#solas x elvhen oc

[in-arlathan]

And so we begin again: With part one complete, I couldn't help but continue with my Elvhenan fic. Introducing “The Rebel's Ruin”, in which we follow Fen'Harel during his first rebellion, as well as one of his former agents who tries to stop him at all costs.

We'll start with some lore and backstory

Recap of Part One – A full summary of all plot beats from "The Rebel's Ascension" for old and new readers

The Ancient World – An overview of the world building from Part One

The Ages of Elvhenan – An overview history of the elven empire as I built it for this series.

Character List – A list of all important canon and original characters in the story (will be updated as the story progresses)

The prologue and first chapter will follow soon, I promise! You'll find the fic summary and a full list of AO3 tags under the cut. Happy reading! :)

Title: The Rebel’s Ruin Fandom: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age: Inquisition Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Relationships: Solas (Dragon Age)/Original Character(s), Female Lavellan/Solas (Dragon Age), Female Lavellan (Dragon Age)/Original Female Character(s), Female Lavellan/Solas (Dragon Age)/Original Female Character(s), Solas (Dragon Age)/Original Female Character(s)

Characters: Solas (Dragon Age), Fen'Harel (Dragon Age), Original Female Character(s), Original Elvhen Character(s), Original Elvhen | Ancient Elven Characters (Dragon Age), Mythal (Dragon Age), Elgar'nan (Dragon Age), Dirthamen (Dragon Age), Falon'Din (Dragon Age), Andruil (Dragon Age), Ghilan'nain (Dragon Age), Sylaise (Dragon Age), June (Dragon Age), Elvhen God(s) (Dragon Age), Felassan (Dragon Age), Abelas (Dragon Age), Female Lavellan (Dragon Age), Female Inquisitor (Dragon Age)

Additional Tags: Dragon Age Lore, Elvhen Lore, Head-Canons Galore, Elvhen Pantheon, Elvhenan, Speculation on Elven History, Speculation on Pre-Veil Magic, Lovers To Enemies, Enemies to Lovers, Yes We Have Both and It's Complicated, Past Lavellan/Solas (Dragon Age), Past Female Lavellan/Solas (Dragon Age), Time Skips, Dark Solas (Dragon Age), Solas is Fen'Harel (Dragon Age), Solas is Grim and Fatalistic (Dragon Age), POV Solas (Dragon Age), POV Original Female Character, Angst, Hurt, Comfort, Hurt/Comfort, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Angst and Romance, Romance, Pining, Smut, Eventual Smut, Explicit Sexual Content, Dark, Dark Fantasy, Canon-Typical Violence, Violence, Blood and Violence, Blood and Torture, Torture, Psychological Torture, Psychological Trauma, Trauma, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Tags May Change, Other Ships Not Mentioned in Tags

Series: Part 2 of The Rise & Fall of Fen'Harel

Summary:

Seven years have passed since Fen’Harel has revealed his plan to end the world. Seven years, in which former Inquisitor Elenara Lavellan has tried and failed to stop him. Now all her hopes lie with a woman named Felani, a former agent of Fen’Harel, who knows more about the Dread Wolf’s secrets than anyone else…

Almost 4,000 years earlier, Fen'Harel's rebellion is in full swing and the Evanuris are trying to bring an end to it. Falon'Din is amassing more and more worshipers to take down the Dread Wolf and his armies. But his actions cause unrest among the gods. So Mythal calls for negotiations to secure the future of the elvhen empire – only to be murdered. Fen'Harel has to make a decision: Surrender to the power of the gods or stop them by all means – even if it means destroying the world.

Continuing the events of the first part, we dive deep into the ancient past and explore everything that happened up to the creation of the Veil. This fic jumps between the time after Trespasser when Lavellan is trying to track down Solas, and the time of Elvhenan and the elven rebellion, so buckle in!

NSFW chapters will be marked with *

[kierarhawke]

The Halla's Heart - Chapter 2 Snippet

“There will be more than one wave,” Nesiya warned Kirsi as the elven warrior drew her sword, shield firmly strapped to her arm. She engaged one of the corpses, while Solas began to deal with the wraiths’ barrage. 

Kirsi watched as Blackwall joined Nesiya, wondering for a moment where the spirit of Compassion had disappeared to, then saw without much surprise that the Sky Watcher had joined in as well. The ground trembled beneath his blows.

Frosty eyes analyzed the situation. A flick of her wrist and a corpse was frozen in place, soon shattering to pieces under a skillful dagger that disappeared once its grim work was done. One corner of Kirsi’s mouth quirked up slightly when she noticed.

Then, in her peripheral, she caught sight of a wraith approaching. The wisp of a demon changed as it neared her, turning from the glowing green of the Fade to an icy blue. 

She blasted it to pieces before the others could spot it.

“Kirsi…”

It’s alright.

As the last demon dissipated, the Rift changed again, beams of light spreading out as new beings crossed over from the Fade.

This time, a Rage demon was amongst their number. It locked eyes with Kirsi from across the area, the Fade Rift crackling between them. 

Kirsi’s expression darkened and she transformed her staff from its bracelet form with a thought. A frosty wind swirled around her as magic gathered. Even the falling rain became snow when it came close.

Ice to quench a fiery rage.

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All my Dragon Age Characters and Ships can be found below the cut!

