1 – 8 of 8 Works in Abuse of Authority
Summary
Anthology containing:
The Heir to the House of Prince
"So you're adopted?
"Supposedly.""So your Dad ... he's not ...?"
"Seems like it."
"Huh." Theo stares at Harry with those grey eyes that look silver in the cauldron smoke between them. "But you're the heir to this ... House of Prince, so he's probably -""Yes. Probably." Harry looks at Theo sharply. "You don't know who he is, do you?"
"No." Theo looks back just as sharply. "If I did, I would tell you. You know I would."
"I do."
Something loosens inside Harry's chest. Something that has been tightening ever since Cedric died. He may not have his friends, or Sirius, or even know who he fucking is anymore, but he has this. At least he has Theo.
Summer of 4th year and Harry's all alone, dealing with his grief and the sudden revelation that James Potter is not his father. Support comes in a strange form. The form of Theo Nott, son of a death Eater. A strange friend who says he'll help him find his true father, whoever this Lord Prince might be.
The Heir to the House of Prince Part 2 - The rise of the Black Prince
Harry dreams.
Beyond the veil, he realises that there is no taste to the air. He stands with the Black Prince and watches the ravens fly in slow circles above a triangle made of shadows.
"I'm dreaming," Harry says.
"You may be," the Black Prince smiles at him.
"Are you?" Harry asks. "Dreaming?"
"It's possible," the Black Prince watches the ravens with soft familiarity. "This is the place where we meet."
Then Sirius' arms are around him. Warm, strong, loving, hugging him from behind with that smell of cigarettes and whisky. "You're a lynchpin in the universe, Harry."
Harry turns with a smile to hug his godfather but Sirius is not there. Bellatrix is leaning over him and Harry is encased in stone, unable to breathe, unable to think through the pain in his hand.
"I expected more."
Harry screams and wakes, but not for long.
The dreams pull him back.The Heir to the House of Prince Part 3 - The Last Necromancer
"And they shall not return from Charon's gate
and tread the mortal paths again
except for the children of Persephone
the twilight flames of nekros
who mark the manteia of the daughters of Nyx.
Beware those who bring the Moirai."
- The Necromancer Prophecy of Ursula Shipton"And his power shall return in England's hour of need, to rid the land of darkness again."
- The prophecy of Merlin"Then Morgana Le Fey took from Death’s own stallions a hair of finest silver and the stallions could be seen no more upon the field of battle, only to the warriors who had seen the steps of Death as she passed. The Fae Queen took from her people a cut of the wood of their Elders and it bled with their tears and berries were formed. Then from the body of Mryddin where he lay, his life spent upon the field of battle, they took a bone from his arm that had borne the sword of the lake. Each part they gave to Death and she fashioned for Morgana Le Fey a weapon of great power."
- Marina Ollivander's Account of the death of Merlin.You're a lynchpin in the universe, Harry.
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 1,622,064
- Status:
- In-Progress
A History Not of Heroes Anthology by betagyre
Fandoms: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening, Dragon Age II, Dragon Age - Various Authors, Dragon Age: Inquisition
28 Jan 2024
Summary
This series is meant to encompass all my stories in my "headcanon" worldstate, which is in fact a canon-divergent AU.
1: Sanctification, DA:O and DA:O-A, F!Cousland/Leliana. Faith, doubt, politics, wolves!
2: Spells of Healing, pre-DA2 through pre-Act II. Anders/F!Hawke (mage, red/aggro). Oops baby AU and plans for change.
3: Spells of Power, Act II-III. Anders/F!Hawke. She becomes Viscountess of Kirkwall in AU fashion and tries to reform the Circle.
4: Spells of Battle, the Mage-Templar War, end of DA2 through the Haven Conclave. Anders/F!Hawke.
5: Rising Powers, DA:I, Dorian/M!Trevelyan. The Inquisition is not as strong as it is in canon... and Ferelden and the Free Marches are a lot stronger.
6: Wills of Adamant, DA:I and post-DA:I, Anders/F!Hawke. What happened with "Here Lies the Abyss" and afterward.
