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!

Illustrations for fic Mirisellath, Calvarvhenas (Blades of our Love, Crown for our Home) by @iamsuperconfused as part of @dragonagebigbang

Colorful OC Asks

a big collection of questions based on color language! all questions under the cut 💕

❤️ RED ❤️

1. What is the easiest way to make your OC angry? 2. What aspects of a person—appearance, personality or otherwise—are attractive to your OC? 3. Does your OC enjoy sex? 4. How important is the concept of strength to your OC? 5. Is your OC vengeful? 6. Are people afraid of your OC? If so, is that fear warranted? 7. What would others consider the most attractive part of your OC?

DAY 01 - ANARIS God of Truth & Memory ☽ Voice of What Was ☾ The One Who Watches

On Grief

Once, there was one of the People. An elvhen named Abelas who lost his heart. His sorrow was all consuming, and endless so he fled into the forest to search for a place of peace. Since he was a young child there were tales of a large black stag who would take memories in exchange for something greater - a glimpse of what was to come - if only one could find it. Any of the People could petition the stag to take a memory, and that is what Abelas wished for. The man fell to his knees in the middle of the forest where no bird sang, no wind whistled through the trees. Only the sounds of his gasping cries. An anguished shout as he called for the stag, begging him to take his memory of his husband from him so he did not have to suffer in his absence. “Sathan, please! Stag of Truth and Memory! Take these memories from me! Sunder them from my mind so that I may forget his voice, his laughter, his touch. I cannot continue without him, for it is agony to remember who I will never hold again.” The forest gave him no answer, the stag did not appear. Abelas called out once more, his voice a song filled of despair, ”I do not ask for anything in return, merely to forget.” After the final word left his lips, a great black stag stepped from the trees. Taller than any creature Abelas had seen before, antlers forming a crown like a king, and as quiet as a final breath. Its antlers arched toward the sky like gnarled, darkened branches of a tree older than time, and from them hung ribbons, bells and small scraps of paper. Each marked in ink, some new, some faded with age. Names lost to time, others stained with tears long since dried. At first, the stag did not speak, a silence marred with the soft twinkling of bells as a breeze floated through the forest. Then, Abelas heard a voice within his mind, the stag stared at him with unblinking yet gentle eyes, ”You seek to forget. But to forget is not a mercy. You would abandon all memory - both joy and pain - to ease your longing?” The man rose onto his knees, and bowed his head to the great stag. His voice filled with the bitter taste that came with grief, ”I cannot live with the weight of all that I must remember of him.” The stag lowered its head so that its brow rested upon Abelas’, his great antlers curling around him in comfort. That soundless voice in Abelas’ mind returned, ”To grieve is to remain bound to the truth. Do you truly wish to sever the thread of his memory, to remove that last fragment of truth that binds you to him? Child, let your heart break beneath the memory of love, do not let yourself grow hollow in his absence. For if you remember him, he is not gone.” As the man started to weep - for he knew the words of the stag only brought truth - he felt the comfort of the fond memory of his marriage. A beautiful spring day filled with laughter, and love, that should not be forgotten. To carry the memory of his love was worth the pain that weighed upon his heart. On unsteady feet, Abelas rose to stand. He removed a strip of fabric from the cloak of his husband, and knotted it around an antler. With a shake of the stags’ head, the bells that hung from its antlers chimed in the wind, creating a sense of calm in the clearing. Before it left, the stag spoke once more, ”Without memory, they are gone. Carry them, do not cast them aside. For you will be reunited with them when your time comes to pass.” As Abelas exited the forest, walking back to his home, his grief had not lessened but it no longer felt like an open wound, it felt like a promise.

ty for the tag @gingervitus

I shall tag @yapfester @cute-ellyna @chaosherald @zombiefishgirl @gay-goth-gremlin @bonesandivy @iamsuperconfused @master-of-the-elements @maagisterpavus & @fadetouchedlurker if you should feel so inclined!(:

Last Song: Orbiter - Noah Kahan. he was right, i will be sad this summer and there's no escaping it. dw i will take my healthy dose of one direction later this afternoon

Full Circle

Written by @nastymageling Tumblr Art by @macchiavato Tumblr | Bluesky

Alim Surana has never known anything but the walls of the Circle and a life of study, prayer and obedience. His conscription into the Grey Wardens kickstarts a journey of personal growth, as Alim attempts to find his place in a world he does not understand. Or: 7 times Alim experiences something new + the one time he returns to a familiar place.

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Since the promo post is now shared, I wanted to post here too.

The @thehangedmancreatives 10k Mini Bang was my first time participating in a (mini) bang, and I couldn't be happier with this experience.

Isabela's Easy Three Step Plan to Get into the Mage's Pants

Written by @alpaca-clouds Tumblr | Bluesky

Art by @kuhal-art Hawke is in love with Anders. But this is a problem. After all, she has never been in love before. Isabela has a plan, though. A plan to get Anders to hook up with Hawke. What could go wrong?

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I've mentioned before that one of Lighthouse's conversations with Neve uses a nighttime lightning scheme, which just about confirms that the Lighthouse is intended to have a day-night cycle.

A similar thing occurs in the conversation where Rook can express their romantic interest in Harding (where the two of them also discuss Harding staying up, similar to what happens in Neve's scene).

With the flycam, you can clearly see that both the interior of Harding's room and the exterior of the Lighthouse appear darker than normal.

Here is a comparison between Harding's window sill during that scene and immediately after:

If anyone can spare some funds to help me refill my meds, I'd really appreciate it... I need about $90 CAD 😟

Reveal Day!

For @dragonagebigbang I had the pleasure to illustrate my first AU piece for @ladyofcrowsandcoffee fic Finding Their Edge, featuring her baddie Rook Carphria de Riva and Teia Cantori (and many more Crows). So please go and have a read if you're into the Antivan Crows or figure skating or both (or none 😋)

The Storm in her Heart

Written by @lunastarhawk Tumblr | AO3 Art by @captainmagpie-risha (Left) Tumblr | AO3

Art by @snail-woman (Right) Tumblr | Bluesky

One year before the Fifth Blight, Nathaniel Howe, serving as a squire in Starkhaven, attends the Tourney and a masquerade held at Ostwick, unaware that his childhood friends, Maisie and Elissa Cousland, are also in attendance. A spark is kindled and a relationship blossoms, only to be put in jeopardy upon the revelation of Maisie's secret.

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https://archiveofourown.org/works/86237171/chapters/228085021 Hi everyone! We're back with our thirty-second piece for the Dragon Age Big Bang 2026!

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