Calling all artists and writers! Do you enjoy shipping characters who never met in canon? Or juicy but under-appreciated canon pairings? Perhaps your taste runs to moresomes -- or zany, off-the-wall crack ships? Or perhaps you're more the type for side characters or platonic pairings?
If you fit any of those descriptions, then we have just the exchange for you! Black Emporium is a rare pair exchange that encompasses everything Dragon Age – provided they have less than 300 completed works on Ao3. Whether you’ve been a fan since the beginning or just got started with the series – whether you write snappy dialogue or draw detailed scenery – we want YOU to participate!
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Yes sweet nuglets, it's that time of year again: Time to sign up for Black Emporium!
CLICK HERE TO SIGN-UP!
Helpful Links:
How to Guide || Requests on Ao3 || Tagset || Nominations Spreadsheet || Request Database || Parent Collection (All Past Years)
Signups end: July 16, 2022 @ 8:00PM EDT || Countdown
CHANGES THIS YEAR
RATINGS: For both offers and requests, you must select the Ao3 rating(s)Â that you are interested in creating/receiving. Please note you must be 18+ to offer/request Mature or Explicit level gifts.
TREATS: Located in the “Characters” field of your requests, you must decide whether you are opting-in to treats for your requested relationships. This field does not apply to your offers.
A more detailed explanation of the changes can be found here!
A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO SIGN-UPS BELOW THE CUT:
1. Sign in to Ao3
If you don’t have an Ao3 account, contact the mods for help!
2. Go to the Black Emporium signup field (link)
3. Scroll to the “Requests” field
There are several different components of this field:
Characters: This is really the TREATS field! Select between one and four of the options to indicate what types of treats (if any) you would like to receive for your relationship(s).Â
No Treats: you do not want to have a treat created for you, for this relationship
Fic Treats: you are open to receiving a fic treat for this relationship
Art Treats: you are open to receiving an art treat for this relationship
Multi-Recip Fic Treats: you are open to receiving a fic treat that will be gifted to more than one person requesting this relationship
Multi-Recip Art Treats: you are open to receiving an art treat that will be gifted to more than one person requesting this relationship
You do not have to select the same treat option for all your requests, but keep in mind that whatever option you select will go for all the relationships in that request field (if you are entering more than one).
Relationships:Â Enter one, two, or three approved relationships that you would like to see in a fanwork created for you. This field will autosuggest approved pairings. If your relationship does not show up, it may be that you have fallen victim to a known bug of Ao3's that we cannot fix, wherein relationships in a tagset do not autofill. If this happens, simply type it in as it appears in the tagset.
Additional Tags: You can request fanfic, fanart, or both. Selecting "any" is treated the same as selecting both.
Ratings:Â Select between one and four ratings that you would like to have for your gift.Â
The four ratings are:
General Audiences - suitable for someone of any age. no violence and/or sexual content (The “G/PG” of ratings)
Teen and Up Audiences - some adult language, and referenced adult themes such as sex and violence is okay. (the “PG-13” of ratings)
Mature - More inclusion of onscreen implicit violence & sex, and adult/darker subject matter. But not explicit gore nor sexual content. (The “R” of ratings)
Explicit - Explicit, on screen heavy violence & gore, and explicitly written sexual acts or nudity in art (The “NC-17” of ratings)
If you’re not sure where your boundary lies, we would encourage you to err on the side of caution. You may also browse past Black Emporium works to see what past participants have done.
Letter: If you have written a letter on an external website (such as Tumblr/Wordpress/Dreamwidth/Google Docs), you may link it here.
Description: Here is where you can provide additional detail about what you would like to see in a fanwork, both in general and for specific pairings. Good things to include (in this box, a letter, or both) are general likes and dislikes and Do Not Wants. Please remember to put your DNW's (do not wants) in the Ao3 sign up form - we can only take action if you put your DNW in your Ao3 sign-up form because it is the only thing we can absolutely guarantee that your creator will be able to access.
Remember that anyone who creates fanwork for you must respect your Do Not Wants. If you do not enter anything into this box, and you do not have a link to a letter, we will assume that means you are okay with anything for the specified pairing(s). If you have any preferences or things you do not want, we would encourage you to add them. It makes the process smoother for all involved.
Here are some things commonly put in the description box:
Likes/Wants:
- Frequently it can be considered helpful to your author or artist if they have some idea of what you like to see, and what you don't. For example:
I love F!Adaar/Sera because I think the idea of them merrily pranking their way around Skyhold is so much fun. Please don't write me something sad about them.
