i picked at one of my old ass dragon age longfics i abandoned.
i have a couple outlines for some party dynamics and "quests" wherein one of them was solas, dirthadin, dorian, and varric going to explore some ancient elvhen ruins for anthropological research, mostly as a means of getting solas and dirth Ready To Ship(tm)
after that, there would be some conversation between Vivienne, Solas, and Dirthadin about magic and magic schools, much to Solas' dismay toward Vivienne's Opinions.
i also have a whole section already written, but felt too self conscious to include in the originally posted fic that Abelas and the other ancient elves are essentially eunuchs (i have a whole explanation in-fic, but thats the closest real-world comparison i can make atm, including a third-gender elvhen word i cobbled for them), which would be my headcanon explanation in this particular fic why they just havent Made More Elves. its also a fun way to make abelas a stone top.
i wrote a couple thousand words tonight but i might not write much else for a while since im on a fallout kick while also writing a fallout fic, meanwhile im struggling to remember the exact events of DAI, which is kind of important for a chronological retelling of DAI through Dirth's eyes.
i dont know if i'll publish the fallout fic, its mostly for me, but if i get to a point i can refine it, i would like to post it on ao3.
spring/summer are always productive for me. seasonal depression kicks my ass so hard sometimes. let alone i had really shit low self esteem during the time i was writing Keepers.
initially i had outlined three "chapters" - a Dirthadin chapter titled Keeper of the Dead, a Solas chapter titled Keeper of Deceit, and an Abelas chapter titled Keeper of Despair. I had a very very very loose and vague fourth chapter about post-well Dirthadin dedicated to being Mythal's chosen titled Keeper of the Damned.
we'll see if i can revive this old fic in due time.