#Nathaniel x Anders x Fenris

[sulky-valkyrie]

Fennanders SMUT, you say?

From the WIP Name Tag Game Exactly what it says on the tin!

I've been slooooooowly adding to the Fenris/Anders/Nathaniel Howe tag on Ao3 (WHY IS THERE SO LITTLE OF IT???), and already have some feelings and filth posted that are set around the time of the Finding Nathaniel quest in DA2, and I'm working on stringing and editing together some DADWC prompt fills into another work or two that are set post-DA2. There's gonna be some angst, and some smut, and probable Justice getting involved in both 💙💙💙

[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

[etdraconis]

( More for myself than anything else, but I’m bored, so here is a list of all my DA OC’s and their main/in-game ships )

Origins

Oliver Amell x Zevran

Rosalie Amell x Alistair (only bc Anders isn’t an option tbh)

Pyke Brosca x Happiness

Amara Cousland x Zevran (but really Nathaniel has he been an option in Awakenings)

Brennon Cousland x Morrigan (only bc he couldn’t romance Alistair in game 😭)

Theron Mahariel x Morrigan

Aurelia Tabris x Leliana (tho she 100% would have fucked Morrigan if given the chance)

Alim Surana x Happiness (only bc he couldn’t have Alistair)

DA2

Callum Hawke x Isabela (he so wanted Sebastian tho)

Kenton Hawke x Anders

Leanore x Fenris (she really is Varric’s girl tho lbr)

Inquisition

Hava Lavellan x Solas

Claire Trevelyan x Cullen

Declan Trevelyan x Dorian

Evelyn Trevelyan x Blackwall

Everett Trevelyan x Cassandra

Maxwell Trevelyan x Iron Bull (he also really had a thing for Cullen too tbh, and for Dorian)

Persephone Trevelyan x Josephine

Veilguard

Elysia Caius x Emmrich

Naivara Valisti x Lucanis

Sterling Mercer x Lucanis

Mia Cousland x Davrin

Drakaan Laidir x Taash

Tyrion Ingellvar x Emmrich

Annabelle Amell x Neve

Alessio de Riva x Lace

Xan Thorne x Lace

Malcolm Hawke x Bellara

Rowan Theirin x Neve

Arinaya Aldwir x Bellara

Others I could see

Julian Amell x Dorian

Arden Aclassi x Dorian (tho it would be a SLOW burn tbh)

Lauryl Cousland x Cullen (or Davrin too tbh, they would be cute)

Victoire Ducet x Josephine (or Lucanis or Emmrich too)

[seigeocs]

Ships and Characters

Skyrim

My OCs + their ships. Farkas Vilkas Brynjolf

Fallout 3 Butch Cross Jericho Charon

Fallout New Vegas (if it’s not obvious, I really like the ladies in NV) Boone Lily Bowen Raul Cass Veronica

Fallout 4 All of the romance options Deacon Maxon The Raider bosses in Nuka World except the Black siblings

Fallout (TV Series) Ghoulcy Maximus x Lucy

Destiny 1 Any of my OCs Siobhan x Emyr Siobhan x Shaxx Siobhan x Uldren

Destiny 2 Any of my OCs Siobhan x Crow Siobhan x Shaxx

Dragon Age: Origins Any of my OCs established ships F!Cousland x Anora, F!Warden x Leliana, F!Warden x Morrigan, M!Warden x Morrigan, M!Warden x Zevran, F!Warden x Zevran

Dragon Age: Awakening F!Cousland x Nathaniel Howe, F!Cousland/Anders, F!Warden x Varel

Dragon Age 2 I’ll write for any of the characters and ships in DA2.  My favorites are: F!Hawke x Fenris, F!Hawke x Isabela x Fenris, F!Hawke x Varric, M!Hawke x Fenris, M!Hawke x Fenris x Isabela

Dragon Age: Inquisition I like almost all of the ships.  I struggle to write Solas so he’s just not available unfortunately.  Not that I don’t like his character, I just suck at writing him. My OCs and their ships, Dorian x Bull are some of my favorite.  I also love writing interactions that don’t involve smut for the companions as well.

Dragon Age Veilguard (when it comes out as I’m trying to keep away from most of the game information)

Mass Effect F!Shep x Kaidan, F!Shep x Ashley, F!Shep x Garrus, F!Shep x Tali (DON’T CARE IF THEY WEREN’T OFFICIAL, THEY EXIST TO ME).

Mass Effect 2 F!Shep x Garrus, F!Shep x Thane, F!Shep x Zaeed, F!Shep x Garrus x Thane, F!Shep x Tali, F!Shep x Miranda, M!Shep x Jack

Mass Effect 3 Same ship as 1 and 2.  I also write F!Shep x James Vega but in the non creepy Citadel DLC way.  That doesn’t exist in my canon.

Stardew Valley I’ll write smut about many of the characters in the game.  My one farmer is shipped with Harvey and my other is shipped with Leah.  If you give me characters I’ll make it work.  My only line in the sand is I will not write any cheating.