Do Not Wants:
- Stuff that makes you uncomfortable, or just plain stuff that is Not Your Thing. While the Black Emporium does not believe in kink shaming or otherwise insulting people for their own personal taste, we do want people to let their artists or authors know what their limits are. You don't have to give any reasons for this; "no x/y/z" gives your creator plenty of info to discern where your limits are.
We can only take action if someone writes you something against your DNWs if it is in your sign-up.
Prompts:
Prompts can be just about anything, but they're meant to be ideas that you'd like to see that can help give your artist or author something to work off of. Sometimes this can be a prompt or a question you'd like explored (for example: What if Solas found himself falling for M!Trevelyan? How would he feel about potentially falling for a human?) or an idea you'd love to see (Josie and M!Cadash snuggled up in front of a fire, please!) or just a few words of inspiration (Leliana/Josephine - secrets, lies, ravens).
Details about your character(s):
It is fairly common for people to give basic descriptions of their characters if it is a character where their appearance or personality may vary (ex: Wardens/Hawkes/Inquisitors), particularly if fanart is requested. These descriptions can be very basic indeed (ex: purple hawke), or extremely detailed (ex: This is Celeste Trevelyan, she loves her squad more than life itself, pink hair, dusky-rose skin, built like she could bench press you six ways from sunday).
Things you should not put in the description field:
“I would like anything but nasty [kink]. I think people who write that are gross and nasty.”
Please do not insult people who like something you dislike. It’s Not For You, and That’s Okay. “No [kink]” expresses this much better than a long explanation of why you don’t like [kink].
“I’m only choosing this to get to three nominations. Please don’t write it.”
While we know someone who signs up for a, b and z may want a and/or b more than z, but please don’t scream to your author or artist that what you may well match on is something you don’t want as much as other pairings. Writing something like this also reduces your chance at treats as well.
“Even though I said I wanted M!Solavellan, I’m fine with F!Solavellan too if you like that better.”
Please don’t tell people that you’d be alright with non-nominated pairings, as fics with only non-nominated pairings cannot be added to the collection.
Minimums and Maximums in Requests:
You are required to fill out a minimum of four request fields (Required: Characters, Relationships, Additional Tags, Ratings; Optional: Letter, Description). Remember that you may put between ONE and THREE relationships per request field, so the maximum number of pairings that you can list in this manner is thirty. Remember also that you must fill out at least 3 request fields, so if you fill 2 out with 3 requests in each "request box", Ao3 will still want you to add one more -- it's a good rule of thumb to fill at least three out with one request, then double up as you wish.
4. Continue to the “Offers” field
There are several different components of this field:
Relationships:
Enter one, two, or three approved relationships that you would like to create for. This field will autosuggest approved pairings. If your pairing does not show up, it may be that you have fallen victim to a known bug of Ao3's that we cannot fix, wherein pairings in a tagset do not autofill. If this happens, simply type it in as it appears in the tagset. If it continues to give an error, please drop us a comment with the pairing so we can figure out what's going on.Â
You also have the option to select any relationship.
By selecting “Any Relationship,” that means that you are willing to write or draw fanwork for, literally, ANY of the approved pairings.
The only limitation we will accept will be be a limitation of what category of relationship you want to create for: eg, Any F/F, Any M/M, Any F/M, Any Multi, Any Other, or Any Nonbinary. Anything else WILL BE REJECTED. You may NOT use this option to say, for example, “Any Cullen pairing”. This option is for any and all of the approved pairings in your designated category/categories. Do not use this option unless you are sure that any is truly what you want.
Additional Tags:
You can offer to create fanfic, fanart, or both. Selecting "any" is treated the same as selecting both.
Ratings: Select between one and four ratings that you would like to create for your assignment.Â
The four ratings are:
General Audiences - suitable for someone of any age. no violence and/or sexual content (The “G/PG” of ratings)
Teen and Up Audiences - some adult language, and referenced adult themes such as sex and violence is okay. (the “PG-13” of ratings)
Mature - More inclusion of onscreen implicit violence & sex, and adult/darker subject matter. But not explicit gore nor sexual content. (The “R” of ratings)
Explicit - Explicit, on screen heavy violence & gore, and explicitly written sexual acts or nudity in art (The “NC-17” of ratings)
If you’re not sure where your boundary lies, we would encourage you to err on the side of caution. You may also browse past Black Emporium works to see what past participants have done.
