#sebastian vael x lavellan

[dreadfutures]

Sebastian Vael x Ixchel Lavellan, B&B, pushing a strand of hair behind their ear ALSO DON'T KNOW WHO THIS IS NO YOU DON'T

A @dadrunkwriting sick fic for sebxchel!

Pairing: Sebastian Vael x F!Lavellan (#one wild and precious life AU, post bloodied and broken)

early pre relationship :3 Sebastian has children (not with Ixchel)

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"Now, didn't I tell you you'd catch a cold if you stayed out too long?" Ixchel chides, stooping to poke illustratively at the child's soggy coat. She receives, unhelpfully, a giggle. "Could you take this off for me and I'll fetch you something warm?" she asks with a smile.

The red-nosed kid dutifully shucks their soaked-through outer layers and drapes them over Ixchel's lone extended arm, then stands with chattering teeth as Ixchel turns.

"Go sit by the fire, da'len," she calls over her shoulder. "I'll be right back."

It is a hassle to try and hang the clothes, heavy with rain, in her closet, but she will never yield to *fabric* and valiantly struggles to get them separated and neat. Once she's done so, she activates the enchantment that Sandal had kindly left in this little coatroom--and a whoosh of hot air picks up from the floor to begin drying the clothes.

She smiles a little wider as her hair dances around her face. After a moment or two, the closet is quite toasty--and from a lower shelf, she pulls out a warmed blanket.

She and Sebastian's child sit by the fire wrapped up and cozy for quite some time, reading stories and getting distracted by their imagined embellishments. For a while, Ixchel thinks she's cut off the danger of illness, but when it comes time to tuck them in to bed, her kiss to the forehead is met with scalding temperatures and clammy skin.

She goes to bed herself worried, and she can hardly sleep, in case there is a change in the night. While it passes silently--or as close as Kirkwall ever gets--the morning comes and delivers upon her fears: the fever persists.

Fortunately, Varric has a decent healer on retainer and Ixchel finds herself well-stocked with concoctions and treats and instructions for care, and she is more than content to entertain the poor thing through the lowest and loopiest moments.

She is not, however, prepared to fall ill herself.

Ixchel wakes the morning Sebastian is due to return and knows she's a lost cause.

It takes all her effort to drag herself out of bed; her muscles ache like she has sparred with Bull, and her eyes and nose run down her face uncontrollably. It's all she can do to see a few feet in front of her, squinting against the burning in her eyes and wrinkling her nose every few seconds. And even so, she makes sure that there is breakfast ready for three, and fresh, warm clothes laid out.

The not-Inquisition-body guard that Varric has left at her door brings Sebastian up exactly on time for breakfast. Ixchel has just gotten the youngster settled when he walks in.

Ixchel's ears pop when she straightens up to greet him, and she has to pause and catch herself against the back of a chair to ward off a bit of a dizzy spell. But she takes the time gladly. There is no rush, no urgency.

Somehow, it feels like time has slowed to a crawl. She cannot imagine anything else that could occupy her mind, except the tall visitor who stands up on the threshold. He bears himself in a manner that is entirely at ease, and yet he is never without his courtly poise: shoulders back, chin raised, spine straight. She doesn't know how he does it. It makes her knees hurt just looking at him. But somehow looking at him makes her think he must be the steadiest fixture in the whole apartment.

She could weather a storm in his arms.

Ixchel jolts herself out of her reverie and tries to focus on the warm reunion occurring between parent and child in front of her. The sweetness of it, the genuine excitement in both their parts, is contagious and validating. She feels she has done right as a nurse and guardian over the last few days to ensure this moment is the happiest it can be. The warmth of it makes her insides melt, her whole body sag as she is overcome with affection and gratitude.

"Go eat your breakfast, my dear," Sebastian scolds affectionately. With the youngster successfully shooed back to the table, the Prince of Starkhaven turns to greet Ixchel properly.

His eyebrows shoot up as she refuses him her hand.

"I've fallen a bit ill," she confesses in a bit of a raspy voice. "Someone caught cold out playing in the rain and then passed it to me." She grins. "It's fine. Much fun was had."

"I do not doubt it," Sebastian says with a pointed look at his mischief-maker, who ignores him and continues to eat their fill. Sebastian turns back to Ixchel and draws closer anyway, unafraid of the sickness she can feel heavy in every one of her breaths.

There is a tenderness in his eyes that lights them like the blue sky at midday, and she cannot look away from them; breath comes just a little bit easier when he turns that gaze upon her like this.

