#Fenrismancer

[isobellenoire]

Fenris - by Belle Noire

"If there is a future to be had, I will walk gladly into it at your side"

[fenrismancer]

queued my layout change to post every 2 hours... don't forget me

[vigilskeep]

okay fascinating.

[oopsallmabari]

unfortunately my last reblog has reawakened the thirst for ANGST. for whump. frothing at the MOUTH that it is too late at night for me to start anything.

for the record if any of y’all ever have Thoughts That Would Induce Suffering about any DA character you have carte blanche to send them my way. is it about canon characters? is it about your ocs? please share. i need it to hurt so good at all times.

[trevisos]

i KNOW i said i wasn’t going to plan my character until we knew more but well…. i am rotating a little twinky dyke in my mind… elf mage….. crow or mourn watch or maybe warden…. blood mage if they’ll let me……

[proffbon]

Fenrismancer Act 3 experience

[sunsets-and-phantoms]

the way the BioWare fanbases try to moralise their blorbos and fave romances is so fucking funny to me. like I’m not reading your essay on why I should have romanced Kaidan or why liking Anders makes you a better real life activist I do not care babes

also if *someone making a post about how they think your normal human man in the alien game is boring* is the biggest problem of your day then I’d like to live your life

(that’s not to say you can’t have feelings about it or reply to said posts, I just do think that if other people’s opinions on fictional men really do ruin a day for you and make you feel that bad, you need to examine that and find ways to deal with it bc that’s not healthy or a nice way to experience fandom)

[clairedelune-13]

Which was the companion in every DA game that you didn’t think you’d like but ended up adoring?

For me it’s Anders, I started DA 2 to romance Fenris (I did) but I’m not a Fenrismancer (although I still love him). I fell hard for this chaotic disaster abomination and was intent on fixing him.

K, next one. Sebastian. I know a lot of people HATE him but I… don’t? To be fair, I don’t think I’ve ever actually hated a companion. “Hate” is just not something I am actually capable of feeling. You really have to do me some serious wrong in order to get me to hate you. But man, if you rival this guy, he’s actually kind of a bad ass.

Isabela, my beloved. I didn’t know what to expect from her. But I screamed when she showed up in Veilguard. because I absolutely loved her in 2.

Sera. Like Sebastian, a lot seem to hate her but I don’t. Love you, hon and your stabby sewing and shit cookies.

SOLAS. MY EGG. MY IDIOT HUSBAND WHO’S REALLY SLOW AT PUTTING HIS PLANS INTO ACTION AND ULTIMATELY FAILS CUZ FOR AN INTELLECTUAL, HE IS STUPID AND I LOVE THE HELL OUT OF HIM 💜

EMMRICH VOLKARIN. HE IS THIS GAME’S REGIS AND I ADORE THAT VAMPIRE, SO THEREFORE, I ADORE OUR RESIDENT FADE EXPERT AND HIS SKELETON SON.

[jzargo]

i don't know Much about how i'll be playing datv yet but i DO know i'll be using my worldstate where my fenrismancing hawke got left in the fade because if ANY da2 romance is gonna show up, it's gonna be fenris, and i need to see him try to rip solas apart

[frizzlelamb]

Psst obvi I found u here and bsky trawling thru the solrook tag so u know I agree one hundo percent but what about uhhh rivalmances in DA2 I've never done a rivalmance bc I feel bad being aggressive but I was just curious Abt ur thoughts on it! Happy shipping!

Oh hello fellow Bsky Solrooker! Fancy seeing you here too!!

Great question because I am VERY chattery about DA2's rivalmance system. I actually rivalmanced Fenris on my very first playthrough of DA2 last year! Here are some screenshots of me sharing my Fenrismancing with my friends:

I haven't tried to make the others as my rival/s but he was the character I was most interested in and it was a good thing I heard he was the easiest to (it's fairly easy to become his rival especially when your Hawke is a mage). So imagine my happiness when I found out I could essentially weave up an enemies-to-lovers romance with him... 😌

I can kinda see why people try to avoid rivalmancing, though, because I personally couldn't imagine being mean to my favorite people too. But to me that's what I love about the friend/rival system of DA2! Your companions won't totally leave you when you have a negative reputation with them. It's very realistic that way, like IRL when you don't agree with someone but will respect their opinion. Albeit a begrudging respect. I think that this system is something that DA2 was ahead of for its time (& still is) and I wish Bioware retained something like it for their later installments. It creates this really interesting dynamic where you still care about these characters even if they (or you) are at odds sometimes and that adds SO much more depth to the interactions.

