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[witcherwheeloftheyear]

deerna

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Crossroads

He looks so young, he thinks.

“How old are you, again?” Geralt asks, the question out of his mouth before he can think better of it. […]

“I’ll be nineteen next spring,” he says, in a tone that implies I’m old enough to travel the world with a monster killer, thank you very much.

Geralt doesn’t even remember being nineteen.

[crimeronan]

nobody go look up this fic or anything bc from what i remember it was Fine, but that male-centric fandom post made me remember how after a year-ish of being the only hennessy writer on ao3 aside from izzy's hennessy character study,

i FINALLY found a fic where hennessy was listed as one of the characters.

and i was So Psyched. don't get me wrong i did not expect her to play a big part, it was clearly a m/m-centered fic and she was among the last characters listed. i expected her to function as a wise guru lesbian giving relationship advice to her bestie who's a gay man. bc that's the main archetype i think fandom could pretzel her into.

so i read it! bc hennessy was there!!!! she was in the list of characters!!!!

......

.........and she was dead.

and she'd been dead since before the start of the fic. and she was only listed as a character because she'd been killed to make ronan sad. maybe 2 paragraphs were spent on ronan being sad about her being dead and that was it.

that was the extent of hennessy in cdth fandom. aside from me and izzy.

that was IT.

again. no one go looking for this fic, i dont remember who wrote it and i dont bear them any ill will, i'm gonna make this unrebloggable bc i dont want them seeing it or anything.

but when i say that being a hennessy stan in this fandom actually fucking hurt my feeings.... well. I'm Not Just Making Up A Guy To Get Mad At . U Feel Me

[alypagemage]

I wrote a slightly spicy thing starring the amazing @velnna’s oc, Staeve!

Based on a discussion between @velnna, Deerna and I over on Velnna’s Patreon exclusive discord server ^^

Staeve being the cheeky lil’ gremlin he is tempts Astarion with some chocolate

**Rated Mature just to be safe, suggestive themes

[baldurs-writers-3]

This week, we have fics focusing on Tav! Check under the cut for eight fics that explore custom Tavs as they navigate the challenges of BG3. And as always, comment and kudos if you like them!

staeve multiverse by Deerna (30082,Not Rated) Warnings: Check individual fics for rating and content notes Pairings: Astarion/Halsin/Tav

This is a relatively large collection of fics surrounding Staeve, the drow rogue made by Velnna

Reccer says: Staeve is a super fun tav, and there are so many fun fics exploring his dynamic with his partners.

Be Worth Something by Masterangst12 (4445,Not Rated) Warnings: None Pairings: Astarion/Tav

Tav (named Axel) gives Astarion a present, a thoughtful gesture and Astarion sucks it up and returns the kindness by learning to comfort someone else for once.

Reccer says: I love how everyone picked up on the signs of Axel's self-worth issues, and I love Astarion's response to them even more

Under the Sussur Tree by spacesunderstairs (73724,Mature) Warnings: None Pairings: Astarion/Tav

Halinae (a reclusive drow bard) wakes up on a mindflayer ship and must find her way out.

Reccer says: I really like Halinae as a character, and enjoy seeing her interact with the various companions.

tomorrow (and tomorrow, and tomorrow) by maximumentropy (51352,Mature) Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Rape/Non-Con (though the non-con is not super explicit, if that helps), Self harm Pairings: Astarion/Halsin/Tav

Astarion is newly freed from Cazador, and Morrow is newly freed from their own abusive master. And Halsin? Halsin is the only one who knows the three of them are soulmates.

Reccer says: I really like Morrow as a character, and the way these three play off each other and grow together. Just very lovely all around

Fidelity by narla_hotep (102674,Mature) Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Major Character Death, Body Horror Pairings: The Emperor/Tav

Fidelius was a thrall; a mind flayer's loyal servant who obeyed his master's every whim. But everything changed when the nautiloid descended. Now with his master missing and presumed dead, Del is free for the first time in decades... And he has absolutely no idea what to do with it.

Reccer says: The premise is executed so well, and the descriptions are wonderfully visceral.

Weight of The Crown by Nikolai_237 (2613,General) Warnings: None Pairings: Karlach/Tav

A young Archfey warlock attempts to become familiar with a mysterious power bestowed to him.

Reccer says: I really enjoy the feywild imagery, and Rivera is just a joy to read

And two fics each for:

Oathbreaker by Mellybaggins (186136,Explicit) Warnings: Dead dove content, major character death, rape, torture, religious trauma, gaslighting/emotional manipulation Pairings: Tav/Astarion, Tav/Halsin, Tav/OC

The fic follows Morwen, an oathbreaker paladin Tav through the events of the game, but also during her rich backstory as told through recovered suppressed memories.

