Dragon Age Day fic recap!
Itās Dragon Age Day! I donāt have any new fics for you, so I thought Iād present to you instead: my fics so far in this amazing fandom, and what I think of them now!
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These will be in order from oldest to newest:
Posted: 31 Aug 2019, one shot
Pairing: Solas/F!Lavellan
Rating: E
Summary:
āItās quiet here. I like it,ā he mumbled in her direction with the shadow of a smile twinkling in his eyes as they slowly walked through the pass. She nodded, reluctant to break the silence.Ellana Lavellan and Solas find themselves alone in Ghilan'nain's Grove on a scouting mission after setting up the Fens Camp. The threat of a high dragon forces them to find shelter, stay quiet, and face their feelings. Smut ensues.Set in the Exalted Plains, loosely after the events of Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts, and All New, Faded for Her, mid-relationship. Mostly canon compliant. No late game/DLC spoilers (but some foreshadowing). Physical description of Lavellan kept to a minimum.
What I think of it now:
This was my first attempt at writing a fairly explicit sex scene, and my first fanfic in a while. I was fueled by pure solavellan hell UST anguish. Reading it now, I think itās weird that itās in past tense, but other than that, itās pretty cute and holds up fairly well.
Posted: 4 Dec 2020, one shot (Coiling Time tie-in)
Pairing: Varric/M!Hawke
Rating: T
Summary:
āWhy am I really here, Varric?ā
āIt was an open invitation. Wouldāve been rude not to extend it to you,ā Varric replies, full well knowing itās not what Hawke is asking. Adamant is not really something you get over. āWine, cards, nostalgia and bashing on Anders. Get you your signed copy of Tale of the Champion.ā
Hawke visits Skyhold after his journey to Weisshaupt, because there's nothing like repeated near-death experiences to make a man speak the unspoken.
Set in the autumn after the events of DA:I. No DLC spoilers and minimal DA2 spoilers.
What I think of it now:
I landed into Hawke/Varric through seeing one piece of excellent fan art, and went down the deep end immediately. Since I was in love with these idiots and their repressed feelings, First Signs of Snow ended up as probably the most romantic hurt/comfort/fluff Iāve ever written. Maybe that Iāll ever be able to write.
There are two things Iām not feeling 100% on. Firstly, I kept the fic rated T with a fade to black, since I didnāt feel comfortable writing an MLM sex scene -- I donāt have personal experience, and I didnāt have the time to do the proper research. The second thing is, I donāt think I got Hawkeās voice down, so he sounds a bit more like a snarky Trevelyan. But overall, I absolutely love this fic to bits and want to continue with these two at some point.
Posted: 01 Jun 2021, one shot
Pairing: Solas/F!Lavellan
Rating: E (Very much E)
Summary:
All those long nights out in the field have paid off. Despite his efforts to keep up a mask of propriety at all times, Lavellan has learnt how to read the subtle signs the man canāt seem to control, and his expression is worth the risk of embarrassment. Right now, she sees the tension at the corners of his mouth, the flare of his nostrils, the widening pupils of his luminous light eyes. Thereās a moment of hesitation, an attempt at that futile propriety, fighting against thinly veiled desire. Lavellan raises a finger to his lips to shush the reply forming.
āFuck me against my desk, Solas,ā she whispers.
Inquisitor Lavellan invites Solas into her quarters for a little stress release. Shameless smut without feelings ensues.
Ooooh boy, if I remember correctly, I wrote this one as I had finished all the smut for Coiling Time, but it was still a long time before Iād post it, and I felt an urge to write some more. Okay, I might also have been out of good one shots to read and wanted to write something steamy.
Itās rather formulaic and porn without plot compared to my other one shots, but, I do like it and the actual smut works pretty well. Thereās just enough context to keep it anchored, but not too much to keep the reader from inserting their own Lavellan.
Posted: 30 Jul 2021, one shot (Coiling Time tie-in)
Pairing: Sera/F!Lavellan
Rating: E (Very much E)
Summary:
Lavellan climbs in Sera's window at the Herald's Rest armed with a vague plan to wind down from a stressful day through going down on Sera. Absolutely shameless smut ensues.
Canon adjacent, spoiler free, mid-relationship.
Reading this one, I feel as if I cut it short, somehow. I remember, when writing it, that I felt a bit shy going into too much detail. Still, this was pretty much my first time writing WLW smut (Iāve written sapphic romance before though), and I had a good time with this one, albeit a short time.
Coiling Time, or, Thedosian Pottery
Completed: 27 Nov 2021- 32 chapters - 138k words
Rating: E (NSFW chapters marked with *)
Coiling Time aka. the Thedosian Pottery fic
"Just that feeling when youāre about to go but then youāve forgotten this particular data strand and the continuity just barely lets you pass through deflux... You know, like every molecule in your body is screaming in frustration at you over being reassembled just a little off. Oh fuck,ā a wave of nausea and pain passes through me, and I accept a hot metal cup of liquid with shaking hands and a grateful sigh. āThank you. I really must have miscalced someā¦ something, something bad this time. Was it a timecode thing? Two days, you said?ā
The man hums, as if in agreement.
āWell, there goes my plan to document hand-building techniques and drip glazes for a few months in the nineteen-seventies... Oh, this tastes nice and herb-y. Is that mint? And... Fennel seed?ā
āElfroot, mostly,ā the man says, and I nod, leaning back.
Following what appears to be a mishap with her calendarium, time travelling 22nd century researcher Malika finds herself in Thedas during the Inquisition. Staying undercover proves hard however, despite your training, when you've caught the interest of a certain stoic elven mage... Also, pottery? Complete!
Itās a little early to say.
The reception on this fic has been insanely lovely, but, I am also proud of myself not only for finishing this fic but also for facing its challenges head on. And trust me, there were plenty! I suspect a few plot bunnies and plot holes remain, and thereās probably scenes that could have been edited out, but overall, itās quite solid and I love it - I hope you will, as well. More than one of my wonderfully kind readers immediately started rereading this slow burn from the start, so Iām starting to suspect it is actually better than Iād given myself credit for.