Comments for mods:
Here is where you can provide additional detail about what you will and won’t create. As with your requests, you can provide general likes and dislikes as well as things that you absolutely will not do.Â
If there is someone signed up you absolutely do not want to create for, please write "don't match me to x" here; we won't ask details, we just won't match and this will be a fully confidential field. If you hate nugs, put it here, and we'll make sure you get at least one nug-free prompt and, ideally, a nug-free sign-up.Â
We want you to have an assignment you'll be happy about, so if you've got something that would be triggering for you to create for, let us know. We can only take action based on our own knowledge, so the more information we have the better we can try to match you with what you really want.Â
If you do not enter anything into this box, we will assume that means you are okay with anything for the specified pairing(s) selected. If you have any preferences or do not wants, we would encourage you to add them. It makes the process smoother for all involved. None of the mods will blab over whatever you write; we just want you to have the best time possible with your assignment.
Minimums and Maximums in Offers:
You are required to fill out a minimum of three offer fields (Required: Relationship, Additional Tags, Ratings; Optional: Comments to mods). Remember that you may put between ONE and THREE relationships per offer field, so the maximum number of pairings that you can list in this manner is thirty. Remember also that you must fill out at least 3 offer fields, so if you fill 2 offer fields out with 2 offers in each "box", Ao3 will still want you to add one more offer field even though you have one over the minimum required amount of offers -- it's a good rule of thumb to fill at least three offer fields, each with one offer, then go back and double up or not, as you wish.
A Note on Matching
Black Emporium runs on OR matching, which means that you will match on one relationship out of the ones that you offer and request. You are guaranteed to match on ONE relationship; you may match on more, you may not. For your assignment, you can create what you matched on OR you can create any other relationship on their sign-up form. You will only have to write or draw for ONE request, not all of them. The minimums will be one piece of artwork or one 1,000 word fic.
Nominations for the Black Emporium are now live! Reach out and tell someone (namely: us) about your favorite rare-pairs (namely: any pairing under 300 complete fics on Ao3). You have twenty nominations to use. Pairings can be twosomes/threesomes/moresomes//etc. We believe in sharing the love.
How do you, in fact, become a true Fereldan buckaroo by nominating a rare pair or 20?
Go to the Dragon Age Rare Pair Tag Set and click Nominate (you have to be signed into Ao3 for the button to appear)
Nominate your favorite pairings! Some pairings may autofill, some may not; if your pairing is so rare that it doesn’t exist yet, just type it in anyway and we’ll take care of the rest.
When you’re done, hit Submit at the bottom of the page. Your pairings will be reviewed and accepted/rejected as soon as possible. After you’ve hit Submit you will not be able to go back and edit your nominations after we’ve reviewed them, though you will be able to go back and fill up your form until you’ve hit 20 pairings.
For the purposes of this challenge, the Dragon Age protagonists will be considered different characters based on their gender and surname. This means that there are twenty-one Wardens, three Hawkes and twelve Inquisitors to choose from. Please nominate your protagonist of preference with these two criteria in mind. So: Female Trevelyan/Male Cousland will be accepted as a nomination; Inquisitor/Warden will not. Likewise, Female Trevelyan/Cullen Rutherford would not be accepted, because it has more than 300 complete fics, but both Male Trevelyan/Cullen Rutherford and Nonbinary Trevelyan/Cullen Rutherford would be.
If you have any specific class, appearance or personality preferences you are free to request them in your prompt during sign-ups.
We will also allow original characters, provided they obey the following rules:
a) The OC is listed in the relationship in such a way as to give someone freedom in how to write them (e.g. “Tentacle Monster” or “Original Templar Character” NOT: “my OC Gerald D'Vivir”) - a good rule of thumb here is whether the character can be summed up in 3 or fewer words; if it can, it is probably a good option. If it cannot, the OC is probably is too complex for this kind of exchange.
b) The OC is not listed in such a way that would, essentially, reflect the spirit of a canon character that is otherwise not permitted in a relationship. See again: “Modern Human Female Inquisitor/Cullen” is still ineligible, even if there are only 5 fics with that tag, because it is a variant of Female Trevelyan/Cullen.
We will also allow crossovers with other canons, provided there are less than 300 completed works with the pairing on Ao3.
What are you waiting for? GET YE TO THE NOMINATING!
If you want to see what’s already been nominated, the mods are updating the nominations spreadsheet as fast as we can.
