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Tweak says, "WHAT was THAT supposed to be?!"

Fenris (nobodysslave) wrote in utr_logs,
@ 2012-03-03 01:53:00

Entry tags:

bethany hawke, fenris

Who: Bethany Hawke and Fenris
What: Reasons why New York is a terrible place to live.
Where: A hospital in NYC.
Warnings: Probably not. Unless things get sweary.

There'd always been a nagging feeling that leaving Bethany to live alone in New York wasn't exactly the best idea. True, they'd lived in Kirkwall, and Bethany was a Grey Warden and a mage, but that alone didn't protect her from harm.

This was just proof that he should've listened to that feeling.

He'd come to see her, as per usual, and had stumbled across something that'd almost driven him into a blind rage. Whoever the fool had been that attacked her, they'd been intensely lucky that he was feeling even remotely kind - his markings had glowed even through his clothes, and if he'd wanted to, the man could've been dead in mere seconds.

He'd taken her to the nearest hospital after the man ran off, presumably terrified, yelling about weird glowing men with pointy ears. All he could truly do now was wait for her to wake... and hope that her sister wouldn't kill him for letting this happen.

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beamofsunshine
2012-03-03 02:28 am UTC (link)

Bethany was going to be absolutely furious at herself.

The doctor had examined her, and was sure that the concussion was mild at best. They ran some tests and after assuring Fenris that there was no brain swelling (which just sounded so ridiculous when said out loud, no matter how fatal it was) were allowing her to wake on her own. Still, she had been careless. And the first thought she had upon waking was a thoroughly irritated Stroud's voice reminding her just how vital it was to always be on guard.

Fat lot of good that did.

With a groan that sounded suspiciously like 'Maker' her eyes opened, then immediately closed again. Who's bright idea was it to make hospitals so blightedly... bright?

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	nobodysslave 2012-03-04 07:53 pm UTC (link)
	In the time it'd taken her to wake, Fenris had recieved about fifteen text messages from Hawke along, all mostly along the lines of 'I'm going to track them down and burn them'. "I always knew this city was too dangerous." If even a Warden had troubles here, it just wasn't worth the effort. "How do you feel?" (Reply to this)

	beamofsunshine 2012-03-04 07:57 pm UTC (link)
	Bethany had a frisson of irritation. It was a little late to do anything about that now. "What happened?" She knew she was in a hospital, and she knew she had been attacked. How had she been so stupid to let down her guard; to get so distracted? "Did you find them? How long have I been out?" Hospitals here didn't know the least bit about healing magics. (Reply to this)

nobodysslave
2012-03-04 08:03 pm UTC (link)

"I caught the man who attacked you just as he was about to run. Scared the life out of him," not literally, of course, but if he'd had just a few minutes more... well, there'd be one less scumbag in the world. "Your sister's sent me more text messages than I actually thought possible."

The majority of them weren't exactly spelt right, but Hawke had never truly mastered the keyboard on her phone. Presumably because it didn't react well to threats of fire.

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	beamofsunshine 2012-03-04 08:04 pm UTC (link)
	Bethany tried to sit up, but the immediately rethought that as her head all but exploded. That was gearing up to be a crashing headache. "I can't believe he got the jump on me. I've gotten so careless... did he get my purse?" It had to be a simple robbery. Really, she couldn't have been more stupid, barely paying attention to her surroundings. (Reply to this)

nobodysslave
2012-03-08 10:29 am UTC (link)

He'd certainly aimed for simple robbery, as far as Fenris had been able to tell. Striking complete and utter terror into his heart had meant he'd dropped almost all he had and bolted, at very least.

"He got away with surprisingly little. Apparently, me glowing put the fear of the Maker into him." It can't have been the most surprising thing in New York, but he wasn't about to argue with the results.

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beamofsunshine
2012-03-08 01:50 pm UTC (link)

Bethany laid back against the pillows, her face the perfect mask of self-recrimination.

"How could I have let my guard down so completely? Have I really gotten that soft?" She scowled. "Clearly I need to train a good deal more often and remember that just because there's no darkspawn here doesn't mean it's safe." Her jaw set in a very particular way that Hawke's seemed to have to express extreme stubbornness.

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nobodysslave
2012-03-09 08:06 pm UTC (link)

Fenris had seen that look so often on her sister, and very rarely on Carver. Extreme stubbornness was clearly one of the lasting traits of the Hawke family. "It happens. People are caught off-guard all the time."

He could quite distinctly remember Carver being kidnapped during their time in Kirkwall, and he'd not exactly been 'soft' in any meaning of the word. "It'd be easier to get you out of this Maker-forsaken city."

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	beamofsunshine 2012-03-10 12:33 am UTC (link)
	Bethany knew it was childish, but she scowled at him. "Oh, just pick up and move everything? Again?" Her voice was just this side of screechy, but she was scared. Scared of being on her guard every second, scared of yet again having to completely start over. She was so tired of not having a home. "I just have to be more careful, that's all." (Reply to this)

nobodysslave
2012-03-14 02:26 pm UTC (link)

Honestly, Fenris had expected that. You didn't tell a Hawke to pack up and move easily. Nine times out of ten, it ended in fire and a vague threat about putting organs where they didn't belong.

"Or I could stay here. Whichever is easier." He'd never truly been comfortable staying in one place for too long, largely thanks to Danarius. It was a miracle he'd stayed in Denver as long as he had.

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	beamofsunshine 2012-03-14 04:12 pm UTC (link)
	Bethany still was scowling, ready for an argument that apparently wasn't coming. She was sure her face was mirroring her confusion. "We?" (Reply to this)

	nobodysslave 2012-03-14 04:23 pm UTC (link)
	Whenever possible, Fenris did try to avoid arguments with her. Considering she could likely do all manner of insane things to him, it seemed like the most logical course of action. "We could stay here." It was a minor correction, but it probably meant far more than he could begin to say. "I can keep be threatening and broody at anyone who tries anything, then." (Reply to this)

beamofsunshine
2012-03-14 08:59 pm UTC (link)

Maybe she was just looking for a fight, probably because of the shame she felt at being taken so unaware. Or maybe she needed it just a touch clearer what he meant by that 'we'. Protector and lover were two very different roles.

"I don't need a personal bodyguard, Fenris. I'm hardly that much of a wilting flower." It annoyed her to feel so helpless after being on her own for so long. The girl whose family hid her from the Templars was a distant memory. "You need not feel obligated to move to a city you loathe on my account."

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nobodysslave
2012-03-20 01:33 am UTC (link)

It wasn't exactly like he'd be her bodyguard. That was more Hawke's job than his, at least in this sort of world, and it wasn't exactly like Grey Wardens needed them. Fenris sighed, running a hand through his hair.

Somehow, he'd known from the start that this conversation wasn't going to end quickly or simply. "I just want you safer. This... shouldn't be allowed to happen again."

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	beamofsunshine 2012-03-20 01:36 am UTC (link)
	Bethany frowned, in part because of the headache. He wasn't making sense. "I know, and I'll just... be safer. Be more careful, more aware. You don't have to move anywhere, that wouldn't be..." Fair? Correct? "Right." It wouldn't be the right reasons. (Reply to this)