BG3 *waves hand to OCs* I’ll write whatever for them and their ships.  If you request BG3 just give me some options and I’ll figure it out.

Helluva Boss* Established canon ships!  I am loving the angst with Blitz and Stolas right now.

Hazbin Hotel* Established canon couples, Angel Dust x Husker (mostly fluff for these two because Angel Dust needs it).  I won’t write Alastor in any romantic ships.

My Hero Academia*

I mostly write Reader insert fics for MHA.  I also write ships between characters too.  Platonic fluff, found family, sarcasm, and anything that is G to T rating is for every character.  My main ships: Midnight x Eraserhead x Mic Midnight x Eraserhead Mic x Eraserhead Fatgum x Mirko Fatgum x Hawks Fatgum x Eraserhead All Might x Eraserhead Mirko x Shigaraki (Don’t question it, I love the toxicity of it) Compress x Twice Twice x Hawks Hawks x Dabi

Demon Slayer*

My OC x Rengoku My Demon OC x Muzan Reader Inserts for all the over 18 characters I also write platonic found family for all the characters

Kaiju No. 8*

Hoshina is my absolute favorite character in this show. Kafka Hibino is a close second Narumi (omg the anime did him a disservice so badly) Eiji Hasegawa Haruichi Izumo Iharu Furuhashi Reno Ichikawa

Any any platonic, fluff, cute stuff with any of the characters

Haikyuu

As everyone in the main cast is over 18 by the end of the manga, I’ll write all the characters.  It’s mostly Reader Inserts but I’m open to OCs and character x character ships.

One Punch Man

Saitama Genos Atomic Samurai Blast Zombieman

[thiefbird]

I'd love to hear about your otps.

*Asks are sent for fun, no pressure to answer within a certain amount of time or at all.*

I don't actually tend to have OTPs - I am an inveterate multishipper in almost all things. Even the X Files I have some side ships for. But here are a list of my most enduring and beloveds <3 the ones in bold are ones I've written for(not all are on my current AO3 and I will not deliver the name of my old FF.net to anyone ever)!

Nine/Jack/Rose(NuWho)

Jack Harkness/Ianto(Torchwood)

Jack Harkness/Gwen Jones(Torchwood)

Anders/Happiness(Dragon Age)

Anders/Justice(Dragon Age)

(here's an Obscure Rarepair that I've thought way too much about) Anders/Justice/Solas(Dragon Age)

Anders/Fenris(Dragon Age)

Anders/Nathaniel Howe(Dragon Age)

Anders/Karl Thekla(Dragon Age)

Shepard/Garrus(Mass Effect)

Shepard/Thane(Mass Effect)

Shepard/Tali(Mass Effect)

Ryder/Jaal(Mass Effect)

Ryder/Vetra(Mass Effect)

Mulder/Scully(X Files)

Mulder/Krycek(X Files)

Will Graham/Hannibal Lecter(NBC's Hannibal)

Jack Aubrey/Stephen Maturin(Aubreyad)

Jack Aubrey/Sophie Aubrey(nee Williams)(Aubreyad)

Diana Villiers/Stephen Maturin(Aubreyad)

Diana Villiers/Clarissa Oakes(Aubreyad)

Stephen Maturin/James Dillon(Aubreyad)

Horatio Hornblower/William Bush(Hornblower)(TV and books)

Horatio Hornblower/Sir Edward Pellew(Hornblower)(TV only)

Horatio Hornblower/Archie Kennedy(Hornblower)(TV only)

Tenzing Tharkay/William Laurence(Temeraire)

John Granby/William Laurence(Temeraire)

Jane Roland/William Laurence(Temeraire)

(here come the crazy crossover rarepairs)

Jane Roland/Diana Villiers

Stephen Maturin/Horatio Hornblower

As you can see: crazyass multishipper. Many of these all sit in my head simultaneously in the same stories!

I guess my only real OTP is Hannigram, but thats less because I think its perfect and more because I think they should never involve anyone else in their dynamic ever for the sake of everyone else lmao

I hope surgery recovery is going well, and that you're getting back to your preferred level of Normal <3

[barbex]

Who wants some pornz?

Anders/Fenris/Nathaniel Howe, fucking in a chair. That's the fic. Have fun!

