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Age of Romance Zine (Incomplete)

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Andoralis Zine

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Arlathvhen Zine (Incomplete)

Beyond the Veil Zine (Zine)

Bring Down the Sky Bioware Fanzine

Dragon Age 2 10th Anniversary Zine (Zine)

Dragon Age Codex Zine & Myths and Legends Zine

Fortitudo Dorian Artbook

Good for Each Other (Adoribull Zine)

In Peace, Vigilance Zine

Insufficient Skill Fanzine

Legend Mark Zine

Lotus and Root OC Zine

Love Across Thedas Zine (Zine)

Na Via Lerno Victoria (Fenris Zine)

Patron of the Arts Zine

Rebel Hearts Handers Zine (Zine)

Road to the Imperium Zine

Solasmancy Zine

Sunlight (Anders Zine)

The Coming Storm Zine (Ukrainian Zine)

The Dragon Age Zine (Russian Zine)

The Keeper's Codex Fairy Tale Zine

The Unsung Dragon Age Zine

The Zevran Zine (incomplete)

Thedosian Archives (incomplete)

to be happy (FenHawke Zine)

Wicked Eyes: A Dragon Age Finery Zine

Year of the Mabari (Incomplete)

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[ripplesofaqua]

"Anything you can do, I can do better." "I can do anything, better than you." 

Cassandra/Sera

[keita52]

Black Emporium Wrapup

First of all, thank you so much to the folks in the @black-emporium-exchange discord for being supportive and sending hugs because Maker knows I needed them.

I got two very lovely femslash stories featuring customized protags, which is just fantastic. 

Prank Wars by @seigephoenix (Sera/F!Cadash): Sera and Vari Cadash have a prank war going on in Skyhold, much to everyone else's amusement. Sera will always be there for Vari when she needs her.

There Is Always Time For A Talk by @floranna2 (Morrigan/F!Amell): Ahh, pillow talk but no sex. Boo. (Inquisition-era fluff)

And I was able to sneak in two treats at the end, giving two of our fantastic writers some extra rare pair love -- which was also satisfying because it showed I was starting to come out of the depression fog.

Acceptance for @uchidachi​ (Vivienne/M!Trevelyan): A Vivienne character study in a Soulmate AU. 

Only if for a night for thegreatandpowerfultoaster (Loghain/F!Tabris): When Morrigan comes to Beleina Tabris with the proposal of the Dark Ritual, it makes Tabris confront her own feelings about Loghain Mac Tir.

[black-emporium-exchange]

Updates and Changes for 2017

Welcome to The Black Emporium 2017! We’re so excited to get started on this second round of Dragon Age rare pair goodness. There’s a few changes and updates that we’d like to highlight:

Regretfully, Mod B’s schedule is not allowing her to participate this time around. @keita52​, aka The Spreadsheet Wizard, is stepping up to help Mod A with running this exchange. Please give a warm welcome to Mod K!

The number of nominations per person has been reduced to 5 (from 10 last year).

Only one relationship is allowed per offer and request, meaning that you can offer and request a total of 10 pairings. Having 5 pairings per offer/request field was too confusing for a lot of people last year, so we’ve elected to simplify things.

The offers field now has a comment section, so you can give more detail on what you will and will not write.

Betas are optional, but we still hope that many of you will take advantage of your fellow writers’ services! Sign up for our beta reading list to find a beta or offer your services.

We had an unfortunate number of people in last year’s exchange that failed to leave a comment on gifts written for them. As such, we have added the rule that anyone who does not leave a comment on a gift for them will be banned until they leave at least a two sentence comment on their gift(s).

We also have a couple of brand new features for this year!

We have a Discord server for everyone to hang out and chat about rare pair goodness with fellow authors. Discord is a free service, so get an account and join the Black Emporium server!

We also have a Dreamwidth community where our Tumblr posts will be mirrored. This will also be a place to post letters, questions, and tips for your fellow writers.

Important posts (both here and on Dreamwidth) will have “beannouncements” as a tag to ensure a way for people to very quickly go through posts on the most important topics (schedule, important deadlines, etc).

We will be officially opening nominations shortly, so get your thinking caps on!

[lumateranlibrarian]

Black Emporium Exchange Letter

Hello, My Anonymous Friend!

Real quick, here are my listed pairings:

Female Cadash/Cullen Rutherford

Isabela/Vivienne

Female Cadash/Cassandra Pentaghast

Female Adaar/Sera

Male Adaar/Cassandra Pentaghast

Female Adaar/Cullen Rutherford

Cassandra Pentaghast/Cullen Rutherford

Female Cadash/Varric Tethras

Cremisius “Krem” Aclassi/Lace Harding

Female Cadash/Lace Harding

I have a lot of Female Cadash, a lot of Cullen, and a LOT of Cassandra, apparently. Not sure where the Isabela/Vivienne came from, but hey. I saw it and I went for it. I’m gonna list all the things I can come up with that might be good ideas to write about by pairing. Then I’ll lay out my squicks, and that will be that!

Possibilities for Female Cadash/Cullen, Female Cadash/Cassandra, Female Adaar/Cullen, Male Adaar/Cassandra:

If our characters met before the events of Inquisition, how would it have happened? Or maybe, how would it have changed their relationship at the start of or during the events of Inquisition?

I have a thing for Cop/Criminal AUs. Cadash and/or Adaar are roguish, romantic criminals, and Cassandra/Cullen are the flustered, frustrated cops who keep having to arrest them.

Consider the possibility: the Inquisitor comes to bail their lover out of jail for whatever reason. And they can’t. Stop. Laughing. Cassandra and/or Cullen just wants to go home.

Any fluff that takes place during Inquisition timeline. First dates. First kisses. Anything along those lines is GREAT.

For Female Adaar/Sera, Female Cadash/Lace Harding, and Krem/Lace Harding, some ideas:

FLUFF FLUFF FLUFF FLUFF. Cuddles, inside jokes, being soft with each other when there’s nobody else around.

Pranks and other shenanigans.

Modern AUs. Coffeeshop AUs. College/Grad Student AUs. ALL the cliched meet cutes!

Isabela/Vivienne:

I don’t even know. But these are two fiercely intelligent and dangerous ladies. How would they even meet? With Isabela’s belief in freedom and Vivienne’s defense of order, how much would they clash? Would there be a life-changing road trip in the works?

Cassandra Pentaghast/Cullen Rutherford:

MY MOST SECRET SHIP OF DREAMS.

FLUFF. ALL THE FLUFF. Just the sappiest stuff you can possibly come up with. You know they cuddle when they think nobody can see them. Cullen kind of likes the idea of being Cassandra’s disney prince, even if he straight-up sucks at it most of the time.

