#merrill x female lavellan

[bluewren]

Hi Wren! Since you said you were in the mood for Merrill this week... how about "A shared dream summons people to the same place" with Merrill and Taliesen pre-Conclave? Could be interesting!

Thank you for the prompt! This made me think about the first time that Tali sees Merrill's eluvian.🤩

@dadrunkwriting

wc: 377

Taliesen places her hand on smooth glasses of Merrill’s project. Tingling on her palms, there is a pulse going through the mirror. It’s still alive, somehow Merrill has managed to accomplish that much.

Her eyes scatter all over the Eluvian, drooling to get her hands busy hacking at the insides. Anything to get a look into the insides.

Merrill approaches the tinkerer, who’s too deep in thought. 

“It’s beautiful, isn’t it?” She smiles when her own fingers dance over the frame. “It’s taken me years, but I’m so close to making it work. I’m sure of it.”

“What do you think is still broken?” Tali didn’t notice Merriil approaching.

“I’m unsure. The taint corrupting the mirror is mostly cleansed now. Possibly something within.”

She finally takes her eyes off the eluvian, startled and shaking when noticing how close Merrill is.

“How did you find this relic?”

“That’s something…“ Merrill pauses, picking the skin on her left arm. “Personal. But you’re willing to help! Aren’t you?”

“Certainly!” Taliesen nods, it isn’t even a question. “A find like this is too rare to pass up.”

She fusses about the room, looking for parchment and a quill to use for a sketch. Several ideas going through her mind about how the eluvian works, and already planning out her fixes. It is all barely contained inside her head, and also escaping right now.

“How should we start?” Taliesens turns back with a wide smile.

Merrill starts cackling, getting more enthusiasm than she expected. “It doesn’t need to be now. You’ve just arrived, maybe you can rest first.”

“Perhaps you’re right.” Tali shakes her head, now laughing along. “You better not hide the eluvian from me.”

“I would never, you’re mine not.” Merrill’s arms hugs over Tali’s shoulders, tightly enough that she’s held In place. “Thank you for being here, Taliesen. You’ve no idea what this means to me.”

Taliesen grins, feeling something more intense in the hug wrapped around her. She didn’t care what it was, just delighted to be working with Merrill. Her cheeks slowly flushing red from the strong feeling of Merrill’s touch.

“You’re the one with the eluvian. I should be thanking you.”

[twohundredeightyone]

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[greypetrel]

Varric: "Go on and have fun, but don't make her drink too much." Aisling: "Why not?" Varric: "Because that's the reason why she wasn't banned from the karaoke machine in the Hanged Man."

The two things that the renowned, formidable Champion of Kirkwall can't do are apparently mantaining a note and keep happy when drunk.

*Cassandra fangirling in a corner*

Also of course the Hanged Man has a karaoke machine, tell me it's not the perfect place for it.

[homiest88]

Want to share my canon Dragon Age Romances.

DAO: Female Mahariel x Leliana

DA2: Male Mage Hawke x Merrill

DAI: Male Mage Lavellan x Cassandra

[dapolyshipping]

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[barbex]

AO3 Statistics Game

I was tagged by the @hollyand-writes and @storybookhawke, thank you both, amazing people! 💕💕💕

I'm tagging: @mclavellan, @ocean-in-my-rebel-soul​, @pinkfadespirit, @musetta3, @lesetoilesfous, @faux-fires, @midnightprelude, @rakshadow, @contreparry, @sarahawke

Rules: Give us the links to your wonderful words with the Most hits, Most kudos, Most comments, Most bookmarks, Most words, and Least words.

I'm going to have to ignore the Mass Effect fics, it was another time man, people read and commented so much, all my "most" fics are Mass Effect. It would just be Solid Fluidity for all entries 😂😂.

So, looking just at the Dragon Age fics:

Most hits, Most kudos, Most bookmarks: In Service to the Inquisitor (Lavellan x Cullen)

Oh yes! My pride and joy and very first BDSM fic. Rated E for reasons. This is female Lavellan domming Cullen, first just for stress relief and then, of course, they fall in love. It even has a little plot, but mostly it's loving Dom/sub play.

