Last trope bingo fic

May. 17th, 2013 11:10 am
owlmoose: (da - alistair)
Hooray, I did it!

Title: Adjustments
Fandom: Dragon Age
Rating: G
Wordcount: ~900
Characters: Elissa Cousland, Alistair, Nathaniel Howe. Alistair/f!Cousland.
Spoilers: Not really
Notes: Written for [community profile] trope_bingo, for the squares "Animal Transformation" and "Curtainfic". Thanks to [personal profile] justira for the idea of turning "curtains" into a pet bed.

Also on AO3.

The sun beat down on the Vigil's Keep courtyard, where Nathaniel Howe stood alone, off to the side, taking a bit of archery practice. He had just set aside his bow and was starting to collect arrows for another run when he was distracted by the opening of the gate and the appearance of Warden-Commander Elissa Cousland: dusty, tired, and most surprisingly, alone but for her mabari. He set down the bow and went to meet her as she walked toward him with weary steps. "Commander! Are you all right? We expected you two days ago. Where's Alistair?"

( Continued... )
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DA Fic: "Honesty Hour"

May. 16th, 2013 05:16 pm
owlmoose: (da - dwarves)
Title: Honesty Hour
Fandom: Dragon Age
Rating: G
Wordcount: 822
Characters: Sera Aeducan, Natia Brosca, Morrigan, Alistair, Leliana
Spoilers: Minor for the game, major for "Justify the Means".
Notes: This is the second of three fics I've written for a giveaway I did on Tumblr earlier this year. This one was requested by [tumblr.com profile] maricsblade, who asked for Sera and Natia (from my AU fic "Justify the Means"), "what I really think of you". It ended up being a couple of missing scenes from the fic, and I hope a nice little window into both of their characters.

On Tumblr / On AO3
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Fic Crosspost: 15 Characters

Apr. 11th, 2013 01:18 pm
owlmoose: (ff12 - balthier)
I did the 15 Characters Meme on Tumblr last week -- create a secret list of 15 characters, take prompt request with numbers standing in for the characters, see what happens -- and had a lot of fun. My list was a mixture of characters from Dragon Age, MCU, FFX/X-2, and FFXII. Some of the results (mostly on Tumblr, a few crossposted to AO3):

Steve Rogers challenges Basch fon Ronsenberg to a duel.

“I’m not so sure this was a great idea,” Bucky said, looking over his shoulder to the other side of the clearing where Basch checked the straps of his armor. “He looks pretty handy with that sword, and I don’t know if you’ve ever as much as picked one up before.”

Steve shook his head, then hooked his shield over his arm. “I don’t see that I have much choice,” he said. “That army is threatening the whole platoon. If I can save everyone on both sides by taking out their general, then I’ll do my best with a sword.”


Natasha Romanoff and Tony Stark in a love triangle, competing for the affections of another.

Tony stared across the room at Pepper, not quite certain he’d heard her right. “You have… plans? With someone who isn’t me?”

“Contrary to popular opinion, Tony Stark is not at all times the center of the universe.” Pepper crossed her arms with half a smile.


Seven and Nine get lost and argue over directions.

Character Seven was Balthier. Character Nine was Tony Stark. You have no idea how much I love this prompt.


Recast Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy as characters One and Nine. Rewrite the failed proposal scene.

The role of Elizabeth Bennet will be played by Alistair. The role of Mr. Darcy will be played by Yuna.


Alistair, Yuna, Tony Stark, and Sigrun throw a surprise party for Paine and Ashe. Two surprise party prompts combined into one story.

“C’mon, they’ll be here soon!” Sigrun ducked down behind the Warden-Commander’s desk and gestured for the others to join her. Alistair followed with a grin, but Tony didn’t move from his spot by the bar, and Yuna wavered.

“I… I don’t know,” she said. “Paine doesn’t always like surprises. I’m not sure Ashe does, either.”


Sigrun and Ashe, unexpected travel.

This prompt slots neatly into my Wardens of Ivalice AU, as a missing scene from "The Joining."


Auron and Basch are accidentally locked in a room overnight.

