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Love, Death, and Fear

As they near the final battle, Rook and Emmrich have an argument about their age difference and Emmrich's fear of mortality and death that is coming between them. It's not until Emmrich loses Rook in the Fade prison that he realises he has never really lived, hiding in fear, and the only time he had truly felt he was living was at her side.

Read it here (you will need an AO3 account to read it):

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

I'm really enjoying DATV. I've almost finished the game and it's been a great ride, but it definitely has its faults. It lacked in the writing department at times, and in this fic I've rewritten scenes in the way I would've loved to see happen, and expanded on certain things that I felt were left out or that I would've loved to see. This isn't a slight against the devs and writers at all, but that's what fanfic is for - to fill in the gaps! There are spoilers for DATV so beware if you've not finished the game or want to romance Emmrich and go in blind!

I've left Rook's description vague, so if you want to imagine your Rook, whatever their appearance or race or background, you can hopefully do so!

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The not so glamourous life of a Crow

The team ask Lucanis about his life as a Crow, as Rook, who is also a Crow, is suspiciously quiet about their organisation. He quickly realises how spoiled and privileged his childhood was, growing up in one of the major houses, compared to a lowly Crow like Rook who had been forcibly recruited as a child.

Read it here (you will need an AO3 account):

https://archiveofourown.org/works/61765435/chapters/157901392

I loved DA:TV, however one of my grievances with it is how it almost glamourised the Crows, making them out to be more of a Mafia-like group rather than the one Zevran Arainai describes to the Hero of Ferelden during his time travelling with them. I have a theory that maybe it seems glamourised in DA:TV because we're dealing with those at the top of the Crows, the top Talons. Whereas people like Zevran (whose experience I have somewhat mimicked for Rook, along with a smidge of Black Widow's backstory from Marvel) have a very different outlook on the Crows. I wanted to keep the cruelty and hardness of the life Zevran lived with the Crows, and show that perhaps there are two sides to the Crows - those who are born into the major houses like Dellamorte and De Riva, and those who are forcibly recruited, like Zevran was. It's a theory, anyway. Hope you enjoy!

I've left Rook's appearance and race ambiguous so you can imagine them however you like.

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A Champion's Loss

Hawke returns to Skyhold to help the Inquisitor in their fight to protect Southern Thedas whilst Rook and their team fight the Ancient Elven Gods up North. However, upon her return to the historic building, Hawke is the last person to learn that their oldest and dearest friend is not returning.

Read it here (you will need an AO3 account to read it):

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

This one's angsty and a little sad, with a smidge of FenHawke mixed in. Plus, major spoilers for Veilguard.

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The Aizawas

(Part of the Aizawa-Yamada Family series)

When a villain attack occurs during a family outing in town, Present Mic and Eraserhead jump into action to save lives, leaving Hitoshi to stay back and stay safe. He gets lost in the rushing crowd, however, and ends up bumping into a couple who look eerily like Shouta...

Shouta is extremely resistant to the idea of his parents entering his adopted son's life. They were absent, neglectful parents who left Shouta to fend for himself growing up so they wouldn't have to be parents. He has sworn since the day he began fostering (and later adopted) Hitoshi that he would do everything that his own parents did not, being present in his son's life and letting him know he is loved, so when his parents announce that they want to built a relationship with not only his son, but him as well, Shouta is against the idea. But Hitoshi sees the conflict in his Dad's eyes, knowing that despite outwardly being stoic and indifferent to the situation, he's hurting inside, and sets about trying to make things right in this tense situation.

Read it here.

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Shinsou’s Descent

Shinsou just wants to be a hero. His Quirk is deemed villainous by almost everyone he meets, and his dreams fall short as he fails to get onto the Hero Course at U.A., forcing him to take General Studies. Despite the odds stacked against him, Shinsou is determined to become the hero he’s always dreamed of. However, after an encounter with the League of Villains and influenced by Stain’s ideals, Shinsou’s eyes are opened, and his dreams of becoming a hero twist into something darker.

He sees the dark side of heroism, and when he’s eventually given the chance to become the hero he’s always wanted to be, he’s not sure he wants it anymore. Torn between two people he cares for, a villain and a hero, Shinsou descends into an internal battle.

What is he? A hero or a villain? Or perhaps something else entirely?

Read it from the beginning here.

Read the latest chapter (113) here.

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Let Me Share This With You

(Spoilers for post-inversion. Careful if you’re not caught up with the videos!)

Sweetheart prides themselves on having built a good relationship with many of the members of Milo’s pack, but there's one person in the pack that Sweetheart is having trouble with: Sam Collins. Sam keeps his distance, and Sweetheart has noticed him staring at them in an odd way, so during a Shaw Pack meeting, Sweetheart decides to confront him.

Read it here.

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A not-so-motherly encounter

(Part of the Aizawa-Yamada Family series)

Hitoshi has a family, and it’s the most precious thing in the world to him. Two dads who love and support him, and a sister who he adores with all of his heart. Hitoshi has never felt more secure. That is, until a woman claiming to be his biological mother pops up out of the blue, asking him to leave Japan with her and be with his ‘real’ family. Against Shouta and Hizashi's wishes, Hitoshi agrees to meet with his biological mother to talk things out in more detail in an attempt to get some answers to the unanswered questions about his family he's had for years, but what he learns is eye-opening and dangerous for his little found family.

Read chapter 1 here.

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Eri’s First Christmas

Aizawa-Yamada Family Series Fic

Hitoshi has had many Christmases with his adopted parents, Hizashi and Shouta, but this year will be Eri's first Christmas. HItoshi, Shouta, and Hizashi make it their mission to make sure Eri has the best Christmas ever, even as their dysfunctional family members come over for Christmas dinner, bringing their drama with them.

Read it here.