#vamppeach

[ladyofrosefire]

We begin with the story in general, moving from the bloody wreck that first stepped off the Nautiloid to a more hopeful ending. Then follow nine specific takes on the Dark Urge. I reached out to a few individuals who were kind enough to name songs that capture some of the essence of the characters they made. I strongly recommend asking them about what they made.

Listen to the playlist on spotify or on youtube

Song list below!

“Ptolomea” Ethel Cain 

“Counting Bodies Like Sheep To The Rhythm Of The War Drums”— A Perfect Circle

“No Light, No Light” - Florence + The Machine 

“In The Woods Somewhere” Hozier

“Ancestors, The Ancients” - Chelsea Wolfe 

“Gallows” - Cocorosie 

“Blood On My Name” - The Brothers Bright 

“Kill Of The Night” Gin Wigmore

“Monsters” - Ruelle

“Control” - Halsey 

“Autoclave”- Mountain Goats

"The Horror Of Our Love"- Ludo

“Eyes On Fire”- Blue Foundation

“Heavy In Your Arms”- Florence + the Machine

“Afraid Of The Dark” - Phildel 

“Human” - Daughter 

"Who We Are"- Hozier

“The Nothing: Part 2”- Lady Lamb

Featured Characters

Manva @mightymizora “Purge me O Lord”- Thomas Tallis

Mercy @vamppeach “My Favorite Stranger”- Depeche Mode

Elegy/Echo @ladyofrosefire “Mermaids"- Florence + The Machine

Promise @shadowcrow “Broken Crown”- Mumford and Sons

Cynbel @iodhadh “Dark Star”- Jaymes Young

Nox @ruushes “I Let Love In” Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

The Drow @meanbossart “What Is This?”- Swans

Rille @say-lene “Fuse (Liminal)”- Crywolf

Vivette @infernaldaydreams “Notre Dame”- Paris Paloma

And if you've read this far, hey! Thanks! I'd love it if you would reblog with a song for your Dark Urge! This list is in no way exhaustive, and I've enjoyed the hell about getting a look into everyone's characters through putting this playlist together.

[renegadeshroom]

yoooo i think we got them maybe?? do we get a prize

[michajawkan]

@vamppeach replied to your post “Really the funniest part about getting the sex...”:

i got the best sex talk possible and i am celibate4lyfe.

Also very funny but you do write a lot of gay sex so I think you're still getting more use out of this type of knowledge than I am-

[sniffanimal]

the notification just pulls the first thing that gets the header text class and decides that's the Title of the post. which. can be very funny

[pencilscratchins]

your current icon. chef kiss. i stare lovingly. (i esp love how you drew Illyana's nose)

thANK YOU! give illyana the profile she deserves 2k21

[istehlurvz]

I know the art is six years old but could you please tell me what vallaslin your Dalish!Himuro has?? please... I need closure

HAHA oh my god I had to look it up cause I couldnt remember but it kinda looks like I just went with the Mythal vallaslin but only on the forehead. (I wasnt deep into the lore of DA at the time, but I am now so maybe I’ll just....revist....that whole concept........but better 👀)

[natalieweepoetry]

I recall you mentioning you are working on a new manuscript. Is that something you are still working on, and intend to have published? I really love your work and look forward to a new collection! either way, I will continue following your work in magazines. thanks for writing!

Thank you for this question!

I’m currently working on a new poetry manuscript, as well as a new queer YA novel. I’m hoping both will be finished and (eventually) published.

Thank you, as always, for your support. It really moves me to know people are connecting to my work. Thank you for reading.

[veliseraptor]

Found & followed you through mdzs but ever since I have been SUPER curious - what are your favorite dragon age romances? or just characters in general?

oh man. so the thing is that I actually have not managed to successfully complete very many dragon age romances, because I am terminally bad at them apparently? I don’t think I’ve ever actually managed to play a dragon age: origins game where I actually ended up with the character I tried to romance. something always seems to go wrong. so I feel like I, hm, am missing some important context here as far as what might be good ones.

The romances I have done/have watched are Morrigan, most of Alistair, most of Leliana, Fenris, Anders, I’m in the middle of a Merrill romance right now, Cullen, Josephine, Sera, and Dorian. Of those...I actually think the Cullenmance sticks out in my head as my favorite, though Josephine’s was also delightful. (Augh, Josie. She’s such a treasure.)

But yeah, I loved the Cullenmance. I’m one of those people who genuinely really likes Cullen (he hits a lot of buttons for me), and that romance just...played very well, possibly because it also really worked across the character I was playing at the time.

As far as characters go - that’s a lot harder because the answer is very much a little bit “all of them???” But I guess the ones who stick out most to me are Morrigan (you know I love a character when I cosplay them), Fenris, and Cullen. But I also have a deep, deep love for Vivienne and Merrill, and my always-a-slut-for-trickster-gods self is stupid fond of Solas, so sue me. But also Cassandra?? is amazing???

But there really is a lot of “depends on who I’m thinking about at the time, I love a lot of the characters a whole lot and especially in context, for some of them, of the dynamics they have with each other.” 

Which I actually think is one of the things I’m more invested in in the Dragon Age games than the player romance - the intergroup dynamics of your companions and how they interact with each other. I’m always so interested in those.