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Hi! My name is Rowan (they/she) and this is where you'll find my various hyperfixations.
I LOVE talking about my oc's so you are always welcome to send me asks about them. Most of my art and stories you can find with the tags to this post or the links below.
I do most of my reblogging from @rowanartistside so I don’t bury my own art too much
Have some links:
Commission form (open again August 1st)
Yes. Okay. Enough rambling and links. On to art. And stuff. Wooooo!
Thanks to the most angst and pain-filled question asked by @imrowanartist, and inspired by the outlined events of Tamryn finding Harding post-canon, here comes the answer in the form of a fic!
Set in the Rook!verse of Tamryn Thorne, Lilja and Harding still managed to cross paths and fall in love. Over the events of Veilguard, they still promised many things, with Harding reassuring Lilja that once all of this was through, she'd take Lilja to Ferelden for some long-overdue quietude in a perfect little cottage. All their plans change drastically when Tamryn has to tell Lilja that Lace was lost at Tearstone Island after making the ultimate sacrifice to save the team. After the battle of Minrathous, Lilja leaves with her family to return to Ferelden, where she has to tell Ma Harding the news. As time passes, Lilja must cope with the grief of a love lost while trying to figure out her life outside the now-changing Grey Wardens. Some days are easier than others; most days are more difficult than ever imagined. Through the help of family and friends, she begins to find her way again. One day, years after the loss, Tamryn comes to her frantic with news: they may have found Lace Harding still alive within the Fade.
I'd almost finished posting Between a Rook and a Hard Place, and I was generally keeping an eye on the Rook/Harding tag when I stumbled on Taller Than Titans by @d7kyoshi. I remember being so excited - a Rook/Harding longfic, spanning pre-Veilguard and all through the events of the game! It was so exciting to consider that someone else cared so much about Rooklace that they'd also pour hundreds of thousands of words into that ship.
Over the last year through comments on Ao3, brainrot on tumblr and discord, I'm happy to call Jerri a friend (we've even met IRL!). How crazy that a couple of fics for a game has led to so much fun.
So here's a congratulatory illustration featuring Lilja Thorne and Lace Harding. I'm so excited to continue this journey, and so grateful to have such a passionate cheerleader alongside for my own Rooklace adventures.
The scene above is from Chapter 4, and has lived in my head rent-free since I read it. Excerpt below the cut! READ TTT NOW!
(A rewrite of one of my favorite scenes from TTT, now including Lilja's POV. Can be read as a standalone, I promise! Description below.)
HAPPY ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY TO TALLER THAN TITANS!!! (TTTversary, if you will.) It's officially been one year since I began posting Taller Than Titans and what a journey it has been so far. I did not expect to become THIS attached to these blorbos when I started playing Veilguard, but they have me by the throat and aren't letting go anytime soon, which is perfectly fine!!
Thank you to everyone who has invested time in Taller Than Titans, whether as a big fan, a reader in the background, a sounding board for my ideas, or simply being a cheerleader of my dear Lilja Thorne and her partner in crime, Lace Harding. I appreciate every cheer, every kudos, every comment, and every screech heard from the distant shores across the world. TTT has brought me many unexpected things, and I will always be thankful for each and every one of them and for all of you.
Lastly, the final chapter for TTT will be posted in mid- to late October! We are officially on a countdown!
Major shoutouts to @ratbagjasper (President of the Lilja Fan Club), @tkwritesdumbassassins (Secretary of the LFC), @jaderavenarts and @imrowanartist (Platinum status members of the LFC), and @hooty-tater (best friend extraordinaire and the person who got me addicted to Dragon Age)
Dressing in the best clothes in their packs, Lilja, Harding, and Varric make their way into the festival the town of Alma is holding. Varric leaves Lilja and Harding to their own devices for the evening, hoping they can finally figure out what everyone else has been seeing. Enjoying the festivities, Lilja asks Harding to dance, and from there, they finally sweep each other off their feet. This is a re-edited scene from Thedas' critically acclaimed long fic, Taller Than Titans. "A dashing Warden and a beloved Scout, dancing under the lanterns. This is as romantic as they come. And who knew barns could be so provocative? Five scarves fluttered in shock out of five." -The Lady, from The Randy Dowager Quarterly
In honor of @dragonagekissweek and now having a tablet, I offer a cute Harding smooching a love-dazed Lilja on the cheek!
“The connection between a Grey Warden and their cat is a silent language of love that requires no words to be understood.”
A sweet moment with Lilja and Noche for @dragonagekissweek
Wardens and their cats, man... gets me every time. Lilja found a scratched up young cat in Lavendel, abandoned, scared, and hiding in the corner of a dilapidated shack. She promptly bundled him up and took him home to the Lighthouse, where he was aptly named "Noche" courtesy of Lucanis. Soon, she had a playful little shadow following her everywhere.
One evening, while Lilja was playing with Noche in the conservatory, Harding told her that she believed Noche was good for her because he was another vessel for Lilja to pour her love into.
It's funny like you get ideas, sometimes. This moment of "name reveal" used to be totally different in my mind, for a long time. I've always imagined it as Davrin surprising her by using her name during a cozy moment, with her being like "wait, you know my name?" Then, almost two years later, I almost included it into one of my drabbles, changing the whole dynamic of how it happened. I was writing about them bantering during their little trip in Arlathan, while looking for truffles for Assan. I had a flash of Ayanne's face while saying her name to him. Somehow, to her, revealing her own name sounded like a super flirty thing to say (and you know how her flirty face looks like - which is, like an idiot, and we love her for it). And then it changed again. One day I was lying on my couch, waiting for a little headache to pass, feet up on the opposite armrest, and it clicked. Ayanne would do this, I thought. And from there, it was so easy for my brain to put together the rest of the pieces of the puzzle :)
must be the season of the witch.
for @ioncrescent
Dog has never done anything wrong in his life ever
Inspired by this little snippet D7kyoshi wrote for me a while back
Brynya for @reaver-of-kirkwall , but also for Dragon Age Kiss Week :)
I love myself a joint Rook with canon lore being here (we have been working on the story for more than a year now lol.) Also, thank you @dragonagekissweek for hosting this event!
Dog has never done anything wrong in his life ever
Inspired by this little snippet D7kyoshi wrote for me a while back
