#Cullen x Bethany

[theluckywizard]

Together Alone, Ch 4: Lost and Found

Chapter Summary:

Bethany learns her brothers were lost in the Deep Roads and then receives an unexpected visitor.

Fic Summary:

A traumatized newly-promoted Knight Captain who only wants to keep the world safe from the terrors of the Fade. A soft-hearted, sharp-minded mage who spent years evading the law. Maybe they don’t share the same fears. But at least they're not alone in being afraid. Or how two people form an unlikely friendship in the worst possible place and change each other forever.

Excerpt below the cut 👇

The letter finds her when she’s cleaning tables after supper, her second week-long rotation on evening chores. The first had been a stint in laundry that she’d been well prepared for. She squeezes and slops the rag against the table, running it up and down in long wet stripes, catching mislaid bits of food in her hands as the templars look on. How strange it is to be watched while you clean up crumbs.

Orsino’s page whisks across the hall without question, a young woman barely older than Bethany. She’d seen her slipping through the Gallows. Bethany’s bunkmate explained she’s not a mage all, but the daughter of a friend of the viscount and she actually lives in Hightown. She presents the letter without comment, but her eyes dart and dodge around Bethany, which makes the mage nervous.

Unable to leave, she breaks the seal over her dripping rag and reads.

          Enchanter Hawke,

          I regret to inform you that your brothers Garrett and Carver Hawke have been reported dead by expedition leader Bartrand Tethras after a cave-in within the Deep Roads. Their remains have not been recovered. Your mother will be in contact with us regarding funeral services. You can petition to attend with a templar escort if you wish.

          You have my heartfelt sympathy,

          First Enchanter Orsino

Bethany crunches the letter in her fists, the ink feathering and running under the spatter of her tears. She’d been girding herself for this news for weeks now but it still blows through her like an landslide. A lifetime imprisoned inside this place is nothing compared to losing her brothers. And now both are true.

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[mrs-theirin]

“Bianca’s getting married.”

“Oh, I’m very happy for her. Is it to a charming Honda Civic? Or is that too young for her?”

Her joke didn’t land well. He sighed heavily. “The real Bianca."

Eden Hawke and Varric Tethras have been friends for 7 years. Their bond is unbreakable, which is why when Varric asks Eden to be his fake date to his on-again/off-again ex girlfriend Bianca's wedding, she agrees immediately. The two of them embark on the road trip of a lifetime, one they will never forget. ♫

Beginning | Last Chapter | Final Chapter

[kittynomsdeplume]

A Curious Bird

Summary: Best friends, Rylen and Cullen, are on their way to attend the house-warming of their old Kirkwall University chums, Carver and Anders.

Rylen has braced himself to endure an evening with Anders’ snobby, pseudo-intellectual friends, looking forward merely to catching up with Carver and Bethany.

Little does he suspect, that he’s about to have a fateful encounter that will change the course of his life.

Relationship: Knight-Captain Rylen/Farie Lavellan Rating: Teen+ Word Count: 14900

Preview: Rylen pushed himself up the last flight of stairs, his legs beginning to burn from the effort of racing up to the sixth floor of his apartment building. He slumped against the wall as he finally reached the landing, holding his side as he gasped in air. He could feel age creeping up on him; in his knees, in his back — too much time now spent behind a desk.

Once he had caught his breath, he peeled himself from the wall with a groan and jogged down the plush carpeted hall toward his and Cullen’s apartment. He fished a spare key from the small zippered pocket on the front of his hoodie, and the moment he unlocked the door, Cullen was upon him — flustered and frantic.

“Where have you been?” Cullen exclaimed. “Did you forget about the house-warming?”

“Course not,” Rylen scoffed as he eased out of his runners. He tugged at the front of his hoodie, feeling unbearably sticky and hot now in the warmth of the apartment. “Figured I had time for a wee run before we left.”

“I tried to call you.” Cullen followed him from the front entry, hounding him as Rylen made for the bathroom.

“Och… I left my phone,” Rylen replied sheepishly. Cullen made a strangled sound of exasperation. “Give us ten minutes to shower?”

“Ten minutes,” Cullen exhorted, emphasising the point with a stern flick of his finger. Rylen nodded in assurance as he closed the door to the bathroom, doing his utmost to not look amused.