Hello nuglets! While we all await the opening of the Black Emporium this coming Monday, we have a couple points of order for you all.
First of all: We have a late pinch hit that requires a helpful pinch hitter to come in and bring this person a gift! You can see the full listing here, but here’s a teaser of what they’d like:
Sound like a delicious tasty morsel? See the full listing today for more info!
If you’d like to claim this pinch hit, send us a message at the tumblr inbox!
Next, we have a treatless list! Those of you who have participated before know that the treatless list is a staple of this exchange and we’re excited to have everyone chipping away at it again. We have something new we’re trying this year. The first page shows what we're trying this year - anyone who doesn't have a treat that's either art or a fic of at least 500 words. However, for those who want the version we've used previous years, the next page has the traditional treatless list - no approved treats of any sort. Click here to peruse the list.
We’ve made a lot of changes this year, so we’ll be asking for your feedback after author reveals. Watch this space!
Everyone, assignments have gone out! As of now, we have no initial pinch hits - everyone was matchable on the first go!
Right now, an email should be winging its way to the inbox you used to sign up for the Black Emporium on Ao3. You should also be able to find your assignment on the "Assignments" tab of your Ao3 portal. We hope you're excited -- we're excited! It’s an exciting time! You’ve just received the email telling you that you’re assigned to create a fanwork for somebody.
But wait -- there’s a lot there! There’s pairings that you didn’t offer! There’s details about plots and ideas that aren’t what you usually work with! What are you going to do?
First, remember the first page of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy:
Don’t Panic.
Your recipient has different tastes and preferences from you, and that’s to be expected. You are not obligated to incorporate everything your recipient asked for -- in fact, given the length of letters out there, it would be impossible to do everything. Your main goal is to write one story or draw one picture, based on one of the rare pairs in the assignment you were given.
Second, remember that you were matched to this person. That means there was at least one pairing they wanted to see that you put in your offers. Maybe it’s not your OTP. Maybe it’s something you’ve never done before. The mods don’t know any of that. The mods were just trying to give everyone a good match.
The pairing is the ninth or tenth instead of the first? Don’t read anything into that. It’s a pairing that they took the time to confirm they wanted to see brought to life. Let’s shorten that: it’s a pairing they wanted.
Third, remember that you are only obligated to respect their DNWs. This is the only thing that the mods will enforce when reviewing assignments. Likes, preferences, story ideas? Well, they’re really more of … guidelines. You are, of course, encouraged to give them consideration, but in the end, this is your story. You might be thinking -- wait, isn’t it the other way around? Isn’t it supposed to be theirs? The answer is no. If they create it, it’s theirs. You are creating it, therefore it is yours. Everyone who signed up for this exchange knew they were going to be getting something different from what they would create themselves. Maybe it’s in style. Maybe it’s in focus, or details, or any number of things.
That’s the point of a fanwork exchange.
Fourth, remember that you only have to create one complete fic of 1,000 words or one complete piece of fanart, featuring one of the pairings requested by your recipient. You have until August 29 to do this. That’s it. Anything more that is a bonus, not a requirement. The rest, as they say, is gravy.
If what we sent you was 100% something you cannot do for whatever reason, please contact the mods either via a private ask on Tumblr or an email and let us know. We will handle it confidentially. If something comes up -- and in this time we know many of us have some uncertainty to our lives -- let us know, so that we can work with you to  finish your work or make sure your assignment goes to another writer/artist so that it can be finished. The archive does not open until everyone has a gift.
Take a deep breath. And another. You’ll be fine. You’ve got this. We’re here for you. The mods, and the community as a whole. We’re excited to see what you come up with. We know it will be great. Because you’re great. Good luck, and may the Maker stir your creativity!
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Request 1
Ratings: Mature, Explicit
Relationships: Anders/Fenris/Dorian Pavus
Fanfiction
Prompt: A preferably Victorian!Thedas AU (basically Victorian setting but the basics of the DA universe, such as races, magic, spirits etc. remain intact) would be nice, maybe a paranormal/ghost-hunter one, where the chosen pair goes on adventures to either get rid of malevolent entities or help those trapped spirits and ghosts that simply want some relief. It would be nice if one of the guys were a psychic or a medium, and at least one of the others a nonhuman being, a vampire or a spirit with physical form or something like that (not a werewolf though, please).
Please have the story have a happy ending, aside from that feel free to go as dark or lighthearted, spicy or entirely innocent as you wish, I just ask that you don't go full angst and have them at least exchange a few kisses and some intimate moments.