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DRAGON AGE INQUISITION

◆ ELINAN of clan LAVELLAN Female (she/her) Dalish Elf Mage (Rift Mage)

We all know how the storyall know how the story goes. She starts at the First of her Clan and due fate she unwillingly becomes the Herald of Andraste at the head of the Inquisition all while falling for the Dread Wolf himself. What is less known is her heritage, of her grandmother falling for a mysterious tall elf with purple eyes when her clan was close to the Tirashan forest, a color she inherited among the superior height compared to the other elves. Fascinated by Solas's stories about the spirits and feeling useless in front of his pain when he lost his friend to corruption, Elinan found herself wondering if there was a way to heal demons guiding them to a road of redemption without killing them. It would later become her primary mission in life, all starting with Enfenim and Cole, bringing her to create a safe place of healing and knowledge in some elvhen ruins hidden in a secret location. As the Inquisitor, she never believed in the Chosen of Andraste idea, but was glad to play along as it gave her the power to help others. This is because she's a people pleaser by nature, working hard to the point of getting several burn outs in order to perform perfectly in every occasion. Understanding that role was no longer needed and with other goals in mind, she disbanded the Inquisition, disappearing completely in a matter of months. She spent her following years between journeying Thedas to learn the different approach to spirits among the various cultures of the world and helping those in need in her haven, and with time she ended up being known as the Shepherd, for spirits, demons and mortals alike or anyone in need of healing or guidance. Knowing that begging Solas would never move him away from his plans of destruction, Elinan decided to show him there was another way, a kinder way of coexistence between The Fade and the mortal races. Still her heart ached for him, unable to forget the love which united them. The Anchor, while removed, still poisoned her. Beside the scarring on her left arm's stump there were no visible physical issues left behind, but it changed her magic, giving her the same powers of a Somniari.

◆ ENFENIM N/A (he/they/it) Ancient Elf/Fear Demon Mage (Arcane Warrior)

Appearing first as a Fear Demon haunting the Emerald Graves, it was clear for the first moment he wasn't a corrupted spirit from a Rift but much more, he was able to wield a sword and staff just like a mage. Haunted by his lack of memories cursing unlucky travelers to the same fate and an even worse death, after meeting Elinan he starts a journey of healing and redemption by learning he could regain his memories by acting driven by his old purposes: protection of others and the pursuit of knowledge. As the years went by, his look mutated from the arachnid humanoid of his demonic form to one of a beautiful ancient elf. Apparently he was born when Arlathan fell after the creation of the Fade. A spirit of Knowledge from Vir Dirthara was driven mad by the loss of its purpose, instinct making it search for the last source of comfort it remembered: a guardian who's seen all what he had to protected gone and failed his purpose as well, possessing and corrupting him in the creature of Fear he has been for centuries and more. In more recent times he acts as bodyguard and partner to Elinan and is a father figure for Rook. He's also an Archivist in the safe haven he has been building with the ex Inquisitor.

DRAGON AGE: THE VEILGUARD

◆ "LITTLE ROOK" NADIR Transmasc Non-Binary (he/him) Elf Mage

There isn't much known of Rook's past but he appeared in Skyhold working as a servant when he was just ten years old. A curious and chaotic child, he always had issues following orders despite having a visceral need to get people’s love and approval. One day, hiding from his duties, he ended up in the small abandoned library near the kitchens, where Enfenim resided while still having the appearance of a fear demon. Somehow the two befriended each other, and in those moments spent together, the child learned how to write and read both elvhen and common. "Little Rook" is the nickname Enfenim gave him, as the kid had deep black eyes and his blond hair and clothes were always covered in dirt and ashes but his face, making him resemble the bird which was a common sight in Thedas. The kid was also quite small and shorter compared to other elves of his age. Months after the victory against Corypheus, Rook manifested his magical powers in the worst case possible as fire erupted from his hands while he worked in the kitchen, close to a pot full of oil. While the event caused no victims but several injuries and was classified as an incident, Rook got scarred both in body and mind, burns covering a good part of him and the sense of guilt lingering, making him believe he was doomed to always create chaos. After the event Elinan officially took him as her apprentice, but seeing him more like a son, a sentiment she shared with her spirit companion. He left Skyhold with his family after the end of the Inquisition, with the goal to find Solas one day and reunite him with his mother.

DRAGON AGE 2

◆ ABIGAIL "GALE" HAWKE Non-Binary (they/she) Human Rogue (Duelist)

Born to the Hawke family between both sets of twins, Abigail was the trickster of the family, always playing pranks, unable to be stopped with a tongue as sharp as their blades. Somehow they always knew a friend, always found the information needed and the way they got all these connections, well it was rarely legal or at times even sane. As they were quick to move, they were also quick to fall in love, counting people like Varric, Isabela or even the Arishok on their list of crushes. But alas between a battle and a bottle of wine, Fenris was the one to finally win their heart, his history sparkling a need to do good and help in them. After the events of Kirkwall, keeping track of their movements was hard as ever, at times they were by the side of their lover freeing slaves, some others they were in the places you would least expect them. Like Skyhold. Or the Fade. From which they thankfully escaped, traveling again to no one knows where.

◆ MARIAN HAWKE Female (she/her) Human Warrior (Reaver)

The canon female Hawke offered by the game, twin of Garrett and older sister of Abigail. She has a kind and patient soul, the only one truly able to deal with her brother's rage. She falls for Merrill, with whom she lives, helping her take care of the Kirkwall's alienage. She also takes care of the family Mabari: Holdfast.

◆ GARRETT HAWKE Male (he/him) Human Mage (Force Mage)

The canon male Hawke, twin of Marian and older brother of Abigail. While he was a sweet, shy and sensible kid in his youth, Garrett grew more harsh and angrier as he was unable to deal with the tragedies of his life. What mages had to suffer in Kirkwall fully turned him into a cynical bastard but also did let him fall in love with Anders, considering him his soulmate and his loyalty for the man unbreakable. As Anders got forced to live in exile after the events in Kirkwall, Garrett embraced the same fate, ready to follow him until the end of days. Little is known about his whereabouts but at times he still writes to his twin sister.

DRAGON AGE: ORIGINS

◆ AILIS COUSLAND Female (she/her) Noble Human Warrior (Champion)

Ailis was the last surviving scion of the Cousland family, a girl who preferred swords and training instead of learning more feminine arts, something reflected by her quite muscular and imposing look. Becoming a Warden wasn't just a way to survive the purge of her family but an honor she accepted gladly, possessing a strong sense of duty toward her people and Ferelden itself. In her journey she became a close friend of Loreen and Leliana, falling for Alistair's sweetness. He especially guided him to become a stronger man, to the point he took his rightful role as King of Ferelden with Ailis acting as Queen. With Kali vouching for Loghain recruitment as a warden and Alistair refusing to fight by his side, Ailis remained by his side, leaving the party, fully dedicating to her role of monarch for the years to come. She owns a Mabari called Grace.