Once safely alone, he chortled quietly to himself as he peeled off his sweat soaked clothes and tossed them into the hamper. Despite their long standing friendship, the appropriate time to arrive at a party would remain always a point of contention. Directly at the appointed time, was ten minutes too late for Cullen, but too unreasonably early as far as Rylen was concerned. No-one in Starkhaven ever arrived on time to a gathering.

He quickly hopped into the shower, not waiting for the water to warm and he shivered violently as he ducked under the stream. The water slowly warmed and filled the room with steam, the heat and pressure of the spray a wonderful tonic for his aching muscles. He resisted the urge to linger however, and gave himself a perfunctory wash; letting the shampoo he rinsed from his hair, the foamy bubbles slowly gliding down over his body, do the lion’s share of cleaning.

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[amarmeme]

I joined the Templartations Exchange this year and was honored with four incredible gifts. I encourage you to check out the exchange as a whole if you enjoy Dragon Age's resident templars, including Cullen, Alistair, Rylen, and even some smexy Samson. :) Dinner and a Show by @replicatortrash Bethany Hawke/Alistair Theirin, Rated E, 5,400 words MMMMMM this was so delightful. Everything you want in this ship -- two wardens stumbling through feelings and f*cking. A true GEM and exactly what I was hoping for with these idiots.

Your move, Commander by Toshi_Nama Cullen Rutherford/Original Female Character, Rated E, 5,000 words What a freaking sumptuous story — Cullen gets hounded at the Winter Palace and OC cuts him a deal that protects both of them. The OC is an Orlesian noble and I will not spoil it ...

The Whole World by @knuttydraws Cullen Rutherford/Lotte Trevelyan, ART! This gorgeous art by Knutty made my heart melt. The warmth, the colors, the satisfied looks and wholesome touches. Go feast your eyes on Knutty's lovely art style. It is so good.

Save Tonight by @charmcity-jess Cullen Rutherford/Female Trevelyan, Rated M, 2,500 words So sorry Cullen, we love to torture you with a bad time. But, it all makes good in the end with another lady saving you from the Orlesians — a non-Inquisitor Trevelyan. I was head over heels for this one. Go readdddd.

This was such a delightful exchange with a delightful group of writers and artists. I'll share my contributions separately, as this is already a longer post, but THANK YOU to @knuttydraws for hosting and for everyone else listed above. You are all lovely, talented people.

[bioware]

On International Family Day, we are celebrating the unique bond of 'found family' that is central to the world of Dragon Age.

Family isn't just about blood; it's the people who stand by your side and who you choose to surround yourself with. Our companions stand with us in the face of darkspawn and demons, share in our victories and struggles, and make Thedas feel like home. 

Image credits (From Twitter/X unless otherwise specified): Alistair by Eriartdotnet Leliana by Kalaelizabeth Zevran by LarkOneironaut Morrigan by Itsmerhi Oghren by Aristotem Wynne by Geirahod Mabari by MelonaDraws Loghain by _ChevalierLogan Sten by BonkS0undEffect Shale by Elefluff Nathaniel by Hanatsuki89 Justice by Drathe90 Anders by Llysaan Carver by _Eleonorp Bethany by GreenfinchG Aveline by Matchamori Sebastian by Matthewyeez Isabela by Fae Merrill by IAmClarex2 Fenris by Loustica_Lucia Tallis by Kiwi_Pon Cassandra by KharisKreations Varric by Haverdoodles Solas by ElbenherzArt Iron Bull by Tsukioreo Dorian by TrashWarden Josephine by Bbquinn_ Sera by Inquisibrenda Cullen by magicaltia (Insta) Vivienne by LazareGvimradze Cole by Vyrkolach Blackwall by Mogwaei

[notebooks-and-laptops]

Reasons in the tags pretty please???

