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Title: Wicked Grace (Chapter 21)
Fandom: Dragon Age II
Pairing(s): m!Hawke/Fenris, Isabela/Bethany, mCousland/Zevran, hints at Two New Developments 
Warnings: MMORPG/Modern AU,

mentions of past abuse, A Gaming Convention (cue shrill scare chord), vending machines, falling water bottles

Summary:

Garrett Hawke is a simple guy. He likes simple things. Things like playing MMORPGs with his friends. Their guild, Wicked Grace, has been pretty exclusive for a while. But, when the guild becomes interested in recruiting a new member – an elven warrior named Fenris – what used to be a “fun way of passing time” becomes “Operation: Hard in Hightown” (or, as Isabela calls it, “Operation: Get Hawke Laid”). Needless to say, this operation is anything but simple.

“Isabela, where are your pants?!”

Fenris and I are standing outside of the Rogue Room – right in front of its door. We’re listening to a very important, loud discussion going on inside of said room.

“Since when do I wear pants, Vallen?”

“That wasn’t even a little bit funny.”

“Shut up, I’m hilarious and it was very funny.”

“Am I wearing pants?” A different, concerned voice squeaks. “Is this material too thin to be pants?”

“Daisy. Sweetness. Listen: If you don’t want it to qualify as pants, then it’s not pants.”

“Good!” Merrill… “Then I think I’ll say that they’re not pants!”

“Excellent!” Isabela’s logic strikes once again. I can hear Bethany guffawing… They’re so rowdy.

I glance over at Fenris. “Should we go in?”

“I don’t know, should we?” He smirks back at me.

I stifle a laugh. “I think we should.”

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