Auron turned the handle one last time, just to make absolutely certain there was nothing to do — he couldn’t break the lock, or bust down the door. “It seems to be sealed magically,” he said.

“Then it appears we are here for the time being.” Basch slid down the wall to take a seat on the floor, and Auron followed suit, tipping his head backwards. “I don’t suppose you carry rations?”


Ashe cuts Basch’s hair.

Though any of a hundred servants could have been called to take on the chore, Ashe feels compelled to perform this duty herself. After the Strahl is safe in the royal aerodrome but before anyone disembarks, she requests a pair of scissors, and then she cuts Basch’s hair.


Paine is afraid, because Balthier hates Yuna.

“You really think they’d come after us?”

Paine turned her head sharply to meet Yuna’s eyes. “You know Balthier wanted that sphere cache. You know you beat him to it, snatched it up from under his nose. And if you think the Youth League was mad when we pulled that stunt with them…” She shook her head. “They’ll be after us, all right."
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Crossposting: Two DA Fics

Apr. 9th, 2013 12:14 am
owlmoose: (da - hawke)
I have recently completed two [community profile] trope_bingo fics, both Dragon Age, both used as prompts for other challenges. Just two more squares to go!

Title: To Clear the Air
Rating: G
Wordcount: 1,241
Characters: Isabela, Marian Hawke
Spoilers: DA2, through the end of Act 2
Notes: Written for [livejournal.com profile] dragonagewomen. The prompt was "in vino veritas + holiday fic".

Marian Hawke and Isabela go out drinking to ring in the New Year. Some secrets are revealed. Others are not.

On LJ / On AO3

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Title: Living Dead Girls
Rating: G
Wordcount: 644
Characters: Bethany Hawke, Sigrun
Spoilers: Implied, for DA2 and Awakening
Notes: Written for Sigrun Fan Week on Tumblr, although it's really more about Bethany. The prompt was "presumed dead + truth or dare".

A game of truth or dare turns unexpectedly serious. A bit of musing on the Grey Wardens versus the Legion of the Dead.

On Tumblr / On AO3
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30 Day Warden Challenge: Day Seventeen

Mar. 17th, 2013 12:10 pm
owlmoose: (da - brosca)
17. Regret. During the Urn of Sacred Ashes quest you will be introduced to the Guardian who will ask the Warden if they regret something from their past. If you could personalize the Guardian’s question what would he ask? And how would your Warden answer?

(It looks like the original masterpost has been taken down; the link goes to my Tumblr reblog of that post.)

The Guardian asked if Kasia regretted having left friends and family behind in Orzammar, and he could not have come up with a better question to throw Kasia off balance and force her to think about things she had been avoiding. Like Rica, all alone with no tough little sister to protect her, and Leske, left to bear the brunt of Jarvia's wrath. What good was she, if she couldn't watch out for the people she loved? It left her reeling, and determined to go straight to Orzammar once Arl Eamon was cured, to make sure everyone was okay. And because this was on her mind, Leske's betrayal hit a thousand times harder than it probably would have otherwise. Had she brought it on herself, by leaving him behind and not ensuring that he would be safe from the Carta? At least Rica had her noble to take care of her; Leske had no one. The thought ate at her for a long time, and it was months before she was truly able to let it go.

Encountering the Guardian had enough effect on Kasia and me both that I ended up writing a ficlet about it, which expands on these thoughts in Kasia's own words.
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30 Day Warden Challenge: Day Sixteen

Mar. 16th, 2013 01:19 pm
owlmoose: (da - brosca)
16. Fear. During the quest Broken Circle your character is trapped in the Fade by a Sloth demon. If you could personalize your Warden’s nightmare what would it be about? And why?

The in-game dream -- Archdemon defeated, Duncan alive and well, safe in company with other Grey Wardens -- is actually not a bad choice for Kasia, especially the bit where Duncan is back. At that point in her life, it could really only have been better if Leske and Rica were also there, filled with adoration thanks to her heroism.