[inquisimer]

HEY BB if you had to pick 5 fics you’ve written to make a “crash course” and sum up your writing personality, which would they be? I must know.

thank you for the uno reverse, MWAH

it's only fair that I have to turn this lens on myself but DANG was it hard to be like "what is my writing personality?" I think it really boiled down to: platonic relationships, grey wardens, a just a hint of Lore™️

Gen'adahl - Female Lavellan/Cullen Rutherford, Rated G, 1485 words

this was one of the first ever DA fics I wrote; I remember scrawling it out in a notebook at my last job where I wasn't allowed to keep my phone at my desk. And I was so proud when I finished it! For me, it represents the proof that I can finish pieces, no matter how long it takes

to be seen feeling - Male Mahariel/Morrigan, Rated T, 5039 words, a gift for @dreadfutures as part of the 2023 DAFF DIscord's OC Swap

writing this fic was not only an absolute joy, it was a pinnacle for me: if I could write a fic that captured the depths of Blue's OCs, I could probably do anything. And I did! And I can! It was exactly what I needed at the time and also a reminder that however blase my own knowledge or fandom experience feels to me, it will slot into what even the most knowledgeable fandom personalities know in surprising ways.

Shards of Glass - Female Brosca & Rica Brosca, Rated G, 3304 words

One of my first toe dips into the gray area of lore! It was so fun to imagine an alternative for Brosca's origins, to give her a deeper connection to the Stone, to play in the absolute barren wasteland wide open sandbox of Bioware's dwarven lore. Beyond that, this piece highlights my Sibling Bias™️ and how much i love exploring the DAO origins before the Blight, in general.

nothing hits the ground without an echo - Alistair & Bethany Hawke, Rated G, 1045 words

My first Dragon Age canon/canon fic! Absolutely wild to think that before I got into Dragon Age I was vehemently anti-oc in fanfic 😂 I'm so glad I outgrew that and can love and celebrate all of our OCs. At the same time, it was a joy to return to my canon x canon roots and play up the Grey Warden lore and happenings at Vigil's Keep that seemed to die in game after Awakening ;-;

I carried my own ashes to the mountain - Zevran Arainai & Female Brosca, Rated G, 1202 words

Nothing particularly poetic to say about this one, to be perfectly honest, I just like the Vibes™️. I think the humor and sarcasm suits my writing personality, and the lighthearted overtones that are haunted by unnamed pining and angst are Very Me :3 Also Nika not recognizing her face and yet reluctant to let go of it until someone gives her permission is something deeply personal to me, that I didn't even realize until after I'd written this. I look back on it and go, yep, yeah, I see you now, past mer😅

[fereldanwench]

started thinking about what worldstate i wanna create for my first run in veilguard because of course i have.

we can't import past saves and we won't be using the keep anymore, so I'm not sure how detailed we'll be able to get with it but I've got a few possibilities to play with:

the first and most likely is my mostly canon-compliant worldstate with these bbs:

lorelei cousland [rogue; double-wield] warden / queen of ferelden / li: king!alistair

daphne caron [rogue; double-wield] warden commander / ruler of vigil's keep / li: warden!bethany

ansley hawke [warrior; board & sword] champion of kirkwall / pirate / li: isabela

melisande trevelyan [rogue; archer] herald of andraste / inquisitor / li: cullen

rosalind hendry [mage; knight-enchanter] former chantry scholar / inquisition agent for leliana / li: blackwall

the second is my slightly less canon-compliant worldstate that i never brought into inquisition because i didn't want to have to choose between alistair and my favorite hawke in the fade lmao:

karina amell [mage; i do not remember her spec] warden-commander / li: warden!alistair

rhiannon hawke [force & elemental mage] champion of kirkwall / temp viscount of kirkwall / li: cullen or fenris*

*last summer i did replay da2 with an iteration of rhiannon that actually romanced fenris and i loved it and I've complicated shit for her, lmao. rhiannon x cullen were my goro x valerie of 2013-2014 and making her officially with someone else feels wrong bc i loved them together so much. but i just can't enjoy cullen anymore. so do i do i give rhiannon a boyfriend upgrade? do i make a whole 'nother hawke inspired by her? do i just let rhiannon x cullen and rhiannon x fenris exist in different AUs? i don't know!