The tags speak for themselves, I think: Sub Cullen, Explicit Consent, Cunnilingus, enchanted cock rings, Cullen in lingerie, Spanking, Flogging, pain play, misuse of prayer bench, Puppy Play, Femdom, Obedience, Cock Cages, Butt Plugs, loving kink, kink with love, kinky ever after

People love to give Kudos on this one. Less commenting though 🤣🤣🤣.

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Most comments, Most words: Lost Templar in Skyhold (Carver Hawke x Merrill)

I swear it is not abandoned! Carver Hawke as the inquisitor, with Merrill at his side. A bit of a retelling, but I have a lot of things planned that deviate from canon. I mean, Merrill is there, asking Solas questions. And Carver is a rather rebellious inquisitor and not willing to dance along the chantry line.

It currently ends after the attack on Heaven and the blizzard and I just... need to find the focus for part two.

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Least words (ignoring the podfics because, you know, very few words in those audio posts): DA Ficlet 47 - shadows (Fenris x Anders)

In my ongoing obsession with writing fenders ficlets, this ficlet with just 295 words actually stayed a ficlet (unlike other ficlets that suddenly developed several chapters).

Fenris has a nightmare and calms down because Anders is there.

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Thanks for reading!

[inky-hell]

Leliana: What happened?! Evelyn: Do you want the long version or the short version? Cullen: Short?? Lavellan: Shit's fucked. Josephine: Okay, long. Trevelyan: Shit's very fucked.

[elvesofnoldor]

i dont think any da protagonist x companion ships spark joy in me the way female warden surana x leliana does (other than female warden x morrigan, but that shit isn’t canon lmao, i just like what i had in mind for their relationship). like, i see surana x leliana and my brain instantly produces a dose of serotonin. it just works like that. Funny that i only actually got to play da:o once and i romanced leliana with a mage warden cause she’s the only one i could do a wlw romance with, but it never really grow on me until months later (not to mention i nearly didn’t trigger the romance and i overreacted and freaked the fuck out cause i thought i had to re-do 10 hours of gameplay for missing the last chance to trigger the romance lmao it was very embarrassing memories). 

[ao3feed-cassandraxfeminquisitor]

by InYourFantasyFanfics

This is where I will post all of my dragon age requests from Tumblr as well as any that are requested on here in AO3!

Words: 450, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age II, Dragon Age: Inquisition

Rating: Mature

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: Multi

Characters: Zevran Arainai, Alistair (Dragon Age), Leliana (Dragon Age), Morrigan (Dragon Age), Sten (Dragon Age), Fenris (Dragon Age), Isabela (Dragon Age), Varric Tethras, Aveline Vallen, Merrill (Dragon Age), Cullen Rutherford, Josephine Montilyet, Dorian Pavus, Sera (Dragon Age), Vivienne (Dragon Age), The Iron Bull (Dragon Age), Cassandra Pentaghast, Solas (Dragon Age), Cole (Dragon Age), Blackwall (Dragon Age)

Relationships: all x reader - Relationship, Zevran Arainai/Female Warden, Alistair/Female Warden (Dragon Age), Alistair/Warden (Dragon Age), Leliana/Warden (Dragon Age), Female Inquisitor/Leliana (Dragon Age), morrigan/reader, Sten/Reader, Fenris/Hawke (Dragon Age), Isabela/Reader, Female Hawke/Varric Tethras, Varric/Reader, Female Inquisitor/Cullen Rutherford, Female Inquisitor/Josephine Montilyet, Male Inquisitor/Dorian Pavus, Sera/Reader, The Iron Bull/Lavellan (Dragon Age), Female Inquisitor/Cassandra Pentaghast, Female Inquisitor/Solas (Dragon Age), Cole (Dragon Age)/Original Female Character(s), Blackwall/Female Inquisitor (Dragon Age)

[tabriscadash]

I was asked this on my old blog right as I set about transitioning to this one, so...

