#writing about Iwyn
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Saw a post on Finish your WIPs February and I was not going to do any of that, except Solas and Iwyn insisted. It was fun writing them again.
Originally started in 2021, for a kinky bingo prompt of "infidelity", here's Solas and Iwyn enjoying some art, and each other - acting on their attraction to each other after Iwyn's husband leaves.
Fandom: Dragon Age | Words: 4114 | Read on Ao3
Iwyn Lavellan x Solas | Modern AU | smut
Rating: Explicit. Infidelity, smut, fluff, angst, Iwyn is lonely, her husband is a bit boring, Solas is lonely too, nothing new here though, oral, piv sex, safe sex, casual relationship
Casual Fun
There is a surprising amount of rich, beautiful people at the museum. Solas knows many donors are more interested in getting their name in the brochures – or even better, in brass on the entrance pillar –but they still attend events to mingle and make sure everyone else knows they are there.
It’s still more crowded than he anticipated. The foyer is busy, a string quartet plays, and the trays of canapes and sparkling wine are quickly refilled.
The patrons of the arts, all dressed up. It doesn’t matter why people are here – the museum is free Wednesdays and Sundays, and hands out scholarships to young artists and that matters. Solas doesn’t much care about making connections or socializing, but he does care that there is money for the arts, and this is why he donates himself, of course.
It’s the opening of the A. Brenhan exhibition – a renown Orzammar artist who rarely allows his works to be shown on the surface. Solas had hoped to see the collection relatively undisturbed, and initially the throng of people had dashed his hopes. When he makes his way to the special exhibit on the second floor, he realizes he was wrong. Very few people wander the exhibit. It seems everyone is more interested in the spectacle that is themselves.
He spends some time on the charcoal sketches. It’s mostly architecture. Forgotten Thaigs and empty corridors and old houses. The story behind them is more interesting than the sketches themselves.
Most people actively browsing the gallery are in pairs or small groups. Like himself, they might have a more serious interest in the art, or simply worry about missing out. While he appreciates the peace and quiet here, he does wish he had someone to discuss the art with.
Solas moves to the next part of the exhibit, what Brenhan is most known for. Oil paintings on large canvasses, larger than Solas is tall. The kind of work you hang in museums, or maybe in mansions of some of the very rich. No matter, the artist’s fame is well deserved. Most of the paintings feature Dwarven architecture, ancient and modern both, but above them an impossible sky. Brenhan is a traditionalist, and has never left Orzammar, and doesn’t truly know what the sky looks like. The effect is eerie and unsettling, and meant to be so.
“I can’t decide if I love it, hate it, or just find it odd.”
Solas is startled by the woman next to him. He’d not noticed her, or assumed she was part of the group that moved on.
“It’s captivating nonetheless,” he offers.
“I agree. It’s one of the more interesting exhibits recently.”
He turns to her, and she is captivating too. Her dress is a shimmery white, contrasting with her tan skin and red hair piled on top of her head. Diamonds drip from her pointed ears and her green eyes sparkle. As she moves, his eyes are drawn to the high slit in her dress and her tall heels.
He quickly looks back at her face, and she smirks at him.
“Do you often attend the openings?” he asks, and realizes this is almost as cliche as do you come here often? He wanted someone to talk to, and now he wants to sink into the floor.
“Most of them, if I can.” She smiles and holds out her hand. “I’m Iwyn.”
He takes it, and she gives a firm handshake.
“Solas.”
“So, Solas, are you familiar with Brenhan’s work?”
“Some. I have not seen such an extensive collection before. From what I understand it is the most comprehensive exhibition of his works. Outside Orzammar, of course.”
“Yes, I’ve heard so too. I did see some of his work in the Museum of Modern Art in Denerim, but it was only a few. I do find his work intriguing, and a lot more impressive in person.”
“It’s the scale of it. It doesn’t translate well to a catalogue.”
Iwyn agrees and they talk more about the paintings, moving from one room to the next in the exhibit. He learns that her interest in art is recent, and he has plenty of knowledge he can share with her. Her own insights are unique and interesting still, seeing the soul and emotion of the pictures without the baggage of art study. The conversation is invigorating and easy.
Sometime later, an elven man joins them. He’s a little shorter than Solas, with a square jaw and long dark hair gathered in a bun at his neck. He leans over and kisses Iwyn on the cheek.
“Hello, dear.”
“Solas, this is my husband Halier. Halier, Solas is an art enthusiast and he’s been sharing interesting thoughts on the exhibit.”
Solas heart drops in chest and he instinctively puts space between him and Iwyn. He’s enjoyed their conversation immensely, and working to steer the conversation away from the art and towards leaving for drinks. Like a fool, he’d ignored the large diamond ring on her finger. It went with her earrings and bracelet.
Halier grunts and thrusts out his hand, and Solas can do nothing else but take it.
“Solas. I’m sure I’ve seen you before – where do you work?”
“I’m a partner at Evanuris Wealth Management.”
“Of course. I must have seen your picture in your office. I’m a partner with Lavellan, Lavellan & Sabrae Law Firm.”
“Very nice.”
Solas isn’t here to discuss business. Most days, he doesn’t hate his job, or the family business, and he’s glad it allows him to support the arts like this, but he also doesn’t want it to consume his life. He isn’t here to discuss business.
“Are you done here?” Halier directs his question at Iwyn, but does not wait for her response. “I’d like to get out of here, I have that early flight tomorrow.”
“I wouldn’t mind staying a bit longer. Take the car, I’ll grab a cab.” Iwyn fishes a valet ticket out of her clutch, and lightly kisses Halier’s cheek. “Don’t wait up.”
“I won’t. I have to be at the airport at 6am. Goodnight, dear.” He takes the ticket, and nods at Solas. “Solas, nice to meet you. We can discuss business at some other time, perhaps. Thank you for entertaining my wife.”
“A pleasure.”
Solas watches as Halier leaves, but his attention is soon back on Iwyn.
"My husband finds these things terribly boring,” she says. “We're donors, and he likes his name on something cultured along with the tax deduction, but that's it."
"And you don’t find these things boring?"
“I like the events, and the art. Especially with interesting company.”
He doesn’t know how to interpret that, with her sly smile and sparkling eyes and husband retreating down the stairs.
“The art is certainly better with good company.”
He closes a little of the space between them, and he wants her to forget her husband existed. Fuck.
“I’d love to look at the final part of the exhibit. Do you want to join me, Solas?”
She brushes past him, her fingers skimming his arm as she gestures towards the last room they have not explored. He’s no idea if it’s deliberate, but the heat of her sears him through his jacket.
They spend another thirty minutes, at least, taking in the final room. The art is interesting, but more and more he finds himself staring at Iwyn. She catches him, at one point, causing him to quickly avert his eyes and stumble over his words.
Iwyn puts a hand on his arm.
“How about getting some drinks? It seems you’ve lost interest in the art.”
“I’m looking at a different type of art, even more interesting and beautiful.”
It slips out before he can stop himself, but she just gives him a crooked smile.
“Let’s get out of there, Solas.”
-
Iwyn takes Solas to a nearby bar. There’s a risk someone would know her and her husband, of course, but she’s willing to take it. Halier already knows she was talking with him, and they’re just here to talk a little more. Maybe, she admits, she wants to more than talk. She likes his eyes on her, the intensity in them when he looks at her. She likes his voice, and the way he called her beautiful just earlier. Brazen and rebellious.
The bar is nice enough, a regular upscale bar matching the surrounding office buildings, galleries, art museum, restaurants, and symphony hall. She thinks it was featured recently in the nightlife section of the local newspaper, but she isn’t sure. Iwyn orders the featured drink, The Divine’s Night Off, with crystal grace infused gin, brown sugar syrup and Navarran orange liqueur. Solas orders a fruity pink grapefruit vodka concoction.
They make careful small talk, at first. About art, and the museum and the ballet (Solas is a fan, Iwyn isn’t) and other arts that the city offers. They carefully avoid talking about work or what Solas does for a living. It’s clear that his company and her husband’s do some business, and she doesn’t want to think about that.
