strawberry/becca. mid-twenties, she/her, uk, probably tired and sipping tea. also dog mum, avid reader and scholar.
If you know me in real life and stumble across this blog, no, you don't. I write for whatever tickles my fancy - Right now, I'm writing for Baldur's Gate 3 and Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
I'm in my twenties. If you're a minor and act inappropriately on my blog (which includes NSFW content), I’ll block you. It's not personal, and I hope you'll understand why when you're older.
If you’re old enough to be on this site, you’re also old enough to manage your own experience here. I tag the heavy stuff like violence, major character death, and rape/non-con. The rest is up to you to filter or avoid.
DMs and Asks are open at my discretion.
Below the cut you'll find a masterlist of all my works - with links to both AO3 and tumblr 💗🤍
BALDURS GATE 3
lord enver gortash
fire & ice. - of tyranny and chaos. 💗 tumblr. ao3 [1/9]
fire & ice. - the waiting game. 💗 tumblr. ao3 [2/9]
fire & ice. - victorious. 💗 tumblr. ao3 [3/9]
fire & ice. - obsidian kingdom. 💗 tumblr. ao3 [4/9]
fire & ice. - interlude. 💗 [5/9 - coming soon]
fire & ice. - love lies bleeding. 💗 [6/9 - coming soon]
fire & ice. - history of man. 💗 [7/9 - coming soon]
fire & ice. - narcissus 💗 [8/9 - coming soon]
fire & ice. - in another life 💗 [9/9 - coming soon]
DRAGON AGE: THE VEILGAURD
lucanis dellamorte
the winner takes it all 💗 tumblr. ao3
the winner takes it all - pt 2. 💗 tumblr. ao3
the winner takes it all - pt 3. 💗 tumblr. ao3
i will always (hold you close) 💗 ao3
longings locked (inside of us). 💗 ao3
illario dellamorte
hey, little songbird. 💗 ao3
fic recs!
fic recs - best of 2024
fic recs - first half of 2025
HOGWARTS LEGACY
aesop sharp
can't catch me now (sharpuary prompt no. 8) - tumblr. ao3
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"Mone Chiba stands; we all stand in utter adoration of Kaori Sakamoto. The lyrics 'Je ne regrette rien'—I regret nothing—she has nothing now to regret; the best she has ever skated in her final World Championships, and thank goodness now it's tears of joy, not the tears of sadness from Milan. I hope she knows now what this means to all of us lovers of skating and lovers of her."
Commentator Mark Hanretty on Kaori Sakamoto's final competitive skate | 2026 World Championships (-)
@grad-writes, this is like ultra morbid, but my bby Mina is a Mourn Watcher, so I guess it works? I was about to do my other bby, Elodie, but that would mean spoiling the end of fire & ice (WHICH I PROMISE IS GETTING AN UPDATE WITHIN THE WEEK).
1. Does your OC die before or after their lover? How old are they when they die?
2. How did they die?
3. What were their last words?
4. How are they mourned? How do all their loved ones react?
1. Does your OC die before or after their lover? How old are they when they die?
Mina dies at barely 37 years old. She's outlived by almost all her friends and family, including Lucanis and their two daughters, Elisabetta and Elannora, as well as her father.
2. How did they die?
Mina inexplicably (and quickly) deteriorates from a "mysterious illness". Although her family tries every healer, reads every obscure tome and tries every potential remedy, they are unable to find a cure. Although Lucanis doesn't want to give up, Mina eventually asks him to, so they can spend whatever time she has left together as a family. She loses a lot of weight, is unable to keep any food down, and is reliant on palliative care to not suffer during her final weeks of life.
At the end of her life, Mina isn't awake for longer than a few minutes at a time before peacefully dying surrounded by Lucanis, their daughters and her father one winter morning.
As adults, both her daughters will say it was a mercy to see her go so peacefully, after struggling for many months.
3. What were their last words?
"It's so peaceful there."
4. How are they mourned? How do all their loved ones react?
Mina's body is returned to the Necropolis per her wishes, where she is laid to rest according to Nevarran customs in a garden that was planted in her honour after the Fall of the Evanuris. Due to her heroism in the face of the Final Blight, her funeral almost becomes a festival, honouring her life and legacy over the course of several days through rituals, meals and a parade before she's buried beneath a willow.
Lucanis retreats into himself following the funeral, blaming himself for not having done more to save her, neglecting their children until Illario (literally) beats him up to remind him they're also grieving the loss of their mother and need their father. He continues on stoically, but is never the same, and he manages to see his girls live into their thirties.
Elisabetta and Elannora struggle to accept their mother's passing for many years, long having nightmares about the final months of her life. It isn't until their late teens that they finally begin to process what happened. Elisabetta and Elannora visit their mothers' graves regularly. Elannora eventually establishes a scholarship fund in her mother's memory.
Emmrich dies a mere three years after Mina, unable to cope with having lost his only child.
