Cullen and Sophie

Papa!Cullen gives me life

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The door opening and the soft patter of feet warned Cullen of Sophie’s presence. He glanced up from the reports on his desk, grinning at how his daughter was almost hopping to be able to see what he was doing.

Her expression caused him to drop the report and give her his full attention. Sophie had seem withdrawn ever since she discovered she had magic. Cullen and her mother had anticipated this and were fully prepared, but the little girl seemed more than upset when she discovered it. Now, her expression was forlorn and nervous, which was nothing like her at all.

“Come here, peanut,” he gently said, grinning when her nose scrunched up at the nickname.

Instead of telling him not to call her that, she simply just walked around and climbed up into his lap. Now he definitely knew something was wrong. 

Sophie settled on his lap and turned to face him, burying her fingers into the fur around his shoulders.

He waited for her to tell him what was troubling her. Sophie was just like her mother when it came to that.

“Do you hate me?” she finally asked, not meeting his eyes.

“Of course I don’t. Why would you think that?” Cullen asked, gently rubbing circles into her back.

The four year old bit her lip, another quirk she and her mother shared, before speaking again. “Someone told me that you hate magic and that you hate me now ‘cause I have it.”

Cullen almost groaned. He couldn’t control what his daughter could hear around Skyhold and he knew people talked. She probably heard this from someone who thought he was one of those Templars.

“Now why would I hate magic? Your Mama has it too. And I love her very much.”

“But-”

“And I love you more than anything in the world. You are the most beautiful, wonderful, and talented little girl I know and I am proud that you’re my daughter.”

Sophie’s lips finally started to curl into her normal grin and she buried her face into Cullen’s neck as she threw her arms around him for a huge hug. Cullen held her tightly against him, grinning as her curly hair tickled his nose.

“I love you too, Papa.”

Cullen’s heart swelled, just like it did whenever he heard those words.