“I don’t think I’ve seen you at the donor evenings before. We – I try to go to most of them.”
“I have been a donor for a while now, but the last two years I’ve been in Kirkwall. For work.”
Solas makes a face, and she grins. No one really likes Kirkwall, not even the people from there.
“Happy to be back in Wycome?”
“Most certainly. Kirkland is boring at best, and polluted and prejudiced at its worst. It is a relief to be back. Though I must say that I did not expect the event to be that enticing.”
His voice sends shivers down her spine.
“I’m very glad you’re here, Solas. It made my evening a lot more exciting so far.”
“So far?”
“It could become more exciting.”
“How so?”
“I’m sure you can figure it out.”
She’s bored and lonely most of the time, if she’s honest, and Solas offers something new and different. She wants his hands all over her. She wants to fuck him. There are many reasons she’s still married to Halier, but mediocre sex isn’t one of them. She never thought of meeting someone like this, flirting like this. The thrill of it is lightning in her veins, and the fact that Solas knows about her husband intensifies it.
Solas takes a sip of his drink, and traces the edge of his glass. His fingers are long and elegant.
“I would very much like to. Figure it out, I mean.”
She’s made up her mind, and she doesn’t want to wait anymore. Iwyn is out of her comfort zone, but there is something about Solas that draws her to him. She needs to know if he feels the same, and she’s no reason to hide her intentions.
“Sweet talker.”
“Iwyn, I…” He pauses, and looks serious. “Tell me if you want me to stop.”
“Solas,” she says, as she reaches across the table and places her hand on top of his. “I know a hotel, nearby.”
“Yes,” he replies, to the question she didn’t ask.
They pay for their drinks and slip out into the cool night. It has rained while they were at the bar, the wet sidewalk reflecting the lights from the street. Boldly, Iwyn pulls Solas close and kisses him, soft and quick. He freezes, and she’s about to apologize when he pulls her close again and kisses her back. This time there is nothing soft or gentle about it.
“We should probably find that hotel,” she mumbles when they pull apart. As much as she wants to keep him close, she also wants him naked. Solas seems to agree, nodding and taking her hand. It’s only two blocks to the hotel, and they manage without too many stops for kisses. The entrance is well lit, gold handles in the glass doors.
She hesitates in the lobby, but only briefly. She is certain. Solas hand is at the small of her back, as if it belongs there. As if they’d checked into a hotel together a million times before.
“Can I help you?”
The human behind the counter looks very bored. It’s quite late, and the lobby is empty.
“We need a room for a night. We don’t have a reservation.”
Solas is close and she draws on the confidence in his presence. He wants to be here. She wants to be here. What they’re doing is no one else’s business.
“Sure.” The girl taps on her computer. “Nightly rate 399. Credit card and Id, please?”
“Let me,” Solas says smoothly, and she supposes he right. It’s not that she can’t pay, but it’s better it’s not her name. Some part of her doesn’t care, craves the danger of it. But she’s not quite ready to self-destruct her life.
Solas hands over his cards, and the girl dutifully enters his information into her system. She hands them two keycards. She looks too tired and underpaid to ask about their lack of luggage.
“Room 906, elevators are down and on your right. Checkout is at 11am tomorrow.”
Solas thanks her, hands Iwyn one card, and starts down the hallway. Iwyn grabs his hand.
“One moment.”
She heads to the hotel convenience store, determined and casual all at once. She looks at the little stand of toiletries – deodorants, cotton buds, razors.
“Do you have any condoms?”
The dwarf behind counter grunts, and pulls out a silver cardboard box from a cabinet behind the counter.
“19.99.”
She hands him her credit card, and puts the box in the purse when the transaction is complete. The dwarf grunts again, and fiddles with his phone.
Iwyn hurries after Solas, and puts her hand in his when she catches up.
-
They slip inside the room, and the door closes with a soft thud behind them. Iwyn pushes him against the wall, and catches his lips in an eager kiss. He slips his hand through the tall slit in her dress, caressing her skin, like he’d been wanting to all night. He kisses her neck, she gasps.
“You’re so beautiful,” he says. He pulls back and really looks at her. A thought occurs to him. “Does your husband know you’re here?”
He isn’t really certain why a beautiful woman wants with him, and her husband is certainly handsome enough. If he’s part of someone’s kink he’d like to know.
“No. Does that bother you?”
He shakes his head.
“Good.”
Iwyn walks to the bed, and drops her dress on the floor. It pools around her feet, leaving her nude except her lace panties and tall heels. She twists off her diamond ring and drops it on the bedside table.
“He won’t know anything,” she states.
She is breathtaking. He tentatively touches her arm, her shoulder. Runs his fingers across her collar bone, and down her chest. She gasps when he cups her breast briefly, before skimming over her ribs, resting his hand on her hip. He follows with kisses, all the way down the body until he kneels before her. He frees her legs from the dress, folds it, and toss it on a chair.
“If he did know – your husband – would you be in danger?”
She laughs at this, and cuts herself off. She looks at him earnestly.
“Thank you, Solas, for asking. I wouldn’t be. He would be severely disappointed, I suppose. Just like he severely disappoints me.”
He kisses her knee.
“I will endeavor not to, in that case.”
“Very good.”
The way her voice drops when she praises him sends a bolt of arousal straight to his dick. So does the fact that she’s here, with him, while her husband has gone home alone.
He runs his hands up her legs, and kisses her lace covered sex. She gasps, a low involuntary sound, completely lovely.
“Sit down, please?”
She does, sitting herself on the bed behind her. Before he can lean in closer, she lifts one foot, pressing her heel against his chest.
“You’re overdressed, Solas.”
“Of course.”
He takes off his jacket, and unbuttons his shirt. Iwyn crosses her legs, and follows every move with hooded eyes. He hopes he measures up. With his chest bared he leans over her and kisses her, deep and hungry.
“Everything, Solas,” she says.
He complies, taking off his shoes and dresspants and socks and boxers. There’s no elegant way to go about it, but Iwyn is just sitting on the bed, leaning back on her elbows with a small smile on her face. She smiles wider when he’s finally naked, and he’d happily suffer a little awkwardness to put such a smile on face.
Iwyn uncrosses her legs.
“Now where were you?”
Solas slides down in front of her. “Right here, I believe.” He slides his hands up her calves, past her knees. She yields to his gentle pressure, and lets her legs fall open. He kisses the inside of her thigh, and again, his lips caressing her silken skin all the way up to her lace clad mound. He kisses the lace, and she moans deliciously when he breathes hot air against her. He draws his head back to look at her, glorious above him, and caresses her with his fingers. He slips two inside her panties, touching her slick heat. Iwyn bucks against him, his other hand firmly holding her left leg.
“More,” she growls, and he draws her panties aside, leaving her clit exposed, pink and swollen. He teases it, and rubs against the sides of it, and then he presses down on it.
“Like this? Softer? Harder?”
“Harder, softer. Alternate.”
He smiles, and does as she asks, causing her to gasp and writhe. She is alluring, her half-covered sex arousing, her wet cunt inviting. He wants to taste her, to make her scream. He keeps working his fingers, and kisses the inside of her thigh. When he reaches the top, he licks up her cunt, reveling in her taste. She moans, a deep throaty sound and he groans too. He looks up at her, her shiny red lips parted, her cheeks flushed with desire.
“More?” he asks.
“Yes, please. Now.”
“I think I’ll get rid of these first.”. He smirks at her, moving his hands across her panties. They’re pretty, but in the way. He pulls the fabric a little up, making the lace rub against her clit, and then down. She lifts her hips easily, allowing him to slide them all the way down her legs. He carefully pulls the panties over the heels of her shoes, leaving them on her feet.