Reccer #1 says: It seems to start as just another Tav fic but really takes off after Raphael messes with her and the suppressed traumatic memories start to resurface. Reccer #2 says: Morwen is such an interesting Tav, and I love fics that really dig into the divide between good vs evil, especially in such a dark way.

Until I Met You by onlymine139 (50846,Explicit) Warnings: None Pairings: Halsin/Tav

A slow burn that focuses on developing the relationship between Tav and Halsin during the events of BG3.

Reccer #1 says: It helps to fill in some of the gaps in the in game romance with Halsin as well as develop some cute friendships with the other companions. Heavy on Tav's (Tav'ahria) backstory as well, who was also present for the unleashing of the shadow curse. Reccer #2 says: I really enjoy the sweet back and forth between Tav and Halsin, and their companions' sometimes disastrous matchmaking attempts.

The above fanfic recommendations were pulled from our community for this weekly event. Have any questions about what this is? Check out the FAQ!

Next week, we’ll be back with Humorous Fics!

[magnoliasinthegarden]

Fanart for the fic « effigy » on ao3 by Deerna

[greypetrel]

Rules: Make a poll of your favourite female characters (no limits - as many or as little as you want) and see which your followers like the most!

Tagged by @illusivesoul and @shivunin (with twin kudos to giving me a hard time deciding on whom to vote and tears for that vote not being for Kasumi)

I would pull long explanations over each of them, at will I have TED talks prepared over every single one of them, but I'll spare you all.

Tagging: @salsedine , @melisusthewee , @n7viper , @theluckywizard , @heniareth

@ndostairlyrium , @first-talon , @star--nymph , @deerna @zencetera And YOU who are reading!

[velnna]

Você escreve fanfics do steave com o astarion? ou só o empresta pra outros escreverem? onde eu posso ler mais, estou apaixonada pelo seu menino

Não tenho nenhuma publicada mas há umas quantas escritas por outros no AO3! Por exemplo, por deerna, Ferencec, JustPoro, e no geral se pesquisares "staeve" devem aparecer alguns resultados haha

[faewaren]

Friend River @mosscosmos tagged me to describe myself using images I already have on my phone! Whee! Here we go. Ty for the tag River. I have many images on my phone.

I want to tag @dieinct @robobee @mourninglamb @fried-berries @spriteofmushrooms @ghostzzy @deerna @grand-taire @rhythmic-idealist and any other friends that wanna play!

I also wanted to tag Alex and Lizzie but I can’t remember their current urls :c help me. You know who you are. When did Alex stop being ghostsies….

[somewhatclear]

hello i'm deerna, i've been doing the writing thing for a while now and i'm now offering

✨ writing commissions ✨

i offer my skills to you to immortalize on (virtual) paper:

scenes with your fave fandom characters and/or OCs

retellings of the most epic episodes from your dnd campaigns;

those missing moments that happened off-session;

backstories and spicy bits included;

AND MUCH MORE!

commission info | faq | samples | my ao3

make sure to check all the info before sending inquiries

[lucrezianoin]

me this chapter

vs deerna who is beta reading the fanfic and made this chapter so much more legible (and taught me how to use ; instead of an infinite amount of commas)

[kuwdora]

Ten fandoms, ten characters, ten tags

Tagged by @aretuzagradschooldropout Aaaieee…stretching a wee bit past 10 characters here but…!

Aeryn Sun (Farscape)

Hal Yorke (Being Human UK) / Nikola Tesla (Sanctuary) / Sylar (Heroes)

Yennefer of Vengerberg (The Witcher all canons)

Red XIII (Final Fantasy 7)

Salvor Hardin (Foundation TV show)

Daniel Jackson (Stargate SG-1)

Michael Burnham (Star Trek: Discovery)

Seven of Nine (Star Trek: Voyager)

Lyra Silvertongue (His Dark Materials books) / Cirilla of Vengerberg (The Witcher books) / Teresa Duerte (The Expanse books)

Poppy Li (Mythic Quest) pls see @findmeinthealps2 vid Start Wearin' Purple

tagging if you wanna do it... @tafkarfanfic @aurumcalendula @littlestsnicket @dragneto @beatrice-otter @reinvent-and-believe @sidprescot @shetiger @andordean @crushcandles @handwrittenhello @deerna

[crimeronan]

discovering an AU concept that you can mine endlessly for horror dopamine with your horror-loving friends like.....

