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This is part of an ongoing series: CHARON'S OBOL; this is chapter one of FRAGMENTS OF KIRKWALL, set during the events of DA:II.
The aim of this series is to write a better character arc for one Cullen Rutherford, who, despite a confusing amount of fandom love, has an arc across three games that isn't wholly coherent or consistent. Parts of this series may appear with other POV characters, and usually will be written within the context of a specific quest or part of the game in question's arc.
Finally, this series is written with a female circle mage Grey Warden, Iðunn Amell. An additional OC, Ser Griseldis of Starkhaven and Kirkwall, also plays a large role in the entries to this series.
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- Part 2 of CHARON'S OBOL
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02 Feb 2026
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“Are you in need of a healer,” she asks, “with or without magical abilities?”
Would you be comfortable around magic?
Around me?
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Years after accepting that her quest for a cure is doomed, Warden-Commander Amell is unexpectedly healed of the taint following the defeat of Elgar'nan. Robbed of the death she had already made peace with, she roams a Blight-ruined Ferelden – until she encounters a familiar face from the past, in need of help.
A past neither of them ever expected to face again.
And yet.
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01 Feb 2026
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Set during the time skip between act 2 and act 3. With Hawke officially declared Champion of Kirkwall, Cullen is relieved he no longer has to worry about working with an apostate. Unfortunately for him, she gets caught up in some Grey Warden business and drags him along. Cullen finds himself drawn to her warden contact, a woman in disguise for "mission-related" reasons.
Amell/Cullen, the slowest slowburn that ever slowburned.
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01 Feb 2026
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What Vows I Kept by Happenstance_And_Algorithms
Fandoms: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age II, Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening
22 Feb 2026
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Cullen Rutherford's worst enemy and greatest asset is his own mind. Addicted to lyrium and dangerously, stupidly in love with the Herald of Andraste, it has sometimes tortured him, but it has always gotten him through. Until now. Haven is on fire, a demigod is stalking them, the Inquisition's war is about to kick off, and all he has to keep himself sane is a beat up old journal.
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From the comments:
"It's heartbreaking and beautiful. I hope you also get the time to write original works as well, because you are incredible!"
"I am, truly, in awe at how flawlessly you write. Every chapter has captivated me beyond reason, and I cannot wait for more!!"
"Your writing is magnificent."
"So Raw."
"I am so excited to read and reread this."
"Just love it. Absolutely superb....So delightfully poignant and painful."
"The tension! The action! The mystery! This gave me all of the Big Feelings. Bravo!"
"super impressed with the depth and nuance of your insight."
"your characterization is spot on."
“…if it's not official canon, it should be.”
“Heart-wrenching.”
“Absolutely incredible. Words fail me.”
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- Part 2 of The Lion's Words
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08 Jan 2026
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Amantes Sub Rosa by LyricalLyrium
Fandoms: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age: Origins
06 Jul 2025
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“I’m keeping you safe,” Cullen said, his voice rough, and she licked her lips.
“Safety means nothing without freedom,” Solona shot back, her own voice trembling with emotion. Seemingly unconsciously, she leaned closer to him.
“And freedom means nothing if you get this circle annulled,” he replied. He had the sense that neither of them was paying any attention to the conversation.
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As the youngest Knight-Commander and First Enchanter in Kinloch Hold’s history, Cullen Rutherford and Solona Amell navigate running the Circle, politics, and being completely and desperately in love.
AU in which the Blight never happened, Solona never became a Warden, and Uldred didn’t exist.
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04 Jan 2026