Practice. Sparring. Are they snarking or are they flirting? Bonus points if one of them sees the other person’s abs and walks into a wall (another person). And Cole is... there... being Cole...

This is definitely NOT the plot of that 30-second bit of Cassandra, Varric, and Cullen from that one awards video Bioware did. Not. At. All.

Honestly if you wanted to do the whole “person A has to bail person B out of jail and can’t stop laughing the entire time” here, it would totally also work.

Female Cadash/Varric Tethras

I’ve always liked the idea of Cadash and Varric knowing each other from before the Conclave. It seems to me that someone like Varric, with all his connections and informants, would definitely have some ties to the Carta. Why couldn’t Cadash be one of them? Exploring any aspect of that relationship would be really cool!

Cadash and Varric pass the time by testing each other’s skills at various criminal activities (pickpocketing, lock-picking, etcetera). It drives everyone else crazy.

That’s all I can come up with. Feel free to swap ideas between pairings if you think one of the ideas would work better with a pairing it’s not listed with. If all else fails, I like modern AUs, friends-to-lovers, and cultural misunderstandings. I hope I’ve given you some good stuff to go off of!

Now, for squicks. A short list, I hope. Please, none of the following:

Non-con or dub-con (this goes for kissing as well as smut)

Adult/minor relationships

Student/teacher relationships

Incest

Suicide/self-harm, or mentions of either

Thanks so much! I’m really looking forward to writing and reading for the exchange this year. You can reach out to me via anon if you have any questions!

[almaasi]

Here’s a handy post with ALL 15 of the Destiel fics I posted this year!! (Total word count for the year: 366,181.)

2017 has been a year of drama, demisexual Cas, and dogs. (Seriously, a LOT of dogs.) Wow, I did awesome - and I think my personal health journey is well-reflected in the topics, from depression recovery and weirdness in January to fluff and smut in the last months of the year.

I hope you enjoy reading these even more than I enjoyed writing them ♥

✦ Mostly In Silence · 4k · G · hurt-comfort + depression recovery

Dean returns home to the bunker, only to find Castiel is lost in a deep depression. Taking their cues from the night sky (perhaps holding hands, perhaps sharing their first kiss), Dean helps Castiel rediscover a small but shining sense of hope.

✦ Lucid Nightmare · 10k · T · basically weird meta about fanfic AUs

there’s fire in this city // sirens, ghosts, and earthquakes // one night, you protect me // and we run until dawn breaks //

Or:

A spooky, fluffy, mind-warping existential-themed half-fic half-poem, in which Dean saves siren!Cas from a real-life waking nightmare and drives him to Bobby’s house for safety. But as Cas reveals more about himself and his past, Dean comes to realise he has to let his new winged friend enter his mind and dreamwalk, or else Cas will die.

✦ A Place and a Feeling · 24k · NC-17 · fluffy drama + domesticity + smut

Human AU. Dean Winchester still hasn’t found the perfect little house in the suburbs he’s always dreamed of. On the off-chance that another meeting with his totally adorkable realtor could finally change everything, Dean keeps going back to Castiel’s agency. Like Cas always says, home is both a place and a feeling. But what if the place Dean’s looking for is Castiel’s house, and the feeling is Castiel himself? Sometimes the most unprofessional choices lead to the most enjoyable personal consequences. This is one of those times.

✦ Our Garden Home · 36k · G · cute overload fairy AU

Flower fairy Dean has caught a thief in his trap. As it turns out, it wasn’t a mouse stealing his food. It was Castiel: a hissy, bitey bat sprite with one wing and a forlorn, lonely heart. Dean offers a warm space in his nest, where Castiel can stay until Springtime comes around again. However, Castiel becomes more than just a guest. With a little effort, he helps make Dean’s nest a home.

✦ Night Exhibition · 27k · NC-17 · friends to lovers + smut (rimming!)

Welcome to the world’s most generic museum. In the café, you’ll find Dean, putting dinosaur cut-outs on his award-winning apple pies. In the gift shop, you’ll find his snarky yet devastatingly handsome friend Castiel, folding t-shirts for a living. But Castiel has a second job as a night watchman, patrolling the marble halls and protecting the museum exhibits after dark. One night, Dean asks to tag along. He could never resist a crisp blue uniform, and he’ll take any opportunity to have his friend show it off. It might take all night, one dance, and a playful sex act (or five) in a few unusual places around the museum before either of them realise… maybe Dean’s interest was never about the uniform. And maybe their friendship was already something else.

✦ What We Ache For · 93k · NC-17 · hurt-comfort + domesticity

Working as a prostitute (that’s ‘sex worker’ to the decent folks), Castiel has heard more than his fair share of odd requests. When he’s paid to spend a night with Dean Winchester (handsome, dork of all dorks, has a nice car… secretly a cop), the last thing Castiel expects to hear are the words “I wanna make love.” That’s the one thing he’s never done before – so Dean is going to show him how to do it. But then, barely a month after that night is over, Castiel finds himself in a difficult situation, and Dean is mistakenly summoned to help. They begin to share again: Dean’s apartment, the spare bed, their deepest secrets. Over time, with the support of Dean’s brother Sam, a mystery dog, and lots of cuddles, kisses, comfort, and tea, maybe Cas can finally be loved the way he deserves.

✦ Purple Horse in a Coffee Shop · 8k · G · fun & silly office romance

Nobody expects to see a purple horse at a Pride parade. So, naturally, Dean Winchester is surprised to meet his office co-worker and long-term crush, Castiel, riding atop a magnificent steed - and dressed in full wizard regalia, no less. Somehow, Cas thinks he (and his decked-out horse) are wearing grey. They visit a coffee shop with their friends and family, trying to get to the bottom of this mix-up - and apparently the purple horse is coming too.

“One medium black coffee with two sugars; one macchiato; three small soy lattes; one large decaf with a caramel shot - and ten apples, please.”

✦ Unconditional · 2k · T · hurt-comfort + meta about Dean & John Winchester

Over the years, Dean’s learned a lot about himself, and the way he loves those around him. Now Cas is back from the dead, and he came back human - and hurt. As Dean soothes Cas’ wounds in the front seat of the Impala, an ache in his heart drives him to find words to explain.

