TruthfulTheDuck
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Whose Voice Unrolls Paper by TruthfulTheDuck
Fandoms: Dragon Age II, Dragon Age (Video Games)
10 Sep 2025
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"All at once, every version of Hawke opened his eyes and gave Varric a heavy-lidded look.
His dark eyes rich. Arresting.
And every version of Varric held his breath.
Arrested.
Andraste, an inner voice sighed. Sighed it low, and long, and shuddering, even as the air in Varric's throat stilled, unmoving. Andraste, I..."
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Before the Deep Roads expedition, at the height of a wild party, Varric has a drunken one-night stand with his best pal Ovide Hawke. It’s not a big deal. It doesn’t have to be a big deal.
So why can’t Varric let it go?
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(Can be read stand-alone, or read as an AU of “A Poem and a Mistake.”)Series
- Part 1 of Brosca-Hawke-Adaar World State
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A Poem and a Mistake by TruthfulTheDuck
Fandoms: Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age II, Dragon Age (Video Games)
30 Oct 2024
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"The people of the Inquisition pressed in further. Hawke glanced at Varric, and Varric saw—in the subtle movements of his eyes, brow, and mouth—that Hawke could read his desperate terror.
And Hawke—
The finest man Varric had ever known— The best friend Varric had ever had— The person Varric loved most in the world— The absolute bastard—
Hawke winked at him."
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The Champion of Kirkwall arrives at Skyhold, and Varric can't let him leave again. Not without telling him how he feels.
Featuring a sly Iron Bull, a suspicious Vivienne, a star-struck Seeker of Truth, the first time Varric and Cole meet, and other cameos.
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- Part 2 of Brosca-Hawke-Adaar World State
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**Currently abandoned.**
A story of three strands:
In the three years since his most audacious act, Asra keeps a journal. In it, he records everything the apprentice ever told him about their past, in the desperate hope that they'll one day be well enough to read it.
When the ache is too much to bear, Asra travels alone. It's only when he's put enough physical distance between him and his apprentice that he lets himself remember what he's lost, to feel the depth of his longing.
And Muriel? Muriel never learned how to deny Asra anything in his power to give, no matter how much it costs him. Whenever Asra needs him, Muriel's there. Whenever Asra leaves the city, Muriel enters and, slowly, gets to know someone he's spent the last six years resenting.
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Wide-Eyed Awake, and Watchful by TruthfulTheDuck
Fandoms: Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (Video Game)
22 Jun 2022
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**Currently abandoned.**
'Merula couldn’t say how long they sat there, looking at each other. All she knew was that she felt the world narrowing, narrowing down, until the only thing that existed in the whole of the world was a pair of dark eyes that seemed to open and give way under her own—'
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When Bill invited Merula to spend her entire Christmas break with his family at the behest of his parents, he failed to mention that her biggest rival would be joining them for Christmas and Boxing Day. It was only two days--they've had to train together for months, already--what could possibly happen?
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Brosca-Hawke-Adaar World State by TruthfulTheDuck
Fandom: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age II, Dragon Age: Inquisition
10 Sep 2025
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A collection of fics in the same world state, listed in a loose chronological order from DAO onward.
Daru Brosca, the Hero of Ferelden; Ovide Hawke, the Champion of Kirkwall; Gem Adaar, the Inquisitor; Rook, a former Agent of Fen'Harel who defects to bring him down.
Some of the other origins have parts to play:
Mahariel, lost in the eluvian; Aeducan and Tabris, doomed in Denerim. Cadash, handler of red lyrium; Trevelyan, Tranquil soldier; Lavellan, grieving spy. Thorne, grave-robber of the Necropolis turned Warden; Ingellvar, conflicted accomplice.
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(Veilguard will be included, albeit with many divergences from canon to include dropped storylines and characters described in The Art of Dragon Age: the Veilguard)
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Reflection by jenny_of_oldstones
Fandoms: Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age (Video Games)
02 Feb 2018
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The Dread Wolf can't let the past die, least of all where Trevelyan is concerned.
Bookmarked by TruthfulTheDuck
15 Oct 2025
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Solas rationalizing himself into terrible, delicious decisions. Would happily read 50k more of this story. Very well done
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a secret third thing by skogr
Fandoms: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age: The Veilguard (Video Game), Dragon Age - All Media Types
28 Jun 2025
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Despite his reclusive tendencies, Viago De Riva was more than familiar enough with the Cantori Diamond to know there were two entrances: the street-level archway for patrons and guests, and the rooftop-level door for Crows. If he felt slightly less welcome to the latter entryway on this particular visit, he chose to ignore that.
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- Part 2 of Felipe de Riva
Bookmarked by TruthfulTheDuck
25 Sep 2025
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The definitive Viago de Riva and Teia Cantori
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running up that hill by havvke (Wintertree) for Glittering_Darmallon
Fandoms: Dragon Age - All Media Types
23 Sep 2018
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you know when you randomly get sexy dreams abt your friends, and it's really weird and upsetting bc you dont THINK you have a crush on them? it's like that for hawke but with demons bc life is never easy
- Language:
- English
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- 6,162
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- 1/1
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- 30
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Bookmarked by TruthfulTheDuck
11 Sep 2025
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A regret demon mirrors/gloms onto Varric after seeing him in the realm of the Nightmare, very interesting concept, lots of angst and lots of ache with a happy ending
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line that marks the start by havvke (Wintertree) for greygerbil
Fandoms: Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age II, Dragon Age: Inquisition
07 Sep 2020
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He blacks out, or something, because the next thing Varric knows he’s at his desk with Bran standing over him
with a pinched look on his face.
“I got a kid.”
Bran’s face somehow pinches further. “Like, from a store?”
Varric whacks his head against his desk.in which varric's saddled with a kid, and hawke tries not to get too attached
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- 11/11
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Bookmarked by TruthfulTheDuck
11 Sep 2025
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The kid OC is everything, and kid fics aren't even my thing. Varric and Hawke raise Bartrand's kid. Well-paced and moving
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Five Unwritten Tales by Luddleston
Fandoms: Dragon Age II, Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types
05 Jul 2022
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Hawke remembered a time before he'd known Varric was a writer.
Back then, he hadn't understood the meaning of the peculiar, inquisitive tilt of Varric's head and the glittering focus of his eyes and the slow movement of his hands over his jaw where any sensible dwarf would have a beard. He'd thought Varric was just watchful, observant for the sake of being so.
Now, he knew Varric was taking notes.
Five stories Varric never wrote, and one story he did.
Bookmarked by TruthfulTheDuck
08 Sep 2025
Bookmarker's Notes
The trick with the spider cracks me up every time. Excellent close POV where we have an idea about what's going through Varric's head, but Hawke sure doesn't