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[zombolouge]

Stained Like Glass Chapter 15

art by suave dog whisperer @miliabyntite

Chapter 15: The Aching Distance is now live!

Hazel has a series of small existential crises and then we take a quick peek into what Morrigan is up to. :)

[stormwifewrites]

On playthrough #2 and forgot it takes approximately 15 hours to get Emmrich, here go the longest 15 hours of my life 😭🎮🤞🏻

[lavellander]

the more I think about it the more I feel that the inquisitor should’ve been in rook’s role for the events of dav. and I like my rooks but I’m not as attached to them as I am my other PCs so I’m mentally microwaving the idea that rook is literally just some guy (gn) who fucked up trying to stop solas’s ritual and still is the one getting psychically connected to him but my inq is the one actually leading in varric’s stead. which has incredible “contentious divorced!solavellan coparenting of this weird kid varric recruited” potential. perhaps even a parent trap scenario.

[fenharelapproves]

months ago, before veilguard, i did a tarot pull for Ness, and I think it was her "general vibes" card that I drew that was The Lovers, and so I knew I wanted her LI to be an opposites-attract kind of thing, and really I could have probably made it swing with any of the companions, but Davrin was my first thought

Mostly because we'd already gotten his podcast ep, and we'd seen how valiant and brave and but also still level-headed he is (cuz I was gonna say headstrong and that's not quiiiiite what I was thinking, like he's really adamant but not in a reckless way--aNYWAY I'm rambling) and he also left home and has been traveling all over Thedas with the Grey Wardens

And so to Ness, who has never left Nevarra before Varric showed up, who has very little experience OTHERWISE, bc she's like Taash kind of on the younger side, he really seems to have it All Figured Out. He's responsible and clever where she feels she's rash and naive.

I was just thinking about how, as a foundling, she doesn't really feel like she belongs. I have her adoptive father finally telling her she was adopted (I think I had decided that before we found out the origins of the factions which was a fun kismet) right before she left and she has to find out who she is with virtually nothing to go on, thinking she needs to go back to her roots or she needs to identify with the Dalish or the City elves maybe--really searching for meaning. And Davrin and his whole questline I think not only helps him get to know himself and solidify who he is, but I think that helps Ness, too. It doesn't matter where you come from because you're you. It's who you are/the things you choose to do that matters. The people you help, etc

idk it all wraps up the Lovers card I think in a nice little bow and I love them that's all

[sundogsandrainbows]

Hi, I'm sorry to write to you out of the blue, but Of Elves and Humans was the first DA longfic that got me hooked back in 2011 when I, as a dumb teen, happened to pick up DAO. Ever since then, the DA universe has been a constant fixation of mine and my admiration for you as a writer as well as someone who isn’t afraid to call out the franchise's flaws has never wavered. Now that Bioware decided to take a massive shit on everything pre-DAV and their oldest fans specifically, I'm really devastated and feel like a fool for having been so invested in DA and its lore for those past 13 years. It’s incredibly encouraging, however, to see you keep on keeping on. "So since they spat in my face like this I ignore this atrocity of a game even exists" is where I hope to be at soon, too. Thank you.

(First of all apologies for the late reply, I put it in my drafts when i was too tired to complete it, and then my adhd brain forgot it existed due to being distracted by new shinies 😂☠)

But aww omg i cannot believe i was the gateway drug into dragon age, or rather the old version of my story on FFN was. I am so very honored <3 And nonnie, I feel you. I am invested in DA as a series since DA:O's release in 2009, like I bought it on a whim for XBox because I liked Mass Effect 1 sm. So that is 15 yrs of my life i spent loving and discussing a thing while still being critical of the thing, but now i feel so very protective of the world, lore and its characters that "New Bioware" has decided to take a massive dump of shit on, and not only the games but the old fans I feel are treated with disdain too and do not matter to them any longer.

Long, subjective rant about current bioware aka the shambling corpse of its former self and talent incoming. Spoilers for Veilguard bc i don't give a fuck to avoid them :D You (general you, not you in particular dearest nonny <3) should use your time better than to play this shit anyhow 😂

It feels like calculated malice of new Bioware to apply the scorched earth tactics to offscreen destroy everything that old fans and fans of the other games in general held dear, and was supposed to suck out the enjoyment of DAO, DA2 and DAI. Like it is obvious they plan to create a sequel on DA's scorched bones, but jfc, you can do so story-wise without spitting everyone loving what old bioware has built in the face after dropkicking them. But to me that is part of the problem, since if i remember correctly and i wish i could find the bit... they praised Veilguard as "The best Dragon Age game ever", with the most interesting companions and best most improved combat system, comparing it to the other three games in a near smug fashion. There is marketing and there is putting the other games down to prop up your most favorite and only child mattering and they were definitely doing the latter. And don't get me started on the whole "Who is Zevran" debacle or we are gonna here all day.

