1 – 20 of 28 Works in Cullen Rutherford
How Long 'Til My Soul Gets It Right? by HMSLusitania
Fandoms: Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Mass Effect - All Media Types, Mass Effect Trilogy
02 Oct 2024
Summary
When Shepard chose to destroy advanced technology in the galaxy, he understood he was choosing to set civilization back a few centuries. He was not expecting to wake up.
He wasn’t expecting to wake up at all – let alone in a magical medieval land on the verge of yet another crushing war with a glowing green thing on his hand.
‘’
“Captain’s log,” Shepard says, grinding the heels of his hands into his eye sockets like it’ll make the medieval cabin vanish. “Stardate, uh, fuck if I know, I haven’t figured out how they account for time yet. Hell appears to be a Star Trek episode.”
Shelves: Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Crossovers
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 70,142
- Status:
- In-Progress
Summary
He had no idea a single note could change his life this much.
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Or a retelling of DA: Inquisition and onwards, mostly from Dorian's perspective, in which Lavellan is not your usual Dalish Inquisitor.Shelves: Dragon Age
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 287,762
- Status:
- In-Progress
Unlocking You by FindSolace
Fandoms: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age: Inquisition
30 May 2024
Summary
Unlocking your true self. Can anyone do that ? Amatisha Lavellan suddenly finds herself in a chaotic situation, bearing the fate of whole Thedas on her shoulders while trying not to be crushed under her own burden. While Solas, who's actually Fen'Harel, the Dread Wolf, tries to set a plan in motion to restore his people, walking the path of solitude. What will those two puzzle pieces unlock upon meeting each other. We will see.
This is not a 1:1 retelling, but added with non-canon content!
Future smut chapters will be marked with a * (for those who don't give a fuck about the story)
Chapters that contain a canon quest are marked with a ☆, so you can skip them if you don't want to read it.
Posting every two weeks.
Next chapter was supposed to come on June 13th, I won't make it. It'll be a few days later, a few personal things came up. Sorry! Latest date would be June 20th!
Shelves: Dragon Age
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 154,500
- Status:
- In-Progress
tread softly in the forest at night, when there are miles left to go Anthology by victoriousscarf
Fandoms: Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age II
07 Apr 2024
Summary
This Series is ordered by the main fic and it's parts, and then all the associated side stories in chronological order below.
A note: If you are starting these series exclusively because of an interest in Solas, this may not be the series for you. The romance is not the main focus on the fic, but merely a part of the over all whole. This story is as interested in friendships, the other companions, side characters who get their own arcs (for some examples, Loranil, Krem, Orana, Dagna) and lots of world building and lore, as it is in romance. There is also a love triangle that grew out of writing the fic itself, based on questions about trauma and healing and what destiny really is.
This series is not interested in character bashing or character hate, but is very interested in the tension between people, and the conflicts that arise between them. That is to say, characters fight with each other a lot, but that's not a call to hate on any of them.
If a story about mercy grace and forgiveness, the long slow process of healing from trauma, intense friendships, lots of character arcs, politics and revolution, so much lore, and some romance, sounds good to you, then this is the series for you!
Fanart:
Mahanon sketches by dreadfutures/youworeblue
Alim Surana and Mahanon by forystr
Orana in an Amell letterman jacket by youworeblue/dreadfutures
Anthology containing:
the forest is dark and deep and i've seen you here before
It's been eight years since the Conclave, and he already saved the world once. But after failing to save it again, the last thing Inquisitor Mahanon Lavellan expects is to wake up in the days leading up to the Conclave.
He died, but now he's not dead and he has to decide whether destiny is real and if he can dare change history.
Maybe it would be easier if Solas had not been the one to kill him.
the ancient sea returns to where we have wrecked upon the weeds
There was a time when Mahanon Lavellan failed to save the world.
He died trying, but got a second chance.
It just turns out knowing the future isn't as much help when you're the one trying to change it.
over hill and dale i return to you
“You don’t seem particularly pleased to have me here,” Loghain remarked and Alim stared at him, his fingers digging into his biceps as he held his arms crossed.
Snapshots of trying to keep each other alive.
me here, watching you turn across the room
Cullen thought he shouldn't have come inside, but he'd followed Hawke anyway.
if only there was a place in your heart, where i could make a home in your warmth
“Come on, Hawke,” Varric said, and it was rare to see him with a frown on his face. “You can just stay here tonight.”
“I have things I need to do,” Hawke said, with the stubborn tilt of his jaw that he only got after too many drinks or when he was annoyed and pretending he wasn't.
there's tumbleweed in my heart where love was supposed to be
For a long time he stared at Anders as Anders stared back.
