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    Altus Mira Mercar has spent her life performing with flawless technique, trapped beneath the expectations of her powerful noble family. A celebrated violin prodigy, she is entered into the prestigious Archon’s Centennial Duo Competition, a stage where reputation, lineage, and perfection matter as much as music itself. Her assigned partner is Professor Emmrich Volkarin, a famed pianist and scholar whose brilliance is undeniable, though his humble standing makes him an unexpected and controversial match for an Altus of Mira’s rank. At first, their partnership is defined by contrast: Mira’s polished restraint against Emmrich’s soulful, emotionally rich playing. But as they rehearse, argue, and learn to listen beyond the notes, their music begins to reveal what neither of them dares to say aloud. As Mira and Emmrich slowly fall in love, their bond threatens everything society has arranged for them. Mira’s family’s ambitions, her unwanted engagement, and the rigid class walls of the Tevinter Imperium. Together, they must decide whether love is worth defying tradition, and whether two hearts, resonating in perfect harmony, can create a future stronger than the world trying to silence them.

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    Varric Tethras found an outsider with a resume that might make the Dread Wolf listen, before Thedas pays for his choices. Again. This Rook is no mage, no Dalish, and no one’s idea of a savior.

    A slow burn romance that asks if one person can truly save a world.

    Multi-fandom crossover elements, but familiarity isn’t required. Setting is Dragon Age, Thedas.

     

    78 chapters, complete. I’ve gone through so many drafts over the last 16 months I can recite whole sections.

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    31 May 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 8

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    When rook and her allies went to save the dalish something went wrong and Rook was forced to choose someone to stay behind not wanting to loose anyone she chose herself. Unbeknownst to her Rook played right into the hands of the two elven gods who had big plans for the pawn of the dread wolf.

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    26 May 2026

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    Rook has failed, and everything is in ruins. Everyone is dead, and she stands amid the destruction, knowing that nothing can be done or undone.

    Against all odds, she used to say, no matter what, she used to believe, never look back, she would repeat to herself. None of that mattered or made sense now when the future was crushed.

    Just as she accepted her fate and was ready to surrender her life, her path was changed. Mythal intervened, casting her millennia into the past — to the gleaming gates of Ancient Arlathan. Changing the will of gods is a heavy burden to bear, but Rook is haunted by the dying words of those who fell for her, and she knows she must not stop. Cannot stop.

    But is duty all that matters? Is duty above love, or desire? Or is duty merely the veil that covers the pursuit of the deepest, darkest of desires? Will her heart stay untouched and hardened, while her duty is to unlock the heart of another?

     

     

    Rook, whose original name is Idunn, is my original D&D character, and the story will blend Dragon Age and D&D lore. The blend is subtle and well-explained, and you will not need prior D&D knowledge.

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    26 May 2026

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    It was not until her eyes finally rested on his, eyes the color of sunlight seen through ice, that it hit him - the student, the elf.

    Johanna’s protégé.

    Emmrich felt a faint chiming from within, like the echoes of a fate foretold.

    “Vesper,” he said cautiously, tasting the name. “Vesper Ingellvar. It is a pleasure to be reacquainted.”

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    18 Sep 2025