.
He needs this. Something solid and warm and alive at his back. "I do not think setting fire to the mountains would help save the world."
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He would die.
Resigning himself to that would be no fun at all. Even now he thinks 'ah, Cassandra is clearly the leading lady, ah, Cullen has all the marks of a hero' rather than slot himself in that particular role. It is easier. Still, he shudders more from cold than fear and steps closer to the fire, slotting himself in front of Alistair as though they'd planned this thing, Leans back against him because for once Mother Giselle can look scandalized at something else.
He needs this. Something solid and warm and alive at his back. "I do not think setting fire to the mountains would help save the world."