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Love Find your Brutal Way to Me by tarasmom
Fandoms: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age: The Veilguard (Video Game)
25 Jun 2025
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Lucanis had waited for a chance at his freedom, but now that he's out he's chained by his responsibilities, family, and his personal demon. Rook wasn't prepared to become the leader; in fact it was very low on her priority list.
Both have been playing with powers, greater and ancient than they ever intended.
Dealings with the Fade and Powerful Entities leave stains on your soul that cannot be banished and made all the heavier and more vulnerable by the burdens that threaten to drown them.
For Rook and Lucanis, the line between the Fade and Reality blurs, multiple powers vie for control over their souls and bodies. In finding each other, they may find the path to remaining themselves.Title from I Carrion (Hozier)
Plan to update biweekly (even weeks)Series
- Part 1 of Rook's Talon
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My husband wrote a poem about a tree he saw and asked me to post it.
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Introductions with the Wardens by tarasmom
Fandoms: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age: The Veilguard (Video Game)
23 May 2025
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When Rook had proposed an alternative to prison or humiliation, he had imagined a sad lonely death deep in the hallowed halls of the Grey Wardens. Not surviving to eat some kind of mystery porridge in the dark and moldy Hossberg wetlands.
Every piece of work, every step he had taken, built a road that led to either ultimate success, getting the power and recognition he so desperately craved, or death. There had never been an alternative but even now Lucanis denied him what he desired.Series
- Part 2 of Whiskey and Wings
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Air Support by tarasmom for goodnightxgoodbye
Fandoms: Dragon Age: The Veilguard (Video Game)
21 May 2025
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Cait Ladir was never unprepared in a fight, but separated from her companions, alone in the wetlands, she's out of her depth. She readied her blade, one hand holding her wound together, the armor falling apart under her fingertips. She was solidly fucked. But her blade was held high, she wouldn’t go into the dark of the night easily.
Hopefully back up will arrive soon. -
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Basalit'Reth was sent by the Arishok to fight back the Antaam, protect the people of Thedas from their carnage, the madness that compelled them. This world is strange and nothing makes sense to him.
But Patience, the tiny elven mage, does. She seems him better than anyone.OC x OC Smut derived from a Dragon Age DND Campaign with its own story.
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Cole's Choice by tarasmom
Fandom: Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age: The Veilguard (Video Game)
06 Apr 2025
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Cole marks members of the veilguard as people of interest, people to protect, inspire, or help. He knows they're important, both before and after the events of the game.
All entries part of the Veilguard Appreciation Week 2025.
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- 3,096
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- 7
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Whiskey and Wings by tarasmom
Fandom: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age: The Veilguard (Video Game)
23 May 2025
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A series of fics about Illario's life post game where he becomes a Grey Warden and eventually a griffon rider.
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Personal Demons by tarasmom
Fandom: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age: The Veilguard (Video Game)
13 Feb 2025
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A series of smutty one shots featuring rook and Lucanis and spite
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- 16,927
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- 4
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Rook's Talon by tarasmom
Fandom: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age: The Veilguard (Video Game)
25 Jun 2025
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- 69,793
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- 2
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Into the Light by Galasriniel817
Fandoms: Dragon Age: The Veilguard (Video Game), Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age (Video Games)
30 Jun 2025
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“What would Varric say if you did complain?”
Lilya pitched her voice low and put on a poor Kirkwall accent. “’No one wants this job, kid, but you’ve got it. Use what you’ve got: the team, their connections, and your skills. You don’t know when to quit, so keep going.’”
Lucanis allowed himself a quiet chuckle at her weak impression but nodded. “It’s good advice, save one thing.”
“What’s that?”
“If you don’t know when to quit, perhaps you need someone to tell you when it’s alright to stop.”
“But—”
“You’re no good to anyone if you push so hard you break.”
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Rook’s Regrets and Retribution by deweymoo
Fandoms: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age: The Veilguard (Video Game), Dragon Age - All Media Types
28 Jun 2025
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Rook is hiding something about his past and it isn't just his real name. After a long battle, he takes the Veilguard crew to his childhood home. Something ominous lurks in the Mercar Manor, but Rook won't open up. The magic is so thick in the air it makes Lucanis's skin crawl. Will Rook reveal his dark secrets or let his team suffer the consequences of his mistakes?
Bookmarked by tarasmom
06 Jul 2025
Bookmarker's Notes
Tbr - complete work by very good writer. Read on next long drive.
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Rosalyn Mirabel De Riva has always been defiant and strong willed. Growing up on the streets until she was brought to the Crows at the young age of 4, Ros/Rook finds herself using whatever it takes to try save her home and all of Thedas from the gods of her ancestors. She eventually finds friendship, family and even love as she fights through everything the gods fling at her.
After sending her away with the two dwarves from Ferelden, Viago soon discovers that Rosalyn is in much more danger than he originally believed she would be. After all how tough could one powerful mage be? While Rosalyn fights for Thedas, Viago fights to keep her alive - whatever it takes.
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A Beginner's Guide to Breaking Curses (Fairytale AU) by Frotee
Fandoms: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age: The Veilguard (Video Game)
05 Jul 2025
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Runaway princess (Rook) saves cursed prince (Lucanis) from an evil witch's (Zara) tower.
They embark on an adventure to cure him from his curse and help him regain his crown in a wild fairytale medley.Like any Rookanis story of mine, this one sticks to certain central elements of Lucanis personal story.
There will be romance and humor and 4th wall breaks and elements of horror (because fairytales are weird like that). Inspirations include Diana Wynne Jones (Howl's Moving Castle), Catherynne Valente (The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of her own Making) and Ursula Vernon/T. Kingfisher (A Sorceress Come to Call). -
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Rook had lived a peaceful, relatively secluded life in the Grand Necropolis. It had been that way for years, long enough that she thought she'd finally found her purpose. But good things never last, do they? Somewhere along a series of never-ending missteps, she found herself in charge of a team tasked with taking down two escaped elven gods.
For someone who claimed to not believe in fate, there were entirely too many things that had to go wrong in order to bring her face-to-face with the man who would end up changing her life. With the help of Lucanis and the spirit possessing him, the mysteries of her past start fitting together. But sometimes remembering hurts worse than the unanswered questions ever did.
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AKA I created a head-canon for this Rook that consumed my thoughts, so I started writing it out, and then it kept changing and evolving, eventually turning into a novel length fic. Follows a handful of key in-game events, but focuses on lots of additional "in-between" interactions that better develop the relationship between Rook and Lucanis. (Expect slight canon divergences)