[mx-jinxous]

Chapters: 3/? Fandom: Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age II, Dragon Age: Origins Rating: Mature Warnings: Major Character Death, Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Anders/Fenris (Dragon Age), Zevran Arainai/Male Surana, Zevran Arainai/Male Warden, Isabela/Merrill (Dragon Age) Characters: Anders (Dragon Age), Fenris (Dragon Age), Hawke (Dragon Age), Isabela (Dragon Age), Merrill (Dragon Age), Varric Tethras, Male Warden (Dragon Age), Male Surana (Dragon Age), Zevran Arainai, Nathaniel Howe, Velanna (Dragon Age), Sigrun (Dragon Age), Oghren (Dragon Age) Additional Tags: Grey Wardens, Templars (Dragon Age), Temporary Character Death, Not Really Character Death, Past Rape/Non-con, Mages (Dragon Age), Vigil's Keep (Dragon Age), Warden Anders (Dragon Age), Temporarily Unrequited Love, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Grief/Mourning, Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con Series: Part 2 of Dragon Age Story Collection Summary:

After his betrayal and death at Hawke’s hand, the crew decide to take Anders body back to the wardens for a proper funeral. All Fenris wants is to grieve alone and send his could have been lover to the Maker. What they had expected was grieving wardens for a fallen brother, instead what they got was someone else wearing Anders face.

Now with Kirkwall in shambles and someone else claiming to be their dead friend, the crew find themselves in a tight spot. Should they return home or they try and figure out who this other Anders is.

[briarfox13]

My fave type of question: Have your OCs any children? If yes, tell me about them, if no, is there a reason for it? 😁

Thank you my dear <3 A wonderful question!!

Mass Effect

Saskia and Garrus adopt 4 orphans from the War of the Reapers:  Krash, a very excitable Krogan, two Quarians Mina’Mar nar Shepard and his younger sister Misa’Mozu nar Shepard both of whom are very shy. And the teeniest Turian ever called Julian who Shepard likes to carry round in a papoose.

Mara and Kaidan have at least one child, if not two-so far they don’t have names yet XD But they will get some eventually

As for my Ryders, I’ve not thought about it for them XD I can imagine Merrin and Jaal adopting some Angara children =)

Dragon Age

Asha and Alistair don’t have any children because of the Taint that affects them both. Plus Asha isn’t very found of children, so dependent on what happens in DA4 either they remain childless or have a serious talk about it. 

Amaya and Nathaniel, again I’ve not thought about. But I do think Nathaniel would make a great dad so maybe I’ll give them some children…..twins I think =D 

Merra and Anders never have children either, I just don’t think they children would suit their lifestyle, they move about a lot. And in all honesty I think Merra would prefer being a Mabari mum rather than an actual mother. 

Enna and Fenris definitly, although she’s worried their children would inherit her enormous powers and she’s also afraid she would be a bad mother. But in the end Enna falls completely in love with being a mother and adores her family to pieces. 

Blackie and Cullen have one boy, who has his dad’s noodles but just black (again unnamed, I am awful at naming children XD). But he goes on adventures during his early 20′s falls in love with a City Elf and they continue wandering Thedas together

Bramble and Blackwall do too, no idea how many children yet (I should probably make posts about my OC’s families and children). 

Zephyr and Solas, sadly not. But a lot depends on DA4 of course, who knows what will happen with Solas XD

And as for Deera, Thorn and Hope I have no idea. Both Deera and Thorn are so early in development and playthrough I haven’t got a feel for them yet and as or Hope, I need to think where I want their relationship and story to go =) Thanks for asking! I really enjoyed it =) 

[galpalaven]

im trying to control myself fjklds here are refs of each of the ladies in sims

[sulky-valkyrie]

"You look so pretty like this." from your prompt list for fenris/anders/nate >:)

This got far to large for me to post on tumblr (over seven thousand words??!?? 👀), so have the intro here, which is a direct continuation of this and this: ☆☆☆

Everything had a dream-like quality to it as Anders headed back to Kirkwall. With Fenris, as usual, but also with Nathaniel Fucking Howe. Maker, what had he done to deserve this? Here was Nate, standing right next to him, looking at him like he’d seen a ghost, like he couldn’t believe Anders was real. The fact that he still cared at all made no sense. Not after their last parting.

They got home late that evening. Anders spent the whole walk in a daze, torn between elation at seeing Nate again, fear that this was all a particularly vivid dream, and terror that it was real and would go tragically terribly wrong.

Fenris caught his hand as he closed the door, then kissed it gently before pointing toward the library. “I’ll join you for a drink shortly.”

The butterflies in Anders’ belly turned into lead and he suddenly felt sick with worry. Had he misunderstood? “How, er - just a drink?”

“No,” Nated murmured, tugging Anders’ other hand to his own lips. “Not just a drink”

Maker, he’d missed that voice. It was deep and gravelly, and scratched itches Anders had buried ages ago, rasping along his nerves and sending prickles up and down his spine. Fenris’ voice was deep too, but rich and velvety, cocooning him away from his troubles and making him forget the outside world entirely. Nate’s voice didn’t make him forget, but it made him not care, and that had always been its own kind of freedom. He watched Nate kiss his knuckles, still awestruck and disbelieving, then glanced up at Fenris again, needing to be sure. He’d missed Nate, missed everything about him, but never so much that he’d want to hurt Fenris getting it again.

Read the rest on Ao3

[psalacanthea]

Ten Random Lines Tag

Thank you, @my-dumb-obsessions for ze tag! I’m not sure I’ll tag anyone because I’m sorta crazy-busy and I’d probably miss people’s and feel bad, but I’ll be happy to at least participate!

