Edition 1202 - February 21 & 22, 2015 [Part 1]

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Fanart & Creative Endeavors
Pride and Promises by Staleina [Poem | Female Lavellan/Solas | Mature]

Fanfiction (Off-LJ content provided by: a03_swtor, ao3_dragonage, ao3_kotor, ao3_masseffect, and others)
Complete
Dragon Age
Not so Smooth by Fatally_Procrastinating [Female Lavellan/Cullen Rutherford | General Audiences]
Not Quite Cupid by Fatally_Procrastinating [Cremisius "Krem" Aclassi/Lace Harding, Female Inquisitor/Cullen Rutherford | General Audiences]
Good to be King by Fatally_Procrastinating [Cullen Rutherford/Female Trevelyan | Explicit]
Love is Blind by Fatally_Procrastinating [Cullen Rutherford/Female Trevelyan | Explicit]
Fever Dreams by Fatally_Procrastinating [Cullen Rutherford/Female Trevelyan | Teen]
Cupcakes and Qunari by follower_of_lamashtu [Iron Bull/Female Trevelyan | Explicit]
Of Course by Fatally_Procrastinating [Cullen Rutherford/Female Trevelyan | General Audiences]
Lover's Knot by Fatally_Procrastinating [Cullen Rutherford/Female Trevelyan | Teen]
Yes by Fatally_Procrastinating [Alistair/Female Warden | General Audiences]
Not as Planned by Fatally_Procrastinating [Alistair/Female Cousland | General Audiences]
Remorse by Fatally_Procrastinating [Female Inquisitor/Cullen Rutherford | Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death | Mature]
Bittersweet Goodbyes by a href="http://archiveofourown.org/users/Fatally_Procrastinating/pseuds/Fatally_Procrastinating">Fatally_Procrastinating [Various Characters | General Audiences]
Why All The Smirking? by A_G_Sawyer [Cullen Rutherford/Female Trevelyan | Teen]
Someone Else's Bed by dragandage [Iron Bull/Dorian Pavus | Explicit]
Intervention by ADLegend21 [Iron Bull/Female Lavellan | Teen]
The Goodbye by Huntmistress [Female Lavellan/Solas | Not Rated]
Battle couple by Ashleygal [Zevran Arainai/Male Mahariel | General Audiences]
Fire by eternalcole [Evangeline, Cole, Rhys | Graphic Depictions Of Violence | Not Rated]
Only a Small Fear by deathwailart [Female Amell/Morrigan | General Audiences]
How Things Have Changed by Thaliel (Alodia) [Alistair/Female Mahariel | Not Rated]
Red Haze, Glory Days by DreadWolfMoon [Various Pairings | General Audiences]
A First Time for Everything by Syrum [Dorian Pavus/Cullen Rutherford | Mature]
Intimacy at its Most by Airy (hn209486) [Female Lavellan/Solas, Female Inquisitor/Dorian Pavus | Teen]
Skyhold Shenanigans - The Dracolisk Incident Part 1 by TheSnailQueen [Female Lavellan/Cullen Rutherford | Teen]
Koshka by Tishina [Alistair/Female Brosca | Teen]
A Gift of Kindness by dornfelder [Anders/Fenris | Explicit]
