These are listed in Chronological order as much as possible. Some ficlets are not dependent on a specific time set, so they are fine to read no matter where you are in their timeline. Olivia is a OC character in Theia’s saga, so she is first introduced there. So, from her first appearance in Theia’s story “ICE IN HER BLOOD” up to present.
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Chapter 14 of ICE IN HER BLOOD: Kiss and Tell
Chapter 15 of ICE IN HER BLOOD: Drink Your Fill
These chapters give an intro to who Olivia is and how Theia knows her from their days traveling with the rest of the Foxes during the Mage Rebellion.
Chapter 32 of ICE IN HER BLOOD: A Crossroads
Chapter 33 of ICE IN HER BLOOD: Blade for Blade
Chapter 34 of ICE IN HER BLOOD: On Thin Ice
Chapter 35 of ICE IN HER BLOOD: Allied Powers
Chapter 36 of ICE IN HER BLOOD: A Last Dance
Chapter 37 of ICE IN HER BLOOD: Grief Stricken
Chaper 38 of ICE IN HER BLOOD: Stolen Sleep
These Chapters are of when Olivia next reappears in the saga, for the Winter Palace ball. These are also her and Cassandra’s first encounters, time in combat together (LOL), and first conversations. I highly recommend reading them because they ground Olivia’s character development and flesh out her persona, and they are the preliminary moments she and Cassandra share together before I dive into their own subfic/romance arc.
After I wrote Chapter 38 I decided to write their own love story separately from the Saga in order to have more room to dive into their story:
“A Wedding At Skyhold”
The first big event that takes place after the Winter Palace, wherein Cassandra approaches Olivia for company during a wedding at the Skyhold Fortress. Some good, fluffy shit.
“A Spoonful of Midnight”
A small, sweet scene where Olivia brings Cassandra some dinner and they share a conversation. Cassandra sees the side to Olivia’s personality that has been kept in the margins whilst she played the Great Game.
“Break Bread With Me”
This is a flashback snapshot of when Olivia and Cassandra are still figuring out their relationship, but are nonetheless close enough to have a friendly report. Cassandra has returned from the mission to Caer Oswin, still reeling from all she has discovered of the Seekers as an organization. A visit from Olivia with a peace offering provides a most potent and sweet distraction.
“THE SEEKER AND THE BLACK DOVE”
THIS Baby is the heart of their love story, and includes a Post-Exalted Council Epilogue. If you’re looking for the gut of their romance, this is it. It is Six Chapters + the Epilogue, so it’s definitely a longer and more involved read.
“The Second First Kiss”
Cassandra takes the opportunity to rectify a concern of hers: topping their first kiss with something more romantic and unforgettable.
“Broken Strings” *NSFW
Cassandra comes to see Olivia during a late night of what she thought to be work, but turns into the best kind of trap.
“In The Shadow of the Sunburst Throne” PART ONE + PART TWO
Olivia and Cassandra finally hash it out with regards to the future and the realities of their relationship. Cassandra comes clean about her eavesdropping, testing Olivia’s shallowly invested trust in her intentions.
“Luminous”
A small short story of a time when Olivia comes “home” with a project from her studies. Complete fluff, but it’s good fluff.
“Tumbling Down”
Olivia brings Cassandra along during one of her favorite work tasks: harvesting herbs and plants from a nearby meadow. It’s the early stages of their relationship, and Cassandra finds the more time Olivia has to provoke her stoicism, the more surprises she has in store for her – like, for one, tumbling down a hillside voluntarily.
“Welcome Back Seeker”
A short one-chapter ficlet. Cassandra’s first return to Skyhold since her and Olivia get together, where she forgets she has someone to come back to (romantically-speaking). Olivia is her golden, giddy self.
“Dulled Edges”
Olivia’s memories of her days assassinating Mage hunters comes to her in the middle of a workday. Cole, ever the dependable provider of solace, visits her. He reminds her of all she has gained, even as she wonders what she has lost.
“Just a Trim”
Olivia and Cassandra spend some time together whilst Olivia takes it upon herself to trim her lover’s hair.
“Insult to Injury”
A short story, Olivia gets injured during a skirmish in the Exalted Plains, prompting Cassandra to let her protectiveness as a lover really shine (lol). 100% bittersweet fluff.
“AN UNFORGIVING NIGHT”
This is a 6-Chapter exploration of how Olivia and Cassandra deal with the politics of their relationship, one being a Chantry Seeker (used to be, anyway) and a Mage survivor of the Rebellion. It’s another long one, but it shows a lot of growth, and you get to really see the core of Olivia’s strength in her identity.
“Dancing in a Burning Room”
A fluff of bedtime reading for Olivia and Cassandra. It’s a good spotlight onto the world of academia that Olivia aspires to be apart of. Also, just good, lovey stuff.
“A Lover’s Vigil”
Another night of sleep at Skyhold wherein Olivia busies her mind and Cassandra attempts to find some semblance of rest. Some Grade A Fluff, Enjoy!
“Deliberations”
A short, one-chapter story. Olivia gets visited and questioned by a Chantry official after the Capitol learns of their love affair, and Cassandra being considered for Divine causes them to fear what influence Olivia would have on her. Olivia dishes out some Grade A, scalding-hot sass.
“Comparing Notes”
Some good friendly banter between the Inquisitor and Seeker, good friends at this point in their tenure together, as they watch their partners converse over Orleisian politics. I’ve always wanted to write this dynamic and it is some wonderful queer fluff.
“Believe Me, I Choose You”
This is staged time-wise during the Inquisition’s taming of the Exalted Plains, but before the Hissing Wastes. Cassandra and Olivia are on a short diplomatic mission and Olivia’s reputation as a former harlot and agent in the Inquisition wears on her, especially when she is held up to Cassandra’s heroic stature in comparison. Good, angsty fluff.
“ALL THAT GLITTERS”
Olivia is dispatched on a stealth mission to Val Royeaux in order to secure extorted Inquisition funds. She has Cassandra promise not to follow her, and to let her handle her own responsibilities, but the Seeker’s protectiveness compels her to follow anyway. A horrific ordeal ensues, testing Olivia’s self-worth and Cassandra’s self-discipline in the face of growing, deepening love.
**The titles in all Caps and Bolded are multi-chapter, main storylines.
Inboxed OC Prompt + Letter Correspondences Stories That Have No Strict Tie to The Chronology But Are Sweet and Queer:
“Please”
Prompt: A kiss that says “please.”
“Warning Kiss”
Prompt: A kiss as a warning.
“Bloodshed”
Prompt: A kiss with tears.
“Not Your Baby”
Prompt: Please write a scene of Olivia being bad-ass.
Letters From The Wastes
Letters exchanged between them during Cassandra’s initial deployment in the Hissing Wastes with the Inquisitor.
Then, last but not least, I have written one post-Exalted Council series (Two Parts now)
“Uh, Marry Me?”
A morning in bed together after a long time apart prompts some build admonitions on Cassandra’s part, bringing to bear the future of her and Olivia’s relationship.
No, Really, Marry Me
Two years after Cassandra and Olivia come to a rough agreement about the futurity of their relationship, the Seeker takes one final chance to win over Olivia. Her orchestrated surprise leaves Olivia awe-struck, but will it be enough to convince her that they can defy the traditional limitations of marriage?
