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mageknife.bsky.social
And in Me Too, The Wave Rises
[Chapter 24: An Opened Door]

calling them “uninvited guests” would be putting it far too lightly. after rivera dispatches the tevinter slavers, she invites zevran into her home.

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#dragonage
a screenshot of the linked chapter and summary, which reads: “The Regent has unleashed slavers into the Alienage. Later, Rivera welcomes Zevran into her home.”
August 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM
mageknife.bsky.social
And in Me Too, the Wave Rises
[Chapter 22: An Exercise in (Bad) Luck and Experience]

going back to the arl of denerim’s estate to rescue a woman; the familiarity of the situation does nothing to quell rivera’s nerves.

🔗 archiveofourown.org/works/632339...
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a screenshot of the linked chapter’s title and summary, which reads: “Rivera and her companions had traipsed across Ferelden over the last year. Perhaps it was only a matter of time before they had to return to the place where her journey as a Grey Warden began: the Arl of Denerim's Estate.”
July 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
mageknife.bsky.social
And in Me Too, the Wave Rises
[Chapter 21: Without Reservation]

zevran and rivera have a clash of their own after taliesen reveals himself, though its ends than perhaps either of them had hoped.

🔗 archiveofourown.org/works/632339...
#dragonage
a screenshot of the linked chapter and summary, which reads: “Taliesen confronts Zevran and Rivera. Afterwards, the two elves have their own conflict, though the conclusion is much sweeter.”
July 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
mageknife.bsky.social
And in Me Too, the Wave Rises
[Chapter 20: A Vexatious Prelude]

meeting loghain for the first time goes as well as you’d expect. zevran reminds rivera of an opportunity to distract herself.

🔗 archiveofourown.org/works/632339...
#dragonage
a screenshot of the linked chapter title and summary, which reads: “Rivera and Loghain come face to face, for the first time. After that goes about as well as one might expect, she manages to find a familiar way to calm down ("calm down" being entirely subjective).”
July 4, 2025 at 7:45 PM
mageknife.bsky.social
And in Me Too, the Wave Rises
[Chapter 17: Playing Politics]

rivera begins navigating orzammar’s politics. zevran is there for her when her patience starts to falter.

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#dragonage
a screenshot of the linked chapter and summary, which reads: “The Grey Wardens and their companions finally make it to Orzammar. Zevran offers a shoulder to Rivera as she strugfles with not only Orzammar’s tumultuous political landscape, but her own patience, as well.”
June 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
mageknife.bsky.social
And in Me Too, The Wave Rises
[Chapter 14: Fade Wall]

although alistair is the one to confront zevran, it’s rivera who, he realizes, lowers her guard to him.

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#dragonage
a screenshot of the linked chapter title and summary, reading: “alistair confronts zevran, no blades are drawn between them, but certain shields between rivera and zevran are dropped later on.”
May 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
mageknife.bsky.social
And in Me Too, The Wave Rises
[Chapter 13: What Sticks With You]

zevran reflects on what remains, visible and invisible, while rivera and shale remove some moss (it’s mostly rivera).

🔗 archiveofourown.org/works/632339...
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a screenshot of the title and summary of the linked chapter, which reads: “While Rivera helps Shale clean off decades of debris, Zevran realizes that such a process lends itself to meditating on things both seen and unseen.”
May 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
mageknife.bsky.social
And in Me Too, the Wave Rises
[Chapter 12/ Lathbora Viran]

rivera and zevran discuss home as they find themselves amidst one they’ll never truly know.

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#dragonage
a screenshot of the linked chapter and summary, reading: “Rivera and Zevran discuss the concept of home while surrounded by one they could never truly know.”
May 9, 2025 at 7:46 PM
mageknife.bsky.social
And in Me Too, the Wave Rises
[Chapter 11: A Lover’s Riposte]

a learning opportunity that opens rivera’s eyes to more than she thought she’d see.

🔗 archiveofourown.org/works/632339...
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a screenshot of the linked fic chapter, featuring the title and summary, which reads: “A trade of techniques provides Rivera with new insights.”
May 1, 2025 at 8:14 PM
mageknife.bsky.social
And in Me Too, the Wave Rises
[Chapter 10: Look Back]

despite the exhausting journey to retrieve andraste’s ashes, rest eludes zevran for just a little longer.

🔗 archiveofourown.org/works/632339...
#dragonage
April 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
mageknife.bsky.social
And in Me Too, the Wave Rises
[Chapter 9: Look Forward]

haven’s name seems a little contradictory, until it doesn’t.

