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Joined 03-21-11, id: 2801633, Profile Updated: 11-24-15
Author has written 29 stories for Dragon Age, and Mass Effect.

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Mercy at the Highest Cost reviews
The final confrontation with the Archdemon looms on the horizon; the Warden asks Zevran to make her a promise in the quiet before battle. (Past alistair/warden; unrequited zevran/warden)
Dragon Age - Rated: M - English - Hurt/Comfort/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,054 - Reviews: 3 - Favs: 6 - Follows: 3 - Published: 1/6/2016 - Zevran A., The Warden - Complete
Fine
The title Champion doesn't just come with glory - it also comes with scars, aches, and pain. (F!hawke, dealing with chronic pain)
Dragon Age - Rated: M - English - Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,124 - Favs: 4 - Follows: 1 - Published: 1/6/2016 - unknown 1 - Complete
Spark reviews
The Starkhaven siege is broken the day the Champion finally returns to Kirkwall, the way Aveline always imagined she would – dramatically, and at the head of an army. She always thought Hawke would carry her shield, though. Not be carried on it. (Aveline F!Hawke; set during Inquisition. Warning for character death)
Dragon Age - Rated: M - English - Hurt/Comfort/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,233 - Reviews: 1 - Favs: 3 - Follows: 3 - Published: 1/1/2016 - Aveline V., unknown 1 - Complete
Wednesday Night Special reviews
He had the body of a Marvel superhero and the hair of an art-school dropout and really Anders was just ruined. (M!Hawke/Anders, modern AU)
Dragon Age - Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 601 - Reviews: 2 - Favs: 2 - Follows: 1 - Published: 1/1/2016 - Anders, Hawke - Complete
Blue as the Eastern Sea
She never meant to fall in love with Hawke, but some ships when launched can never seek the shore. (F!hawke/Isabela)
Dragon Age - Rated: M - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 715 - Published: 1/1/2016 - Isabela - Complete
Always Loyal, Without Pride
A mabari's loyalty is forever. (background f!tabris/zevran. No one actually dies on screen, but warning anyway for those of you susceptible to sad pet feels.)
Dragon Age - Rated: M - English - Angst/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 721 - Favs: 1 - Follows: 1 - Published: 12/21/2015 - Dog, Tabris - Complete
Armchair Diplomacy reviews
A quiet, happy moment in the Hawke household. (f!hawke/fenris)
Dragon Age - Rated: T - English - Romance/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,090 - Reviews: 3 - Favs: 9 - Published: 11/24/2015 - Fenris, unknown 1 - Complete
Barking Up the Wrong Tree reviews
You know you're bad at dating when your dog decides to take matchmaking matters into his own paws.
Dragon Age - Rated: T - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,096 - Reviews: 1 - Favs: 11 - Follows: 3 - Published: 10/25/2015 - Dog, Fenris, unknown 1 - Complete
Trick of the Light
Hawke reevaluates her relationship with Anders in the face of war (f!hawke/anders)
Dragon Age - Rated: T - English - Angst/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,133 - Favs: 1 - Published: 9/13/2015 - unknown 1 - Complete
Special Delivery reviews
Hawke finally works up the nerve to talk to the hot UPS guy who's been delivering packages to the office for weeks (with a little help from Isabela).
Dragon Age - Rated: T - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,764 - Reviews: 1 - Favs: 6 - Follows: 3 - Published: 7/30/2015
Sometimes These Things Just Happen? reviews
All Hawke wanted was for everyone to get along. The Black Emporium helps out with that. Hilarity ensues. (Crackfic bodyswap extravaganza)
Dragon Age - Rated: M - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 10,325 - Reviews: 6 - Favs: 9 - Follows: 1 - Published: 7/12/2015 - unknown 1 - Complete
Lay Your Burdens Down
Kaidan remembers Shepard on his deathbed, years after the end of the Reaper War. (Kaidan Alenko/Femshep; Warning for major character death)
Mass Effect - Rated: M - English - Angst/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 627 - Published: 7/12/2015 - Kaidan A. - Complete
existential hymns of closed doors and unwalked paths
Not every girl wears white silk with grace. Hawke reflects on how life might have been had her heart had chosen another path.
Dragon Age - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 330 - Favs: 3 - Published: 6/27/2015 - Fenris, unknown 1 - Complete
Like Wine and Warm Things reviews
When Hawke goes to meet the Inquisitor, Fenris goes with him and has an unexpected encounter.