✦ The Wireless · 58k · NC-17 · solar punk + the most holy-shit thing I have ever written imo

Cas Novak hosts a popular radio show, entertaining hunters with his psychic powers. But, in a world where monster-hunting is commonplace, he harbours a powerful secret: he’s not human, but an angel, surviving in a society unsympathetic to his kind. For six years, Cas has read out news stories describing a particularly impressive man: Dean Winchester, distinguished hunter and accidental prophet of God. Not by chance, Cas meets Dean at a sunny autumn carnival, where Dean’s taken a job at a kissing booth. One kiss - perhaps two - and they’re already old friends, sharing fairground food, a carousel ride, another kiss on the ferris wheel… Finally, safe in the tent Dean shares with his brother, Castiel feels comfortable enough to reveal those unknown pieces of himself. But come morning, bigger events separate the trio: an ancient beast is waking up, and a fearful world desperately needs to be united. Now Castiel has a reason to confess his true nature, broadcasting live on Hunter Radio. Of course, Dean is listening. And it’s only a matter of time before he replies.

✦ Marshmalloween · 33k · T · lighthearted “teenagers vs. a haunted swamp” adventure

In an attempt to be the world’s coolest guardian, Dean takes his seventeen-year old brother Sam and all his friends to a ‘haunted’ swamp for Halloween night. Even if the ghost stories are a load of baloney, at least the alligators are real. Dean is unexpectedly reunited with his childhood friend (and crush) Castiel, kickstarting a fun night of Halloween antics - marshmallow toasting, bottle spinning, kiss exchanging, and spooky storytelling around the campfire. But when Sam and his dog both go missing, Dean realises the stories his mother once told him are all true. Monsters are real. And unless Dean, Cas, and all of Sam’s friends can figure out how to bring Sam back, he might be lost forever.

✦ Restaurant Revelations · 4k · G · fluffy relationship reveal

Dean and Cas have something important to tell Sam. They don their cheap rental tuxes, and Cas takes out dinner reservations at an exclusive restaurant just for the occasion. Sam is surprised enough when he and Cas make it through the door. But Dean shows up five minutes late, and the restaurant’s security protocols surely make it impossible for him to join them. The secret password is “fiancé”. And somehow Dean knows without being told.

✦ Stumble and Fall · 20k · G · dog adventures + cuddles

Dog AU. Ever since Dean was a puppy, training to be the world’s best sniffer dog, he hasn’t been able to sleep alone. His newest mission takes him well out of his comfort zone: he’s teamed up with a search-and-rescue mutt named Castiel (who, presumably, still has the vet’s thermometer stuck up his ass). But Dean was never built for snowy mountains – and only by snuggling up tight will he and Castiel share enough heat to make it through the night. Except, once Dean is home safe, he finds himself pining for his canine friend…

✦ Pretty Panties and the Pool Shark · 6k · G · kid fic

Castiel is beginning to understand how deceitful his fellow ten-year-olds can be. All the other boys in his swim class keep trying to convince him that there’s a live shark in the pool. And now Dean’s claiming that the panties in his bag belong to his sister, when Castiel knows for a fact that Dean doesn’t have a sister. Castiel is sick of being lied to. But, once Dean reveals a few truths, perhaps they can find a way to make sure the other kids’ teasing comes back to bite them - so to speak.

✦ Whoa There Cowboy · 5k · NC-17 · cowboy kink smut

If you’re gonna jerk off, watch something you find sexy, Dean said. There’s a dirty cowboy movie on TV, and that suits him perfectly. But he never expected that Cas would want to watch him.

✦ The Emporium of Christmas Enchantments · 28k · G · Christmas magic + cute overload

Every night when the clock strikes twelve, all the toys in the toymaker’s workshop come to life. Dean is a little wooden soldier, so easily distracted by the pretty dolls. However, in the nights leading up to Christmas, he feels drawn to a very different kind of toy: Castiel, a kindhearted cowboy displayed on the other side of the store. Dean and Castiel spend all their time together, spreading joy and festive cheer throughout their miniature community. But once the Christmas rush comes around, will fate allow them to stay together? (Perhaps… with a little sprinkling of Christmas magic, even the wishes of simple toys can come true.)

[carvermerrill]

Title: The Making Of Carver Hawke   Author: @amarmeme   Rating: Explicit     Chapters: 8/8   Word Count: 19,427    Pairing: Templar!Carver/Merrill   Other pairings: F!Hawke/Sebastian Vael, F!Amell/Alistair Theirin   Other characters: Female Hawke, Female Amell, Alistair Theirin, Isabela, Sebastian Vael, Varric Tethras       Other Tags: Alternative Universe - Modern, Fluff and Angst, Light Angst, Weddings, Blood Magic, Templar Carver, Smut, First Time     

Summary: 

Carver Hawke thinks he's an adult now, working for the taskforce in Kirkwall's Lowtown, catching rogue blood mages and keeping everyone safe. A chance encounter with Merrill leads him to realize he still has some growing up to do, particularly where Merrill is concerned. 

Seeing Carver again reminds Merrill of what their friendship was once like, and begins to question whether that's all there ever was. If that was the case though, why has it been three years since they've last seen each other? 

Written for the Black Emporium Rare Pair Exchange 2017.

[hunnybadgerv]

Making Their Re-acquaintance | Dragon Age

Summary: Siobhán’s long-awaited, yet unexpected, arrival in Starkhaven offers she and Sebastian a quiet, intimate moment together.

a/n: A special holiday gift for Lady Norbert. I had wanted this to wind up a treat for the 2017 Black Emporium Rare Exchange, but it took a little longer to get around to it. She asked for some reunion fluff between Sebastian Vael/F!Hawke. I do have to caution, this is kind of canon divergent. I recently started work on a series where Sebastian’s parents rather than investing him in the Chantry, granted him to the templars. The poor fool also happened to fall in love with a mage.

Inspired by a flashback scene I saw in Outlander while I was writing this pair for something else. It was the intimacy of their relationship that I really wanted to try and capture here.

Links: AO3 | FFnet

Making Their Re-acquaintance

The buttery morning sun crept into the room through the open window. The spring breeze carried the aroma of early blossoms with a slight chill down from the mountains and nipped at Sebastian’s bare chest. The red silk of Siobhán Hawke’s robe, warmed by her bare skin beneath, brushed across his shoulder as she drew the razor blade down his cheek with concentrated care and precision.

“I haven’t been pampered like this … well, since—” he mused. He didn’t want to finish the thought. They both knew of the moment he meant; when she disappeared mere weeks ahead of the Seeker who turned up in Starkhaven looking for her with Varric in tow.

“As it should be.” she said with a quiet laugh. Humor always had been her shield of choice.

His relaxed chuckle of agreement joined hers as she rinsed the blade. When she returned to his side, her thin fingers grazing his skin, his neck tingled—every touch threatening goose bumps as the sensation seemed to roil across his exposed skin. She brushed her hair over one shoulder and loomed over him. She bent so close he could kiss her, but her attention focused upon the lather on his face rather than his eyes or his lips, as his focus was.

