Exhausted Writer

https://archiveofourown.org/works/85350071/chapters/225422361 Hi everyone! We're back with our seventh piece for the Dragon Age Big Bang 2026!

Let's give it up for author iamsuperconfused and artist surnumanaja; they did incredible work! Go check out their efforts over on Archive of Our Own, and we hope y'all enjoy!

Rating: Explicit Summary: Bellara Lutare and Andarateia Cantori have found comfort and fun in each other's arms, but as their feelings deepened so did the webs of political machinations surrounding the two. They find themselves having to officialize their affair in the name of nations and rebuilding in a post-blight Thedas, instead of in their own name. Together they navigate their existing relationships, obligations to their nations and the struggles that comes with trying to change the world.

Thanks to @elfyroot for the beta reading!

A late entry? Sure

Thanks for hosting @shadow-dragon-week

Been a bit blocked. Got some new brushes. Draw Neve Gallus? Why not?

Genuinely, I love this. The mood of it, the noir detective of it, the greyscale in combination with the yellow of the light, the way she’s looking at me the viewer….

Shadow Dragon Week - Neve Gallus

Tagged by the partner in gremlin @amoaliquis mostly gonna DA stuff here!

And sorry this is Soooo late but I thought hard on this one

✨ WHAT’S A SMALL BG3/DRAGON AGE DETAIL THAT YOU ALWAYS NOTICE AND LOVE?

This is kinda a personal detail by my own conclusion. DA art, the tarot cards in DA inquisitions as well as the paintings on the wall in the lighthouse are similar. It makes me wonder if the tarot cards were something solas actually made for his companions during DA Inquisition. Just a little guess. Not sure if it’s a for sure thing.

✨WHAT’S ONE PIECE OF REFERENCE MATERIAL YOU’RE CURRENTLY OBSESSED WITH?

Dunno- I like a lot of stuff- I do really love the dragon age possession stuff like Anders and justice/Lucanis and spite

I do use this with my dnd character and her patron.

✨ SHARE A SNIPPET OR VISUAL FROM YOUR CURRENT PROJECT THAT YOU’RE QUIETLY PROUD OF.

No current other projects (that I’ve started YET) but here’s my new rook I’ll be showing off soon.

✨ WHAT’S SOMETHING YOU’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO CREATING OR FINISHING SOON?

I’m doing a ton of little rook artworks for River which I’ll have to reintroduce. But I super love his character.

✨ WHAT’S A FUN OR SILLY TRADITION YOU HAVE WITH YOUR OCs/TAVS?

Having them get into at least one fight. Look, all of my characters are punchy with the right words. Grey it may take longer since he has a high tolerance, but Lucas? Easy money just look at him. Merit? He’s a black market seller- Baishan? Crows can punch especially when their shinies get taken away. I just like em punchy.

✨ WHAT’S A TINY HEADCANON OR DETAIL YOU’VE ADDED TO YOUR TAV/OC THAT BRINGS YOU JOY?

There are sooooo many

All of my characters have met each other one way or another. At least that’s what I headcanon. Nuri, Enyo and Lucas are all friends, grey watches over them. Scarlet and River are like sibling to one Another and both hate ruin, (rivers actual brother), they all have some connection to one another. I just really love that all my characters are aware of one another.

And that’s all! Sorry this took so long! I’ll tag my list below because this was fun I’m not sure who all has done this but if you have and I’ve tagged you, I’d love to see your post!

A gift exchange piece written for @iamsuperconfused.

Gaatlok & Lyrium Dragon Age Gift Exchange is a new exchange, debuting in 2026, focusing exclusively on the dwarves and qunari of Thedas.

I Had the Best Time

Word Count: 2,370

TV and radio sketch writers in the 40s and 50s had one (1) Basil Rathbone joke and they made sure to use it at every opportunity!

Ham for Sale with Jack Benny and Barbara Stanwyck (1943)

Command Performance with Jack Carson and Helen Forrest (1945)

"Meeting Basil Rathbone" from Ethel and Albert (1956)

Another booster pack, this one took a while to get enough Rooks to do a booster pack for so thank you to everyone’s patience ❤️

The masterpost for these is HERE if you would like one of your rook drop a comment or message my main account @blackwall-my-tiny-husband-main

rules: go to pinterest and type in the prompts below. whatever image pops up first is your image

prompts: colour, quote, character, hobby, accessory, song lyrics, flower

Thank you for the tags! @reaver-of-kirkwall & @redaresss

Ignore the kitties, not part of it I just loved them to fill the space lol. This was fun, some right on the money but forget me nots really surprises me!

Tagging my tag list hostages cause this was fun:

Last year Rook's Roost hosted our very own pride parade. We're bringing it back this year for even more fun! Here's who has joined so far!

Juan by @zennihilation | Lucas by @apothe-cary (art by @zennihilation) | Dathrash by me, @gyldowen-draws | Ezra by @lunammoon | Cioba by @xkatchy | Siggin by @fantasyalpaca

Ruel and Liuner by @danananab | Scarlet by @apothe-cary | Avire by @k1dspl4t | Amara by @chaosherald

Grief by @origamihoshi | Alana by @therivercrow (art by @zennihilation) | Delphine by @draconicdivinity (art by @danananab)

(Don't forget to click to see everyone in their full glory!)

Want to join in? Just follow these easy steps:

Create a canvas 950h x 600w px

Draw a fullbody of your Rook celebrating Pride

Save the image as a transparent png

Post it to the Roost with the tag #rookprideparade26

Every couple of days we will be searching the tag and adding the Rooks to the lineup.

We hope all LGBTQIA+ siblings have a month full of peace, strength, healing, and love 💜

(More details under the cut)

THERE'S A WAY TO BYPASS THE COMMISSION AND PEOPLE ARE ALREADY WORKING ON IT

Welcome to the Lord's Lost Weekend, three days celebrating our favorite Pirates, Seers, and Treasure Hunters of Thedas! Take your Lord of Fortune for a beach episode. Give your Rook a taste of the Rivaini lifestyle with a faction swap! Tag us at @lof-weekend or #lofweekend and we’ll reblog all of your Lords of Fortune fan works. 

June was busy so admittedly describing these as 'in progress' is quite absurdly optimistic, but nonetheless ...

EDIT: Originally I also included a link to an article, about a tool that could be used to trick face scans for ID checks. I've since been informed that the tool has actually been non-functional for months, checking the GitHub for the tool itself confirms this. I'm very sorry about sharing that link without check on the tool itself!

So, in terrible news, Trump's trying to pull some strings to pass this massive internet censorship bill, featuring all the kinds of internet censorship we're terrified of, including mandatory ID for accessing basically any website, specifically to crush state regulation of AI, because apparently this man will always see the moral bottom of the barrel and start digging.