#or--at least 2 and inquisition

[shivunin]

which of your stories are you most proud to have finished? are there any little details you put into your stories that you're particularly proud of? 💜

Hey, Mer! Thank you for asking c:

Hmmm taking this in two ways:

Proud to have finished as in, proud that I managed to finish it has to be Wander the Drifting Roads, which is one of my two long fics. I was editing while I was posting and caught up to the point I'd edited to, which caused me disproportionate stress haha. For a minute, I wasn't sure I was ever going to get that last chapter into a state I was okay with posting. I briefly considered walking away, but I am so glad I didn't!! It is still one of my favorite things I've written.

Proud that I wrote in general is probably Palimpsest, which 1) I still feel clever over the name and 2) that section of act 2 remains the crunchiest Dragon Age thing to me (it is just so!!!! *paragraph deleted*) and 3) I love writing from inside Fenris's head and I am very, very proud of how the fic came out in general.

*gets out the red string* okay so you know how there are a bunch of statues of people in random poses that don't really look like they're carved from anything? and how Solas froze a ton of people in Trespasser in stone? well, in my fic The Scourge of Sundermount, the Lavellan there comes across a left-behind remnant of Mythal's soul in a bit of the amulet Merrill used to bring her back and she becomes a sort of Medusa-esque figure, capable of (involuntarily) turning people to stone with a remnant of that power. I have a hard time reading that story because it is very sad, but I do feel clever about the details in the way I situated that AU.

[yudol-skorbi]

wow look at this i found my first ever dragon age fanart! at least i cant find anything older

it was 2016 and loOK HOW THE TABLES HAVE TURNED

hilarious

[zkretchy]

It's 2am and I can't sleep, have this silly doodle

[skyrzeart]

(Returns from art block hell to make more dragon age art in the year 2023…)

Krem & Merrill!

[roykentschesthair]

I’m going to play Veilguard day one

I took days off work so I could play it the moment it drops

I’ve waited ten years (a literal 1/3 of my life) for this game and I’m gonna play it and even if it’s not my favorite I’m sure I’ll still enjoy it because BioWare, for all their faults, does manage to write characters and companions that draw you in

But I’m still going to be skeptical. I’m going to be critical, you can critique things you love.

I’d argue you should critique them

They’ve had 10 years to do this, it should be as close to flawless as humanly possible

And we’re allowed to be upset if it’s not

We’re allowed to hold space for disappointment and discussion and while I agree it’s best to wait for the entire game before deciding if it’s good or not.

Let people criticize what we have seen and had confirmed about the game.

Let people be skeptical and nervous and maybe even a little disappointed

It doesn’t mean we’re not still massive fans

[panpuszczyk]

my Warden, Hawke, and Inquisitor with their love interests! all in one place this time

(I don’t know what this says about me, certainly turbulence..)

[potatowitch]

i've been playing the series over and over for years at this point and every time i step back into inquisition after origins and 2 i notice how clean it is. ferelden isn't brown. nobody's skin is mottled or discoloured. the loading screens have no grit to them anymore. there are no traps to disarm. the darkspawn don't seem so dangerous now, more goofy than anything. the persistent gore is a light splatter that i barely even notice. the sky over haven is so clear and bright and i remember when it was this eerie, grey tinged fog. there's no deathroot in ferelden anymore. there's no wrinkles on leliana's face.

what I'm getting at is that they yassified thedas and it's started to feel a little uncanny to me. throw some dirt back on it bioware i am begging you

[kemalamalam]

guess who finished playing all of the DA games :33

i am chronically curious hehe 👉👈

[noblemalone]

we all down bad for forklift certified Ferris ig 🥲

[hare-of-highever]

A fond memory of Warden-Commander Tabris: Alistair with his daughter Nimuen and her noble steed, 9:39 Dragon

[seriouslyseravellan]

it's so fuckin funny to me that one of the devs was like "oh the combat in veilguard will be ACTUALLY FUN" like... bitch i LIKED the combat in origins and 2! it was actually fun for me! the issue was that you fucking CHANGED it for inquisition, and now you're changing it again! it doesn't even feel like dragon age combat anymore! what is wrong with you

[dragonknightofsummerset]

It's subtle but I love how the Inquisitor smiles at Cullen once he notices her <3

The way he stares at her, my heart

I love how their gentle touches towards each other so much, the forehead touch that follows is also so sweet (but not included here)

Again, the way he stares at her!!!! This scene drives me insane

[lords-of-fortune]

Mixed feelings on the choices stuff but also annoyed that out of the three choices that are to be made I technically haven't made two of them yet bc I haven't finished inquisition and therefore trespasser ajdkfl

[gaywatch]

Were you ever into Dragon Age?

When they announced Veilguard I had to wipe away actual tears

[echthr0s]

usually I reinteract with media when a new instalment in its franchise is about to come out (like I'll rewatch a movie if a sequel is coming out, that sort of thing) because my memory is jacked up but also because it's a fun way to reimmerse myself in the world and get proper hype for the new thing

however. the very idea of replaying DA:I. my god. kill me

[eff-plays]

Apparently there are people out there whomst love Astarion but haven't played Dragon Age?

This is my call to you to play Dragon Age. They let you kiss elves!

In Dragon Age: Origins, you can kiss

This guy, Zevran, who is

a rogue/assassin

tries to kill you on your first meeting

good at murder

bisexual

tries to seduce you for his own gain but then falls in love RIP in pepperoni

cute accent

short king

long hair

sad backstory

morally questionable at times and somewhat self-serving

but good deep down i prommy i prommy

loves money and fancy things (you can get his approval up by just straight up giving him bars of silver and gold lmao)

In Dragon Age 2, you can romance

This guy, Fenris, who is

a warrior with weird powers

hates your ass if you're a mage but warms up to you if you're nice

can rip people's hearts out of their chests as a fun treat

bisexual

breaks up with you for 3 years but wears your favor on his wrist forever?? lmao cringe i love him

escaped slave

sad backstory

white hair and big sword, extremely anime

can't read (but you can teach him ;)

if deep voice why twink

deadpan snarker

mean-ass bitch who's hard to get approval with if you're a noob

In Dragon Age: Inquisition, you can romance!

:)

Anyway, have fun! Go forth and smooch some elf boys!