“Are you deaf?” Fenris settled for, tilting his head to one side.
“No,” Anders said, and his hair was wet, the constant summer rain dripping down into his feathers, making them look even more bedraggled than usual.
“Then why are you here?” Fenris asked.
Anders took a deep breath, almost a gulp, and then another one. “I need your help.”
this path was set in another life time, you can't blame me for walking it again
“But this is us,” Nathaniel said, softly. “You have to tell us what's wrong.”
“I don't,” Alim said flatly, and turned like he was going to go.
“Then at least tell me,” Nathaniel snapped, and Alim stopped.
the geese fly to warmer climates but i stay in the mountain (with you)
“You know,” Hawke said, still looking up at the branches swaying in the breeze above them. “You and Fenris aren't really so dissimilar.”
Cullen blinked. “Fenris?” he asked and Hawke finally turned back to look at him. Cullen wondered how long Hawke knew he'd been awake.
Hawke waved a hand up at Cullen's ceiling.
(Cullen and Hawke, the first morning after.)
Shelves: Dragon Age
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 573,444
- Status:
- In-Progress
In the Shadow of the Parhelion by Elerrina174
Fandoms: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age: Inquisition
01 Mar 2024
Summary
Parhelion- a bright spot in the sky appearing on either side of the sun, formed by the refraction of sunlight through ice crystals high in the atmosphere.
Finley had never been bright. She’d lived a life in death's shadow, full of loss and crime. She was supposed to have died along with the others at the Temple. She had already been on borrowed time. The Maker was cruel that way. Joining the Inquisition hadn't been her choice, but when had she ever said no to Evelyn? Her friend was persuasive. She had promised herself she would never join another army yet there she was serving under the Commander. He was her antithesis all bright and golden, a former Templar who stood for order and control. All things she hated. The longer she stayed the more overshadowed she became. She was sure she would eventually fade away into the darkness. Then why couldn’t she bring herself to leave?
An angsty retelling of Inquisition from the perspective of someone who never wanted to be there in the first place. How do you reconcile with your past while grappling with the uncertainty of the future?
Currently updating old chapters and writing new ones. New chapters posted at least once a month! :)
Shelves: Dragon Age
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 401,856
- Status:
- In-Progress
Summary
Anthology containing:
Tranquility
Retelling of Dragon Age 2 through the eyes of Riona Hawke, a Fereldan fugitive trying to carve out a new life in Kirkwall. Bethany, not Carver, survives despite Hawke being a mage. Does not slavishly follow the plot of the game, makes an attempt to smooth out the timeline of the events as well as fix the many logical inconsistencies.
Reposting, with some minor edits and corrections. Sequels to follow.
Survivors of Kirkwall
Post-DA2 / Legacy-DLC. Bethany and her friends square off against Corypheus in a desperate and deadly battle, while in Denerim, Hawke receives an unexpected visit from her old "benefactor", a certain Witch of the Wilds...
Shelves: Dragon Age
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 368,316
- Status:
- In-Progress
The Girl with the Arrow Tattoo by Cartadwarfwithaheartofgold (manka)
Fandoms: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age: Inquisition
01 Nov 2021
Summary
Instead of burning the witches, Thedas thought it civilized itself by locking them up in dismal, dark prisons and preaching sermons about the wickedness of magic. And when war erupts, every weapon from guns to hexes are fair play. The Champion of Kirkwall, the one free witch in Southern Thedas, vanishes into thin air as war consumes Orlais and Ferelden. The Seekers will do anything to bring Hawke back, and if that means taking her best friend into custody...
Varric Tethras didn't count on many things, but nobody saw Maria Cadash coming. The Carta thug from Ostwick keeps secrets of her own tight to her chest while stepping in as an unlikely unifying force in a world gone mad. The only question is whether the people who call her Herald can save her from the past that threatens to incinerate the woman who could save the world.
While rated E, most of this work falls squarely within the M rating. Explicit Sexual Content will be marked with a * in the chapter title.
Shelves: Dragon Age
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 278,776
- Status:
- In-Progress
Shepard meets Thedas Anthology by Katieee, heffalumps
Fandoms: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age II, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Mass Effect Trilogy
30 Aug 2021
Summary
In which Commander Mollie Shepard, a Vanguard with a fondness for inappropriate jokes and ill-considered Charges, worms her way into the Dragon Age universe, and usually ends up banging Cullen.