The first character I ever fell in love with: for DA:O, dare I say Daveth? What can I say -- I irrationally got incredibly attached to him. otherwise, DEFINITELY Morrigan, and I have crystal clear memories of my first run through Lothering and looking at Morrigan like 😍 the whole time. For DA:2/E, Carver -- unless you count Anders & Justice since I knew of them from Awakening beforehand, in which case probably Justice. For DA:I, it’s a toss-up between Vivienne or Cole -- I technically liked Cole first but SPECIFICALLY in the supporting material (Asunder), and didn’t vibe with him anywhere near as much in the game, AND I got him as a companion after I got Vivienne, so probably Vivienne.

A character that I used to love/like, but now do not: for DA:O, I guess Oghren? I never loved him, but I liked the idea of him because I really liked the dwarves/Orzammar side of DA’s worldbuilding -- but he’s such an unlikeable character that I just.. don’t vibe with him at all. I debate recruiting him every single time now, and I don’t think I ever do his personal quest (in the base game OR Awakening). for DA:2/E, I don’t really have anyone that fits -- but I REALLY wanted to like Merrill and Aveline more than I did, and especially in Aveline’s case, I can’t stand her and genuinely think she’s the unintended, secret Big Bad of the whole game. for DA:I, probably Cole, bc I was really into the idea of a little walking-corpse serial killer animated by a spirit as per the book, but that’s not really the vibe in DA:I, and combined with the somewhat patronising/ableist language and how significantly he is infantilised (including by the fandom) I just got put off him. I do still like him, but not as much.

A ship that I used to love/like, but now do not: for DA:O, I don’t really have one? I guess see my DA:I answer, lol... for DA:2/E, has to be Anders - I don’t think he’s OOC in 2, but I think his writing does so little with him and he feels v. reductive. Where his relationship could be SO interesting and angsty, it instead is written in a really dull and/or cringey way. It would have been nice to see Anders more like the Anders of Awakening near the beginning of the game (rather than random, infrequent and questionably rare snippets), and then see the progression of his relationship with Justice as the game went on -- I want more interesting abominations, PLEASE. for DA:I, listen I cannot express to you HOW EXCITED I was for my planned Lavellan to romance Sera… also I used to be way more tolerant of Cullen x Amell/Surana ships because, like, hey dark ships are fun, right? But since Cullen’s ~wholesome whitewash~ in DA:I, and his fandom clamouring to absolve him of any wrongdoing ever.. it’s boring to me.

My ultimate favourite character™: for DA:O, probably Sten? or Morrigan. They’re both fantastic, and also are significant comfort chars for me. for DA:2/3, honestly, probably my own Hawke -- I feel so hugely proud of her, and can’t imagine I’d enjoy the game anywhere near as much had I not played it as my Hawke. If not her, maybe Sebastian or Carver? for DA:I, I really love Vivienne, as well as Blackwall, and Solas is a great character even if I probably would not say I liked him.

Prettiest character: for DA:O, we all know it’s Zevran. for DA:2/E, I think Aveline -- although her aggressively bland colour-scheme lets her down in a major way (although I respect her dedication to all orange all day every day). There’s just something about her arms -- very Abby from TLOU:2. for DA:I, maybe Josephine? Ser Barris is very pretty, too...

My most hated character: for DA:O, I really didn’t like Alistair, Wynne and Oghren, and of my companions - Oghren is probably my least favourite. He’s vulgar and also profoundly uninteresting. for DA:2/E, it has to be Aveline. There’s just something about ineptitude and a complete, wilful refusal to take accountability for your actions that I can’t stand. It would be okay if it was an intentional character flaw, but the game/narrative treats her like she’s lawful good and it really annoys me. for DA:I, maybe Iron Bull? He was a huge disappointment for me. I also really dislike Sera, Cassandra, and Varric. I’m so sick of Varric - I never want to see him again.