Dragon Age - Rated: M - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,925 - Reviews: 3 - Favs: 25 - Follows: 8 - Published: 6/8/2015 - Hawke, Fenris, Trevelyan - Complete
Between Now and Then reviews
The things she tells herself aren't always true. She doesn't always win. Sometimes it still hurts. (Isabela reminisces on her complicated relationship with Hawke - Isabela/F!Hawke)
Dragon Age - Rated: M - English - Romance/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 831 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 5/11/2015 - Isabela, unknown 1 - Complete
Beyond Words reviews
Hawke is grievously wounded in the battle with the Arishok. As he watches her recover, and Fenris is forced to confront his feelings about their relationship.
Dragon Age - Rated: M - English - Hurt/Comfort/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,684 - Reviews: 3 - Favs: 14 - Follows: 1 - Published: 5/5/2015 - Fenris, unknown 1 - Complete
Tiny Little Ways reviews
Fenris craves her touch, but Hawke is never sure how to navigate his boundaries. (Craving touch and cuddling. F!Hawke/Fenris, Complete.)
Dragon Age - Rated: M - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 7,178 - Reviews: 7 - Favs: 54 - Follows: 4 - Published: 4/26/2015 - Fenris, unknown 1 - Complete
What's Mine reviews
Hawke loves holidays; Fenris gives Valentine's day a shot.
Dragon Age - Rated: M - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,837 - Reviews: 4 - Favs: 22 - Follows: 1 - Published: 4/19/2015 - Fenris, unknown 1 - Complete
Real Heroes reviews
Nobody messes with Oghren when the Warden is around.
Dragon Age - Rated: M - English - Hurt/Comfort/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,439 - Reviews: 4 - Favs: 13 - Follows: 2 - Published: 4/19/2015 - Oghren, Cousland - Complete
Unbearable Lightness
"Would that she could fly, and not fall." Bethany Hawke reminisces on her former life from within the Circle.
Dragon Age - Rated: M - English - Angst/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 593 - Published: 3/29/2015 - Bethany H. - Complete
This Is Not the End reviews
F!Hawke and Fenris find themselves on different sides in the end battle. Warning: Character death.
Dragon Age - Rated: M - English - Angst/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 386 - Reviews: 6 - Favs: 14 - Follows: 2 - Published: 11/18/2011 - unknown 1, Fenris - Complete
Keeping Score reviews
Sometimes what you're best at is the thing you most regret. A short about the cost of being the Champion.
Dragon Age - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 243 - Reviews: 1 - Favs: 3 - Published: 7/26/2011 - Hawke - Complete
Tools reviews
The tools of a Champion are not always what you might expect. A short about taking lives and regret.
Dragon Age - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 458 - Reviews: 3 - Favs: 15 - Follows: 4 - Published: 7/26/2011 - unknown 1, Varric T. - Complete
Little Lion Heart reviews
He loves her like everyone does, and fears her like no one else. F!Hawke & Fenris
Dragon Age - Rated: T - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 796 - Reviews: 9 - Favs: 39 - Follows: 5 - Published: 7/1/2011 - unknown 1, Fenris - Complete
The Further Aventures: The Arena reviews
Hawke and Friends, the Further Adventures: The Arena. Totally non-game telling of a side quest. Hilarity ensues.
Dragon Age - Rated: M - English - Humor/Adventure - Chapters: 9 - Words: 17,931 - Reviews: 13 - Favs: 18 - Follows: 9 - Updated: 4/22/2011 - Published: 4/18/2011 - unknown 1 - Complete
The Echoes of Her Name reviews
He resents her, wants her, hates her, needs her. Hawke & Anders, a short, brutal love story. What happens when reality doesn't live up to the fantasies we create for ourselves?
Dragon Age - Rated: M - English - Angst/Romance - Chapters: 4 - Words: 8,081 - Reviews: 36 - Favs: 39 - Follows: 18 - Published: 4/5/2011 - unknown 1, Anders - Complete
Out with the Bath Water reviews
Hawke is feeling a little down these days; what can a Rivaini pirate, a Dalish mage, and a Ferelden guardswoman do to cheer her up?
Dragon Age - Rated: M - English - Humor/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,113 - Reviews: 9 - Favs: 28 - Follows: 3 - Published: 4/3/2011 - unknown 1 - Complete
What I've Loved Most reviews
She sings for Bethany as she can for no one else.
Dragon Age - Rated: T - English - Hurt/Comfort/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,001 - Reviews: 3 - Favs: 14 - Follows: 4 - Published: 4/2/2011 - unknown 1 - Complete
A Mother's Touch reviews
Sometimes words just aren't enough.
Dragon Age - Rated: M - English - Hurt/Comfort/Friendship - Chapters: 7 - Words: 8,089 - Reviews: 28 - Favs: 55 - Follows: 18 - Updated: 4/2/2011 - Published: 3/29/2011 - unknown 1 - Complete
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