Rules: Pick any ten of your fics, scroll to the midpoint, pick a line (or three) and share it. Then tag ten people.

What We Are- DA Post-Canon, Fenris x Anders

Anders leaned against the sauna shed in the darkness, arms folded, chin tucked into the depths of his scarf and what looked to be a thick woolen sweater.  “That is horrifying.  Just watching you do that makes me feel like I’m about to freeze to death.”

“Coward,” Fenris said flatly, the skin of his feet peeling away from the ice as he walked through the cloud of steam rising from his drenched body.

Reforged in Dragon’s Fire-  DA: Awakening, Nathaniel Howe x Cousland

“What are you glarin’ at me for, Feebs?”

Phoebe slung her pack onto the ground, giving him a cold look.  “If Felsi shows up with an axe and a grudge, I’ll help hold you down.”

Oghren gave a small, rusty laugh.  “Yeah.  That’s fair.”

Somnium- Modern DA AU, Solas x Lavellan

“You're heavy,” she scolded, but didn't push Solas off as he breathed her in, arms tightening around her waist. She was comfortable and laughing with a crackly warmth as he mumbled a protest at her words and tugged. “No, I'm not coming back to bed, stop it. I have an appointment before work I have to go to.”

Dissonance and Debauchery, the Drama of an Ill-Fated Bard- Baldur’s Gate 3, Tav (Zynatheri) x Astarion

Astarion’s finger tucked under her chin, stroking lazily up from her throat.  An enticing little threat of a caress that dragged her full attention to him, turning her away from the party.  Shadows cast across his face, adding intrigue and mystery.  “So...you do remember after all?”

Where the Road Leads - Baldur’s Gate 3, Tav (Zynatheri) x Gale

“I am saying that perhaps inside this wizard’s heart there is a bit of bard,” Zyn replied, reaching down and pressing a hand over Gale’s heart.  It sent her stomach sloshing up her throat.  She sprawled forward over his shoulder, giving a long groan.  “Oh, why do I drink so much?”

A Sky of Shattered Stars- DA post-canon, Hawke x Varric

Naomi wished she could say Merrill wasn’t right for her worry, but introspection was the last thing on her mind.  All she knew was if she didn’t deal with this, get rid of this problem trying to take Varric from her, she might go insane. Maybe that should have been a concern.

Valse des Fleurs-  DA pre-canon Iron Bull x(&) Orlesian Bard OC

“Love?  You have sold me!  Made me chattel!  Your love disgusts me.”

“Your life is in danger!” Elys shrieked, cowering with a hand on her wax-burned cheek.  “We did it to protect you!  All of this is to protect you!”

“What good is a life in a gilded cage, you idiot cow?!”  Claire retorted, fury incandescent.

Anarchy in Denerim- DA: Origins (modern) Zevran x Tabris x Mahariel

Zevran’s light voice only made the frustration all the worse.  "It is...not a threesome we are proposing, you know."

"Well, it is in a way," Liana said, and then laughed faintly as Zevran dismissed her words with a flip of his hand.  "Darian, are- you know that a relationship doesn't have to be just two people, don't you?"

[dapolyshipping]

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[thiefbird]

Accidentally published this way too early, whoops!

@midnightprelude thank you for the prompt!

Wow so this one got long and kinda convoluted! We've got Fenris watching Nathaniel and Anders, we've got Nathaniel watching Fenris watch him and Anders, we've got two broody men brooding a lot!

For @dadrunkwriting

Anders laughed, big and bold in a way almost completely unfamiliar to Fenris, at something the Warden-Archer had said. As was tradition at this point, they'd all ended up at the Hanged Man once they'd arrived safely back in Kirkwall. And to Fenris's great, if unexpressed, displeasure, 'all' today seemed to include the Howe.

It wasn't that he had any specific complaints about the man himself; it wasn't his fault Hawke had been hired by his sister for a rescue mission. Nathaniel Howe was an good fighter, and an excellent strategist; for all that he was the reason they'd entered the Deep Roads this time, he was also the reason any of them made it back out again. He was a prickly, standoffish man until he had a few pints in him, but Fenris shared those traits with him.

No, the problem was the way Anders had completely lost his mind the moment the archer's sister had begged Hawke's assistance. The man, who had spent their month or so in the Deep Roads miserable and vomiting from claustrophobia, had all but demanded they leave that very moment, without even stopping for supplies.

And the way he'd nearly thrown himself into the arms of his fellow Warden the moment they'd spotted him, darkspawn ambush be damned. He'd only been stopped by Fenris grabbing him by the collar, and had clung to him for long minutes once the fighting was over, murmuring to each other too low for anyone to hear.

All while Fenris watched, miserable and steadily more irritable. He'd thought himself above petty jealousies when he'd accepted that Hawke would always have a piece of Anders' heart, but watching his mage fawn over someone not part of their little group of misfits stung like his brands in the sun.