“I’m the only one allowed to pamper you,” she told him with a smirk. Her eyes met his as the blade skimmed his cheek, then moved along the curve of his jaw. “And don’t you forget it,” she warned with a mischievous grin.

“You’ll get no argument from me,” he replied calmly, then he flashed her a boyish grin. “Especially when you are holding a blade to my throat.” She laughed with him, and his hand smoothed along the curve of her leg, reacquainting itself with the familiar terrain it had not encountered in far too many months.

Sebastian watched the way the silk wrinkled beneath his hands. With each flash of her skin beneath, the corners of his mouth tugged upward.

“Behave, Bash. I don’t want to nick you,” she said, inching away when the backs of his fingertips swept along the inside of her knee.

“Then perhaps you should be a bit more careful,” he said, with a quick glance at the tool in her hand. “That razor holds quite the edge.”

“Do tell.” She stood, back to him again at the rinsing bowl.

“It’s a family heirloom. One of the few which survived the coup. Overlooked by the sticky-fingered among the mercenaries.” His tone softened, but his smile returned gently when her fine fingers grazed his temple and inched into his hair. Glancing upward, his found her inspecting his countenance. Sebastian detoured her fingers, wrapping them up in his own and bringing them to his lips.

Siobhán gave him a playful glare, narrowing her gray-green eyes. “It certainly is quite keen.”

“It’s not the blade that makes the difference, it’s the lovely and skilled hand that wields it,” he said, placing another kiss on the inside of her wrist. Pressing his lips to that thin skin, he could feel her pulse beneath. “Come here,” he added, pulling her hand toward him and lower to get her to close the distance between them. Stretching his neck, his lips met hers in a tender kiss. His free hand sneaked toward the slit of her robe.

Siobhán broke the kiss, pulling away. “Do you want me to finish shaving you? Or should I leave you half hairy?”

A rather voracious grin curled across his lips, as he let darker memories fade once more. “Well, as I recall you always did prefer a clean-shaven face betwixt—”

Twirling behind him with great dexterity, she tipped his chin back. The blade came to rest at the top of his throat, which silenced him. “You do not need to finish that sentence.”

His vibrant aqua eyes flashed toward hers as he weighed the risk and reward. When her brow quirked in warning, he relented with a smile, holding his tongue. Siobhán leaned forward and placed a gentle kiss on his forehead, her velvety lips lingering against his skin. Despite their strained beginnings, his trust in her proved unshakable. He knew his safety to be more securely assured there with her, razor in hand, than anywhere else in all of Thedas, even Starkhaven.

The blade caressed his skin with a muted scratching sound; staring up at her, he let her continue the shave, content to let his fingertips roam wherever they might when she stepped into arm’s reach. He ached to touch her, to hold her close. She had arrived late the night before—a hot bath and a warm meal did her in after the long, hard ride from hither and yon. As she slept, Sebastian basked in the feeling of having her in his arms again, refusing to leave the bed until she woke.

Her task completed, she stepped back to the table near the window, rinsing the blade and snapping it closed. Unwilling to exercise anymore patience, Sebastian leaned forward and grabbed her by the waist, pulling her into his lap. He held her close, resting his chin on her shoulder. “I’ve missed you, my clever mouse.”

Siobhán chuckled, and he knew it was because of the nickname, which stemmed from when they first met in Darktown. For years, she had remained his most elusive prey. Her hands smoothed through his hair. “And I you,” she agreed, pressing her fingertips through his hair as she held his gaze.

“I’m glad you came,” he said like he was admitting a secret.

Her fingertips grazed the shell of his ear, then along his jaw. “As if that was ever in doubt.” He remained quiet for a time. Siobhán’s strong brow creased, drawing tight over her pale eyes. Her hands rested upon his shoulders “Sebastian?”

Her gaze searched his for an explanation, and eventually his blue eyes darted toward the window as the guilt rose like a bubble in his chest.

“You doubted me?” she asked getting to her feet and backing away from him with a glaring look of surprise etched into her face. “And just how long have you questioned my devotion to you?”

Sebastian followed her, standing and taking her face in both his hands. “That is not what I doubted. I never doubted you, or your heart. And never doubt my love for you,” he begged. “But I recall the way you chaffed beneath your title here and before, in Kirkwall. I worried that the lure of your, our, old life—that as adventurer, Champion might have been … too much temptation away from this, as princess.”

Siobhán groaned, her forehead falling upon Sebastian’s bare chest. “You just had to mention that, didn’t you?”

He chuckled and pressed a kiss to the top of her head. “I assure you it is not completely horrible. Things here are far more settled. Stable even, in spite of the tensions.”

“I know. And it was never all that bad,” she said, looking up at him with a shrug and a smirk. “Plus, I’ll have you by my side.”

“Aye, you will. For as long as you’ll put up with me.”

Siobhán chuckled, her arms slipping back around his neck. “Well, you’ve only been a wee bit of trouble—”

“Trouble, huh?”

“Don’t play innocent with me,” she said, the tip of her nose brushing against his. “I know better.”

In a quick tip of the head, Sebastian captured her mouth. His fingers traced the length of her neck, catching the edge of her robe. His hand slipped beneath the silk, skimming her skin—soft in places, marred in others by a patchwork of scars, but warm everywhere. His lips teased down her neck sliding the delicate crimson down her shoulder.

Thunderous knocking rang through the room, causing Sebastian to groan against her skin. “Yes!” he called, tipping his face toward the ceiling. Exasperation dripped from his tone as Siobhán chuckled against his chest.

The door opened with a rambunctious clang. “My Lord,” a young male voice called. “Oh, and my Lady. Apologies, I didn’t realize.”

“You can realize later, Corrum. What do you require?”

“Ah, yes. Right, my lord. Seneschal Marcuse sent me to remind you that the Lord Chancellor of Tantervale should arrive shortly and will expect to be greeted in proper fashion.”

“Dismissed,” Sebastian said. he looked down at her, his thumb brushing across her cheek.

“Remind me how not horrible this is again,” she asked him with narrowed eyes and a look of consternation.

Sebastian chuckled, a low rumbling sound that filled the room. “Perhaps, we should take dinner here tonight. Alone,” he suggested.

“With visiting dignitaries here?”

It was his turn to narrow his eyes. “You’re being far too practical, my bonny love.”

“One of us has to be, don’t you think?” she asked, pressing a kiss to his lips as she pulled her robe back on.

“I’m sure Marcuse would agree with you.”

“Well, you’re freshly shaven, so you’re better than halfway there.”

His laughter rose again, but he didn’t let her go. In fact, he embraced her tighter. “Now that you’re here again, I don’t want to let you go, even for a moment,” he said, burying his face in the curve of her neck in an evanescent bid to extend their serene occasion.