Sebastian reaches out and tucks a stray lock of hair behind her ear.

"But you're well?" he asks.

She swallows, and it is made painful by more than just the itch in her throat.

"Yes, thank you," she whispers.

Only then does he drop his hand.

She tells herself that if he felt the heat of her cheek when he brushed it with the backs of his fingers, it must only have been the fever.

[catofadifferentcolor]

Fire in the Sunrise: Raven's Plan AU, in which thousands across Thedas travel from the end of DA:TV to the start of DA:I

From the Waters of the Fade: PJO/DAI crossover, in which Percy Jackson is the reluctant Herald of Andraste

Thedas is Not Enough: In which a modern woman in Thedas cannot stop the mage rebellion, but maybe she can do a little bit of good

‘Til It’s Daylight: In which Shadow Dragon!Rook is imprisoned in the Ossuary alongside Lucanis two years before the events of DA:TV

An Incomplete List of Dragon Age AU Fic Ideas

A Curious Thing Happened on the Way to the Conclave: In which the Inquisitor is a Spirit of Curiosity who enjoys being trapped in the mortal world just a little too much

Forget-Me-Not: In which an amnesiac Inquisitor Trevelyan starts a relationship with Dorian Pavus, learns he was once Corypheus' second-in-command, and gradually comes to terms with his villainous past

From Lothering with Love: In which a case of mistaken identity makes Edmund Hawke the Champion of Kirkwall and the Hero of Fereldan and the Herald of Andraste

The Magister Who Loved Me: In which Dorian Pavus bends the laws of time to save his lover, Inquisitor Lavellan, but winds the clock back just a little too far

The Name of the Dragon: In which Razikale has been hiding out in the mountains since the Warden killed her dragon cult, but could get used to this Inquisitor thing

Time Loops Are Forever: In which this is not the first time Inquisitor Lavellan has saved the world, though he'd very much like this to be the last

[amarmeme]

Hello!

I’m amarmeme. You can call me amar, meme, Anne or hey you. I’m in my 30s, I like video games, fantasy and romance. Combine all three and I’m smitten.

Obsessed with mostly Dragon Age, BG3. Catch me on AO3 as amarmeme. I also post to X sometimesas @rootboundwitch.

Dragon Age

A sickness, Especially DAI. Multishipper heart. The rarer the better it seems. Main OCs:

Verita Lavellan (/Solas, then Michel deChevin (I know and do not need education))

Charlotte —Lotte — Trevelyan (/Cullen Rutherford

Marian Hawke (/Sebastian Vael)

Solona Amell (/Alistair)

Baldur’s Gate 3

Current obsession, been generating too many OCs since EA days. Main OCs include:

Luscinia Nightshade, Wood Elf Gloom Stalker, /Halsin

Tavriel Crystalwinds, Half Elf Wild Magic Sorcerer, /Gale

Ani Charnix, Tiefling Rogue, /Rolan

More OCs I will probably create for include:

Limosa, Tiefling Light Cleric of Mystra, /Dammon

Harwen of Elturel, Tiefling Oath of Devotion Paladin, /Lae'zel

Nathtana, Drow Barbarian Durge, /Gortash

Silky, Faerie ArchyFey Warlock, /any-none

Gossamie, Noble Human Paladin, Oath of Devotion, /Astarion

As you can see, I have a problem!!

[dapolyshipping]

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[hal-assan]

Get to Know the Mun

tagged by @daughterofhighever-blog

What's your phone wallpaper? - Baldur's Gate 3 au Yvair/Wyll

Last song listened to - Mr. Loverman, by Ricky Montgomery

Currently reading - trying to finish The Calling finally via audio book when I get the chance, otherwise it's my own Inquisitor/Sebastian fics being reread as im unwell about them

Last movie: can't remember, don't really watch many things

Last show: Star Wars Acolyte

What are you wearing right now? - Sebastian Vael shirt and comfy Grey Warden pants ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

How tall are you? - not much at all

Piercings/Tattoos - ears pierced; x-wing tattoo between wrist and elbow, Ohnaka Gang flag on upper arm, and a carved Cardinal on my back 🙈 i do want plenty more eventually

Glasses/Contacts? - absolutely blind without them unfortunately

Last thing you ate? - don't remember, let's say Mac and cheese

Favorite Color - greeeen

Current obsession - Dragon Age, specifically Sebastian Vael (and my Inquisitor Lavellan)

Do you have a crush right now? - acearo bby. unless fictional count but i don't think crush is the word id use... sure let's just say Davrin dragon age i think the hype to romance him counts well enough?

