#felassan fic

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Felassan enasalin!

A tribute to my best boy Felassan; he's not gone in my heart, just wandering the Fade somewhere. ; ; Featuring my attempt at Elvhen writing! The sidebar says "Felassan enasalin" -- the other bit is just my signature transliterated. I might or might not make a guide at some point in case other people want to use written Elvhen, who knows.

The Elvhen writing in this is a cipher based on the carvings we see in game + the scrap from Last Flight, stylized with flourishes. Any similarities to real languages are coincidental and unintended! The pose is from a portrait of Henry Woodward by Violet Oakley (1921).

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Had the pleasure of working with youworeblue / @dreadfutures for this year’s @dragonagebigbang! I got to illustrate a scene from their wonderful Felassan fic, titled “it ends or it doesn’t”, which you can check out on AO3. More info under the cut!

Rating: T | Genre: Mystery | Length: 7/7 chapters, 45k words

Invited by the former Inquisitor to a gathering of Dalish Clans, Felassan struggles to reconcile who he was with who he is now. No longer Fen’Harel’s Slow Arrow, he has been both Hope and Despair embodied—but maybe he’s still a snoop.

Felassan finds himself investigating a murder with a ragtag group of three outcast Dalish, uncovering an ancient ruin hidden in plain sight, and the ugly secret trapped at its heart. As he, Merrill, a precocious Dalish First, and an exiled Keeper investigate the fractured history of Elvhenan after the Veil, he must grapple with his own fractured identity and decide what pieces to reject and what to keep.

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April Recs!

I think my recs this month have a few different themes in common: choice, consequences, loss, and also a reimagining or deepening of some aspect of canon. I had a hard time coming up with a pithy thematic title for this post, but I can certainly say that all of these fics have given me a fresh or deeper perspective on characters and events in the Dragon Age universe! I'm excited to rec them all, and I hope that you'll enjoy them too.

As always, please check the full tags and warnings on AO3.

Counting Paces by XerosXVI. Male Lavellan/Cassandra, and other companions. Varlas Lavellan struggles to come to terms with the death of his clan, and to connect with the friends who both can and cannot understand. I think it really effectively explores the aftermath of the tragic end of the Clan Lavellan plotline, in a way the game does not. Warning for family deaths and grief. 8500 words, rated T.

The Old Gods of Serault by hes5thlazarus. Felassan & Imshael, and some other people. Sundered from his body, Felassan wanders, coming across an old acquaintance in the Tirashan Forest. A fantastic and fantastical fic that brings these minor characters and a part of the world we've never seen vividly to life in weird and wonderful ways. Warning for descriptions of mycelium and body-horror-adjacent things. 3500 words, rated T.

Halliserre, Half Sister by Cryptographic_Delurk. Jowan/Lily, unrequited Female Surana/Jowan, a hint of Surana/Lily. In this story, Halliserre Surana has escaped the Circle Tower with Jowan and Lily, and now wonders what future awaits her with the blood mage she loves and the woman he loves instead. I really love this deeper look at these three characters and their complicated relationships. Warning for unrequited feelings and unplanned pregnancy. 3200 words, rated M.

three truths and a lie (Orphaned work). Cassandra, Leliana, and Varric. Cassandra has asked many times and in many ways what really happened to Orsino. One day, following Hawke's death, Varric finally tells her. Hands-down my favorite reimagining of the end of DA2. Warning for violence, eye trauma. 1800 words, rated G.

For Love of the People by @ammoniteflesh. Female Mahariel & the Dalish at Arlathvhen, with a side of Mahariel/Morrigan. Ghila Mahariel, who defiled the Sacred Ashes of Andraste in vengeance for her people, meets her people again, and faces their reactions, both positive and negative. It's a really interesting exploration of that game choice from the perspective of a Dalish Warden. 1300 words, rated G.

Happy April, friends, and happy reading.

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"Faith is what leads the weak to follow false gods," Geldauran snapped. "Faith is for those who have no trust in their own nobility, and strength. We would do well to cast it off, as we all should cast off our chains!"

"Ah, but it is faith that led us here." Felassan smiled. "What can compel a slave to stand against a god, if not faith in oneself, and in each other, above all?"

[Podfic Version]

I read a thing for @dreadfutures! I loved this gift from her for the @arlathanxchange a while back and wanted to try my hand at making podfic, so here we are.

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Okay. Solas is hot. Great character. We love him. BUT: HEAR ME OUT! What about Felassan??