Whether you want to add Justice to the story is up to you, but please don't make him go full Vengeance mode.
Do Not Wants: Major Character Death; Bad Ending; PWP, Rape/Non-Con; Cheating; Kinks involving not sex-related bodily fluids (blood is okay), degradation or intense physical harm; Dom/Sub dynamics; More serious BDSM elements; Crack/parody; ABO dynamics; First person narrative;
Would like this fic to contain: some soft domestic moments such as having a coffee together with one person's legs thrown over the other's lap; some gentle gestures like a kiss on one's hand; Anders having long hair and his lovers playing with it or styling it; happy ending; soft non-sexual intimacy; sexual intimacy; different flavours of kisses;
Request 2
Ratings: Mature, Explicit
Relationships: Cole/Dorian Pavus
Fanfiction
Prompt: Something soft and wondrous from both perspectives - something that shows how this is a first romance for Cole and the first openly acknowledged romantic relationship for Dorian. The small ways they bring each other gifts and happiness with their surprises - a soft and small kiss outside, a gift proudly worn, a story never before shared or heard.
I want this to be a get together story, but you can go into as many details about the following relationship as you'd like. Please have the story have a happy ending and a generally soft vibe, aside from that feel free to stray into the angsty territory of a past relationship gone wrong or the sudden injury from their adventures if you wish to do so. Also, please have them at least exchange a few kisses and some intimate moments, if not more.
Do Not Wants: Major Character Death; Bad Ending; PWP, Rape/Non-Con; Cheating; Kinks involving not sex-related bodily fluids (blood is okay), degradation or intense physical harm; Crack/parody; ABO dynamics; First person narrative; Dom/Sub dynamics; More serious BDSM elements;
Request 3
Ratings: Mature, Explicit
Relationships: Anders/Cullen Rutherford
Fanfiction
Prompt: Anders stumbles to Skyhold in hopes that maybe he can help, even if it's just brewing up a few potions or tending to a few broken bones. Or - the self-conscious, self-hating lack of Vengeance in his soul whispers to him - he could finally be brought to the justice he keeps escaping. So he gets to the gates, robes torn and boots damp and stomach painfully empty, and then he barely has the time to recognise the man who catches his falling form a few seconds later.
Do Not Wants: Major Character Death; Bad Ending; PWP, Rape/Non-Con; Cheating; Kinks involving not sex-related bodily fluids (blood is okay), degradation or intense physical harm; Crack/parody; ABO dynamics; First person narrative; Dom/Sub dynamics; More serious BDSM elements;
Would like the fic to contain: Anders and Cullen getting together; happy ending; soft non-sexual intimacy; hair-combing; healing magic from Anders to Cullen; sleeping in the same bed; Cullen being proud of Anders and vice versa; sexual intimacy; different flavours of kisses; angst is okay if it's resolved and leaves enough space for some softer times (e.g. Anders being brought in front of the Inquisitor to be judged)
Request 4
Ratings: Mature, Explicit
Relationships: Fenris/Dorian Pavus
Fanfiction
Prompt: What if Fenris also joined up with the Inquisition right from the start?
He was there when both the Inquisitor and the Tevinter mage disappeared, he was there when they stumbled out of a green rift, the Inquisitor's fingers pale from the force he was holding on to the Tevinter mage's robe. ("He was ready to stay" - the Inquisitor tells him later on - "in that horrid future, to save me.") He was also there when the Inquisitor gathered a party just in case the family reunion of the Altus would be a mere trap. And during the following days, he was there when Dorian broke down, mourning the past when his father was still proud of him, when he still had a family he thought to be loving.
Do Not Wants: Major Character Death; Bad Ending; PWP, Rape/Non-Con; Cheating; Kinks involving not sex-related bodily fluids (blood is okay), degradation or intense physical harm; Crack/parody; ABO dynamics; First person narrative; Dom/Sub dynamics; More serious BDSM elements; Slave Fenris;
Would like to see in this fic: Fenris being suspicious of Dorian at first, then slowly getting to know him and lowering his guard around him; Dorian knowing Fenris' history and being mindful of it (e.g. checking if Fenris would be okay with a barrier cast around him mid-fight, or Dorian with using his meager healing abilities on him when needed); The two of them talking about what should be changed about Tevinter, from two very different perspectives; Dorian very openly courting Fenris; Fenris being first suspicious then positively surprised by said courting; happy ending; soft non-sexual intimacy; sleeping in the same bed; sexual intimacy; different flavours of kisses;
Bonus idea to incorporate if you're feeling up to it: Dorian and Fenris, already romantically involved, stop at a river after a mission and things get playful and/or heated
Prompt: Cullen and Dorian are already in an established relationship (or they get together early in the story) and they establish a sort of playful game of courting each other even after they go steady. Then Anders turns up at Skyhold, injured and scared and completely alone in the world with Vengeance being gone. Both Cullen and Dorian wish to help him - and they do, and then their sympathy turns to something more, and they start to court the man. It is a brand new experience for Anders - the softness and openness of it all, the way they pull him into a kiss when they cross paths with him in the courtyard, the way they don't have to hide... It is something he never thought he'd have.