And yet...

He'd not seen Anders smile so much, so widely, in years. Maybe not ever. Had so rarely heard of his life in the Wardens or before Justice, just that he'd killed a Templar who joined the Wardens to hunt him, and his spirit had possessed him to save his life. But between Nathaniel's reminiscing, and Anders egging him on, Fenris felt he'd learned more about Anders' life before Kirkwall in the last day than he had in the past five years.

He hadn't even known Anders had a lover in the Wardens, but it was clear to everyone who watched them interact how deep their history ran. It was clear in the shock and heartbreak on the Howe's face when the battle ended and he realized Anders was the mage he'd been fighting alongside, in the way he mumbled, stunned, that he'd thought Anders dead. In the way they clung to each other for the day's hike back to Kirkwall, and in the soft way Nathaniel watched Anders on the rare moments they separated.

And Anders, as usual, seemed oblivious to the tensions building. Varric was using the three of them for inspiration, ink smudges staining his fingertips as he scribbled frantic notes. Isabela looked ready to pick up her friend-fiction once more. Even Hawke and Merrill, usually the last to pick up on social cues, were watching them cautiously, as if they were a keg of gaatlok. But Anders was too busy being happy, truly happy, for the first time in a blue moon.

... Happy in a way Fenris didn't make him. In a way he'd never made him. He simply couldn't justify taking that happiness away. He knew when to accept defeat, and how to bow out gracefully.

~~~

Being found in the blasted Deep Roads had been a wild stroke of luck, Nathaniel mused as he sipped his ale. Being found by a rescue operation Delilah had staged by hiring his former lover's best friend was something else entirely. Especially considering he'd spent five years believing said former love was less 'former' and more 'late'.

Maker and Maferath, he was alive. Leave it to Stroud, the great lout, to miss an entire Grey Wardens in the same part of the Deep Roads at the exact same time as him. Five years of thinking Anders had died to a templar's blade, of beating himself up over becoming complacent to the threat Roland had posed, and Anders had been just across the Waking Sea, barely a few days easy travel.

... Leave it to him to not have noticed there was a Warden in Kirkwall at all, but in his defense, there was something flaming wrong with this city. Near every fourth citizen he met felt Blighted, and nearly every Templar.

But that was a matter for the morning. The only important thing now was that Anders was alive. Alive, and apparently possessed by Justice, which was a surprise only because Anders had barely been able to stand being in the same room as the spirit, back at the Vigil. Possessing a willing friend had been Nathaniel's own idle suggestion, all those years ago, and he was glad to have made it, having learned how it saved Anders' life. They were joined, here and whole and hale, and not twisted up upon themselves like every other abomination Nathaniel had ever had the displeasure of meeting.

Anders smelled the same as Nathaniel remembered, as if he'd just stepped out of a memory or the Fade: herbs and healing potions, elfroot smoke and the minty, numbing sweetness of too many lyrium potions. A good, familiar smell that spoke of safety and affection.

He looked good, too. A little older, a little sadder; too thin, too tired. But still so beautiful. And Nathaniel was no longer mired in the leftovers of Rendon Howe’s shame, so he could admit it now, how beautiful Anders was.

He could admit it, now that it was too late to say. Anders hadn't said anything outright, he never would with how the Circle had twisted him, but every third word from his lips was about the Tevinter elf with the nightmarish tattoos, of what couldn't be but definitely was lyrium. And if that wasn't enough, the miserable glares Nathaniel kept catching from the elf were their own evidence.

It had been five years. Of course Anders had moved on, and more fool Nathaniel for not having done the same. But Anders had been dead, and Nathaniel had never managed to say anything of import to him, and maybe those words, those feelings, had died along with him. Burnt to ashes beside Kristoff's suddenly empty corpse and what few of Anders' possessions they'd managed to keep hidden from the Orlesian bastard.

The only issue with that being that Anders was not dead, and all those secret, painful feelings were rising from his ashes like the metaphorical phoenix, and Anders had moved on.

He deserved it. He deserved happiness and love, in whatever form they took. Even if that form was a broody, spiky elf determined to stay as far from Nathaniel as possible while remaining in earshot, and who was currently glaring daggers at him.

... thank Andraste that Sigrun was not here, or Brosca, to quip about Anders having a type. (Thank the Paragons? The Stone? Thank someone, anyhow.)

He tried to bow out after a few drinks and a shared meal, claiming exhaustion from his long stay underground and the hike back, but Anders had grabbed his arm and begged him to stay a while longer, and Maker damn him, he'd never learned how to deny the man anything even before he died.