and the third is kind of the opposite of the second one: a worldstate i made just for inquisition in the keep with some choices i had never made in the previous games. i don't even have the worldstate in the keep anymore so i don't remember everything but i think it was like this:

default f!mahariel [rogue; archer] no li / recruited loghain / made alistair marry anora

default m!hawke [mage] li: anders / sided with mages

keagan trevelyan [mage; knight-enchanter] herald of andraste / inquisitor / li: cullen (although i headcanoned a polycule with her, cullen, and josie)

one of my conundrums with all of these is, as i mentioned, i can't enjoy cullen anymore. he was obviously a big fave, i think his arc is fascinating especially in da2 and especially if you side with the templars and he has to contend with the shit he's done for meredith, and i enjoyed all the different shipping dynamics with all different kinds of ocs. but i can't separate him from his dipshit VA at this point. hearing his voice is just an instant NOPE for me now

i am 99% positive cullen will not be in veilguard for 2 reasons: 1) the writers said during inquisition that they were no longer trying to work in characters whose fates could be too varied depending on player choice and 2) that twitter shitstorm a few years seemed to guarantee ellis will never work with bioware again lmao

now i suppose there's a possibility that ellis could have recorded lines before that happened and somehow they would be able to be used despite all the changes that happened, but I'm trying to be an optimist here

nevertheless, all of the inquisitors i played were with him, and it sounds like we'll be able to engage with our inquisitors in some capacity in veilguard so do i even want to have a passing mention of cullen? idk. i mean, my disdain for his VA isn't so bad that this would ruin the game for me or anything, but i also feel like this is an opportunity to enjoy another character

between keagan and melisande, melisande was definitely my more developed OC, but i just loved playing as a knight-enchanter gameplay-wise so keagan is actually the only one of the two who did trespasser and jaws of hakkon. i never did the descent--the only DLC in all the games that i haven't played. I've been debating firing up my inquisitor!valerie game again to play that with her but i know the descent recommends a pretty high level and i can't remember how far i got in the story with her (I think i just reached skyhold that last time i played)

so anyway, i've got some decisions to make!

as for what i'm leaning towards playing in veilguard: at this point in time, i'm pretty sure my first rook will be a mage of some kind and lucanis sounds like he was made specifically for me lmao so odds are looking good that'll be my first ship

[v-arbellanaris]

Re: rarepair Hell. I would like to know how many pits we mutually occupy, so. Could I get a list of like, idk, your top ten (based in enjoyment level) rarepairs? And/or headcanons but I would prefer "and".

okay i'll assume you mean dragon age specifically MFDSKJFSDKJF but okay, i'll list some!!!!

the obvious ones:

fenders (fenris x anders) : i love a good narrative foil

zevistair (zevran x alistair) : idk if this counts as a rarepair but!!! their canon flirting banters always make me go sooo insane. that you can include zevran in the foursome w alistair if alistair is hardened (lol) makes me INSANE. they are basically canon aND YET!!!!!!

warden x loghain : ive written so much abt them already. you get the idea

nanders (nathaniel x anders)

the less obvious ones:

anders/merrill (bonus: anders/merrill/isabela): for all the same reasons i ship fenders (which i would argue is still relatively a popular pair, so not quite rarepair??); they're such good mirrors, they're both encapsulate what the other fears. anders being 100% okay to hurt people despite being a healer vs merrill being a blood mage who has never wanted to hurt anyone is just *chef kiss*. you can take a look at this for more compelling reasons to ship them.

fenris/merrill: for all the same reasons as above. i think if u dont ship each individual LI of the kirkwall polycule w each other, u shouldnt say u ship the kirkwall polycule.

solavelyan / soladaar / soladash / solas x non-lavellan inqs: i still think it should've been a romance option for all inqs tho i suppose they didn't really have the time to develop a non-lavellan route for them, but i love thinking about it, and i love the vibes for it so much. again, i love narrative foils, and i think it's so natural to be drawn to someone who could understand you like that.

alistair x bethany: a not-templar and a not-circle mage, in the wardens together. i think they'd really like each other and have a very interesting kind of energy!!! they've both got these secret bitter/spiteful sides to them, there's a lot of parallels (like alistair thinking warden conscription is a good thing bc it was for him and bethany having v different emotions abt being a warden in general). i've also really enjoyed most of the fics i've read for them.

nathaniel x f!cousland: UNFORTUNATELY THOUGH i dont think i've been able to find the kind of fic i want for them in the tag. i've got too many wips as it is, but maybe one day i'll write the nathaniel/f!cousland fic of my dreams...

nathaniel x anora: this one is admittedly @rosella-writes' fault, but they've got me by the THROAT as a concept

m!hawke/cullen: LIKE ESPECIALLY IF IT'S ONE-SIDED FOR CULLEN it's something that can be SO fascinating to explore (esp in an amell worldstate). [shaking cullen] babygirl what is WRONG with you!!!!!!!

