top three meme
Post your top three favorite of your own fics (even unpublished!). And then tag others to do the same! I was tagged by @mercurymiscellany, thanks so much! I liked the backward countdown so I think I’ll do that too.
3. No Patron Saint of Silent Restraint (Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dorian/Bull, rated T)
This is a little scene set right after Bull gets attacked by assassins on the ramparts, in light of his personal quest. I wanted to explore a scenario where he and Dorian were already hooking up when this happens, to play with how Dorian might react. I’ve always felt like this fic was the strongest I ever was with my Dorian voice, I was kinda proud of how the dialogue came together. And I liked getting the opportunity to bring up the story of him meeting Krem in front of him, too.
2. To Have and to Hold (Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dorian/Bull, rated M)
This was for the Adoribull Minibang 2016, set during Trespasser. It’s meant to be kind of a big meditation on Dorian’s ideas of and experiences with marriage, past and present, and how he comes to understand what love and commitment really look like to him as he’s poised to make a huge decision for the future. It alternated between a past memory and a present interaction, back and forth, and I was really happy with how that turned out. I think the writing came out pretty strong overall, and I liked having the space to play with some of his other friendships and relationships, like with Sera and Cassandra.
1. A Line in the Sand (Fallout 4, Deacon/MacCready, rated E)
My start-from-scratch, enemies-to-friends-to-lovers, 200k slow burn ship manifesto. My let-me-convince-you-to-ship-it-starting-from-square-one fic. I promise I won’t go on and on, I know I’ve said a lot about this fic and series already. But it’s the first long form fic I’ve ever completed, really the first novel I’ve ever written, and I’m just trying to allow myself to be proud of that. It was a lot of fun to take a rare pair and really put the work in to make it happen, to wrestle with the things they’d disagree on and the ways they’d butt heads and slowly build a connection. I think it did a lot to challenge my writing, my plotting, and my characterization, and it just helped me re-discover the joy I find in writing. Plus it’s the reason I’ve met a lot of wonderful new friends here!
Tagging (with no pressure): @adventuresofmeghatron, @poemsfromthealley, @mechanicalism, and @molliehaswords
