official challenge 4
Title: Heroes are Overrated
Author: Jakia
Part: 4/4
Pairing: Alistair/Cousland
Summary: For dao_challenge's AU challenge. Four times Alistair and Elissa could have fallen in love, even if they hadn't been the last two Grey Wardens of Ferelden.
Universe One: Alistair is never sent away to the Chantry; the Howes never betray the Couslands; the Blight never occurs. All is well in Ferelden--except that Elissa Cousland is 25 years old and still not married.
Universe Two: Arl Howe dies before he can betray the Couslands. Nathaniel and Elissa are unhappily wed. Alistair is a Templar in Amarathine hunting for the apostate, Anders.
Universe Three: Denerim, many years in the future. Alistair is Batman's the caped crusader Duncan's side-kick, sent to spy on a girl known only as Catwoman the Grey Warden, an accomplished jewel thief, to see if she would join their Justice League Griffin League. Superhero AU FTW!
Universe Four: Prince Alistair Theirin is the younger, bastard brother of Prince Calian. And today, he meets his future bride: Elissa Cousland, the Teyrn's daughter.
A/N: I don't think Alistair would actually be as emo as he is in this fic, if only because I think Maric and Calian wouldn't let him. However, if you ever recruit Loghain, he tells you that Alistair "would have been miserable, constantly overshadowed by Calian and treated with scorn by the nobles [for his bastard status]. At least with Eamon he had a childhood." I wanted to play with that idea so here's a fic.
( It's not like he asked to be a bastard prince. )
Author: Jakia
Part: 4/4
Pairing: Alistair/Cousland
Summary: For dao_challenge's AU challenge. Four times Alistair and Elissa could have fallen in love, even if they hadn't been the last two Grey Wardens of Ferelden.
Universe One: Alistair is never sent away to the Chantry; the Howes never betray the Couslands; the Blight never occurs. All is well in Ferelden--except that Elissa Cousland is 25 years old and still not married.
Universe Two: Arl Howe dies before he can betray the Couslands. Nathaniel and Elissa are unhappily wed. Alistair is a Templar in Amarathine hunting for the apostate, Anders.
Universe Three: Denerim, many years in the future. Alistair is Batman's the caped crusader Duncan's side-kick, sent to spy on a girl known only as Catwoman the Grey Warden, an accomplished jewel thief, to see if she would join their Justice League Griffin League. Superhero AU FTW!
Universe Four: Prince Alistair Theirin is the younger, bastard brother of Prince Calian. And today, he meets his future bride: Elissa Cousland, the Teyrn's daughter.
A/N: I don't think Alistair would actually be as emo as he is in this fic, if only because I think Maric and Calian wouldn't let him. However, if you ever recruit Loghain, he tells you that Alistair "would have been miserable, constantly overshadowed by Calian and treated with scorn by the nobles [for his bastard status]. At least with Eamon he had a childhood." I wanted to play with that idea so here's a fic.
( It's not like he asked to be a bastard prince. )