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dragon age mutuals (and not mutuals tbh) pls respond/reblog with yr go to class

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all the companion quests in act 3 that don't trigger until after on the loose is completed, and they let you start fenris's alone right at the top of the act and get dragged into a fight to the death with danarius when you're just trying to go talk to emile de launcet? really?

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Dragon Age VA's imdb pages ranked by how funny their other acting credits are.

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Furthermore, it is so fucking funny how the build up to the romances in II are so emotional and tender and all that but the actual catalyst that properly starts each one is said companion kicking Hawke's front door in at 1:42 pm on a Tuesday, grabbing them by the neck, and going "It's taken you three years but you've finally filled my horny meter and now it's time to pay the consequences" and Hawke simply mentally evaluates if any of their many still-healing fractures and stab wounds would get in the way and pops off some finger guns

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“finished” art is a scam i just work on smth until i dontn wanna work on it anymore and then its finished. boom

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༺ Lost in Thedas (18+) ༻

A new, canon-compliant literate RP set during any of the three main games - Origins, DA2, Inquisition. Your choice!

Welcome to Lost in Thedas!

Join here!

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A sandbox RP server, you can create an OC or play a canon from any of the three main games. Want to change something about how their story went down? Want to create an OC who befriends Morrigan, or falls in love with Varric?  Experience your favorite in-game mission? The possibilities are endless!

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What we offer:

✲ An 18+ only server

✲ OCs and Canon characters welcome

✲ “Journal” channels for all your characters, to post aesthetics, art, pinterest boards, playlists, or more!

✲ Mature themes

✲ LGBTQ+ Friendly

✲ Self assigned roles

✲ Tupperbox

✲ Fun banter channels!

✲ Future events planned! - JANUARY: In Hushed Whispers group RP

CANON CHARACTERS AVAILABLE

Origins: Wynne, Oghren, Shale

Awakening: Sigrun, Velanna

Inquisition: Cassandra, Josephine, Blackwall, Vivienne

And many more!

Join here!

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The Grey Wardens of Orlais: We are the Grey Wardens… we fight the Darkspawn and the Blight no matter the cost and no matter the obstacle. Nothing can stop us in our quest

Loghain: I’m closing the border

The Grey Wardens of Orlais: Impossible… there is nothing that we can do… we have been defeated… if only… there was a way… to get around this

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Dragon Age: Inquisition | Random scenery

Happy Dragon Age Day!

(insp)

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Dragon Age: Inquisition | Random scenery (part 2)

random scenery (part 1)

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no way am i leaving the crossbow in the car. i might need it, and it goes with my outfit.

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Chapters: 1/22 Fandom: Dragon Age II, Dragon Age: Inquisition Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Female Hawke/Varric Tethras Characters: Cara Hawke, Varric Tethras, Solas (Dragon Age), Background ensemble Additional Tags: Rewrite, canon adjacent, Slice of Life, Swearing, Alcohol, Eventual Romance, Mutual Pining, Unresolved Sexual Tension, Eventual Smut, background solavellan, Hawke Gets Left In the Fade, Eldritch!Hawke, Fade Nonsense, Solas is Fen'Harel (Dragon Age), Hawke Gets Out Of the Fade, Angst with a Happy Ending, but also…, Ambiguous/Open Ending, I Will Go Down With This Ship Summary:

Sometimes you’re in love with your best friend. Sometimes they love you back.

Sometimes, being foolish is inevitable.

NSFW will be marked with **. Beta’d by Iron_Angel.

Updates on Mondays.

Chapter 1 - All Good Tales Start At the Beginning

“Varric Tethras, at your service.”  With a twirl and flourish, the dwarf tucked the crossbow bolt back in his pouch.  

Oh, there’s a mountain of trouble packed into a four and a half foot frame, she thought to herself.  

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making hawke a healer but kinda shitty at it is great coz it's like

hawke: heals someone to a quarter of their hp

anders, two seconds later: heals that same person to full

hawke: okay well it's not a competition

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not a grey warden, champion, or herald of andraste, but a secret forth thing

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To The New Year

A little Hawke x Varric fluff to start the new year.

Far from the chains of Kirkwall on a quiet sandy shore, Hawke and her friends sat facing a purple horizon. Charred logs crackled and popped while the embers flew up into the early morning sky. Empty bottles and half-eaten food surrounded the pie-eyed group, barely holding onto what little energy they had left to welcome the new year.

Just as Hawke was about to lose her battle against her heavy lids Merrill squealed with delight.

“Here it comes! The first sun of the new year. Oh, isn’t it wonderful,” she sighed as a sliver of orange crested over the horizon, setting the beach ablaze with warm light.

“Andraste’s flaming knickers I thought it’d never come,” Varric joked, but even he took a moment to marvel in the glow of the first light.

In fact, the only sound that broke the silence was the gentle inching of the tide in the distance.

Until once again Varric interrupted, "Sooo... what now?”

“Now we kiss,” Aveline said absent-mindedly. Her hands gripped her late husband's shield as she sighed.

“We?” Varric coughed, his eyes darting to Hawke, who was smiling with her eyes fixed on the glowing sun creeping over the horizon. Time slowed as he watched the sea breeze kiss her face as the waxing light warmed her cheeks. Warmth swelled in his chest and moved quickly to his face. And feelings that he had long suppressed quickly overwhelmed him.