Anthology containing:
The Two Commanders by Katieee
When Commander Shepard destroys the Reapers, she expects to die along with them. She does not expect to wake up in a strange, medieval world where people mistake her biotics for magic. Her plan is to find Liara, who accompanied her to the Crucible, and find her way home — providing she can outwit the grumpy Templar chasing her.
Starting in Kirkwall just before the Mage rebellion and then skipping on through to Inquisition, get ready for two old soldiers struggling to redeem themselves and the slowest of burns.
Spectral by Katieee
There was one mage in the Gallows who had never been like the others; she was loud, defiant, and she flirted constantly with the Knight-Captain. Really, there was only one thing Meredith could do about her.
And though Cullen had promised to kill Shepard if she was ever made Tranquil, keeping that vow turned out to be a lot more difficult than he'd expected.
(An angst-filled AU of The Two Commanders, in which Shepard is made Tranquil right before the explosion at Kirkwall.)
One Black Coffee by Katieee
Cullen doesn't know the first thing about coffee, but his local barista seems determined to change that. He's happy to go along with whatever she says — even if he suspects she's spelling his name on his cup wrong on purpose.
A coffee shop AU featuring two Commanders at peak stupidity. Rated M for Shepard's singular ability to lower the tone.
The Satinalia Switch by heffalumps & Katieee
All Olivia Trevelyan wanted was a nice, quiet Satinalia, but chaos descends the moment the Inquisition sets foot in Denerim Palace for their peace talks. Now she has to navigate a case of mistaken identities, the looming threat of assassination by the Crows, and, worst of all, a King whose smile makes her weak. With the future of the Inquisition at stake, can she figure out a way to save them, or will Shepard have to go ahead with the worst plan of all time?
A lighthearted Satinalia AU set just prior to Trespasser featuring an increasingly frantic Trevelyan, a marginally lovestruck King, and two absolutely hopeless Commanders.
Shelves: Dragon Age, Crossovers, Mass Effect
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 341,218
- Status:
- In-Progress
A Whole New World by RogueLioness
Fandoms: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age II, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age: Origins
22 Jul 2021
Summary
Samarra Bayart is a researcher, albeit one with a small Dragon Age obsession. So when she finds herself in Thedas, she's convinced she's in a dream... till she realizes she's not.
Given the title of Oracle (which she's not a fan of, thank you very much, she's a scientist) she must carefully walk the line between using her knowledge of the game to guide the Inquisition, while protecting herself and her secrets.
Can she put what she knows to get the best ending for the ones she cares for? Or will she crash and burn in the wolf's jaws?
[Note: NSFW chapters will be marked with a *]
Shelves: Dragon Age
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 529,978
- Status:
- In-Progress
Summary
Solas isn't the only elf in the Inquisition that's got a millennium long secret.
Inquisitor Lavellan has one that may make people change their minds about letting him lead an army of the faithful...
- Part 1 of The Stars have a Sense of Humor
Shelves: Dragon Age
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 600,502
- Status:
- In-Progress
Voice-verse Anthology by Khirsah, delazeur, threehundredthirtythree
Fandoms: Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age II, Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age: Origins
14 Feb 2021
Summary
Anthology containing:
Fire, Walk with Me by Khirsah
All mages are born with a soulmate--a voice they hear in the darkness of the Fade all their lives. The lucky ones find their soulmates and forge a bond strong enough to threaten the very foundations of the Chantry.
Hawke is one of the lucky ones.
By Any Other Name by delazeur & Khirsah & threehundredthirtythree
All mages are born with a soulmate--a voice they hear in the darkness of the Fade all their lives. The lucky ones find their soulmates and forge a bond strong enough to threaten the very foundations of the Chantry. At least, that's what they claim.
Dorian has no intention of being bonded. He's prepared to deny his soulmate and walk away...but there's no denying Taran Trevelyan: Herald of Andraste, Inquisitor, potential savior of Thedas, and, frustratingly, undeniably, indelibly the other half of Dorian's soul.
Maker save them both.
Unchained Melody by Khirsah
All mages are born with a soulmate: a voice they hear in the darkness of the Fade all their lives. The lucky ones find their soulmates and forge a bond strong enough to threaten the very foundations of the Chantry.
Aria Trevelyan found Cullen in the darkness of the Fade when she was a child, and yet nothing has ever been simple. As the world crumbles around them, these two star-crossed lovers are left to discover what fate has in store--and whether true love can ever survive the fall.
Into the Dark by Khirsah
All mages are born with a soulmate...but forget all that. What really matters is that all mages are born with a choice, and Anders has made his. Together, he and Carver Hawke will be strong enough to threaten the very foundations of the Chantry.