[butdaddyilovehimmm]

everyone’s entitled to their own opinion but hello i didn’t even know sub harvey was a thing until i saw your post… im so sorry but i cannot take it seriously lmaooo

Big ass man who’s by nature dominant in everything he does, loves humiliating others and telling people what to do, specially mike. Literally everything about his character is dominant, wdym sub harvey!!! Jessica is the exception tho. God, i love that woman. Do you have any fics that haver her in it? It can be whatever ship, or even no slash.

WELL! i have a hard time enjoying it too so... i just Can't see it, but domme!jessica? mmmmm

a few i've read:

Something new by deerna (has marvey)

Line of Descent by jonius_belonius (has marvey as well)

Penance by Sairyn

If You Want This by Highlander_II

Allegiance by CC99trialanderrorgirl

That's the Deal by toadheart

These Bonds are Shackle Free by Armanya

A Night to Forget by mskatej

inside your cover's always blown by liketheroad (i think this one's more to marvey but there's jarvey too)

hope that helps anon!

[sassaffrassa]

First lines meme

Rules:  Share the first line of your last ten published works or as many as you are able to and see if there are any patterns!

tagged by @deerna and tagging @kuwdora @bomberqueen17 @bittylildragon @eatingcroutons @witch-and-her-witcher if any of you feel the urge 💕

(ok so i have an unholy number of drabbles so i stuck to works with a word count over 500)

pattern: i love to jump straight into the action, in media res with the least amount of context possible to start, especially if i can do it in a way that subverts the readers expectation for what's about to happen. the more distant the POV, or the greater time frame that the story's describing, the more background info i'll add. (drabbles tend to start with a line of dialogue, turns out lol)

Taste the Rainbow

Witcher | Geralt/Jaskier | T, modern au, 3.8k

Geralt flinches when something comes at his head, but when his hands fly up to catch it, he finds he’s got one of Ciri’s wrists in each hand, and a string of bright colors laced between the two.

Blossoming

Witcher | Vesemir/Mignole | E, daddy kink, 4.8k

She can’t sleep, despite her best efforts. The blankets tangle around her legs as she tosses and turns, feeling hideously ashamed of herself.

Putting the 'FUN' in Dysfunctional

Witcher | Roche/Jaskier | E, spies, 9.1k

Roche has never had much time for music in his life. As a boy there has been fêtes in the market square and bawdy minstrels who came through the house, paying with their entertainment to draw custom before heading upstairs to get their own, and not much else.

A Hangdog Look

Witcher | Iorveth/Roche | E, animal transformation, 10.3k

The bed shifts beneath him, just enough to startle him awake, and Iorveth draws a knife before his eye even opens against the dim light of his rooms. He lurches upright when the weight of whatever is attacking him lands against his back, heavy and startlingly cold and Roche whimpers, ducking his head between his paws.

Roach

Witcher | Geralt/Roche (& Roach) | T, drug use, 2k

Geralt leans his head back, blowing a stream of smooth blue smoke into the air. It clouds around his head, hazing over the bright pinpricks of stars in the night sky.

Your Hand in Mine

Sherlock Holmes ACD | Holmes/Watson | T, remix, 500

Holmes had been standing by the window for a quarter of an hour at least, turning the necklace over and over in his hands. Watson looked down again, reining his focus back to the treatise in his hands.

you've got a friend in me

Witcher | Kiyan & Gaetan | T, possession, 2k

When a Cat goes missing, they usually stay missing, for one reason or another. There’s already too few of them, fewer by the year, witchers of all schools declining as the mages get more and more power hungry, and the caravan has to go further and further out of its own way to avoid Nilfgaard’s expanding territory. They make it hard to find them on purpose, and sometimes that means Cats can’t make it home, if they been gone too long.

the wonders of the universe

Torchwood | Ianto Jones | T, aliens, 3.1k

The first one he brings back to the Hub, he really actually does think it’s a cool looking rock at first.

Team Building Exercise

Witcher | Roche/Blue Stripes | E, sex pollen, 12k

There’s an elven shrine somewhere in the woods, and bloody Roche is the one who stumbles onto it.

Safe Harbor

Witcher | Roche & Anaïs | T, TLOU au, 900

They’re still two miles out from the township when Roche spots the first tripwire. He jumps to yank Anaïs out of its path.

