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[genjyoandgojyoandhakkai]

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My Dragon Age Stories

Hi friends! Time for a new pinned intro to my stuff because it's all a little messy. I currently have four series running for Dragon Age (Veilguard) and I'll introduce below the cut! All my stories live on AO3.

My main Rook is Xiqaa Laidir (elf Lord of Fortune, they/she, Lucanis + Emmrich romance) Profile here | Xiqaa Art roundup here

Aydenne de Riva is an AU Rook but he might see some canon action is also in my canon stories! Profile here | Aydenne art roundup here

Series + tag links:

Curious? Start with this character and motif write-up: Threads and Themes post about my VG canon Rook (Xiqaa), Lucanis, Emmrich and Spite

Or this self-rec! about some of my favorite writing, by me.

In Shadow, We're All Grey (series on AO3)

This series is my third in my Veilguard canon. The stories will primarily focus on Aydenne de Riva (now Dellamorte) and his complicated romance with Illario (formerly) Dellamorte. Larger world events are taking place as well, like the growth of his House under his leadership, and trouble is brewing in Antiva.

Tell Me Tuesday about the story so far June 2026

In Shadow tag (Tumblr posts)

WIP tag for In Shadow

It's Still You (longfic complete! series on AO3)

Post canon, This series tells continued story of Xiqaa Rook Laidir, Lucanis Dellamorte and his Spite demon, and Emmrich Volkarin. 

It's Still You tag

Playlist on YT Spotify

Despite Everything (longfic complete! series on A03)

Set during the events of Dragon Age the Veilguard, this series explores the roots of the relationship between Xiqaa Laidir (Rook) and Lucanis Dellamorte and Emmrich Volkarin

Despite Everything tag

Playlist on YT Spotify

Spite's Shenanigans (series on AO3)

Spite Shenanigans tag

The CROWS of A.N.T.I.V.A. (ongoing series on AO3)

Viago de Riva (and now Aydenne "Rook" de Riva and his friends) gaslight, girlboss, and get loved while attempting to maintain their sanity as employees in a corporatized world.

We've got everything from Iron Bull as Pitbull to a magical self-witnessing legal pen alongside a super sized helping of the absurd and illogical. This is crack treated oh so seriously but there are no rules. You just never know what might happen in the next episode.

CROWS tag

#Advanced Negotiation & Tactical International Vacancy Alignment (secondary silliness tag)

In Shadow, We're All Grey

Illario stays with the Shadows, in an indefinable relationship with Zevran. Lucanis buys a tavern on the new Lords’ territory and takes contracts when he chooses. Xiqaa divides their time between the Lords of Fortune and running the Keep. Emmrich retires halfway, growing alchemical plants, helping Xiqaa and teaching in the Necropolis.

Aydenne returns to House Dellamorte, determined to do credit to his new house and life...while we look toward his future and fill in his past, with and without Illario.

**I can't really share oneshots from this series because they're all oneshots lol but the link will take you to the series A03 page and there's also a spoiler writeup of the whole canon so far.**

It's Still You

Continuing the adventures of Emmrich, Xiqaa, Lucanis and Spite.

In the aftermath of the Evanuris War, Xiqaa decides the most reasonable course of action is to petition for Illario’s release from prison into their custody. Lucanis hates this immediately, and spirals about it. Emmrich hates it more quietly, but because he just wants to retire quietly with his lovers. After speaking with Caterina about a way to get Illario out of prison, Xiqaa ends up contract‑bound to Illario for one year, responsible for his good behavior. Everyone pretends this is a workable arrangement.

I'm up to 18 oneshots in this timeline, so if you're looking for something short to read to introduce yourself to my characters, I invite you to click on the link and choose any story that's not "It's Still You" from the series. They're in chronological order, with the longfic somewhere toward the top!