Siobhán did not help him toward his duty. Her arm remained draped over shoulders, as she petted his hair and stared up at him wearing a gentle smile. No, there was no place else he wanted to be. His hand slipped behind her neck and pulled her lips to his. Maker give him strength. “Perhaps a special dessert then. By moonlight.”

“As long as you remember to bar the door.”

“I swear it by the Maker himself.”

Siobhán pinched his chin and stretched up to place a gentle peck on his lips. “I’ll be here with bells on.”

“Oh,” he cooed. “Now, that does sound novel.”

She pushed at his shoulder, her eyes rolling as she laughed—a bright sound that made his heart feel like it might burst. Her unbridled laughter, oh, how he had missed that sound, he realized in that moment. Indulging in one last kiss, or so he told himself, he finally let her slip from his arms to dress for the day. He’d don the same armor his father had commissioned all those years ago, though it no longer bore the sign of the Order; the flaming sword of the templars had been covered with the crest of Starkhaven.

[timesorceror]

Anders Week 2017 #3

Greed // Charity

The theme could be a side of Anders to explore, or something that has been inflicted/gifted to him by someone else in his life.

@teamblueandangry In which there is some crying about pastries, and the benefits of having sex on rugs with unfortunate patterns is hinted at.

Anders saw the pastries in the window as he walked arm in arm with Hayden through Hightown one evening. His feet slowed as he caught sight of the daintily placed powdered sugar on top and he remembered a once beloved pair of hands picking some up and throwing it playfully in his face.

“Anders?” Hayden’s voice cut in through the bright gloom of his musings, “Is something wrong, Anders?”

He shook himself and suddenly realized that he’d stopped them right in front of the display. He opened his mouth, quite ready to tell Hayden that it was nothing, that he was absolutely fine… until he felt the wetness of a few tears roll down his cheeks. He sniffled a bit and furiously wiped at his eyes to try to blot away his shame.

“What’s wrong?” Hayden’s voice came again, low and quiet. Soothing.

Anders felt Hayden lean against him a little more heavily, their grasp on his arm briefly tightening to a gentle squeeze. 

“Those madeleines are important, aren’t they?”

Ah, Hayden. Such a kind, clever soul they were. 

Anders sighed deeply, and once he felt that he’d sufficiently blotted up his tears, he nodded. “Karl used to make them,” he replied, clearing his throat after hearing his voice croak from tears he was still trying to hold back.

“He’d make them, in the Circle. We didn’t have them often because we were, you know, filthy mages who didn’t deserve anything good in life but… the kitchen staff liked him and sometimes… sometimes…” Anders sighed again, running a hand through his hair and staring forlornly at the pastries.  “I don’t know why this bother me so much. It’s been… four, five years now?”

“You loved him,” Hayden reminded him. “You lost him. I know how hard that is, to lose someone you love. I still miss my father deeply when the leaves start turning just before Harvestmere, and Bethany… well, I suspect that she was Mother’s favorite child, and she speaks of her often, still. I often wonder if there really was more that I could do, and thinking back on my memories of her…”

They trailed off, shrugging. “Would it help if we purchased some?”

Anders stared at Hayden, stunned, before turning back to look at the elegantly arranged pastries in the window. 

“I don’t know if they’ll soothe the ache in my heart,” he said at last, biting his lip a little and licking it, “but sharing some with you would be lovely, I think.” Hayden hummed in agreement, tugging him along gently towards the shop’s door. “Let’s not tarry then,” they chirped brightly, “it’ll be dark soon.”

They walked into the shop and Hayden bought an assortment of two dozen decorated madelienes, even going so far as to feign an interest in taking up baking to ask for a beginner’s recipe. 

Anders’ heart felt overfull as it swelled with love for the other mage.

They took the pastries home and waited to eat them until after enjoying the dinner Orana had prepared, and Anders surprised himself when he greedily consumed nine of them in one sitting. Hayden had actually been the one to draw attention to it by pulling the boxes away with a grin and teasingly insisting he not make himself sick by eating all of them at once.

“Do you feel a little better?” Hayden asked as they dressed for bed that evening. Anders paused to search his heart, sighing contentedly. 

“A little,” he answered honestly. “Though I’m uncertain how much of it stems from my actually feeling full for once.” A chuckle escaped him as he slipped into one of the pairs of silk sleepwear that Hayden had had altered just for him. “It’s such a rare occurrence.” 

Hayden hummed noncommittally, climbing into the bed and burrowing under the covers. “It makes me feel so content to know that you feel content.” They flashed a smile up at Anders when he slid under the covers to join them. “So, what are we reading tonight, darling?”

“More from that rare book about spirit healing that you picked up at the Black Emporium–Maker, this was such a good find.”

“Sounds lovely,” Hayden murmured, curling up against his chest, arranging themselves so that they could comfortably follow along as Anders read aloud. Anders reached over and pulled the book from the nearby nightstand and began to read, relishing in the twin feelings of contentment that stemmed from both himself and Justice at the thought of the great care that Hayden took to keep them safe and fed. 

He read until Hayden’s yawns became too frequent, and then he marked their place before setting the book back in it’s place on the nightstand. Anders fell asleep, spooned against Hayden’s back, his arms gently holding tight to the other mage.

A little over a year later, Anders would be walking down a familiar Hightown thoroughfare on a cool autumn evening with Hayden on one side and Fenris on the other. He paused again, catching sight of the pastries arranged in the window of a shop they had been to many times before, and his companions took notice when he did so.

Hayden, who looked a little less distraught than they had in weeks prior though still in the midst of recovering from the horrific death of their mother, frowned at him curiously. “Anders?” They asked again, “Is something wrong?”

Anders shook his head. 

“Nothing more than usual,” he answered, jerking his head towards the shop window. “I just saw those pastries and thought to buy a few for you. I know you’re very fond of the savory buns they sometimes sell. Would you like to take a look and see if they still have any in stock?”

Hayden blinked at him, their stunned expression likely mirroring whatever had been on his face the first time Hayden had offered to purchase two dozen madeleines for him. Anders could even see the beginnings of tears forming at the edges of their eyes and he began to fuss a little, wiping them away.

“Oh, don’t cry, it’s alright… have I said something wrong?”

Hayden sniffled, smiling as they shook their head. “No, no, I’m alright. It’s just… I… I would very much like to see if they still have some, yes.”

They sighed, taking one of Anders’ hands in one of their own. “They might not ease the ache in my heart, but a warm dessert after one of Orana’s meals will certainly be enough to fill my stomach.” Hayden giggled, and Fenris frowned, not understanding the reference.

“Am I missing something?” he asked curiously, but Anders just waved the question away. “I’ll tell you later. For now though… would you like something? Some of those apple tarts, perhaps?”