and love will not break your heart. by pentaghastly [Dorian Pavus/Male Trevelyan | Teen]
In Brandy Veritas by Diyanna_Writes [Alistair/Female Surana | Teen]
Oh Look -- A Dragon by Airy (hn209486) [Male Lavellan/Dorian Pavus | Mature]
The wisdom of Mythal by Bublinka [Female Lavellan/Solas | General Audiences]
Chocolate, Sex and Roses by R2sMuse [Cullen Rutherford/Female Trevelyan | Mature]
it's about belonging by skogr [Cremisius "Krem" Aclassi & Bull's Chargers | Teen]
(and love will not break your heart) by pentaghastly [Dorian Pavus/Male Trevelyan | Teen]
The Victim and the Murderer by wintergreyseth [Blackwall, Cole | General Audiences]
This Field is Too Small for All of Us by A_G_Sawyer [Cullen Rutherford/Female Trevelyan | Teen]
People Will Talk by R2sMuse [Female Lavellan/Solas, Female Lavellan/Cullen Rutherford | Mature]
thirty three by riverbanks [Various Characters | General Audiences]
Some Sacred Place by acidtonguejenny [Dorian Pavus/Cullen Rutherford | Explicit]
A Talented Rogue by SouthOfFerelden [Cassandra Pentaghast/Male Trevelyan | Mature]
sore must be the storm by ashers_kiss [Cullen Rutherford/Female Trevelyan | Mature]
The Light Shall Lead Her Safely by littlebark [Cullen Rutherford/Female Mage Trevelyan | General Audiences]
The Boy and the Lake by timebean [Female Inquisitor/Cullen Rutherford | General Audiences]
A Sweet Surprise by ladyinquinnsitor [Female Lavellan/Cullen Rutherford | General Audiences]
Taarsidath-an halsaam by aflockofseagulls [Iron Bull/His Dragon Fetish, implied Iron Bull/Male Inquisitor | Explicit]
ten shades of blue by shirozora [Dorian Pavus/Male Trevelyan | Teen]
somnambulist waltz by sylaises (Archedes) [Lavellan/Solas | Teen]
Release by magistrainartis [Male Adaar/Iron Bull | Mature]
Forged for Battle by Woodface [osephine Montilyet/Cassandra Pentaghast | General Audiences]
In Need of a Haircut by Hawkeye733 [Fenris/Female Hawke | General Audiences]
both threatening and beautiful by orbit (sashimisusie) [Cassandra Pentaghast/Varric Tethras | General Audiences]
Shan And Cass Talk About Things After Their First Night Together (Who Decides Sleeping Together In A Mountain Forest Is A Good Idea (It Is A Terrible Idea BTW)) by dilemmasovernothing [Male Adaar/Cassandra Pentaghast | Not Rated]
If Music Be The Food of Love by mintytoothpaste [Dorian Pavus/Cullen Rutherford | General Audiences]
I Missed You by Sweetekki [Male Inquisitor/Dorian Pavus | Explicit]
Of Summoning Circles and Whiny Soldiers by NicePumpkinSpice [Cullen Rutherford/Female Trevelyan | Teen]
Denerim's Royal Palace by modern_mage [Anders/Female Hawke, Cullen Rutherford/Female Trevelyan, Alistair/Female Cousland | Teen]
Sorrow by MoonlightBard [Female Lavellan/Solas | Not Rated]