"What's Warden stamina good for it we can't use it to stay up too late and drink too much?" Anders joked once Nathaniel sat back down beside him.

"I can think of a few things," the Rivaini pirate said, waggling her eyebrows at Nathaniel in case her tone hadn't been clear enough. "Mmm, I had your Commander, once, during the Blight. Definitely worth the cursed blood."

Anders had burst out laughing at that and the elf's -- Fenris's -- ever-present glare had changed to something more sad and contemplative.

"What do you say, Sparky?" the pirate continued once Anders had caught his breath. "Why not let me compare before and after? Determine once and for all if the rumors are true? I still get shivers thinking about your little electricity trick..."

So did Nathaniel. It was a good trick.

"'Bela, you couldn't afford my new fees," Anders had shot back, and Isabela had feigned scandal.

"You'd charge a friend?!"

"I'd charge you, at least."

The conversation moved on, eased by the heady combination of cheap, bad booze, and the raw relief of finally being above ground, but Fenris made no attempt to join it, even as his glares ended and were replaced with resigned, thoughtful staring when Anders leaned against Nathaniel.

Apparently, Justice was less than fond of alcohol, even if he didn't seem to mind Anders' elfroot habit, and Anders had become a bit of a lightweight, even with a Warden's metabolism.

And he was still an overly affectionate drunk, curled into Nathaniel's side with his head on his shoulder in between glances at Fenris as he began to process the elf's reticence. "'Bela, he's sulking again," he complained, his words just starting to slur together.

Isabela chuckled, patting his knee. "Don't think he's too fond of your choice of pillow, sweet thing. Not that I can blame you; I do love an archer. You can pluck my string any day," she added, turning her gaze to Nathaniel with a wink.

"I prefer 'string my bow'," Anders mumbled into Nathaniel's neck as he tried to push himself upright. Nathaniel shivered at the hot, wet sensation on sensitive skin, and then flinched near hard enough to knock over their bench when Anders' flailing hand brushed against his crotch in its search for leverage. He grabbed Anders' wrist and directed him to the safe territory of his knee, and prayed his cock wouldn't start taking more of an interest in the proceedings than it already had.

Anders managed to get to his feet with only a slight struggle, but almost immediately tripped over Nathaniel's foot. Nathaniel instinctively caught him with an arm around his hips, nearly pulling him into his lap in an attempt to stop them both from toppling off the bench and into the rushes.

He made certain Anders was stable on his feet and without obstacles, and gave him a gentle push in Fenris's direction before turning back to his ale, and to Isabela, who gave him a calculating look before pulling a face.

"Oh, that's no fun," she complained cryptically.

Nathaniel huffed out something at least related to a laugh. "'Fun' is not something I've often been accused of, my lady. You will have to elaborate."

"My, my, you are something. I don't hear 'my lady' very often. More usually 'whore' or 'slattern'. 'Wench' if someone is looking to have a few teeth knocked out." She paused, looking over at Anders and Fenris staring awkwardly at each other. "You're in love with him, aren't you."

It wasn't a question, and Nathaniel felt no need to deny it, certain Anders was paying them no mind. "What of it? I thought him dead these last five years. I love a memory, a ghost of what used to be. He's happy. I'm glad he's happy."

Isabela mimed throwing up into her bet before tossing it back. She stood up and vaulted the table, landing on the bench where Anders had been moments before. "Well, you know what they say, Archy: the best way to get over someone is to get under someone else, and I'm someone else!"

Nathaniel chuckled. "Thank you for the offer, but I think I will just head to bed. I... don't think I want to be 'over' him, just yet, now that I know he lives." He threw back the rest of his ale 26th a grimace, and stood to leave.

[sidhelives]

Writing Tag Game

I was tagged by @kittynomsdeplume, @noire-pandora, AND @hezjena2023. Thank you thank you thank you! I'll tag @the-cryptographer, @frostyfelassan, @piecesofsolaswriting, and @beaubartley.

1.How many works do you have on AO3?

Fourty-Nine. Going for that big five-oh this week.

2.What’s your total AO3 word count?

*checks* 291,655 words

3.What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Listen Closely (Skyrim. Cicero x f!Listener) - 104 Kudos

Reunion (Mass Effect. Shepard x Thane Krios) - 52 Kudos

Care to Dance? (Dragon Age. NSFW. Varric Tethras x Cassandra Pentaghast) - 52 Kudos

A Chance Encounter (Dragon Age. NSFW. The Iron Bull x f!Trevelyan/Solas x f!Trevelyan) - 49 Kudos

The Inquisitor's Intentions (Dragon Age. NSFW. Solas x f!Trevelyan) - 46 Kudos

4. Do you respond to comments, why or why not?

I didn't used to when I started out, I didn't quite have a good handle on the process. Now I respond to every single one. I want commenters to know how much I appreciate them taking the time to comment and comment more!

5. What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?

Ooof. Angtiest? *looks* So I've got some Solavellan pieces in compliations which are pretty angsty, but I tend to have hopeful endings at the very least. I guess "angstiest" ending would be one of these two:

