9 Works by WhatHappensNext
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The Reluctant Pawn by WhatHappensNext
Fandoms: Dragon's Dogma, Dragon Age - All Media Types
14 Dec 2025
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He wakes in the Rift with no past—only a name, a purpose he never chose, and an Arisen who makes his heart betray him before he can understand why.
Anders doesn’t question the pull toward her—he barely dares to resist it.
But when fate shoves them into a cycle of dragons, stolen hearts, and impossible choices, he’ll have to decide what he is: weapon, witness… or something fiercely his own.Series
- Part 1 of Pawns and Prejudice
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A Fade Wanderer’s Guide to Thedas by WhatHappensNext
Fandoms: Dragon Age: The Veilguard (Video Game), Fallout 4, Dragon Age - All Media Types
26 Nov 2025
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Nora thought she and Solas were going to restore Elvhenan and ride off into the sunset. Instead, she wound up in the Ossuary—imprisoned, experimented on, and turned into a demon factory.
Now she’s loose with terrifying new abilities she barely understands, a Blight spreading like wildfire, and a pair of elvhen gods dead set on world domination. Add in some unfinished Inquisition baggage, and her plate’s more than full.
Good thing she’s made some new friends.
If only they didn’t think she was the enemy.
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- Part 3 of Out of the Frying Pan
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A Demon Wrangler’s Guide to Thedas by WhatHappensNext
Fandoms: Fallout 4, Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age: The Veilguard (Video Game)
19 May 2025
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Nora thought she was done for. She had given everything to make sure Solas’ ritual went off without a hitch. For a moment, it looked like game over for her.
Instead, she was spat back out through another swirling green portal into Thedas.
She might be done with Thedas—but Thedas sure as hell wasn’t done with her.
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- Part 2 of Out of the Frying Pan
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A Scrapper’s Guide to Thedas by WhatHappensNext
Fandoms: Fallout 4, Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age: The Veilguard (Video Game)
31 Dec 2024
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Nora is done… with everything. She’s done with the Commonwealth—a place full of bad memories and worse life choices. It seems the Commonwealth was done with her, too. It chewed her up and spat her out through a swirling green portal into Thedas.
And Thedas? Thedas was just getting started with her.
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- Part 1 of Out of the Frying Pan
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[RETIRED] Cullen Rutherford, Reporting for Duty by WhatHappensNext
Fandoms: Dragon Age - All Media Types
29 Dec 2024
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Cullen bends the knee in service to Fereldan. He would do anything for his queen… oh, and Alistair, too.
This work has been retired from active posting and is slated for deletion next year. Depending on how my upcoming projects go, it may be rewritten or repurposed in a new form. Thank you for reading and following the journey so far!
If you enjoyed this story, I invite you to check out my new series, coming soon, which explores similar dynamics in a fresh setting.
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- Part 5 of [RETIRED] The Duty-Bound Heart
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[RETIRED] The Stories Varric Never Told by WhatHappensNext
Fandoms: Dragon Age - All Media Types
14 Nov 2024
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These are the stories Varric would have told Maxwell if he didn’t annoy him so much.
Varric would never say that to Maxwell’s face though.
This work has been retired from active posting and is slated for deletion next year. Depending on how my upcoming projects go, it may be rewritten or repurposed in a new form. Thank you for reading and following the journey so far!
If you enjoyed this story, I invite you to check out my new series, coming soon, which explores similar dynamics in a fresh setting.
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- Part 3 of [RETIRED] The Duty-Bound Heart
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[RETIRED] One Year A Slaver Hunter by WhatHappensNext
Fandoms: Dragon Age - All Media Types
31 Oct 2024
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Fenris finds a co-conspirator in the girl with a fascination for medical texts.
This work has been retired from active posting and is slated for deletion next year. Depending on how my upcoming projects go, it may be rewritten or repurposed in a new form. Thank you for reading and following the journey so far!
If you enjoyed this story, I invite you to check out my new series, coming soon, which explores similar dynamics in a fresh setting.
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- Part 4 of [RETIRED] The Duty-Bound Heart
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[RETIRED] The Knight Captain’s Day Off by WhatHappensNext
Fandoms: Dragon Age - All Media Types
30 Sep 2024
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A game brings Cullen and a young Mara together.
This work has been retired from active posting and is slated for deletion next year. Depending on how my upcoming projects go, it may be rewritten or repurposed in a new form. Thank you for reading and following the journey so far!
If you enjoyed this story, I invite you to check out my new series, coming soon, which explores similar dynamics in a fresh setting.
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- Part 2 of [RETIRED] The Duty-Bound Heart
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Cullen paces his office back and forth like a caged lion. The gall of that man! How dare he parade Mara around as if she is his? Cullen is upset.
He has an overwhelming urge to punch the Inquisitor in his arrogant face.
How could he do that to my… friend?
This work has been retired from active posting and is slated for deletion next year. Depending on how my upcoming projects go, it may be rewritten or repurposed in a new form. Thank you for reading and following the journey so far!
If you enjoyed this story, I invite you to check out my new series, coming soon, which explores similar dynamics in a fresh setting.
Series
- Part 1 of [RETIRED] The Duty-Bound Heart