He doesn’t tease this time, no matter how inviting the soft skin of thighs is, but sits right up between her legs and spreads his palms over her hips. Her legs part wide for him, and he lowers his mouth to taste her again. He licks and sucks her sensitive folds and her swollen clit. He’s rewarded with a low moan, her head thrown back. He adds his hand, his fingers teasing her opening. Iwyn takes the opportunity to throw her leg over his shoulder. She’s wet and soft, clenching around his fingers, her juices coating his chin. Her heel digs into his back, pressing him closer to her, a beautiful counterpoint to her sweet taste.
She is all his, right here, even if it isn’t so outside this room. Not that she belongs to anyone but herself, not truly.
Solas keeps working his fingers, his tongue until she shudders around him, moaning and trashing against him. He lets her come down carefully, gently easing her out of her climax. Her leg slips to the floor and she relaxes into the bed.
“That was – very good.”
“Yes?”
“You did good,” she says again, firmer this time. His already hard cock jumps at it. He wants her and he wants her approval more. He wants to be good enough for her. He’s here with her, and her husband isn’t. He’s the one who slides his hands all the way down her legs, and gently takes off her shoes, kissing her ankles. He’s the one who crawls into bed after her when she swings legs up to stretch out on it.
He’s the one who asks her, “what can I do next?”
“Touch me,” she says. “Like you care.”
Solas is suddenly furiously angry, overcome with a need to punch Iwyn’s husband in the face the next time he meets him. He won’t, of course, and refocuses his attention on Iwyn. He just met her tonight, but he does care. He wants to touch her, to please her, right here in this downtown hotel. He also wants to talk art with her again, to get to know her better. He shoves that thought to the back of his brain. Being the one the satisfy her will have to be enough.
“I do care, Iwyn.”
She looks stunned at his earnestness, perhaps like she regrets her vulnerability. He patiently lets his fingers wander up her torso, feather-light. Iwyn recovers and smirks.
“Get on with it, then.”
He does, his hands wandering across her chest, teasing her nipples as he dips his head to kiss her. He learns what makes her moan, what makes her arch her back. Her hands are not idle either, sliding up his body, digging into his shoulders. He groans when she traces one finger up his cock, and wraps her whole hand around it. She pumps it slowly and all thoughts flee his mind, his hands randomly touching her, needing to feel her skin beneath his hands in any way he can. Iwyn sits half up, and kisses him.
“Lay back, Solas,” she says, extracting herself from under him.
He does, laying back and lets her continue to do as she pleases. Her hand is back on his cock as she grins, her other hand holding him firmly down when his hips jerk. He’s so hard it aches, and he almost can’t hold it together when moves faster, twisting her hand a little.
“I’m going to fuck you.”
“Please, please, Iwyn.” He’s ready to beg for anything, has been since he first laid his eyes on her.
She lets go of him, and finds the packet of condoms, opening one. Her nails are expertly manicured, a deep green color. The diamond bracelet glints against her wrist. She rolls the condom over his cock.
Seated above him, she drags her nails across his chest, her cunt hovering out of reach. He wants. He needs, he needs her now.
“Please,” he says again. “I need – “
She lowers herself on him, heat surrounding him, perfect and far too slow. When he moves, thrusting his hips up impatiently, she puts a hand on his chest.
“Stay still.”
Her eyes are burning, and it’s not a question. A demand. A test. He complies and grows impossible harder. Iwyn moves with agonizing slowness. His hands find their way to her waist, supporting, but not changing her pace, letting her stay in control. They’re both panting, eyes caught in each other.
Finally, Iwyn moves faster, leaning more on her weight on his chest as she collapses a little forward. He grips her hips tighter, and she nods. Now he moves with her, into her. It’s tight and hot and wonderful, and he moans her name as he throws his head back. Iwyn brings her own hand between her legs, and they both move faster, erratically. She trembles above him, glorious and beautiful, and his own orgasm takes him by surprise, intensity coursing through him.
Iwyn collapses fully on his chest, and he wraps his arms around her. She sighs and kiss his neck, as she slides off him, then tucks herself into him. Solas deals with the condom, and lets himself enjoy her warmth next to him.
"I don't normally do this," she says.
"Neither do I."
"Fucking a married woman, or engaging in one-night stands in general?"
Both. Either. He just nods, and kisses her brow. She idly caresses his shoulder. It feels far too comfortable.
“I’m glad I did,” she says.
“As I am I.”
They lay intwined, and he holds her. A minute. An hour. A moment. Long enough to pretend this belongs to him.
She slips away well before dawn. Home, he supposes, to her husband, or an empty bed he has left. Back to her real life.
She kisses his cheek.
"Thanks, Solas. I had a good time."
He squeezes her hand.
"Me too," he says, and he smiles, as wide and genuine as he can.
Casual fun, another man's wife.
The door clicks shut after her.
#dragon age#dragon age fanfic#solavellan#solavellan fanfic#iwyn x solas#writing about Iwyn#AHH it was so nice to write them again#they are happy and married in almost every timeline#here they get to be messy#just a bit#had 3000 words of this just lingering in my wips#very happy to throw it out there#finish your wips#viking writes#published 2/29/2024#leap day seems apt for leaping back to solavellan#solavellan hell is eternal
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i just binged read i’ll write your name😭😭and im obsessed, i LOVE IT. can we have a little sneak peak😭
Not gonna lie, I was pretty hyperfixated on getting Chelsea!Roy going 🤪 but!!! I'm back on IWYN and I have this little snippet, featuring our lovely assistant and a certain walnut misted Greyhound 👀
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“You hungry? I can call April and have her bring us some breakfast. She usually comes over the day after the karaoke party.”
Roy set Sydney down and joined me at the counter. “Sounds great, sunshine.”
Ignoring the nickname, I tapped away on my phone. When it started ringing, I put it on speaker, tapping my foot as I waited for her to answer.
“Hello?” April’s voice was groggy and tired. I felt kind of bad and wondered if I’d woken her up; but she was usually an early riser, I reminded myself.
“Morning, April,” I said. Roy looked at me with raised eyebrows. “Are you coming over, babes? I was hoping you’d bring me and Kent some bagel sandwiches or something.”
She yawned in response. “Um, yeah, yeah.” Something in her voice sounded on edge, as if she was dreading something. “Let me, er, shower and, um, I’ll be there in about thirty-”
“Babe, where d’you keep your kettle?”
While I was still processing the familiar voice that came through the phone, Roy’s eyebrows nearly flew off his face. He grabbed my hand roughly and pulled it close to his face so he could bark into the speaker, “Is that fucking Tartt?”
Oh. Oh. I covered my mouth with my free hand to stifle my giggle. Why was Jamie Tartt at April’s place so early in the morning? The morning after the karaoke party, where they’d been flirting all night?
As if it wasn’t completely obvious.
“Oh shit,” Jamie’s voice came through the phone. “Did I just hear Roy?” His voice was louder, as if he was closer to the phone now. “Mornin’, Coach!”
Roy rolled his eyes with a massive growl. When he caught my eye and noticed the way I was desperately fighting laughter, the corner of his mouth ticked upwards in a little smirk, the kind I was quickly becoming used to. “Yeah, it’s me,” he grumbled, still holding my hand in his. “And you better not get yourself a bagel sandwich, you’re in fucking training, pretty boy.”