As for a nightmare, it would have to be waking up and finding herself back in that cell in Beraht's dungeon, except this time with no chance for escape. To know that she could save neither herself nor Leske, and to know that Rica would be left to Beraht's tender mercies, is the worst situation she can imagine -- made even more terrifying by the fact that it came all too close to becoming her reality.
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30 Day Warden Challenge: Day Fifteen

Mar. 15th, 2013 02:17 pm
owlmoose: (da - brosca)
15. Leadership. What is your Warden like as a leader? How do they lead and how do they handle companions disagreeing with them?

Kasia isn't used to the idea of being in charge of anything -- although if you talked to the other Carta thugs she worked with, they would tell you that she became the de facto leader on pretty much every assignment, just through force of personality. So she's a natural leader, but in terms of practical leadership skills, she has a lot to learn. But despite being out of her depth, she attacks the problem with the same gusto and cheer that she attacks most problems, rarely complaining even when she's overwhelmed. Her argument with Alistair after Redcliffe was as much about simmering resentment that he left her in charge when, in theory, he should have been better equipped to be the leader.

Because of her secret insecurity around being in charge, Kasia tends not to ask for help or advice, at least not in front of the group, preferring to muddle through as best she can. She will sometimes pull someone aside -- Alistair, Zevran, occasionally Wynne -- and ask them what they think, and in Amaranthine she depends heavily on Varel. Kasia has a fairly strong internal sense of right and wrong, and she makes most major decisions by instinct. Most of the time, that's enough.
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30 Day Warden Challenge: Day Fourteen

Mar. 14th, 2013 11:15 am
owlmoose: (da - brosca)
14. Viewpoint [Part Two - Mages Rights]. How does your character view Mages? Apostates? Blood Magic? How do they react to Morrigan’s shape shifting? How do they react to Wynne being a abomination? If they are a Mage describe their views of the Circle and if they believe they should be free or not.

Mages and magic in general: Being a dwarf without much knowledge or experience of the surface, when Kasia first becomes a Grey Warden, magic has about as much relevance to her life as the moon does -- she's heard that such a thing exists, but she's never seen it, knows next to nothing about it, and finds the very concept hard to wrap her head around. A giant floating orb in the sky that glows at night? People who can manipulate the elements and energy fields with their minds? They're about equally fantastic to her. ( More. )
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30 Day Warden Challenge: Day Thirteen

Mar. 13th, 2013 06:40 pm
owlmoose: (da - brosca)
Wow. Okay. Today is the 13th. If I do one of these a day, I will be done by the end of the month, and I won't lose track of where I am. Let's pick this back up... now!

13. Viewpoint [Part One - Race & Social Class]. Describe how your Warden feels about the Dwarven caste system, Human nobility and Elven alienages. Also go into detail about your own Wardens race/social class and if they are proud/ashamed of where they come from.

( Answers behind the cut )
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30 Day Warden Challenge: Day Twelve

Feb. 28th, 2013 05:46 pm
owlmoose: (da - brosca)
Day 12. Tattoos. Does your Warden have any tattoos and if so how did they get them?

Kasia has her casteless brand, of course, on her right cheek, and she also has a tattoo above her right eye -- a brown stripe with negative space in the shape of a casteless brand turned sideways. These are the only tattoos she has, and the only ones she ever plans to get.

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30 Day Warden Challenge: Day Eleven

Feb. 22nd, 2013 09:50 am
owlmoose: (da - brosca)
I kind of fell off the wagon on this one; oops. I don't think I'll double-up on answers, at least not for now. Maybe when I get to some of the shorter-answer questions.

Day Eleven: What does your Warden believe in?

What does your Warden believe in? Are they a Atheist? Why? And how strong are their beliefs? Kasia was raised within the dwarven faith: to believe in her connection to the stone, and that the ancestors go back to the stone and watch over the dwarves, but as a casteless she was also taught that her ancestors were unworthy. Kasia rejects this view, though, and so she's tossed out most of the teachings along with it. As a result, she is not particularly religious and views those who are with more than a little suspicion. She doesn't believe in ancestors or gods; she believes in herself and her friends. Real things, things she can see and touch and interact with, people she knows and can trust.