The Scars (Mass Effect Andromeda)

Just (Dragon Age. One Sided Aveline x Isabela)

6. What’s the fic you’ve written with the happiest ending?

Happy endings! Yay! I do a lot of happy endings, but I think happiest would be one of these two:

I Can Only Hope You Won't Be Too Disappointed (Dragon Age. Nathaniel Howe x f!Cousland)

You Composed the Cadence of my Heart (Dragon Age. Isabela x Bethany Hawke)

7. Do you write crossovers? If so what is the craziest one you’ve written?

I don't actually! I once accidently referred to Thedas as Tamriel in a fic once, but that's as close as I've gotten.

8. Have you ever received hate on a fic?

Not in comments or to my face. I'm sure people have said unflattering things about my work, but not to me. Fuck em. I write this shit for me.

9. Do you write smut? If so what kind?

I write far more smut than is healthy for someone as Ace as I am. I mostly write f/m stuff, I've done a little f/f (working on one atm), and I've brushed up against m/m in group sex situations. I used to write a lot of m/m a lifetime ago, so I'll probably get back to it at some point.

10. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Le gasp, no. I didn't even know this was a thing.

11. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Like Hez, @piecesofsolaswriting recorded one of my fics as an audiofile, if that counts:

Take My Hands Podfic (Dragon Age. Fenris x f!Hawke)

12. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

I haven't. The idea is very appealing though.

13. What’s your all-time favorite ship?

OOOOOOOOOOOOF. Asking the hard questions. Based on my wordcount you would probably guess that it would be Solavellan (and I do love it, don't get me wrong) but I'm very partial to Anders related ships. I've personally written a lot of Anders ships (Including my crackship Anders/Trevelyan which I ADORE) and I just like that boy.

So basically like... I don't know dude. All them.

14. What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?

I try not to leave WIPs behind as a rule but I have a couple falling behind that I'm worried about:

a Mass Effect Andromeda fic following Sara from her almost death on Habitat 7 through the game dealing primarily with her relationship with SAM but also her internalized fear of Turians and how it conflicts with her attraction for Vetra and the complexities of the human condition

a Dragon Age fic where Regan Hawke arrives at Skyhold with her entire family (Fenris, their two sons, Bethany, Isabela, and Carver).

15. What are your writing strengths?

I think I'm very good at dialog, particularly banter. Also metaphors.

16. What are your writing weaknesses?

Transitions are the worst for me. Going from one location/time/situation to another is a chore, I just want to be there (explains why I write so many contextless one-shots). Smut takes me forever to write and I have a very hard time injecting emotion into it.

17. What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

I think it depends on the fic honestly. I use a lot of Elvhen in my fics, any fic I write with Zevran has some Spainish (Antivan), and I've touched French (Orlesian), Tevene, and Qunlot. Sometimes it's translated by the characters, sometimes I provide a glossary in the notes, and sometimes I don't give any translation at all. It depends on the POV and the tone of the work honestly.

18. What was the first fandom you wrote for?

Dragon Age. It's all that damn Egg's fault.

19. What’s your favorite fic you’ve written?

Ooooof. Favorite Fic... I love everything I've written tbh, so I'm just going to do it by category:

Favorite SFW One-shot:

Between Rocks and Hard Places (Dragon Age) - A character study of Loghain Mac Tir set just after the Landsmeet and taking the Grey.

Favorite NSFW One-shot:

This is How it Starts (Dragon Age. NSFW. Solas x f!Trevelyan) - Desdemona confronts Solas privately and they have a heated discussion.

Favorite Ongoing Long Fic:

In Dreams Awake (Dragon Age. Will be NSFW at some point. Solas x f!Hawke) - After escaping from the Nightmare, Hawke wanders the Fade, searching and hoping for a way out. What she finds is something quite different.

Favorite New Fic (It's my blog I'll put in as many favorites as I want):

I'm Sorry I Ruined Your Party (Dragon Age. Might be NSFW at some point, haven't decided) - A short chaptered, POV switching romp with the DA2 kids surrounding an unexpected arrival in Kirkwall.

[blarrghe]

Break Anders down? 👀

That's my favourite hobby!

How I feel about this character I think he's very interesting! His writing isn't always handled very well tbh, there are a lot of ways that I feel like we should have been able to interact with him that we don't get, and the plotting around him doesn't always... make...sense. I won't go off on a huge rant and a million people have written better meta than I ever will, but I think it's a shame that his character flaws are always thrown at you but never worked with in any interesting ways... I really like seeing people tackle him in fanon. He wasn't really one of my favourites in game but I think he's one of the most interesting characters to write.