Favorite fictional character - ill still go with Captain Cardinal aka Archex of Star Wars

Last place you traveled - does work count? 😭😭

[musetta3]

First Sentence Tag Game

Thank you for the tag, @nirikeehan! 

Rule: Post the first sentence of your last 10 fics.

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‘Of Trysts and Tarantellas,’ a Sereda Aeducan x Gorim Saelac gift fic

“Princess, where are we going?”

‘Evergreen,’ a Fenris x OC gift fic

Fenris wasn’t, by nature, a morning person.

‘Gray Magic,’ Anders x Hawke

“You were supposed to talk me out of this, remember?”

‘Of Cocoa and Cooking Lessons,’ Fenris x my modern girl in Thedas OC, Rana El-Khoury

Fenris stood at his larder door with a candle, taking stock of the Satinalia leftovers.

 The Songstress and the Swordsman, Fenris x Rana, Marian Hawke x Anders, Sebastian Vael x OC (the Teyrn of Ostwick’s daughter)

Fenris wished he’d never come to the Hanged Man, that night.

‘Passing Notes,’ Fenris x Rana

‘dear rana why must i write a letter if you are seated beside me i do not understand the purpose of this sincerely fenris’

‘Under the Linden Tree,’ Aragorn x Arwen (Lord of the Rings fandom)

Ever since their arrival in Rivendell, Aragorn had been swept up in a tempest of meetings, discussions, and strategizing.

‘Of Acemennan and Emmental,’ an Anders and Warden friendship fic

“Owww! Maker’s Breath, Anders, hurry up!”

‘Sub Rosa,’ Solas x Lavellan   (rated M )

It happened quite suddenly, on a Wednesday afternoon.

Revka Cadash and the Great Nug Hunt, a friendship fic featuring my dwarven merchantwoman OC, Revka Cadash

When Revka Cadash had agreed to a ‘Wicked Grace night with the crew,’ she did not expect this…

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Tagging: @bluewren @tkwritesdumbassassins @poetikat @midnightprelude @rakshadow @fandomn00blr @delicatefade @anderstrevelyan @tea42 @kittynomsdeplume @cleverblackcat @johaerys-writes and any that would like to do this! Tag me so I can read your fics <3

[gaysebastianvael]

Hi! 4 for each of them and 13 for Taliesin, please!

4. a song lyric that describes my muse

Darach Cousland - What You Like | Weakened Friends

"It's a waste most times Because I cut my teeth but I didn't do it right Now I'm spitting up blood Splitting my lips and chewing out my own tongue"

Taliesin Hawke - Jackrabbit | San Fermin

"I can tell you how the story goes If you die, if you just get old All together or all alone, all alone, all alone Like your mother and your father too All grown up but they're just like you And you're going to do it all anew Better run for the hills, run for the hills, run"

Royce Hawke - Washing Machine Heart | Mitski

"Baby, though I've closed my eyes I know who you pretend I am I know who you pretend I am Do mi ti Why not me?"

Somhairle Lavellan - Poor Fake | Kelsey Lu

"Like a moth to the flame, you held it When their attention swayed, lust ruled it Through the halls of your fog I want you to find me, masterpiecin' From the forgeries of fools I've cut my hands on a thousand pieces"

13. a song dedicated to one of my muse’s ships

Taliesin Hawke x Sebastian Vael - Curses | The Crane Wives

"Oh ashes, ashes, dust to dust The devil's after both of us"

[arlathanxchange]

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[haverdoodles]

Some sketches :)

Varric & Hawke ☀️🍂

Sebastian Vael 💫

Ellana Lavellan ⚔️

[void-knights]

Dragon Age: Origins - Warden Commander Elissa Cousland

Hero of Ferelden | Spirit Warrior | Champion | Twin-Sword Style

Alistair Romance | Old God Baby | Allied with Architect

Dragon Age 2: Garret Hawke

Champion Of Kirkwall | Force Mage | Spirit Healer | Staff

Fenris Friendmance | Sided with Mages | Executed Anders

Dragon Age 2: Marian Hawke

Champion Of Kirkwall | Elemental Mage | Staff

Sebastian Rivalmance | Sided with Mages | Executed Anders

Dragon Age Inquisition: Lord Inquisitor Maxwell Trevelyan

Herald of Andraste | Reaver | Two-Handed Weapon

Dorian Romance | Allied with Templars | Divine Leliana | Friends with Solas

Dragon Age Inquisition: Lady Inquisitor Ellana Lavellan

Herald of Andraste | Knight-Enchanter | Staff and Sword

Solas Romance | Allied with Mages | Divine Leliana |

[imakemywings]

Quarantine reading

If anyone is looking for some quarantine fanfic reading, allow me to provide a compilation of my recent fics!