Fellas. I'm rereading the Masked Empire for my fic. Also, since I'm kinda planning on doing a side story for my fic. (But that doesn't belong here.)

Anyway. I'm reading, and I'm. WHY DID I FORGET THIS OTHER HOT ANCIENT ELF? HOT DIGGITY DA, THAT ELF IS CHEFS KISS!

I always loved Felassan. He's funny, charismatic, and kinda rude. Totally my tea. And then I've read the part where he's suddenly very serious as Briala realises he's not Dalish. And that paragraph just sent me somewhere where I shouldn't be. I'm simping so hard for that man, please someone help me.

DAMN THOSE ANCIENT ELVES FOR BEING HOT! Solas. Next time. I want an ugly ancient elf, okay? Whatever they are — soldier, agent, I don't fucking care. Make him ugly. I can't take this shit anymore. Have I not suffered enough, you asshole???

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OC Name Meanings

Thank you so much for the tag @elveny! Your answers were so good and thoughtful that I feel like mine are going to be so dumb in comparison LMAO.

Rules: Search and post the meaning of your OC’s name (if you made their name up or they go by a nickname, post an explanation of how it came to you)! bonus if you can find something for their last name too.

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All right [cracks knuckles] I'll start from the top.

Mass Effect (original trilogy): Commander Adriana Shepard. I named her after my husband because he introduced me to the game. NOT VERY ORIGINAL, but named with love? 🤣

Mass Effect Andromeda: Mara Ryder. I honestly cannot remember why I chose this name for her. Vibes, probably? I often just pick a name that "feels" right...

Dragon Age Inquisition: okay, I made up sooo many fucking Lavellans, and when I first started writing, most of them were just named after Game of Thrones characters. This includes Elia, Arya, and Lyanna.

(By now, you may have noticed that all my OCs have names ending in "a". I do like names ending in "a." I am consistent that way. 😂)

Athera Lavellan is the DA:I OC whose name is the most thought-out. I borrowed it from FenxShiral's Elvhen book of names, and it means 'part of a dream', which thematically tied into her romance with Abelas.

But then there's Tamaris, which is another name that I chose because of vibes (it "felt right"). I will admit that I know someone named Tamaris and I love the name, but I was also surprised to find that this is coincidentally a name from FenxShiral's name dictionary - a fact that I used in my fic of her and Felassan.

Dragon Age 2: Rynne Hawke. Her name was also chosen for vibes; 'Rynne' struck me as a kind of fun, playful name. I think in-world, she is named after a great-aunt. (It's been a while since I revisited her, I think this is the lore. 🤣)

Dragon Age Origins: Yara Mahariel. BACK TO THE TRIED AND TRUE METHOD OF USING GAME OF THRONES NAMES. 🤣💀

Baldur's Gate 3: my main Tav is Eilaena Valderol, aka Brynn Bladetongue. THIS WAS THE NAME I THOUGHT ABOUT THE MOST. Her birth name, Eilaena, is a drow name broadly inspired by the goddess Eilistraee. Her last name is her mother's name, which I used a D&D name generator to come up with. Her criminal alias, Brynn , was borrowed from an adventurer she admired who was a regular at the theater-tavern where she grew up. 'Bladetongue' is a stagename-like surname that she came up with; in her words, it's masturbatory (flattering herself for her silver tongue), and she likes the alliteration. She's half-wood elf/half-drow, and she purposely gave herself a human-sounding alias to fuck with people LOL.

My other BG3 OC is Tavanah. I liked the idea of using the default "non-special" name of 'Tav', but making it special by having her romance, Rolan, be the only one who calls her by her full name.

Tagging forward: once again, to genuinely anyone who wants to play!!! But let's start with @seabirdsong @iamcayc @novarunestone @elinorbard @crackinglamb @johaerys-writes @alyssalenko @vorchagirl @hollyand-writes

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Request Rules/Master Post

Here is my outline for my rules for requests and also the pairings that I will write for. I guess you can request a pairing I don’t have written down, but I might do it I might not. I won’t be rude about it and I’m always willing to take suggestions for new AUs.

What I won’t write:

Smut [I’m just not comfortable with it.]

Incest, pedophilia, or anything of the sort. NO EXCEPTIONS!!!

Y/N Fics [This is nothing against that type of fic, just not in my interest.]