Do their beliefs affect their relationship with their companions? Somewhat. She doesn't understand the Chantry or worship of the Maker at all -- it seems even more ridiculous to her than worshiping the stone, because as least stone is useful -- and The Qun is even worse, because from her point of view it's too similar to the caste system. So it's harder for her to relate to Leliana and Sten, although eventually she comes to be friends with both of them.

Do their beliefs affect their choices while battling against the Blight? Really only one: she refuses to help Brother Burkel establish a Chantry in Orzammar, because why would she want to open the door to allowing those fanatics in her city?

How do they react to learning more about the different religions of Thedas? As above, none of them really make any sense to her. She's always happy to learn more, of course, because she finds the surface and its mysteries endlessly fascinating, but the idea of putting faith in something so remote as a god just seems pointless.
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My Kiss Battle Offerings

Feb. 19th, 2013 01:35 pm
owlmoose: (da - varric)
I've been busy! This is most everything I've written thus far, except for one Bethany/Nathaniel/Anders that I think I may continue on past kissing the next time I'm in the mood to write up some porn. It's been a blast (and I'll keep modding the DAKB as long as people keep writing and prompting!), but I'm probably done for now. Time to move on to a request fic and a trope bingo story, both in MCU.

FFX

Title: Recovery
Characters: Lulu, Wakka, Luzzu
Prompt: "Wakka/Lulu/Luzzu, Putting the broken pieces back together"
Notes: Also inspired by my recent replay of FFX. Set right after Operation Mi'ihen.
On AO3

FFXII (OGC)

Title: Distractions
Characters: Balthier/Ashe, Fran
Prompt: "It's not for your benefit that I do this," said Fran
Notes: Yep, that's not a prompt I could have possibly resisted.
On AO3

FFXIII (OGC)

Title: Morning Watch
Characters: Fang/Vanille
Prompt: Fang/Vanille: early morning, when the light is soft and the dew is cool.
Notes: Set on Gran Pulse. Just a bit of fluff.
On AO3

Dragon Age

Title: Bar Stories
Characters: Merrill, Isabela, Aveline, Varric
Prompt: Varric/Cassandra, "It's true, I was there"
Notes: Unreliable narrators for the win. A quickly-written minifill.
On DW

Title: The Leaving
Characters: Loral Mahariel/Merrill
Prompt: Mahariel/Merrill, we should have had more than this
Notes: Somewhat based on my not-yet-finished m!Mahariel playthrough.
On AO3

Title: Business and Pleasure
Characters: Alistair/Anora
Prompt: Alistair/Anora, duty need not be unpleasant
On AO3

Title: Visitations
Characters: Morrigan, Flemeth, the Old God Baby
Prompt: Flemeth+Morrigan, what makes a mother
Notes: Like I can turn down a prompt that lets me write about the Old God Baby.
On AO3

Title: Thief
Characters: Sereda Aeducan/Gorim
Prompt: "Stealing is wrong, your highness"
Notes: Based on my canon Aeducan.
On AO3

Title: Security Breach
Characters: Isabela, Elissa Cousland
Prompt: Isabela/f!Warden, unexpected reunion
Notes: Not my canon Cousland. Inspired by [personal profile] lassarina's Kiss Battle fill for Alistair/Isabela.
On AO3
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30 Day Warden Challenge: Day Ten

Feb. 14th, 2013 04:59 pm
owlmoose: (da - brosca)
Day 10. How did your Warden react to being recruited?

What did your Warden know about the Wardens before they were recruited? Not a whole lot. Like most things relating to the surface, the Grey Wardens were almost mythological in Kasia's mind. They were a group that existed, and people said good things about them when they talked about them at all, but they had very little connection with her daily life.

What was your Warden's first impression of Duncan? Did their first impression ever change? Why do they think Duncan recruited them? Kasia took an instant liking to Duncan. He was the first non-Duster to ever talk to her as an equal, and that was before he even saw her fight in the Proving. The idea that she might be worthy of respect from someone important blew her away. Her esteem for him only grew over time. She never had any reason to believe that Duncan recruited her for any reason other than the one he gave: she proved her worth on the Proving Grounds, and again when she fought her way out of prison.