Fenris flushed and Anders couldn’t keep the grin from his face at the sight. The elf really was quite adorable when embarrassed, though Anders knew he would never admit it.  “You want to… to buy something for me?” Anders nodded, reaching to gently grasp one of Fenris’ hands. He wasn’t wearing his gauntlets today; a rarity for the elf. Anders was glad for it however, as it helped him emphasize his next words all the better.

“Everyone should be able to enjoy a sweet treat or two every once in awhile,” he said seriously. “And while I don’t recommend trying to drown your pain with them, sharing such things with the people you care about can be just as fulfilling as the treats themselves.” He smiled, squeezed Fenris’ hand, and was rewarded when the elf gasped and flushed a few shades deeper.

“I… very well. If you insist.”

Anders’ smile widened and he led his two lovers into the shop. He wasn’t able to buy two dozen pastries like that first time, but when they took their treats home and shared them with one another while cuddling on the library sofa after dinner, the quantity of the treats hardly mattered.

“I think I see the appeal of this exchange,” Fenris mumbled, his words muffled by one of the sweet buns filled with sausage and cheese that Hayden had offered him. “This is… nice. I feel… warm. Full. Content.”

“And not just with food,” Hayden added, smiling shyly, biting gingerly into a chocolate dipped madeleine. “Thank you for this, Anders.”

Anders ducked his head, feeling his own cheeks flush with a heat that did not come from the fire in front of them. He attempted to cover up the motion by taking a few nibbles from the apple tart he held perched above his fingers, though from Fenris’ resulting grin he suspected he had not been successful.

“Well, I’m glad you liked them. You’ve both been helping me take care of the clinic lately, and I just… wanted to take care of you in return.”

The last bit he tried to mumble unsuccessfully into his tart, but he only succeeded in getting apple jam on the tip of his nose instead, causing Hayden to nearly fall apart with laughter and Fenris to pull him close so that he could lick the jam right off. 

Anders shifted a little as a suddenly thrill of arousal pulsed down his spine.

“Now, now,” he chuffed, “that’s enough of that. I’m trying to eat here.”

Fenris snorted. “It looked more like you were trying to literally inhale your food instead of eating it.” The elf chuckled, and Anders couldn’t help the little moan that escaped him at the sound of Fenris’ sinfully sultry voice.

“Fenris,” Hayden scolded playfully, “he’s right. That’s enough of that. If you really want to involve… our treats in another sort of treat, we should probably move to somewhere or something we don’t mind staining if we make a mess. We already make things difficult enough for Orana as it is with our sheets, we don’t need to add this sofa to the list… and besides, I’d personally not like to stain this sofa either.”

They grinned, and Anders felt gooseflesh raise all along his arms at the sight of the very indulgent, very predatory once-over they were giving him.

“You know,” he began, pausing to clear his voice after he’d squeaked a little under their deeply arousing stares, “there’s a perfectly good rug right here in front of the fire… and it’s not even a very pretty one.”

Fenris hummed, polishing off his sweet bun before pressing close against Anders’ back to press his lips against the flesh at the nape of his neck.

“Mmm… sounds like it’s quite replaceable then.”

“It is definitely replaceable,” Hayden grumbled. “It was a gift from one of the Hightown noblewomen at that last soiree we had to attend… you know, the very Orleisian one who was obsessed with all things cow printed?”

The three of them stared at the rug, which was not terrible in construction but definitely a little out of place with its… interesting color scheme and patterning.

“Oh, I’m going to enjoy helping you get rid of that,” Anders snorted. 

Yes, sometimes being a little self-indulgent in the name of charity wasn’t such a terrible thing after all. Especially if it got rid of terrible rugs and heartache in equal measure.

[hollyand-writes]

Top Five/Bottom Five

Rules: tag the person who tagged you, always post the rules, answer the questions, and add the date!  

I was tagged to do this by the wonderful and talented @stitchcasual ❤️  

What are your five most popular works? 

Due to my habit of writing rare-pairs, I don’t have as much kudos as some of you guys, but here’s my list! Firstly, from AO3: 

A Growing Lack of Disgust [123 kudos] -- M!Hawke/Arishok one-shot I sort of wrote as a joke, and I still laugh when I get comments/kudos on it. Good to know other people are as thirsty for the Arishok as I am! LMAO  

The Courtship of Daisy and Junior [117 kudos] -- Carver/Merrill longfic, 23 chapters, first novel-length work I have ever successfully completed in my entire life LOL. Features Templar!Carver, which got me some criticism for writing a templar/mage pairing, but honestly? Don’t like, don’t read -- and: write your own content.  

Local Man Returns From Trip, Discovers Boyfriend Adopted 25 Cats [88 kudos] -- M!Hawke/Anders one-shot. Written in response to a kinkmeme prompt. I had SO MUCH FUN writing this one. 

Bright Lights, Big City, Blind Date [74 kudos] -- M!Hawke/Fenris one-shot, Modern!AU set in London, UK; written for a fic challenge.  

Major Arcana [72 kudos] -- DA2 ficlet challenge with various canon (or almost-canon) pairings, using the major arcana of the tarot as prompts.  

I don’t have many Tumblr-only fics, so I’ll just name all three of them: the one where Carver takes Dog for a walk (Carver/Merrill); the one where Carver buys Merrill blackberries to go with a fanart (Carver/Merrill); and Anders crying because he thinks Hawke doesn’t love him, also for a fanart (M!Handers).  

What are your five least popular works? 

Cupcakes [16 kudos] -- Carver/Merrill, Modern/Baking!AU one-shot. It also has fewer than 100 hits, so this isn’t surprising.  

Hook Hands Make For Awful Penmanship [16 kudos] -- Merrill/Isabela, post-DA2 one-shot. Currently has more than 200 hits, epistolary fic written for the Black Emporium Rare Pair Exchange 2016.  

Do You Wanna Build A Snowman? [17 kudos] -- Warden!Carver/Merrill one-shot written for a Carver-related Christmas fic exchange.  

Tax Doesn’t Have To Be Taxing [19 kudos] -- M!Hawke/Seneschal Bran drabble written for fun, and for a friend who requested it.  

Touch [21 kudos] -- M!Hawke/Anders, short ficlet that I wrote for @dorianpink‘s birthday.  

Are you surprised? Why? 

I am not surprised about the bottom five, because they are mostly rare pairs. The one popular pairing (M!Hawke/Anders) fic in the bottom five is probably because the fic is only 200 words, and I’m not very good at writing short fics 😄  Short and sweet is not one of my writing strengths! (To be honest, I think that ficlet did better on Tumblr than it did on AO3 -- go figure!) 

