Dear Author Letter (Dragon Age Poly Exchange 2021)
(A letter for Dragon Age Poly Exchange 2021)
Hi, Author!
I'm glad we were matched :) Below you'll find information about my likes and dislikes, and in case you need inspiration, prompts for each requested ship as well. I hope you'll find the letter helpful!
My general likes and dislikes:
LIKES: fluff, hurt/comfort, humour, action/adventure, friendships, found families, fics about asexuality/asexual characters, AUs (especially library/bookshop!AU, flower shop!AU, werewolf!AU) and happy endings.
For ship!fics, my favourite tropes are: first times, fake relationships becoming real, resolved misunderstandings, banter, meeting the family/friends, and curtain!fics. For polyamorous ships I prefer all people involved to be in a relationship together.
DO NOT WANTS: Rape/non-con, queerphobia, genderbend, slave!fic, A/B/O, pregnancies/kid!fic, character/ship bashing, underage, abusive relationships presented as romantic, infidelity, harming/death of animals (including hunting etc.), heavy angst without happy ending, unrequited love, de-aging, historical AUs, major character death/death!fic, break up!fic, amnesia!fic, pairings not listed, 1st/2nd person POV
DRAGON AGE specific DO NOT WANTS: Cullen Rutherford and Cullen ships appearing, siding with templars/templar apologists, Solas/Inquisitor, Alistair/Warden, female!Hawke, Fenris/Isabela, Carver/Merrill, Anders bashing, Fenris bashing, Bull’s Chargers being dead
Requested pairings:
*BLACKWALL/THE IRON BULL/DORIAN PAVUS*
Give me all the banter, misunderstandings, and everyone coming to terms with their feelings. I can just imagine Bull and Dorian teasing Blackwall together, or Bull and Blackwall focusing all their attention on Dorian, and all three enjoying spending time together. I'm a big fan of discussing emotions and uncomfortable conversations among these three.
Prompts:
- when Blackwall was asked to join Bull and Dorian in their room, Blackwall assumed it was only about sex for them. After a (mission/incident of author's choice) he learned that it was not only about sex for any of them,
- Dorian enjoys watching Blackwall and Bull sparring/training together,
- after a few busy weeks/months, when Blackwall, Dorian, and Bull finally have a chance to spend a few days together, one of them prepares a surprise for his boyfriends.
*BLACKWALL/MALE ADAAR/DORIAN PAVUS*
I still wish there were more fics about those three. It'd be lovely to see m!Adaar protective of his boyfriends. Or trying to come to terms with his emotions, because he never imagined himself falling in love with two people at once. Or Blackwall being in an angsty mood and Dorian and m!Adaar comforting him. I'd love to see some hurt/comfort and romance.
Prompts:
- m!Adaar takes both Dorian and Blackwall to the Winter Palace, and keeps flirting with them both every chance he gets,
- Blackwall and m!Adaar get in trouble and Dorian rescues them,
- m!Adaar comes out as asexual to his boyfriends.
*CREMISIUS "KREM" ACLASSI/COLE/MARYDEN HALEWELL*
I'm convinced this OT3 is one of the cutest that I ship, and it'd be lovely to see something sweet and romantic about them, honestly. Give me cuddling, romantic dinners, singing, maybe hanging out with the Chargers, the fluffier the better.
Prompts:
- Krem and Maryden organize a date night to surprise Cole, but it turns out hiding anything from Cole is very difficult,
- Cole practices gift giving,
- florist!AU.
*FENRIS/MALE HAWKE/DONNIC HENDYR/AVELINE VALLEN*
I created a tag for this OT4 on AO3, and I'd really like it if there were more fics about those four together, preferably happy ones. There are so many opportunities to explore! I'd prefer all four characters to be in a relationship together.
Prompts:
- m!Hawke finds out that organizing a date night for four people who are in a relationship together is not easy,
- Fenris and/or Donnic get hurt when protecting their lovers, and the other members of the relationship spend the next few days pampering and taking care of them,
- 3 assumptions about their relationship that were just rumours, and 1 assumption that turned out to be true.
*MALE AMELL/ZEVRAN ARAINAI/LOGHAIN MAC TIR*
I discovered this ship recently, and I'm very curious about it. Just imagine all the drama and misunderstandings, confusion, and all the emotions!
Prompts:
- Anora finds out that her father is in a relationship with Zevran and m!Amell (bonus points for Anora walking in on them),
- when Zevran told m!Amell that he had a surprise for him, m!Amell didn't expect to find Loghain in their bedroom,
- a story of how Loghain learned to never bet against m!Amell and/or Zevran.
*MALE AMELL/ZEVRAN ARAINAI/NATHANIEL HOWE*
This is another OT3 I've never really thought of before, not in detail, at least, but it'd be lovely to read something about them. I can see a lot of misunderstandings and hurt/comfort happening, considering Nathaniel is, well, Nathaniel.
Prompts:
- 3 times Nathaniel walked in on Zevran and m!Amell, and 1 time he joined them,
- Nathaniel introduces Zevran and m!Amell as his boyfriends when they visit Delilah and her family,
- it took Nathaniel a lot of time to realize that Zevran and m!Amell were actually flirting with him, and it wasn't just a game.