Mass Effect
Dom Night Out by Lex_Noctis [Female Shepard/Liara T'Soni, Tevos/Aria T'Loak, Jack | Subject Zero/Miranda Lawson | Mature]
Soon, my love by ConfessionForAnotherTime [Kal'Reegar/Tali'Zorah nar Rayya | General Audiences]
Surface of Intention by deathwailart [Female Shepard/Tali'Zorah nar Rayya | General Audiences]

WIP
Dragon Age
The Worst Sort of Affliction Chapters: 1/? by LadyWarden [Cullen Rutherford/Female Trevelyan | Explicit]
None the Worse for Wear Chapters: 1/? by Hot_elf [Alistair/Zevran Arainai, Alistair/Cullen Rutherford | Explicit]
Till Politics Do Us Part Chapters: 1/? by Neferit [Female Cousland/Teagan Guerrin, Alistair/Anora Mac Tir, Alistair/Female Cousland | Teen]
A Friend of the Fade Chapters: 10/? by AParticularlyLargeBear [Various Characters | Teen]
Blue Ruin Chapters: 1/? by Kagutsuchi [Alistair/Female Surana, Cullen Rutherford/Female Surana | Graphic Depictions Of Violence | Teen]
One Last Goodbye Chapters: 1/? by Lyrium Wolf (ClockworkSoul) [Female Lavellan/Solas | Teen]
Connected Chapters: 2/? by sea [Dorian Pavus/Cullen Rutherford | Explicit]
The Same Old Song (sing it again for me) Chapters: 1/? by hereticlion [Various Pairings | Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death | Mature]
In Silence Fall Chapters: 1/? by Benefaris [Lavellan/Solas | Teen]
Ninth Gate Chapters: 1/? by sevenswans (pretty_and_sick) [Crossover with Old Kingdom | Various Characters | Mature]
Push The Sky Away Chapters: 1/? by heylittleriotact [Cullen Rutherford/Female Trevelyan, Blackwall/Female Trevelyan | Graphic Depictions Of Violence | Mature]
Learning to Live Chapters: 2/? by acatone [Abelas/Fenris, Aveline Vallen/Donnic Hendyr, past Hawke/Fenris | Graphic Depictions Of Violence | Teen]
Revelations Chapters: 1/? by AsTheDayDies [ Solas/Female Trevelyan, Cullen Rutherford/Trevelyan | Mature]
The Inquisition Cycle Chapters: 2/? by fictitiousregrets [Crossover with The Raven Cycle | Richard Gansey III/Blue Sargent, Ronan Lynch/Adam Parrish | Graphic Depictions Of Violence | Mature]

Mass Effect
Mass Effect: Marley Shepard's Story Pt. 1 Chapters: 1/? by Lavender_Diamond [Nihlus Kryik/Female Shepard | Teen]
Mass Effect: Divergent at 2165 Chapters: 1/? by Nugtrio [Kaidan Alenko/Female Shepard | Graphic Depictions Of Violence | Mature]
Love After War Chapters: 3/5 by RoainMoran [Female Shepard/Garrus Vakarian, EDI/Jeff "Joker" Moreau, James Vega/Ashley Williams | Mature]

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Edition 1202 - February 21 & 22, 2015 [Part 2]

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Twinfinite with Dragon Age Origins: The 8 Best Armor Mods for Your Next Playthrough

Mass Effect
GamingBolt with Mass Effect 4 To Have Emotionally Believable Characters With Photorealistic Graphics
The Fuse Joplin with Mass Effect 4 Single Player Better Than Dragon Age Inquisition
TechnoBuffalo with Mass Effect vs Dark Souls – Masters of Two Different Worlds

Fanart & Creative Endeavors
Hollow by Staleina [Poem | Female Lavellan/Solas | Not Rated]