I am surprised at my most popular, though? Most people’s most popular fics tends to be for a fandom’s popular pairings, so I’m really surprised that my most popular fic is a humorous M!Hawke/Arishok fic -- especially as it got waaaay more hits than I ever expected. My second most popular is that Carver/Merrill longfic, which is not only for a rare pair, but it also had barely any readers until I posted up either Chapter 9 or 10. 

Optional: If you want to calculate this, what are your works’ average number of notes? 

I have no idea how I would calculate my Tumblr-only notes because some of the notes on those are likes and reblogs of the fanart/asks that were already there before I added my fic to them. So I’ll just do an AO3 “average”. 

Total hits-to-kudos ratio of all fics on AO3 = 14.83 (or 6.74%). 

Today’s date, so you can see how your results might change if you do this again in a year. 

27/7/2017 

Tag six people to do this next! 

I’ve already tagged @dorianpink, so I’m also tagging: @therealmnemo, @pikestaff, @tearsofwinter, @barbex, @ungenue and @fauxfires (although don’t feel like you have to do this, obviously!)

[thievinghippo]

Hippo’s Writing Year in Review 2016

It’s hard to believe that this is my fourth yearly writing review here on tumblr. That’s sort of amazing. (2013) (2014) (2015) (in case anyone was curious. :D)

For 2016, I decided to simply have an overall word count goal as opposed to specific fic goals. This was good and bad. Good, because I was able to easily switch gears (and fandoms!) when inspiration hit. Bad, because I felt a bit aimless. So we’re going to change that in 2017. 

Total Word Count - 202,805! I’m really pleased with that word count. Since I started writing again in 2013, that’s the most I’ve written in one year. 

Month by month breakdown, plus the good, bad and the ugly underneath the cut!

January - Was mostly Fallout. I still love Anura and MacCready, but I don’t know if I’ll ever find the time to really go back to them. Kitten Heels and Other Pretty Things was one of my favorite things I’ve written for those two.

February - Not much posted in February. I wrote a lot, just for things posted later. 

March - March can be summed up in three words: Aric fucking Jorgan. My grumpy cat husband made his way back to swtor and I ran with it. I posted Waiting, which I’m incredibly proud of. Also started posting Variations on a Theme, which are all Wynneth and Jorgan one-shots set during kotfe. 

April - April started a long depression for me, so I didn’t really keep track of what I wrote. I have the word count, just not what I worked on. Pretty sure it was just Variations.

May - Another month I didn’t keep track of what I wrote. Looks to me mostly Variations and random drabbles.

June - This was a bad month, mental health wise. I did start posting Sex and Other Pleasures, a Fallout fic.

July - A better month, but not for writing. I didn’t post a single story in July. 

August - Things started looking up. Posted some Variations and Interludes. Also started writing Pragmatic Dreams.

September - This was the month that I finally felt like I was me again. And it shows in my writing. Did the Black Emporium Exchange and wrote five reports the iron bull sent to the ben-hassrath and one he did not. This was an Iron Bull/Cadash fic that I really, really enjoyed writing. Also started posting my DA Fade Fix-it Fic, simply titled Fade. Not many people have noticed this fic, but I’m glad I wrote it. 

October - October brought me back to Scattering Grief. I decided I absolutely had to post a chapter on N7 day, and having that goal helped a lot. I’m now hoping to post one chapter a month. I also started posting Pragmatic Dreams, which means a lot to me. I love Lana so much, and this is my first real work delving into femslash.

November - I had the ambitious goal of doing nanowrimo during the busy holiday season at work. That lasted a week. But I did write 35k words that month. Mostly for things not yet posted. 

December - To give you an idea of how unusual this month is, I didn’t even track my words in December in 2014 and 2015. That’s how insane work is. But I did this year! I kept plugging away at WIPs. I did post Stellar Collision, a Koth/Outlander fic I’m really proud of.

Overall Good - I took some risks, writing wise in 2016, that I’m happy with. Like using second person for Waiting (I can’t image that fic in any other tense). I’m very pleased with how I use dialogue, but would like to work on narrative and inner thoughts a bit more. 

I also am pleased that I wrote what I wanted to write. Yes, that means some WIP got pushed to the side (sorry Scattering Grief - I still love you!) but I wrote the fics I wanted, and I think that shows.

Overall Needs Improvement - Keeping myself accountable. I really liked having monthly- writing reports, so I need to keep that up. Also, keep working on actually finishing fics. I’m getting better, but I need to finish more.

Goals for 2017

Write 180,000 words (that’s 15k a month)

Stretch goal will be 240,000 words (that’s 20k a month)

Post 12 chapters of Scattering Grief

Finish writing and posting Pragmatic Dreams

Finish writing and post Form 5763W

Finish 5 one-shots that have been half written for ages

Keep up with documenting your daily writing progress. It’s so fascinating to look back and see a few years later. 

Be ready for Andromeda, and hope there’s a ship that makes me want to write as much as Garrus/Sonya, Blackwall/Bethroot, and Jorgan/Wynneth do.

So there you have it! 2016 in a nutshell and the goals for 2017. Thank you to everyone for your encouragement and friendship. It means the world!

[black-emporium-exchange]

ONE DAY LEFT TO NOMINATE!

You’ve all been doing some great work, nuglets! We’ve got 329 nominations already approved. The full list, for easy browsing, is here.

Nominations will close TOMORROW. If you’ve got any last minute rare pair ideas, now’s the time to send them in!

We’ll have a detailed “how to sign up” post to help everyone out before signups open, so continue to watch this space.

-Mod K

[starlanellwrites]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age (Video Games) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Fenris/Dorian Pavus/Cullen Rutherford Characters: Fenris (Dragon Age), Dorian Pavus, Cullen Rutherford, mentions of Inquisitor Adaar, Mentions of Iron Bull, Mentions of Varric Additional Tags: mentions of cullen's withdrawal, Mentions of Slavery, fenris and dorian have issues, they overcome them, pair becoming a trio, fenris goes after what he wants, fenris and dorian learn the value of communication Summary:

Fenris and Dorian have come a long way from their first fractious weeks of knowing each other. Now they look at Cullen and see a way they could become something more.

Written for the Black Emporium 2017 fanwork exchange for Starla-Nell (Princess-Nell). I hope you enjoy it.

I got so lucky again for Black Emporium!!! The mystery writer who gifted me with a fic wrote not just a lovely Fenris/Dorian, but they added Cullen! Love, love, love this work, you should check it out. :)

(Writers will be revealed in a week or so.) 

[lindyhunt]

Competition Time with ‘All About Eve at Home’!

It’s competition time! We know you love our competitions and this one is a treat!