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Things I’ve Read This Week* - 2021.06.19
New Stories
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Inquisitor's Bed by MidoriMaddie (@midorimaddie) - Solas/NB!Lavellan - 294 words - complete
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Shattered dreams and healing truths by Noire12 (@noire-pandora) - Solas/F!Lavellan - 4,505 words - complete
Rereads
What of the Hedge Mage? by CommonEvilMastermind (@commonevilmastermind) - Solas/F!Lavellan - 36,304 words - HSE WIP
Three!verse, Three by EllsterSMASH (@ellstersmash) - Solas/F!Lavellan - 29,574 words - HSE WIP on hiatus pending a rewrite
Tumblr (re)Reads
Bloodied & Broken Bits, How Solas learned of young!Ixchel’s fate by @dreadfutures - Solas/F!Lavellan
Gods and Monsters by @gingerly-writing - Original Fiction
Iwyn Lavellan, ⚜️The World prompt, ⚜️Please (on AO3) prompt by @thevikingwoman - Solas/F!Lavellan
Five Times Arrested by @theshirallen - NB!Lavellan
Plans prompt by @thevikingwoman - F!Lavellan
Bloodied & Broken Bits, ⚜️Dread Wolf Take You, ⚜️"i’m worried about you." prompt, ⚜️"You're bleeding." prompt by @dreadfutures - Solas/F!Lavellan, M!Mahariel & F!Lavellan
things you said prompt by @nug-juggler - Zevran/M!Tabris
Superheroes by @fakecrfan - Original Fiction
Subscription Updates
Unwritten by UnrealRomance - Solas/MGiT (Ch. 191-192)
What a Wicked Game to Play by Cracking Lamb (@crackinglamb) - Solas/MGiT (Ch. 17-18)
Sugar Honey Iced Tea by AntlersandFangs (@thededfa), Beckily (@beckily), & Celtic_Lass (@thecelticlass) - F!Adaar/MBiT, Varric/MGiT, Krem/MGiT, MBiT/MGiT, Solas & MBiT (Ch. 38)
Well, S.H.I.T., there's more..., Well, S.H.I.T. by TitaniaFaerieQueen - Zevran/MGiT/Felassan (Ch. 21-22) If you read Sugar Honey Iced Tea, you really need to read this one too!
The Guardian by HumblePeasant (@solas-disapproves) - Solas/OFC, Dorian/M!Lavellan (Ch. 143)
Crazy, Rich, Elves by KeeperSpock (@outragedvulcan) - Solas/F!Lavellan (Ch. 7-8)
miles to go before the fall of night, across the ocean and over the ruins, the forest is dark and deep and i've seen you here before by victoriousscarf (@victoriousscarf) - Solas/M!Lavellan (Ch. 143-144)
Echoes Across Time by JLHall (@jlhallares) - Solas/MGiT (Ch. 234)
Hay by Viking_woman (@thevikingwoman) - Solas/F!Lavellan (Ch. 8)
Scars of Light by Kallypso (@kallypsowrites) - The Darkling|Kirigan/Alina (Ch. 21-22)
In Another World by fenkyuubi (@fenkyuubi) - Solas/F!Lavellan (Ch. 66-69)
Maker's Balls And Then Some by FanForFen (@fanforfen) - Solas/MCiT (Ch. 62)
Running With The Halla by InArlathan (@in-arlathan) - Solas/F!Lavellan (Ch. 11)
Feral Verse, The Creature in the Woods by apfelgranate (@notenoughdragons) - Solas & F!Adaar (Ch. 7)
rhapsody in red. by wildmountainmoss - Solas & ONBC (Ch. 9)
Til It Squeaks: A Modern Girl’s Take on Thedas, Twist Some More by CrackingLamb (@crackinglamb) - Solas/MGiT (Ch. 16)
Dir'vhen'an, The Promise by oxygenforthewicked (@oxygenforthewicked) - Solas/M!Lavellan (Ch. 7)
Solas/Ayala, Fade In by Fairfaxleasee (@fairfaxleasee) - Solas/F!Trevelyan - (Ch. 1) complete, series sub
Heritage (English), Heritage by Luwan_Kyuu - Fen'Harel|Solas/F!Lavellan (Ch. 37)
Love Comes Home, Wolf's Pride by jasna - Solas/F!Lavellan (Ch. 4-6)
The Rebel's Ascension by InArlathan (@in-arlathan) - Solas/OFC (Ch. 18)
The Lioness and the Wolf by Arden (@shift-shaping) - Solas/F!Surana (Ch. 48)
Lingrean Rosal'sule'din, The Future Is Not Yet Set In Stone by angelslaugh (@skyerie) - Dorian & F!Lavellan, Solas/F!Lavellan (Ch. 46-49)
lover, your back is bruised from what you carry, In the face of your light by noverture (@noverturemusings) - Solas/M!Lavellan (Ch. 92)
The Taming of Fen'Harel by beaubashley (@beaubartley) - Solas/F!Lavellan (Ch. 18)
lover, your back is bruised from what you carry, A tapestry of stars by noverture (@noverturemusings) - Dirthamen (Ch. 18)
» side note - multiple chapters may mean multiple updates; or might just be me refreshing my memory, reorienting myself in the story, or rereading some for fun. 😊
*TIRTW & can recommend (previous weeks)
#spotlight Saturday#fic recommendations#writer recommendations#tirtw#things i've read this week#aisteach reads#aisteach recommends#solavellan#solas/lavellan#solas x lavellan#solas/oc#solas x oc#solas/mgit#solas x mgit#mgit#mcit#nb lavellan#solasmance rare pair
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Year End Writer’s Round-Up: 2020
I was tagged by a lot of wonderful people - @noire-pandora, @luzial, @thevikingwoman and @galadrieljones - thank you all so much!
Tagging @ma-sulevin, @wickedwitchofthewilds, @idrelle, @iarollane, @shannaraisles @charlatron, @a-shakespearean-in-paris, @laraslandlockedblues, @kagetsukai and anyone else who’s interested :)
Word count for 2020 [published and unpublished]: ~180,000 words
I don’t have a comparison for previous years, because I’ve never been diligent about word tracking, but this has been a good year for me as far as writing goes. this is the first year out of my major depression that I feel like I’ve been quite productive. My goal was to write, and complete, three stories this year - which I hit, and is something I hugely proud of.
New things I tried this year:
Quite a few new things! I stepped out of writing in past tense and I’ve started writing in present, which is quite the change. I also branched out of my usual Solasmances and tried my hand at writing a Cullen romance! The Inquisition Job was also my first attempt at writing an AU - and though it proved to be challenging, it was a challenge I enjoyed. This was also the year I broke out of Dragon Age fanfiction and posted my first Mass Effect fic, Deja Vu\\Jamais Vu.
I also started using a word tracker for the first time, courtesy of @ma-sulevin, and it’s been surprisingly effective at getting me to write. I’m a sucker for tables and graphs and charts, so tracking my monthly writing goal through those is immensely satisfying (and will be something I continue doing in 2021). I started the year with the idea of writing 100 words a day, but I’ve soon come to realize that it’s better for me to have both a daily and monthly goal. As much as I’d like to keep writing everyday, sometimes my brain just wants a break - and so monthly goals help me stay motivated.
Fic I spent the most time on:
For Goodness Bakes, my Solavellan Bakery AU. At ~65K words, it took several months to write and edit, and it has to be the story I’m most proud of writing this year.
Fic I Spent the Least Time On:
I think I wrote Succumbing in the span of a week in October - the spooky season got to me and I just adored the idea of Solas as a vampire :D If we’re counting one-shots, then it’d probably be Eidolon, which was the result of the new DA4 trailer.
Favorite Thing I Wrote:
It has to be a tie between For Goodness Bakes and Succumbing.
For Goodness Bakes, as I’ve mentioned before, is the fluffiest piece I’ve written (and also has the honor of being the one fic that’s made me have all the sweet cravings, holy shit). It honestly started with the idea of Solas in a suit and took on a life of it’s own. Thalia is one of my favorite OCs to date; she has a special place in my heart :)
I have a huge, mega soft spot for Succumbing because not only am I a vampire fucker on main, but the idea of Solas being said vampire is, well... *fans self*. It was fun delving into the mind of a character whose willpower is constantly weakening, and who ends up on the grey area of the moral spectrum. It’s also the first time I’ve tried my hand at writing something horror, which surprised me, given how I don’t like horror myself.
