Flutiebear: Rambling My Way Through Thedas

Story Summary: Sabrina AU. Merrill, the daughter of the Amell family chauffeur, has been in love with Garrett Hawke all her life, but the flighty, charismatic playboy doesn't even know she exists. All that changes when she returns from Val Royeaux the very picture of beauty and sophistication. She catches Garrett's eye, but is it his brother, Carver, who is really her ideal match? Pairing: Carver/Merrill Chapter Word Count: 3,342

Merrill watched as a half-grown girl with red cheeks leaned over the railing of L’Éléphant Libéré and waved to a white-haired man on shore below. “Au revoir, papa!” the girl cried.

“Bon voyage!” he shouted back. His posture was as crisp as his clothes, his hair immaculate and well-oiled. Clearly he was the man of a great house: a valet, perhaps, or a butler. Someone of superior rank, Merrill thought bitterly, as far as that ever went among servants.

“Je vais tu manquer!”  shouted the girl as she brushed sea-swept hair from her mouth and cheeks. She was young, Merrill noted, very young. “Je promets d’ecrire!”

Brushing a hand across his eyes, the girl’s father beamed and said nothing.

She continued to wave down at him, nearly knocking over the large black bag at her feet. It was an artist’s portfolio. There were always girls carrying them around in Val Royeaux, particularly in the Grand Cathedral square, where they sketched the grand friezes and the statues of Orlesian conquerors for judgement by the Masters. And now this girl--this silly, naive girl--would be the next to join their ranks.

Merrill felt a sharp stab of pity. How long would it take for her to realize that there was no room in the art world for the daughter of a valet? Would it be when her Master singled out her work for its crudeness on her very first day? Or when she fell in love with an Orlesian boy who, when he found out she hadn’t a penny to her name, would forget her for the woman he’d been betrothed to all along?

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The Inquisitor: “Popular”, Eric Saade (2011) (I will be popular, I will be popular…)

Cullen:  “Rise Like a Phoenix”, Conchita Wurst (2014) (I rise like a phoenix/Out of the ashes/Seeking, rather than vengeance, retribution)

Vivienne: “Work Your Magic”, Dmitry Koldun (2007) (Work your magic/You set my beating heart in motion/When you cast your loving potion)

Varric: “Fairytale”, Alexander Rybak (2009) (I’m in love with a fairytale, even though it hurts/And I don’t care if I lose my mind, I’m already cursed)

White-Haired Mage Who Might Be Cole: “Bistra Voda”, Grupa Regina (2009) (…when everybody else leaves/I’m keeping you for as long as I live)*

Solas: “Unsubstantial Blues”, Ruzsa Magdi (2007) (You’re such a casual man, lending an empty hand…)

Cassandra: “Be My Valentine (Anti-Crisis Girl)”, Svetlana Loboda (2009) (Baby, I can save your world/I’m your anti-crisis girl)

Iron Bull: “Boom Boom”, Emmy (2011) (You are the strongest fighter/You’re the king for me)

The Mustachioed Man a.k.a Dorian: “Moustache”, TWIN TWIN (2014) (I’d give everything I have/for a moustache)*

Leliana: “L’amour a la Francaise”, Les Fatals Picards (2007) (A souvenir, a rendezvous/Flowers, flowers, flowers for you)*

Sera: “Satellite”, Lena (2010) (Love my aim is straight and true/Cupid’s arrow is just for you)

Scribe Girl: “Madness of Love”, Raphael Gualazzi (2011) (I don’t know who you are/I don’t care who you are anymore/I know for certain I won’t bother you with nostalgia)*

Bara Warden: “Hard Rock Hallelujah”, Lordi (2006) (Brothers and sisters, keep strong in the faith/On the Day of Rock-ening, it’s who dares wins)

Music to Choose Your Party Members By: “Party for Everybody”, Buranovskiye Babushki  (2012) (Party for everybody!)*

Music to Drown In Your Feels By: “Waterline”, Jedward (2012) (I thought that I’d been over my head/for the last time…)

At the Orlesian Ball: “Dancing Lasha Tumbai”, Verka Serduchka (2007) (Me English not understand/Let’s speak dance!)*

The Rift Opens: “Only Love Survives”, Ryan Dolan (2013) (Let the world collide, don’t be afraid/And if it’s the end of time, love will remain)

The Mage-Templar War: “Only Teardrops”, Emmelie de Forest (2013) (How many times can we win and lose?/How many times ‘til we get it right between us?)

That Pirate Hat: “Wolves of the Sea”, Pirates of the Sea (2008) (We will steal the show, Jolly Rogers go!/ We are wolves of the sea)

A Tavern Song: “Alcohol is Free”, Koza Mostra (2013) (Alcohol, alcohol, alcohol is free! Alcohol is free! Alcohol is free!)*