15 Works in Merrill & Warden (Dragon Age)

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    Ixchel Lavellan's battle to find hope for herself, and hope for Thedas, never ends. But she has learned to trust the companions who walk at her side.

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    “Despite the secrets,” she said. “Despite the blood… Despite the doubt… Despite the weight of everything…”

    “It does not have to be ‘despite,’” Solas replied. “You walk your paths with open eyes, and you have shown love and care for the world not ‘despite’ the darkness you see in it, but including it. Would you be so surprised to inspire the same in others?”

    Ixchel felt her eyes burn despite the widening smile on her face.

    “Though the path forward is unknown—to you, and to me… I find myself with more hope for the future than I have felt in a long, long time, Ixchel. So yes,” he whispered against her lips. “I am happy.”

    -:-:-:-
    ⭐⭐Direct continuation of Dead Pasts, Dread Futures First Author's Note is a complete rundown of that fic.

     

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    88/?
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    Kieran has never gotten to celebrate the Dalish winter holidays. Merrill seeks to remedy that.

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    The various journals of Lyla Hawke, apostate turned noble Champion of Kirkwall.

    (Yes, this is a continuation of me replaying Dragon Age, writing too much about the characters in private docs and then making it Ao3's problem.)

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    Trystan Hawke has lost almost everything. His home, his safety, and even his younger brother. Now, a foreigner in a foreign land, it's up to him to restore honor to his family name and untangle the conspiracies running rampant through Kirkwall. Here, the past meets the present, and history is not as distant as one might think.

    Jurian Amell is a maleficar's apprentice. He sleeps well enough at night, but he's realizing that his desires might not align with that of the witch, Flemeth. His reputation may precede him, but his legends don't protect him from the threat of the Templars looming against his neck like a boot.

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    1/?
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    A series of vignettes, exploring unexpected connections between the six possible Grey Wardens.

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    “But he wasn’t.” Thellessan shook his head. “He wasn’t just a darkspawn. He wasn’t just a ghoul. He was the ghoul that used to be Tamlen. He was the ghoul that used to be my friend.”

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    The Hero of Fereldan’s path in life was one lined with grief. From the tragic deaths of Mahariel’s parents, to the mirror that shattered his future and ruined Tamlen. The corruption tainted more than his health. Tamlen was presumed dead, but Thellessan would discover that he came across a more brutal fate instead.
    Forced to kill his childhood friend, his brother, he decided to give him a proper funeral, even as the Blight forbade him from truly mourning The mirror destroyed so much more than Thellessan ever thought.

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    It's common knowledge Dalish clans never have more than three mages - the Keeper, a First and a Second...and clan Sabrae already has all of those. Isera Mahariel comes into her magic at a young age and, fearing being kicked out of the clan, keeps her magic hidden...until Merrill, the First of the clan, accidentally discovers her secret and innocently offers to help teach her. Little does she know, that Isera is no ordinary mage, but is a rare Dreamer, and it will be more difficult than she realizes to protect her from the dangers of the Fade - or as the elves call it, the Beyond.

    AKA: What if the Dalish Warden was born a mage?

    An exploration of what a Dalish Mage Origin could have looked like with the new elvish lore that we know from DA:II and Inquisition. (Alternate Origin story, pre-Fifth Blight)

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    For Merrill, the grief carves a familiar hole in her gut; she didn’t know the other alienage “Keepers” very well, having only coordinated with them for the Conclave, trying to petition for the same exemptions from Templar interference that Dalish clans are allowed. She grieves for the lost potential, for the communities losing their guides, for the families losing each other.
    She grieves, and she wants nothing more than for Isabela to be here, carding ringed fingers through her hair and telling her what she has to say to go home to her.

    or;
    Merrill has always walked the line between respected and feared, loved and lonely. To be a heretical chosen one is almost fitting.

    [ 1/5/23 NOT ABANDONED I JUST SUCK ]

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    24/?
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    Everyone's heard of the hero of ferelden, and how he led armies into battle against the darkspawn. But the toughest battles are fought in your own head, and sometimes recovery just takes time (and a little help from friends).

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    Female Warden Aria Mahariel and Zevran escort the third party of their polyamorous trio Merrill to visit the site where Tamlen was laid to rest in the Frostback Mountains where that fated ambush happened years prior. Events take place after the events of 2. I suck at titles. My bestie surprised me with a Christmas gift of Aria on a blanket, and I had to write a piece to go with it. Art at end done by @Purrsain on Instagram/Deviantart

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    “I can’t believe it’s been so long. You’ve hardly changed at all, Mahariel.”

    In which Merrill and her old friend meet up for the first time in over a decade.

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    1/1
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    When Merrill is given to Clan Sabrae she isn't sure how she should feel. She finds it difficult being the keeper's First but she finds some small comfort in her friendship with Mahariel.

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    A reunion. For the prompt "sharing a drink."

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    Merle, an Orlais Warden originally from Ferelden, stops by to visit their former clan while on Grey Warden business. what they didn't expect was for their visit to involve a strange mirror and darkspawn taint.

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    A conversation after the Terror on the Coast mission, in which Sophia Dryden comes to Kirkwall.

    Even after they've separated, Merrill is still tying up Mahariel's loose ends, and the eluvian still has a hold on both of them.

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