Despite Everything

A longfic of missing scenes and love stories from the Veilguard. Emmrookanis (and Spite) with alternating POVs, mostly Rook and Lucanis. Complete, 103k words. Rated M (it's pretty much for two chapters)

There are other oneshots in this series, I don't have a lot of plans to return to this timeline but I'm pretty random so it's still open. Mostly fluff rated T. Spite is romantically interested in both Rook and Emmrich and participates in most everything in some way.

This is the first day of my life - Emmcanis

Solstice - Rookanis

Rook Captures King; Checkmate - Rookanis

The Rook Who Murdered Dinner - Rookanis

All of It and More - Rook/Spite (spiritually), gen

Sweet Dream - Spite POV, gen

Spite. (Determination.) - Spite POV, gen

Thoughts on Breaking (the Rules) - Spite POV, gen

Spite's Shenanigans (series)

(thanks @gatesofminrathous for the meme)

Humor and fluff about Spite (and often Manfred) learning to live in the mortal realm

Needs Salt

Textures

The List belongs here as well.

The CROWS of A.N.T.I.V.A. (series)

This is a pure crack fic and I refuse to be sorry. Viago de Riva is a spreadsheet girly who runs his department with an iron fist and a judgy attitude until the Rookie, Aydenne de Riva, gets hired to disrupt his life. Corporate nonsense turned up to 11. Feat. unexpected Illarook romance and much Teiago.

Internal Compliance

Interview Notes

La Piazza

Concert

Pre-Meeting

Concert

Coffee Break

Beach

All Hands Planning

Viago's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (feat. Isadora de Riva)

Drive Me, Crazy

Inquiry (side story! - Rookanis ft. Xiqaa Laidir)

Risotto (Xicanis pt. 2)

A Side of Dread, Please (feat. Xicanis)

Birthday Party (Xicanis pt. 3)

Sick Day (Aydenne x Illario)

Mandatum Inevitabile (feat. Gemma de Riva) Cake Crimes and Pizza Parties (Aydenne's birthday celebration!)

Unrelated to my Canon (Everything else DA)

Ashes - Lucanis turns away from Rook after Treviso is blighted.

Rival Mine - Lucanis/Viago relationship I feel is an offshoot of Ashes Lucanis.

the perfect crow was never born - I like to think this is the same Lucanis as in Ashes. Spite/Lucanis introspective. Echo - M!Rook/Davrin discover the well in the Hossberg Wetlands.

I do take asks and I have some tagged as "ask game" so feel free, my asks are always open.

If you want to talk about any of my other fandoms I'm ALWAYS down for that too.

[padfootastic]

Would you be willing to expand on your comment about bisexuality in wolfstar spaces?

oh it’s just, a lot of people are very staunchly ‘sirius/remus can’t ever be with a girl no matter what’ often making pointed comments towards people who do write that and it kinda makes me a little…sad? because my default is bisexual when it comes to a character and to see such vehement denial for something relatively harmless is a bit jarring. not enough to make me rant aggressively or enter someone’s inbox lol but yeah, i’m always a bit :/ and then go ahead and imagine scenarios that absolutely won’t fly w that hc lol.

[cr3eks]

i have fallen in love with the gym again and i can’t wait to be like my old self

[tracklessreason]

Contrary to popular belief, Spite is a more powerful motivator than love.

Love, though pure, is not infinite, and when abused it fades, and suddenly you are without fuel, without motive or desire to move forward.

SPITE on the other hand is endless. Regardless of how you're crushed, it does not cease, it burns hot like an infected wound, and when the cause of that wound is cleansed, it melts into relief. It's only opponent is love.

When you are loved, your spite will falter.

But when all turns on you, your love will turn to spite.

[wastelandbarbie]

i have to stunt so hard tomorrow that ppl feel embarrassed about walking in after me

[shitpostdevil]

WHO'S AFRAID OF LITTLE OLD ME?~

The "Who's Who" of "Who's That?"

Is poised for the attack

But my bare hands paved their paths

You don't get to tell me about "sad"

If you wanted me dead

You should've just said

Nothing makes me feel more alive

So I leap from the gallows, and I levitate down your street

Crash the party like a record scratch as I scream

"Who's afraid of little old me?"