What I will write:

Fluff

Angst

Gore

AUs

Basic SFW stuff

Some violence

Headcannons for ships

Headcannons for individual characters

I will respond to all asks but please don’t be rude.

Pairings I will write oneshots/headcannons for:

- [Character]/[Character] = Romantic

- [Character]&[Character] = Platonic

Mortal Kombat:

[Since the new game has not come out yet I’ll be basing these in the same universe as MK9 and MKX unless specified otherwise in the ask.]

Bi Han/Sareena

Kuai Liang/Skarlet

Tomas Vrbada/Nitara

Cyrax/Sektor

Hanzo Hasashi/Sonya Blade

Johnny Cage/Sonya Blade

Erron Black/Cassie Cage

Kenshi Takahashi/Sonya Blade

Syzoth(Reptile)/Khameleon

Rain/Mileena/Tanya

Tomas Vrbada&Sareena

Sareena&Tomas Vrbada&Skarlet

Sareena&Skarlet&Nitara

Jataaka&Kia&Sareena

Bi Han&Hydro

Khameleon&Chameleon

Kombat Kids

Dragon Age: (Currently Closed)

Cassandra Pentaghast/Varric Tethras

Cassandra Pentaghast/Felassan

Cassandra Pentaghast/Solas

Cassandra Pentaghast/Anders

League of Legends:

Yasuo/Jinx

AUs I will write oneshots/headcannons for:

Mortal Kombat:

Three Princess AU

Fan Fiction Master Posts

Dragon Age

Mortal Kombat

[List Will Be Updated Later]

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TAG GAME: FANDOM EDITION

thanks @michellemisfit for tagging me to play!! and thanks @celestialmickey for making these tag games :>

your name: Deanna

your age: 39 🦂

your first fandom(s): the x-files was the first and oldest fandom i dabbled in by signing up for some fanfic listservs. but the first online fandom i was really deep into was Newsies (the 1992 movie)

your current fandom(s): Shameless and Dragon Age

how did you first get into fandom? i honestly cant even remember...we all had geocities websites attached by webrings and chatrooms on AIM. there may have been a forum somewhere?

how long have you been engaging with fandom spaces? 25 years I GUESS?? After newsies i went through my weeb era, i dunno if we can call anime fans of the early 2000s a fandom? And then my focus was on WOW for several years. And i was always vaguely apart of the mass effect and dragon age fandoms but when DA:I came out it totally rewired my brain.

how often do you read fanfics? not often anymore. i just dont have time to read usually. thats why i consume so much tv. i need things playing while i work and do chores.

top 3 characters from your current fandom(s): Shameless I would say Ian, Mickey, and Debbie. Dragon Age? Gosh thats rough theres so many characters...ok if we exclude the protags I would say Solas, Felassan, and Varric.

have you ever written a fic for a fandom? if so, shout it out! oh sure, i have some da:i fics on ao3 but whether or not you fuckers can find em is none of my business.

have you ever drawn fanart for a fandom? if so, drop a link! haha yup, everything is under the tag #my art

share a personal headcanon that you feel very strongly about: Solas and Pira fucked. And Mandy starts hanging out with Ian and Mickey on a regular basis after they get their own place and Terry is gone 🥰

you’re trying to convince a friend to get into your current fandom(s) with you. what episode, clip, or scene are you showing them? i have gotten THREE people into shameless so far and I did so by showing them music video edits and out of context hilarious scenes. (carl beating the shit out of the guy trying to rob captain bobs, ian chasing mickey with the dildo, mickey "killing" sammi are some of the clips i used on my husband lol) 😈

and finally, what does fandom mean to you? nerding out with people who love the same media that i love! spiraling out over metas and fics and fanart and cosplays and gifs. putting on our clown make-up every time theres a games event where new info might be announced lmao. and making friends who i get to love and keep in my pocket forever 💖

@maizzycakes @canticle-of-apotheosis @salesmain 🙃

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 2022 Writing Round-Up

I’m combining two memes. One I stole from @fiadhaisteach and the second I was tagged by @rosella-writes and @kittynomsdeplume!

Words posted: 29,339 (not including tumblr-only DADWC)

Additional Words Written: At least 6000 more, probably more like 7000-8000 but I don’t want to go wrangle down snippets.

Grand total of words: 35339 or something idk

Fandoms: 2 (although I have snippets for 4)

Highest Kudos: Remembering Well was not written this year b/c it was for a zine, but it was posted this year and has 22 kudos. Of things written/posted tho it’d be Because I Asked (explicit just fyi!) at 17.