Fanfiction (Off-LJ content provided by: a03_swtor, ao3_dragonage, ao3_kotor, ao3_masseffect, and others)
Complete
Dragon Age
Beyond the Horizon ★ by elfroot [Dorian Pavus/Cullen Rutherford | Explicit]
The Lyrium Woman by galapagos [Various Characters | General Audiences]
Echo Chamber by The_Goddamazon [Cullen Rutherford/Female Trevelyan | Explicit]
Rub It In by sabinelagrande [Iron Bull/Dorian Pavus | Explicit]
A Queen, An Inquisitor and Two Ex-Templars Walk Into a Ball by Bandshe [Female Mage Lavellan/Cullen Rutherford, Alistair/Female Mage Warden | Mature]
Falling for Alistair by InannaAthanasia [Alistair/Female Cousland | Mature]
Fear is Just an Old Friend by Bobbiebobbob [Anders/Male Hawke | Graphic Depictions Of Violence | Teen]
Walk of Shame by antivaisforlovers [Female Lavellan/Cullen Rutherford | Teen]
Heavy Grieves by UndeservingHero [Female Inquisitor/Cullen Rutherford | Teen]
Only a Minute by todisturbtheuniverse [Iron Bull/Female Trevelyan | Explicit]
things you said when we were the happiest we ever were by WitchyBee [Female Lavellan/Solas | General Audiences]
Grey Rain by Abloodydistraction [Alistair/Female Cousland | Teen]
Burning for Redemption by Hawke [Cullen Rutherford, Anders | Graphic Depictions Of Violence | Mature]
Solitary by saithecreator [Iron Bull/Female Trevelyan | Teen]
Heartbeat by Ashleygal [Zevran Arainai/Male Mahariel | General Audiences]
Wordless by anoneventuality [Female Lavellan/Solas | Explicit]
To Bind and to Loose by Syndal [Female Inquisitor/Samson | Mature]
God child by Elious [Cailan/Mahariel, Surana/Alistair, Zevran/original male character | Graphic Depictions Of Violence | Mature]
Rekindling by Rakenvy [Leliana & Morrigan | Teen]
Silence Speaks by Zerlassen [Anders/Male Hawke | Teen]
Ego/Superego by timbrene [Male Lavellan/Dorian Pavus | General Audiences]
Doubt by Fatally_Procrastinating [Cullen Rutherford/Female Trevelyan | General Audiences]
Sommermond by Fatouma [Cullen Rutherford/Female Trevelyan | Mature]
couldn't wash the echoes out by openended [Josephine Montilyet/Female Trevelyan, Dorian Pavus/Cullen Rutherford | Rape/Non-Con | Teen]
Rest for the Wicked by darlingfear [Iron Bull/Female Lavellan | General Audiences]
Prayers and Gratitude by littlebark [Cullen Rutherford/Female Trevelyan | Teen]
Masterwork by madamebadger [Dagna/Lace Harding | General Audiences]
Show Me How You Want It by darlingfear [Female Lavellan/Cullen Rutherford | Explicit]
Magic Fingers by Bobbiebobbob [Iron Bull/Female Trevelyan | Teen]
What Vints Are Good For by missivesfromghosts [Cremisius "Krem" Aclassi/Dorian Pavus | Explicit]
Unflattering Positions by Ywain Penbrydd (penbrydd) [Anders/Fenris | Explicit]
At the end of a lead by uncagingwardens [Cassandra Pentaghast/Male Trevelyan, Dorian Pavus/Male Trevelyan | Explicit]
Acceptance by ChimeraStorm [Cullen Rutherford/Female Trevelyan | Mature]
Elven Mischief by KieraVenic [Female Lavellan, Sera, Cassandra Pentaghast, Varric Tethras, Cullen Rutherford | Not Rated]
Counting Your Costs by phdfan [Bethany Hawke & Female Hawke | General Audiences]
Body Warmth by Airy (hn209486) [Male Lavellan/Dorian Pavus | Teen]
Claiming His Mate by ShellyGamerGal [Cullen Rutherford/Female Trevelyan | Mature]
Rise by Ballades [Cullen Rutherford/Female Trevelyan | Explicit]
Atonement by Master_Magician [Blackwall, Male Inquisitor | General Audiences]
Letting Go by reddish [Female Adaar/Iron Bull | Not Rated]
These Truths by Pervymonk [Lavellan/Cullen Rutherford | Teen]
Green by Pervymonk [Female Lavellan/Cullen Rutherford | General Audiences]
Sharing by DValkyrie [Female Adaar/Josephine Montilyet | Teen]
Hold Your Hand by HisAmatus [Cremisius "Krem" Aclassi/Cullen Rutherford | Not Rated]
Top Knots and Scars by HeroMaggie [Anders, Fenris, Male Hawke | General Audiences]
What You Should Know by maeberutherford [Alistair/Female Amell, Cullen Rutherford/Female Trevelyan | General Audiences]
At Peace by therickykitty [Male Lavellan/Dorian Pavus | Explicit]
Won't Go Quietly by Trxsxrms [Dorian Pavus/Cullen Rutherford | Explicit]
Hope Undone by Fatally_Procrastinating [Female Inquisitor/Cullen Rutherford | General Audiences]
Shattered Glass by BreLakor [Female Lavellan/Solas | Mature]