Do Not Wants: Major Character Death; Bad Ending; PWP, Rape/Non-Con; Cheating; Kinks involving not sex-related bodily fluids (blood is fine), degradation or intense physical harm; Crack/parody; ABO dynamics; First person narrative; Dom/Sub dynamics; More serious BDSM elements;
Would like the fic to contain: happy ending; soft non-sexual intimacy; hair-combing; Anders and Dorian bonding over being magic nerds; sleeping in the same bed; Cullen's increasing acceptance of magic and mages being addressed (mainly by Anders who knew him during his Kirkwall years as well); sexual intimacy; different flavours of kisses; angst is okay if it's resolved and leaves enough space for some softer times (e.g. Anders being brought in front of the Inquisitor to be judged)
Request 6
Ratings: Mature, Explicit
Relationships: Michel de Chevin/Imshael
Fanfiction
Prompt: I'd like to see a Canonverse Fic where the only thing to change is that both Imshael and Michel get to live. They spend more and more time together and while there are some romantic feelings developing, Michel is too stubborn to admit it and Imshael is having way too much fun watching the Cheavlier struggle, so he also stays silent about the topic. I want to see what makes one (or both) of them snap out of this and confess their feelings towards the other. Is it one of them getting wounded? Or just a cozy evening around a campfire? It's up to you. It can end with their getting together or you can add some scenes from their lives after that point as well (do they want to get married? If so, please make it a non-Chantry wedding.)
Do Not Wants: Major Character Death; Bad Ending; PWP, Rape/Non-Con; Cheating; Kinks involving not sex-related bodily fluids, degradation or intense physical harm; Crack/parody; ABO dynamics; First person narrative; Dom/Sub dynamics; More serious BDSM elements;
Would like the fic to contain: happy ending; soft non-sexual intimacy; sleeping in the same bed; sexual intimacy; different flavours of kisses; fighting of the "we end up making up by the end" variety; tending wounds; given the ship some enemies to lovers energy; Major Character Death may happen if it's not permanent - looking at Imshael here, mainly; Some angst is okay, but please don't make it the main mood of the story; Spiritchevalier acting as a married couple long before any confession;
Please send a private message to this Tumblr account or send an email to [email protected] to claim. This pinch hit will be due at the same time as the regular assignments, August 29th at 8 PM EST.
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Requests below the cut:
Request 1
Characters & Relationships: Female Hawke/Cullen Rutherford, The Iron Bull/Cassandra Pentaghast
Type: Fanfiction
Ratings: Any
Prompt:Â
For Female Hawke/Cullen
I love a roguish purple mage Hawke just kind of flirting with/poking at/joking with Cullen, and he enjoys it but absolutely doesn't know what to do with it (at first? Cullen can be surprisingly smooth given enough time to gather his courage). If set during DA2, how much Cullen likes/loathes mages can vary, but he should like/respect Hawke regardless. If set during Inquisition, I think leaning into the awkwardness of a reunion is great.
Likes: Purple Hawke, cullen being flustered, get-together fic, there was only one mount (dragon, horse, nugalope, etc., your choice), cullen's mild exhibitionism kink (let's go to the battlements for make-outs every time), shameless flirting, kissing, Hawke's side quest hobbies, Fereldans and their dogs, identity porn, relationship shenanegans like everyone thought they were dating, dating but they didn't know it, secret relationships, fake dating, or just regular fluff. I love getting together fic. I like Mage Hawke, Hawke & Varric bffs, helping each other out, helping each other out ;) Dubcon is ok as long as everyone is having a good time (I really enjoy sex pollen fic where only one character is sex-pollened, and the other character volunteers to have sex with them because they want to/like them/want them to suffer less, whatever). I love mutual pining, pining, resolved or unresolved sexual or romantic tension.
