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* IKnewIt: Several readers correctly guessed the identity of Hawke's Grey Warden contact before he ever appeared. Some, though not all, of the same readers looked at the story's ContentWarnings and figured out that [[spoiler:both of Bethany's brothers would sacrifice themselves in the Fade to save her]].
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** The final chapter has a shout-out to [[Wiki/TVTropes This Very Wiki]], when Varric makes a joke which the author found on the [[Fridge/DragonAgeInquisition Fridge page]] for ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition''. He summarizes their adventures as having been [[spoiler:“part of a big effort to help a dog get his ball back.”]]

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** The final chapter has a shout-out to [[Wiki/TVTropes [[Website/TVTropes This Very Wiki]], when Varric makes a joke which the author found on the [[Fridge/DragonAgeInquisition Fridge page]] for ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition''. He summarizes their adventures as having been [[spoiler:“part of a big effort to help a dog get his ball back.”]]

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* IKnewIt: Several readers correctly guessed the identity of Hawke's Grey Warden contact before he ever appeared. Some, though not all, of the same readers looked at the story's ContentWarnings and figured out that [[spoiler:both of Bethany's brothers would sacrifice themselves in the Fade to save her]].



** WordOfGod states that Revered Mother Cressida, who officiates at the wedding late in the story, is named for Cressida Cowell, the author of the ''Literature/HowToTrainYourDragon'' series.

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** WordOfGod states that Revered Mother Cressida, who officiates at the wedding late in the story, is named for Cressida Cowell, the author of the ''Literature/HowToTrainYourDragon'' series. Lady Norbert is fond of the movies.
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* AuthorAppeal: The use of Varric as the narrative character and the specific pairing of Varric/Bethany are both ''very'' common in Lady Norbert's ''Dragon Age'' fics. She describes this story in one of her author's notes as being "blatant self-indulgence."
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* ContestWinnerCameo: The character of Horizon, a Skyhold runner who interacts with Varric in a few scenes, belongs to Website/{{Tumblr}} user “[[http://savvylittleminx.tumblr.com savvylittleminx]],” who won a giveaway conducted by the author. The prize was a small part in this story.
* FandomNod: After Kieran [[spoiler:goes into the Fade]], Bethany decides to refer to his grandmother as [[spoiler:Flemythal]].
* ShoutOut:
** WordOfGod states that Revered Mother Cressida, who officiates at the wedding late in the story, is named for Cressida Cowell, the author of the ''Literature/HowToTrainYourDragon'' series.
** One of Bethany's lines to Varric after the wedding, concerning the antics of certain of their friends, is a direct reference to a conversation the author herself had with Mary Kirby (Varric's writer) on Website/{{Twitter}}.
** The final chapter has a shout-out to [[Wiki/TVTropes This Very Wiki]], when Varric makes a joke which the author found on the [[Fridge/DragonAgeInquisition Fridge page]] for ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition''. He summarizes their adventures as having been [[spoiler:“part of a big effort to help a dog get his ball back.”]]
* VirtualSoundtrack: It has a short one, as confirmed by the author in one of her notes.
* WorkingTitle:
** For a long time, the story was titled ''[[CharacterNameAndTheNounPhrase Varric Tethras and the Continual Nervous Breakdown.]]''
** It's also known colloquially as “Bethquisitor” among the author and her friends.

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