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Mighty Nein couples + text posts

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they're both doing their best and love their weird lil sons so SO much

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fic: What Gods Are We?

[Post-Veilguard, Lavellan explores what it means to be a god, Solas is a grump, and they accidentally acquire a child.]

From his location in the Lighthouse, he could only hear his beloved’s conversation, not see it. 

“What have we here? Compassion? Oh, I know just the right family for you! And Desire? Try not to break too many hearts down there, alright? Justice? I have no doubt you’ll be the perfect son for–oh! Perfect daughter , alright–”

With a heavy sigh, he sits down his paints. 

“Vhenan,” he calls out, climbing down the stairs. “What are you doing?”

In the middle of the Lighthouse library is his wife sitting criss-crossed on the floor, surrounded by what must have been twenty or so little spirit wisps, holding one gingerly in her hands. “Making babies,” she said, with complete and total seriousness.

He blinks at her. “What.”

“Not the usual way, but I figure it can’t be too hard,” she says with a shrug. “The original elves were spirits who took mortal form. These spirits want to go to Thedas; there are families on Thedas who want children but can’t have them naturally,” she bit her lips. “I hear their prayers. If I’m going to be a goddess—”

[Continue on AO3]

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what it feels like to take emmrich and davrin with you as your team

it's basically just emmrich 'gentle parenting' volkarin vs davrin 'tough love' the warden

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Ngl when Johanna showed up i was half expecting Emmrich to announce me this was his ex wife lmao

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DORIAN PAVUS Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014) vs. Dragon Age: The Veilguard (2024)

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OMG EMMRICH AND STRIFE START DATING?!?! I didn't....when did...I didn't even know that was on the table as a possibility!! XD

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edit: actually I thought of a game series that does it right.

FIRE EMBLEM!

things that suck in video games:

character never interacting with one another/feeling like a true community, because the only times the characters interact are with you, the player. (see: stardew valley, coral island, a lot of farming sims). I want to feel like I'm part of a real world! I want characters to date each other and make friends and hang out outside of me. I loved that Dorian and Bull, as well as Fenris and Isabela, dated! It made the world feel more real!

things that also suck in video games:

characters interacting with one another at the expensive of the player/regardless of the player's feelings or input, making the player feel like they aren't part of the community (see: Dragon Age: Veilguard). I should not feel like Lucanis like Neve more than me, nor should I be jealous that Emmrich and Harding are going camping and neither asked if I wanted to go with them, despite having a great relationship with both of them.

i feel like a balance must be possible, but atm I can't think of a good example of a game that does it right.

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things that suck in video games:

character never interacting with one another/feeling like a true community, because the only times the characters interact are with you, the player. (see: stardew valley, coral island, a lot of farming sims). I want to feel like I'm part of a real world! I want characters to date each other and make friends and hang out outside of me. I loved that Dorian and Bull, as well as Fenris and Isabela, dated! It made the world feel more real!

things that also suck in video games:

characters interacting with one another at the expensive of the player/regardless of the player's feelings or input, making the player feel like they aren't part of the community (see: Dragon Age: Veilguard). I should not feel like Lucanis like Neve more than me, nor should I be jealous that Emmrich and Harding are going camping and neither asked if I wanted to go with them, despite having a great relationship with both of them.

i feel like a balance must be possible, but atm I can't think of a good example of a game that does it right.

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honestly my biggest critiques concerning Veilguard are "I want more of these specific things, and after ten years of waiting, I'm kind of bummed this is all I get."

but that's a me problem.

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i'm sure this all has been said before but i am utterly besotted with how essek's arc in c2 looks from the m9s perspective.

like, you meet a guy with full authority on whether you friend's husband lives or dies. he's mysterious and powerful and will not take any of your bullshit. he's incredibly hot. you invite him over for dinner and he says no i have work and then knocks at your door fourty minutes later and says i changed my mind would you um uh. have me over for dinner. he infodumps to you about driving his father to his own death and also not having any friends. this makes a lot of sense. he wont let you forget about all those favours you owe him but does teach your wizard some baller spells. you fuck off for a couple months. come back in time to attend a fancy party in honour of the peace agreement you busted your entire ass to make happen. out of curiosity you decide to spy on the convo between ludinus and some slightly suspicious dignitary. its like, super easy to do that unnoticed. the dignitary is that fucking guy. holyshit.jpeg . he's still doing his most recognizable gimmick under his disguise. youre like what the fuck man and he starts crying. you fuck off for another couple months. get back. he's incredibly hyped to hear from you and eager af to help. not a mention of the favours you owe is made. halfway through the conversation he stops to rant about how hes a terrible person and will do anything to atone. his devastating puppy eyes are on par with your wizard who he's obviously pathetically in love with. you bring him with you into the worstest couple days of his elven life. he's visibly trembling but like still trying to be cool in front of your wizard. when its over he gives a speech about friendship and love and repenting. he's crying the entire time.

he floats away to go repent. you check in a year later and he's leading a fulfilling life with your wizard. he has not found a way to soft launch his walking normally again . he's one of your bestest friends.

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no matter how far i get in my healing journey i think i’ll always need the occasional 14 hrs of gaming day

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I love how the game tries to convince you that the First Warden is so unreasonable and annoying and a pisser when Rook talks to everyone like a flat earther. Like going up to your county sheriff and saying "hold all your calls. We need to focus on the real problem: Zeus and Aphrodite from Greek Mythology are in the White House and they have the nuclear missile codes" it's a wonder he didn't just kill them on the spot

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can't believe I live in a cursed timeline where I can tell the computer to write me a story, draw me a picture, and make me some music and it can do so in less than 15 minutes, but I cannot tell the computer to do my dishes, which is all I really want the computer to do.

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i do love that the first thing lucanis does when he arrives is make a grocery list. then he cleans the kitchen, sets the table, and starts the kitchen fire. then he goes to the market and gets everyone a personalized Little Treat. then he gets his Own little treat in the form of a coffee. then he just stuffs himself into an actual cupboard and broods. he just hangs out there. in the dark. im obsessed with him. this man was imprisoned for the past year with nothing but a literal demon for company and his first instinct is to care for and feed the party. his second instinct is to be emo. iconic behavior.

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(more dragon age hype) so if solas is stuck in the fade... he could make some friends in there, right

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Named my de Riva Bianca, so when Varric goes "if he won't talk to me he'll have to talk to Bianca" *gestures vaguely to Rook*