NPT: @dags-over-caravans @karinamay @rook-de-rivas @quitestately-initstime @goodgirlgonebard @silshinobii @farore05 @cravingcoconutredbull @vorchagirl idk and anyone else who wants to do this, hehe.
Tagged by my beloved @grad-writes and I thought this was a cute idea, so here we go! Mina and Lucanis don't have as many kids as Dora and Luc, but oh well 🤣 They're just as loved.
Kids picrew & Adults picrew
Lucanis and Wilhelmina's two daughters and what they grow up to be! ->
Elisabetta Dellamorte
The Shrike of Antiva
Elisabetta enters Mina's and Luc's lives around four years old, and is officially adopted by them a little while later. Elisabetta aims to join the Crows from a young age and becomes a deadly assassin for House Dellamorte, trained by Lucanis and Illario. Though small, she is fast, exceptionally agile and has a penchant for killing quickly and quietly. Though incredibly charming when she needs to be, she prefers direct action over seduction. She earns the moniker "The Shrike of Antiva" following a series of successfully completed contracts during a war of succession of the Antivan Royal Family.
Elisabetta eventually takes on the mantle of First Talon, reforming House Dellamorte. She has three children of her own.
Elannora Sofia Dellamorte
Scholar, later Professor of Spiritual Metaphysics
Elannora, named after both her grandmothers, is the second and only biological child of Mina and Lucanis. Much like her mother, she is a strong mage and follows in her mother's and grandfather's footsteps, studying with the Mourn Watch in Nevarra and later becoming a Professor. She never shows interest in joining the Crows, much to Caterina's disappointment, though she sometimes helps train young mage fledglings. Like Mina, she can hear Spite and converse with spirits. Much like her older sister, she is very charming and uses that skill to get funding for her research.
Elannora never marries or has any children of her own, except for three cats.
tagged by my beloved @grad-writes 🩷 haven't done one of these in a hot minute, but i am a lover of all things regency, so i had to.
link to the doll maker here!
Rook de Riva (aka Viago's biggest nightmare of a sister) at a ball with a mysterious *cough* Lucanis *cough* man...
& Rook in her casual wear!
Bonus blurb I've written, uh, ages ago? Honestly don't even remember but like I've said I'm a lover of all things regency, so there are some Regency Rookanis drafts on my laptop, lol:
For once, it was a quiet breakfast, following two weeks of hurried snacking between preparing for various outings and events of the social season. It was the first proper break the de Riva household had seen since the social season had begun, and Viago contentedly sat at the head of the table; the decadent spread bursting with ripe figs, candied dates, pastries dripping with honey, slices of cured meats aged to perfection filling the air with mouth-watering scents. Breakfast had always been his favourite meal of the day, even more so since he had married Teia, and his mornings began peacefully with his lovely wife and, albeit sometimes exasperating, sister by his side, before he was swept away to handle his estates and land. Or, now that Rook was out in society, handle social calls and events Teia had accepted invitations to.
As Earl, he could never escape society entirely, but it had been easier after he had wed, and Rook had still been a child too young to attend any gatherings, let alone balls.
The aforementioned young girl—woman, Viago, had to remind himself—lazily walked into the sitting room, clearly still half asleep as she too must've enjoyed the luxury of sleeping a few minutes longer.
"Good morning," she muttered quietly, before joining him and Teia with a quiet thud.
Content as he was, Viago even smiled at her before they all began to eat breakfast. The sun was shining, filling the room with the gentle warmth of early morning, as Teia began to talk softly about manifold things: household duties she felt she was behind on now that she was guiding Rook through the social season. Ideas to improve their country seat. Idle gossip.
It was, of course, the idle gossip that broke the peace.
"—and Miss Gegar has declined the invitation to our ball next week," Teia said as she cut into her cheese.
Rook immediately perked up. Viago should have known something was amiss then. "Francisca Gegar?" she inquired.
Teia nodded. "I was surprised. Her mother all but begged me for an invitation last season."
Rook seemed to think for a second—never a good sign if one asked Viago—before-
"How does a woman come to be with child?"
Viago choked on his tea, spluttering as Teia looked at his sister with eyes as wide as saucers.
"Wh-why would you ask that?" Teia asked nervously as Viago coughed wildly, heart hammering.
"Yesterday, Bellara told me that Irelin heard Francisca is with child," Rook explained. "I was going to ask you about it, but then I fell asleep in the carriage."
"Well, that would certainly explain her absence," Viago coughed, trying to steady his breathing again.
Rook only pouted, frowning. "So it could be true? But… how? She is unmarried. I thought only married women can -"
"Well," Teia interrupted her, face flushed. "It would be wholly improper not to be married."
"So you needn't be married to have a child?"
Before Teia could speak, Viago interrupted her with clenched teeth. "You will most certainly be married before you have a child, or so Andraste give me grace."
Rook blinked, utterly confounded. "But it… It isn't a requirement to be married?"
