Dark Urge Tavaria (x Rolan) Fic Timeline / Chronological Order / Masterpost
So, on the knowledge that apparently the timeline of my fics - and occasional flashback - is a bit messy (and at the suggestion of @syd-the-dude2, I've put together a bit of a timeline order, denoting when that chapter takes place and whether it occurs in timeline 1 (never durge), timeline 2 (embrace durge), timeline 3 (resist durge), or a mix of the three.
This includes a WIP one-shot fic (Ascension Day), a confirmed but WIP sequel fic, discussion of future fic plans, and a specific chapter I am nearly ready to publish
IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER:
PRE-GAME STORIES:
1476 DR: The Sorceress of Ramazith's Tower, Chapter 5 (ALL TIMELINES) (Tiefling Trio siblings & their parents). Memory explored as a 'dream'. Features the last time as kids that Rolan/Lia/Cal saw Rolan's mum and Cal/Lia's dad alive.
1481 DR: Found and Lost, Chapters 1-2 (NEVER DURGE) (link to ch1). Tavaria helps distract bullies while Lia beats the others up. They recover Rolan's stuff, and Rolan and Tavaria (age 14/13) kiss. Alluded to as flashbacks: Events of the RESIST DURGE timeline are close but not identical (Tavaria fights instead of distracts, the Urge nearly manifests. (EMBRACE's actions diverge significantly here, Lia never forgives her & no Rolan kiss)
1483 DR through early 1492 DR: Found and Lost, Chapter 3 (NEVER DURGE) (Tavaria's life in this timeline between the kiss and the Nautiloid)
1490 DR: Ascension Day (RESIST AND EMBRACE DURGE) (one-shot). Tavaria kills the White Dragonborn man known as 'The Boss', the pretender to Bhaal's bloody inheritance...with a little help from an arms dealer of increasing note. Implied Tavaria x Gortash
1491 DR: The Parasite Within, Chapters 1 through Early 3rd (RESIST AND EMBRACE DURGE). After returning from Mephistopheles' vault with the Crown of Karsus, Tavaria and Gortash fuck and they explore one of her kinks. This causes a major issue, however, as they (and Orin) go to unite with Ketheric Thorm, ultimately causing Orin to slice her slaughter-sister (and the young fetus inside her) to pieces and take over as Chosen. Explicit Tavaria x Gortash.
Early 1492 DR: The Parasite Within, Late Chapter 3 (RESIST AND EMBRACE DURGE). Gortash mourns, then stops.
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GAME EVENTS (or minor canon divergences from them)
Found and Lost Chapters 4-17 follow Act 1 and the start of Act 2 in the NEVER DURGE timeline (link to ch. 4). Game events, with divergence.
Found and Lost Chapters 18-20 are set in the EMBRACE DURGE timeline (but she retains her memories from 'NEVER') and have a brief recap of alternate game events and character histories, before taking place approximately halfway into Act 2. Tavaria makes a deal with Raphael that results in the creation of RESIST DURGE. This is the weird shit that confuses everyone.
ACTIVE FIC: My Own Soul's Warning Chapters 1-xx follow game events through the conclusion of the game with a RESIST DURGE. Chapters 1-6 are published now but game events will likely comprise the first ~60 chapters of an ~80 chapter story with moderate canon divergence. Tavaria tries to fight the Dark Urge whilst protecting the Elturian Tieflings - and recover her memories. In later chapters, she and Gortash will reunite, prompting a damnable love triangle (Tavaria/Rolan or Tavaria/Gortash?) that may have twists. Also features some background Cal/Lae'zel and occasional seed-planting for Gale/Lia. Will eventually be smutty.
POSTGAME EVENTS:
1492 DR: My Own Soul's Warning Chapters 61-80 (approx). Early draft/notes stage. RESIST DURGE. Will follow events postgame up to and including the epilogue.
