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Congratulations, WolffyLuna! WolffyLuna is the second bingo in our cavalcade of commenting bingo winners, and as usual, WolffyLuna is hella impressive. Not only was WolffyLuna a Black Emporium all-star last year, with five different treats made, but this year they nearly matched their output (four treats!) while commenting up a storm. We're so happy WolffyLuna came back for a second year, and we're hoping next year, the third time will be the charm for all of Wolffy’s fans! 

 If you're a new or returning WolffyLuna fan - and we're sure you are, we know we are! - you can find their works on Ao3, where they have a wide variety of work, focusing not only on the complicated relationships between characters and language somehow artisanally flowing into delightful fluff (see Floriography [Josephine Montilyet/Cassandra Pentaghast]), or the deep comfort that comes with honest talks in an established relationship (see To Shine On All, [Leliana/Female Tabris]), or tracing the complications that bind characters when duty interferes with love (See Whiskey in a Jar, [Female Hawke/Aveline Vallen]).

Works that WolffyLuna produced this round are: 

Boop! [Male Adaar/Dorian Pavus, G]: Adaar leaned back in his chair, hands steepled, and smiled. “All’s fair in love and war, and chess is both.”

Bedtime[Female Adaar/Josephine Montilyet, G - Fanart]: Adaar and Josephine getting ready for bed.

Pine Needles and Poetry [Female Adaar/Cassandra Pentaghast, T]: Adaar got her breath under control, and held out her staff at Cassandra’s foot. “This isn’t my strong suit, but I can try—” Warmth, like that from holding a candle next to skin, ran through her ankle. The heat faded, and with it, a portion of the pain. But only a portion. Adaar looked up at her. “Better?” “Somewhat.” Cassandra levered herself up, and tried to put weight on the ankle—and immediately collapsed. “It could be better.” She admitted.

Cassandra injures her ankle fighting the Carta. Adaar helps.

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Few have burst into the Black Emporium with as much verve and vitality as Toshi_Nama. Though this is Toshi_Name's first trip to the Black Emporium, they've had a most impressive debut: not only were they a vivid ray of sunshine in the official discord chat, not only did they get two bingos - one Creation Bingo and one Commenting bingo - but they also produced an amazing TWELVE treats in the archive. Toshi works hard, plays hard, and def bingos hard - and we're so happy to see Toshi join the Black Emporium community! If you're a new Toshi fan - and we're guessing an awful lot of people are - you can find their works on Ao3, where they specialize in works with deep emotional resonance and heartbreaking realism (seeThe Making of a Champion, [Anders/F!Hawke,M]; warnings for severe depression and emotional abuse], or dwelling in some niche and unusual, but rewarding, corners of the fandom (see Song and Taint, [Alistair/Female Amell, T], which deals with darkspawn in a way few works in fandom do!)

Works Toshi-Nama produced this year for BE are:

Meant to Be Broken [Anders/Karl Thekla, T]: Not all things are made to last...whether that be relationships or rules. Which will give first, in a Circle where only one believes he can belong?

Duty's End [Cassandra Pentaghast/Cullen Rutherford, G]: Just this once, I think we can cast the rules aside...

Unshed Tears [Female Cadash/Vivienne, T]: What do you do, when your one last window to the innocent, passionate girl you were passes beyond reach? Sometimes, it takes another to remember to try again.

The Price of Redemption [Fenris/Merrill, M] Kirkwall is on a precipice - but so are some of those who live there. When Merrill and Fenris abandon Hawke to take care of something more important...they both find far more than the chaos they try to stop.

Nothing Lasts Forever [Male Brosca/Duncan, T]: A Duster knows everything is temporary. On the other hand...well, who better than a Duster to appreciate something good when it falls in his lap?

A Heart By Any Name [Abelas/Female Lavellan, G]: The world is not what it was when Abelas last stepped out of Mythal's Temple, but when his choice is to do so or die, he follows Hellenia Lavellan through the Eluvian along with the last of the Sentinels. What will he choose, when he is forced to recognize the world as it is - and a woman of this world who hears from Mythal?

Roses to Orchids [Iron Bull/Cassandra Pentaghast,M]: Romance can come in the strangest of places...and from the most unexpected sources.

Guilty Pleasures [Isabela/Leliana, T] Everyone needs something to feel guilty for. Even the Left Hand of the Divine.

Sun and Shadows [Female Cousland/Anora Mac Tir, T] Sometimes you lose what you love. Sometimes you lose yourself. The finding...the finding can make the darkness brighten.

It Can Wait [Nathaniel Howe/Cassandra Pentaghast, T]: What is important? It's not always what people think.

Everything's Always Backwards [Alistair/Anora Mac Tir, T]: With what might as well have been a shotgun marriage, Alistair and Anora have nothing in common. What would it take to turn this relationship into a marriage in truth?

Gold and Whiskey [Carver Hawke/Isabela, T]: Not all sex has to involve feelings, but they tend to slip in. Tricksy things.

Now that we’re almost to the opening of the archive, it’s time to get your bingo hat on! That’s right, we’re doing bingo cards again this year!