Dragon Age:

Guinevere Lavellan

A God, Revealed - Gen - f!Lavellan, Solas - Canon - 1.4k

Lavellan's meeting with Mythal has thrown into question many of the things she always believed about the elven gods--namely that they were prevented from fighting on behalf of the People by the Dread Wolf's curse. She goes to Solas for answers, and it goes about as well as she expected.

Banal Nadas - Solas/Lavellan - f!Lavellan, Solas - Canon - 2.8k

After escaping the Fade at Adamant, Lavellan seeks to address Solas' greatest fear.

“Come”, she bade. - Solas/Lavellan - f!Lavellan, Solas - Post-canon - 2.2k

And Lavellan dreamed of the Dread Wolf.

The Fall - Solas/Lavellan - f!Lavellan, Solas - Canon - 3.1k

Solas dreamed of Arlathan, and there he saw Lavellan. The hour was late, but she insisted he stay.

He is No One’s Agent but His Own - Solas/Lavellan - f!Lavellan, Solas - Canon - 3.5k

Lavellan finally catches up with the agent of Fen'harel and confronts a shadow of her past.Thought analysis of the Trespasser climax.

Interlude - Gen - f!Lavellan, Keeper Deshanna - Canon - 2.7k

Keeper Deshanna and Lavellan reunite at the Exalted Council.

Not Tonight - Solas/Lavellan - f!Lavellan, Solas - Canon - 2.5k

Lavellan has just returned to Skyhold and Solas thinks he's getting lucky.

Observations for the Dread Wolf - Gen, Solas/Lavellan - f!Lavellan, Agent of Fen’harel - Post-canon - 2.1k

After the Exalted Council, Lavellan decides to cut her hair, for convenience’s sake. Fen’harel’s agents observe.

Sorrow Shared - Gen - f!Lavellan, Vivienne - Post-canon -  1.7k

Some years after the defeat of Corypheus, Lavellan pays Grand Enchanter Vivienne a visit on the anniversary of Duke Bastien's death.

Felicity Hawke

A Kirkwall Halloween - Gen - f!Hawke, Sebastian,  Merrill, Varric, Fenris - Canon - 4.7k

Merrill is homesick as Halloween–-a traditional elven holiday-–approaches, and her friends decide to do something special for her.

Rain Over Kirkwall - Sebastian/Hawke - f!Hawke, Sebastian - Post-DAII canon - 1.8k

As Kirkwall burns, Hawke says a very painful goodbye.

Freya Hawke

Far Beyond the City Walls - Fenris/Hawke - f!Hawke, Fenris - Post-DAII canon - 12.9k

Hawke has a plan for how to respond to Varric's summons to Skyhold. Fenris disagrees. 

Theodora Hawke

A Fall Evening in Kirkwall - Orsino/Hawke - f!Hawke, Orsino - Canon -  5.2k

Fall has come to Kirkwall, for the few weeks it will last before winter takes over. Hawke pays her political boytoy a visit, but the weather has brought out Orsino's broodiness.

A Little Bit of Politicking - Orsino/Hawke - f!Hawke, Orsino - Canon - 9.3k

The Champion of Kirkwall spends a great deal of time in the Gallows. Rumor is starting to spread that she favors the mages. What would First Enchanter Orsino do with the Champion’s favor?

Homecoming - Orsino/Hawke - f!Hawke, Orsino - Modern AU - 3.2k

500 years after the Mage-Templar War, Hawke works on a crabbing vessel in a small coastal town, and Orsino teaches magical theory at the local college, watching over the house when Hawke is away.

Private Lessons with the Champion - Gen, Orsino/Hawke - f!Hawke, Orsino, OCs - Canon - 4.2k

While the Knight-Comnmander’s out, the mages will play. Orsino invites Hawke to the Circle to spar with his apprentices to test their skills, but she’s looking for more of a challenge.

Provider of Miracles - Orsino/Hawke - f!Hawke, Orsino - Canon - 4.5k

Orsino asks a favor of Hawke. The Champion's failures begin to wear on her.

Sleep Well? - Cassandra/Hawke - f!Hawke, Cassandra, Varric, Iron Bull - DAI canon - 2.5k

Hawke thinks the Seeker needs to sleep. The Seeker insists she has to work. There's a compromise, and Iron Bull is seeing things that aren't there (yet).