Favorite Thing I Read:
I’ve come to the realization I read a lot of fanfiction and not nearly as much published fiction. That being said, here are a few:
@ma-sulevin‘s Steady and Strong, and Appetite. The first is a Stardew Valley/Mass Effect crossover which is so dang sweet, I can’t even. The latter, well... there’s a reason ma-sul is the mistress of smut :)
@thevikingwoman‘s Temporal Arrangements. Time travel AUs are hard to write, and many of the ones I’ve read tend to be heavier on the angst, but this one is sweet and hopeful and honestly so refreshing to read. Viking is amazing at depicting scenes and emotions with few words, and she writes Solas so well. Iwyn is one of my favorite Lavellans ever!
ladygekko on AO3′s Dear Par Vollen is a very fun, heartwarming read. The Ben-Hassrath agent in charge of handling Iron Bull’s reports finds her world opening up. It’s very funny and touching and very unique.
foolishgames on AO3′s To The Least Of His Children features a kid Inquisitor who’s chaperoned by Varric and Cassandra. This was fantastically written, and so moving. Well worth the read, if only for the interaction between Cassandra and Varric.
Writing Goals For Next Year:
My goal next year is, much like this year, write and complete three stories. I’m hoping in 2021 to continue to branch out into other fandoms. I hope to complete some of my current WIPs, specifically A Whole New World, and Deja Vu\\Jamais Vu, and to finish some of my older works.
One of my biggest challenges is keeping a story to a manageable limit. Most ideas I have tend to be massive, 100K+ stories, which is challenging (not in a good way) and exhausting. I want to be able to refine my plots so that I can keep them to a manageable word limit, so I can try writing different stories.
Overall, I’d like to think I’ve grown as a writer this year, and hopefully I can work on my weak areas in 2021 and make them stronger :)
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2019 Writer’s Year in Review
tagged by @pikapeppa. thank you!! I always enjoy this exercise ^_^
Word count:
The Lily Farm - 163,580
That he may hold me by the hand - 29,146
Original fiction - 14,780
Total - 207,506
Number of smut scenes: I don’t really keep track? Probably a dozen or so. It is definitely true that I don’t write as much smut for Arthur as I did for Solas. My writing style has chilled out in that sense. I still write sex scenes for sure, but full blown smut is pretty rare for me. For Solas, sex was kind of like a theme. I went to it all the time to develop his character. For Arthur, it does not serve the same thematic function.
New things I tried this year: Using more tropes, like good old fashioned bed-sharing, fake relationships, etc. They work really well for my Arthur pairings, and I think it’s helped my plot writing a lot.
Also, this year I have been working consistently on a fic for a mlm pairing, Arthur x Albert (That he may hold me by the hand) I have never written a fullblown love story between two men before, only as a secondary-ship, so this is a first for me. I was nervous, but I did a lot of research in preparation, and I have learned a lot about the history of male sexuality and its various forms and perceptions in pioneer times and the late nineteenth century. It’s really been one of my favorite projects to date, and definitely the most straight up romantic love story I’ve ever written.
Favorite thing I wrote this year: I like all the stories I wrote this year. The Lily Farm has become a romantic but humorous fix-it with a big plot, as I’m literally rewriting the end of the game. I love everything I’ve gotten to do with Mary Beth’s character, and it’s given me the chance to just make her into a true heroine. Yours, Sadie Adler was a sad endeavor, and I cried while writing it, but it was a plotting challenge for me, and I am proud of what it became. That he may hold is a sort of smaller scope love story for me, but I love this about it best of all. I love Arthur and Albert and I always had a soft spot for the Arcadia for Amateurs mission, because it shows Arthur at his most charming and quintessentially chivalrous.
I also love the original stuff I’ve written and the story I’ve started to build. It’s a return to roots for me and exploration of a place and a family of characters that are all like people I grew up with. It’s not really a story I’ve told before, so I’m excited about that.
Favorite fic I read this year: I haven’t read nearly enough fics this year, but a few memorable experiences include
Temporal Arrangements by @thevikingwoman (A time travel AU for Solas and Iwyn Lavellan--clever in its plot and very emotional, a good redemption arc for Solas, and Iwyn is a most classic and stoic Lavellan who I love dearly. Neat Arlathan aesthetics.)
safe and sound by @cosmiclattes (A super good take on what could have happened with Arthur and Eliza all those years ago. Sad, beautiful details, will murder you.)
how to be a lion when you were born a wolf by @cosmiclattes (A beautiful alternate ending to the game. I won’t give anything else away, but read it!!)
Up on the Homestead (a series) by CedarTheBarefoot (Arthur/John. A smutty tale of country living and a quiet romance. Arthur and John are both very in-character here and it’s kind of like this renewed sense of pastoral innocence but its edges are not sanded down. Good realism and process-writing. Awesome smut. It is good to see them safe.)
Of Sons and Daughters by writehavoc (A sweet, romantic story in which Arthur accidentally falls in love with Dutch’s daughter. Emmeline is a very innocent OC who has been deeply sheltered and is now kind of working toward her own sense of independence. Very good chivalrous but conflicted Arthur. One of the coolest premises I’ve seen.)
Writing goals for 2020: To finish both The Lily Farm and That he may hold, and then to focus most of my energies on my original stuff for a while. I would like to finish a book. I am hoping 2020 is the year!! Or, well, I’m gonna work for it lol. (I will still be here, of course...hyperfixations will always call. lol)
tags for @thevikingwoman @bearly-tolerable @cosmiclattes @ladylike-foxes @squidproquoclarice @starsandskies @ma-sulevin @idrelle-miocovani @a-shakespearean-in-paris and anyone else who would like to do this. please tag me if you do!! ^_^
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September Reading
I am back! And only slightly late this time! My usual categories (audiobook, physical book, and fics) are under the cut.
Books I Listened To
The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Wow. I can see why this won the Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction. It has been on my reading list forever and it did not disappoint. Mukherjee is a physician and oncologist who wanted to write a “biography” of cancer through the ages. He weaves scientific explanation with extended metaphor and his personal stories of treating patients with cancer, and it is all so effortlessly done. I learned a lot and truly loved his prose and the connections he drew between past and present.
Books I Read
East is East by T.C. Boyle
So... I did enjoy this, but the ending is a tough one to swallow, and at the end of the day I’m not entirely sure what Boyle wanted me to get out of this story. It follows Hiro Tanaka, a Japanese man who jumps off of the boat where he works near the coast of Georgia and ends up on a small island where there is an artists’ colony full of novelists and painters. The plot is interesting and the characters are richly detailed and flawed, but as I said, it left me feeling a little empty (although maybe that was the point).
Fics
I am SO CLOSE to finishing Ascendant: Prophet Eminent by @eveninglottie, so I won’t give my full review yet, but GUYS. READ IT WITH ME. FLAIL OVER ROSLYN AND SOLAS AND ALL THE MYSTERIES.
Some short fics I loved:
"The Absence of Dislike” by @dirthara-mama. Solas x Ayelet. NSFW. GUYS GUYS GUYS. FRIENDS. I adore this. It is sexy and just the right amount of emotional. I love Solas wanting the emotions from Ayelet as much as the sex.
“Untitled” by @jawsandbones. Hawke x Varric. NSFW. I’ll recommend this just for the final paragraph (hell, just for the last line). The build up, and the emotion, and the sex are all just the cherry on top. I’m not even much of a Hawke x Varric shipper but this one got me for sure.
“Dreaded” by @roguelioness. Solavellan. Man oh man oh man my friends. The idea of an Inquisitor who becomes a monster so Solas doesn’t have to is SO. APPEALING. TO. ME. RoLo killed it on this one.
“‘there is a moment when i look at you and no speech is left in me’“ by @jawsandbones. Warden x Zevran. I had to give Lisa another shoutout for this short, incisive character study. I love quiet moments that speak volumes, and Zevran brushing this Warden’s hair while talking about whether or not she fears for her life when she is with him is spot on.
“Shadows” by @thevikingwoman. Solas x Iwyn. This is another short one that I would recommend for the last line alone. Viking really finds the emotion in things said and unsaid in this quiet, nighttime moment between Solas and Iwyn.
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Sasshole’s Writing Masterlist
Since I don’t want to scroll through my blog forever to find my works, I have constructed a temporary masterlist. I say temporary, because this will be a HUGE mess! The URL’s are not specific at all, and/or have weird titles. I will eventually delete these posts and retype them in an actual text format. So, here we go!