( More questions and answers behind the cut. )
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Decisions, decisions (30 Day Grey Warden Challenge, Day Nine)

Feb. 12th, 2013 04:51 pm
owlmoose: (da - brosca)
Day Nine. Describe why your Warden made the choices they made during the Blight. Go into detail about who influenced them and how any key events from their past influenced them.

I talked a fair amount about why Kasia made the specific decisions she did on days Seven and Eight, so I'll share some more general thoughts below.

Kasia is driven by two main motivating factors: wanting to protect herself and the people she cares about, and her strong distrust of authority figures, especially those she sees as bullies.

( More details behind the cut. )
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30 Day Warden Challenge: Day Eight

Feb. 11th, 2013 04:41 pm
owlmoose: (da - brosca)
Day Eight. Describe your Warden's choices later in the game: The Alienage, the Landsmeet and Morrigan’s ritual, as well as in-game DLC.

( Behind the cut )
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30 Day Warden Challenge: Day Seven

Feb. 10th, 2013 12:16 am
owlmoose: (da - brosca)
Day Seven: Describe your Warden's choices in the five main quests.

( Answers behind the cut. )
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30 Day Warden Challenge: Day Six

Feb. 8th, 2013 04:33 pm
owlmoose: (da - brosca)
Day Six. Describe your Warden’s sexuality.

What is your Warden’s sexual orientation? Kasia is straight, both in terms of her sexual and romantic preferences. She's had fleeting curiosity about women a few times, but never to the point of wanting to act on it.

( More questions )
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Kiss Battle Time!!

Feb. 7th, 2013 09:21 am
owlmoose: (CJ - make out)
The Dragon Age Kiss Battle is now open!

So is the Final Fantasy Kiss Battle!

Check them both out -- I know I will be. :D
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Dragon Age Kiss Battle: 2013 Edition

Feb. 6th, 2013 09:43 pm
owlmoose: (da - varric)


Welcome to the 2013 Dragon Age Kiss Battle!


Any kind of kiss is welcome -- het, slash, femslash; shippy, familial, gen; cheek kisses, mouth kisses, kissing of... other things; serious, fluffy, silly, or all three at once; fanfic, fanart, whatever you come up with; anything goes!

Update: The post is now open! The post will open to prompts and comments at approximately 9AM Pacific Time, Thursday February 7th (Click here for the time in your timezone). I don't anticipate closing it, so come by any time!

THE RULES:

  1. To leave a request: Post a comment with a pairing (or moresome) and, if desired, a prompt. Put the pairing/characters in the subject line and the prompt in the body of the comment.

  2. To respond: Reply to the prompting comment. Include characters, rating, and title in the subject line.

  3. Multiple responses are both allowed and encouraged!

  4. There is no limit to the number of prompts you can post.

  5. Artwork can be posted inline, but try not to make it too large. Please link to images that are very large or NSFW.

  6. Please, be kind to others regarding pairing choices, prompts, or anything else. This game is for everyone! :)

  7. Anon commenting is on, as is OpenID, if you neither have nor want a Dreamwidth account.

  8. Send your friends! :D


If you have questions, please ask them here. Thanks, and happy kissing!!
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30 Day Warden Challenge: Day Five

Feb. 6th, 2013 05:00 pm
owlmoose: (da - zevran)
Okay, so it turns out I won't be doing one of these every day. Perhaps you are even relieved to hear this. ;) But I will keep working on it as I can.

Day Five. Who is your Warden's romantic interest(s)? Describe their relationship(s) in detail.

Kasia had two romantic interests throughout her game, and they were somewhat influence by her history, so I won't be answering the subquestions exactly as linked above, but I will use them as a guideline.

Well, I say she had two romantic interests, but it's more correct to say there were three. ( Kasia's first romantic interest was actually Leske. )

Such is the epic tale of Kasia Brosca's romance during the Blight. Much of this is also told in story form, in the ficlet series From Dust We Came.
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