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Story Title: Harmonic Convergence
Fandom: Dragon Age (Origins and Inquisition)
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33560392
Summary: Feeling the effects of the false Calling, Alistair leaves his home in Redcliffe (where he landed after Teagan rescued him from his lonely life in Kirkwall) to tell the Grey Wardens of the red lyrium he discovered in the Hinterlands. Instead, he discovers Stroud, who draws him into a much deeper web of conspiracy and drama. Along the way, he discovers some dark secrets about the Wardens -- and some surprising truths about himself.
Or, Wandering Drunk!Alistair's further adventures during the DAI timeline.
Warnings: Mention of past alcohol abuse
Characters: Alistair, Stroud, F!Hawke, Leliana, Fiona
Pairings: The story itself is gen but past Alistair/f!Cousland is an important theme.
When I Started: The story has its origins in a story I wrote for the late great Dragon Age Big Bang in 2015. At the time, I had no specific intentions to write a sequel, but the possibility was always in my mind. I can't remember exactly when I started writing down part two, but it was at least a few years ago.
How I Lost My Shit: I've had a very difficult time focusing on writing anything for awhile now. In this particular case, I was probably trying to put too much on the shoulders of this story -- Alistair in the Inquisition timeline, Alistair reuniting with the Wardens in general and f!Warden in particular, Alistair connecting with Fiona -- and it was collapsing under that weight.
How I Finished My Shit: Three things. First, signing up for this challenge gave me a deadline, which is generally motivating for me. Second, I replayed DA:I and then DA:O, which really helped me get the world of Thedas and the character of Alistair back in my head. Finally, and maybe most importantly in terms of actually finishing, I realized about a month and a half ago that this wasn't a sequel -- it was part two of three. Moving some of the themes I was struggling with to a later final chapter gave the rest of the story room to breathe and pointed me at a natural stopping point. I could write a single complete story, not two stories crammed into one, and I think the story (and work as a whole) is much better for it.
Fandom: Dragon Age (Origins and Inquisition)
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33560392
Summary: Feeling the effects of the false Calling, Alistair leaves his home in Redcliffe (where he landed after Teagan rescued him from his lonely life in Kirkwall) to tell the Grey Wardens of the red lyrium he discovered in the Hinterlands. Instead, he discovers Stroud, who draws him into a much deeper web of conspiracy and drama. Along the way, he discovers some dark secrets about the Wardens -- and some surprising truths about himself.
Or, Wandering Drunk!Alistair's further adventures during the DAI timeline.
Warnings: Mention of past alcohol abuse
Characters: Alistair, Stroud, F!Hawke, Leliana, Fiona
Pairings: The story itself is gen but past Alistair/f!Cousland is an important theme.
When I Started: The story has its origins in a story I wrote for the late great Dragon Age Big Bang in 2015. At the time, I had no specific intentions to write a sequel, but the possibility was always in my mind. I can't remember exactly when I started writing down part two, but it was at least a few years ago.
How I Lost My Shit: I've had a very difficult time focusing on writing anything for awhile now. In this particular case, I was probably trying to put too much on the shoulders of this story -- Alistair in the Inquisition timeline, Alistair reuniting with the Wardens in general and f!Warden in particular, Alistair connecting with Fiona -- and it was collapsing under that weight.
How I Finished My Shit: Three things. First, signing up for this challenge gave me a deadline, which is generally motivating for me. Second, I replayed DA:I and then DA:O, which really helped me get the world of Thedas and the character of Alistair back in my head. Finally, and maybe most importantly in terms of actually finishing, I realized about a month and a half ago that this wasn't a sequel -- it was part two of three. Moving some of the themes I was struggling with to a later final chapter gave the rest of the story room to breathe and pointed me at a natural stopping point. I could write a single complete story, not two stories crammed into one, and I think the story (and work as a whole) is much better for it.
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