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  1. Rec 3

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    They ignored the looks Fenris drew. It was nothing they were unfamiliar with, and they assumed that the Templar Order took its vows seriously, no matter how remote or roughshod the chapter. These men were soldiers of the Divine. Hawke would have trusted his captors with his life.
    Then things began to take a darker turn.

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    16 Feb 2026

  2. Rec 34

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    Sometimes the smallest choices can change everything.
    Varric’s decision to hire a blood mage to stop Solas was one of them.

    This is the story of a Rook who isn’t quite what anyone expected. Morally gray and socially awkward, she has little interest in making friends. Enter an Antivan Crow, suspicious of her from the start, and suddenly her plans begin to unravel, threatening more than just her secrecy.

    This is also the story of Lucanis Dellamorte, an assassin turned abomination, the last thing he wants is to work alongside the very kind of mage he once hunted. Enter his personal bane, who’s somehow the most tolerant person he’s ever known, and now he isn’t so sure if he should trust his instincts or his morals.

    “You know,” she said, voice low as she raised her hand to gently brush the ridge of the dagger. “I don’t normally use other people's blood in my spells, but I do use my own. So if you’re ever going to try and kill me—” her fingers drifted to skim the blade’s edge, just shy of drawing blood, and Lucanis pulled back with a grunt. “—make sure to do it in one clean move. Or otherwise, without blood involved.”

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  3. Rec 13

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    After Tarquin offers to be Ashur's first kiss, Ashur can't resist asking for more, and the two stumble towards something new.

    A 5+1 inspired by @fadesense's The Offer.

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    08 Feb 2026

  4. Rec 62

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    Duty calls, and Dorian must answer: when a letter arrives from an old acquaintance asking for Dorian’s aid in securing crucial alliances within the Magisterium, Dorian’s hopes for what Tevinter might yet become outweigh any trepidation about leaving the Inquisition – and the Inquisitor – for the time it would take to remedy Tevinter’s most obvious ills. Still, Inquisitor Lavellan will not be turned aside. Despite the mage’s protests, he insists on accompanying Dorian, although it will be as his companion, not as the Inquisitor.

    But the powers at play in the Imperium are greater and more convoluted than Dorian had anticipated: while he navigates secret alliances, unknown motives, and the effects of a series of brutal assassinations, Lavellan discovers that someone has been promising escaped slaves freedom… only to slaughter them for sinister purposes. Trying to uncover the truth of who is making a wild grab for power, and who is putting both Dorian and Lavellan in grave danger, is made harder as they struggle with how to be together in a world so bent on tearing them apart.

    NOTE: The final act is comprised of author’s notes/outline only — but the arc of the story is complete.

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  5. Rec 32

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    He wants to hurt you, Spite had crowed in his ear. Just like everyone else does!

    Lucanis would be inclined to believe him… if it weren’t for those few brief moments that had stuck in his mind. Gentle fingers rubbing salves onto his burns and bruises, so lightly that the pain never overtook the relief. The cloak being draped over him, shielding him from the night’s chill, its fabric thick and still infused with another body’s warmth. The most warmth Lucanis had had since he’d woken up in the Ossuary…Mierda, he must have spent far too much time in Venatori hands, if such small gestures were affecting him this much.

    (Or: Lucanis and Rook don't start off on the right foot. Only, Rook might not despise Lucanis as much as he suspected, and the Crow might be taking a fancy to the surly Shadow Dragon, too…)

    CHAPTER 13: A duel leads to a conversation, a promise — and an invitation.

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    01 Feb 2026