Original Works feat. Original Characters
Turn Your OC Into A Martyr feat. #Sasshole’s OC: Adelaide Mortemere, #Sasshole’s OC: Marcell Montez, #Sasshole’s OC: Silas Gallagher #Marsilas.
We Are Where We Have Trodden (Mardelaide + Marcell’s character development) feat. #Sasshole’s OC: Adelaide Mortemere, #Sasshole’s OC: Marcell Montez, #Sasshole’s OC: Silas Gallagher.
The King Is Dead (Worldbuilding Practice)
Lavender feat. #Sasshole’s OC: Zahra
When The Arrow Strikes True, Its Target Is Always A Heart (Smut Practice) feat. #Sasshole’s OC: Adelaide Mortemere, and Finnick. This will possibly be turned into a #Marsilas part, since I don’t want a LI for Adelaide.
Pastel Walls feat. #Sasshole’s OC: Vashti, and #Sassholes’s OC: Roslyn, #Vashlyn and #Sasshole’s OC: Zahra, and #Sasshole’s OC: Amalee Mortemere, and #Sasshole’s OC: Kaidan.
Walk With Me feat. #Sasshole’s OC: Vashti, and #Sasshole’s OC: Roslyn, and #Vashlyn.
Description Practice feat. #Sasshole’s OC: Vashti, and #Sasshole’s OC: Roslyn, and #Vashlyn.
An Ode To The Sea (Romance + Angst Practice) feat. #Sasshole’s OC: Falkryn Mortemere, and #Sasshole’s OC: Amalee Mortemere, and #Amalryn
Yūgen feat. #Sasshole’s OC: Amalee Mortemere, and #Sasshole’s OC: Kaidan.
Of Mist And Mountain (Scenery Practice) feat. #Sasshole’s OC: Adelaide Mortemere.
The Petal And The Dagger (Wedding Practice) feat. #Sasshole’s OC: Vashti, and #Sasshole’s OC: Roslyn, and #Vashlyn.
Throne Of Glass Series
Modern AU: Coffee Shop (Pre-Crown Of Midnight) feat. Celaena Sardothien and Nehemia Ytger.
A Court Of Thorns And Roses Series
As Cruel As A Winter Sunrise (Post-ACOWAR) feat. Nesta Archeron.
Dragon Age: Inquisition feat. Lavellan
You Can Be That Fire Again feat. #Sasshole’s OC: Alhasha’ise Lavellan
Snowflakes That Break A Branch (Solas Hates You Prompt + Intro to Inquisition) feat. #Sasshole’s OC: Eir’melana Lavellan This will possibly turn into a full blown fanfiction, we’ll see!
The Emperor (Solavellan Prompt) feat. #Sasshole’s OC: Eir’melana Lavellan
Kissed By Andruil feat. #Sasshole’s OC: Eir’melana Lavellan
The Arcana feat. Apprentice
Summoning The Storm feat. #Sasshole’s OC: Kevarah
Poetry
I will rewrite all my poetry and tag it with #Sasshole’s Poetry. Until then, have this slop!
Jar of Emotions
Render Her Senseless
Maiden Moon
The Sea And The Universe
New Forged Soul
Let Me Go
Pastel Heart
When Home Doesn’t Feel Like Home
City Sunset
Lover’s Remission
DWC Works
I will try to update this every Friday! These are all written by me, yet some feature characters that belong solely to the people I have tagged!
Farewell, My Little Arrow feat. #Sasshole’s OC: Eir’melana Lavellan
Surprise Date feat. Iwyn Lavellan @thevikingwoman OC!
Eggs feat. Ellana Lavellan & Ashara Lavellan & Saeris Lavellan @buttsonthebeach OC’s!
Whiskers And Nickers feat. June Lavellan @talesfromthefade OC!
Delay feat. Iwyn Lavellan @thevikingwoman OC!
Writing Reference | Photo Inspiration
Maeve Origin Fic
Eir’melana Halamshiral Dress
High Lady Of The Night Court
Vashti (Character Model)
Kevarah (Hair Reference)
Kevarah (Skin Reference)
Kevarah (Hair Reference #2)
Kevarah Reference
Kevarah Headcanons
Physical Flaws
The Arcana Headcanon
Kevarah’s Magic Stirring Spoon
Getting To Know Your OC: Kevarah
Secret Date Inspo
Mel’s Dress
Val Royeaux Dress Shop
Mel’s Dress #2
Solavellan Portrait Idea
Mel’s Armor
Mel’s AU Closet
Mel’s Dress #3
Solavellan Headcanon
Descriptive Writing
Mel Post-Breakup Headcanon
Alhasha’ise Headcanon
Solavellan Headcanon #2
Dear Lavellan by @anonymous-vhenan (I’ll write a gift fic about this one day. If that’s alright with you.)
Mel Backstory (In The Tags)
Alhasha’ise Vibe
Prompt Lists
LI Scenarios
Drabble List by @of-badges-and-guns
Instrumental Prompts
Drabble List by @mymiscfandomimagines
Give Me A Weird-Ass Prompt
#sasshole's masterlist#sasshole's poetry#sasshole's writing#sasshole's fanfics#sasshole's oc: zahra#sasshole's oc: amalee mortemere#sasshole's oc: adelaide mortemere#sasshole's oc: marcell montez#sasshole's oc: silas gallagher#sasshole's oc: eir'melana lavellan#sasshole's oc: alhasha'ise lavellan#sasshole's oc: vashti#sasshole's oc: roslyn#sasshole's oc: kaidan#sasshole's oc: falkryn mortemere#amalryn#mardelaide#marsilas#amaldan#vashlyn
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Appreciation Post
So I’m having one of those days where I’m just feeling really extra grateful and in love with you guys and our community, and I wanted to take a moment to single some people out who really mean a lot to me because I dunno, I feel like it’s important to let people know when you love and care for them. Under the cut so I don’t clog your entire dash!!
Please take this as an opportunity to reblog and talk about some of your own favourite mutuals and friends! I feel like we don’t take enough time to tell people why we love and appreciate them! Also this fandom can be a dumpster fire and this is my way of throwing holy water on the dark parts to ward away the awfulness so please join me in doing so hahaha
@pathfindersemail - My first fandom friend. I don’t need to say much because you already know how I feel about you. But this list wouldn’t be right if it didn’t start with you.
@inquisitorhierarch - Another person I don’t need to say much about, because like I’ve already drunkenly screamed it at you over Facebook?? Multiple times?? I swear I’ve cracked multiple ribs from how hard we make each other laugh and I really cherish you.
@perseus-huntress - I know the cheesiness might be too much for you so I’ll keep this short. We’ve talked every single day for a long time now and you’re like, an absolute fixture in my life. You helped me build my PC and taught me to mod and flycam and you’re always patient through all my panic attacks about things not working the way they should be. You’re an amazing friend and I love you.
@galadrieljones - I’ll never forget that time that I finished my first complete Solavellan playthrough and joined Tumblr to look for content to heal my damaged heart, and first found your essays. Honestly I was so nervous to send you an ask that day! But you were so warm and welcoming from the beginning and I’m so honoured to know you. Thank you for helping to bring me into this fandom. Plus, name twins! [Sene is beautiful and radiant and I can’t look at a picture of a girl with curly red hair without thinking of her. I think my favourite little story that I’ve read about her was your description of her trying to catch snakes when she was younger - for whatever reason that just really sticks out in my mind! Something about youthful energy and the juxtaposition of her bright hair against the green and shadows of the forest!]
@ladylike-foxes - Oh my god you are just like, I don’t know. I don’t even have words. You’re like this bright light or halo in the world. Your kindness and enthusiasm is inspiring and infectious. You’re absolutely beautiful, inside and out. 12/10, literal angel. My world and the fandom would be much darker without you in it. [Halesta has such a vibrant and strong personality and I’m just in total awe of how well-developed she is as a character! Whenever I need a laugh I think about our conversation about passive-aggressively sending Solas a jar of furniture polish for his head before marching off to war!]