That “Back to School” Feeling - Merrill/Hawke - f!Hawke, Merrill, Anders, Fenris - Modern AU - 3.2k

Prompt: Merrill starts her first year of college full of excitement. After moving into her dorm she decides to explore and heads out for a walk. No more than five minutes later a football is slamming into her face at top speed, it’s dark, and then she’s waking up in the arms of a stranger with blood running down her chin and onto her blouse.

The Truth Comes Out - Orsino/Hawke - f!Hawke, Orsino - Canon - 4.4k

Orsino reveals the truth about Quentin and worries about Hawke’s support for the mage cause.

Things You Said After You Kissed Me - Orsino/Hawke - f!Hawke, Orsino - Canon - 3k

Rumors about the Champion run rampant in the Circle and try the First Enchanter's nerves. And how should he and Hawke define their relationship? The answer to that seems to grow murkier by the day.

Wrong Genre Savvy - Cassandra/Hawke - f!Hawke, Cassandra - DAI Canon - 3.6k

Hawke tries to convince Cassandra that kissing her is a bad idea.

Iona Cadash

A Rose By Any Other Name - Blackwall/Cadash - f!Cadash, Blackwall, Varric - Modern AU - 5.2k

Blackwall is just trying to rebuild his life in the Anderfels, away from the crime that drove him from Orlais. He has his little auto shop and keeps to himself and stays out of trouble. So how, exactly, did he end up being courted by one of the Carta's more notorious rising stars?

Choices - Gen - f!Cadash, Blackwall - Canon - 1.4k

Cadash never questioned her place in the Carta, until she came to the Inquisition. Suddenly, she's not so sure she likes who she's become. 

Vivienne

And Around Her Neck, A String of Comets - Gen - Vivienne, Bastien, Nicoline - Pre-canon - 33.1k

Before the Jewel of the High Court, before Madame de Fer, there was just Vivienne, a young girl from Wycome. Everything else--well, that was her invention.

Dancing a Two-Step - Bastien/Vivienne - Vivienne, Bastien, Nicoline - Pre-canon - 3.1k

At the second of Duke Bastien's parties, Vivienne is well aware what an outsider she is. The duke takes it upon himself to personally entertain her.

Mass Effect:

Amondi Shepard

The Color of the Stars - Thane/Irikah, Thane/Shepard - f!Shepard, Irikah, Thane - Soulmates canon AU - 1.8k

Thane thought his time of seeing color was over.

First Kiss - Thane/Shepard - f!Shepard, Thane - Canon - 1k

Thane and Shepard share a moment after a mission.

One Morning (of Several) on the Citadel - Thane/Shepard - f!Shepard, Thane, Kolyat - Pre-ME3 canon - 1.4k

"Morning" is a subjective term on the Citadel. Still, when the sun is up, Shepard is up, and determined to make something for breakfast.

Aethyta

Tissaia’s Blush - Aethyta/Benezia - Aethyta, Benezia, Liara - Canon - 780

Benezia always wore the same perfume.

Enjoy! All of these link to the AO3 post, but there is a link to the tumblr version in the author’s comments.

[dreadfutures]

hi hi hi crashing in like the koolaid man begging for ❛ there’s nothing crueler than letting a dream end midway. ❜ for seb x ixchel??

oh man oh man

for @dadrunkwriting

combining this with @inquisimer

Pairing: Ixchel Lavellan/Sebastian (#one wild and precious life post!canon au)

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It is a rare occasion that she dreams of the Golden Elsewhere. She never seeks it out, no matter how she might long for it; she is too much an expert Dreamer now, and her subconscious does not summon the forest of yellow leaves and pale white bark against her bidding.

She does not want to be in that place without him. Without Solas.

But sometimes she finds herself there anyway. The winding paths of the Fade that she walks sometimes lead there, guided by a presence she feels like a warm wind at sundown. There is barely intelligence there, barely awareness, but it is tangible enough that she knows it wants her and wants her to *follow.* And inevitably it leads her to this sanctuary Solas had shown her so, so long ago.

The leaves are like onion skin beneath her feet, thin and slippery in layers upon layers shed by boughs above. Sometimes she can glimpse a wolf statue, a guardian, through the trunks. She has never found the edge of this forest, no matter how far she walks, and there are no indications of where in the Waking World this might correspond to.