◆ AERON MAHARIEL of clan SABRAE Male (he/him) Dalish Elf Rogue (Ranger)

You will hardly find among the Dalish someone so taken by their role as hunter as much as Aeron. Marked with Andruil's vallaslin, this man dedicated his full life to the hunt, almost to be considered weirdly obsessed by it. Still he's aware his lack of fear and recklessness aren't something to be proud of and he blames himself only for what happened to Tamlen. Becoming a warden wasn't a choice but his only means to survive, still it didn't come without benefits, having the chance to know Morrigan being one of them. He often jokes about how he won her over due to his good look but in truth they simply bonded by their common childhood experiences. He also got to hunt and kill monsters of every kind, fulfilling his bloody needs quite easily. In the end, he performed the ritual, and Kieran is his son, one he loves dearly despite him containing the soul of an archdemon and being forced to live away from him. Still when the time came, Aeron followed Morrigan through the Eluvians, hoping their fate was going to be better than Tamlen's. During his return to the Brecilian Forest, he tamed a wild wolf which became his main companion, and he gave him the name Harellan, as a taunt to the Dread Wolf.

◆ VALDA SURANA Female (she/they) City Elf Mage (Blood Mage)

Shy and sweet, Valda always found comfort in books and learning, interacting little with her peers first and wardens later. Despite her apparent lack of interest for others, deep inside she cared deeply about other living beings, believing she could find a way to help everyone if she focused enough on her studies. Her control of the magic arts was sublime but the fight against the Archdemon, despite ending in victory, made her fear she wasn't enough, to the point she started studying Blood Magic as well. Surprisingly she found an affine soul in the Architect, enough to make her join him in his research for a better solution both for mortals and darkspawn alike.

◆ LOREEN TABRIS Female (she/her) City Elf Rogue (Shadow)

Life in the alienage was harsh, but for a time Loreen was happy, ready to marry a lovely man, ready to contribute to her community. All until that fateful day which took away all of that from her, including her softer side, exchanging it all with a blazing rage and the need to change things for good. Nelaros's ring was always on her index finger after, and she would never took it off. As a Grey Warden she was merciless against her enemies, but able of kindness for those who truly deserved it and a strong leader for the party amongst Ailis and Kali with whom she grew close. Kali understood her pain being a dwarf commoner and Ailis seemed eager to help the elven cause despite being a human noble, ready to use her role to truly change things the best she could. Leliana became a new source of comfort first, and her lover later, one to whom she proclaimed eternal loyalty, even when she became Divine. After the battle with the Archdemon and the chaos with the darkspawn civil war, Loreen became Warden-Commander and Arlessa of Amaranthine.

◆ KALI BROSCA Female (she/her) Commoner Dwarf Warrior (Guardian)

Despite having been born a casteless commoner, Kali always had the aura of a noble with duty, honor and hard work being the pillars of her life, but most of all, she cared for her sister Rica, making sure she could life a happy life. For her, she was willing to push back her morals and work for the Carta, even if it ended up in a disaster, which would eventually change her life for good. Amongst the Warden she was able to fulfill her call, taking a role of leadership in her group. Being practical and hating to have blood spilled for no reason, she was the one to vouch for Loghain's life and even let the Architect go unharmed with Valda even if it wasn't a decision she was proud of. He found a common soul in Sten, but despite the attraction which was strong for both of them, she had to let him go to follow what his Qun demanded of him, even if the two still shared letters with each other, all formal but with much more hidden between the lines. Just like Loreen, she was promoted as Warden-Commander and is the only one in their group to fully dedicate herself to the Grey Wardens after all their adventures.

OTHER DRAGON AGE OCs

◆ HIVER Male (he/him) Qunari (Ex Saarebas) Mage (Spirit Healer)

Being born into the Qun as a mage is something no one should experience, especially when you feel deep down all is wrong. And you dare to voice it. Since his magic manifested, Hiver's life has been a nightmare. Collared, tortured, treated like an abomination, lips sewn and when that didn't work, his tongue was cut as well. Then came the war between the Qun and Tevinter. Venatori captured him like a wild beast to be used freely at their whim. Lost and suffering, his control over his magic was lost, creating a blizzard in the middle of the desert in the Hissing Wastes. That's when the Inquisition and Lavellan found him. That's when he found people who saw him as a person, not as a dangerous tool. She called him "Hiver", the word for winter in the Orlesian language due to that storm of ice he called upon. She taught him how to control his magic, how spirits weren't dangerous monsters but could be allies, many ready to help. His true nature flourished, his kind heart no longer having to hide. Elinan called a teacher to have both of them learn sign language and a spirit of Learning became his main companion, filling in as an interpreter when there was the need. After the Inquisition got disbanded, he followed Elinan, becoming one of the healers in the safe haven she built.

SHIPS

DRAGON AGE: INQUISITION Elinan/Solas - Elinan/Enfenim - Enfenim/Elinan/Solas (polycule v.)

DRAGON AGE II Abigail/Fenris - Abigail/Varric (forbidden) - Abigail/Isabela (ended) - Abigail/Arishok (in their fantasies LMAO) Marian/Merrill Garrett/Anders

DRAGON AGE: ORIGINS Ailis/Alistair (king and queen) Aeron/Morrigan Valda/theArchitect Loreen/Leliana Kali/Sten

DRAGON AGE: THE VEILGUARD Nadir/Elgar'nan Nadir/Elgar'nan/Sulenan Nadir/Sulenan Sulenan/Elgar'nan

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2022 in Fics

I did a little fic round-up here, but before the year is out I wanted to make a list of the things I published on AO3 this year because you can never have enough self-promotion.

