#Emmcanis

[theskee]

I should be sleeping but instead I'm thinking about Spite becoming fixated with Emmrich because Emmrich can see him and talk to him and does so and is actually very nice to him and this makes sleepwalking even more of a problem for Lucanis... Although, not because Spite is trying to run away, but because he keeps coming to in Emmrich's room, sleeping on his sofa. And it's kind of... Cozy. But also embarrassing and frustrating.

[niofo]

chat, do we have any ideas on how emmrich/lucanis will be called? emmcanis? lucarich? dellarin? volkamorte? mortalicrow? mourn crow? antivan watch? ded birb?

[theskee]

Emmrich scolds Spite and tells him to be respectful.

Emmrich tells Lucanis that his & Spite's souls survived because they were together and Lucanis is just like *stink face* Mierda.

Emmrich and Lucanis drink expensive wine from a tomb together and are both wine afficionados. That's canon.

Lucanis is happy to make food for Emmrich's vegetarian diet. They talk about food together. It's precious.

I'm so fucking normal about these two.

[theskee]

hello i am here to talk about ship fodder for (unsurprisingly) yet another rogue/mage ship -- some spoilers for Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

SO LUCANIS/EMMRICH (I vote we call them DemonWatch but that's just me c:)

There is such an interesting dynamic at play between these two. So I'll break down some key thoughts I have into bullet points here:

- At a baseline, Emmrich can see and speak with Spite. That's already extremely interesting. When we take it a step further, Emmrich also respects and is nurturing toward Spite and in early game, tries to encourage Lucanis to seek harmony with Spite. In my playthrough he was the first one to do so. [Lucanis Does Not Like This]

- Friction!! When given the option to suggest, because Emmrich is so experienced in dealing with Spirits, that Lucanis talk to him for help, Lucanis immediately rejects this idea, claiming that Emmrich looks at him like a thesis project, which, when you observe them in the wild, isn't necessarily the case. But Lucanis is so resistant to accepting Spite that it's not surprising he wouldn't want help from the person who's been both fascinated and encouraging toward Lucanis accepting this is his life now and bonding with Spite to find some sense of equilibrium rather than fighting against it. This is doubled down upon quite subtly when again, Rook can suggest Lucanis turn to the mages on their team for help and Lucanis says he already talked to Bellara and Neve. Pointedly not Emmrich.

- Emmrich is terrified of his own mortality, yet is a necromancer, and Lucanis Kills People for a Living. They both have unique relationships with Death and differing perspectives of it. Listening to them go back and forth on this topic is particularly interesting.

- Emmrich is kind, and soft, and understanding. Age and experience are a key part of who he is, Lucanis is gentle and awkward, uncertain of himself, and I just really feel like there's such a capacity for tenderness between them.

- Not explicitly in the game BUT Nevarran's take food EXTREMELY seriously. It's kind of a big deal in their culture. Lucanis loves to cook. LET THEM BE FOODIES TOGETHER. Lucanis cooks as a way to show his affection, and I think Emmrich would be very receptive to that. uwu

- Emmrich is very sweet but also kind of a FREAK.

- I don't think I'll ever be over the way Lucanis tells Emmrich to knock it off in Act 3 and not try to get his Affairs in Order with him, because that's bad luck. Emmrich tries so hard to be prepared for his death, which he's terrified of, and this is absolutely a shipping goggles moment but the thought of Lucanis being like "No. We're not dying. You're not dying. So don't act like you're going to." OOF.

Now. I haven't done the Lucanis Romance yet. That one's next. So I'm sure I'll have more thoughts when that's done. ANYWAY. HI IS THERE ANYONE OUT THERE?

[theskee]

Me: i should keep my first attempt at fic in a new Fandom light and short this time around. Ease back in.

Darker, more unhinged me: write a multichapter fic that starts with tragedy and becomes a slow burn centered on grief and recovering from loss and finding renewed reason to live fully again