And when you romance them it's like an agree-to-disagree situation. DA2's rivalmance doesn't mean you have to treat them poorly or be a jerk for the entire game, but it does take a lot of disagreements to get there. It's a slow burn of tension that builds up into something more intimate later on (when you max or lock-in their friendship/rivalry bar, that is), and when you finally get there, the emotional payoff feels earned. And it also isn't like "you're mean to me, I'm mean to you, and then suddenly we're in love"—it's more nuanced built from moments of confrontation (i.e. those scenes when your party companions make a comment) and shared vulnerabilities during/after their companion quests.

As one comment I've read before, they fantasically put it together as:

two fundamentally different people who hate each other yet can't get enough of one another romantically

Or Hawke and their partner learn to trust each other despite their differences, which makes the romance a lot more satisfying.

✨ Enemies-to-lovers ✨, amirite?

So ig don't be afraid to say "no" to the DA2 squad—and besides, rivalmancing Fenris is literally hotter than the friendlymance... the hot-headed banter and seeing the emotional growth in him as you rivalmance is chef's kiss 🤭👌

Much to think about. And also happy shipping!

[yes-these-obsessions-are-healthy]

fenrismancers et al.

[ofwolvesandshatteredshields]

lucanis romance complaining below

"it took so long for Lucanis to get with Rook bc he was afraid of how he or Spite might hurt them" yes I get it but they could have for instance included a scene about that. instead they left the player to sort of just assume that's what's going on in the background. please understand I am a fenrismancer and a 3-year-gap lover but the difference is we got to witness Fenris's hesitance and talk with him about it :(

[fenrismancer]

crowsarmor -> fenrismancer

from icon by vallaslins

to icon by yakowo

[vigilskeep]

the first time i heard a fenrismanced hawke’s “fenris would’ve killed himself to protect me. i didn’t want to give him that chance” line, i instantly thought, with no context or reasoning, “they’re lying, because fenris is with their kids and hawke doesn’t want anyone to know about them.” and i’ve never quite been able to shake that thought despite it coming from literally nowhere, to the point i’m taken slightly aback when this isn’t a thing in fic. like ah yes the known canon fenhawke kids. we’re all familiar

[bbbb-co]

Guys I might compile my DA worldstate into 1 canon because. I am trying really hard to get out of the habit of replaying games because my character didn’t ‘fit the story’ the first time round. With that in mind! I can’t decide who I’m keeping

Warden: As much as I love Bemot (my brosca morriganmancer, #1 boy dad) my heart will always lie with Assana Mahariel (ultimate sacrifice, doomed romance with Sten, epitome of duty before self) A fun bonus is that I can headcanon Davrin named Assan after her and it still makes sense >:3

Hawke: This one I’m torn on. We’ve got my Warrior fenrismancer Leo, pretty wary of magic until right at the last second when he couldn’t stand to put circle mage Bethany in danger. Or Fiona, my Blood mage Isabela romance that’s fiercely anti Templar and anti circle, 100% thought Anders was right (if a bit crazy for other reasons).

Inqy: Leaning towards my warrior Solavellan Nadasa, (playing her rn!) - respectful, faithful, whole world comes crashing down as time goes on but is still desperately clinging to everything she believes (ie, the vallaslin are a symbol of her culture, blackwall can redeem himself etc) BUT I do really like my Adaar, Kost (also a warrior bc I love warrior x mage). Dorianmancer, tal vashoth with a young son that he loves more than anything. A complete gentle giant softie whose life keeps being turned upside down.

[strawberry-halla]

31 days of dragon age - oct 14 : favorite da2 romance

hehe it’s actually changed recently! it used to be anders, but i grew a really soft spot for fenris. i saw a post a while back (that i can’t recall the original poster) that explained the dynamic between fenris and hawke, as well as fenris’s progression throughout the game.

i don’t remember everything about the post, but i do remember that through the romance, fenris sees himself as worthy to love and worthy to be loved. he had gone so long without remembering those he loved from his past, and never receiving love from his peers through the life he remembers. then, he is afraid of it once he realizes his love for hawke, and runs away. he doesn’t think he deserves it. he’s afraid of what would happen if hawke didn’t feel the same or if they might betray him.

and then, he finally comes to terms with his past by killing danarius and meeting his sister. he can decide what to do next. and with a romanced hawke, he stays with them. because that’s his want. the first thing he chooses to do with his complete freedom. to love.

ahem. anyways! fenris is my favorite, the fenrismancers won me over! plus gideon emery. i mean have you heard him? *swoons*