My OTP: for DA:O, I really loved Zevran’s romance -- but I am also very amused by the fact that Leliana got to ‘love’ status with Kallian accidentally, AND I got the ‘love’ glitch for Justice (👀) and Velanna. I do sometimes wonder about an AU where Kallian is forced to make a politically expedient marriage with Nathaniel Howe for diplomatic reasons in order to consolidate her position as Arlessa, and it being an entirely platonic arrangement (it’s not like anyone expects an heir from an infertile Grey Warden) -- and maybe Zev and Nate kiss sometimes, who knows? I also LOVE my Darkspawn Chronicles AU where Kallian and Nelaros are a happy, married couple each hiding their skills with weapons from each other like dumb, cute sweethearts. They shelter Zevran when he fails to kill Alistair and a poly couple evolves. for DA:2/E, I love the IDEA of a Seb romance that isn’t so strictly conditional around the structures that abused him -- he should be allowed to love, chastely or otherwise, but free from the Chantry OR his position as prince/heir. I’d LOVE to actually have a romance with him where you can actually challenge the abuse he’s experienced. for DA:I, Malika doesn’t have a canon romance (although I think when I replay, I’m going to romance Josephine!) but I think Blackwall has an amazing romance. Solas’ is also iconic, it must be said. 

My NOTP: for DA:O, I really dislike Alistair in a shipping capacity; he’s immature and says a lot of misogynistic shit and I don’t think he’s the worst for it, but I don’t really vibe with shipping him, having played the game as a female city elf. for DA:2/E, I wouldn’t say I have one, particularly? although I really dislike Aveline’s relationship with her husband simply because it seems incredibly inappropriate, given that they work together and she has power over him -- and because I dislike her, generally, I don’t feel inclined to do something nice for her. for DA:I, I suppose Sera/Lavellan -- although I’m not AGAINST it, it just really isn’t for me, having attempted it. I also don’t really vibe with Dorian x Iron Bull. Something abt the way the game handled BDSM and their relationship banter specifically I don’t really like.

Favourite episode quest: for DA:O, probs Orzammar/the Deep Roads. I really love the dwarven lore! and, of course, Fort Drakon is really funny, even though it’s not canon in my game iirc. for DA:2/E, maybe the murder mystery with the serial killer, where ultimately Leandra dies? I also really enjoyed all the companion quests. for DA:I, The Descent (just, all of it, lmao) and everything to do with the Avvar. Crestwood also BANGED.

Saddest death: for DA:O, it’s frankly a fucking INJUSTICE that Shianni gets murdered if you make her Bann of the Alienage -- the idea of that happening whilst Kallian is in Amaranthine and unable to protect her :( genuinely very upsetting. I go back and forth on who is made Bann, tbf, so idk how canonical it is: I think maybe Cyrion would get it, but I’m also endeared to Soris holding the position, with Shianni as Hahren. for DA:2/E, Bethany. I wish both twins had had the chance to reach Kirkwall :(. Let Leandra die instead. for DA:I, maybe not the saddest death, but the most memorable for me was that one sleeping dragon in the Hissing Wastes.. leave her alone. Stay out of a womans’ business.

Favourite season game: DA:O!

Least favourite season game: DA:I.

Character that everyone else in the fandom loves, but I hate: for DA:O, Alistair. I cannot deal with his complacency and hypocrisy. for DA:2, I really disliked Merrill but I honestly cannot remember why. DEFINITELY Varric -- I hated how the game forces you to be his best friend, and if you’re low approval, you have to endure these pointless pissy little comments with this little anti-dwarf centrist pissant. After the expedition, I literally have no reason to put up with him, and I NEVER take him out. I hate that he plays the same role in DA:I, too. for DA:I, the Iron Bull was hugely disappointing, and I also really don’t vibe with Cassandra. She just seems very wishy-washy and complacent and hypocritical, and many of her comments about other cultures seem snide for literally no reason other than bigotry. 

My ‘you’re a piece of trash, but you’re still a fave’ fave: for DA:O, lbr probably Sten. Mans is gonna launch a HORRIFYING invasion in the next game iirc and frankly, I’m ok with it. Just wanna see that big bastard again ❤🥵. for DA:2/E, I LOVE Gamlen, ok? for DA:I, I am not sure if I have one.

My ‘beautiful cinnamon roll who deserves better than this’ fave: for DA:O, if any of you so much as LOOK at Velanna wrong, it’s hands. That includes Bioware. I also feel incredibly protective of and sad for Morrigan. for DA:2/E, probably Sebastian -- I feel so sad for him, and so frustrated by the limitations with the game. for DA:I, I’m honestly not sure.. maybe Josephine? I don’t really feel this way about Sera, but I do think she deserves better from the game and its writing, and also from fandom: there are valid criticisms of her, but the hate she gets is not proportional to any valid issues with her -- and gee, I wonder why that is.

