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[greypetrel]

One over the mountains ❄️

Day 2 of @ockissweek , an attack hug of Aisling for @shivunin's Elowen. First news that came from Ferelden wasn't a letter saying Elowen arrived all right, it was news that the place exploded. So what was Aisling meant to do if not running all that way to pounce at her?

And we also have a beautiful fic to accompany this! 🌿🦌💫

[saessenach]

tag 9 people you want to know better

Thank you for the tag @shivunin 🫶

Reading: Started Knight of the Seven Kingdoms yesterday on my lunchbreak! I'm in a bit of a book hangover atm, because I finished Les Mis during the weekend and my brain is fried hah

Last song: Not Yet/Love Run (Reprise) by The Amazing Devil 🥺

Last movie: I think Lisa Frankenstein? Watched that last month and it was an ABSOLUTE hoot. I love that film so much.

Last series: Haven't watched anything new in a hot second - the most I managed was the pilot episode of House of Guinness, which was fun, but I haven't been in a state to continue watching it. Otherwise I'm following along to the Critical Role C4, mostly while knitting, and rewatching Rings of Power with my friend 🫶

Sweet or salty: Salty - and I also love salt on my sweets, especially on chocolate cookies.

Coffee or tea: Love both, but I'm a coffee drinker by default. Managed to cut my coffee count from uhhhh 7 a day to like 2, which is progress. (Remember how I really liked Lucanis from the get-go? Well.)

During the cold season I also indulge in a pot of Lady Grey here and there, and herbal teas in the evening 😊

Working on: Viago's misadventures in the last couple of chapters of give me to the road! He's a pain in my ass (I love him), and I'm hoping to finish the fic this year, so I can tinker with the backlog of WIPs I've got lined up!

I've been tinkering with a set of interconnected asoiaf fics, which all happen post-ADWD, but I've been writing them out of order and it's been hard to decide which I should finish and post first! But I imagine these will be up over the next year, so at least that'll be fun!

Non-fanfic projects include a colourwork sweater with yarn scrapped from a failed project, and learning to play The Power from BG3 on piano (it's going poorly, but I'm having fun!)

Phew! Gentle tags for @virshiral @grad-writes @mariuspompom @xkatchy @rookamell @swordmaid @rookanisstuff @skatingsplits and @flowersforthemachines if this sounds like fun 🫶

[ndostairlyrium]

Wing-it commission for @shivunin of beloved Maria and Resident Grump™ Fenris 💛

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Commissions Price List & TOS

[star--nymph]

A commission for @shivunin/@buridanshorse of her Inquisitor Emmaera Lavellan!

Emma is featured in her fics Wander the Drifting Roads and Book of Memories, both of which you guys should absolutely read.

[greypetrel]

"Whispering jokes to each other" from the list for the pair of your choice!

Scientifical Tea ⚗️🔥☕

Aisling Lavellan is not for spilling tea on anyone, Dorian and Maria Hawke (belonging to @shivunin ) made it a scientific experiment. Who can make her laugh quicker and louder? (Josephine disapproves)

Since it's you who asked, it had to be them!

Tis the prompt list (yes, do ask more!)

[greypetrel]

Fan Work Friday Saturday

Rules: If you're tagged, MAKE A NEW POST and showcase one fanartist or fanfic you recommend (with links), and tag someone to give their recs next! Don't forget to reblog the rec you were tagged in!

Thank you so much for the tag @dreadfutures! Saving the second for later on in the week. Listen I have a hard time choosing and I'll do these on repeat if I must.

Fanartist: @salsedinepicta

salsedine dipinta

Finally finished the (still) Unnamed Lavellan thingy 🌙 and to think that this started as a random gouache portrait ("ohh I want to paint gre

Starting with her, purely because it's litterally 10 years of me being 👀 at her art, and I do love the way she mixes pictorical techniques with swirly, 2D lines. I am not a fan of pink+green combination, BUT when she does it. Add a lot of historical references and clothing and an expressive use of colour. I'm an absolute sucker for all artstyles that just looks like three paintstrokes thrown at a paper (digital or traditional) and she does that. And, she's a wonderful human being too, which really helps. <3 (she'd hate the attention but let me Will Smith meme her.)

Fanfic: To The Bone, by @shivunin

Rating: M Words: 48,373 Pairing: Cullen/Inquisitor Lavellan Summary: Depending on who you ask, either Sylaise or Andraste set a mark of fire on those who are destined to find each other. No matter how curious each of them is, neither Lavellan nor Cullen are especially eager to actually go looking for this person. Either luck or fate draws them both to the Inquisition anyway.

I debated high and low what of her fics to start from. I chose To The Bone because it's a soulmate AU. And I generally don't like Soulmates AU. But this one? Mo has a way to turn tropes and clichès around in a way that just makes them relatable, visceral and real. The way she renders human fragility and vulnerability is really heart-clenching. I know I always fangirl over her work but it bears repeating. To the Bone is played more than a Soulmate AU -it is important, but not the main focus, which tricks me into loving this- as a big story of two hurt people who needs to learn to trust someone with their own vulnerability. It's all about learning that you can trust other people, and exactly how scary a decision it is, how much it feels like a jump in the blue.

