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Truths Half Told Beget Lives Half Lived Chapter 36 - And a happy Satinalia to you, too

She hummed at the noise and happy energy flowing around the keep, her heart full with a feeling of home that she hadn't experienced in many years and never expected to feel here in a military organization's outpost so far away from everything she'd ever known...

When Rylen stopped by the table to greet them, Trice forced a grin despite the strange, hollow look in his eyes. It reminded her of a night in the kitchen long ago when he'd come to her with that same look and she'd made him dinner. They'd laughed together for the first time that night, and she wondered if she could have the same effect on him now. He certainly seemed to perk up when she tugged him down to sit with them and pressed a long kiss to his cheek.

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"Are you sure about this?"

Mei hadn't stopped frowning since Trice had approached her that morning and outlined the plan for testing her resistance to templar powers. Now, as they sat atop their horses, basking in the waning afternoon light, Trice held back a sigh and nodded.

"It's the only way for us to be sure."

"You could always sleep in separate quarters," Mei replied, her tone as dry as the sand creeping over their horses' hooves. Trice made a face, and Mei tsked at her, adding, "You might have to anyway if his disassociation episodes worsen. Did he tell you about those?"

"He told me. It's a concern for later, and one that might never come to be. One day at a time - isn't that what you tell the templars?"

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Understanding dawned in her eyes. "You think you're a danger to me."

"I know I am," he huffed. "I just don't know how much."

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"So, are you going to tell me what's going on with you and Mama?"

Rylen turned away from the star-pricked sky to frown at Jacques' silhouette. It had been months since they'd last gone star-gazing, and the Harvestmere night skies offered up a whole new set of constellations for their perusal. They'd even discovered a sliver of uncharted stars peeking over the horizon. The unfamiliar swath of sky had kept them occupied for hours and resulted in Jacques extracting a promise from Rylen to send to Skyhold for more star charts, though Rylen wondered if anyone had bothered to chart the skies this far to the southwest.

Now, as the night wound down, he supposed Jacques' mind had wandered to the night of the attack, now more than a week past...

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Rylen arrived in the courtyard to find a fair number of soldiers already milling about, some yawning and rubbing their faces while others adjusted armor straps or straightened gauntlets. The mood, wary and somber, clung to the stonework like creeping fog, dimming the chatter to naught more than whispers. Darkness pressed down from above and seeped into murky corners - even the torches couldn't hold back the gloom of the rare, moonless night.

Or perhaps having so much to lose simply made the night feel more suffocating and sinister...

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Original Fiction

Short Stories

Scythe of Heaven in Press: An Original Anthology, Volume 2, pg. 69 Rating: Teen | CW: violence, mild gore & body horror, character death - After an alien invasion, one broken man has the power to give the human race a fighting chance.

One Becomes Two (part 1 of Love on the High Seas) Rating: Teen | CW: None - After a disillusioned merman saves a handsome ship captain, he becomes enamored with the brave captain’s beauty and brash confidence. Lucky for him, the feeling is mutual.

Two Become One (part 2 of Love on the High Seas) Rating: Mature | CW: None - If life on a ship has taught Captain Liam Wallace anything, it's to take the good when it comes. And Arctus is a very good thing.

Drabbles/Flash Fic

"How Dare You" Rating: Gen - A drabble about two people who have very different ideas about what love looks like.

"Righteous Fire" Rating: Gen - A friends to enemies (to friends?) flash fic.

Prompt Fills

Hanahaki Rating: Teen (CW: mild blood and gore) - Choosing to purge love from her system rather than die for a love unrequited.

Assassin Double Life Rating: Gen - Two married men also work together as assassin and handler, but only one of them knows it. Shenanigans ensue.

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Fan Fiction

I’ve got some fan fics as well. Here's a complete list of everything sorted by fandom.

Dragon Age

The Revelation of All Things Relationships: Female Lavellan (mage Inquisitor) / Cullen Rutherford, many background relationships Rating: E | Words: 608k

Truths Half Told Beget Lives Half Lived Relationship: Knight Captain Rylen / Female OC Rating: E | Words: 249k

Give a Heart, Get a Throne Relationship: Female Warden / Leliana Rating: G | Words: 10.7k

Various and Sundry Revelations Relationships: Varies by chapter Rating: G | Words: 7.7k

A Shadow Dancing in the Flames Relationship: Shadow Dragon Rook / Ashur | The Viper Rating: T | Words: 1.8k (In Progress)

The Wayhaven Chronicles (In Between Series)

A series of stand-alone one-shots of moments not covered in the books featuring stoic, emotionally stunted detective Ophelia Maven who accidentally fell into a love triangle between Nate and Adam.

Relationships: Female Detective/Nate Sewell, Female Detective/Adam du Mortain (love triangle)

Aftermath - Rating: G | Words: 2.3k

Safety - Rating: T | Words: 2.2k

Research - Rating: T | Words: 3.3k

Choices - Rating: T | Words: 1.9k

Bruises - Rating: T | Words: 4.3k

K.I.S.S. - Rating: G | Words: 6.6k

Mass Effect: Andromeda (Across Galaxies Series)

Relationships: Female Ryder / Harry Carlyle

From Here to Mars - Rating: T | Words: 4.5k

Fandom: Dragon Age Relationship: Knight Captain Rylen x OC

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