Satinalia & Harvestmere | G | Dragon Age Leliana & Zevran & Isabela / Dragon Age: Origins Ensemble My two entries for the 2022 Dragon Age Annual Calendar. The first is a little celebration between a party of rogues and the second a bonified ghost story told by renown griffon-hater Wynne.

Common Ground | G | Dragon Age Vivienne & Orlesian Warden Written for Shellepink for the Platonic Ideal Exchange. Vivienne meets an unexpected former colleague in the aftermath of Marquise Bouffon’s defeat. I liked the idea of Vivienne having a friendly rivalry with the Andras Warden from Awakening, and I inventing a Warden OC for the prompt was fun.

Because I Asked | E | Dragon Age Solas x Non-binary Lavellan My first explicit fic ever! Set in Solas and Ian’s much softer Modern Thedas verse. Ian wakes up with a thirst and he decides to make it Solas’s problem. Writing the intimacy in both their domestic lives and their sex was really fulfilling, I love this couple so much no matter what universe they’re in.

Prayers of the Father | G | Mass Effect Thane Krios & Miranda Lawson Written for CelestialArcadia for the Spectre Requisitions Exchange. Mass Effect 2 is my favourite of the ME games, but one thing I often find disappointing in it is the lack of dialogue between companions. This fic was one way I sought to explore what I wish the game would. Set after Miranda’s personal quest, but before Thane’s, I wanted to set up the similarities between these characters and their desires and how they might talk to each other about them when Shepard isn’t in the picture.

Remembering Well | G | Dragon Age Varric Tethras & Solas Written for the Solamancy 2022 Zine. Solas and Varric are both two characters who are (potentially) mourning the loss of one of the oldest friends. They’re also both storytellers, albeit of different flavours. I wanted to write Solas engaging with Varric’s loss by talking about his own, and keeping Hawke’s name alive in the wake of her death.

Homecoming | T | Dragon Age Charter & Agent(s) of Fen’Harel Written for YouWoreBlue for the Arlathan Exchange. Charter attends a party in pursuit of rumours of an ancient Elvhen artefact, and finds herself in a race against the agents of Fen’Harel to find it first. I wanted to depict the agents presented here with sympathy and compare them with the Inquisiton agents still in operation because I am overly fond of paralleling Solas’s forces with the protagonists’.

Onomatology | G | Dragon Age f!Cadash & Solas This was written for my roleplay blog a while ago, but I only got around to publishing it on AO3 this year. Solas is a name I headcanon he chose for himself and I wanted to write a conversation of him sharing why with Thora. Despite the secrets between them, they have a close friendship, one where he shares a lot while concealing what he must. Depicting that here was important to me.

Good-bye Kiss | M | Dragon Age f!Cadash x Blackwall  Originally written and published on my multimuse roleplay blog. It’s a little scene exploring Thom and Thora’s intimacy post-Revelations. Him leaving without saying good-bye rocked Thora almost as much as everything else about that quest, and when they eventually reunite good-byes become an important part of their daily rituals as a reflection of that.

The Storyteller’s Game & The Last Laugh | T | Dragon Age Fen’Harel & a Miscellaneous Cast After a long hiatus I finally got around to writing more Tales of Fen’Harel! I love writing fables, and two myths I heard about Aengus inspired me to create Elvhen interpretations. The Storyteller’s Game veers much closer to the fable I heard, whereas the second I lean into Fen’Harel as the noble’s nightmare, divvying justice where Mythal can’t (or won’t?) intercede.

The Ascent | M | Dragon Age | In-Progress f!Cadash & Solas My first proper longfic! I’ve had this idea in my head for a while and deciding I wanted to start publishing it this year. It’s an expansion on a drabble I wrote years ago. Thora’s faith in the Stone and her ancestors is an important aspect of her character, and it dovetails beautifully with Solas’s own interest in remembering the past. Given Cadash Thaig’s history with ancient Elvhenan, them travelling to it together just feels right. I’m looking forward to continuing this fic in 2023!

Ten fics may not be much by some estimates, but I’m really actually kind of proud of what I’ve written. I’m looking forward to the stuff I have in the works for 2023 and I hope it’ll be another good year for writing. I even have a WIP I began yesterday which isn’t Bioware-related.

Thank you to everyone who has read, commented, and promoted my fic this year. I appreciate each and every one of you. 💖 Have a happy New Year!

[faerieavalon]

“I see you, Fen’Harel. I see you and I am not afraid.”

Ara’lan and Solas from Sule Tael Tasalal, as captured by @schoute. I’m speechless. This is gorgeous and so true to them.

[in-arlathan]

Am I reblogging this commission yet again? You bet! Because I love it with all my heart and can't stop staring at it!

Btw, if you want to check out the fic that goes with this wonderful piece of art, you can find "The Rebel's Ascension" over here.

:3

Commission for lovely @in-arlathan

I strongly encourage you to read her fic - "The Rebel's Ascension". It is absolutely amazing! ;)

[katcaldraws]

Tried painting a little differently ☺️ I will probably play with this more at a later time 🙈💗

[nocteleum]

Solas x CatBeth warming up by the fire, because that's how I spend my days off: Cleaning up sketches from the past week because I want to make it a proper drawing but I don't want to commit to fully rendering said sketch.

But at least I fixed the anatomy :'D

[rituartanddesign]

One of the last things I worked on before taking a break in August to move across the country 😅 going to be slow going for a while as I am setting up my new studio this month!!

[anavakarian]

The healer and the Dread Wolf. Chapter 47: just Solas...

The healer took a slow breath, determined not to show weakness, but everything was too confusing now to understand how she felt or how she was. The man she had in front of her had been her other half until three weeks ago. She had loved him. She still did. Her anguish blurted out everything before she was able to contain her words. “I don’t know… Everything feels unreal. I’m still trying to wrap my mind around the fact… About who you are… What you want to do... And I don’t know...” she lowered her eyes to her clenched hands and he was fully aware that she was trying to keep her tears away.