Mass Effect
A whole new spin by AK29 [Kaidan Alenko/Female Shepard/Ashley Williams | Explicit]
The Hardest Of All Questions by RobertTB [Female Shepard/Garrus Vakarian | General Audiences]
It's bad luck... by AEMcDuff [Miranda Lawson/Female Shepard | Teen]
Don't Shoot the Commander by Gracia [Female Shepard/Garrus Vakarian, Past-Kaidan Alenko/Female Shepard | General Audiences]
Memories of a new beginning. by theconstantprowler (AEMcDuff) [Original Characters, Liara T'Soni, Male Shepard | Teen]

WIP
Dragon Age
things like this just don't happen Chapters: 1/? by pmonkey816 [Female Hawke/Isabela | Mature]
The Adventures of Warden Amry (and the unlucky bastards following her) Chapters: 2/? by AntipodeanPixie [Zevran Arainai/Warden | Teen]
In Transit Chapters: 1/? by dragandage [Female Trevelyan, Solas, Varric, Cassandra Pentaghast | General Audiences]
Whatever They Called Her Chapters: 1/? by bellanaris [Various Pairings | Teen]
You Make Me Bright Chapters: 1/? by ALostWarden [Cole/Inquisitor | Not Rated]
Kindred Spirits Chapters: 1/100 by Limonesnake [Fenris/Male Hawke | Graphic Depictions Of Violence | Explicit]
The Breach Chapters: 1/5 by Tsyele [Female Lavellan/Solas | Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Rape/Non-Con | Mature]
Records of the Dragon Age, by the Hero of Ferelden Chapter 1 by satinalis [Various Characters | E]
Red Sky in The Morning Chapters: 1/? by Raccu [Lavellan/Leliana | Mature]
His Chapters: 1/? by anoneventuality [Solas/Female Trevelyan | Rape/Non-Con | Explicit]
Circumstances Be Chapters: 1/? by onceuponachildhood [Cullen Rutherford, Carver Hawke, Cassandra Pentaghast, Varric Tethras, Female Mage Lavellan | Teen]
Of Flesh and Bone Chapters: 14/? by AeolianMode [Evangeline de Brassard/Rhys | Graphic Depictions Of Violence | Teen]
Those Who Wander Chapters: 1/? by tallychan028 [Alistair/Female Amell, Anders/Karl Thekla | Graphic Depictions Of Violence | Mature]
Harel Shiral Chapters: 1/? by Phthalo [Female Lavellan/Solas | General Audiences]
Those Who Withstand Chapters: 1/? by tallychan028 [Anders/Female Hawke, Carver Hawke/Merrill, Donnic Hendyr/Aveline Vallen, Bianca/Varric Tethras | Graphic Depictions Of Violence | Not Rated]
In A Name Chapters: 1/? by Clockwork_Mockingbird [Iron Bull/Female Trevelyan | General Audiences]
...You Get The Horns Chapters: 1/2 by Dichotomous_Dragon [Dorian Pavus, Iron Bull, Female Trevelyan, Cole | General Audiences]
Titles Chapters: 1/? by MaryDragon [Alistair/Female Cousland/Leliana | Mature]
the inescapable risk of intimacy Chapters: 1/? by esstiel (estherrrmarieee) [Dorian Pavus/Cullen Rutherford | Mature]
Broken Beyond Repair Chapters: 1/17 by ThePandoricaWillOpen [Anders/Nathaniel Howe, Alistair/Male Cousland | Teen]

Mass Effect
Just Like Old Times Chapters: 1/2 by Dyleon [Jeff "Joker" Moreau/Male Shepard | Not Rated]
Waking Up Chapters: 1/? by solemnsuns [Female Shepard | Mature]
Journey for The Heart Chapters: 2/? by Elika_DeSolis [Female Shepard/Garrus Vakarian | Mature]

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