We begin with the story in general, moving from the bloody wreck that first stepped off the Nautiloid to a more hopeful ending. Then follow nine specific takes on the Dark Urge. I reached out to a few individuals who were kind enough to name songs that capture some of the essence of the characters they made. I strongly recommend asking them about what they made.
Listen to the playlist on spotify or on youtube
Song list below!
āPtolomeaā Ethel CainĀ
āCounting Bodies Like Sheep To The Rhythm Of The War Drumsāā A Perfect Circle
āNo Light, No Lightā - Florence + The MachineĀ
āIn The Woods Somewhereā Hozier
āAncestors, The Ancientsā - Chelsea WolfeĀ
āGallowsā - CocorosieĀ
āBlood On My Nameā - The Brothers BrightĀ
āKill Of The Nightā Gin Wigmore
āMonstersā - Ruelle
āControlā - HalseyĀ
āAutoclaveā- Mountain Goats
"The Horror Of Our Love"- Ludo
āEyes On Fireā- Blue Foundation
āHeavy In Your Armsā- Florence + the Machine
āAfraid Of The Darkā - PhildelĀ
āHumanā - DaughterĀ
"Who We Are"- Hozier
āThe Nothing: Part 2ā- Lady Lamb
Featured Characters
Manva @mightymizora āPurge me O Lordā- Thomas Tallis
Mercy @vamppeach āMy Favorite Strangerā- Depeche Mode
Elegy/Echo @ladyofrosefire āMermaids"- Florence + The Machine
Promise @shadowcrow āBroken Crownā- Mumford and Sons
Cynbel @iodhadh āDark Starā- Jaymes Young
Nox @ruushes āI Let Love Inā Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
The Drow @meanbossart āWhat Is This?ā- Swans
Rille @say-lene āFuse (Liminal)ā- Crywolf
Vivette @infernaldaydreams āNotre Dameā- Paris Paloma
And if you've read this far, hey! Thanks! I'd love it if you would reblog with a song for your Dark Urge! This list is in no way exhaustive, and I've enjoyed the hell about getting a look into everyone's characters through putting this playlist together.
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I know the art is six years old but could you please tell me what vallaslin your Dalish!Himuro has?? please... I need closure
HAHA oh my god I had to look it up cause I couldnt remember but it kinda looks like I just went with the Mythal vallaslin but only on the forehead. (I wasnt deep into the lore of DA at the time, but I am now so maybe Iāll just....revist....that whole concept........but better š)
I recall you mentioning you are working on a new manuscript. Is that something you are still working on, and intend to have published? I really love your work and look forward to a new collection! either way, I will continue following your work in magazines. thanks for writing!
Thank you for this question!
Iām currently working on a new poetry manuscript, as well as a new queer YA novel. Iām hoping both will be finished and (eventually) published.
Thank you, as always, for your support. It really moves me to know people are connecting to my work. Thank you for reading.
Found & followed you through mdzs but ever since I have been SUPER curious - what are your favorite dragon age romances? or just characters in general?
oh man. so the thing is that I actually have not managed to successfully complete very many dragon age romances, because I am terminally bad at them apparently? I donāt think Iāve ever actually managed to play a dragon age: origins game where I actually ended up with the character I tried to romance. something always seems to go wrong. so I feel like I, hm, am missing some important context here as far as what might be good ones.
The romances I have done/have watched are Morrigan, most of Alistair, most of Leliana, Fenris, Anders, Iām in the middle of a Merrill romance right now, Cullen, Josephine, Sera, and Dorian. Of those...I actually think the Cullenmance sticks out in my head as my favorite, though Josephineās was also delightful. (Augh, Josie. Sheās such a treasure.)
But yeah, I loved the Cullenmance. Iām one of those people who genuinely really likes Cullen (he hits a lot of buttons for me), and that romance just...played very well, possibly because it also really worked across the character I was playing at the time.
As far as characters go - thatās a lot harder because the answer is very much a little bitĀ āall of them???ā But I guess the ones who stick out most to me are Morrigan (you know I love a character when I cosplay them), Fenris, and Cullen. But I also have a deep, deep love for Vivienne and Merrill, and my always-a-slut-for-trickster-gods self is stupid fond of Solas, so sue me. But also Cassandra?? is amazing???
But there really is a lot ofĀ ādepends on who Iām thinking about at the time, I love a lot of the characters a whole lot and especially in context, for some of them, of the dynamics they have with each other.āĀ
Which I actually think is one of the things Iām more invested in in the Dragon Age games than the player romance - the intergroup dynamics of your companions and how they interact with each other. Iām always so interested in those.