[brighteyedjill]

Remix Smubbles

Thanks to the Smubbles Remix Challenge I wrote ten (10!) short fics over the weekend. RIP my subscribers who got all those notifications this morning. Smubbles is a portmanteau of “smut drubbles,” but they’re neither all smut nor all drabbles. They are all remixes, meaning that they’re each a variation on an existing story from another author. Be sure to check out the originals, too (linked in each fic). Here’s what I wrote:

Fandom: Shadow and Bone

Laid Bare (the As You Wish Remix). Jesper/Kaz. When your fantasies about your boss come true but oops now feelings. (remixing @deerna​)

Proper Business Attire (the Dressed to Impress Remix). Jesper/Wylan. When you have to remind your boss you wearing your boyfriend’s clothes is not his business. (remixing @kallisto-k)

Fandom: The Witcher

As the Tides (the Siren Song Remix), Geralt/Leshen. When the long-lived love of your life is kinda like the sea. (remixing @seasofglass)

Guardian, Aiden/Lambert. When you’re trying to adopt a dog but end up processing your childhood trauma. (remixing @inexplicifics)

Held, Geralt/Leshen. When you’re doing a sex ritual with a Leshen but it feels kinda nice actually? (remixing @eatingcroutons)

Keen, Coën/Lambert. When you discover a new kink while sword fighting. (remixing @ivymandragola)

Near Miss, Eskel/Geralt. When you almost had to watch your best friend get put down like a dog but thank the gods you didn’t. (remixing @bomberqueen17)

Takes One Strike (the Banked Fire Remix), Coën/Lambert. When you’ve given up on having nice things so your friend has to get mad for you. (remixing @gavilansblog)

This Gift a Wound (the White Elephant remix). Eskel/Geralt. When your bestie invites you to a threesome you don’t think you’re gonna enjoy.  (@remixing hobbitdragon)

Your Move (the Patience Pays Remix). Coën/Lambert. When you decide that being edged is kinda fun. (remixing @sassaffrassa)

[witcherwheeloftheyear]

Imbolc Masterpost

all the works posted for the Imbolc event of Witcher Wheel of the Year - go here for more information, prompts and dates for the other events throughout 2023

Fanart by mysticcoyoteart

Geraskier for the Wheel Of the Year event. Imbolc. I went for the snowdrop prompt. Soft kisses in the melting snow.

The Mess Left Behind by BlueSundayCake

As per usual, Jaskier winters at Oxenfurt Academy. He's done with following bastard Witchers and travelling the Path. He's settled in his professorial duties, and he's content. He is. But, well… It's not easy to leave this part of his life behind. His reputation precedes him and he finds himself taking care of a Witcher he's never met before. Jaskier realises that, despite his best intentions, maybe he's not so done with all that Witchery business after all.

The Glade by Molanna

"Look, isn't this a beautiful place!" Geralt grunts. Angoulême is not wrong, the little glade looks beautiful indeed. The tall trees around it are powdered with a thin layer of snow crystals that sparkle in the last rays of golden afternoon sunshine, the grass and dry filigree stalks of last year's wild flowers are also coated in sparkling white that crackles under their horses' hooves, and, around the ancient looking well, there are large patches of snowdrops stretching their white heads toward the light. It looks peaceful, serene, like a nice place to make camp for the night. However, if something looks too beautiful, there often is some hidden danger lurking in the shadows of the trees. Maybe he has become a bit paranoid, but in his line of work you can never be too careful ...

On their journey from Toussaint to Stygga, Geralt's Hansa comes across a beautiful glade. But is it safe to make camp here for the night?

Spring's Secret by bookscorpion

Cerys turned away from the path, down a much smaller one trampled into the snow and already covered with a fluffy layer of fresh flakes from yesterday. It crunched under their feet, almost the only sound now that they were away from the sea and out of the wind. At the cusp of Jutta's hearing was the waterfall, quieted down from a roar to a trickle. Jutta and Cerys venture out into the cold, to share a secret

Scandal of the Witchers' Initiation by Hyrulehearts1123, Sageclover61

Among the witchers, there's a bit of an open secret. Whenever a trainee earns their medallion, their older siblings help them through an initiation of sorts, at the place of power. For Lambert and Voltehre, though, their initiation came a bit later than most.

Crossroads by deerna

He looks so young, he thinks.

“How old are you, again?” Geralt asks, the question out of his mouth before he can think better of it.

“I’ll be nineteen next spring,” he says, in a tone that implies I’m old enough to travel the world with a monster killer, thank you very much.

Geralt doesn’t even remember being nineteen.

Thank you all for participating and creating for the event! 💚💚