For mature or explicit fic, I like: pegging (esp. Cullen wanting to be pegged), frottage, cunnilingus, vaginal sex, fingering (either direction),
DNW: No bloodplay. No AU settings (canon divergence AU ok). No modern/college/high school/coffee shop/flower shop AUs. No A/B/O. No Noncon. No underage. No Bestiality. No Necrophilia. No Incest. No pregnancy (any gender). No toilet-related sex stuff. No 1st/2nd Person. No Reader Fic. No character bashing. No Solas. No people angsting about being queer or having sexuality crises. No crossovers. No major character death (background canonical character death mentions or using a potentially canon character death as a plot point or in passing are ok. e.g., mentioning the death of Hawke's parents is fine as long as it's not a major focus of the fic. A worldstate where the Hero of Ferelden is dead is fine). No grief fic. No misogyny, especially casual misogyny. No real world racism. No major focus on canon-typical fantasy racism (background canon-typical racism is ok). No spelling it "cum". No humiliation kink (characters feeling embarrassed is ok, but I don't want porn kinking on the embarrassment specifically). No major focus on torture/pain. No sickfic. No Anders/Hawke. No custom Hawke (use default character appearance and default Hawke name). No strong focus on addiction or addiction recovery (canon typical addiction ok if mentioned in passing or as background). No play piercing/piercing kink. No petplay. No bloodplay. . Please don't leave Hawke in the Fade. No love triangles. No (relationship) jealousy. No non-canonical nicknames.
dislikes: excessive gore (canon typical gore ok), euphemisms for genitalia, Inquisition-era Cullen who still hates/fears mages, blowjobs, hurt/comfort, cheating (open relationships ok), kidfic, dragging irl baggage into Thedas, D/s dynamics. dubcon where characters aren't enjoying what's going on, spit as lube.
For Cassandra/Iron Bull:
Cassandra/Iron Bull
-The Iron Bull respectfully flirting and Cassandra flirting back.
-Cassandra and the Iron Bull slay a dragon together (and whatever might follow).Likes: gift-giving, creative use of food, service as an act of love (cooking, armor polishing, etc). get-together fic, there was only one mount (dragon, horse, nugalope, etc., your choice), identity porn relationship shenanegans like everyone thought they were dating, dating but they didn't know it, secret relationships, fake dating, or just regular fluff. I love getting together fic. Â I love mutual pining, pining, resolved or unresolved sexual or romantic tension.
For mature or explicit fic, I like: pegging (esp. Iron Bull wanting to be pegged), frottage, cunnilingus, vaginal sex, fingering (either direction), hand jobs
I just want a mage Amell (warden), female Hawke (mage or rogue), and Charade Amell hanging out together as cousins. It could be in Kirkwall during DA2 or anytime later. Just some dumb family hijinks.
Likes: Sleepovers, eating desserts, girl-talk, flustering Cullen, annoying Carver, comparing weapons & techniques (& techniques ;) ), making loving fun of other family members, giving the dog treats & pets/the dog doing tricks.
DNW: No bloodplay. No AU settings (canon divergence AU ok). No modern/college/high school/coffee shop/flower shop AUs. No A/B/O. No Noncon. No underage. No Bestiality. No Necrophilia. No Incest. No pregnancy (any gender). No toilet-related sex stuff. No 1st/2nd Person. No Reader Fic. No character bashing. No Solas. No people angsting about being queer or having sexuality crises. No crossovers. No major character death (background canonical character death mentions or using a potentially canon character death as a plot point or in passing are ok. e.g., mentioning the death of Hawke's parents is fine as long as it's not a major focus of the fic. A worldstate where the Hero of Ferelden is dead is fine). No grief fic. No misogyny, especially casual misogyny. No real world racism. No major focus on canon-typical fantasy racism (background canon-typical racism is ok). No spelling it "cum". No humiliation kink (characters feeling embarrassed is ok, but I don't want porn kinking on the embarrassment specifically). No major focus on torture/pain. No sickfic. No Anders/Hawke. No custom Hawke (use default character appearance and default Hawke name). No strong focus on addiction or addiction recovery (canon typical addiction ok if mentioned in passing or as background). No play piercing/piercing kink. No petplay. No bloodplay. . Please don't leave Hawke in the Fade. No love triangles. No (relationship) jealousy. No non-canonical nicknames. No incest.
dislikes: excessive gore (canon typical gore ok), euphemisms for genitalia, Inquisition-era Cullen who still hates/fears mages, blowjobs, hurt/comfort, cheating (open relationships ok), kidfic, dragging irl baggage into Thedas, D/s dynamics. dubcon where characters aren't enjoying what's going on, spit as lube, Cullen is a virgin.