Highest Hit Oneshot: Because I Asked at 217

New Things I Tried: I started posting my first long fic and published my first explicit/nsfw fanfic on AO3! I also can’t say writing gen fic was new but looking at what I wrote I really leaned into that this year which is exciting.

Fic I Spent the Most Time On: Probably The Ascent by virtue of it being a multi-chapter.

Fic I Spent the Least Time On: The Storyteller’s Game from my Tales of Fen’Harel work I wrote in an hour or so.

Favorite Thing I Wrote: Idk I’m rly fond of this passage from The Ascent of Solas and Thora coming to Cadash Thaig.

Solas takes the corner quickly, and grinds to a halt just as fast. Thora stands yards ahead, stunned to a standstill. Dust rises where she stopped, suspended in the air like a moment frozen in time, draped in daylight.

The Deep Roads, in their unknowable depths, have changed again.

Great chasms in the earth lend lease to the rising sun, grassy patches of green growing where the light strikes the stone. Beyond two guardian statues bearing sigiled shields, the roads open into streets lined with buildings: market stalls, workshops, and places he does not yet have a name for. But this place they’ve come to has a name, and they both know it.

“This is it.” Certainty steadies the Inquisitor’s words otherwise beset by passion. Still, she trembles. He lays a hand upon her shoulder and she settles beneath it. The trail of dust seems to extend up to greet the sky, like a staircase into the thaig.

“We’re here.”

Favorite Thing I Read: I received some really, really special gifts this year from the exchanges I was in, but most special of all was Comrades in Arms, Brothers in Broken Chains by @dreadfutures. It’s about Felassan and the ancient rebels of Fen’Harel. I also received proserpine, a beautiful F!Shepard/Samara gift for the Mass Effect exchange I was in by CoaxionUnlimited

Writing Goals for 2023: Work on my long fic some more, write for different fandoms

New Works: 14, including works reposted to AO3 but not including DADWC that aren’t on AO3.

Tagging: @ineedmyknightcommander, @delicatefade, @rakshadow​, @mxkelsifer​ No pressure for anyone who doesn’t care to do this, I wasn’t sure if I should do it myself and I know these sorts of wraps can elicit bad feelings if you engage in them at the wrong time. Also feel free to tag me if you want to post your responses even if I didn’t tag you!

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Fic Writers Round-Up: 2022! 🖊️

Oooohohohoho let’s do some number crunching, shall we?? I was tagged by @pikapeppa and @noire-pandora (who are both incredible and you should read all of their works this is a threat I am threatening you :))) ) and I’m going to go ahead and tag my lovelies @because-im-hap-hap @rosella-writes @dreadfutures @bogunicorn @melisusthewee @jellydishes @effelants @emerald-amidst-gold​ & @bluedwarfed​! 

Might want to click the image to be able to see it better; I did realize how compressed it would get... oops! ^_^”

🖊️ New Things I Tried 🖊️

Started off the year strong with posting alien smut for the first time in Haunted by One Another! Inquisitor/Nizana have been an OTP of mine within different Star Wars RP groups for a hot minute (like, literal years a hot minute) so it was about time I actually got to writing about them and their dynamic.

And of course I started with smut because I’m a simple being at the end of the day, but also because they have a very base relationship that starts out as just Enemies With ‘Bennies. They’re kinda sorta real toxic, but I like to think even their smut speaks a lot for their dynamic and I had a lot of fun writing it. 💖 

🖊️ Fic I Spent the Most Time On 🖊️

Its Dueteragony.

You know its Dueteragony, I know its Dueteragony, we can all go home now.

But, seriously, everyone here knows Dueteragony is my baby, and even though I didn’t get to work on it this year as much as I did last year, I think the overall quality of the writing was significantly higher. I may not have put out as much but I really think I’ve grown as a writer and I’m really happy about that. I’m still learning a lot and that’s really exciting!

🖊️ Favorite Thing I Wrote 🖊️

Its a pretty short piece, but Within you lies the Best of Us is definitely up there. There were moments in basically everything I wrote that made me super happy this year, but being able to gleefully wait for your friend to realize that your friend has received a gift fic HITS DIFFERENT.

Nothing feels better than the unadulterated rat screaming, I swear on me mum. 💖 💖 💖 💖 💖

🖊️ Writing Goals for Next Year 🖊️

ALRIGHTY, SO...

