There are some things that time cannot mend

Jasmine. 30s. England. Environmentalist. Disabled. Multi-fandom blog. Current dragon age obsession.

[orteil42]

Wait, you were actually born in the 1900's? Thats so cool

i am going to eat my own entire skin

[idabbleincrazy]

Reblog if you were born in the 1900's.

[avoiding-claws]

[datvcompanionweeks]

Lucanis Week 2026 Prompts

Thank you to everyone who submitted suggestions! There were a ton of great ideas, we did our best to include as many of them as possible with these prompts:

Lucanis Week 2026 will take place from Monday, June 22nd -> Sunday, June 28th!

The hashtag will be #DATVLucanis2026.

Check out the Rules & FAQ on our blog! If you have any questions, feel free to send us an ask! We're so excited to see what you all do with these <3

[rookstormblessed]

Actually got time this year so🤞

[resiliencewithin]

You’re tired. Burnt out. Exhausted. Stressed.

This lowers your capacity for emotional regulation.

You’ll cry more easily. Get dragged into low moods more easily. Simple little things where you’re like ‘dang, that shouldn’t hit so hard,’ will wallop you.

This will trick you into thinking you’re weak and can’t handle life. A loser.

Not so my friend.

It’s a signal that you need a nap, need to allow for more sleep at night, need to prioritize and scale back on what you can accomplish in a day, need to take a mental health day or even a leave.

Something’s got to give.

But!

It’s not your self worth.

[sincerely-chaos]

To all the fic writers out there that are not currently writing. Either it's because of RL, health, writer's block or something has happened that have disheartened you. Thank you for what you've written, and don't ever feel pressured or stressed - fanfic should be something good for all of us; both reader and writer. You're more important than what you do, but thank you for what you've done!

[victorineb]

Thank you for this :)

[rookstormblessed]

My slightly late giftf for @melody-loka

Featuring the ever wonderful Yvonne Mercar and Lucanis Dellamorte. This piece is technically NSFW, but that section isn't very long

The plan

Dorian had spoiled the surprise visit weeks ago. But that just meant Lucanis could make plans to make the most of Yvonne's holiday in Treviso...

https://archiveofourown.org/works/84072641

[rookstormblessed]

SHARE YOUR PLANS

Thank you for the tag @wishforhome

Current projects

Writing: giftfic for @melody-loka

Hopefully published this week, just on final edits 🤞

Writing: broken

My main longfic. I'm finally able to get back to writing it. Hopefully, I will be able to write enough that I will be able to start uploading soon and throughout my other projects in the future

Future projects

Writing: Lucanis week

I completely missed last year, so I want to try and do all week. Whether I will be successful on that or not I am unsure.

Writing: dragon age big bang

I have an idea for something cute and silly, and my plan is slowly getting more detailed every time I look at it. It won't be too long, 25K-30K I think. I'm a bit too slow of a writer to try anything more.

Writing: post broken one shots and possible sequel story

These are quite vague plans yet. I have a couple of ideas, but focusing on finishing broken first.

Tagging @tarasmom @serialsforbellara @trash-nerd @whatacaitastrophe @handsignals @xkatchy @silurisanguine

[mergreze-art]

COMMISSIONS OPEN

4 emergency slots open, +2 slots before May 10th, only sketches, or 1-2 painted pieces. Need 200$ before April 30th. I would appreciate if you share this post!

Commissions always open if I didn't said otherwise, because I'm a full-time freelancer and that's my only income. I'm trying to deal with my debts in the court, half of my income is going to my lawyer. discord: mergreze e-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]

If you're interested in comics, we can discuss it too. Also I had an experience with book illustrations and covers.

Payment is Paypal and Korona.

[mergreze-art]

So basically I was so consumed by work on my enormous queue (stupid expensive court fee) that I forgot to open commissions in time. Right now I am low on food and drinking water, need to pay my lawyer before April 30th and I have no money for rent before May 10th, so I would REALLY appreciate any sketch commissions. I need approximately 400$, half of it before May. I'm currently finishing most of the sketches in the queue but it's a little bit tough with painted pieces this month so if you want one, I have only 1-2 slots for May.

[rookstormblessed]

Sharing Sunday

Rules: Choose 1 or More fics you read this week and give a recommendation on why others should read them! All fandoms welcome!

Thanks for the tag and the shout out @tarasmom

The crow and the Mockingbird by Rosha84

I don't normally read Illarook, I don't like him very much, but something about this work has me hooked. It's wonderful. And as shown by my TBR list, it's rare that I find a long story from near the beginning. This still is ❤️

https://archiveofourown.org/works/79417691/chapters/208409521#workskin

A beginners guide to breaking curses by Frotee

I know I'm late, and it's been on my list for months but I am finally getting round to reading. It's incredible. The fairytale AU I never realised that I needed. Now desperately trying to catch up for the sequel 🤩

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Rise, watcher by handsignals

A couple of wonderful one shots exploring the beginnings of Nona as a member of the Mourn Watch. I never seem to find very much about watchers so I absolutely loved this ❤️

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

No pressure tagging @rook-de-rivas @amoaliquis @vorchagirl @whatacaitastrophe @dread-red-queen and anybody who just has a good story they want to shout about and recommend!

[rookstormblessed]

Sharing Saturday

Rules: Choose 1 or More fics you read this week and give a recommendation on why others should read them! All fandoms welcome!

Thanks for the tag @tarasmom

Back to working through my TBR list this week, so I can get back to just keeping track of things as they come out. So i've got a couple of longfics left to catch up.