My ‘this ship is wrong, nasty, and makes me want to cleanse my soul, but i still love it’ ship: for DA:O, I did use to find Cullen x Surana/Amell intriguing as a dark ship -- I actually hc that Neria Surana is actually Nelaros’ sister, and have dabbled with it as a dark ship. I also am interested in Loghain/Alistair - which each pretends the other is someone else. Alistair is wooby, hate ships are, in general, fun -- so long as we acknowledge that they are, indeed, unhealthy ships. for DA:2/E, I kind of feel like Sebastian romances are, invariably, kind of dark... and, similarly, Anders romances -- especially with certain red Hawkes, The way it ends is, invariably, bordering on fucked up. ALSO Hawkecest is weird and wonderful: GET WITH IT. 

My ‘they’re kind of cute, and I lowkey ship them, but I’m not too invested’ ship: for DA:O, I joked about Velanna x Leliana once and I’ve not been able to stop thinking about it ever since… Velanna x Sigrun is also something that can be so personal. Ariane x Finn is adorable and are paid DUST by Bioware AND fandom. I actually am really into Anora x Nathaniel & NO I will NOT explain myself; it’s a crackship but it’s MY crackship. for DA:2/E, Isabela x Fenris is super cute, but I don’t pay enough attention to them to really have super committed thoughts & feelings on them. for DA:I, Blackwall x Josephine is cute as a background ship; I also think Maryden x Cole is sweet.

[bluewren]

Dalish Week: Arlathvhen

Submitting my first post for Dalish week!!. Big thanks to the mods for put this event together!! I'm so glad for getting to know you two🥰🥰

Day one, I wanted to write the first time that Taliesen and Merrill meet each other. They had an instant connection and it'll eventually lead to good times and bad times for the two elves

@dalish-appreciation-week

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It’s was almost overwhelming at first, in the most exciting of ways. So many elves. Dalish elves! So many of Merrill’s people, her People, all gathered here to converse with one another about discoveries made of their history. It could almost feel like a dream. Dalish clans often spend much of their lives isolated from each other, rarely even able to glance other clans over the horizon. Never fully knowing how the inner workings of how other clan’s daily lives. Their People are like a dog barely knowing where their tail waggles, barely knowing who own brethren are.

Merrill’s own clan, Sabrae rarely meets humans or talk to anyone outside of the clans. Roaming the Ferelden wilderness with a freedom that so few can imagine, they stayed in forests that are often more hospitable to their kind without a bother of what happens in the world that is around them. But are always weary and suspicious about humans, worried that hostilities will be aimed at their people for being elves unwilling to submit to their rule. For good reasons, they also stayed away from cities.

To have a city full of Dalish elves, all gathered in one place is disorienting. Never has Merrill ever seen so many faces, would she even be able to know the names of a quarter of them? That isn’t want mattered to her, right now.

The Keepers are gathered, to discuss recovers made of their Peoples. Much of history was thought lost to them, yet now returning to them. It is all exciting! Merrill wants be beside Marethari’s side to hear all of it. So, the search continues.

There is commotion all over as the childhood friends see each other for the first time in many years, too occupied with talks of their families for them to notice her. She just made her small and squeeze between them and the aravel they chose as their corner, rather than disturb their conversation.

Flocks of halla roamed the open fields, there have been many tongues trying to get a playful nibble of the small elf’s ears. Merrill manages to dodge a few of the cuddly animals, else she’d have to wipe more drool off herself. It’s a wondrous occasion to have them all here without worry of losing them, yet she now wonders if the clans will be able to herd them back home. Every clan considers the halla to be valuable member of their family, yet she wonders if it was even possible for the shepherds can tell them apart in the horde.

Beyond her cozy company, there are yet even more elves gathered. Hahrens singing their tales and legends to all the children and families willing to listen. Still no sign of the Keepers.

Merrill sighs and lets her defeated shoulders slump down, finding Marethari is turning into an impossible task.

She continues onwards with her search, slightly defeated and hanging her head low. For a quick moment, even the sight of runes tied to the ground didn’t catch her attention.