• Get Dueteragony mostly finished (I really want a good chunk of that bad boy done prior to Dreadwolf, if all of it. Though, I do accept that parts of the last fifth of the story may have to be tweaked depending on the events of Dreadwolf. I HAVE PLANS, I HAVE CHARTS, I HAVE SO MANY SPREADSHEETS.)

• Write a sequel to Haunted by One Another. I really want to post more of the Inquisitor and Nizana’s relationship, how they went from Enemies to Lovers, and also just... write more fun smut between those two losers. I’m currently working on a direct sequel, but I also want to do a prequel, and maybe some oneshots. I’ll most likely end up making a little series grouping for them and shove them all in there for ease of organization rigiuerbgierb

• Actually start that ding dang What If fic I was going to do of Felassan and Mellan that I promised @because-im-hap-hap​ and @rosella-writes​ I was going to do.

• Actually finish the draft and post the WandaVision AU fic of Solas and Mellan that I promised basically everyone I know that I would do--

• Finish the Solas in heat smut that I also promised I’d finish I’m so sorry everyone my goals should just be “finish your pile of WIPs you savage...”

This was a ton of fun and a really interesting way to look at all the things I’ve done this year. ^_^ It’ll really be fun to see what next year brings as well!! :D

Lots of love! 💖

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I was tagged by @melisusthewee to share fics I’ve been working on recently! Alas, I’ve still been struggling with burn-out, so I wanted to wait for creator reveals for the DA Poly Exchange to go live so I could include the stuff I created for that - I’m really happy with those works!

1. call me by my name (Rating: E)

The Marquis cut his way through the Horned Knight's bramble-maze to rescue his Bard. Now, he is desperate to keep him.

(Inspired by a da drunk writing circle prompt.)

* There are simply not enough fics for the Last Court. The detail I had the most fun working into this fic is the gradual shift into use of True Names, even within the Marquis’ own head.

2. Corner of the Sky (Rating: T)

The year is 9:46 Dragon. Kieran has been staying in Denerim for months, now, but he still does not feel welcome despite all of King Alistair's efforts. It has also become increasingly clear to anyone with eyes that the boy is not a simple ward: he is Alistair's son, and may well be the King's only heir. As a celebration in Redcliffe for Ferelden's heroes draws closer, the rumors only grow louder. Kieran shies away from the attention, good or ill, but...

What he truly wants may yet surprise even him.

* This is still a work in progress. I really love writing about the dynamics of Kieran’s relationships with King Alistair, the Ferelden nobility, and the city elves.

3. no rolling eyes, no irony (Rating: E)

Quinn Trevelyan has been keeping a secret from those closest to him. They find out just in time to do something about it.

(Written for the DA Poly Exchange.)

* I just adore Quinn. He was so fun to write, and I just HAD to do something with the idea of him lying to everyone to hide his true birthday...

4. That Which Endures (Rating: T)

They converge by chance within the Crossroads, three remnants of a bygone time. Perhaps Felassan and Tiralin can guide Abelas on this strange new path?

(Written for the DA Poly Exchange.)

* I love the concept of Ancient Elves navigating the current era, and the idea of a person’s “Purpose.” (I have a feeling this fic is just the start of something new I need to explore further...)

5. When Shadows Wake (Rating: M)

A new thief in Riften hopes to shake things up and earn some coin, but shadows loom on the horizon. Assassins, bears, civil war, dragons... Eira has an ace or two up her sleeve, but is she a match for Maven Black-Briar, whose honeyed words drip with poison?

(A Thieves Guild centric story that also deals with the Dragon Crisis, the Thalmor, and Skyrim's politics.)

* I’ve been slowly working on more chapters of this story, so! Look forward to some updates soon? I still adore my Skyrim characters. This fic in particular is also my attempt to have the questlines interact more with each other and have over-arching repercussions.

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July Recs!

I'm back with some more recs this month! Three stories I have very much enjoyed recently, as well as a pile of art recs! No particular theme, though if I wanted to reach a little I could say "Ancient Magics" for the fics. As always, please be sure to check the author's full tags on AO3.