7: Joie de Vivre, post-DA:I. The epilogue for Cousland/Leliana.Anthology containing:
Sanctification
Elissa Cousland never expected to be a Grey Warden, but she doesn’t mind it. She can fight evil, develop her gift from her mother’s bloodline to call upon wolves, and pursue real love rather than fulfilling some grim noble duty. She has never been attracted to men, so that freedom matters to her. She just wishes her conscription had not corresponded with the loss of her whole family, or so she fears, as well as her lover.
When she meets the bard-turned-sister, Leliana, she is sure that this will be special. Leliana has a sad past too, a betrayal by her former mentor Marjolaine and an acute regret from Lothering, but together they might be able to help each other heal. But the moral challenges during the Blight, the brutal game of Fereldan politics, and their own dark pasts won’t make it easy for either woman.
(A story that occurs in the same world as my “Spells” series. Can be read as a standalone; no prior reading of other stories needed.)
Spells of Healing
In Dragon 9:27, Anders escaped the Circle of Magi. It was not the first time or the last, but it was very significant. Caitlyn Hawke, apostate mage, fell in love with him, and her father died trying to help him. He was recaptured, but not before leaving her with a permanent “memento” of their relationship.
Four years later, they met again on the other side of the Waking Sea. He was Tainted, possessed, and exiled; she was impoverished, mourning her sister, and thoroughly embittered. Both of them had loved someone else—and lost them, since they could not stop thinking about each other. It seemed hopeless....
(Edited & illustrated! The story continues in Spells of Power and Spells of Battle.)
Spells of Power
Caitlyn Hawke and Anders have big plans. With noble support and a useful, if corrupt, ally in Mother Petrice, Hawke intends to use the Qunari crisis to get Grand Cleric Elthina replaced with her own ally. She also has a certain big ambition of her own and a list of goals: limit Meredith Stannard’s influence, reform Kirkwall’s Circle, spark reform everywhere, and get the backing of Divine Justinia to safeguard her position as a mage ruler and protect her and Anders’ mage son from being taken away. But Meredith also has allies and is not ceding power without a fight—a very dirty and bloody one if necessary, one that challenges Caitlyn not to become a tyrant too.
Meanwhile, Anders doesn’t think Caitlyn goes far enough with her reforms, and he—or perhaps Justice—also thinks she risks failure by playing by traditional political rules against a foe who thinks she is above rules. Meredith had a previous Viscount killed, after all....
(Canon-divergent. Reading Part 1, Spells of Healing, is recommended but not strictly necessary. Edited & illustrated!)
Spells of Battle
It is Dragon 9:37, and war has begun. For two years the mage Viscountess of Kirkwall, Caitlyn Hawke, fought violence and obstruction as she expanded mage rights. But at last she and her husband Anders assassinated Meredith Stannard and declared the Kirkwall Circle independent, inspiring more Circle rebellions. Now the chantries of the northern Free Marches have declared a schism due to Divine Justinia’s support of Hawke, with former Grand Cleric Elthina as its “Divine.” Justinia cannot help, as the Templars and Seekers who aren’t joining the schism only care about keeping the other Circles in line. Caitlyn, Anders, the rebels, and their allies must fight the war alone.
Challenges arise at home too. With an ambitious anti-war Coterie boss undermining Caitlyn from one side, mage supremacists from the other, and Grand Cleric Petrice urging Caitlyn to deal with foes ruthlessly, she is tempted more than ever to be a despot. Anders wants to help her keep to the light... but by 9:39, he has his own struggle, a dark voice that will not let him or Justice alone.
(Canon-divergent Mage-Templar War that’s still mostly compatible with Asunder. Reading Parts 1 and 2 of the Spells series is advised.)
Rising Powers
Max Trevelyan has been a powerless Circle mage most of his life. He didn't even get to fight in the Mage-Templar War when he wanted to. Now suddenly he is the Herald of Andraste and then the Inquisitor. With an ancient menace at large, Orlais in disarray, and the Chantry leaderless and still sundered from a terrible war and second schism, someone needs to pick up the pieces. And with a lover by his side who knows politics, the son of a magister, Max thinks he may have a real chance to make Thedas closer to his ideals.
Many of his companions want to rebuild the old world instead, but they may find that a challenge. Viscountess Hawke of Kirkwall and her mage army are issuing ultimatums about mage rights, and all Thedas knows they have the magic and weapons to back them up. Ferelden is also ascendant and making demands. And then Max starts to see the Inquisition, which should have been a force for good, doing worse and worse things simply for power. Dorian empathizes, feeling similarly about Tevinter, so perhaps they can stop the worst excesses of the organization Max “leads”... can’t they?