There was a deep pain in her words and a deep pain in her eyes when she looked back up at him, and that hurt him more than anything. “ Ir abelas , Alyna. You have become someone I do care about deeply. I couldn't resist… And then I was afraid of baring my spirit to you. I wanted to tell you once everything was finished, but now I realize how wrong I was. I’ve been a coward and extremely selfish. I betrayed your trust and I could never repair that. I only hope you can forgive me.” He stopped to swallow hard a couple of times.

Confused by the halt, she raised her gaze to meet his. The man in front of her was stripped of any masks: his familiar and beautiful violet-grey eyes were locked on hers, full of remorse; full of the same deep and desperate pain than hers. He was old: older than she would ever be able to understand, pale under his sprinkle of freckles, reddened eyes because of the lack of sleep and the storm of feelings inside him. It was impossible to recognize Fen’Harel anymore in his features, but just Solas: a powerful Elvhen mage, drawn, hunted by his mistakes and hurting for his gloomy future and their broken love.

It was utterly confusing. And overwhelming.

The last threads of control that were keeping her together ripped open and a lonely tear rolled down her cheek with the acceptance that he was the man she loved. “Solas, I… I don’t know if I can forgive you. All your past, all your history, what you intend to do... “ she grimaced with the thought. “I want to understand… I have questions. Lots of them.”

His name on her lips… Alyna hadn’t used that name since the day of his confession. Since he broke their love and her trust. She had purposely avoided it every time she spoke to anyone or every time they were together. Solas never thought that hearing his old name could bring such a relief. “And I’ll answer them all if you allow me to.”

Read it on AO3

[in-arlathan]

Fandom: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age: Inquisition Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Relationships: Solas (Dragon Age)/Original Character(s), Female Lavellan (Dragon Age)/Original Female Character(s), Solas (Dragon Age)/Original Female Character(s), Fen'Harel (Dragon Age)/Original Female Character(s), Fen'Harel (Dragon Age)/Original Character(s), Elvhen God(s) & Solas (Dragon Age)

Characters: Solas (Dragon Age), Fen'Harel (Dragon Age), Original Female Character(s), Original Elvhen Character(s), Original Elvhen | Ancient Elven Characters (Dragon Age), Mythal (Dragon Age), Elgar'nan (Dragon Age), Dirthamen (Dragon Age), Falon'Din (Dragon Age), Andruil (Dragon Age), Ghilan'nain (Dragon Age), Sylaise (Dragon Age), June (Dragon Age), Elvhen God(s) (Dragon Age), Felassan (Dragon Age), Abelas (Dragon Age), Female Lavellan (Dragon Age), Female Inquisitor (Dragon Age)

Additional Tags: Dragon Age Lore, Elvhen Lore, Head-Canons Galore, Elvhen Pantheon, Elvhenan, Speculation on Elven History, Speculation on Pre-Veil Magic, Lovers To Enemies, Enemies to Lovers, Yes We Have Both and It's Complicated, Past Lavellan/Solas (Dragon Age), Past Female Lavellan/Solas (Dragon Age), Time Skips, Dark Solas (Dragon Age), Solas is Fen'Harel (Dragon Age), Solas is Grim and Fatalistic (Dragon Age), POV Solas (Dragon Age), POV Original Female Character, Angst, Hurt, Comfort, Hurt/Comfort, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Angst and Romance, Romance, Pining, Smut, Eventual Smut, Explicit Sexual Content, Dark, Dark Fantasy, Canon-Typical Violence, Violence, Blood and Violence, Blood and Torture, Torture, Psychological Torture, Psychological Trauma, Trauma, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Tags May Change, Other Ships Not Mentioned in Tags

Series: Part 2 of The Rise & Fall of Fen'Harel

Seven years have passed since Fen’Harel has revealed his plan to end the world. Seven years, in which former Inquisitor Elenara Lavellan has tried and failed to stop him. Now all her hopes lie with a woman named Felani, a former agent of Fen’Harel, who knows more about the Dread Wolf’s secrets than anyone else…

Almost 4,000 years earlier, Fen'Harel's rebellion is in full swing and the Evanuris are trying to bring an end to it. Especially, Falon'Din is amassing more and more worshipers to take down the Dread Wolf and his armies. But his actions cause unrest among the gods. So Mythal calls for negotiations to secure the future of the elven empire – only to be murdered. Fen'Harel has to make a decision: Surrender to the power of the gods or stop them by all means – even if it means destroying the world.

Continuing the events of the first part, we dive deep into the ancient past and explore everything that happened up to the creation of the Veil. This fic jumps between the time after Trespasser when Lavellan is trying to track down Solas, and the time of Elvhenan and the elven rebellion, so buckle in!

NSFW chapters will be marked with *

[alyssalenko]

I commissioned @hazumonster to draw Newti and Solas from my fic Bound to You and let me tell you, I was not disappointed. I am dying at how amazing it is and she even has all her piercings! Dammit they're due a happy ending. Even in he gets "punished" first 😉

[ageoftheelves]

- Pride and Prejudice (1813)

Here is Part 5 of my Dragon Age and Jane Austen crossover series, featuring another Solas edition because why not? Thinking of this quote in relation to Solas just makes my heart sad.

Lavellan was always willing to forgive Solas and help him find happiness without harming others, but he just wouldn’t let her in. Depending on how you view your Lavellan OC’s life after Solas, the fact that he took her vallaslin would make her such an outcast in her Dalish clan. I can only imagine how Lavellan might’ve felt. Mortified would only be the tip of the iceberg. Ahhhhhhh.

[dreadfutures]

AUs, Pairings, Prompts

Please copy + paste the whole prompt WITH A CHARACTER OR PAIRING SPECIFIED.

Formerly-Tranquil Felassan & Ixchel Lavellan

DAI/current continuity Solas & Formerly Tranquil Felassan (past Solas/Felassan)

Warden Halevune Mahariel/Morrigan (DAO, DAO:A, or DAI)

Feel free to elaborate/specify/expand/come up with your own! Please send them WITH A CHARACTER OR PAIRING SPECIFIED.