Unfinished business by vorchagirl

A truly wonderful modern mafia Rookanis AU. The perfect mix of violence, tension and fluff. And while the main story is now done, there will be a few more stories in this universe 😁

https://archiveofourown.org/works/71484541/chapters/186072156

For you, I would by xkatchy

This was a wonderful 5+1 story. TEIAGO my second favourite ship. Just a lovely and sweet piece of fluff and smut as a pallet cleanser from my longfic reading. Because just occasionally characters that are bad with feelings have moments of pure understanding.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/82793236

Birdwatching by dejareve

This has been on my TBR list for ages, but following a few recommendation I finally started reading it. And now I feel like a complete idiot for leaving it so long it's spectacular. Modern day AU ROOKANIS. With spies!! I am only halfway through at the moment, but this fic already has me completely trapped. I love it.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/70601456/chapters/183466021

Tagging @xkatchy @tricksy-hobbitses-ao3 @inquisimer @silurisanguine @brynriith l

[melody-loka]

🐦‍⬛👁️‍🗨️The Eyes of the Dellamorte👁️‍🗨️🐦‍⬛ Amelia, Lucanis and their first daughter, Alessandra

Another Artwork I did during the Crow Exchange for @rookstormblessed

[rookstormblessed]

Thank you so much 🫶🫶

[rookstormblessed]

Sharing Sundays

Because time zones are rubbish and I've only just got the notification. Thank you for the tag @tarasmom

Rules: Choose 1 or More fics you read this week and give a recommendation on why others should read them! All fandoms welcome!

I am sticking to just a few of the wonderful pieces from the crow contract exchange this week

Growing conditions by wishforhome

Possibly a little self serving to recommend my giftfic but it was so excellent. A collection of vignettes about Amelia's injury and very slow recovery from Viago's POV

https://archiveofourown.org/works/81606271

The same tempo by Fueltofire

A short but sweet and very wonderful Teiago piece of the two of them working a contract together.

https://archiveofourown.org/collections/crowcontracts2026/works/81207791

The crow and her little wyvern by Tieflings_and_crows

A piece of incredibly sad but beautiful fluff about Lucanis' childhood. And another person who believes that his main toy would have been a wyvern 🥹

https://archiveofourown.org/works/81606271

This is only a small amount of the exchange, there are over 60 pieces of work in it, including a lot of stunning art.

Tagging @xkatchy @melody-loka @whatacaitastrophe @inquisimer @wolfmoonwildflowers @wishforhome @tricksy-hobbitses-ao3 @brynriith  and anyone else who has a story they want to recommend to everyone

[lynaiss]

Lucanis and Rook commission for @rookstormblessed 🥐

It was so wonderful getting to paint Lucanis again and such a lovely Rook, and so many metal bits and props! Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to root around all the shiny things!

I'm doing commissions like this, info here!

Process under the cut

[rookstormblessed]

Thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[aahsoup]

when a mutuals struggling but you know you can't say anything to help so you just like their post and hope they know they're not alone

[rookstormblessed]

Sharing Saturday

Thank you for the tag @tarasmom

Rules: Choose 1 or More fics you read this week and give a recommendation on why others should read them! All fandoms welcome!

Tagging anyone who has a fic They want to recommend. 

I'm still trying to read all the wonderful stuff people made for Rookanis week so I have only managed one other this week.

Roots and Wings by Frotee

I love this relatively short and sweet circus AU. It's not quite finished yet, but there is only three chapters left and it's so much fun! Rookanis my beloved 🫶

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[thilien]

So, I have now made the Nevarran Hazlenut Torte from DA: Veilguard and I can confirm that a) it will definitely pair well with coffee and b) that cake is a labour of LOVE.

Set aside the fact that you need to separate eight - yes, eight - eggs and think for a minute about how much your wrist and shoulders will hurt once you’ve creamed eight yolks into sugar until pale and whisked eight egg whites into stiff peaks BY HAND. I used an electric whisk and both stages took a good 10 minutes each.

And that’s before you grind a small mountain of hazelnuts in, presumably, a pestle and mortar.

Honestly, the care and attention that would have to go into making this cake without recourse to electric kitchen aids really does make this an A-grade romantic gesture and I think that a beautiful level of detail.

[rookstormblessed]

Rookanis week recap

Thought I might as well do a @rookanis-week recap. Writing stuff for this week has been the main thing that has helped me recover from dropping out of my PhD in October and gave me something brilliant to focus on instead of rubbish supervisors

Amelia and Lucanis’ relationship is built on trust and understanding.

A collection of short (under 1000 words each ) vignettes showing just a few of the ways in which they help each other

This is a multi chapter piece of work, it's all marked as explicit but the only NSFW chapter is number three. I've been greedy with following these prompts and I have included more than one in most of these chapters

https://archiveofourown.org/works/80473106/chapters/211322601

Day 1: Coffee

Day 2: Open doors/ cages

Day 3: Warmth/ Touch/ Romance

This chapter contains smut

Day 4: Relaxation/ Peace

Day 5: Family/ Spite

Day 6: Dreams

Day 7: Free day

I also want to use this recap to thank the rest of the mod team @jukkaricity @serialsforbellara and @tarasmom for  agreeing to work on my frankly ridiculous ideas! 

And back to trying to catch up with everything that people have made.

[rookstormblessed]

Nine people you'd like to get to know better

Thank you for the tag @brynriith

 Last book: Frankie by Graham Norton

Last song: Canter (Gerry Cinnamon)

Last movie: I don't ever watch too many films, so probably one of my Lord of the rings re-Watches

Last series: night agent I think

Salty or sweet. Salty. I don't mind sweet but I would always prefer salty.

Coffee or tea. Definitely coffee! I'm currently drinking one as I complete this

Currently working on. The last few mod things of Rookanis week, the crow contract exchange and eventually my longfic again

Tagging @tarasmom @serialsforbellara @silurisanguine @rook-de-rivas @vorchagirl @whatacaitastrophe @xkatchy @trash-nerd @handsignals