Bottom line is new/current devs and writer do not give a shit about and very possibly have never played any other game than Inquisition, and you cannot tell me otherwise. And since a lot of devs/writer have left since the start of this project that would become this abysmal game, I also have the impression that there is a lot of underlying resentment toward what these former colleagues have created and so they piss on it in order to make it fully theirs now. Like dogs marking their territory, and well that did not work out, imo. At all.

Ever since they announced respecting our past choices by ignoring them (????) it was clear to me that I would not play Veilguard but just watch a playthrough and all spoilers and then move on. And everything i saw before release was shocking... like i was flabbergasted at how baaaad the dialogue was, which as a writer myself is super important to me in my story. There was no subtext, characters just blurt out everything they think and feel, like a lifeless doll you squeeze and words tumbling out and just as natural. It is stilted, awkward and 80% of it exists for info dump or info dumb rather as they keep repeating the same shit they just told you a few seconds ago as if you as the player are braindead. Here is a good example of what i mean.

Jfc, who edited this crap? There is so much superfluous dialogue that adds nothing to a scene but annoyance for the player and says nothing at all. Just pure senseless yapping in the most cringy way. Why was no one there to trim this nonsense as you should as a writer/editor? Hell, they really disregarded every simple and basic writing rule (everything is told never SHOWN for example especially in dialogue) which really made me question their competence in what they were doing and thus the quality of the upcoming game but i still held out hope for it to not be that bad.

Well shit, it was even worse. In all regards. Especially the writing that cringed this writer into a new dimension with its incoherent incompetence. Jfc. they got paid for that? I'm convinced the majority of fandom writer can do much better, even unpaid. Hell my cat just by walking over the keyboard can manage a better draft and script...💀

But I digress. That is a rant for another time. Point is, nonny, despite my defiant words, I struggled too for days after i got to know the full extent of Bioware's spiteful fuckery to even look at anything da related, in my case my Alistair/Mahariel longfic. I was really down for a few days, ngl. Then again, there is nothing better than spite fueling my creativity to prove "i can write better" soooo in the end and with the help of the much better first version of DA4 in the artbook, I was able to exorcise the demons and feverdream-mindfuck of mediocrity sold to me as a turd with gold-glitter that is this game.

I have successfully now rejected its existence, filled the void with the version that should have been from the artbook and vowed to give no fucks what bioware is doing or saying and infinitely more fucks when writing my own version of thedas and the version of DA4 that should be. REWRITES BBY hell yeah. So OEAH:R is just the beginning of a verse-wise rewrite. But if you need a pick me up, nonny, you are very much welcome to take a trip down memory lane to Dragon 9:30 and see how much this iteration of the story differs from my first one back in the days. Because in this house of mine, we grow and learn as writers, unlike bioware where writer ego reigns surpreme (oh boy and does it ever show in VG) aka eating their own turds and tell themselves it is the finest chocolate 💀

There is still a lot of good about DA out there, but we have to accept it does not come from Bioware any longer. Instead it came, comes and will come from the fans and creators of art and texts and words defying their bullshit with their love and respect for the world, its lore and characters. Also very unlike Bioware.

As we should <3

[wisteria-in-winter]

Wisteria presents: A catalogue of all the fanfic (smut) I've been writing. (DAV and BG3)

DAV: Fem!Rook Ingellvar x Emmrich

The Language of Flowers:

In the wake of the sixth Blight, Rook finds herself adrift, clinging as best she can to her old life as a florist of the Grand Necropolis to maintain some normality. The choices she made still haunt her, the companions and the lover she hurt and lost along the way, leaving an aching void in her heart. But what Rook believes to be lost is only shrouded in misunderstanding. With the help of her friends, she'll find her feet again. With a drunken confession of love through floriography, the language of flowers, her heart will be mended.