That would be all. Thank you for signing up, and I hope you'll enjoy creating, as well as reading all the works posted to the exchange!
Hi, Author!
I'm glad we were matched :) Below you'll find information about my likes and dislikes, and in case you need inspiration, prompts for each requested ship as well. I hope you'll find the letter helpful!
My general likes and dislikes:
LIKES: fluff, hurt/comfort, humour, action/adventure, friendships, found families, fics about asexuality/asexual characters, AUs (especially library/bookshop!AU, flower shop!AU, werewolf!AU) and happy endings.
For ship!fics, my favourite tropes are: first times, fake relationships becoming real, resolved misunderstandings, banter, meeting the family/friends, and curtain!fics. For polyamorous ships I prefer all people involved to be in a relationship together.
DO NOT WANTS: Rape/non-con, queerphobia, genderbend, slave!fic, A/B/O, pregnancies/kid!fic, character/ship bashing, underage, abusive relationships presented as romantic, infidelity, harming/death of animals (including hunting etc.), heavy angst without happy ending, unrequited love, de-aging, historical AUs, major character death/death!fic, break up!fic, amnesia!fic, pairings not listed, 1st/2nd person POV
DRAGON AGE specific DO NOT WANTS: Cullen Rutherford and Cullen ships appearing, siding with templars/templar apologists, Solas/Inquisitor, Alistair/Warden, female!Hawke, Fenris/Isabela, Carver/Merrill, Anders bashing, Fenris bashing, Bull’s Chargers being dead
Requested pairings:
*BLACKWALL/THE IRON BULL/DORIAN PAVUS*
Give me all the banter, misunderstandings, and everyone coming to terms with their feelings. I can just imagine Bull and Dorian teasing Blackwall together, or Bull and Blackwall focusing all their attention on Dorian, and all three enjoying spending time together. I'm a big fan of discussing emotions and uncomfortable conversations among these three.
Prompts:
- when Blackwall was asked to join Bull and Dorian in their room, Blackwall assumed it was only about sex for them. After a (mission/incident of author's choice) he learned that it was not only about sex for any of them,
- Dorian enjoys watching Blackwall and Bull sparring/training together,
- after a few busy weeks/months, when Blackwall, Dorian, and Bull finally have a chance to spend a few days together, one of them prepares a surprise for his boyfriends.
*BLACKWALL/MALE ADAAR/DORIAN PAVUS*
I still wish there were more fics about those three. It'd be lovely to see m!Adaar protective of his boyfriends. Or trying to come to terms with his emotions, because he never imagined himself falling in love with two people at once. Or Blackwall being in an angsty mood and Dorian and m!Adaar comforting him. I'd love to see some hurt/comfort and romance.
Prompts:
- m!Adaar takes both Dorian and Blackwall to the Winter Palace, and keeps flirting with them both every chance he gets,
- Blackwall and m!Adaar get in trouble and Dorian rescues them,
- m!Adaar comes out as asexual to his boyfriends.
*CREMISIUS "KREM" ACLASSI/COLE/MARYDEN HALEWELL*
I'm convinced this OT3 is one of the cutest that I ship, and it'd be lovely to see something sweet and romantic about them, honestly. Give me cuddling, romantic dinners, singing, maybe hanging out with the Chargers, the fluffier the better.
Prompts:
- Krem and Maryden organize a date night to surprise Cole, but it turns out hiding anything from Cole is very difficult,
- Cole practices gift giving,
- florist!AU.
*FENRIS/MALE HAWKE/DONNIC HENDYR/AVELINE VALLEN*
I created a tag for this OT4 on AO3, and I'd really like it if there were more fics about those four together, preferably happy ones. There are so many opportunities to explore! I'd prefer all four characters to be in a relationship together.
Prompts:
- m!Hawke finds out that organizing a date night for four people who are in a relationship together is not easy,
- Fenris and/or Donnic get hurt when protecting their lovers, and the other members of the relationship spend the next few days pampering and taking care of them,
- 3 assumptions about their relationship that were just rumours, and 1 assumption that turned out to be true.
*MALE AMELL/ZEVRAN ARAINAI/LOGHAIN MAC TIR*
I discovered this ship recently, and I'm very curious about it. Just imagine all the drama and misunderstandings, confusion, and all the emotions!
Prompts:
- Anora finds out that her father is in a relationship with Zevran and m!Amell (bonus points for Anora walking in on them),
- when Zevran told m!Amell that he had a surprise for him, m!Amell didn't expect to find Loghain in their bedroom,
- a story of how Loghain learned to never bet against m!Amell and/or Zevran.
*MALE AMELL/ZEVRAN ARAINAI/NATHANIEL HOWE*
This is another OT3 I've never really thought of before, not in detail, at least, but it'd be lovely to read something about them. I can see a lot of misunderstandings and hurt/comfort happening, considering Nathaniel is, well, Nathaniel.
Prompts:
- 3 times Nathaniel walked in on Zevran and m!Amell, and 1 time he joined them,
- Nathaniel introduces Zevran and m!Amell as his boyfriends when they visit Delilah and her family,
- it took Nathaniel a lot of time to realize that Zevran and m!Amell were actually flirting with him, and it wasn't just a game.
That would be all. Thank you for signing up, and I hope you'll enjoy creating, as well as reading all the works posted to the exchange!