@hansaera - You are just so kind and sweet. Your art is incredible, I’m just blown away by your creativity and the depth of feeling that you incorporate into your pieces. Hopefully we can get modding working for you soon, I can’t wait to see what you come up with! [Athelas is such a beautiful and unique soul, I love seeing her on my dash. I’m praying we get a soft ending for Solavellan so that she and Solas can become the amazing parents that you envision!]
@ir-atisha - I know we haven’t exactly talked personally very much yet, but I dunno I just really adore you and your blog. Your kindness shines through in everything you say and do. I’ve always been a huge fan of your blog. You’re going to be an incredible teacher, you’re exactly the kind of person who should be shaping young minds. [Atisha is stunning! I must admit I don’t know much about her (YET), but I immediately recognize her when I see her on my dash!]
@elfsplaining - Another person I haven’t spoken with very much yet! But you have such a bright and unique presence on my dash and I hope to get to know you better. Your enthusiasm for Lavellans is something with which I really identify. NEVER ENOUGH PRETTY LAVELLANS. [Shaera is so soft and beautiful, I hope she gets the happy ending with Solas that she deserves!]
@thevikingwoman - I love you!! You’re so enthusiastic and I love seeing you on my dash. Something I really appreciate about you is your curiosity and open mind - how you always ask questions and try to understand the world better. It’s a quality that I really admire and aspire to. I think a lot of the world’s problems would be solved if more people tried to be like you! You give so much encouragement to the fandom and I just wanted you to know that it is seen and it is appreciated! [Iwyn is such a creative character! I love how much you’ve done with her. I always love coming across your posts about her because you’ve put so much work into her and she feels so vibrant and real.]
@roguelioness - Honestly my favourite thing that’s ever happened in my tenure on this website was that time we totally impulsively cowrote that Solavellan story. I know I mention it constantly but like it really meant so much to me. It was such a beautiful outpouring of emotion and there were times that my hands were shaking while we were writing. I’ll always treasure that memory and that story! When you accidentally deleted your blog, I immediately noticed that you were missing and I’m so glad you came back! [Neria is a beautiful ethereal creature of light and I wish I knew more about her!]
@princessvicky01 - I know we haven’t talked in a while but this list wouldn’t be complete without you! I’m gearing up for a new Cullavellan playthrough soon and I’m sure I’ll come screeching back into your inbox to sob about him!!
Honestly I wish I could tag and write about every person I’ve ever met on this site but this is already getting really long! I love you guys so much and I always invite absolutely anyone and everyone to come introduce yourself so we can be friends!
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A fact about Iwyn: she knows how to operate a sailing dinghy ⛵️
That’s fun! I don’t think a single one of my OCs could say the same. Actually, Pihu could… But I don’t write about her much. Does it ever come in handy?
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46 for the 3 sentence prompts?
thank you! "Shimmer" for @dadrunkwriting 100 word challenge.
Iwyn Lavellan x Solas | after Trespasser | angst
rating: G.
Shimmer
Most days are fine. Everything is just fine. Life goes on, letters to write, work to organize, diplomacy to manage. It keeps her busy, other problems buzzing away in the back of her head.
Some days are different.
Some days, a haze greets her when she wakes. All the pain, all the questions she pushes away finds her; her dreams shimmering at the edges of her mind. She knows she must return to them, if she wants to find him. Stop him. But she is not yet ready, heaviness in every limb.
She wakes. She breathes.
Some days are fine.
#Solavellan#solavellan hell#solavellan fanfic#dragon age fanfic#iwyn x solas#writing about Iwyn#viking writes#published 5/28/2022
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tagged by @ubejamjar - thank you Ube! and in something similar by @a-shakespearean-in-paris - thanks Shakes! so I'm combining!
tagging @hylfystt @redwayfarers @sunshinemage @hythlodaes @lilbittymonster
Get to Know Me - Viking
Three Ships
Solavellan, dormant but forever and always I suppose. Most specifically my Lavellan, Iwyn and Solas, because I love them and their dynamic and I miss Iwyn.
Meryta/Tansui, because this is my latest ship and I'm not sure why I picked a minor character but I did and now I'm here.
uuuhh what else? There is something about Aymeric/Estinien that interests me when done in a specific way, but otherwise I guess I did write Hien/Magnai so there's that. MOSTLY compelled by wol/anyone because I love people's wol ships.
Last Song
I don't recall to be honest 😂
Last Film
I watched 75% of Fast X on an airplane. I have never watched any Fast and Furious movies and it was exactly as ridiculous as I imagined. In a good way I think? though like with many other contemporary action flicks - too long and by the time the plane landed and I hadn't finished the movie I don't feel compelled to do so. The narrative tension is zero, I know where it goes.
also. not enough cars, and not enough car porn
Currently Reading
Nothing - I just finished The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, and I'm considering what to pick up next. Probably the second book in The Expanse series, though it's been awhile since I read the first. Or maybe a new book in a series by Nalini Singh which just came out.
Currently Watching
We started watching Mandalorian season 3. And as a family we're watching the newest season of Top Chef
Current Obsession
I guess FFXIV, broadly? More specifically I guess yhe Confederacy and Tansui (BYE). Everything DoH.
also, pistachio lattes.
Currently Craving
Less work, more fanfic
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tag people you'd like to get to know better!
thank you for the tag @hylfystt!!
tags for @galadae @lilas @janzoo @gefiltefished @fantasmagoriam @consulaaris @impossible-rat-babies
LAST SONG: so a thing about me is that eventhough I love music, I do have a hard time with noise, it gets too much for me easily, so I don't tend to just have music on. Sometimes when I drive. If my husband puts it on. When the kids play something. Or when I go to the opera. I don't really recall my last song - unless CT raid music counts. It counts right? The music is great tbh.
CURRENTLY WATCHING: I am watching a bit of the Star Wars Clone Wars animated series while on my exercise bike. It's fun and lowkey!
THREE SHIPS:
Meryta/Tansui (ffxiv), they make me insane. I've lost it over these guys, I have so many thoughts, so many things that compel me, so many ideas about their dynamic and the implications. I'm in a one-man rowboat for this ship and I appreciate everyone who is taking interest and cheering me on.
Solas/Iwyn (Dragon Age), they just always and forever live rentfree in my brain.
Sarkan/Agnieszka (Uprooted), they're delightful and their dynamic is so fun. I was waffling here, and ended up picking a ship I've written for and not just one that compels me or some of my fave friend's OC ships because there is a few. Also *this* close to picking Magnai/Hien, it's not a ship tho. It's not that would be madness, right?
FAVORITE COLOR: Green and purple
CURRENTLY CONSUMING: Cold tea. I made tea this morning, went back to bed with a cold, didn't let it stop me from consuming my tea now I'm up again
FIRST SHIP: Spike/Buffy (btvs) - the first ship where shipping was an active sort of thing I was aware of.
PLACE OF BIRTH: Denmark
CURRENT LOCATION: Washington, USA
RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Married! 25 years this summer, where did the time go
LAST MOVIE: We used to watch so many movies, but we don't so often anymore. I miss it, but I'm also often just - nah, meh about it. Anyway I think the last movie I watched was the last time I was sick and I watched Marvel's Eternals. It was - a Marvel movie. The costumes were nice? Some of characters were nice too , but the plot man, just a bit mediocre. I feel like I've seen another movie since but I'm not sure what it is.
CURRENTLY WORKING ON: A piece of Tansui and Rasho with Tansui being drunk and missing Meryta thought he's not really happy to put words on it. I love writing friendships and I have a lot of ideas about their dynamic and no one can stop me :D
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May I hear about pirates? The solas/trev? 👀
Thank you, Bear!
this one is another old Solavellan one that I did write a bunch of, and planned and had a whole outline!