This is not a playthrough novelization.
Wills of Adamant
For many years, Caitlyn Hawke has had dark dreams of a hole in the sky, a trail of bloody footprints behind her, a crown on her forehead dripping with red, and her beloved Anders falling in hopeless combat against a monstrous demon. When at last she understands what these dreams mean, and he insists that he must go to Skyhold to advocate for the free mages, will her warnings make a difference?
(Canon-divergent. Contains major spoilers for my also-canon-divergent novels Spells of Battle and Rising Powers.)
Joie de Vivre
After the dust has settled from the War Against the Elder One, the Hero of Ferelden and her partner reflect on what they have been through, lost, gained, and what they hope the future holds for their family.
Shelves: Dragon Age
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 1,543,632
- Status:
- Completed
Summary
Murders, cults, and Ministry corruption oh my!
Bodies were popping up dead all across Great Britain. Nothing connected them, no eyewitnesses, no motive, and not a single suspect in sight. Junior Auror Harry Potter was not given the cases nor asked to help, but that wasn’t going to stop him from getting to the bottom of it. Even if he had to work with the Ministry’s least favourite employee, Draco Malfoy.
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 81,448
- Status:
- Completed
Ghost Whisperer by StephanieStephanie
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Legends: Jedi Apprentice Series - Jude Watson & Dave Wolverton
16 May 2022
Summary
The debates about Dark and Light aside, the Jedi widely accepted three ways of viewing the Force, which were the Unifying Force, the Living Force and the Cosmic Force.
A few cultures were quite happy to let them keep their delusions on the matters of Wild Force and Undying Force.
Shelves: Star Wars Fics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 50,987
- Status:
- In-Progress
Summary
It’s summer and the war is over. Harry is busy in Auror training, attending Wizengamot trials for Slytherin classmates, and having tea with Narcissa Malfoy. Draco is at Hogwarts sharing deep dark secrets with classmates whilst helping with the reconstruction. Someone on the Wizengamot doesn’t think the older Slytherin students should be allowed to return to Hogwarts, whilst Harry does. Repressed emotions get the better of him. After storming out of the Ministry swearing never to come back, but before he lifts his wand for the Knight Bus outside of the Leaky Cauldron on his quest for a normal life, there’s a kiss in the Slytherin boys’ dormitories.
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 42,078
- Status:
- Completed
Summary
Anthology containing:
The Boot
Punching out a certain asshole who didn't know how to respect women lands Akira in juvenile detention. And it's an authoritarian shithole, but at least there's one good thing here: Ryuji.
(prequel to Out the Barrel of a Gun. Not necessary to read this to get that.)
Out the Barrel of a Gun
Subtitled: "Murders and Feelings and Manipulation" or, "Persona 5 except everyone is a rotten adult now."
Akira is a vigilante with a military history. Along with Ryuji, his best friend since juvie, he assassinates deserving targets to help Futaba get revenge for her mother's murder.
Then he impulsively sends an unsolicited dick pic to the popular mystery novelist Goro Akechi—and Akechi replies. Akechi is secretive to the extreme, but to be fair, Akira is lying to him about everything, too.
Oh, and Prime Minister Masayoshi Shido is in his second term, and slowly turning the nation toward fascism.
Shelves: Persona 5
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 97,416
- Status:
- Completed
Summary
“I know a guy.” Poe always knew a guy. He knew a lot of guys. He had a guy for everything.
“A guy,” Ben replied.
“Yep.”
“Who can do what?”
“Oh, you know, this and that. Got a lot of money, a little time. You know how it goes.”
Ben was beginning to feel like maybe he was the stoned one. “I really don’t.”
Poe leaned forward on his elbows, charming crooked grin lighting up his handsome features, the kind of smile that won over everybody who crossed his path. “You give him a little time, he’ll give you a little money.”
- Part 1 of Honeycomb
Shelves: Star Wars Fics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 49,261
- Status:
- Completed
Summary
Meet Emily Tennenbaum, a girl just like you. She dreams of one day meeting her hero, Riku. Will she succeed? Probably.
Shelves: Kingdom Hearts
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 458,364
- Status:
- Completed