ACTIVE FIC: 1493 DR: The Sorceress of Ramazith's Tower (ALL EXCEPT 5/38). RESIST DURGE. This is the Gale/Lia fic. Begins immediately after the epilogue party. Lia suddenly develops sorcery - apparently suppressed since childhood, shortly before the death of her father (and Rolan's mother). Gale tries to train her how to control her magic, leading to LOTS of sheep, a Sharran cult, a surprise wedding, and eventually new destinies for the ENTIRE tiefling trio. Features Tavaria/Rolan and Cal/Lae'zel B-plots as well as some occasional Rolan/Lia sibling rivalry, with all three ships each having moments as the main. Occasionally smutty.
1493 to ??? DR: The Road to Hell: Paved with Good Intentions: to be published. . RESIST DURGE . Direct sequel/spinoff from ALL previous fics but most immediately Sorceress. Rolan and Tavaria unpack in Reithwin, where Tavaria is to be the new Master Farmer and Rolan the new First Enchanter of the rebuilding town (and it's new librarian). Unfortunately, Tavaria REALLY should have read that contract she signed at the end of Found and Lost more closely. Even after Raphael's death, the contract comes due - and Rolan, Lia have to try to reach Tav (in body and mind) while Wyll, Cerys, and Halsin desperately try to reach Karlach and Dammon.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Length: 8,390 Words
Miranda / Female Shepard (Maria)
Warning: This fic gets into some pretty severe flashbacks to child abuse in a medical/experimental setting. I am not kidding. Chapter 3 is one of the harder things I've written.
It's a known fact that the first biotics weren't born in the Alliance until the early 2150s after exposures in Singapore, on colony ships, etc. Yet, Miranda Lawson was born in 2150 and is a biotic of some note.
And from the sound of it, Henry Lawson was up to some nefarious experimentation. As Miranda starts having blackouts aboard the Normandy, the truth of her powers - and her sisters - is revealed.
Later: Henry Lawson is discovered to be up to even bigger horrors the next year at Sanctuary. We know good and damn well how Shepard and Miranda will react.
On one positive note, Dr. Chakwas proves herself something of a mother figure to both Shepard and Miranda.
I always switch between Ash and Kaidan but my last playthrough with Kaidan lasted months, so it feels like the last time I did ME3 with Ash was a long time ago.
BUT it only gives me more Ash/Liara feelings at the beginning and that's what this post is about (and if anything between them happens with Kaidan as well, I'm in denial and that's all ◕‿◕✿)
Love the reunion where Ash says it was difficult to leave Earth and Liara replies "Ashley. I'm sorry." I especially like that she calls her Ashley immediately and that Liara was talking to Shepard initially, but it's Ash who answered.
"The lieutenant-commander has become very capable."
Always found this scene very strange regardless of who she's talking about here. But when it comes to Ash, I feel like it's more personal and less about Shepard's own feelings. Liara is noticing. Shipping goggles on? Yeah but it's okay haha
After James crashes into the Cerberus's shuttle, Liara's look is so striking as Ash is moving toward her.
And this sequence of events is interesting:
As soon as Ash hears the noise, she holds Liara by the waist even more firmly:
Truly blink and you'll miss it! But the second Ash realizes the danger, she takes her gun and pushes Liara away:
It's not a gentle push because Liara ends up far away on the ground as we can see here:
And Ash gets to face Eva Coré alone, which is the point. To protect Liara:
When Liara gets back up, it's after the fight:
Exactly what Ash wanted again!
And the fact that Ash is the one who ends up injured? Ah.
Here's a bigger project I've been working on for a while. The tiefling refugees are all pretty close to my heart, so I wanted to give them the love they deserve. A few of them are still missing, but I'm already planning another set for the kids!
Unfortunately, I can't add as many tags as there are characters, so feel free to tag your favorite underrated tiefling!
Oooookay, sorry for playing the boomer. I figured I need to leave the tags here. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go bury myself out of sheer shame.
