#g about flemeth' and he says nothing!

[kshaar]

i did not make the post complaining about datv plot that i wanted to when i finished the game but one of the bullet points on it was 'where is the reckoning to shake the heavens that flemeth promised? we lost kate mulgrew for this?' which is a bullet point that might make one realize that one's complaints are very niche and specific and thats not what people look for in 10-year-later sequels and you nix the whole post

and then almost two weeks later d*vid g*ider makes a post about flemeth & morrigan & how they were always so fundamental to dragon age [which he begins by calling himself out for older women being his type- i dont want to talk about it] and another about how the scene between morrigan & kieran & flemythal was written and shot for here lies the abyss, morrigan saying she would never be the mother [to kieran] that flemeth was to her 🥺which is STILL the most impactful thing from inquisition

then you see the messy cowardly bullshit fucking story we got in veilguard, the way that mythal's fragment is in there ultimately to absolve this man for killing her, and morrigan is only there as her mouthpiece and the only way to convince this man that he needs to stop is if people tell him 'its okay man' because thats our priority right. making him feel better. fuck the dwarves dreams and the blight and the-

i don't know, i don't really have a point

[darethshirl]

so many elf fics!

Another exchange, another fic-gathering post! I had an ENORMOUS amount of fun writing for the @arlathanxchange these last couple months, and got to read so many amazing stories. :‘) If you haven’t checked the collection yet I urge to do so!!

now on to the FICS 👀

Gifts I Received:

Healers and Dreamers by @dirthenera (Solas/Lavellan, T rated, 3600 words)

Inquisitor Lavellan insists on visiting the Frostback Basin to find the last Inquisitor after visiting Crestwood with Solas, to find a distraction from the hurt and coldness every time she tries to talk to him about what happened.

She doesn't expect to find so much of herself and Solas mirrored in Telana and Ameridan's story, and he doesn't expect the ever capable Inquisitor to be badly injured by the Hakkonites.

An absolutely lovely exploration of post-breakup solavellan, filled with yearning and bittersweet love and PAIN 😭 Solas tries to heal Lavellan after an injury and in the process breaks both their hearts all over again (OH AND MINE TOO). This was all I could have wanted from a prompt like this, and the angst is Exquisite.

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Fill My Cup by @rosella-writes (Solas/Lavellan, Explicit, 1800 words)

Virelan wants to come. Solas wants to teach her something new.

SMOKING HOT SMUT 👀👀🥵👌👌 Solas is a bratty dom (yes they exist) and he and Virelan have a delightful dynamic in this. Solas teases her skillfully and without mercy and frankly it’s exactly what she needed 😌💯

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Gifts I Wrote:

oh the river, it's running free (oh the joy it brings to me)  for @rosella-writes (Andraste&/Shartan, G rated, 1700 words)

I will immolate my own soul for this cause, she thinks, and it feels true.

I went full-hog with the introspection and Poetic Imagery in this one lol. Andraste’s pov, in all her strangeness and mystery. this puny little fic took me THREE GODDAMN WEEKS to write but in the end it was worth it. :’) I admit I’m pretty proud of this!

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bright days of halcyon for @dreadfutures (Solas&Hawen with some solavellan, G rated, 2900 words)

“When did your people first choose you as their leader?” he asks politely, a guest’s good manners to his host.

Hawen smiles at him, his eyes crinkling. “It was the gods that chose me,” he says, his tone serene. “They gave me the gift of magic, and so set me on my path.”

Solas is struck speechless, the words a punch. Magic is your birthright, he wants to say, not for anyone to give or take, and Can a man be truly free if he can’t even choose his own path? and The injustice of this world is vast enough to drown in.

And then, hidden beneath it all, pulsing like a heartbeat: My fault. My fault.

right so this was basically just an excuse to cram as many of my “solas interacting with dalish clans and having it be GOOD” headcanons as I could 😂 and my god was it fun! this was the MOST enjoyable fic I’ve had the pleasure to write in a long time, and I feel so fond of it!!! :’) :’) I’m so glad I got the chance to write it :’)

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Some Extra Stuff

okay I had absolutely nothing to do with any of these fics 😂😂 but I was very impressed by them (which is really saying something, considering how many good fics there are in the collection!!) so I wanted to give them a shoutout anyway:

Faerie-Stories Not for the Faint of Heart by @hezjena (Mythal&Flemeth, T rated, 1800 words)

Flemeth of Highever knew that she could count on no one else for her escape. The bard, Osen, long legged and sweet of tongue was many things, but she knew in her broken heart that he wasn’t coming for her. Her inheritance of their love had left her head full of the pretty faerie stories that he had spun. Beautifully crafted songs of virtuous princesses in towers, guarded by vicious dragons waiting to be rescued by shining valiant knights on pure white steeds.

She threw her head back and laughed deeply at the very thought of it all.

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Flemeth meets Mythal, an origin story.

a fascinating and fairy-tale like depiction of Flemeth and Mythal’s very first meeting. I’m absolutely obsessed with the ideas here, and the image of them talking through a mirror lives rent free in my mind 👌

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Homecoming by @queenaeducan (Charter&Lace Harding, T rated, 5000 words)

 Charter has never been one for parties. The air, always thick with the smell of incense and perfume, draws like a rope around her neck. Her high-collared uniform is doing her no favours, either, fabric drawing tight against her skin as she cranes her head to look around the room. Orlesians gossip from behind porcelain masks, their painted smiles jeering like actors in a play. They mingle in a crowd of Rivaini merchants with a wealth of gold rings hoarded on their fingers, and, of course, Tevinter magisters who seem indifferent, at best, to be in attendance at such an affair. Even if it was hosted by one of their own.

