I have a question. Does PTO in this context stand for "paid time off" or "paid time on"?

I like building characters to fit the story, so Magpie was primarily a character built to play off Lucanis in an interesting way, while still recognizably being Rook. This ended up being a character that is quite a bit different from me, but that I put many of my own fears and desires into.

Brook evolved from the narrative personality first on my 3rd play though then I mixed in a huge spoonful of Jessica Rabbit. The only things we have in common are a love for Lucanis and we're both aspec- but that wasn't planned either, it just felt right for her.

Then the Maker said: To you, My second-born, I grant this gift: In your heart shall burn An unquenchable flame All-consuming, and never satisfied. From the Fade I crafted you, And to the Fade you shall return Each night in dreams That you may always remember Me. —Canticle of Threnodies 5:7

Lucanis POV coda to Chapter 18 of my fic, in response to a comment asking what Lucanis could have possibly been thinking in this romance scene! archiveofourown.org/comments/117...

Can I humbly offer anyone Lucanis in an innova waistcoat corset?

Could be fun to make an account for Antoni Mercar... "Tevinter intelligence. Definitely a blood mage, probably not a possessed genderfluid Antivan assassin in disguise. (He/him)"

I saw this on Tumblr and am looking for literally anyone else who also gets a weird one. Mine is "No worries! I'm out walking..." into the Fade

This made me so happy to see today, you have no idea 🥹 #TDOV www.tumblr.com/nastymagelin...

Characters hate it when you put them in situations like this. Especially if they have to be self-aware about it. :)

I briefly had the thought that this was a different game. XD Gorgeous shot!

"...and you have a heart that's hungry and dark and full of a precious desire for softness." An excerpt from the (not quite) sex pollen chapter of my #Rookanis fic, A Working Relationship: archiveofourown.org/works/610829...

I'm in favour of kids reading books. Especially the books my government decides it wants to censor from school libraries.

A little Davrin/Lucanis oneshot (pre-ship, rivalry) for Davrin Week on Tumblr: archiveofourown.org/works/81801591

This is where the real motivation lies for me. >:)

This looks so cute!!

I am very in favour of this 👀

Chapter 22 gets to have a little bit of fluff. As a treat. #MagpieFiles #Rookanis archiveofourown.org/works/610829...

"It's gonna be hard. There's no guarantee any of us will make it." #DragonAgeTheVeilguard #DAtV #VP #VirtualPhotography

Maybe... I should play more video game this weekend...

I think I am seeing the very tip of a fandom thing and I have no idea what is going on.

I do love some #VorkosiganSaga...

— did u drop this? u gotta be more careful with that pfp 😌

Magpie de Riva goes full throttle on the supervillain aesthetics. Or looks up at you with really big, sad eyes. There's very little in between.

Oh, this looks so fun!!

Cousin Tony: What? No. I heard I'm Tevinter military intelligence.

RIP

What... exactly is Tumblr trying to accomplish rn

Oh, I do not love that the travel advisory page for travel to the US has to be like "So... fellow Canadians... if you have an X gender marker on your passport... we're not saying there are going to be issues, but..." #transphobia #uspolitics

Extremely assassin-y romance playing out in Chapter 21 of my Lucanis/Rook prequel fic, A Working Relationship: archiveofourown.org/works/610829... #rookanis #datv

Updating the summary and tags as I get closer to the end of my fic. I am procrastinating instead of writing, but I should be able to update this weekend.

This is such a good shot.

So I finished the Bloodbath questline #DragonAge #LucanisDellamorte

In A Working Relationship, a high-ranking stranger is all that stands between a young Rook and the Talon that plans for them to die carrying out a contract in Minrathous. #Rookanis #PrequelFic #MagpieFiles

A new chapter of my undercover #Rookanis fic, A Working Relationship! We're 75k into the first novel of a gothic horror mystery noir romance trilogy, set several years before DATV in The Magpie Files continuity. Obviously, there are demons.

Just a PSA that Viago de Riva is hot AF. (Yes, even whilst blighted). #ViagoDeRiva #TheFifthTalon #DragonAgeTheVeilguard #DAtV

What are you supposed to write in the appeal form for some of these mature content auto-flags (Tumblr version)? Sometimes, it's basically like: "No, this isn't mature content; it's just orange. Literally, it's an orange."

I just love that a few of us in the chat said, "I chose you Illario!" 🤣

"So." "Are you one of the evil ones?" "...do you think YOU'RE one of the evil ones?" "I could be." (@beepoven.bsky.social and I may have sent Magpie de Rive through the multiverse at one point, for fun and drama.)

Oh, I forgot to say here that I posted a new chapter of my #Rookanis fic, A Working Relationship:

I got a flurry of seven emails from Pinterest saying that I had pins "related to self-harm" that had been removed from my account. When I go to the "Pinterest Reports and Violations Center", I only see one pin, which is already marked as "reinstated". This is the Pin in question.

I DID update my fic yesterday but haven't been on social media much so I didn't post about it. XD "You know—ha—you know how it is," Lucanis said with a breathless laugh, "just our regularly scheduled morning sparring session to the death." archiveofourown.org/works/610829...

Cancelled my Discord Nitro. Going to spend a couple days playing with alternate server things and then I'll invite some people. The thing is, I was paying for Nitro. Paying to self-host an instance somewhere is not really an impediment.

The balls Discord has to introduce an age verification update after they already had a major data breach back in October.

"'I wouldn't mind if you called me a liar and a traitor,' I lied with a sharp grin, all of fifteen and brimming with nerves, 'but Andarateia, it would be a mistake to question my competence.'" - Chapter 16 of A Working Relationship, an undercover #Rookanis fic archiveofourown.org/works/610829...

Oooh these are so atmospheric

Walking into the kitchen where Luca was waiting, with only second-hand memories of the kiss I had apparently stolen, involved a novel kind of dread. - Chapter 15 of A Working Relationship, an undercover #Rookanis fic archiveofourown.org/works/610829...

This is a good lesson, no matter how you come to learn it

#Rookanis -typical love life problems. In Chapter 14 of AWR/The Lights Out Job: archiveofourown.org/works/610829...

Trying to think of something that Magpie would never, ever say, and the problem is that they're a liar. Maybe, "I wish..." though.