“No! " Aveline cried, tearing Varric's attention back to her. "Just anyone. That’s how we did it back in Fereldan. Isn’t that right, Hawke?”

Everyone's attention now moved to Hawke, who finally tore her gaze away from the rising sun. A wolfish grin curled in her face as her mind drifted to the last new year she spent in Lothering: A hazy dream of tangled limbs and prickly hay, welcoming the new day in the arms of a local farm boy.

“Yes… kissing.” She grinned.

“Maker, really?” Aveline scoffed.

“Why, what’s wrong with kissing?” Merrill asked innocently, sending the rest of the group into giggles and snickers.

Isabela found the last full bottle and plopped herself unceremoniously next to the sweet elf. “I think she was doing a bit more to welcome the new year kitten,” she purred.

Merrill’s eyes widened. “Oh! Oh, I see. How festive.” she smiled. “Do we have to?”

“No, I suppose not.” Aveline shrugged. The person with which she wanted to share such a tender moment was patrolling the other side of Kirkwall anyway.

Isabela rolled her eyes and crawled over to Aveline. “Oh, come here!”

“That’s quite alr-” but before Aveline could finish her thought Isabela’s lips crashed onto her cheek, completely missing their intended target. “That wasn’t necessary. Thank you. I should get back to the barracks.”

“That’ll give her something to think about. Anyone else?”

“I think I’ll pass,” Anders answered already feeling Justice’s protestations.

"Spoil sport," Isabela answered, sticking her tongue out. Then she stood up and brushed the sand off of her tunic. "Well this has been great and all but I'm going to enjoy the sun from someplace warmer: like a bed."

Varric had to admit a bed sounded perfect, without Isabela of course. But when he looked over to Hawke for consensus she had a mile long look in her eye that worried him.

“I think I’ll stay a few more minutes. Really get the full experience,” he replied, waving the rest of the gang goodbye.

“Alright Chuckles, brooding is Fenris’ thing, you can’t take that from him. He doesn’t got much else to his name,” Varric joked, taking a seat next to Hawke and holding his special flask out for her.

“That’s not true. He’s also got that glowing fist thing going for him,” Hawke teased, taking the flask with a smile. As soon as she opened it the woody aroma of her favorite expensive whisky filled her nose. “You shouldn’t have.”

“What can I say, you have good taste.”

They shared a moment of silence between them, like falling into a comfortable chair. Everything with Hawke was comfortable. Familiar. Safe. When she came into his life it was like the first sunrise of his life.

“I think this is going to be a good year,” Hawke said finally. She leaned back onto her arms, bringing her eye level with Varric. She smiled at him warmly.

Varric didn’t put much stock in self-fulfilling prophecies: he took the hits as they came. But if Hawke wanted a good year, and Maker knew she deserved one, he was going to give it to her. So he nodded and smiled back.

“This is a good start.”

“Not like Aveline’s though.”

“So you Fereldans really just kiss whoever is standing around?” he said, laughing as though the idea didn’t compel him a little.

“Not exactly. Well, not always. Usually it’s someone you care about. Could be a sweetheart… or a friend,” Hawke answered, her eyes moving to catch his reaction.

But Varric had enough of a poker face to keep his composure. Despite every fiber of his being lit up like fireworks in his chest. “A friend?”

She shrugged. “Why not?”

Varric didn’t have an answer, at least not a good one. People did it all the time. Hell, Isabela just planted one on Aveline and he was positive it wouldn’t spark anything between them. Surely nothing would happen between him and Hawke either.

Before he could talk himself out of it Hawke shimmied over and turned her face to his. Without thinking he brushed the wispy locks of hair away from her face. He tried to ignore the warmth that radiated under his touch.

“Varric,” Hawke whispered so softly he could barely hear it.

But it was all the encouragement he needed to push forward and meet Hawke’s lips. But what he thought would be a quick peck deepened into much more. Her soft lips pulled him in like a moth to the warmth of a flame. His hands moved to cup her face, if only to keep himself grounded to the spot. All the stories he told over the years about love and romance felt flat and colorless compared to the euphoria of that very moment. He felt breathless and yet full of life.

And then, as if both of them realized the danger they were in, they pulled away slowly.

“To the new year,” Hawke smiled, her face flushed red.

“To the best year,” he answered, truly believing it for the first time.

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THE BREACH

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Doing a replay of the Dragon Age series and I'm reminded that a lot of Anders apologists (me) headcanon the bad handling and dialogue of the characters in Dragon Age 2, especially Anders, as Varric being an unreliable narrator. I accept this theory BUT I want to add something: Varric is in love with Hawke. For whatever reason (Bianca), he can't be with them. Its why he makes most of the other characters have such awful traits. Its why Carver is portrayed as so cruel to his mage sibling where Bethany is portrayed as sweet and kind to the warrior or rogue Hawke. Its why Fenris is portrayed as violent and neglectful of the feelings of Hawke, why Anders is treated obsessive and traitorous, Merrill as naive and selfish, Isabela as unfaithful and devious. All these awful things... until Act 3. When Varric has finally accepted he can't have Hawke. Leaving Hawke behind in the Fade (my canon choice) hits so much harder for me because yes, Anders is now alone in the world, losing the person who he loved so much but also Varric. Poor sweet Varric who is unquestionably loyal to Hawke has now also lost the person he loved and protected for years. And I think that makes him, and a lot of others, much more rich and interesting characters