 She’s loath to admit that, at least in this, they are in agreement.

Charter attends a Tevinter party, hoping to deny the Dread Wolf another ancient Elvhen artefact.

okay real talk, this could have just as easily been an actually published story in Tevinter Nights and I wouldn’t have blinked an eye. VERY cleverly written, I loved all the twist and tursn of the plot and I continue to be exceedingly impressed by it 👀💯

[omsrandom]

Looking at all these created characters, it made me think back about the first time I played Dragon Age. I went into it with no warning and chose to be a human rogue, happy as I saw that she had a family already. I cried when Bryce pleaded to leave him behind, and it stung more as i had no choice but to go. I met Alistair and laughed at his stupid jokes and one liners. I cried when Cailan and then Duncan died, and could barely think as I saw the lone two wardens be ambushed by dawkspawn after they had just watched their king and commander die before them.

Then I woke up in Flemeth’s hut with Morrigan beside me, and Alistair outside thinking I was on death’s door. I was polite to Flemeth, as she had saved us, and brought Morrigan along happily. I did all the quests in Lothering, recruited Leliana and Sten and saved Bodahn and Sandal.

I’m ashamed to say once I found out that there were ways of raising companion affection that I all but force fed them sweets and ale… but eh, it was my first time playing an honest to God RPG.

I did the Dalish contract first. At first, with Swiftrunner, I hated the wolves, but when the Lady explained things, it was the keeper that received my hate. In the end, I just felt sad as both he and the Lady gave themselves to break the curse.

The Circle was next, and god, did I rage. Wynne was a good character, don’t get me wrong, but for the love of god, I to give up Morrigan just for her (Wynne) to almost die at every encounter. ((I think that’s when I started to hoard healing potions like crazy)) Done even get me started on the Fade part of the Circle. After all my work, I could only get Wynne to snap out of it (fuck you too Alistair and Leliana; I trusted you) and she died within the first minute of battling Sloth.

She didn’t get used much after that.

Redcliffe…. let’s start with when you get to the village, shall we? Alistair turns out to be the (literal) Royal Bastard to inherent the throne should he come forth and the village is being attacked by skeletal like creatures at night. I was expecting a jumpscare, to be honest, and I was disappointed when it didn’t happen, but then this fuCKER NAMED CONNER WHO TURNS OUT TO BE ALISTAIRS YOUNGER COUSIN IN LAW TURNS OUT BE BE BEHIND IT AND WHY COULDN’T ISOLDE JUST ACCEPT THAT HE WAS A MAGE, DAMNIT?! Ahem, sorry. Anyways, I go to the Circle, get ambushed twice, meet Zevran (hello kinky elf, no, I’m taken by a Bastard of many ways, thanks), and by the time I get back, I have to send a mage BACK into the fade?? Like, what the hell game?? We’re trying to keep mages physically out of that shit, thank you. Anyways, Isolde and Conner still live and now I have to cure the arl.

Fuck no, not a scavenger hunt, I think to myself as I start bouncing between towns

Yep, turns out the scavenger hunt has me going passed a DLC town. So I swing by, pick up Shale, head to Haven, – oh, God dann cultists. This is why we can’t have nice things. Found a dead guy in a chantry, that’s nice. Answered some riddlez, revealed my deepest fears, tested my intellegence, refused a bride – IS THAT A FUCKING DRAGON MATE?! FUCK THAT SHIT. Turns out a certain mage *cough*Wynne*cough* shot a spell at it and aggro’d it. Got the the urn room and had to strip.

Forgot to take off a ring.

I burnt alive as I took a pinch of the ashes thinking “yeah, this… this is my life now. Nothing wrong here, noPE – WILL THESE VILLAGERS STOP?!”

Cured the Arl, got caught up in politics, went to go do the last contract with the dwarves.

And of course they’re in a civil war. Old fashioned good man vs modern madman. Me being me didn’t listen and chose old fashioned (thus unintentionally dooming the dwarven race) Harrowmont. Coulent talk the guys into fighting, so I had to fight instead. Got totally fucked up on the last two, but that’s ok, because I have respawn. I won, got to go into the Deep Roads and, oh, hello, you were arguing with another dwarf but my goldfish attention span demanded that I forget you and what you said. Oh, I’m looking for your wife? I’m so sorr- Nope, you can go fuck yourself. No, no, you can’t – Alistair, make him leave. Morrigan…? Wynne? LELIANA?! You know what, Leli, Alistair, you two are traitors; I haven’t forgotten the Fade incident, you’re suffering with me.

So Oghren joined. I wanted to punch him with the way he kept talking about women. And for being perpetually drunk. Got deeper into the Deep Roads. Found a Brood Mother thing. Found Blanka, who was just as crabby as I felt by then what with the random reiklings and darkspawn hordes. Sided against Blanka and killed her. Made Garrowmont king, great shit.

Moving to the Landsmeet. I killed Loghain and nominated Alistair alone the first time.

Got fucking dumped in front of everyone not a say after my irl boyfriend used one of our friends to break up. G fucking GAlistair.

Reload save, kill Loghain again, nominate both myself and Alistair as rulers.

Get told one of use has to die to stop the archdemon.

Fuck this game and those who made it.

Persuaded Alistair to make demon baby with Morrigan and killed the Archdemon myself. Did a wedding with the brother walking me down the aisle – you thought I forgot about him, hmm? – and the credits rolled.

Then Awakening started.

FUCKING HELL.

I knew about Anders; I got spoiled on that. But I had to recruit him? URGH. Oh, joy, Oghren here’s too… is it too late for the Archdemon death?

I got to post ritual before stopping and haven’t touched this character since. I missed a lot of side quests and companion quests, but just the fact that my first run ended happily is something I enjoyed.