For one moment.

With a jolt of inspiration zapping her mind, she returns to it and realizes it was actually tied to a stone slab.

Merrill tilts her head over the artifact, examining every centimeter of it, back and front. It is remarkable, plucked out of the straight out of Elven ruins with its glyphs intact. It should have been an impossible task, yet it’s in front of her now.

“Incredible!” Her mouth still gawks at the piece. “How did such a rune get recovered?”

“Elvhenan used many of these devices to transfer goods in their cities.” A young elven girl answers, sat beside the rune, heading her market with several other artifacts. Resting her cheek on top of her hand, grinning, and a bit surprised to see so much interest in her barter.

“They had to be easy to switch out when being replaced. It’s one of the simpler devices to recover.”

She has messy unruly hair, the lush blond drawing her fingers to ruffle it. Merrill giggles at the idea. “You just plucked it from the ruins? There has to be more to taking it home."

“Well, the recovery part is simple.” The blond elf explains, pressing her lips on her index finger as if it was a flint igniting her thoughts. "Me and my mentor had to disconnect the connections by hand. But then spent a few hours reconnecting lyrium strands to themselves. Looping the lyrium to resonant for as long as we need them to, it’s the difficult part."

"What gave you the idea to try?” Merrill asks, tilting up a brow at her crafty friend. “Most clans would ignore something like this. It’d be unwieldy to carry with them."

Taliesen shrugs, the answer is simple. "I wanted to see if it was possible!"

Merrill simply blinks and widens her eyes at the answer.

"I wasn’t actually sure if anyone would want a device like this. It's a simple contraption and important for the empire, but not something that needed to recovered instead of remembered. No body remembers a staircase." The tinkerer’s fingers trace over the intricate lines of the rune’s inscription, smiling as she admires the glow. “I wanted to see what else can be taken with us. There’s always more that we can take back.”

"Oh. Don't say that, I'm certain someone would want to move stuff around.” Merrill ruffles the side of her hair, squinting and focusing at the unwieldy artifact. “Maybe we could send flowers to each other? Or even better, showering petals!"

"You think we should use this to shower people with flowers?" She raises a perplexed brow at Merrill’s suggestion.

"Why not?” A big cheery grin forms on Merrill’s lips. “Lots of people love flowers."

"That might be a wonderful idea, but our clans live too far apart. How would we drop flower petals at each other?" Her brow continues to be raised.

"Then what if we…" Merrill starts rubbing her chin.

"Hmmm." The girl comes the act.

The humming of the two elves resonant into a torrent of ideas, as they start brainstorming ideas to use with the rune that they have with them.

Amidst the stroking of their chins, the eyes of the two elves locked onto each other and their double act.

Giggling and laughter follows the mirrored performance. It is rare for Merrill to find a mind like hers, often her clan has shunned her own interests in the artifacts of their People. To find someone that cared just as much at the Arlathvhen, can be expected to happen. It makes meeting each other, simply the most exciting thing to happen at the gathering.

Merrill studies the unsuspected tinkerer and spelunker. She is a bare faced elf, seemingly a few years away from her ceremony, not yet an adult of her clan. Her eyes had a stronger stare, shining bright as stars when she watched you. It was peculiar, the girl seems to be a contradiction. Unrefined in ways that came with youth, yet knowledgeable in a way that comes from experience.

"I'm Taliesen of Clan Lavellan." The tinkerer's hand is extended for Merrill.

Clan Lavellan wasn’t known for not model of what most clans do, they’re one of the more sociable clans with humans. The revelation starts fitting several puzzle pieces into place for Merriill. A nonmage more knowledgeable in magic than many mages, it was little wonder that such an elf came from a clan, so eccentric.

“Merrill of Clan Sabrae.” Merrill accepts the handshake, and their new friendship. “I do have one more question though.”

The Sabrae mage raises her free hand with dangling towards the blonde’s hair. “Could I touch your hair? It looks so soft and fluffy, I want to know how it feels.”

Taliesen jolts back one step, her heart practically leaping out of her chest. She narrows her eyes and huffs at her new friend. “You too? Why are there always people out to ruffle my hair.”

