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alistair + amell | an unhappy ending

Spotify link (25 songs, 1:37); it was them against the world and the world won.

This playlist was inspired by a DAI playthrough I did a few years back. It was based on my canon DAO/DA2 world state, where Alistair is King, Amell is his mistress, and mage rights for everybody. I was about a quarter of the way through when I realised that my Amell & Alistair couldn't last. So I was inspired to tell their story.

tl;dr version: Amell & Alistair are super naive about the realities of ruling a kingdom, Amell is stridently 'mage rights or mage fights', lots of political bullshit, loving people is hard

worship; years & years. my longing drives me crazy for you | my kingdom for your graces | i'm not gonna tell nobody | i'm not gonna tell nobody 'bout you

The Landsmeet has ended. Alistair now has a kingdom, a Queen, and a mistress. But he's still the same ol' Alistair.

sinners; lauren aquilina. and let's be winners by mistake | the world may disapprove | but my world is only you | and if we're sinners then it feels like heaven to me

Amell has never really liked playing by other people's rules.

The Arlessa and the King spend some time together.

save tonight; eagle-eye cherry. tomorrow comes to take me away | i wish that i, that i could stay | girl you know I've got to go, oh | lord i wish it wasn't so

And in the morning they must both return to their duties.

don't let me down; the chainsmokers + daya. i think i'm losing my mind now | it's in my head, darling, i hope | that you'll be here when i need you the most | so don't let me, don't let me, don't let me down

The mages were promised their independence. Amell would like to know when it is coming.

take on the world; you me at six. and just say the word, we'll take on the world | just say you're hurt, we'll face the worst | nobody knows you, the way that I know you

The Vigil has fallen & now Anders is missing. Alistair reminds his love that she always has his support.

secret love song, part ii; little mix. why can't i say that i'm in love? | i wanna shout it from the rooftops | i wish that it could be like that | why can't we be like that? 'cause i'm yours

This arrangement was her idea in the first place, but Amell didn't realise that it would be so ... restricting.

sleep it off; niki & gabi. let's call a truce inside each others arms | cause it's a lie to think we're better off apart

The burdens of leadership are taking their toll on our dear Wardens.

half light; banners. when you're in the half-light | it is not you i see | and you live a half-life | you only show half to me

Amell is working on something. Alistair is worried about her.

the other side; ruelle. i don't want to know | who we are without each other | it's just too hard

Amell is suffocating in Denerim. She plays the part of the Hero because she loves Alistair but she is meant to do so much more.

are you with me; nilu. so wake up and stay with me | cause i'm starting to think | that i never actually had you

Amell wonders where she features on Alistair's list of priorities these days; not as high as she once was, she suspects.

armor; landon austin. after the war is won | there's always the next one | i'll do what it takes to make this right

Alistair recognises the part he has played in the plight of mages in Ferelden. He can't make things right but he wants to try.

worst of you; maisie peters. so give me your worst excuses, any reason to stay | give me your lips that taste of her, i'd kiss them again | i'd rather you walk all over me than walk away | give me the worst of you | cause i want you anyway | so take me to every party and just talk to your friends | why don't you let me down, i'll let you do it again

Amell shares the man she loves with his wife. She lives in luxury while her childhood friends have been killed or, worse, made Tranquil. Putting Alistair on the throne was supposed to change things for the better, but it's made it all so much worse.

oceans; seafret. we hide our emotions | under the surface and try to pretend | but it feels like there's oceans | between you and me

Things are fine. Absolutely fine. Things between the King and the Warden are absolutely not strained. (And the Hero of Ferelden is absolutely not using her wealth and position to undermine the Chantry. Absolutely not.)

fall for you (acoustic); secondhand serenade. the best thing about tonight's that we're not fighting | it couldn't be that we have been this way before | i know you don't think that i am trying | i know you're wearing thin down to the core

They have been in love for nearly a decade but relationships are hard, even without the weight of a crown.

battlefield; jordin sparks. i never meant to start a war | you know i never wanna hurt you | don't even know what we're fighting for

Alistair has returned from Kirkwall and his reunion with Amell is a bit rough. She is tired of fighting about mages; he is just tired.

which to bury, us or the hatchet?; relient k. this didn't turn out the way i thought it would at all | you blame me but some of this is still your fault | i tried to move you, but you just wouldn't budge

In the middle of yet another argument, Amell reveals something that Alistair has long suspected: she only convinced him to take the crown because she thought it would be better for the cause of mages. That's going to take some time to process.

landfill; daughter. don't you dare look back | walk away | catch up with the sunrise

Kirkwall's chantry lies in ruins. Amell has become politically expendable, much to the relief of Eamon & Anora. Amell dares Alistair to walk away.

killing me to love you; vancouver sleep clinic. it’s growing faster than you’ve grown | now you’re stronger than yourself | i’m fighting for you | i’m hiding for you | but it’s killing me to love you

The war that Amell has been wanting is finally on the horizon but Alistair feels like he's been fighting it for years.

monster; dodie. we shout in our heads, "are you still in there?" | well, this ends bad then, we knew it would | so we won't eat our words, 'cause they don't taste good

Amell & Alistair argue about Anders, mages, and freedom. Sides are chosen, words are said... hearts are a little broken.

already gone; sleeping at last. remember all the things we wanted | now all our memories, they're haunted | we were always meant to say goodbye

One of them was supposed to die in the battle ten years ago. Maybe their love truly wasn't meant to survive for as long as it did has.

Their relationship survived time, political scheming and even an Archdemon but it couldn't survive them.

capsize; frenship & emily warren. up at night i'm awake cause it haunts me | that i never got to say what i wanted | oh my god, oh my god | i’m not the same as i was with you

The Warden has gone missing.

hymn for the missing; red. why did you go? | i had to stay | now i'm reaching for you | will you wait, will you wait? | will i see you again?

The mage rebellion takes shelter in Redcliffe. Most posit that it's due to the town owing its survival to the Circle. The truth? The King had hoped that this would be enough to bring the Warden back home.

you and i; pvris. i know it's warmer where you are | and it's safer by your side | but right now, i can't be what you want | just give it time

Once again the Warden's home is the road; alongside a few treasured companions, she travels in search of answers to a variety of questions regarding the Calling, but also about the nature of spirits. When she has the answers she needs, if Ferelden still welcomes her, she will return.

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