I can no longer remember how the idea appeared, but it did, and it was simply Thedas, but make it pirates? The base premise is that Solas gets captured by pirates, and somehow they think he's a good hostage (he's not tho) and they take him with them. There's an immediate attraction between him and the pirate captain.
Ofc; he's not the hapless naturalist civilian he pretends to be, but used to be part of the notorious Evanuris pirates -who betrayed/sold out a bunch of other pirates -with Solas failing to play both sides. He is trying to recover lost treasure, and when he gets captured by Trevelyan and her crew, he tries to modify his plan so they can help him. He didn't account for falling in love with her, of course.
(you can see where the story comes from I hope heh)
I don't think I'll ever complete it, but I did have fun spinning it in my mind. I did initially try to make it work with Iwyn, but it just didn't suit her. She's far to diplomatic and patient for what I wanted, so Veronica Trevelyan was born for this. I don't think this one would work as an original, as the fun thing was putting all the DA stuff into an AU pirate mirror.
some chapter 2 stuff below the cut. Becasue ofc the sexual tension is early in the arch - this is me writing
“How did you end up a pirate anyway, Captain Trevelyan?”
He’s bolder, or drunker, and he asks questions he shouldn’t. After everything, he’s surprised to find a whole pirate crew, and a fairly functioning one at that. There aren’t many elves, but maybe the whole thing was worth it, in the end.
“You know, a sad story.” She drinks and passes the bottle. “Fifth daughter of a governor, barely noticed. Ran after a man, he gave his heart to someone else, but he gave me a ship instead.”
“Sounds like it’s quite a story.”
She shrugs.
“It’s a good life. I have what I need, mostly.”
“Do you miss him. The man who spurned you.”
She laughs, high clear.
“It was a childish infatuation. It wouldn’t have ended well. I mean it did, I suppose, given that I’m here. Hawke’s a good man.”
“Captain Hawke is quite infamous, known to harbor dangerous fugitives. I doubt many would call him a good man.”
She snorts, and drinks, and leans against him.
“They know shit. Dangerous fugitives indeed, like runaway noble women.”
“Are you implying you’re not dangerous?”
She turns to him, and smirks. Her eyes are luminous, and her skin reflects the moonlight, the swell of her breasts indecently exposed by her blouse. He swallows.
“What do you think, Solas?”
Their lips meet, crash, inevitable. She grabs his shirt and pulls him closer, prying his mouth open with her quick nib of teeth and probing tongue. Not that he takes much convincing, answering readily in kind. She tastes of brandy and sea and sweetness.
“I think you’re very dangerous indeed, Captain Trevelyan,” he says, when they finally break apart.
“Call me Ron, Solas.”
#oh this was so fun#I'm happy it's there#even if it will never really see the light#old stuff#wip meme#wip folder meme
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Please tell me about the BDSM AUs! I am sat
Hey Wicked!
so this is an old WIP, which I have not worked on in a few years, but I do love it? It started as a sort of spite writing for some Solavellan bdsm AUs where Solas is a dom and "fixes" Lavellan's life, usually by telling her what to eat and when to exercise or something like that. tbh they didn't sit well with so - spite?
I wanted a sub Solas story, so it's essentially Iwyn is a domme who "fixes" him - except she actually is just kind and sends him to therapy. At some point the spite subsided and it's really just the fantasy of knocking Solas around, making him beg and sending him to therapy LMAO
They fall in love, eventually, and I have a whole outline of 10 chapters. The first is more or less done (Dorian and Bull drags Solas to a kink club, he meets Iwyn and has a good time), the second and third are in various states of draft.
Ngl, I've been toying with turning this into an original story, since there's very little Dragon Age in it anyway. I have almost 10k words, which is A LOT for me.
anyway, an chapter 2 snippet - I was trying to write a sort of negotiation scene, after they decide to start meeting. It's a few years old and I'm not sure how well I manage this, but - there it is.
(snippet is not explicit, under cut for length)
“Hello, Solas.”
“Greetings, – Iwyn. I do hope I’m pronouncing your name right. I’m not sure under which circumstances it’s appropriate to call you Inquisitor.”
“You got it right. And it’s only really appropriate to call me Inquisitor during a scene, and when I ask for it.”
“Very well, Iwyn,” he says, as if he’s testing out her name on his tongue.
“Tea?” she asks. She ordered a pot.
Solas shakes his head. “I don’t enjoy tea.”
“Any kind of tea? Or coffee?”
“I don’t drink coffee this late in the day,” he says. “I’ll just stick with water, thanks.”
“I’m going to order one the strawberry cakes too. They’re delicious, but everything is good here. What do you want?” Solas picks up the menu in front of him and scans it quickly, frowning. “My treat,” she adds. She picked the place, after all. And she wants to see if he minds her paying.
“Ah. Thank you. I’ll take the Gateaux au Chocolat.” His Orlesian is smooth and perfect, and she’s curious about him, and his background and everything about him. She schools herself. That isn’t why they’re here. It’s not a date. She catches the attention of the waiter, and places their order. Solas changes his mind when she prods, and asks for a decaf cappuccino.
“It’s good to see you again, Solas, and I hope to see more of you. Why don’t we start with discussing what we want out of this, and we can move on to things, scenes and kinks, soft and hard limits, and we each enjoy – unless you have some questions first?“
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4 and 8 for new year fanfic asks? 😁
Thank you Rolo! again <3
4. Do you think you’ll stop writing for a fandom this year? Which one?
I think I'll continue writing for ffxiv and Wayfarer this year? I have no plans on stopping that.
8. Is there a story idea in your mental vault that you’ve never been brave enough to try writing? Is this the year? Can you tell us about it?
Hm, I think the only one that I've had on my mind for a while is a big dramatic post-DA:I story - more a dramatic, plotty story than my usual wheelhouse, though the core of it will be how to be a parent AND save the world. And I just never felt like I could write it, and I don't think I'm interested in it now? I know Iwyn and Solas and their kids, and Branwen and the Inquisition ensemble cast are all tucked away in my brain, battling the returning Evanuris and it's all - vague and epic and ends well. And I'm happy with them there. I no longer feel they need to come out.
Other than that, I may have some recent smut ideas that I may be brave enough to write. But it's not something I've agonized over for a long time. I mean I just had an idea this afternoon idk if i'm ready to tackle ;)
fanfic asks for the new year
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Fic Author Self Rec
When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you’ve written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Let’s spread the self-love.
Thank you @roguelioness, @dreadfutures and @darethshirl for tagging me for this a while ago!
Tagging forward to @galadrieljones @beaubashley @redinkofshame @luzial @barbex @ellstersmash @ladylike-foxes @buttsonthebeach @bearlytolerant @sinsbymanka @musetta3 and anyone else who hasn’t done this yet!
I’m not sure if these are my all time favorites, but here are some fics I like today.
Wind - a Solavellan small future piece, where Iwyn teaches her and Solas’ children to sail. Solas is nervous, Iwyn’s brother is not. I love this piece, because the highlight is Solas and Branwen’s relationship. I love writing older, wiser Keeper Branwen and the way he has come to terms with his sister’s choices. But it’s also a piece of small everyday family fluff -- and a tiny foreshadow of what I think DA4 could have been about.
Temporal Arrangements - Solavellan time travel AU. I love this because I wrote it, a full story full of plot and lovely moments. I enjoyed my own vision of Arlathan and of how it changes Solas and Iwyn’s relationship. And tbh I love Solas being confronted with the stupidity of his plans.
Home - Uprooted (book) coda. I just think this one is neat, and I really hit the mood I was going for.
Ties - alternate future Solavellan smut. Well this one love because it’s very spicy :P. Iwyn and Solas are enemies, but Solas is bad at it, and Iwyn is grabbing every advantage she can.
Temerity - Solavellan future smut . Another enemies (but are they really?) spicy piece. I love this because I did not think I was brave enough to write it, but I did. I also think I did a really excellent job of balancing the smuttiness and the character development. Smut with feelings, trying to solve an unhealthy relationship with unhealthy sex, and Iwyn enforcing her boundaries.
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