All the people I ship romantically with this character Dorian x Anders is a great ship I would never have considered. Two sassy revolutionary mages coming at things from wildly different directions? I like Fenders for fixit fic, I think one of the biggest wastes of potential was how much those two have in common and what a slow, begrudging build towards respect (regardless of a relationship) would have looked like, so a good slow burn fenders where they both get some nuance is my jam. Anders with a mage!Hawke. Anders with Nathaniel is something I've always enjoyed when I see it though I can't say I ever thought about it, and Kanders is nice.

My non-romantic OTP for this character Justice. I also like when it's kind of romantic, but still like, transcendental.

My unpopular opinion about this character He's pretty toxic. I see him get a lot of soft moments in fic and I get it, he deserves to rest, but I find dealing with his issues more interesting. I think because his issues and toxicity are handled badly in game people maybe just want to give him like, good rep, but I find it infinitely more satisfying to just try to do a good job of representing those issues. Yes he's jealous and angry and manic and anti social and volatile and depressed. he has reasons though, beyond "bad possessed mage" so I like trying to get into that (with care).

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon. He could have gotten along with Fenris by the end, it wouldn't have even been hard (ok it would have been hard but it would have been cool to see characters develop. whatever)

[rainwolfheart]

Writing prompts

2021-10-31: Not actively taking prompts. I'll update whenever that changes! Just been way too busy to write fic lately.

I'm currently accepting writing prompts! If you send me a DA one, it'll likely be filled on Friday for DA Drunk Writing Circle.

I write in English and French, and I'm comfortable-ish writing dialogue in Spanish. (if you're looking for a french-english translator for a fic, hmu?)

I take any kind of prompt. If you need inspiration, here are a few lists I like: classical literature prompts, DA prompts, DA dialogue prompts, DA codex prompts 1, DA codex prompts 2, Trans Bingo cards, fic title prompts (send me a new title and I'll write a summary, or send me one I've already written a summary for and I'll write an excerpt)

I post prompted fics on Tumblr and repost them on AO3. Please let me know if you want to be credited anonymously on either platform, otherwise I will credit you for the prompt :)

Main DA pairings and topics

Feryn Aeducan x Leliana

Alistair x Dael Mahariel

Anders x Hamish Hawke

Anders x Nathaniel Howe

Branna Cadash x Lace Harding

Branna Cadash x Josephine Montilyet

Gaël x Marfisa Trevelyan

Bethany Hawke x Marijke Kader

Marian Hawke x Isabela

Marian Hawke x Isabela x Merrill

Marian Hawke x Merrill

Nathaniel Howe x Velanna

Isabela x Merrill

Dael Mahariel x Merrill

Josephine Montilyet x Rafael Trevelyan

Dorian Pavus x Rafael Trevelyan

Sigrun x Velanna

Marfisa Trevelyan & Rafael Trevelyan

The Bull's Chargers, Inquisition agents, multiplayer characters (Dalish/Skinner, Charter/Tessa, open to other ships)

Gen: team bonding (especially DA2 cast)

Gen: mage resistance/rebellion stuff

Gen: post-Inquisition Solas-hunting shenanigans (Tevinter Nights vibes)

Gen: crossovers and AUs (I've written Exandria AU and modern AU stuff before, feel free to suggest others)

More details & other fandoms under the cut

I can also write other people's OCs or a generic/ambiguous PC, and certain other characters and ships; don't be afraid to ask! A few notes:

I won't write anything focused on Aveline, Cullen, Oghren, or Sten (unless it's critical of them), or anything pro-templar, sorry.

I'm also not very experienced writing certain characters, such as red!Hawke, Sera, and Vivienne. But I'm up for a challenge!

I am always, always down to write characters as trans. I write Fenris as transmasc and Hawke as AFAB nonbinary unless otherwise specified. My Hawkes, Mahariel, Trevelyan and Kader are all trans.

I headcanon Josephine as ace, so I'm not comfortable writing smut for her.

If you send me a NSFW prompt, I may tone it down to my comfort zone. I'm new to writing smut and prefer vanilla stuff.

Other topics I'm currently open to writing

Check, Please! (Bitty/Jack, Holster/Ransom, Lardo/Shitty)

Critical Role (Allura/Kima, Beau/Jester/Yasha, Caleb/Essek, Caleb/Molly, Fjord/Jester, Keyleth/Vax, Percy/Vex; used to write Caduceus/Fjord and always down to write them as friends or queerplatonic nowadays; OC blood hunter siblings Sol & Hala)

Lovelink (MC x Adam, Ana, Blake, Charlie, Cpt. Muffin['s human], Dahlia, Dominic, Dr. Vile, Jake, Keanu, Milena, Nicholas, Rose, Ruby, Sage, Tiros, Vitoria, Zayn)

Star Wars (Finn/Poe/Rey, Finn/Rose, Greer/Joph, Black Squadron fun times)

The Witcher (maybe? I'm familiar with TW3 and started watching the Netflix show. Geralt/Yennefer or Geralt/Triss)

Bullet-point/short paragraph meta or headcanons (things like "headcanons about the M9's favourite foods" or "which DA story choice do you prefer out of these options and why")

Poetry (free verse or haiku; you can try sonnet, blank verse, etc. prompts, but no promises lol)

Short original fiction (especially high fantasy, fairytale-inspired, historical fantasy, near-future sci-fi, space opera, dystopian)

Very short plays and monologues (I tend toward postmodern/postdramatic/poetic stuff)