“Please? Just run my fingers through, one time?” Merrill practically squeals.

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Taliesen’s two siblings return back to their sister to see the two elves squeaking at one another.

Lex’s first reaction at seeing Tali’s new friend is grumble, followed with massaging his forehead and rubbing away this terrifying sight from his mind. “There’s two of her now.”

Evelyn is kinder to Tali’s new friend. She smiles at the fun that their sister is having.

“I think they’re cute together.”

[hawkeish]

turns out I’ve got a fair amount of new followers since the last time I actually posted any of my writing - thank you for following! so, I thought: why not create a masterpost of my fic?

I’m working on a fluff-to-angst scale, so there should be something for whatever mood you’re in! feel free to check any of these out, and I’m always up for chatting, so leave a comment or send me a DM if you fancy.

please heed any tags and warnings, though!

fluff

Grimoire - female Hawke x Anders, M, 1.2k, 

Hawke hears about the sexy spells in Anders’ grimoire from Merrill and goes to have a look for herself, because she’s a nosy, horny fool...

La vie en rose - female Hawke x Anders, T, modern/coffee shop AU, 4.5k

Marian Hawke, Kirkwall’s finest/crankiest barista, has a day from hell that only seems to get worse, until she gets wound up with a mysterious guy and his rather cute and slightly demonic cat...

and she said honey, take me dancing - Carver x Merrill, T, 2k

Carver Hawke doesn't dance. Not since Bethany died.

Until the night before the Deep Roads expedition, that is - and until he finds himself alone with Merrill after a pint too many...

In the morning, I’ll be better - Carver x Merrill, T, 700 words

Pure Carver/Merrill domestic fluff. Merrill loves mornings, even when she’s woken up and someone else has stolen all her covers...

All I Want - Carver x Merrill, T, 1.5k

It's the night before everything shuts down for Satinalia, and Carver's agreed to do a favour for Merrill. He doesn't expect to get a 20-song playlist in return, though, and it takes him a second to work out why...

(this one was Christmas-themed, but it’s still sweet!)

kind of fluff, kind of angst. flangst? expect some hurt/comfort, but happy endings

fools rush in - female Hawke x Anders, T, 700 words

Carver Hawke has become a Templar, and his sister isn't happy about it. Anders tries to stop her doing something she'll regret, and it doesn’t turn out exactly how he expects.

this is how the light gets in - female Hawke x Anders, T, 4k

Hawke wakes up beside Anders and realises what that means.

Things can get somewhat tricky when you sleep with your closest friend.

It turns out going for breakfast with your closest friend/lover/the person you've been pining after for years is somewhat tricky, too.

Go On Home - Carver x Merrill, T, 2.7k

Carver Hawke thinks he has his sister's friends worked out. Well, all apart from Merrill, who is utterly confusing. Blood mage, Dalish pariah, possibly the nicest person he's ever met.

What's even more confusing is that she wants to help him.

Fool’s Errand - Blackwall x Female Lavellan, T, 2k

Siofra Lavellan is sick of being the Herald. She's sick of the Chantry. Blackwall is the only one in Haven who seems to notice.

A one-shot based about a Herald who wants to be anything but the Herald and everyone's favourite gruff northern Warden, who drinks his own home-brewed respecting elves/women juice.

angst. I went a bit OTT with these but you love to see it

let me tell you what I do know - female Hawke x Anders, T, 400 words

It's early in the morning, the day of the Chantry explosion.

Not that Hawke knows that, until she finds her bed empty and a note waiting for her, written in familiar script.

You Had Your Soul With You - female Hawke x Anders, T, 300 words

Anders writes to Hawke after she leaves for Adamant. It's sad.

Snow - Blackwall x female Lavellan, T, 1.3k

The Breach is closed, but Siofra Lavellan can't seem to feel any joy. In fact, she can't seem to feel anything at all, except the need to cry.

When she gets back to Haven, Blackwall's the first to notice, and the first to help.

I’ll update this whenever I write a new fic I love - and if you got to the end of this, you can have my hand in marriage x

[greypetrel]

Songfic Tag Game

Rules: Pick a song to accompany each of your fics or as many as you like. This might be the fic's inspiration or just pure vibes that you'd like to share with readers. Tag as many people as fics you feature (or do as you please!)