Happy July, friends, and happy reading. 💙

Fic Recs

a scarlet thread of fate by @rosella-writes. Morrigan/Loghain. 4300 words so far, rated M. This is a work in progress (2 of 4 chapters so far). Rosella writes a deeply thoughtful and complex young Morrigan, wrestling with her complex feelings about her mother, the quest she is determined to complete, and what a sudden change of party means for her.

it ends, or it doesn't by @dreadfutures. Felassan, Merrill, a dog, and some other characters! 45,000 words, rated T. In the post-Trespasser future, a no-longer-Tranquil Felassan and his emotional support dog attend an Arlathvhen, where the former Inquisitor is to wed the Dread Wolf and be presented with a special gift--only to have the festivities interrupted by a horrifying crime. A reluctant Felassan take the lead to solve the mystery, and clear a maligned Keeper's name, bringing to light ancient secrets along the way. Both a thrilling and tightly-paced murder mystery, and a moving and thoughtful piece about personal and cultural identity, confronting the past, and looking to the future. There are also some gorgeous illustrations to go along with this story: @adurna0-art's illustration as part of the Dragon Age Big Bang, this piece by @sbeep and these by @crunchyncrumbly

Her Own Shall Bless Her by @sunspeared. Leliana/Morrigan, and Kieran. 3000 words, rated G. While Kieran hides from his magic lessons with Madame de Fer, Leliana and Morrigan connect again at Skyhold, and Morrigan offers Leliana a glimpse of a memory from her past in the Fade. A gorgeous piece with excellent character writing and lovely attention to detail throughout.

Art Recs

Felassan by @kirstinetheartist

Empress of Fire by @caffeinatedrogue

Solas & Felassan by @yolebrat

Sera by @lupetto

Krem by @nateeseart

a watery grave by @valtianan

The hands of our heroes by @dreadfutures

a dalish elf and an antivan by @cairaleighexe

Inquisitor Trevelyan & Sera by @paragonraptors

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My Gifts for the Arlathan 2022 Exchange

I received so much WEALTH this year during this @arlathanxchange! I waited for reveals so I could properly tag the creators and I'm so glad I did. Here they are in reverse-chronological order, because that's how I'm scrolling through my gifts tab:

Faerie-Stories Not for the Faint of Heart, by @hezjena is a beautiful, sumptuous examination of Flemeth of Highever tucked away in her tower, locked up by a jealous husband, who finds freedom not in the sword locked up with her like some useless treasure, but in a spirit who needs her help. Together, Flemeth and Mythal escape. The description of Flemeth's growing malaise and Mythal's threatening nature will haunt me from here on out.

Comrades in Arms, Brothers in Broken Chains, by @dreadfutures is a gorgeous piece about Felassan standing up to Geldauran during the early days of Fen'Harel's rebellion. Felassan makes a case for those who choose to keep their vallaslin, and in so doing exposes himself as the Hope of Fen'Harel. Felassan's dialogue is just perfect, and Solas at the very end tugged on my heart-strings so hard. "Are you here, my Hope?" will live on in my mind forever.

No Punches Left to Roll With, by @dreadfutures is a delicious, beautiful examination of Lace Harding falling for Charter as they fulfil Inquisition business. Harding's inner voice is perfect, Charter is stunning (pls kiss me omg Charter I love you), and their building friendship in this pre-relationship piece is just so tense and fun. I loved the insight into the inner workings of the Inquisition (and of Virelan!!! a sneak peek at my girl!) and how these two may have worked together.

oh the river, it's running free (oh the joy it brings to me), by @darethshirl is a (romantic? platonic? you decide) examination of Andraste and Shartan's relationship. I'm stunned by the beautiful inner voice Andraste has, and Shartan's comfort with her paired with his awe and admiration for her as they spend a moment together in meditation, suspended in time. This fic made me wish that nothing bad ever happened to either of them, and that their beautiful partnership, whether friendship or romance, could have continued in happiness forever.

mala suledin nadas, by @melisusthewee (you tricksy beastie) explores what happens when a certain Quinn Trevelyan, whom I love dearly, gets riddled with red lyrium projectiles and needs to be saved from Blighted dreams by the Dread Wolf. Quinn is clever and quick but not quite quick enough, Blackwall is a pure, dear delight, Sera is a griping mess of concern hidden behind blustering anger, and Solas is quiet, Solas is determined, Solas is loving and I will never, ever recover from just how tender and committed he can be, even in all his stern disapproval.

All of my presents have moved me to tears and more, and I count myself so lucky to have received them. They were an honour and pleasure to read and I can't recommend them enough.

