amiablecrow

I'm Crow, and my favourite video games have eldritch abominations. Find me at amiablecrow on Ao3, Bluesky and Dreamwidth; and ofcrowsanddragons on Tumblr.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard (DATV)

Standalone Stories

The Beholder - Complete (Andarateia "Teia" Cantori/Illario Dellamorte, E, 5k). Teia finds Illario after Caterina's funeral, and they play each other. Or find comfort in each other. It can be hard to tell the difference, with Crows.

Coffee (Shop) With the Crows - WIP (Lucanis/fem!Rook, M, <10k). Lucanis runs a Dock Town coffee shop for Antivan refugees. Too bad about House de Riva turning traitor. 

Downtime: Taash Week Ficlets - Complete (Taash/Lace Harding, T, 800 words). Through struggle, you find who you are. What about the moments in between?  

Spite Isekai - Complete (Lucanis & Spite & OC, M, 7k). Any day that a new voice appears in Lucanis's head can be considered a bad day. On the bright side, if this isn't a hallucination, he and his demons might finally get out of the Ossuary.

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Series

The Midnight Society

Knife to Meet You - Complete (pre-Lucanis/Neve/Rook, M, 600 words) Neve and Rook investigate the Ossuary. Their first meeting with Lucanis goes a little differently.

Immovable Objects - Complete (pre-Lucanis/Neve/Rook, T, 600 words) This is hardly the first late night meeting of their little trio. Touch starvation, Lucanis POV.

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The Magpie Files

Start with A Working Relationship WIP (Lucanis/Rook, M, >50k):

“Maybe I want to taste your heart,” I said, staring into his darkening eyes with intent, “as you pull out your knives and punish the wicked with everything that's forged you into a master assassin. Maybe I want to see what it is that you're so afraid of that you wrap your kindness behind black leather and the impression of knives—and you hide your cruelty deeper than that.”

A young Rook is assigned to a suicide mission. Viago insists that Lucanis keep them alive. Rook begins to consider the merits of seduction. (Read now.)

The following stories are in chronological order. For a guide to the series and the Magpie Multiverse, visit the series Masterpost.

The Lights Out Job:

A Working Relationship -  Every noble estate in the Antivan countryside has its demons.
Interlude: A Veiled Affair - Mind the shadows of the masquerade in Antiva City.
A Family Business - Even in Minrathous, your past tends to catch up with you.
A Cold Equation - Every showdown requires a sacrifice.

Crow Games - Complete (Lucanis/Rook, M, 3k) A fledgling from a small Crow house gets caught up in the game of Talons, as two Crows meet for a secret rendezvous and have to deal with a haphazard assassination attempt. Outsider POV.

All Because of You - Complete (past Lucanis/Rook, Viago & Rook, T, 1300 words) In a year, Rook will need to tell Lucanis about their planned attempt to assassinate Illario Dellamorte. Right now, Viago just needs to keep them alive. Rook POV.

Despite Everything - Complete. (Spite/Lucanis, Spite/Lucanis/Rook, E, 6k) Established Rookanis, post-breakup. Lucanis and Rook dream together, and Spite hitches a ride alongside Rook. What is it like, to be wanted by Lucanis Dellamorte? Spite POV.

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The Magpie Multiverse

But I Won't Do That - Complete (Lucanis/Rook, E, 3k) A set of fantasies about Lucanis's genderfluid partner on a job, brought on by his regrettably heightened senses. (Removed from The Lights Out Job continuity.) Lucanis POV.

Your Choice (Starling AU) - Complete (Illario/Rook, E, 15k) Rape/Non-con, an Illario dark future fic about torture and revenge: Rook loses. Elgar'nan is on his way. Illario has a score to settle, and he and Rook both know it. Illario POV.

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General Ficlet Collections

Veilguard Ficlets: Of Crows and Dragons - Ao3 - Complete (Bellara, Davrin, Emmrich, Lucanis, Neve, Rook, Spite; M, 8k)

Tumblr Snippet Collection - Tumblr - A selection of WIPs and stories that haven't yet been posted to Ao3, primarily for DATV (but with a little bit of Horizon: Forbidden West).

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Mass Effect: Andromeda

Power - Complete (Cora Harper & Female Ryder, T, 800 words.) Ryder wants someone to be able to stop her. Post-Asari Ark.

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Dishonored

Two Steps Back - Complete (The Outsider & The Marked, M, 500 words.) 

Keeping Secrets - Complete (Emily & The Heart, T, 600 words.) She holds the butchered heart of her mother and asks it one question: does this person deserve to die?