LadyDistress



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  1. Public Bookmark 63

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    An AU where instead of heading out with Varric to stop Solas after the War of the Banners, Zea Ingellvar is arranged to be married to Professor Volkarin, who can shield her from the political blowback. She dodges the executioners axe, he gets to fulfill his dream about 'playing house' for a few years before he ascends to Lichdom. It's mutually beneficial for both... but their hearts may have other plans.

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    need to continue reading, left off partway into chapter 11

  2. Public Bookmark 40

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    Rook is employed at Fade Banking Corp, a prestigious and well-regarded financial institution known for its elite clientele and innovative banking solutions. Recent developments have shaken the firm to its core, primarily stemming from ongoing controversies surrounding its current CEO, Solas Lavellan. Amidst these challenges, Fade Banking Corp has been acquired by a rival institution, Volbank, which is helmed by the ambitious and cunning Emmrich Volkarin.

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  3. Public Bookmark 7

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    “Yes, Manfred,” says Emmrich. “I think Rook is quite nice.”

    He thinks she is young, and that she looks at him like he could save her.

    That she is beautiful the way the ocean is beautiful, when viewed from the edge of a sheer, high cliff.

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    07 Jan 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 4

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    “What were you thinking?”

    Emmrich's anger was not a loud thing. Instead, it simmered just underneath the surface, a quiet roil as he frowned in displeasure at Rook's latest display.

    “What? No one’s dead now, are they?” She rolled her eyes at him, sitting on his desk, crossing her feet at her ankles with the sort of casualness he feared would become the death of her. “Well, besides those Venatori, but that was kind of the point.”

    A headache steadily built at the back of his eyes, needling at the base of his skull at Rook’s flippant attitude — to her own life no less!

    “Indeed,” Emmrich managed to say through gritted teeth. A breath in. A breath out. Still, his eye twitched. “However, there surely were ways to do that without almost killing yourself, darling.”

    Or, Emmrich is most displeased with Rook’s recklessness getting her nearly killed again and again. Rook reminds him she’s very much still alive with a distraction.

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    Rook awakes in the night to something unexpected. Demons are naughty, Lucanis is pining, Taash is amused. There's pie, if anyone wants some.

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    31 Dec 2025