Find it here on Ao3. ^^

A Night of Unexpected Splendour:

“Everyone looks to me as a leader. I’ve had to make terrible choices. They say Minrathous fell because of me, but I must be strong. I cannot show weakness. Everything is on my shoulders,” she spat with anger and sorrow. “No one asked how I was or how I was dealing with everything until you joined us. Not only did you ask, but you cared. Maker, Emmrich, how was I supposed to let that go like nothing?” ---  Emmrich believes Rook is better off without him as her lover, but time apart will teach the professor a valuable lesson.

Find it here on Ao3. ^^

BG3 Fem!Tav x Gale

Too Busy Being Yours:

They had not gotten along, at least at first. Bal had acquaintances along the Sword Coast but none were wizards. A few fellow sorcerers but most definitely no wizards. By the nine hells did she find them arrogant and, consequently, difficult to get along with. In her opinion, Gale embodied all the worst traits of wizardkind. The man was pompous, hubristic, and by the gods he never shut up. --- Bal hid away from the world for three years in Baldur's Gate to deal with her grief, unfortunately, that didn't save her from being snatched up by the nautiloid. Begrudgingly saddled with the title of leader, she tentatively begins to make friends again, opening her heart to her fellow tadpals, and carving out a special place for Mystra's former Chosen. But the weight of the Sword Coast's fate rests heavily on her shoulders, and love is not always easy. When further loss and expectations take their toll, she flees from the one she cherishes most, unable to handle that he will pass long before she does. Time and soul-searching will heal Bal's wounds, but only if she can face her fears and doubts.

BG3 longfic. Complete. Find it here on Ao3. ^^

Eyes On Me, My Love:

“A few minutes more, my love. You’re being so good for me. You’re taking it so well,” Gale cooed as he licked her again, sighing against Bal’s dewy skin.

Find it here on Ao3. ^^

Research and Rutting: A Distressing, Yet Delightful, Draconic Dilemma:

“In short, my love, I believe your prickly persona of late may be your attempt to tempt me to perhaps be of a rougher disposition with you in the bedroom,” Gale finalised with a wag of his finger. “I’m in heat?” Bal spluttered, coughing around her sharply indrawn breath. “I thought I explained that part rather clearly,” Gale murmured soothingly, stroking her back gently through her coughing fit. “I can’t be in heat! We don’t want children!” Bal growled in annoyance once her breathing had returned to normal. “Coming into your cycle of heat doesn’t mean we need to make changes to our lifestyle, my love, but perhaps adjustments to the way we respond to one another in the bedroom to soothe your primal urges may be in order,” Gale assured her, lovingly as always. --- Bal and Gale have no desire to sire children, but coming into heat does crazy things to one's brain.

Find it here on A03. ^^

Here Be Rewards To Gain:

If there's one thing Bal likes, it's gold, and she’ll do anything to get it, even if it means taking a little pain from a Priest of Loviatar. If there's one thing Gale didn't know he liked, it was hearing Bal moan. Or: Karlach and Bal make a bet, and Gale learns something new.

Find it here on Ao3. ^^

Find the lovely artist for this gorgeous piece by clicking on the pic. Thank you, Chaotic! ^^ <3

[antivan-beau]

Okay last thing I'm posting about this then it's time to log off for awhile:

DAV is making me want to go back to my Zevran/Rinna/Taliesen longfic because I need to write about Crows being edgy and tragic but laughing it off.

[cursedhaglette]

mia's masterlist

Dragon Age:

Requited: [ao3] / [tumblr] / It was never supposed to happen like this, for either of them. But it did, and everything will change because of it. (exploring the Solavellan love story in DAI through the lens of what we learn of Solas in DAV; Solas related DAV spoilers will be sprinkled throughout) Letters We Should've Sent: [ao3] / [tumblr] / Eight years pass and they both keep track of it, words they didn't share but should have. Words that might have made all the difference. Camaraderie: [ao3] / [tumblr] / His pride longs to lay claim to her, to show she's his. It's the smoke that makes it easier to admit.