Ixchel walks deep into the forest until she feels the silence thick against her skin, and she lowers herself to the ground. In a bed of delicate leaves, veined with gold and edged with the faintest hint of earth, she curls up as if to sleep, and she longs. In the Waking World she sleeps beside another, a man she does indeed love. But there has never been a night she has not felt Solas' absence, and these nights are the worst of all. She can almost feel him with her in that Golden Elsewhere, but his will is intangible, if it is truly present.

She turns her face into the leaves and she speaks of her life to him, just in case.

When she does wake, she finds it difficult to go about her life again unperturbed by the dream and the longing that pervades it. She tries, though. If she is more melancholy, if she is quieter, than usual, so what? Many others have moods that fluctuate more often and more dramatically than hers, and she wants to believe that no one notices--least of all, her husband.

One morning she rises from such a dream and finds that Sebastian has woken before her. He is dressing quietly, but he turns when he hears her stir, and the concern in his eyes takes her aback.

"Good morning, love," he says.

"Is it?" she asks, trying to inject a light hearted note into her voice. "It seems really early, Sebastian. What calls you out of bed?"

But when he meets her eye, her smile fades. "What's on your mind?" she asks.

Sebastian returns to her side and sits on the edge of the bed. His head is tilted up, eyes trained on the window high in the ceiling that indeed still frames a night sky.

"You have...dreams, sometimes," he says hesitantly. "I can tell. Sometimes they wake me. It's not a bother!" he hastens to clarify, half raising a hand in her direction to quell whatever apology might have sprung to her lips. "I just want to give you your privacy."

"They're just dreams," Ixchel begins, but Sebastian gives a small chuckle.

"I... I don't think so," he says. "They affect you. And that's alright, don't get me wrong, love."

He takes her remaining hand in his and brushes his thumb across her knuckles. "I hope I didn't wake you. There's nothing crueler than letting a dream end midway."

Ixchel is silent. She has been struck speechless by the care and kindness of the man beside her, and her love for him--true and genuine--melts when it meets the ache of loss within her. Still unable to find words, she sits up and scoots closer to Sebastian, until she can rest her head upon his shoulder.

"If you ever want to talk about it," he says quietly. "I think you're the only one who'd understand how I feel sometimes, missing her, and..."

She sighs a little. "And you're certainly the one who'd understand how I feel,* she agrees.

He squeezes her hand, and she squeezes back.

"I love you very much," she says softly, closing her eyes and releasing a sigh.

The side of his head touches hers as he leans into her. "And I, you."

[sebethany]

I decided to do the “my ship in 5 minutes” thing with my top 4 Dragon Age ships! I used my sims because I am not good at drawing lmao. For Merribela and Sebethany I also included their ages in my modern AU since I changed them. Also... just assume the last question is “who WOULD die for the other” because none of them actually die for each other...

Elodie and Alistair’s ages are as of post-DAO because in my canon, she is not a Grey Warden and they have an arranged marriage after he becomes king. The DA2 characters’ “canon” ages are as of the end of the game, except Bethany’s which is the age she is through most of the fic I’m writing because she turns 27 during it. This is also why I put the age difference between her and Sebastian as 8 years because it’s closer to 8 years than 7.

Here’s the blank if anyone wants it!

[crazyfanoffandom]

Dragon Age Original Characters

Dragon Age Origins

Rovena Cousland - No Profile Link Available This Grey Warden’s kindness makes you wanna throw up. She’s unintentionally charming, witty and very flirty. Rovena Cousland gets straight to the point and doesn’t sugarcoat. Simultaneously, she lets people walk all over her and babies everyone. She is classified as a dual wielder rogue. Paired with: Alistair.

Dragon Age 2

Ailith Hawke - Incomplete Profile Available Ailith Hawke prefers to smash someone’s head to the curb opposed to diplomacy and talk. The young mage uses other people’s fear of death to get information and openly opposes all who speak out against her. Despite her aggressive nature, she protects Fenris with her life. She fears loosing Fenris as she has lost her father, sister, brother and mother. Ailith is classified as a mage. Paired with: Fenris.

Asiya Herrera - Incomplete Profile Available The young Antivan grew up in Kirkwall’s Lowtown hiding in the shadows after a scandal destroyed her family’s noble line. In current day, she seeks out jobs at night of murder and thieving to buy food for her sister, and keep them out of poverty. Likewise, Asiya is a dedicated Andrastian, and outside her nightly jobs, spends most of her time in the Chantry with her sister. In addition, she keeps her face partially covered to avoid detection from any possible individuals who wander to Kirkwall from Antiva. Asiya is a archer rogue (Follower OC). Paired with: Sebastian Vael.