m!hawke/sebastian: sebastian grappling with his admiration for hawke vs his chantry vows but THIS TIME make it mlm..... i think this is probably baby vee coming through w how hard i used to ship d/estiel in the early 00's LMAO. fsr they hit the same beats in my skull.

morrigan/leliana: noooo girlies don't fight haha <3 they should dump the warden and kiss instead <3

josephine/the iron bull: i read a few fics for them that admittedly captured my interest. i think their dynamic is something that could really be interesting to delve into for so many reasons. i've read the evidence and i find it compelling enough to put on this list

[greypetrel]

For the NPC ask: Aisling and Trifles Minutiae and Raina and the Arishok

AND what would Raina and Aisling think of Arianwen?

Ooooh that was interesting! Thank you for asking, Mo! :D

It's quite long, so it goes under the cut.

(NPC ask game -if you see this and want to send me something yes please do!)

Aisling and Trifles Minutiae: She's very anxious about him, she doesn't like people showing up and making her question, what if she get something wrong? It will look like Josephine didn't train her well and that's not something she's risking, by all means. She'll ask for more history books to Josie, beg Radha to explain to her what she read (Radha was always more keen on history than her, she's definitely for STEM or anything practical, and finds it difficult to remember genealogies), pester Cullen on whatever trivia he could remember on king Calenhad (and he could remember quite a lot, they'll spend a nice evening with him rambling over this and that and how cool the Rebel Queen was and her taking notes)(I picture Cullen as secretly a history nerd. More for military history, but a nerd nevertheless.). She in the end got all questions right, but still with THE PRESSURE and looking constantly left and right in rooms to look for him and run the opposite direction. x°D

Raina and the Arishok: Utter respect. She struggles with authority but she can see where his authority comes from and respect it. A lot of things he says make sense to her and she agreed with. Invading the city and hurting civilians was not something she condoned, of course, but he made some points that to her made MUCH MORE sense than whatever the Viscount or Elthina ever said. By the end of Act 2 she was not in a good place of mind (she felt the invasion as a personal failure, all her effort served to nothing. Add the fact that her love life was a shit, she fucked up with Merrill, the thing with Isabela should have been casual but for her really wasn't, Anders confessed and she had to turn him down. Bethany never wrote back from the Circle, her relationship with mother was strained, Garrett was still digesting Fenris dumping her and was colder in general)… If Isabela wouldn't have come back and wouldn't have been threatened, she would have just let the Arishok do his thing and conquer the city, he had strong points, for her, about corruption and how nobles couldn't do a decent job. She didn't care anymore in that moment, she just saw her and her friends horribly outnumbered and… Well. Isabela returned.

And!! About Arianwen...

Aisling and Wen do have some things in common. Aisling would be DELIGHTED to meet and greet all her animals, will coo at each and every one of them (Princess will require some effort, but she'll make it) and for sure will introduce her to Little Brother, Ugo the bog unicorn she helped Dorian resurrect, and all the horses in the stables. And as much as she can get quite chatty when prodded, Aisling has no problems in just vibing with a person and being silent, each doing their own things in close proximity. I don't know how Wen will take Aisling trying to mother her, tho. She'll check if Arianwen eats enough. Will bring her food if she doesn't. She also may try out of curiosity to prod her to talk about feelings with very pin-pointed questions and assumptions. "I saw you with Zevran and with your animal friends, you're very sweet, you know it? Are the knives your defense mechanism because you're afraid to be let down? That's ok, I'm scared of being left alone too, you can tell me." I have the slight feeling it could be too much for Wen and too soon, she'd need more time. She'll understand a knife to the throat and won't repeat the experiment, won't bother her until Wen will signal that she can approach again.

Raina will be much smoother, at least at first. I agree that beside the fact that the world isn't really ready for them to team up, it'd be a love or hate situation, with no middle ground. As for Raina, she's very chill with people until she gets crossed. She'll respect her being silent and won't prod at her too much, she can do the talking for both. She'll let her pet her dog (Beowoof "As the epic hero, do you know the story?") and come to play and pet him whenever she wants, the door's always open. She'll admire her professionality and ability with the blade, will praise her for it and maybe ask her to teach her to throw knives. If Wen has no problems with blood magic or with Merrill, she'll be very chill about her until provoked.