Ok this is a great game, thank you @theluckywizard for tagging me! :D

As usuals, forcing myself to stop at one song is a lot but let's try it.

Tagging: @shivunin @ndostairlyrium @zenstrike @star--nymph @melisusthewee @dreadfutures @spainkitty and YOU who are reading!

Home was never on the ground (friendly known as Monster fic) [Completed, 39 chapters, 313k words || CullenxLavellan, a mixture of anthological drabbles]

Thus Always to Tyrants - The Oh, Hellos ( Spotify | Youtube )

2. She of Many Names (crossover, LOTRxDragon Age) [ Ongoing, 59,268 words, 21 chapters ongoing

Now I'm Ready, I'm Ready Now - Daniel Hart ( Spotify | Youtube ) (All that soundtrack, but I had to choose one. I'm very normal about this movie.)

3. Death and All of His Friends [ Ongoing, 9112 words for 2 chapters || Female Hawke x Merrill x Isabela ]

Death and All of His Friends - Coldplay ( Spotify | Youtube )

4. DadWolf AU (still unnamed and still not published, but there are some snippets here around. Modern AU, No Corypheus in Inquisition fic) [ Random snippets aroudn my blog || A very very platonic Solas&Lavellan, CullenxLavellan, DorianxIronBull, implied and there if you want to see them but won't ever get explicited SolasxVarric ]

Again - YUI ( Spotify - Youtube ) (it could change but for now it's fitting. The anime it comes from is a welcome reference this time.)

Some one shots under the cut!

Rolling a Wave (Aka the Whale AU, inspired VAGUELY by Moby Dick) [ On going/On Hyatus - 2137 words || CullenxLavellan || Fully historical, no magic ] L'Oceano Oilalà - Vinicio Capossela ( Spotify | Youtube )

No One Else Left Behind [ One shot, 4524 words || Female Mahariel & Anders ] Fox hunt - Sierra Ferrell ( Spotify | Youtube )

The Only Possible Choice [ One shot, 3371 words || Female Mahariel x Morrigan, reference to Female Mahariel x Alistair ] Kamikaze - Susanne Sundfør ( Spotify | Youtube )

One for the Road [ Concluded for now, but I have a half idea of rewriting the second chapter and adding a third, 11952 words || Female Lavellan x Fenris ] Morning Elvis - Florence + The Machine ( Spotify - Youtube )

[pookamaluka]

Need to expand my fanfic horizons

Send me prompts for the following fandoms and pairings! I need writing practice.

The Wayhaven Chronicles -Male Det. & Mason -Fem. Det. & Felix -Fem Det. & Nate

Dragon Age -Male Trevelyan & Dorian -Male Lavellan & Josephine -Fem Cousland & Loghain -Fem Hawke & Fenris -Fem Hawke & Isabela -Male Hawke & Merrill -Male/Female Warden & Zevran -Male Tabris & Leliana -Male Lavellan & Iron Bull -Alistar & Anora

Mass Effect -Fem Shep & Garrus -Male Shep & Jack -Male Shep & Kaidan -Male Shep & Steve Cortez -Fem Ryder & Jaal

Harry Potter -Dramione -Luna x Blaise -Luna x Theo -Sirimione -Andromeda x Kingsley -Lucius x Narcissa

Gargoyles -Goliath x Elisa

Marvel (MCU) -Loki x Darcy -Loki x Reader -Bucky x Darcy -Bucky x Steve -Bucky x Reader

The Hobbit/LOTR -Thorin x Reader -Fili x Reader -Legolas x Reader

Zelda -Link x Sidon -Link x Gerudo Reader

Horizon -Aloy x Avad

Star Wars -Reylo -Poe x Finn

Predator -Yautja x Reader/OC

Game of Thrones (ASOIAF) -Jaime x Brienne -Tormund x Brienne -Jon x Daenerys  

Dresden Files -Harry x Karin

Legend of Korra -Korrasami

[dapolyshipping]

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Lavellan: Let’s write Cullen a friendly note, shall we? Dear... Incompetent... Dumbass...