Of a kind, Cole. Don’t worry yourself over it.

The solution, amatus, is proper boots that are water-resistant and quite tall. Wet socks can be changed, after all—severed toes are much harder to replace.

And it’s easier to hide the wrong socks from me when I can’t see them behind the boots 😘

Anything for you, amatus. Always.

*nearly faints from shock and joy*

Not yet, but I hear it’s gonna be.

*sighs heavily but affectionately* It seems I can never go on holiday again. My presence is clearly the only thing standing between otherwise sensible people and disaster.

Perhaps a mass spirit manifestation gone awry, influenced by a preponderance of Inquisitors having very specific dreams? This feels like Fade nonsense, which is much more your bailiwick than mine.

Mm, don’t think so. Everything looks normal to me.

Quite the disturbance. Either Solas’s fashion sensibilities have actually garnered a following… or there are more Solases to spread their terrible taste.

Solases? Solasii?

I’ll never understand it. Silk is right there.

I look forward to hearing how those stand up against an errant shard of glass or a particularly tenacious bit of bramble, darling. I’ll be waiting with a sensible and stylish pair of sandals when the moment comes.

…….. Amatus. There is, quite literally, a whole closet full of shoes Just For You. Some of them are even sandals.

All yours, which one?

“May you have many years of joy and love together—taking that risk hand-in-hand, and learning all the ways in which love *can* be enough.

— Dorian

P.S. Did you keep that diagram I drew for you? The thought of you trying that still frightens me a little… but less so with Bellara to try it with. 💜”

“And more wondrous still, that person is taking the same risk with you in kind.

To say that I am proud of you is an understatement; to say that I’m overjoyed, even more so. Especially since you have landed yourself such a brilliant and warm-hearted partner with whom to take that leap of faith.

—

“And now, here you are, Cole. Not only taking that risk, but pledging your life to it. To days and years of loving someone with all that you are, giving them your heart to hold, and trusting that they love you enough to cherish it and not hurt you.

—

“That is the risk of love in all its forms. But it is a risk we agree to when we choose to live the life we’ve been given, and more often than not, the reward is far greater and more beautiful than the risk of hurt ever was.

—

“The ones you love are often those who disappoint you most, because they have such knowledge of you that they’re in the best position to cut deepest. And it hurts all the more because you love them still, no matter how much you try not to.

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