[fiharri]

DADWC Prompt Post

OCs (bold is "canon" but all are valid to prompt for)

Ellana Surana | Fiharri Tabris | Sydney Amell | Jaylin Hawke | Herah Adaar | Emeline de Montguerre | Amalia Lavellan | Kenton Trevelyan

Ships (Romantic)

Origins: f!Surana x Leliana | f!Tabris x Morrigan | f!Amell x Leliana | Morrigan x Leliana 2: f!Hawke x Merrill | f!Hawke x Fenris | f!Hawke x Anders | f!Hawke x Isabela Inquisition: f!Adaar x Josephine | f!Lavellan x Solas | f!Adaar x Solas | Trevelyan x Cassandra

Ships (Platonic) (more TBA as I replay the games)

Origins: f!Surana & Morrigan, Alistair, Zevran, Sten, Wynne, Anders | f!Tabris & Alistair, Leliana, Zevran, Sten, Wynne, Anders 2: f!Hawke & any companion | f!Hawke & Carver, Bethany, Leandra Inquisition: f!Adaar & any companion (no Cullen) | f!Lavellan & Varric Additional: f!Adaar & f!Lavellan | f!Adaar & f!Hawke | f!Surana & f!Tabris

Types of Prompts

I like a variety! Quotes to spin into short stories, generally emotional vibes, prompts for scenarios. Here's a few posts with ideas, but original prompts are all good too!

Dragon Age Lore Prompts DAI Quests Cassandra Pentaghast Quotes Dorian Pavus Quotes Post-DAI Inquisitor

Things You Said When Non-verbal Emotional Expression Emotional Expression 2 Kisses Tarot A Love Epiphany Budding Romance Kiss & Tell Sharing a Bed Desperate Dialogue

And see my general #prompts tag for more!

[theluckywizard]

Find the Word WIP Game

rules: search your wip(s) for the words given to you and share a sentence, then assign words for the people you tag

Thanks for the tag @rowanisawriter!

My words are: feel, hungry, hands, bridge, body

FEEL, from my WIP Cullen x Bethany DA2 era fic Together Alone

“The lines around your eyes. Garrett told me how old you are, how you’re the youngest Knight Captain Kirkwall’s Order has seen. Nobody your age has lines and circles like yours unless they’re running from something or other.” Cullen looks perturbed by the intensity of her percipience, and nearly raises his fingers to his eyes to feel for them. Bethany watches him wrestle with her remarks before he settles on staring at the salt scrubbed wood of the sloop’s deck.

HUNGRY, from my ongoing spooky oc/oc Trevelyan fic with Rose, Thalia and Quinn, The Bequest

The whole atmosphere of the place feels hungry, having drawn them in. The door finally shuts again, the long moan of the hinges silencing with a thunk, closing the three in like a jaw snapping shut.

HANDS, from my angsty Cullen x Trevelyan one shot The Map but also part of my WIP longfic

“I suppose Hawke would have been fine with this,” he spits bitterly, still raking hands through his hair to soothe himself. “That’s unfair.”

BRIDGE, from my Cullen x Trevelyan, Hawke x Trevelyan long fic In the Shattering of Things

I stride tentatively across the span of the courtyard bridge, hoping to hear the door to his tower open behind me, for his footsteps to rush after me, but neither come. All that warmth and intimacy squashed under the weight of corruption in an instant.

BODY, my WIP A Splinter of Light, a Hawke x Trevelyan Nightmare!AU set in the lost future of In Hushed Whispers

The vessel is as tired around the edges as he is, the peeling green paint like the lines around his eyes and the scruff all over his jaw that he can barely be bothered to maintain. The bench beneath him groans and protests the way his body does, worn out without a supply of stamina draughts to hop him up. The toll of the last year and change taking and taking and taking.

Tagging @nirikeehan, @melisusthewee, @warpedlegacywrites, @ammoniteflesh, @skyeventide, @plisuu, @oxygenforthewicked (and anyone else who wants to play!) Your words are: gasp, blood, gently, sky, sharp

[celemee]

DADWC & Prompts

Updated 29th June 2024

I accept prompts at any time, although I make no guarantee that I’ll fill them! I’m happy to try my hand at any M/M or F/F pairing, barring polyships, so feel free to suggest a ship, a character or a platonic relationship and I’ll see if I can write something for them. I might come up with something horribly angsty or tragic, as that’s where my imagination tends to go. Fair warning!

