Also my All Falls Away edits have been going a lot faster than I expected! I’ve already posted most of the revisions to the early chapters. There’s just one more bit I want to give some more thought to before I encourage people to go read it if you haven’t already. And then for the rest of the story I’ve filled most of the minor place holders already. I just have three missing scenes to write then it should just be minor edits after that. I’m not going to promise anything but it would be cool if I could start posting before the end of the month!

The only missing scenes I have left now are in the final chapter! I feel happy to leave those for a bit while I try and get the earlier chapters ready to post. I sort of feel like it would be wise to put it aside for a bit then come back and reread but I’m also excited by the idea of being able to post it soon so that makes me want to get on with it right away. If anyone is interested in beta reading then let me know because there are a few parts that could probably benefit from me getting a second opinion on them. If you want to know more about the story, the first 10 chapters are here with a summary and tags and everything 

a place to call peace

pearlclutching about how fanfic is just the horny degenerates genre is really funny to me cause like. im so sorry to be the one to tell you this but ALL art is horny. every single movie, every religious icon, every book you like, theres a high chance theres a weird fetish in it somewhere. you cannot make art without taking a snapshot of your soul and for a lot of people the soul really wants to fuck

in all seriousness fanfic is a lot better than other media if you want to avoid horniness, because at least there people just say right in the tags "this has a weird fetish in it" so the other people with that fetish can find it. if you're watching tv you just have to go for it and hope the director isnt the type to make you stare at miranda cosgrove's feet a lot.

Do you ever like…think about a mage/nonmage ship on a hot, sticky day. The nonmage sweating profusely and cranky, too hot do do anything, snapping at the mage when they try to initiate. Then the mage summons their ice magic…refreshingly icy fingers running through the nonmage’s hair, cold breath swirling across heated skin, kisses like ice-cream. All contrasted by beads of sweat rolling down the nonmage’s back?

Because I sure don’t.

These… these are not now thoughts that haunt me.

Another suggestion-

Cold, snowy nights when a non-mage piles on thick garments and wraps up in blankets to try and keep away the chill. Breath coming out in visible puffs and nose, fingers, and toes like ice… until a swirl of simmering air announces the return of their mage lover. Bringing just enough warmth from flame to defrost chilled hands between their own, and envelop the bedclothes in their own pleasant, snug heat…

I can finally post the work i did for the @afterkirkwall zine!! 

I did two pieces one focusing on bethany and one of anders! it was a blast working on this zine with so many wonderful and talented artists!! 

I got this comment on a story from my Other AO3 Account this morning.

(Info redacted because I prefer keeping these accounts separate but no one follows me on the side blog I have for that account.)

The story was posted almost a year ago and is relatively “popular” by my average statistics even though it has tropes and themes that are big turnoffs for a lot of people (hence separate accounts). This popularity is undoubtedly because it’s a Marvel Loki story and that fandom is massive.

So there is obviously an algorithm or a bot scrubbing ao3 statistics and leaving this comment on fics that meet a certain metric with the main character of the fic inserted into the comment.

I had a little time to kill this morning so I decided to investigate further. And y’all this is so predatory. Come on this journey with me. It made me mad. It may make you mad.

First, if you go to Webnovel’s website, you HAVE to choose between male lead or female lead stories before you can go any further. WTF?

And that’s weird, but this gets so much worse. This is basically a pay-to-read site that has different subscription models. Which… okay BUT! The authors don’t get paid! Look at that comment again. They’re promising a supportive and nurturing community, but zero monetary compensation. It’s basically, “post your stuff here so we can get paid and you can get… nice vibes?” I mean look at this Orwellian writing:

Using the phrase “pay-to-read model” in the same sentence as “qualitative changes in lifestyles for authors” deliberately makes you think that you can get paid and maybe even make a living on this website. But that’s not actually what it says and authors will not receive one red cent.

Oh but wait, the worst is still to come. In case this breaks containment (which I kind of hope it does) this is where I mention that I’m a lawyer in the US.

I don’t do intellectual property or copyright law but I do read and write contracts for a living. So I went to look at their terms of service. It was fun!

Highlights the first, in which Webnovel gets a license to do basically whatever they want with content you post on their site. This is how they get to be paid for people reading authors’ writing without paying them anything.

Highlights the second, in which Webnovel takes no responsibility for illegally profiting off of fan fic. This all says that the writer is 100% responsible for everything the writer posts (even though only Webnovel is making money from it).

Highlights the third which say that by posting, the author is representing that they have the legal right to use and to let Webnovel use the content according to these terms. So if a writer posts fan fiction and Webnovel makes money from people reading the fan fiction, and the House of the Mouse catches wise, these sections say that that’s ALL on the writer.

So that’s a little skeevy to start off with but the thing that is seriously shitty and made me make this post was that these assholes are coming to ao3. They are actively recruiting people in comments on their fan fiction. And they are saying they are big fans of the character you’re writing about and that they share your interests.

They are recruiting fan fiction writers and giving every impression that you can make money from posting fan fiction on their site and hiding the fact that you absolutely cannot but they can make money off of you while you try, deep in their terms of service which no one but a lawyer who writes fan fic and has some time to kill will read.

I see posts on here regularly from people who don’t understand how this stuff works, don’t understand that they (and others) can not legally make a financial profit from fan fiction. And there are tons of people who will not take the time to dig into the details.

Don’t deal with these bastards. Fuck Webnovel.

I’ve received a few questions about why I write Merrill’s surname as Alerion instead of Sabrae in some of my alternative universe fanfics – so I thought I’d answer them by posting the text of her codex that you receive in Act 1 (upon recruiting her in Dragon Age 2). Yes, she belongs to the Sabrae clan of Dalish elves; but as per the blue highlighted text above, she was born into Clan Alerion before being given to Clan Sabrae when her magic manifested at age 4. 

As per the Wiki: 

We know, for instance, that many people from a clan bear the name of the clan as their surname (e.g. the members of Clan Lavellan all seem to bear Lavellan as their surname, and presumably some in Clan Sabrae bear Sabrae as their surname, although Keeper Marethari’s surname was Talas and she was married to the clan’s Second, Sariel (surname unknown), before he died). 

However, we don’t know what surname people born into Clan Alerion take (it’s likely to be Alerion, but could also be something different), so I decided to headcanon Merrill has having a different surname to the rest of Clan Sabrae and being named after the clan she was born into, instead.   

Anders: you know, Merril gives Carver flowers every day. i wish you’d do that too

Hawke: okay

*the next day*

Hawke: *gives Carver flowers*

Carver: ??????

Hawke: i don’t know. i’m confused as well

Ko-fi Sketches at £6 also available - Please DM me first

Four slots! 

Also pixel headshots as seen here ❤

the yearly migration of Australia

sorry every age gap is problematic now. yeah the only ethical relationship left is twincest it's the only way to avoid a power dynamic

some TVshow sentences adapted for purple Hawke!

closing out 2022 with a banger shitpost

thanks @dalish-rogue

Boots magic série : i  draw smoky eyes, fancy stuff here and there , then some shinies on a subject. ~*