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I saw your thing about wanting more solas/felassan art and while I do not have art, @roseategales and I have an elvhenan au where our lavellans have a thing with solas and felassan so if you are interested in smut about that: https://archiveofourown.org/works/35437771

If not feel free to ignore this lol

can endorse <3 <3 <3 it's gooooood

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Little snippet from my upcoming chapter

So I wrote this little scene yesterday, and even though it's just a convo between two of my OCs, this was so hilarious that I wanted to share this! (Silea will be the main protagonist in the Felassan/ancient Arlathan fic I'm currently working on. And this time, I'll post it when it's done, I can't work on two WIP's simultaneously . My brain will be dead lmao)

"Well, well, my dear Silea, where have you been hiding? I have tasks waiting, you know," he started, but then paused, his expression shifting as he noticed her tears. "You've been crying. Why?" *Damn it. There goes my hope of him not noticing.* Without waiting for a response, he began pacing. "That damn Fen'Harel. Was he unkind again? He only worsens with age. How did he attract so many women? His attitude, I'll never understand. He knows you're still mourning - Oh. Damn. Sorry," he halted abruptly, facing her. "I apologize, Sil." Silea shook her head slowly. "Fen was not unkind. I cried because I miss Felassan, that is all." Isenril scratched his chin, his skepticism evident. "He wasn't? That's odd. Did he hit his head, perhaps?" Then he spread his arms wide. Silea blinked. "What are you doing?" "A hug. You need a hug. Let me comfort you." Silea's eyes dulled, her lips curling. "You are joking, right?" "No. I'm like your big brother. Remember when you used to say that? Come on, let's hug." He moved closer, but Silea backed away. "That was ages ago. Don't you *dare*, Ril. I didn't come here for your jokes." Isenril theatrically clutched his chest. "My dear Sil, your words wound your brother. I bet Solas would get a hug. You always treated him better than me." He feigned hurt, wrinkling his nose. "That is true," she answered. His eye twitched at her retort, and he let his arms fall to his sides. "*Wow*. That stings, you know?" "Isenril, I am an adult, not a child, and your hands have a tendency to wander." He took a step back. "What? I would *never*." "You mean like when you slapped my backside, and Felassan nearly roasted you alive?" "That was an accident!" "Or when you *accidentally* barged into my room while I was changing *without knocking*, and both Fen and Felassan nearly throttled you? Or..." "You're exaggerating! We sorted it out in the end!" "With a bloody nose, yes." "Felassan didn't have to hit me! I didn't know he had such strength." Silea snorted. "If he hadn't, I would have... Thanks for the laugh, Ril."

Those two are the light of my heart with all the tension between Solas and Lavellan. I already can't wait to share that fic, Arlathan Solas will have to deal with so much shit. Believe me

[pikapeppa]

Fic writers' end-of-year roundup: 2022 edition!

It’s that time of year, writer friends — time to take stock of what we’ve been up to this year! Tagging to literally ANY AND ALL WRITERS who would like to participate, but I’ll throw down some tags from the top of my head: @contrivedchaos @kittynomsdeplume @little-lightning-lavellan, @varric-tethras-editor @lavendreapark @hobo-apostate @ranaspkillnarieth @iamcayc @ocean-in-my-rebel-soul @hollyand-writes @elveny @johaerys-writes @charlatron @noire-pandora @hellas-himself @crackinglamb @barbex @mogwaei @alyssalenko @musetta3 @iarollane @about2dance @mythicaitt @cthu-boo !

Words written (published or not, WIPs included!): 1 012 607. I was hoping to crack a million this year and I FINALLY DID IT. 😂

Smut scenes: 41! Less than other years, but not the least.  

New things I tried:

I wrote fanfic for anime for the first time this year — for Samurai Champloo (Fuu/Jin/Mugen) and for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (David/Lucy). On a related note, this year was the first time I wrote for a form of media that I didn’t originally watch in English. I was always a little scared to write in English for something that I hadn’t watched in English, because capturing characters’ voices and speech patterns is so important to me, and it’s hard to translate that across languages. But CPER got me by the throat, so I watched it in both Japanese and English so I could capture the characters’ voices as best as I could. I watched Samurai Champloo dubbed in English, though, and I am a sucker for Jin’s English voice, so that was a snap to write. 😂

For the first time, I also wrote for a game that I’ve never played before: Far Cry 5! @schoute got me reeled in with her raving loving descriptions of cheeky shithead John Seed, and I was compelled to write some smut for her. I had a blast watching a playthrough of FC5 with her (LOVE YOU BB ❤), and writing from John Seed’s POV was A MINDFUCK AND A HALF, let’s just say. GOOD TIMES. 😂

Fic I spent the most time on: 

Becoming Whole (Aloy/Kotallo), which has been my main focus since March and is more than 500k words now. I genuinely did not expect or intend for this fic to be this long! I’ll blame the party banter for this. My outline will say “GAIA Gang chat over dinner”, and this single note will translate into 10k words in the chapter 😂💀 In any case, VERY honoured by everyone who has stuck with this extremely long fic!