Below is a list of my own favourite ships at the moment

DAI:

Inquisitor x Solas

Inquisitor x Cullen

DA2:

Hawke x Isabela

Bethany x Isabela

Hawke x Sebastian

Cullen x Sebastian

Anders x Sebastian

Fenris x Sebastian

DAO:

Zevran x Sten

Warden x Zevran

Warden x Leliana

You don’t need to specify a ship in the prompts if you don’t want to; I’ll just write something I’m in the mood for. I’d also prefer not to be prompted about DA4 characters; I want to meet them before I write them.

Available prompt lists can always be found in this tag, or here are some direct links to some that have really captured my imagination lately:

Vague Prompts - Eerie Edition

The Tragic Lovers Prompts

Autumn Prompts

I would also be happy to fill prompts for Warcraft (my OC Ravendras), Mass Effect (M!Shep x James Vega, or F!Shepard x Miranda), or Baldur’s Gate 3 (M!Durge x M!companion, F!Tav x F!companion)!

[dragonageficrecs]

Trope: Whoopsie Baby fic recs

Hey we're pregnant and gonna have all the feels! Fics. Attempted to distinguish between fics that actually involve a pregnancy to some degree and those that involve adopting a baby or kid (though some fics in this list have both).

~*~*~ DAO ~*~*~

Alistair/Warden

The Long Way Home by zinjadu. Separate fic rec post here. Also a kid!fic.

...And Even the Wind Will Not Blow Me Down by Eadgyth. WC >50k. Technically a deadfic but whatever is there is worth reading.

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Zevran/Warden

a gentle, beating heart by rynleaf. WC 5-10k. soooo much pining in this fic.

A Child Unexpected by skybound2. WC >50k. Takes place in Seheron and has a Sten appearance which is swell!

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~*~*~ DA2 ~*~*~

Fenris/Hawke

The Hawke Child by CaptainStormChaser. WC <10k. Per author, "self-indulgent pregnancy AU".

No Labor Like Love by loquaciousquark. WC 10-25k. Fluffy, Romance, a feel-good fic. Kirkwall gang bends over backwards for the Hawke baby.

Tread Softly by hauntedjaeger (saellys), saellys. WC 10-25k. The Fade has changed Hawke, including her desires.

Fate's Burden by RiversEnd. WC 10-25k. Author summary: "Fenris leaves Hawke with more than a broken heart after their initial night together."

I Remain At Your Side by Lourdes23. WC 50-100k. Past Anders/Hawke. Accidental Pregnancy comes later in the fic. This fic is one of my personal faves.

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Bethany/Varric

Neither Chick Nor Child by lucyrne. WC 10-25k. I blame lucyrne for roping me into this rarepair. Varric is a gentleman.

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Solas/Inquisitor

Roses Where Thorns Grow by bdafic. WC >300k. Feels!

Twist Some More by CrackingLamb, a sequel to Twist, an MGiT fic. WC 50-100k.

Aravel by playwithdinos. WC <10k. Worth reading the entire series; the third fic was especially endearing and hopeful.

Surprise Developments (Recalculating) by 0Rocky41_7. WC 10-25k. Solas pines a lot.

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Cullen/Inquisitor

This Pregnancy Keeps Dragon On by HarbingerofWhimsy (WhimsicalCivet). WC 25-50k. Sort of established relationship?

You're Say You're Sorry When You're Not by astuarian. WC >100k. Past Lavellan/Solas. Lavellan realizes that one of her dear friends has held a candle for her for a long time.

[flightofthefaeriedragon]

Bethany has a crush on Sebastian because

He's fucking hot.

She canonically daydreams about princes and the idea of being a princess.

He's very kind to her.

Probably that accent too, lbr.

He doesn't hate mages, he hates cruelty. His whole character arc is agonizing over how best to do the right thing. His loyalty to his adoptive family/mother figure create a blind spot, but he's willing to criticize the chantry when they're harming people or not doing enough to help people.

Unfortunately for Bethany, Seb's taken. But...

At least she keeps his eyes in her life.

[bartxnhood]

thinking of taking up writing on tumblr now ???

maybe ??? thoughts ???