Request 3
Characters & Relationships: Leliana/Josephine Montilyet/Cullen Rutherford, Male Hawke/Cullen Rutherford
Type: Fanfiction
Ratings: Any
Prompt:
For Leliana/Josephine/Cullen:
I just love the dynamic these three have around the war-table and in some of the passing overheard dialogue you get in Inquisition. I'd love to see these three relying on each others strengths, in fluffy and/or serious situations
Likes: Leliana and Josephine affectionately teasing Cullen, established relationship, kissing, mutual pining, fluff, identity porn, complex OT3 relationships that don't sideline any of the characters, gift-giving, finding common ground. Relationship shenanegans like everyone thought they were dating, dating but they didn't know it, secret relationships, fake dating, or just regular fluff. I love getting together fic.
For porn: I cannot think of a single thing I won't like for an OT3.
For Male Hawke/Cullen
I love a roguish purple mage Hawke just kind of flirting with/poking at/joking with Cullen, and he enjoys it but absolutely doesn't know what to do with it (at first? Cullen can be surprisingly smooth given enough time to gather his courage). If set during DA2, how much Cullen likes/loathes mages can vary, but he should like/respect Hawke regardless. If set during Inquisition, I think leaning into the awkwardness of a reunion is great.
Likes: Purple Hawke, Cullen being flustered, get-together fic, there was only one mount (dragon, horse, nugalope, etc., your choice), Cullen's mild exhibitionism kink (let's go to the battlements for make-outs every time), shameless flirting, kissing, Hawke's side quest hobbies, Fereldans and their dogs, identity porn, relationship shenanegans like everyone thought they were dating, dating but they didn't know it, secret relationships, fake dating, or just regular fluff. I love getting together fic. I like Mage Hawke, Hawke & Varric bffs, helping each other out, helping each other out ;) Dubcon is ok as long as everyone is having a good time (I really enjoy sex pollen fic where only one character is sex-pollened, and the other character volunteers to have sex with them because they want to/like them/want them to suffer less, whatever). I love mutual pining, pining, resolved or unresolved sexual or romantic tension.
For porn, I like: anal sex, frottage, intercrural sex, hand jobs, fingering
DNW: No bloodplay. No AU settings (canon divergence AU ok). No modern/college/high school/coffee shop/flower shop AUs. No A/B/O. No Noncon. No underage. No Bestiality. No Necrophilia. No Incest. No pregnancy (any gender). No toilet-related sex stuff. No 1st/2nd Person. No Reader Fic. No character bashing. No Solas. No people angsting about being queer or having sexuality crises. No crossovers. No major character death (background canonical character death mentions or using a potentially canon character death as a plot point or in passing are ok. e.g., mentioning the death of Hawke's parents is fine as long as it's not a major focus of the fic. A worldstate where the Hero of Ferelden is dead is fine). No grief fic. No misogyny, especially casual misogyny. No real world racism. No major focus on canon-typical fantasy racism (background canon-typical racism is ok). No spelling it "cum". No humiliation kink (characters feeling embarrassed is ok, but I don't want porn kinking on the embarrassment specifically). No major focus on torture/pain. No sickfic. No Anders/Hawke. No custom Hawke (use default character appearance and default Hawke name). No strong focus on addiction or addiction recovery (canon typical addiction ok if mentioned in passing or as background). No play piercing/piercing kink. No petplay. No bloodplay. . Please don't leave Hawke in the Fade. No love triangles. No (relationship) jealousy. No non-canonical nicknames.
Dislikes: excessive gore (canon typical gore ok), euphemisms for genitalia, Inquisition-era Cullen who still hates/fears mages, blowjobs, hurt/comfort, cheating (open relationships ok), kidfic, dragging irl baggage into Thedas, D/s dynamics. dubcon where characters aren't enjoying what's going on, spit as lube, Cullen is a virgin.
I know that "Multi-Recip Fic Treats" was an option when signing up, but can you explain how they work for the creator doing the treating?
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Does the treat fit requests for all recipients? It's better to create a treat for fewer people that closely fits all recipients' requests and preferences than to create a treat for many people that only fits one person's requests.
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