Fic I spent the least time on:

The Wisdom In A Bowl Of Pudding (Felassan/Tamaris Lavellan). I was inspired by the news about the DA:D milestone and got so excited that this oneshot came together in… one day, I think? One or two. I JUST LOVE FELASSAN OKAY.

Favourite thing I wrote: 

It’s a tie between two fics. I loved writing Finding Something In Common (Aloy/Nil/Drakka) because a) writing Nil again after 5 years of being “away” was like coming home 😭❤ and b) I fucking love Drakka with a burning passion LOL. But I also loved writing my Samurai Champloo fic Just Hold On, We’re Coming Home because it was purely and entirely for me. There are so few fics for that anime and even fewer explicit fics for the OT3, so I knew that basically nobody was going to read it and that anyone who did would be really grateful to see a rare fic for the OT3, but I had to write it because I just had the urge and couldn’t rest until I did. It was a gift to myself to kick off the year. 😂

Favourite thing I read: 

I’ve actually done some actual reading this year!!! Both of fics and published books, because I wanted to start working my way through my bedside tsundoku, with mixed results: I read a couple of books from my tsundoku pile but then bought the entire Sailor Moon manga set and have only read 6 issues so far 😂😭💀 one step forward, 10 STEPS BACK. 

Anyway! Fave fics of the year:

I read a few fics for Samurai Champloo. As I mentioned before, there aren’t many fics for this fandom, but one of the fics I read was both the shortest and the most drop-dead gorgeous fic I’ve ever read: Bodies of Water by moemachina. I genuinely envy this writer for their ability to pack so much emotional punch into so many words. 

Where The Time Goes, a Chloe Fraser/Nadine Ross fic by @contrivedchaos. OH MY GOD WAS IT EVER LOVELY. Cat used a repeated phrase/theme throughout the fic that just had me on the edge of my seat the whole time, and MY GOD was the ending ever wonderful and satisfying. 😭❤

Written In The Stars, a Kotallo/OC fic by @iamcayc WHICH IS SUCH A TREAT. Caycee has created a wonderful OC to pair up with Kotallo and expanded on Tenakth lore in a way that had me squealing!

HZD Terraforming Base-001 Text Communications Network by Discar. It’s a texting fic between the GAIA Gang and it’s SO GOOD. Hilarious, great characterization of the crew, incredible expansion on the worldstate and lore. I stopped reading halfway through because I was afraid that I’d start accidentally stealing their headcanons/lore expansion since it just makes so much sense, but I just recently noticed that the fic finished, so I might get back into it soon!

Writing goals for next year: 

Oh man there are so many things I want to write and so little time and I’M SO MAD ABOUT IT.

Finish Becoming Whole. Now that we know the DLC is coming out in April, I am DETERMINED to finish BW before then so my slate can be clear for new fics ideas 🤩

An Aloy/Avad sequel to Window Bird. The conversation that Aloy and Avad have at the start of HFW makes MY ENTIRE HEART HURT. I will stubbornly maintain that Avad is the most tragic character alive in the Horizon universe, and I’m going to give him some love because he deserves it, the poor sweet man.

More Aloy/Drakka. This entire fic has been my treat to myself, and the next oneshot is in progress -- probably the first thing I'll publish in 2023!

Aloy/Nil. I fucking love Nil to the moon and back, but writing this ship again is going to take some mindfuckery because I’ll be rebooting my take on the ship as though Stormbirds and Stalkers didn’t happen 😅

I’m sure this won’t be all; I always end up getting blindsided by a desire to write something I didn’t expect (e.g. Cyberpunk this year), so we’ll see what else comes up as the year progresses! 

Can't wait to see what everyone else has been up to!!! Please tag anyone you think would like to participate, and tag me back so I can spy on what you've been up to as well! 🥰

-- love from your friendly Pikapeppa xoxo