anders got a sword through the chest and was fine but hawke stabs him a little bit and he dies? ok david
I have a headcanon for that.
They’d discussed it before, preparing for the worst case scenario. If there was no way out and Meredith was calling for Anders death, Hawke would stab him, Anders would ‘die’, and then they could get him the fuck out of Kirkwall so he could lead the mages to freedom.
Even though he knows it won’t really harm him, sliding that blade between Anders’ ribs is the hardest thing Hawke has ever done.He watches in horror as Anders slumps to the ground, terrified that something will go wrong, positioning himself carefully between Anders and the Knight Commander, so that she doesn’t see the silver blue light that flares, briefly, over the mages skin.
Tossing the bloodied knife to the ground, he gestures to Varric. “Take him home. Don’t let anyone touch him.”
He turns to face his companions, unable to look any of them in the eyes. He’ll tell them the truth, of course, but not yet.
Meet post-Trespasser Anders, pro-Inquisition agent in Tevinter Imperium.
This headcanon burns my head last couple of months.
Hawke supported Anders when they ran from Kirkwall, but soon they were separated. Anders got caught by starkhaven templars and was brought to Sebastian. After a brutal torture prince made him tranquil, but the ritual didn’t tear Anders off the Fade. Tranquility killed Vengeance, while Anders remained safe. Branded by the Chantry’s sunburst, he made eighth and the most dangerous escape from the Circle. All time before Conclave Anders fought on Hawke’s side more like a warrior then a mage because of constant danger to his lover. After Adamant Anders leaved Weisshaupt in any cases – with or without Hawke and disappeared for a long time. He shows up in Tevinter only after re-structure/disbanding the Inquisition as an old werid mage with an elven “slave”. In DA4 Anders and Fenris help pro-Inquisition agents in troubles with blood magic, tranquility, abominations, slaves and gray wardens. I think the danger will force this bastards to unite.
Anders in details.
He still remembers Warden and Hawke – no matter how far they are. He miss them and keep things that reminds him of old friends. Tranquility killed Justice, took away a part of his power and left ugly mark on his forehead, but he’s still a mage. Anders trained with a sword for a long time after Starkheaven and decided to keep it for a case of great troubles. He took his sword even in Tevinter because this country doesn’t seem different to Kirkwall. Ya know, slavers, blood mages, murderers, mad apostate with diabolic plan and etc.
Queer Fortress 