[Morinne Lavellan] / [Solavellan] / [DAI]

BG3:

longfics:

The Broken Chosen: [ao3] / [tumblr] / or: what if the Dark Urge was a noble woman, perfect and popular, and her father's favorite fox in the henhouse. and of course, what if our dear vampire knew of her before the crash? *** Hold Me Like A Knife: [ao3] / [tumblr] / or: a twisted, terrible love story without the tadpoles, mindflayers, and endless hiking through the sword coast (pre-tadpole AU) [UNFINISHED/PAUSED]***

one-shots:

Thrice Before Dawn: [ao3] / [tumblr] / or: she thought he was having a nightmare, so naturally, she thought she was helping. *** Apples to Apples: [ao3] / [tumblr] / or: the party decides to share some devilweed around the campfire, and Astarion is surprised to find the effects can be felt after drinking the blood of one who's indulged. *** Birdsong: [ao3] / [tumblr] / or: the first time you let Astarion bite your neck, and you're surprised to find just how badly it makes you want him. Colleagues: [ao3] / [tumblr] / or: you've been nothing but helpful to Magistrate Ancunin, working to advance your career by supporting his cases. Your crush on him has lasted almost as long as your time spent working together.

*** - Halia/Astarion

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Arlow de Riva - the Crow

series: no matter how far

prompt series: hands scarred from murder

ships: Lucanis/de Riva, Viago & de Riva

world state: the ties we choose

Solona Amell - the Vanished

series: the half finished story

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Mari Hawke - the Protector

series: tender like a bruise

ships: Hawke/Anders (rivalmance), Hawke & Varric, Hawke & Bethany

Neria Surana Lavellan - the Runner

series: our tainted history

ships: Lavellan/Cullen, Surana/Cullen, Amell & Surana & Anders, Lavellan & Lavellan

world state: nothing but my aching soul

Ariya Tabris - the Daughter

series: it was just red

ships: Tabris/Zevran, Tabris & Loghain, Tabris & Cyrion

Siobhan Hawke - the Viscountess

series: for the sake of our survival

ships: Hawke/Loghain, Hawke/Sebastian, Hawke & Carver

Andrew & Acacia Trevelyan - the Siblings

series: bite the hand that starves you

ships: Cullen/Trevelyan, Trevelyan & Trevelyan, Barris/Trevelyan

world state: the old life haunts the new

Sari Mahariel - the Ghost

series: the aftermath of something lethal

ships: Alistair/Mahariel, Mahariel/Tamlen

Ciel Andras - the Resolute

fic: sometimes it scratches like barbs

ships: Andras/Nathaniel Howe

Léan Hawke - the Idealist

series: now I am its liar

ships: Hawke/Anders (friendmance), Carver & Hawke

Irosyl Lavellan - the Devoted

series: the chance to be wrong

ships: Lavellan/Solas

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series: stay away but come closer

ships: Brosca & Rica, Brosca & Leske, Brosca & Zevran

Lief (Amell) Hawke - the Pretender

ships: Hawke/Fenris, Hawke & Anders, Hawke & Carver

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series: they should have checked the ashes

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[niofo]

im on a fence bcos i have harding in a bigger role later in my fic (in the jaws of haakon plotline), and i don't know whether i should wait for dav release to get to know her better, or go with it before the game is released just so i don't risk needing to rewrite the stuff i already have if i did capture her wrong. the joys of writing longfic canon divergence when new stuff is coming out.

[zombolouge]

Stained Like Glass Chapter 3

Firstly, THE COVER ART IS DONE. Credit to the absolute genius @miliabyntite who could not have nailed the concept harder. Infinity kudos my friend, everyone go give the art on that blog a smooch.

Chapter 3: Oh No is now live! GO FORTH AND GET IT.

Hazel is having a great time in northern Thedas. Everyone is getting along and just so very helpful to her cause. Thumbs up emojis in all directions. Super normal and relaxed about everything. :)

[everyonewillsee]

1, 19, 30 for the fic writing meme please!

1.  What was the first fandom and/or pairing that you wrote fic for?

*hides face in hands* it was definitely Glee. 

19.  Who is the easiest/hardest character for you to write about? Why?

Lovett’s POV is one hundred percent the hardest for me. It’s got to be a really specific idea or scene for me to get into his POV (although when I do get into it I like it!) I can’t even say why, cause I don’t mind writing his dialogue and I usually have a pretty good idea what he’s thinking and where he’s coming from in a fic. It’s just that actually writing in his head is a struggle. 

Easiest is probably Tommy’s POV. He’s my default for a lot of things - especially things like sex scenes that are tricky for me to make hold together - because the way I write him is as a very observant narrator, kinda the closest I can get to third-person without actually writing in it.

 My favorite POV, however, is Jon’s. He can be a littler trickier to get in his head than Tommy, but once I’m in there, whooo boy, that boy has FEELINGS and he would like for me to put them on the page immediately. 

