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The funny thing about being a fan of Ser Cullen is that when other Dragon Age fans say they don’t understand why Cullen has fans, they have good reasons.

Although Cullen has a satisfying story arc with a “fall and rise” plot structure, many of his lines in DA:O and DA2 are missable or skippable. Furthermore, most of his required scenes show him at his very worst. Cullen’s arc begins in the mage origin story and ends during the final quest in DA2, but the player’s choices influence which parts of his story will be seen. In my opinion, the most complete arc requires exploring the mage origin in DA:O, visiting Cullen regularly at the Gallows, outside of required DA2 quests, and making certain choices during the templars ending in DA2. Overall, this makes Cullen’s story an easter egg hunt, and one that requires unpopular player choices.

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Also x-posted on tumblr

Crossposts: http://vieralynn.livejournal.com/175528.html

Templar Cullen might be bashful but according to my calendar it is now November which means that it’s NaCulWriMo! Get ready for a month of Cullen meta, headcanon, and random reviews of Cullen-centric fan comics. Maybe even some random bits of short fic?

I'm also posting to tumblr where you can track or savior #vl’s-month-of-cullen-meta based on your tastes.

First real post will come sometime later today.

(meanwhile, I will attempt to write my DABB wave two story, if possible. Hard to say. October ended up being a life-disaster so I am very, very behind.)

Crossposts: http://vieralynn.livejournal.com/174614.html

I posted on Sept 9th about a month-long writing productivity experiment that I'm doing this month in which I count the number of words I post (or archive) per month. Given that I'm on vacation (which is rapidly ending), my count is a bit higher than I expect it would normally be.

All of the details for how much I wrote plus a list of all fiction and essays during the first 9 days of September: are linked from this post.

As of today, I'm my count for September looks like this:

Words Archived: 0 (must make archival versions of two DAkinkmeme stories before end of month?!)
Words Posted: 23561 (definitely higher than my target)
Number of Posts: 14
Days when no writing occurred: 2

Fiction, Headcanon & Meta posted from Sept 10 - Sept 20:

DA2 Meta: Thoughts on the Anders Rivalmance - 625 words
DA2: Fenris/fem!mage!Hawke - "Close" - 2150 words (very NSFW, for this prompt)
DA2: Cullen/Mari Hawke - Chapter from "A History of Lies" (drunk Cullen has something he must tell Mari) - 2350 words
DA2: Cullen/Mari Hawke - Headcanon in 15 Question Domestic Meme - 3850 words
DAO: Cullen/Surana "Accidental Baby" - 650 words
FFXII: Vossler/Basch "Telepathy" - 430 words

Crossposts: http://vieralynn.livejournal.com/174552.html

Yet another domestic meme! This has a big section of thinky-thoughts at the end (question 15) with music/poetry from Leonard Cohen and why Cohen’s juxtaposition of sacred and profane imagery is absolutely perfect for a Hawke/Cullen ship. I’ve included links to four songs for your listening pleasure.

01. Who is big spoon/little spoon?

Him. Her. Neither. The dog. Depends.

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(Crossposted on tumblr)

Crossposts: http://vieralynn.livejournal.com/174217.html

Triple Drabble (300 words)

Knight Captain Cullen attempts to have a peaceful night of sleep while staying at Mari Hawke’s manor (sometime in the middle of DA2’s Act III).

( They held each other as they lay beneath woolen blankets )

Crossposts: http://vieralynn.livejournal.com/172423.html

During my semi-vacation, I'm trying to post one fic-bit per day. No minimum word count but at least one page (250-300 words)? If I skip a day, oh well. Life is life. Sometimes I'm nowhere near a computer or the intertubes.

Fic bits are going up on my tumblr account under the "my fic" tag: http://vieralynn.tumblr.com/tagged/my-fic

Today's fic bits are both from my canon Dragon Age universe:

A History of Lies (Cullen in Kirkwall) - 1. There was a time when Cullen could afford the luxury of trust. (350 words)
Untitled (Alistair meme) - prompt: How neat or messy is Alistair's tent? (375 words)

Crossposts: http://vieralynn.livejournal.com/171929.html

The "How I Feeeeel About This Character" meme for Dragon Age's Cullen:

1. How I feeeel about Cullen: Why Cullen's skewed moral compass interests me and my muse. (2000 words)

2. All of the people I romantically ship with Cullen: Headcanon and muse-fuel thoughts about Cullen/Warden, Cullen/Hawke, Cullen/Leliana, and Cullen/Bethany. (2500 words)