"It is for you!" Viago slammed his fist on the table, causing the two women to jump in surprise, though Teia seemingly tried to suppress a laugh. "And this is not appropriate to discuss at breakfast!"
"Why not?"
Teia winced as she watched Viago turn red, spluttering as Rook stared him down with a curious gaze, clearly unwilling to let it go. "Because— because—" he stammered, somewhere between anger and desperation for this conversation to end. "Because it simply isn't!"
Teia groaned, rubbing her temples in exasperation. "Maker preserve me."
Viago wasn't stopping, though, pointing his finger at his younger sister. "This is not a conversation you will entertain with anyone before you are married. And not a second earlier. And do not even think to ask the Duke."
"Why would I ask Lucanis to—"
"YOU CALL HIM BY HIS NAME?!" Viago exploded, feeling irrationally angry. When in the Maker's name had that happened?!
"He offered," Rook defended herself. "After we walked the gardens of the Kortez home last night."
Viago felt his eye twitch and his whole body shake. "You. Walked. The. Garden. At. Night. With. The. Duke?! Unchaperoned?!" His voice was unrecognisable even to himself. Had that demon of a Duke dishonoured his sister?
Even Teia looked mildly perplexed, clearly not having known of this.
"We weren't alone," Rook squeaked. "Bellara and Neve were with us!" That at least caused Viago to release a breath he didn't realise he was holding. "And that still doesn't answer my question!"
Viago's mouth opened. Closed again. A faint squeaking noise escaped. "Teia will tell you once you're engaged, and that is the end of this discussion."
Rook opened her mouth to argue, but Viago only shot up from his chair so fast that it toppled backwards. "NO MORE QUESTIONS!"
Reblog and put in the tags: What’s your evil, alternate timeline self? Mine’s the one where I didn’t bail on my forensic psych degree and actually became an FBI profiler.
slipping through my fingers 𝜗ৎ | s. hollander x i. rozanov
Where the world saw Yurina Hollander-Rozanova, a girl of just seventeen-years in a billowing blue ombré dress and a bright smile, ready to destroy her competition and make her home proud, Ilya saw his little girl – four years, pigtailed and dressed in her favourite glittery pink sweater with rosy cheeks and a toothy grin, clumsily attempting her first swizzles and falling more times than anyone could count (and causing Shane to go grey early in his anxious state).
or; starwberry's personal quest to avoid becoming an academic victim.
'Ello everyone and welcome if you're stumbling upon my tumblr for the first time! 🎓
I've previously mentioned it on here, but for anyone who isn't aware: I'm currently writing my Master's thesis, and my research is focusing on consumer behaviour in the gaming industry, particularly when it comes to narrative-driven games. I'm conducting a research survey on Baldur's Gate 3 players, and I'd be endlessly thankful if you had ~7 minutes to spare to stop me from turning into an academic victim 😗✌🏻🎓
Some additional information 👇🏻
This survey explores how narrative experiences in video games, especially story-driven titles like @johnlarian Baldur's Gate 3, influence emotional engagement, player choice, and consumer preferences.
What is this study about?
This research is part of a Master's thesis examining how interactive storytelling affects player engagement, brand attachment, and purchase intention in the gaming industry.
Who can participate?
You must be at least 18 years old and have played Baldur’s Gate 3.
Disclaimer: Participation is entirely voluntary. All responses are anonymous and will be used solely for academic purposes. No personally identifying information is collected. If you have any questions about the study, you can contact me here (via DM) or via the email provided in the survey.
Thank you to anyone who's taking the time to participate! 🩷
Welcome!
Thank you for participating in this academic research study. This survey explores how narrative experiences in video games, especi
I really don't know what to say, other than a massive Thank You to everyone who took the time to participate 🥹🩷
I have officially received my grade and am beyond stoked to say I passed with distinction 🎓🥹
This is something that would not have been possible without any of you taking the time to support me through participating in my study. Thanks to everyone who took a couple of minutes out of their day to support my thesis, I was able to analyse a sample of nearly 300; more than enough to have substantiated findings. Seriously – I am beyond grateful and humbled.
I can't believe I am officially a holder of a postgraduate academic degree 😭 Grateful. Humbled. Blessed.
If the judging was fair the podiums in the disciplinnes would have been:
Men: Mikhail Junhwan shun
Women: Kaori Ami Alysa
Pairs is fine but you can maybe make a case for Pavlova/Sviatchenko since they are being treated like they're still skating to sex bomb and not actual programs
Ice dance is tight line between Fournier Beaudry/Cizeron and Chock/Bates since you have people who are better skaters with 2 mistakes vs people who are so mid but went clean. I didn't open the protocols nor rewatched either of them so I'll update on this but bronze was fine 100%
Kaori no matter what, it has been an honour to watch you grow and bring joy to the ice every time you skated. You will always be one of the greatests ever to do it 🩷🩷🩷💜💜💜
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