30.  Tell us an idea for a longfic you want to write in the future.

My big bang fic is gonna be a Davs Hollywood AU. Jon and Dan have a fiery, passionate romance, an ugly divorce, and more than a decade of no contact before they end up in a PR spiral and their teams say: “Hey, what if you made the paps think Hollywood’s favorite couple has gotten back together?”

send me some numbers :)

[jewishangus]

4, 16, 34, and 35?

4. what time of the day/night do you like to write?

always at night!!! my not-college-dorm home is always really loud during the day - i have two much younger siblings to liven up the place - so it’s harder to focus during the day.

i also get all my inspiration in the shower or when in bed, which is always at night - so in general, im just always in the writing mindset then.

thats why all my davenport week fics were up at like!! 4 am!!!

16. do you ever hand write? why or why not?

i mostly type - BUT i have a new longfic in the works that is actually mostly brainstormed in my math notebook, by hand!!!! i got tired of drawing and lecture is boring so. there we go!!!

i would handwrite a lot more if i like. didn’t have my computer at my disposal probably though - and also im now feeling the pain that is leaving my handwritten notes in my college dorm and not remembering what i wrote

34. already answered!!!

35. any foreshadowing/symbolism you wrote that you hope readers didn’t miss?

(this is going to be more symbolism than foreshadowing bc im not normally a longfic person BUT here are a few)

um. fuck muscle memory had so many of those but most people caught them actually???? the davenport editing for lucretia is a good bit

home is where the family is had a shit ton of them too - like!! here’s a favorite of mine!!!

“As opposed to finding out what it would be like to have kids, being with Angus reminded him of his younger self”

there’s just something so good about davenport and angus bonding, especially with dav seeing a younger version of himself in ango!! it’s good character analysis

OH and the fact that filling the silence is all just symbolic to the candlenights “read the room” scene is something people didn’t comment on and i hope no one missed!

[zombolouge]

Stained Like Glass Chapter 29

art (above and below) by my favorite enabler, @miliabyntite

Chapter 29: Duplicitous Bastard is now live!

HI. SORRY FOR THE LONG WAIT. I explained in the notes, but basically I got the spoons for cleaning and tried to maximize their utilization because y'all my place NEEDED it after so much illness and depression the last year or so XD

Anyways, the Nevarran crew finally arrives at the Lighthouse, which adds a few more layers to our narrative. :)

“Say no more, I understand.” Lucanis placed a hand on her shoulder, and Hazel warmed as though he powered her himself. “Think you can handle a tour, warden?” That question was aimed at Davrin, and it bore so much acidity that it was a wonder it didn’t burn through their ear drums. “Probably better than an assassin would, Crow.” The hostility was not one-sided, apparently. Hazel glanced at both of them with sharp authority. “We’ll discuss this later.” “Nothing to discuss.” Lucanis bowed, both to Hazel and then to Davrin, as he backed his way out of the room. “I was only making sure our comrade needed no help.” A lie as sweet as it was false, like a cake that promised you could have it and eat it too.

ALSO. ONE LAST NOTE. Magreniah's OG creator (and my cherished cover artist listed above) has seen fit to bless us with art of her outfit. EVERYBODY STARE AT THE ART AND GUSH ABOUT IT IN THE COMMENTS. REBLOG THIS POST WITH LUSTFUL PRAISE. LOOK AT OUR GIRL. LOOK AT HER BEING HOT AND MEAN. Twirling my hair and giggling, hoping Mag will insult me like I matter. <3 Thank you forever to @miliabyntite for letting me obsess over her. Especially since I've decided to give her a ship in this fic, and today she'll finally run into it. :) Tags have been updated accordingly. ;)

[zombolouge]

Stained Like Glass Chapter 13

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Chapter 13: Ruthless Arithmetic is now live!

ARE WE ALL HAPPY TO BE READING ABOUT SOUTHERN THEDAS? ARE WE HAVING A GOOD TIME?

:)

[zombolouge]

Stained Like Glass Chapter 14

art by one of my favorite enablers, @miliabyntite

Chapter 14: Fuck Off is now live!

I know I already posted yesterday, but it's a double-feature weekend because miliabyntite said I could. SO THERE.

Also I was excited to give you guys another Hawke update and check in with Magreniah, your new favorite terrible woman. :) lol this is also the chapter where it should be obvious that I've reworked the Nevarran arc and Emmrich questline pretty much from the ground up. Bone apple tit, babes.