You should be

The scandal was contained

The bullet had just grazed

At all costs, keep your good name

You don't get to tell me you feel bad

Is it a wonder I broke? Let's hear one more joke

Then we could all just laugh until I cry

So I leap from the gallows, and I levitate down your street

Crash the party like a record scratch as I scream

"Who's afraid of little old me?"

I was tame, I was gentle till the circus life made me mean

Don't you worry, folks, we took out all her teeth

Who's afraid of little old me?

Well, you should be, you should be, you should be (You should be, you should be)

You should be, you should be, you should be (You should be, you should be)

So tell me everything is not about me

But what if it is?

Then say they didn't do it to hurt me

But what if they did?

I want to snarl and show you just how disturbed this has made me

You wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me

So all you kids can sneak into my house, with all the cobwebs

I'm always drunk on my own tears, isn't that what they all said?

That I'll sue you if you step on my lawn

That I'm fearsome, and I'm wretched, and I'm wrong

Put narcotics into all of my songs

And that's why you're still singing along

So I leap from the gallows, and I levitate down your street

Crash the party like a record scratch as I scream

"Who's afraid of little old me?"

I was tame, I was gentle till the circus life made me mean

Don't you worry, folks, we took out all her teeth

Who's afraid of little old me?

Well, you should be, you should be, you should be (You should be, you should be)

'Cause you lured me, and you hurt me, and you taught me (You should be, you should be)

You caged me, and then you called me crazy

I am what I am 'cause you trained me

So who's afraid of me?

So who's afraid of little old me?

Who's afraid of little old me?

[chaotic-hypnotic-erotic]

The Beatles' "All You Need Is Love", but replace almost every instance of "Love" with "Spite"

All You Need Is Spite Lyrics [Intro] Spite, spite, spite Spite, spite, spite Spite, spite, spite

[Verse 1] (spite) There's nothing you can do that can't be done (spite) Nothing you can sing that can't be sung (spite) Nothing you can say, but you can learn how to play the game It's easy

[Verse 2] (spite) Nothing you can make that can't be made (spite) No one you can save that can't be saved (spite) Nothing you can do, but you can learn how to be you in time It's easy

[Chorus] All you need is spite All you need is spite All you need is spite, spite Spite is all you need

[Bridge] Spite, spite, spite Spite, spite, spite Spite, spite, spite

[Chorus] All you need is spite All you need is spite All you need is spite, spite Spite is all you need

[Verse 3] (spite) There's nothing you can know that isn't known (spite) Nothing you can see that isn't shown (spite) There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be It's easy

[Chorus] All you need is spite All you need is spite All you need is spite, spite Spite is all you need

[Outro – Fading] All you need is spite (All together now) All you need is spite (Everybody) All you need is spite, spite Spite is all you need Spite is all you need (spite is all you need) Spite is all you need (spite is all you need) Spite is all you need (spite is all you need) Spite is all you need (spite is all you need) Spite is all you need (spite is all you need) Spite is all you need (spite is all you need) Spite is all you need (spite is all you need) Spite is all you need (spite is all you need) Spite is all you need (spite is all you need) Spite is all you need (spite is all you need) Spite is all you need (spite is all you need) (Irru! Yehey!) Spite is all you need (spite is all you need) Spite is all you need (spite is all you need) Spite is all you need (spite is all you need) (Yesterday) Oh, spite is all you need (spite is all you need) Spite is all you need (spite is all you need) Spite is all you need (spite is all you need) (Oh, yeah) Spite is all you need (spite is all you need) (She hates you, yeah, yeah, yeah) (She hates you, yeah, yeah, yeah) Spite is all you need (spite is all you need) Spite is all you need (spite is all you need) (Woohoo!) Spite is all you need (spite is all you need) (Woohoo!) Spite is all you need (spite is all you need) (Oh, yesterday) Spite is all you need (spite is all you need) Spite is all you need (spite is all you need)