Prompt Lists Here. Details of AUs and Pairings below the cut.

Couples Dialogue

Emotional Intimacy and Pillowtalk

Kiss Prompts

Eerie Vague Prompts

Aberdeen Gothic

Enormity of Desire

For The Damaged

Highly Specific Horror Vibes

Prompts with Children

Betrayal Prompts

Dragon Age Specific Dialogue Prompts

Hidden Injury

Quotes from a Hero 

Concise Horror Prompts 

Touching

50 Kisses

Quotes about Death

Nonsexual Acts of Intimacy

Gestures

Love Epiphanies

The Fall 2003 Prompts

Hanal’ghilan 2022

Wintery Prompts

Some Winter Weather

Winter Sensory Prompts

Winter Song Lyrics

Eerie Vague Prompts - Autumn

Hit ‘em where it hurts

Hand Prompts

Subtle Smut Prompts

FLUFFUARY 2022

14DaysDALovers 2022

Scarlet Pimpernel 1982 Prompts

The Language of Thorns

Circe Prompts

Miscellaneous Dialogue Prompts

Trope Bingo

Linkin Park Lyrics

Sensory Prompts

Short and Angsty Prompts

Touches

Midnight Mass Prompts

Winter Holiday Themed Prompts

Strange Philosophies Prompts

Pairings

Romantic

Solas x Ixchel Lavellan (#broken mirrors)

Morrigan x Halevune Mahariel (#old blood older still)

Garrett Hawke x Fenris

young!Ixchel Lavellan x Kieran ( #shadows in the sun)

Dirthamen x Ixchel Lavellan (#sunbird)

Felassan x Solas

Platonic (feel free to mix and match characters) (#cage of the ribs)

Ixchel Lavellan & Merrill

Ixchel Lavellan & Dorian Pavus

Ixchel Lavellan & Vivienne

Ixchel Lavellan & Solas

Ixchel Lavellan & Halevune Mahariel

Ixchel Lavellan & Morrigan

Ixchel Lavellan & Kieran

Ixchel Lavellan & Felassan

Ixchel Lavellan & Terinelan Lavellan (First Lavellan)

Ixchel Lavellan & Gethrael (a friend’s OC, a Dalish Spirit Healer and Keeper)

Ixchel Lavellan & Talenna Ethera (a friend’s OC, a Dalish mage and skald to the Inquisition)

Solas & Merrill

Solas & Dorian

Felassan & Briala

Felassan & Cole

Morrigan & Kieran (#old blood older still)

Halevune Mahariel & Kieran (#old blood older still)

-:-:-

AUs:

Bloodied & Broken

Ixchel is 27, it’s her second life/”fix-it”/”redo” of DAI. She is angry, tired, depressed, and determined not to let any of that stop her from saving the world--by convincing Solas that this life is worth living, and this world, worth saving. (Spoiler: she does.)

Prompts end up being either part of future fic events, or stolen moments from the fic that just weren’t included. :)

SubAU: “one wild and precious life” - in the distant future after Bloodied&Broken is done, Solas is in uthenera, Ixchel has a romance with Sebastian Vael, who is a widower as well.

Elvhenan

**anything and everything magic, Elvhen, empires, and spooktacular  eldritch horrorness**

Because of time travel shenanigans, young!Ixchel at the Conclave is replaced by resurrected!Ixchel, but some kind of melding happens in the interim, where she gets some of older Ixchel's memories or at least feelings. Young!Ixchel pops up into pre-Arlathan Elvhenan. She has the Anchor, but there is no Veil. She has vallaslin, but not mind-controlling type (no lyrium in it).

Everything about this AU is based around prompts so send them away!

Shadows in the Sun (young!timeline)

My (tentative?) DA4 canon: Inquisitor Ixchel, in her early 20s, is running across Thedas in search of ways to stop Fen’Harel or convince her old friend to change his ways. Kieran, her childhood friend (they’re roughly the same age), appears on one of her lonesome journeys...and asks her for help. His mother (who drank the Well) has gone missing, and he needs Ixchel’s help finding her.

-:-:-

Pairings

Bloodied & Broken:

Romantic

Solas x Ixchel Lavellan (#broken mirrors)

Morrigan x Halevune Mahariel (#old blood older still)

Ixchel Lavellan x Sebastian (widow/widoer, political marriage au, a love of equals and integrity) (#one wild and precious life)

Garrett Hawke x Fenris  (I don’t have a lot in mind for these two except that their relationship is inspired by Batman 2022 Batman/Catwoman)

Platonic

Ixchel Lavellan & Cassandra Pentaghast

Ixchel Lavellan & Dorian Pavus

Ixchel Lavellan & Vivienne

Ixchel Lavellan & Solas

Ixchel Lavellan & Halevune Mahariel

Ixchel Lavellan & Morrigan

Ixchel Lavellan & Gethrael (a friend’s OC, a Dalish Spirit Healer and Keeper)

Ixchel Lavellan & Syrillon (a friend’s OC, a Dalish elf who now works as a bodyguard for an Antivan prince)

Ixchel Lavellan & Briala (wary allies and revolutionaries)

Morrigan & Kieran (#old blood older still)

Halevune Mahariel & Kieran (#old blood older still)

Send me obscure DA OCs... I probably have some plans for them as Inquisition agents or something.

Elvhenan:

Romantic

Dirthamen x Ixchel Lavellan ( #sunbird)

Solas x Felassan

Platonic

Ixchel Lavellan & Solas | Fen’Harel

Ixchel Lavellan & Glory (Rivalry)

Ixchel Lavellan & Hope(aka Felassan)

Ixchel Lavellan & Andruil (Enemies)

Ixchel Lavellan & Deceit (Protege & Mentor)

Dirthamen & Solas

Any ancient elf NPC is fair game!

