IF MY HEART WAS STILL MINE
After Corypheus' defeat and Solas' sudden departure, Lethe Lavellan is left broken, bruised and slowly being consumed by the anchor - a corruption feeding on her very spirit. Desperate to save her and with nowhere else to turn, Dorian looks to Nevarra for help. Calling on his former teacher, and Fade Expert, Emmrich Volkarin.
In the candlelit, shadowed halls of Skyhold, haunted murals begin to stir and Emmrich must discover a way to stave off the anchor's endless hunger.
Can he save her before she is devoured completely - and survive falling in love along the way?
I can finally yap about this now! I participated in the @dragonagebigbang for 2026, and was paired with the amazingly talented and skilled @michichi69. Please go look at the full art (it is in chapter 2!)
Rating: Mature
Total Word Count: 22,389
Setting: Canon Divergence / Victorian Skyhold, Dragon Age: Inquisition
Pairing: Emmrich Volkarin x Inquisitor Lavellan
Tags: Major Character Death, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Universe - Victorian, Victorian Skyhold, Angst, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Mutual Pining, Regret, Strangers to Lovers, First Kiss, Sex, Religion, Anxiety, Introspection, Demons, Bugs & Insects, Occultism, Gothic Romance, Gothic Horror, Body Horror, Implied/Referenced Suicidal Thoughts, Unreliable Narrator, Post-Dragon Age: Inquisition, Past Lavellan/Solas, Solas Haunts This Narrative Like a Cockroach, Listen I Love Solas But This Ain't That Kind of Story, Betas Are a Writers Best Friend