This is your chance to WIN A £25 Voucher from the wonderful ‘All About Eve at Home’  

The most difficult thing about this competition will be deciding how you spend your £25 voucher! Will you treat yourself to one of All About Eve’s signature hand poured scented candles.  As many of you know fragrance is a very important factor in selling a house… a gorgeous aroma makes all the difference!

As we are fast approaching Christmas perhaps you will be tempted by WINTER GARDEN…

Or perhaps you can’t resist the stunning Black Pomegranate

;All about Eve at Home; is currently ‘sparkling’ from the inside out… packed with gorgeous twinkly goodies all ready for Christmas if you can’t decide on a gorgeous scented candle just pop into the shop for more amazing presents or take a look at All about Eve at Home’s  Facebook page for inspiration (and link to their website so you can shop!)

The Story behind ‘All about Eve at Home’

All About Eve at Home opened its doors in July 2009 in the lovely town of Old Amersham, Buckinghamshire. In 2013 All About Eve at Home moved to its present location in Reigate High Street. Owner Melanie, formerly a Buyer working for Harrods and The White Company, wanted to use her 20 years of retail experience to create an ‘emporium of loveliness’, a shop filled with unusual, beautiful, and in some cases original products, all hand selected by Melanie herself.

The shop is filled with the most beautiful collection of gorgeous Fashion and Home gifts that Melanie has sourced from antiques fairs and UK suppliers. Frustrated by not being able to find ‘the perfect’, highly scented candle (that didn’t cost a small fortune!) to sell in her shop,

Melanie decided to have her own Home Fragrance range made exclusively for All About Eve. The collection is now in it’s 9th year and has a huge following of local and online customers, including celebrities, who have returned time and time again. There are currently 9 fragrances in the range, with new fragrances due to launch in Spring ‘18. This is a collection that is going from strength to strength.

How to enter our Move Revolution & All About Eve at Home Competition 

It’s #competitiontime It’s super easy to enter, simply LIKE this post on Facebook and LIKE our Facebook page! Add a comment about where you would put an All About Eve at Home Candle (if you had one!!) That’s it, the competition ends 1st December, and the winner will be announced Monday 4th December 2017. Good luck!

If you would like your friends to see our competition why not share this post to spread the festive cheer!

T&C’s: UK only. You must be over 16 to enter. The competition closes at midnight on 1st December 2017; If we cannot contact you or you do not respond within 2 days, we reserve the right to offer the prize to another competition entrant. Prize cannot be exchanged for cash. This Competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. You are providing your information to Move Revolution and not to Facebook. The information you provide will be used for this competition only.

Are you thinking of selling or letting your home? – We’d love to chat!

If you are thinking of selling or letting your home our team would love to chat with you.  Having started in Reigate & Redhill we now have offices throughout Surrey, Sussex and Kent.  Just call 0800 0337670 and we will put you through to the right office for you. If you would like to book a valuation you can click here and fill in your details straight away!

We also have an expert Land & New Homes Department – if you have a large garden, outbuildings or offices just give Sam Webb a call on 01737 888220 to discuss our Land & New Homes Service!

from Move Revolution http://www.moverevolution.com/blog/competition-time-eve-home/

[carvermerrill]

Title: Getting Lost With You   Author: @amarmeme  Rating: General/Teen and Up Audiences Word Count: 1,287 Other tags: Fluff, First Kiss  

Summary:

Merrill and Carver get lost on the Wounded Coast, but maybe it's not all bad. 

Written for the Black Emporium Rare Pair Exchange 2017.

[billwells3]

Competition Time with ‘All About Eve at Home’!

It’s competition time! We know you love our competitions and this one is a treat!

This is your chance to WIN A £25 Voucher from the wonderful ‘All About Eve at Home’  

The most difficult thing about this competition will be deciding how you spend your £25 voucher! Will you treat yourself to one of All About Eve’s signature hand poured scented candles.  As many of you know fragrance is a very important factor in selling a house… a gorgeous aroma makes all the difference!

As we are fast approaching Christmas perhaps you will be tempted by WINTER GARDEN…

Or perhaps you can’t resist the stunning Black Pomegranate

;All about Eve at Home; is currently ‘sparkling’ from the inside out… packed with gorgeous twinkly goodies all ready for Christmas if you can’t decide on a gorgeous scented candle just pop into the shop for more amazing presents or take a look at All about Eve at Home’s  Facebook page for inspiration (and link to their website so you can shop!)

The Story behind ‘All about Eve at Home’

All About Eve at Home opened its doors in July 2009 in the lovely town of Old Amersham, Buckinghamshire. In 2013 All About Eve at Home moved to its present location in Reigate High Street. Owner Melanie, formerly a Buyer working for Harrods and The White Company, wanted to use her 20 years of retail experience to create an ‘emporium of loveliness’, a shop filled with unusual, beautiful, and in some cases original products, all hand selected by Melanie herself.

The shop is filled with the most beautiful collection of gorgeous Fashion and Home gifts that Melanie has sourced from antiques fairs and UK suppliers. Frustrated by not being able to find ‘the perfect’, highly scented candle (that didn’t cost a small fortune!) to sell in her shop,

Melanie decided to have her own Home Fragrance range made exclusively for All About Eve. The collection is now in it’s 9th year and has a huge following of local and online customers, including celebrities, who have returned time and time again. There are currently 9 fragrances in the range, with new fragrances due to launch in Spring ‘18. This is a collection that is going from strength to strength.

How to enter our Move Revolution & All About Eve at Home Competition 

It’s #competitiontime It’s super easy to enter, simply LIKE this post on Facebook and LIKE our Facebook page! Add a comment about which is your favourite All About Eve at Home candle fragrance! That’s it, the competition ends 1st December, and the winner will be announced Monday 4th December 2017. Good luck!

If you would like your friends to see our competition why not share this post to spread the festive cheer!

T&C’s: UK only. You must be over 16 to enter. The competition closes at midnight on 1st December 2017; If we cannot contact you or you do not respond within 2 days, we reserve the right to offer the prize to another competition entrant. Prize cannot be exchanged for cash. This Competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. You are providing your information to Move Revolution and not to Facebook. The information you provide will be used for this competition only.

Are you thinking of selling or letting your home? – We’d love to chat!

If you are thinking of selling or letting your home our team would love to chat with you.  Having started in Reigate & Redhill we now have offices throughout Surrey, Sussex and Kent.  Just call 0800 0337670 and we will put you through to the right office for you. If you would like to book a valuation you can click here and fill in your details straight away!

We also have an expert Land & New Homes Department – if you have a large garden, outbuildings or offices just give Sam Webb a call on 01737 888220 to discuss our Land & New Homes Service!

  source http://www.moverevolution.com/blog/competition-time-eve-home/