Dragon Age: Inquisition

Arwen Lavellan - Incomplete Profile Available The elf grew up among the Dales in the Free Marches. Arwen Lavellan is very awkward and anxious individual. Often, the awkwardness enhances her coldness though often it’s a misconception. She values intellect and books, and burps out loud/farts in public shamelessly. Arwen is a sword and shield warrior. Paired with: Solas.

Imogen Trevelyan - Incomplete Profile Available Until recently Imogen Trevelyan was in the Ostwick circle and had no contact with her noble family due to her being a mage. After the circles fell, Imogen Trevelyan ended up in the Inquisition at Haven, pledging herself to serve for a greater purpose. Imogen’s time at the circle has blinded her with hatred. She judges and spouts propoganda centring around her hatred for Templars. Often, Imogen will treat Templars and ex-templars with hostility without cause. Of course, this is usually in glares and few words...right away. Imogen Trevelyan is a mage. Paired with: Cullen.

These are all the characters I’ve created for the Dragon Age franchise thus far. I’d like a chance to get away from my usual in the next game, but we’ll see. If you want to read more about the characters, please visit their profile linked in their name if it’s available. I also have a Dragon Age Masterlist with a list of all current stories in the Dragon Age franchise. Feel free to head to my ask box to ask a question about any of the OC’s in this post.

Dragon Age Masterlist

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Nominations Update!

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Writing Prompts, Pairings, and AUs

I’m excited to announce I am part of the Dragon Age Drunk Writing Circle! Send me a writing prompt (@dadrunkwriting or general) and I’ll do my best to fill it. Check out the list below for character pairings, prompts, and AUs on offer. <3

Update 12 February 2022: I have included a list of completed prompts, and prompts that have been sent to me already, so you can know which ones have or will be filled 

Note: Please refrain from sending ‘for anyone’ prompts, if you can. The more specific, the better I can fill the prompt!

Another note: no smut prompts at the moment, but that might change later on. I’ll make an announcement, when that happens. <3

Behold, OCs on offer (I don’t mind writing generic Hawkes or Inquisitors or Wardens, either. But I do like writing my OCs because they’re my babies <3). Click on their names to learn more about them on my Tumblr blog.

Valena Cousland, my warrior Warden who wants to be queen

Solona Hawke, my mage Hawke who just wants a book. and her dog.

Revka Cadash, my non-protagonist, middle-aged dwarven OC who’s the Carta’s leader in Kirkwall. And a ball of chaos. With arrows.

Aranehn Lavellan, my super-reluctant Inquisitor that gets lost in the Hinterlands often and prefers her herb garden over Orlesians. (I don’t blame her <3)

Rana El-Khoury, my modern girl in Thedas. She’s a Lebanese opera singer who hit her head and woke up in Kirkwall. While she can’t fight, she can sing, and quickly establishes herself as a bard in Kirkwall. Likes bringing modern inventions to Kirkwall. Actively searches for a way back home. Love chocolate.

Keep reading under the cut for Pairings, Prompts, AUs and Completed Prompts!

Generic Pairings on Offer/no world-state attached

Romantic (my favorites are bolded)

Fenris x Hawke

Sebastian x Hawke (bonus: Fenris x Sebastian x Hawke love triangle)

Varric Tethras x Hawke, Cassandra, or Inquisitor 

Varric x Revka Cadash 

Josephine x Inquisitor, especially a Trevelyan (the politics! the drama! the dinner parties with the in-laws! how fun!)

Hawke x Merrill

Morrigan x Alistair

Alistair x Warden

Aveline x Donnic

Hawke x Anders

Cullen x Inquisitor

Solavellan

Platonic/Friendship

pretty much any of the DA2 crew being buddies

Hawke & any of the DA2 crew

Varric & Hawke

Fenris & Sebastian Vael & Donnic

Dorian Pavus & Inquisitor

Varric & Inquisitor

Revka & Inquisitor

Revka & her cousin Edric ‘Dasher’ Cadash (a friend’s Inquisitor, the head of the Fereldan Carta)

Revka & any of her numerous family members

Josephine & Inquisitor

Warden & pretty much anyone from the Origins crew

Warden & Anders

Warden, Hawke, or Inquisitor & a pet of your choice

Revka & a pet of your choice (including her messenger crow, her dracolisk, her pet nug, and/or her terrier)

Songstress and the Swordsman Universe:

Set during my fic, The Songstress and the Swordsman. Songstress takes place during Act 3 of Dragon Age 2, but extends out into pre-Inquisition territory. Sebastian Vael moves to retake his throne, with Fenris as his commander. Much court intrigue, political scheming, assassinations, political marriages, and council meetings ensue. 