🔗 archiveofourown.org/works/632339...
#dragonage
a screenshot of the linked fanfic’s title and summary, reading: “Although the trials Rivera faces at the Ruined Temple begin first in Haven itself, there is, perhaps, some solace to be found at the end of it all.”
April 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
mageknife.bsky.social
some sketches of my warden, rivera tabris! well they were. supposed to be just sketches... got a lil out of hand.
#dragonage
two bust drawings of an elven grey warden from dragon age. one bust is facing the side but her head is turned towards the viewer, while the other has her back to the viewer as she looks over her shoulder. rivera tabris has short, dark brown/auburn hair, dark brown eyes, and is wearing the typical grey warden rogue armor.
April 14, 2025 at 11:38 PM
mageknife.bsky.social
wish i had gotten this screenshot w her gw armor and that THE LIGHTING FROM THE FLAME RUNE ON HER DAGGER DIDNT LIGHT HER FACE WEIRD but its fine. i love my bug
April 14, 2025 at 1:58 PM
mageknife.bsky.social
And in Me Too, the Wave Rises
[Chapter 8: Nobody Knows This Little Rose]

an unexpected conversation, with an unexpected outcome. neither are a bad thing.

🔗 archiveofourown.org/works/632339...
#dragonage
a screenshot of the title and summary from the linked fic chapter, reading: “On one last patrol before entering Haven, Rivera and Alistair have an important conversation. It doesn’t go the way either of them expected, but that doesn’t mean it’s a bad thing.”
April 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
mageknife.bsky.social
real good 1-2 combo from my priv imo
April 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
mageknife.bsky.social
this kinda went hard as hell
April 9, 2025 at 3:23 AM
mageknife.bsky.social
And in Me Too, the Wave Rises
[Chapter 7: Inevitable]

rivera and zevran find a moment to share in and of each other.

🔗 archiveofourown.org/works/632339...
#dragonage
a screenshot of the title and summary of the linked chapter, reading: “As the group rests before entering Haven, Rivera and Zevran find a moment to share in each other.”
April 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
mageknife.bsky.social
its too early for me to put into words properly but do you see. can you see.
April 2, 2025 at 12:39 PM
mageknife.bsky.social
i put this here too. i would maybe shift a few things but mostly set
April 2, 2025 at 12:16 AM
mageknife.bsky.social
And in Me Too, The Wave Rises
[Chapter 6: Roosting]

zevran and rivera trade stories. knives are involved, in a way.

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#dragonage
a screenshot of the linked chapter’s title and summary, reading: “An exchange of stories during one quiet evening at camp. Zevran finds another use for his knives.”
March 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
mageknife.bsky.social
“i wanna post more openly” and then i forget people will just reply to random shit that they see in a term search.
March 27, 2025 at 2:06 AM
mageknife.bsky.social
And in Me Too, The Wave Rises
[Chapter 5: An Offering, or More]

rivera finds herself leaving the market with more than she intended. smile

🔗 archiveofourown.org/works/632339...
#dragonage
a screenshot of the linked chapter, with the summary reading as: “What was supposed to be a simple distraction in Denerim’s market district instead provides Rivera with much more, in multiple ways.”
March 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
mageknife.bsky.social
bitched to shoobie abt this already but i saw this person in the bg of a woops vod AND THIS HAIR IS SO COOL? WHY DIDNT I SEE THIS ONE WHEN I WAS MAKING MY GUY esp bc im doing a lil eye thangie w her.. this wouldve worked so well…..
March 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
mageknife.bsky.social
And in Me Too, The Wave Rises
[Chapter 4: A Proper Introduction]

first zevran chapter. smiling sooo sweetly.

🔗 archiveofourown.org/works/632339...
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a screenshot of the fanfic’s four chapter, titled “a proper introduction,” with the following summary: Zevran’s first real outing with the Grey Wardens reveals more to him beyond just how disturbing the Darkspawn can be.
March 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
mageknife.bsky.social
And in Me Too, the Wave Rises.

An on-going collection of ficlets spanning the Dragon Age: Origins canon of Rivera Tabris, Duelist Rogue.

Rating: T (subject to change) // Present Word Count: 9,314 // Chapters: 3/29.

🔗 archiveofourown.org/works/632339...
#dragonage
a screenshot of the title and summary of the linked fanfiction. the title reads “and in me too, the wave rises,” while the summary is written as “Rivera Tabris didn't ask for any of this, but she'd sooner take her own dagger to the gut than relinquish the control she had been bestowed. Even if it means she has to take on conflicts she never could have dreamed of, armed with nothing but her daggers, furious grief, and a band of companions who had apparently decided she was worthy enough to follow after. A collection of ficlets chronologically spanning the canon for Rivera Tabris, Duelist Rogue, in Dragon Age: Origins.”
March 14, 2025 at 12:15 AM