Happy Friday! It’s the end of the week, and you know what that means. Time to rec! some! fics!
I haven’t read that much this week because work’s been a whole lot and I’ve been hanging out with my family (read: indoctrinating them into the cult of Anthony Bourdain, may he rest in peace), but here’s what I’ve been enjoying.
(As always, please let me know if any of the creators are on Tumblr and I’ll tag them, if I haven’t already!)
- The Seventh Circle by dismalzelenka and ladymdc. A really cool modern w/magic Awakening AU where the Wardens & darkspawn are a myth, a bedtime story parents tell their children. Focuses on Cousland, Tabris and the Awakening gang, whose dynamics are SO well-written. Only two chapters in, but it’s pretty fun!
- Reflections by @mrs-theirin. What happens when the ever-joking Eden Hawke can't find the joke anymore? Varric visits her home in hopes of a warm night; he instead finds her in the worst state he's ever seen her in. If you like hurt/comfort, angst, trauma and Hawke/Varric, this one’s for you. Beautifully sad and beautifully written, but does contain implied/referenced self-harm, just to warn!
- Burn A Path by serenityfails. The slow-burn enemies-to-friends-to-lovers Nate/Velanna fic of my heart. So I’ve never actually played Awakening, but fics like this have given me such a second-hand love of it and the whole cast of characters. Again, so wonderfully written, and the action is such a delight to read. And the romance. The romance!
- The Coolness of Your Shadow by Viscariafields @nug-juggler Bethany/Alistair. Bethany/Alistair! BETHANY/ALISTAIR. The ship I didn’t know I needed, but it’s just *closes eyes, throws a chef kiss up to God* so good.
Happy reading, have a great weekend and don’t forget to season ur reads with a little kudos or a few cheeky comments!
And feel free to reblog/reply with any more good fics to read - I always crave some fanfic-based procrastination when I should be focusing on real life.