Romantic

Fenris x Rana El-Khoury

Marian Hawke x Anders

Sebastian Vael x Cecily Seymour (my OC, the Teyrn of Ostwick’s daughter; starts as a political marriage that becomes a love match)

(past) Merrill x Tamlen (this would technically be set in Origins, before the Dalish Warden origin)

Platonic/Friendships

Rana El-Khoury & Varania

Fenris & Sebastian Vael

Fenris & Varania

Fenris & Varric

Fenris & Merrill

Hawke & Isabela 

Rana El-Khoury & Merrill

Fenris & Varania’s son, Leto 

Girls night with Rana, Cecily, Merrill, and Varania (or any combo of them)

Boys night with Fenris, Donnic, Sebastian, and Varric (or any combo of them)

AU fun!

Modern AU

Band AU (want to read about Fenris playing bass guitar? me, too <3)

Historical AUs like 18th century, Regency, Ancient Greece or Rome 

Pretty much anything with Tevinter, Seheron, or Antiva also makes me happy, so if you ever think of a prompt with that setting, that’s cool. 

Prompt Lists

Please copy + paste the entire prompt in the ask, so I know exactly what write for you. :) And feel free to elaborate/specify/expand!

Blue’s Epic Scarlet Pimpernel Prompts 

Miscellaneous Dialogue Prompts

Nonsexual Acts of Intimacy

Dragon Age Specific Dialogue Prompts

Trope Bingo

Hand Holding

50 Kisses

Prompts with Children

Sensory Prompts

Short and Angsty Prompts

Florence + the Machine Prompts

Winter Holiday Themed Prompts

Completed Prompts:

Scarlet Pimpernel:  Hiding from the enemy in a hollowed-out tree (Cullen/ my Inquisitor, Aranehn Lavellan); Coming Soon: Disguised as the enemy agents to escape through the front gates (Hawke/Anders); ‘Lud, madam!’ (Revka Cadash); Coming Soon: "Please, you move too fast." "My heart dictates the pace" (Inquisitor x Josephine Montilyet)

Sensory Prompts:  Aloe being slathered on a sunburn (Anders & My Warden, Valena); Fireworks close enough to feel in your chest (Revka Cadash);  a shimmer of water droplets in the sun (Fenris / Hawke)

50 Kisses: Coming Soon:  "Forehead or cheek kisses" (Hawke x Varric)

Non-Sexual Acts of Intimacy: Holding hands across the table (Sebastian Vael / F!Hawke); Coming Soon: one falling asleep with their head in the other’s lap (Sebastian Vael / F!Hawke); One falling asleep with their head in the other’s lap (Fenris / my oc, Rana);  Sharing a dessert (Fenris/Rana El-Khoury, my OC); Coming Soon:  Finding the other wearing their clothes (Varric / my oc, Revka Cadash);  Coming Soon: Modern Band AU version, adjusting the other’s necklace/accessory (Fenris x Hawke)

Hand Holding: Coming Soon: cold hands in warm hands (pairing TBD);  Coming Soon: not really paying attention, both doing something else, but still holding hands (Varric x my OC, Revka Cadash)

Florence + the Machine: I’m not calling you a liar, just don’t lie to me (Cullen / my Inquisitor, Aranehn Lavellan); Coming Soon: ‘It’s a fine romance but it’s left me so undone’ (Fenris / Hawke)

Misc. Dialogue: “You’re supposed to talk me out of this.” (Hawke/Anders);  Coming Soon: ‘I will if you will’ (Fenris & Isabela); Coming Soon: ‘You’re supposed to talk me out of this’ (Hawke & Isabela); Coming Soon:   “No one has a heart of stone.” (Varric x Cassandra)

DA Dialogue Prompts:  ‘I think I’m going mad’ (Anders & my warden, Valena); Coming Soon:  "This is why the Maker left.” (Varric x Hawke)

Short & Angsty: ‘You don’t mean that’ (Fenris / my oc Rana El-Khoury); Coming Soon: ‘because I care about you, okay?’ (Varric x my OC, Revka Cadash); 

Modern AU: Coming Soon: Varric / Cassandra

Modern Band AU: ‘and there was only one (tour bus) bed’ with Fenris, adjusting the other’s necklace/accessory (Fenris x Hawke)

I can’t find the prompt list for it: Coming Soon: ‘Right now, the only duty I care about is to you’ (platonic Aveline & my OC, Solona Hawke);