Shadows in the Sun:

Romantic

Ixchel Lavellan x Jester (Leliana’s Agent)

Ixchel Lavellan x Kieran (#shadows in the sun, chaste)

Platonic

Ixchel Lavellan & Cassandra Pentaghast

Ixchel Lavellan & Dorian Pavus

Ixchel Lavellan & Solas (Solavellan Hell)

Ixchel Lavellan & Morrigan (Daughter & Mother found family ish)

Ixchel Lavellan & Kieran (friends)

Ixchel Lavellan & Lace Harding

Ixchel Lavellan & Charter

Ixchel Lavellan & Varric

Send me obscure DA OCs... I probably have some plans for them as Inquisition agents or something.

Filled Prompts

General Ixchel Lavellan:

“the eye, alone in its socket, doesn’t even know there’s another one, just like it, an inch away, just as hungry, as empty”

To The Dead in the Graveyard Underneath My Window, Adelaide Crapsey 

her reaction to Fairbanks' death

Morrigan, Mahariel (+ Kieran) (#old blood older still)

“they spooned all night and finally felt cared for”

“Taking a bath together”

“Shivering in a place where the Veil is thin”

“Can I open my eyes yet?”

“Promise. Promise me you’ll stay.”

“pulling one toward the other”

“Everybody has a face that they hold inside”

‘I did it selfishly, in bitter heart, and I would bear the consequence.’

‘death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it.’

"but there was only 1 bed... that they collapsed into, exhausted"?

"death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it"

begone. I prefer you in the dark.’

Something isn’t right about (setting). Something is off.” in the woods

  kissing the top of their head

Midjourney AI: “dreambook" + “a black dog who answers to my whistle"

sometimes  the  unseen  is  not  to  be  feared  and  those  that  are   meant  to  love  us  most  are  not  always  the  ones  that  do.

The leaves start to fall from the trees. One day, you notice a crow on the grass from your window. You don’t remember when was the last time you saw one. The next day there are three. After a week, there’s so many you can’t count them anymore. You begin to wonder if the darkness at night is just the absence of sunlight 

'the full moon is beautiful and faint against the noonday sky, when you blink, it changes expression, when you sleep, it carves canyons in the clouds, when you wake, it stands outside your window with a casket in its arms’

people like us don’t get to decide when we’re done.

sometimes  the  unseen  is  not  to  be  feared  and  those  that  are   meant  to  love  us  most  are  not  always  the  ones  that  do

Mahariel &...

Merrill - you’re not at war anymore, you can come home

Lavellan/Dirthamen (Arlathan, #sunbird):

One character playing with the other’s hair

"No one has a heart of stone.”

death is the only god who comes when called

“Do you feel at peace?”

“Did you dress up just for me?”

“I’m alive. I can tell because of the pain.”

“You pick up every rose in sight but all the roses die; I’d rather keep them alive, roots grow slowly”

“ kiss me again, but don’t stop this time. “

there’s nothing crueler than letting a dream end midway. 

A shimmer of water droplets in the sun 

Knowledge has entertained me and it has shaped me and it has failed me. Something in me still starves 

❛ you don’t have to be gentle. i won’t break. 

"one lives in the hope of becoming a memory.

Solavellan (#broken mirrors)

One character washing another’s hair

“Everything here feels wrong. The Veil…is far too thin.”

One character adjusting the other’s jewelry/neck tie/ etc

“I sleep better when you’re around”

“tasting their smile”

One falling asleep with their head in the other’s lap.

“Reading a book together”

Destroy me again / Is there still something I need to have? / Destroy me again / Until I feel I know.

"putting a hand over the other's mouth to shut them up

(Mulled cider) Poison veiled by fragrant clove

The Invitation (by Oriah Mountain Dreamer)

Person A placing small flowers into person B’s hair as they rest under the shade of a tree 

[cup] holding someone’s face in both hands and brushing cheeks with thumbs

an old song can be sung by new tongues but it starts blackening the lips of the chanters, there is ink bleeding from the snowdrifts and the sun refuses to rise

[ passing confidence ]  –  for the sender’s muse brush their finger’s against the receiver’s muse’s hand, too scared to hold their hand.

'(Pale) Fingers laced and gripping too tightly'

Garrett Hawke x Fenris (#Fenhawke)

napping together

kiss on the forehead

you’ll soon find we’re out of time.

in my dreams, we’re still together.

listening to the other’s heartbeat

DA2

Walk then. Come on, walk towards me. I bet you can’t even take a step’

Cassandra, Lavellan:

“Braiding the other’s hair”

“A mentor/mentee moment”

“If it bleeds, it can be killed.” “Well, it doesn’t.”

"this reminds me of you”

that’s not how god works.

Lavellan, Briala:

“You said you trusted me. What changed?”

Lavellan, Vivienne:

“One falling asleep with their head in the other’s lap.”

‘  love  speaks  in  flowers.  truth  requires  thorns.  ’

Lavellan, Dorian:

“Strikhedonia - The pleasure of being able to say “to hell with it”.”

“Druxy - Something which looks good on the outside, but is actually rotten inside.”

(+ Solas) “I am trying to do the job that you were meant to do.

(+ Felassan) To The Dead in the Graveyard Underneath My Window, Adelaide Crapsey

the worst of it all, it’s that if you ask now, i will forgive you. 

alk then. Come on, walk towards me. I bet you can’t even take a step

Lavellan, Varric:

Musee des Beaux Arts" by W.H. Auden

Solas, Merrill

it's never too late to do the right thing,

a place that feels eerily familiar to you, like you knew it in a dream

Something has been following us for awhile now.

young!Lavellan, Kieran (#shadows in the sun)

“Brontide - The low rumbling of distant thunder.”

