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When a wish fulfilled isn’t enough.
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He flips her beneath him, disarming her, and her sword clatters to the side, forgotten — and suddenly, it’s his body above hers, his weight pinning her down, forearms braced on either side of her head.
He leans in, voice low. “Looks like I win after all.”
“And what do you want as your reward?” she murmurs.
Tarquin's breath shudders, eyes flicking to her lips. “You.”
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She’s been pining in silence — but to him, her stares have been deafening. And he finds himself looking right back.
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Rook’s not much of an artist, but she wants to give the Fifth Talon something special — so Harding suggests she bake him something.
What could possibly go wrong?
They’re just cookies, right?
(For Viago Week 2025 - Day 4 Prompt: Music or Arts/Dancing)
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Lucanis broke Rook’s heart, but thankfully Tarquin’s there to pick up the pieces.
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"More," she chokes out in between shallow breaths. "Please Ashur. More."
And more he gives her — because to him, that is worship.
Not kneeling at an altar, but learning every curve of the flame and offering himself to its heat.
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- Part 7 of The Dragons
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A Rook/Ashur story told in fragments — where love is found between what’s said and left unsaid.
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Counting Crows by gradevus, Inquisitor_Stabbs, JasperCafe, kaeoticneutral, khayr, morrriigan, nimblefox, SpitefulHeart, VixenOfCadmea, Yngvildr the Voracious (Yngvildr_the_Voracious), Yngvildr_the_Voracious
Fandom: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age: The Veilguard (Video Game)
25 Feb 2025
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ONE for sorrow
TWO for mirth
THREE for a wedding
FOUR for a birth
FIVE for silver
SIX for gold
SEVEN a secret ne'er to be told
EIGHT for a wish
NINE for a kiss
TEN a bird you must not miss
ELEVEN for hope
TWELVE for health
THIRTEEN beware of the devil himself- Words:
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When Rook is wed to Lucanis Dellamorte—the mysterious but aloof, new First Talon—she can't help but feel there's something strange about him.
Her husband only visits in the darkness of night. Shadows bloom like bloodstains on bedroom walls. Violet eyes and feathered monsters haunt her dreams.
But Rook finds solace in the coming of the sun, the scent of fresh coffee, and a warm, crooked smile.
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A gothic romance mystery. Arranged marriage!au
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What begins as an unexpected friendship between Stella and Najuma quietly transforms the rhythm of the Pavel household. As the months pass, Hodari watches his daughter light up in ways he hasn’t seen in a long time, and at the center of that joy is Stella. As her presence becomes something steady and sure, Hodari realizes that he’s started falling for the woman who helped bring his family back to life.
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- Part 1 of Built To Last
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The King narrowed his eyes at her. Tapped the arm of his throne again thoughtfully. "Just who are you to Viago de Riva?"
Rook didn't look like she knew the answer either.
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When Viago is accused and imprisoned for treason against the Crown, Rook risks everything to go to Antiva City and beg for his life. Meanwhile, Viago and the King must finally come to terms with their ambitions, their family, and what it means to be a father.
For the Viago Week prompt: Talon or King
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- Part 4 of Isadora de Riva
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From Chains To Flight by StarfyreDrabbles
Fandoms: Dragon Age: The Veilguard (Video Game)
30 Oct 2025
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After losing everything– his freedom, his standing among the Crows, his pride– Illario Dellamorte is conscripted into the Grey Wardens by Kalais “Rook” Thorne. What was offered as a second chance is viewed instead as pity, a punishment unworthy of his actions. But the longer he stays, the harder he finds it to pretend he doesn’t care.
Over the span of two decades, Illario forms unexpected connections: a volatile, slow-burning intimacy with the woman who saved him; a fiercely protective, sibling-like love for a young girl who reminds him of what it means to be trusted; and a soul-deep turlum with a reluctant griffon whose brokenness mirrors Illario’s own.
But old habits don’t vanish overnight, and Illario’s struggle to redefine himself is fraught with relapse, with doubt, with the fear that he’s unworthy of the life he’s building.
A story about earning redemption, the quiet bonds that shape us, and the long, winding path from survival to love.
Bookmarked by JasperCafe
18 May 2025
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One of the most incredible IllaRook fics written by one of the most incredible souls to ever grace this planet with her presence ✨
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well, all right i’m bad, but then you’re no prize either… by sceletaflores
Fandoms: The Last of Us (TV)
25 Apr 2025
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“I’m just trying to survive, Joel,” you snap, your voice shaking. “That’s what we do, isn’t it? Survive.”
“Survive,” Joel repeats bitterly, his gaze burning into yours. “That what you call it? Throwin’ yourself into every goddamn fight, gettin’ stabbed and shot right fuckin’ in front of me and expecting me to brush that shit off?”
You let out a humorless laugh, nodding your head exasperatedly. “Yes, yes I do expect you to just brush it off, because that’s what you always do.”
“Well I can’t,” he grates out, taking a step closer. “I can’t ‘cause despite whatever it is that you may think about me, I don’t hate you. I care about you too damn much and that's my goddamn problem.”
That shuts you up, your mouth snapping closed with a sharp click of your teeth as you stare at him, shocked.
Joel holds your gaze, lips pressed into a thin line. “That what you wanted to hear?”
It’s in that moment that the fire finally fizzles out, the dull hiss of it the only sound left in the room.
You’re quiet for a beat, stunned into silence. The heat of his anger, his frustration, it radiates off him, and you realize suddenly that this isn’t just about you.
It never was.