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Astarion has a think about a certain gremlin.
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A 654-word "drabble"/Astarion POV at some point after the first time Astarion and Zee!Tav bang and before The Confession in Act II. Canonical to the timeline of an echo, a stain
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- Part 3 of a palm full of stars
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Astarion sat on his throne, holding court in a posture that seemed to mock both the seat and the setting: leaning on one armrest, chin propped up on his palm, one leg thrown over the opposite arm, and an expression that suggested he could not possibly be more bored.
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Medieval-Glam-Rock-Bard!Tav skipped town after they smashed the Netherbrain and Ascendant Astarion *smashed her heart.*
Now, five years later, maybe they'll get a cup of coffee and work things out.
Nah, I'm lying this is a banter-aggressive, drama-heavy, fake
datingcourtship, slow-burnin' story informed by personal and shared trauma, identity, dysfunction, and the unresolved sexual tension that only a full-Lawful/Neutral-Evil Astarion vs. Mostly-Chaotic-Sometimes-Neutral Good Tav could produce.Series
- Part 2 of a palm full of stars
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She fell against him, beating at his chest in earnest.
“You ruined it,” she wept. “You ruined us. You ruined everything. You cast away your soul, and I let you. I helped you.”
Her sobs were horrendous. This had all gone horrifically wrong. He had to turn it around. He could turn it around; there was nothing he couldn’t do.
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In which Bard!Tav, not a spawn, is back in Baldur's Gate after roughly eight years of touring, adventuring, etc. up and down the Sword Coast, and Astarion, not a spawn, decides that this is the perfect opportunity to snatch her up -- err, win her back. Yes, that.
At least, that's his plan.
Worth Noting:
* Astarion was a full-on thief, has completed the Rite of Ascension, and as a consequence is, per DnD 5e canon, lawful evil (sometimes a little neutral evil mebbe).Series
- Part 1 of a palm full of stars
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from the lowest slaves to the highest kings (redux) by something_pithy
Fandoms: Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening, Dragon Age II, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types
24 Jan 2023
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She looked up to see the gleam of Templar armor, big and broad as ever, and she canted her head to one side.
Though he was roughly of a height with most of the other Templars here -- perhaps a bit taller -- he was young. Leaner.
“Hello,” she said politely.
“Hello,” he said, looking remarkably unsure for someone with a greatsword strapped to his back and bedecked in full plate. “My name is -- that is, I am Knight-Templar Cullen Rutherford.”
She blinked up at him. She was seated in an alcove with the entropy tome in her lap. She couldn’t recall a time when a Templar had introduced themselves to her since she’d first arrived at Kinloch Hold. When she’d been small, Knight-Commander Greagoir had, and a few others; many seemed either to expect her to know their names already or didn’t care if she did. As the years passed, when new Templars arrived, they rarely addressed apprentices directly unless to give or enforce orders.
After a beat too long, she shook her head.
“Oh! Sorry. Raina. Surana. I’m an apprentice.”
Then she laughed. “Sorry, awkward, aren’t I?” she said, shaking her head.
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rivet by rivet by something_pithy
Fandoms: Luke Cage (TV), Daredevil (TV), Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Jessica Jones (TV), The Defenders (Marvel TV)
01 Apr 2021
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She didn’t like his style, his demeanor. He’d been cold-eyed, stiff; military, obviously, but more, like some kind of automaton. And now, in the relative safety of her bedroom, she remembered her retort and the curl of her lip that had gone with it:
“Give me a goddamn minute!”
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So, I started this fic in October of 2016. It’s now November of 2020.
This means that it precedes a LOT of stuff in the MCU, and so necessarily, in the four years since I started it, has become even more AU than originally planned.
A fair summary, I think, is:
“Claire Temple, the sharp-witted and pragmatic Night Nurse, and Bucky Barnes, the post-traumatic Winter Soldier, are soulmates - a fact complicated by other relationships, significant differences in temperament, and the complications that ensue when cosmic forces are involved.”
I hope you enjoy!
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Stories set between five and ten years after the events of Baldur's Gate 3 and Bard!Tav refusing Ascendant!Astarion's "gift" of making her his dark consort.
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from the lowest slaves to the highest kings by something_pithy
Fandom: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age II, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening
24 Jan 2023
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The story of one way things might have gone between Neria Surana, elven female mage and Hero of Ferelden, and everyone's favorite (former) Templar, Cullen Rutherford. It's a slow burn playing out over the the years from before Surana went through her Harrowing through to the events of Dragon Age Inquisition, kind of sort of roughly friends-to-enemies-to-something-to-lovers, multiple guest appearances by other Dragon Age personae dramatis, some game-commensurate action, angst, and banter.
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Outer Banks stories, one-shots, vignettes, and other business centered around the events leading up to and including Season 1, largely but not necessarily exclusively centered around JJ, Kiara, and unresolved romantic tension. :)
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you ain't a killer nor good by something_pithy
Fandom: Captain America (Movies), Daredevil (TV), Jessica Jones (TV), Luke Cage (TV), Marvel Cinematic Universe
14 Oct 2016
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This is a series of drabbles and one-shots featuring Claire Temple, the Night Nurse, in pairings with various other MCU folks. Enjoy!
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tales of the nightcastle by something_pithy
Fandom: Daredevil (TV), Luke Cage (TV), Marvel (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Defenders (Marvel TV)
20 Nov 2016
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A series of one-shots and drabbles featuring Frank Castle (The Punisher) and Claire Temple (The Night Nurse).
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In London, 1930, Detective Constable Percy Weasley finds himself too close for comfort to his investigation's unavoidable conclusions.
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03 Aug 2023
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Sorrowful and Immaculate Hearts by Unpretty
Fandom: Batman - All Media Types, Catwoman - All Media Types, Constantine: The Hellblazer (Comics), DCU, Justice League - All Media Types, Superman - All Media Types, Wonder Woman - All Media Types
03 Mar 2025
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A DC universe where moms are awesome and raise their kids right. Now with more melanin and queerness. Also, Gotham's in Michigan and Metropolis is in Connecticut. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Fics are in chronological order but are all standalone.
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Bookmarked by something_pithy
22 Feb 2022
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Unpretty is an incredibly talented writer with great mastery over characterization, dialogue, and comic timing. Seriously, when they're doing banter, I laugh out loud every time.
Also, smut is on point both in terms of hotness and relevance to story / characterization.
One of the best authors I've read out here in these streets.
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of desire but fresh and new by broomclosetkink
Fandoms: Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age: Inquisition
19 Apr 2015
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Clearing his throat, Solas puts on his best mild mannered apostate face. “My expertise lies in the Fade and not... this. And I don't like the idea of you presuming to command me to – what? Engage in intercourse with our Inquisitor?”
In which Dorian and Ellana discuss (her misconceptions about) sex, Solas overhears everything, and a situation arises.
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- Part 1 of Tapestries of Elvhenan
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01 Jul 2020
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All Annie wants is to buy a discounted vibrator at Dildopolis in peace. Unfortunately, with Jeff insisting on walking her to her door and the flash sale only lasting ten minutes, this quickly becomes impossible. The result? A messy, bumpy, totally unhealthy venture into friends-with-benefits territory.
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10 Apr 2020
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The Hangman's Hands by Mercurie
Fandoms: The Avengers (2012), Marvel (Movies), Thor (Movies)
28 Dec 2014
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Thor and Loki never make it back to Asgard. Now S.H.I.E.L.D. is stuck with the world's most hated war criminal on their hands and everyone wants a piece - unless they can find a way to get rid of him for good.
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28 Feb 2018