“Cafuné (Brazilian Portueguese): The act of tenderly running one’s fingers through someone’s hair”

hide and seek, + morrigan

"Cafuné (Brazilian Portueguese): The act of tenderly running one’s fingers through someone’s hair”

Ixchel Lavellan, Gethrael Lavellan:

hugging each other

“everyone gets their wings clipped at some point”

Ixchel Lavellan, Talenna Ethera:

Logs on a Fire' and 'Falling asleep together

Ixchel Lavellan, Terinelan Lavellan:

a place that feels eerily familiar to you, like you knew it in a dream 

Lavellan, Merrill

They say she sold her soul to a dark god.

a ring of gold hanging from a chain of iron, untouched by weather, unmarred by time, a warning, a monument, a curse

The shadow you see out of the corner of your eye

Lavellan, Felassan (Arlathan):

playing with the other’s hair

Lavellan, Felassan (now):

Having their hair washed by the other.

"keep reading. I want to see how long you'll last."  + Solas

an old song can be sung by new tongues but it starts blackening the lips of the chanters, there is ink bleeding from the snowdrifts and the sun refuses to rise

experience is a brutal teacher, but you learn.

Lavellan, Fen’Harel (Arlathan):

“cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once”

Lavellan, Glory (Arlathan):

“Dueling with swords, and slowly cutting off bits of the enemy’s clothes.”

Ixchel Lavellan/Sebastian Vael (#one wild and precious life)

“I have never known such a wondrous thing in all my life as you”

“delaying death is one of my hobbies”

pushing a strand of hair behind their ear

being confused because they thought this couldn’t happen to them

there’s nothing crueler than letting a dream end midway. 

“it was just a dream.” / “I...I don’t think so.”

Lace Harding:

petrichor - The smell of dry rain on the ground

Solas (Pride) & Dirthamen:

Ozymandias: “Nothing beside remains. Round the decay / Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare / The lone and level sands stretch far away.”

"What violent words from a silent tongue; what loudly righteous prayers from this coward's lungs."

Solas (Pride) &(and / ) Felassan:

“The birds in his belly crave greener pastures!”

‘that’s the worst prophecy I’ve ever heard. ‘

Adonais: For he is gone, where all things wise and fair / Descend—oh, dream not that the amorous Deep / Will yet restore him to the vital air; / Death feeds on his mute voice, and laughs at our despair.

pour the gold of your heart over mine, / shining rivulets filling up the cracks / left by other burdens / of another time

i’m afraid to need you.

Felassan & Cole:

"you already know how this will end"

[faerieavalon]

Fandom: Dragon Age Inquisition Rating: Explicit Pairings: Solas/Elvhen OC, Felassan/Elvhen OC, Male Lavellan/Dorian, Others To Be Added

Ch 70: Vegaral

[Read it on AO3] [Start from the beginning]

The sunlight of a new day had just begun to fill her window with warm colors as Era’las finished securing a row of braids around the crown of her head. Nearly two weeks since their arrival, and some pieces of the life she’d lived within these walls had returned. The trusted companions that brought her this far had been pivotal in her progress.

Felassan was with her as often as possible. His duties called him away more than she selfishly wished, often leaving her with a smile on his lips and worry in his eyes. When he returned, whether after a few hours or more than a day, it was always with a weight clinging to him. Era’las didn’t pry. It was easier to let him hold her a little tighter and run her fingers through his hair until his grip eased and smile returned. Being his refuge was more important than picking at wounds. If there was an immediate danger, he would tell her. 

Her first lesson had been her own name. The people of Skyhold addressed her as Ara’lan. It tasted like loss and loneliness on her tongue when she tried it out. A name that meant everything and nothing at once, and while it didn’t fit her spirit anymore, she let them use it for familiarity sake. Soft whispers also called her Asha’ladara. That one was heavy and important, a weight on her shoulders that made her stand taller with a brightness she couldn’t resist. Only the elves used that one. 

The people of Skyhold were so quiet and loud all at once. Their common language became easier to speak by the day, like stretching a muscle she hadn’t used in years, but even with Felassan’s warnings, the lack of magic surrounding most of them was shocking. What few had the spark within them could only use it through concerted effort and training. It would have been easy to pity them, or mourn the loss of something so etched into her own soul, but they didn’t need pity. They needed patience, which she had plenty to give. Suspending her personal feelings, she was able to see and understand their truth. While Elvhen shared their feelings in their aura as easily as exhaling a breath, these younger souls used their bodies and voices. Where magic would allow life to be easier, they took the path of creativity and invention. They were marvelous.

As promised, Cole was helping, too. Each day, he accompanied her around the fortress, nudging when she felt the tingle of familiarity; the gardens where excited groundskeepers showed her the newly sprouting herbs she helped them plant, the kitchens where floured hands and wide smiles caught her up on all the gossip she missed, the library where hushed voices and bright eyes drew her to new printings and aging tomes alike. Each day, the sense of belonging grew in her heart, fed on the crumbs of surfacing memories. 

[Read the rest on AO3]

[johaerys-writes]

WHO'S READY FOR SOME MORE ANCIENT ELVES

THIS POTATE IS READY FOR SOME MORE ANCIENT ELVES

>:D

GETTING READY TO BARREL ROLL INTO ANOTHER @solas-disapproves UPDATE LIKE:

Shadow of Falon’Din

The Guardian Chapter 114: The Shadow of Falon'Din    

Rating: Explicit

Pairings: Solas/Elvhen OC, M!Lavellan/Dorian Pavus, F!Lavellan/tba

Word Count: ~6,770 (this chapter) | ~514,350 (total)

Fic Summary: Agent of Fen’harel tries to play hero, gets sent back in time. Super Slow Burn. Thedas Lore Galore! Sad elves.

Chapter summary: “It is said that Falon’Din’s appetite for adulation was so great, he began wars to amass more worshipers. The blood of those who wouldn’t bow low filled lakes as wide as oceans…”

Fen’Harel and Yrja investigate, someone gets Tranquil’d, and she decides she wants to piss off a dragon.

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Both the Elvar'linast'vir Tiralaslin and the current war required legions and incomprehensible amounts of magic. The latter of the two was still raging, with the biggest battle yet taking place at the base of a volcano called Dumat’s Eye. Not a single warrior returned from the Eye that didn’t end up leaving for Uthenera shortly after. The war of the Gods was seared into the memories of every elvhen, even those who had never seen the front lines.

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