It's relatable, it's gritty, it's not the peak angst Mo can reach (for that, get a lot of tissues and click on Wander the Drifting Roads.), but it was the first of her works I read and it has a special place in my heart. For its themes, for its main character (can I hug her?) and also and particularly because it's a trope I generally don't like. And I do like to be stand corrected.

Tags under the cut!

You two whom I mentioned, if you want consider this a tag too! :)

Also: @melisusthewee @dreadfutures @inquisimer @blarrghe @blightbear @star--nymph @pinayelf @dungeons-and-dragon-age @ndostairlyrium @hollytree33 @theluckywizard and YOU

[greypetrel]

ACBA, part 1.

Assigned Candy by Aisling (@dungeons-and-dragon-age I laughed so hard at this.)

There were some requests for OCs and I'll oblige…

Under the cut for lenght, but still. (Again if you're a mutual send words and you'll have your OCs some candies assigned to)

@dungeons-and-dragon-age: Lay, I will do the ones I'm most familiar with for now!

Adriel: A lemon hard candy. It's sour, you can't eat it quick because it's hard to crack, you have to keep it there… But oh damn, sweetened lemon? Yes, acquire the taste and go on.

Liam: Rum and Raisin ritter sport chocolate. It's wholesome and will get you going if your pressure gets low, it's warm and homey. Yes raisins aren't everyone's taste, but with rum they just taste so good!

June: Frizzy Pazzy. (Crazy Fizz?) This I have a hard time remembering the name in English. It's one of those envelopes that contains grains that just… Fizz when you eat them. They're sour and you can't eat too much at once because they will explode. But it's one of the funniest candies around and it's science.

Ari: 90% chocolate. It's dark and slightly bitter, most people won't approach because they'll think it's too bitter… It's actually the one chocolate that will be the most beneficial, won't hurt your teeth, once you get used to the bitterness you won't go back to milk chocolate.

@shivunin I hope I got them right!

Arianwen: after longs consideration and at least a whole day spent with Aisling following Wen around squinting, very very deep in thought Vampire teeth gummies. Aisling will tell you that she can't pinpoint it, but she thought of those and can't find anything that fits better. It seems fierce and not friendly but if you taste it it's really sweet. Add a Zevran in the background because I have the feeling that this scene would be funnier with him around to assist.

Maria: I think she would be a little indecisive. Chocolate, but flavoured either with chilli, or with salt. Some unusual combination that you won't often find or go for… But it's peculiar, it's surprisingly delicious, and you will remember forever of the time you ate it. (if we can space to cakes, the answer will be clearer: "A red velvet cupcake. Come on it looks just like her dress! With the lace!")

Elowen: Strawberries dunk in chocolate. Fruity and tangy, very sweet, but countered by the hard and the warmth of the chocolate. Something unassuming that you have to cook at home… But oh damn they're good. (it's meant as a compliment, Aisling would like Elowen a lot)

Emmaera: Parma Violet. I wanted something flowery for her, possibly with lavender. I admit my personal lack: I just hate lavender as a flavour in food and I don't know any lavender flavoured sweets... And none I found had a story as the Parma Violet has. It's a typical candy from where my family comes from: it's balmy and it's very flowery, violet are known for their calming properties as well, and as an essence it has a long story that goes back to the Duchess Maria Luigia d'Austria, very well-loved in the town and who loved the Violets so much she made it the trendiest perfume... That eventually slipped in the kitchen and in candies.

Salshira: Cinnamon candies. I have a precise brand in mind, the Leone pills. They're… VERY intense in flavour. But if they're your jam and the flavour isn't too much? They'll go down one after the other in quick sequence, they're warm and cozy.

@ndostairlyrium you're here too.

Elanor: Confetti. Those you find at weddings. It's something you don't find every day and it has a level of formality and noblety… They're the harder candies to eat, tackle them too quickly and they'll crack your tooth. But give them patience, wait a little and oh damn, they're SWEET and homey and really the bombonniere is already empty? :(

Kerry: See I was about to assign him the Frizzy Pazzy and not June. But then I thought better and thought that for Kerry, the Frizzy Pazzy lack a level of sweetness and homeyness that Kerry has. I'd say candied orange peels dunk in chocolate (again, coming from Aisling that's the ultimate compliment, anything citrus assigned must be worn with pride.). It's homey, they're not the prettiest candy on the market, not the one you'll link with something refined… And yet. And yet! Instant love they're tangy and sweet and fresh and sour and they'll just make you smile and taste like Christmas.

Ankh: Pocket Coffee. A sweet shell of chocolate that will melt in your mouth and explode in coffee. It's sweet, but it will most definitely give you a burst of energy to get through the day. It's the mix between sweetness and energy that's it, the one thing that will keep you going when you'd just want to lie down and sleep. You can rely on your pocket coffee in a rainy day.

Shaan: Ricola. Herbal candies that… That you have to like or to wait until the flavour grows on you. But! They'll save you from a throatache or if your voice is low. Can't lose a work day because you're sick with those!