WIP Week: 5, Your Canonverse or AU WIP

Day Five of wipweek

So strangely, the few times I've attempted a crossover type story or a distinct AU, I've usually finished it. Below is an excerpt from one Modern AU I worked on for awhile. I've attempted some Modern AUs with Bethany Hawke as if Kirkwall was a new city she and her siblings were trying to navigate on their own. I didn't get far in this one. This bit of dialogue is between Bethany and an original character of mine, a fortune-teller I've written in a few different settings.

“So. I’m sort of new? In town?” she began, voice lilting as she searched for the right question. “And kind of on my own for a little while. I’ve been wondering about the future. I need to make a decision about something and I’m not sure.. what to do.”

“You’re looking for a nudge in the right direction?” Silar asked.

Bethany shrugged almost apologetic. “Yes.” She met Silar’s gaze, brow knit in worry. “Is that- do you do that?”

She gave Bethany a toothy grin. “If you like.” Fortune-telling was only one of many of Silar’s talents, but it was the one immediately in question. With a nod she indicated the tools on the table. “I can use any, or all of these. Do you know anything about them?”

“The cards, I’ve heard that people use them- but that’s a Diamondback deck, not-”

She chuckled. “I use whatever I can lay my hands on. Diamondback is as much a gamble as any other part of life.” Tilting her head she added, “Seemed appropriate.”

Bonus Question: What is your most used AO3 tag?
Other than the times I've written and tagged something for Femslash February, Angst is my most used tagged. Although to be fair, back in the early days, I never tagged my fics very well so 6 shared tags among over 100 fics isn't much to speak for.