...literally. Maker save them all.
Companion/sequel to Fire Walk with Me.
Part of Your World by threehundredthirtythree
All mages are born with a soulmate--a voice they hear in the darkness of the Fade all their lives. The lucky ones find their soulmates and forge a bond strong enough to threaten the very foundations of the Chantry.
An Alistair/Amell spin-off of Khirsah's lovely Voice-Verse.
Shelves: Dragon Age
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 696,727
- Status:
- In-Progress
Heart-Eyes Emoji by carouselfancy, Tijgertje
Fandoms: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age: Origins
07 May 2020
Summary
A few goofy texts sent to the wrong number, and Alistair quickly finds himself in too deep with an engaging stranger.
Shelves: Dragon Age
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 219,672
- Status:
- In-Progress
Summary
Just another elf come to serve the Inquisition... That's what you hope to be, anyway. But you're an elf with a secret, and a little bit too much pride to just blend in peacefully.
Shelves: Dragon Age
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 605,480
- Status:
- In-Progress
Ad Infinitum by Stormontheocean
Fandoms: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age: Inquisition
07 Sep 2019
Summary
After a bus accident, Liz wakes up in Haven, stuck in the fictional world of Dragon Age. How does a modern girl get by when she can't speak the language, and her expansive knowledge of the Blight and Kirkwall, but limited knowledge of Inquisition would only make her look more suspicious? Fake being deaf and mute, and hope not to get caught before she can find proof of her origin. But the best laid plans never work out as expected...
-Summary by the magnificent and amazing ElyssaCousland.Shelves: Dragon Age
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 256,519
- Status:
- Completed
Tell it from the mountain by deleriumofyou
Fandoms: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age: Inquisition
08 May 2019
Summary
The Herald is an Avvar. Everyone panics.
“She cannot read. She has multiple gods, none of which include the Maker.”
“Andraste was Alamarri. Why not an Avvar as her Herald?”on indefinite hiatus
Shelves: Dragon Age
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 243,200
- Status:
- In-Progress
Til Kingdom Come by Heronfem
Fandoms: Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age: Inquisition
07 Apr 2019
Summary
After saving an illegally enslaved apostate mage from an Orlesian noble, The Iron Bull finds himself with a new member of the Chargers. Dorian, his magic and his voice bound, is a beautiful and enigmatic addition to his team, and soon finds himself close to his new family.
Swept up in the Inquisition after a plea from a friend, The Iron Bull and Dorian find themselves carefully dancing around the ideas of home, family, love, and what it means to truly be free. As The Iron Bull wrestles with the Qun and what it will cost him, Dorian comes to grips with his past as both Altus and slave, and together they begin paving the way for a future neither expected.
Shelves: Dragon Age
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 187,233
- Status:
- In-Progress
Walking in Circles by Milee_Cosgrove
Fandoms: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age: Inquisition
09 Dec 2018
Summary
After Solas wakes from Uthenera, he is captured by templars and put in a Circle of Magi.
This will not end well.
- Part 1 of Circles
Shelves: Dragon Age
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 199,912
- Status:
- In-Progress
Summary
Dorian is trying to get back into dating, but his hopes and plans are derailed as he finds himself drawn in by a wonderful Qunari couple that he meets, Adaar and the Iron Bull.
Or, a modern Thedas fic where Dorian finds himself in the middle of a Qunari sandwich.
- Part 1 of Quiet Spaces
Shelves: Dragon Age
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 87,822
- Status:
- Completed
Midnight at Skyhold by LadyDanya
Fandoms: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age: Inquisition
24 Dec 2017
Summary
Cullen wants the Inquisitor, but thinks she's out of his league. Then he discovers that she really likes one of Varric's romance serials featuring a blindfold and an anonymous lover who aims to please. Surely there's no harm in making her fantasies come to life....
Shelves: Dragon Age
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 58,333
- Status:
- In-Progress
First Comes Marriage by Faylette
Fandoms: Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age: Inquisition
02 Sep 2016
Summary
Inquisitor Trevelyan tries negotiating with nobles while her trusty diplomat is out sick, and accidentally arranges her marriage to a nobleman's son. In a moment of desperation and shortsightedness, she claims to already has a husband: Cullen. It's up to the few who know the truth to sort everything out, but until then, the two are forced to keep up the charade of wedded bliss.
A fill for: http://dragonage-kink.livejournal.com/12449.html?thread=48474273#t48474273
Shelves: Dragon Age
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 69,890
- Status:
- In-Progress