3. My non-romantic OTPs for Cullen: More headcanon and muse-fuel about Cullen and Alistair, Greagoir, Aveline, and Merrill. (600 words)

4. My unpopular opinions about Cullen: A series of logical consequences regarding Cullen's devotion to the Order. (1700 words)

5. One think I wish would happen to Cullen in canon: Answers wanted for what happens after DA2! (500 words)

(cross-posted on tumblr)

Crossposts: http://vieralynn.livejournal.com/171763.html

Round up of things in my Tumblr (for my reference more than anyone else, but you might find it interesting too):

Meta & Headcanon (mine and other people's)

Why Elthina does not represent the neutral middle ground
The Counter-Manifesto: How Mages are Destroying Thedas, and What This Could Mean for DA3 by bellisadinosaur with commentary from minorearth and myself plus more comments from flutiebear and sven'harel
Meredith, Anders, and On the Loose
What my Surana and Alistair did for fun in camp (I'm not the OP, really! But, uh, yeah, my Surana/Alistair had some serious mage/templar kink going on once the infamous lamppost was finally licked. >_>)
Brief bit on how Cullen and Anders could have been the Morrigan and Alistair of DA2's main plot.
Huge amounts of audience reaction versus cranky meta regarding Cullen and the debatable creepiness factor
Anora doesn't betray you, you betray her (redux) with link to Border House's great Anora essay
My potentially controversial comments on what constitutes as a socially just ending for DA2 and Anders (redux)
Greagoir and Irving headcanon
mage!Hawke and Leandra headcanon convergence
Anders and Karl headcanon and canon analysis thread
Bergan headcanon

Pitting my OTPs against each other:

Aveline/Wesley vs Aveline/Donnic
Hawke/Cullen vs Warden/Cullen (related: cityofexiles makes amazing Amell/Cullen machinema)
Greagoir/Irving vs Orsino/Meredith & Cullen/Surana doesn't equal Cullen/Amell

Goodies & Lulz:

FFXII: The Day of Its Birth Cry (Chapter 1, translated from Japanese in the FFXII Ultimania Omega - details the destruction of Nabudis and the Mist attack)
Writing Advice from Kurt Vonnegut
Running Around the World (geocultural lulz)
Taking Cullen to the Blooming Rose (vaguely not safe for work due to underdressed worker in the Rose)

[Edited early Saturday to add a few extra links]

Crossposts: http://vieralynn.livejournal.com/167233.html

What Would You Have of Me?
Dragon Age 2, Cullen/f!Hawke
2000 words, Rated M (NSFW: some sexual content)

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Crossposts: http://vieralynn.livejournal.com/166290.html

I'm skipping around in the order of questions merely because they'll get done much faster this way! Cullen's answer is below and the answer for Basch+Noah+Penelo+Drace will be posted tomorrow.

(for

owlmoose and anyone else who is vaguely curious ^^)

( Cullen's concept of home and family is a little bit unconventional … and then the concept dies )

Headcanon Index
All 50 Questions

Crossposts: http://vieralynn.livejournal.com/165059.html

2. Do they have any daily rituals?

Another very long answer, purely because this hits on a core headcanon issue. Most future answers are much shorter (or mini-fic).

( Long, full of related headcanon )

Headcanon Index
All 50 Questions

Crossposts: http://vieralynn.livejournal.com/164187.html

Given that I have a few different characters who are getting the full 50 question treatment, on most nights I'll include all characters' answers in one post (occasionally with mini-fic). Given how long the bedroom answers are turning out, I'm splitting this across two posts, one for Dragon Age and the other for FFXII.

Here's Cullen for

owlmoose

( Headcanon: Cullen's bedrooms in Ferelden and Kirkwall )

Headcanon Index
All 50 Questions

Crossposts: http://vieralynn.livejournal.com/163038.html

Here's my index post for the epic 50 question headcanon meme. Depending on who asked the question and where, my responses are being posted onTumblr, DW, or LJ but this post will serve as the master index for them all.

Feel free to throw another character at me from FFXII or DA and challenge me to dredge through my twisted headcanon. :)

Final Fantasy XII Headcanon:

Fran (on DW) - Questions 22, 35, 36 + anything else (TBD)

Basch, Noah, Drace, & Penelo (on DW) - will attempt to post at least one every other day.

Descriptions of bedrooms over the years: Drace (shared with Bergan), Penelo's series of bedrooms in Dalmasca, a life history of Basch & Noah's various sleeping spaces

Dragon Age Headcanon:

Cullen (on DW) - all 50 questions, will attempt to post at least one response every other day.