#also i could write about how alone rook feels through out veilguard and how often the narrative doesn't treat them like a person

[stop-breaking-my-heart-dragonage]

You mentioned you romanced Lucanis, how do you feel about Neve x Lucanis getting together if you don't romance either of them?

It's fine, I guess.

I romanced Davrin on my first playthrough, and I'll be honest, Neve and Lucanis getting together came out of no where for me. After the scene played, I realized that I rarely had them together in my party, and if I had, it'd probably make more sense. Or have more chemistry.

I left that scene like, "...What just happened? Oh well, good for them, I guess, have fun!"

I had Neve in my party a lot [Davrin and Neve were my go-to duo], and Lucanis was unfortunately benched until it was time to do his quests... which is really ironic, like if you had asked me who my least favorite companion was at the end of that first playthrough, it would've been Lucanis.

It doesn't help that I saved Minrathous, so I missed out on some of his personal quests, too.

I didn't dislike him or anything... though learning about Spite did have me throw him off the table of potential love interests because that Anders Romance Trauma [affectionate] kicked in and I said, "noooooo, I'm not doing that again, you cannot make meeee-"

Which, again.... ironic. Because he crawled his way back onto the table and made me feel things. It healed some parts of me. But also did more damage. It's complicated, like being an andersmancer makes it a whole other discussion for another day.

I will say, I saw a lot of talk about Neve and Lucanis prior to doing his romance which made me wonder if it was another Isabela and Fenris "Isabela bad because she USES Fenris if you don't romance him" situation where players are weirdly jealous and take it out on the female character... which uh oh.

Yeah, I can honestly say I never felt "threatened" by Neve while pursuing Lucanis. I brought them out and about several times, waited to see if they'd flirt or anything, or give me a reason to feel that he liked her more than my Rook, and like... It's not just a Neve and Lucanis thing.

It's more to do with Rook feeling like an outsider within the group who isn't allowed to interact with their companions until the game tells them to. Walking around the lighthouse feels really lonely sometimes because you're just approaching your friends, listening to their conversations, and then they look at you like "....can we help you?" and you just... walk away. Also the visual during team meetings where everyone is sitting together with Rook on the other side by themselves with only Assan sitting at their feet...

...again, topic for another day.

Anyway, aside from that? No, I never felt like they crossed a line for me that would make feel like they liked each other better than Rook. If there is banter that does, then I didn't get it.

There was this really sweet banter after I locked his romance in though, the one where Neve commented on Lucanis smiling more and making sure he recognizes that he's happy with Rook. That only endeared me to Neve more than I already was, I adore her.

But if I'm not romancing either of them? Let them have their fun, y'know?

[the-bear-and-his-sunbird]

🌾 🌱 🥀 for your Rook asks! - @heylittleriotact

I??? thought I accidentally deleted your asks when I went through my inbox. But I didn't ? Alright. Now months later, have a few facts about my rook Siobhan.

🌾 If there was a demon trying to trap/take over Rook, what kind would be the most successful? What would break their hold? I think it would be Fear or Despair. I thought about something trying to get to her deep seated loneliness and the fear of never having that place to belong. She is also a rather anxious person that pretends to be stoic, so that would fit her very well. It would probably start by going into all her little fears and then working its way into all her big fears (being alone, being too weird, making mistakes that hurt others, making mistakes she cannot fix)

🌱 Was Rook involved romantically with anyone before Veilguard? What was their partner like? How did the relationship end? My Rook was sexually involved with people but only had a short lived relationship with a fellow Mourn Watcher when they were both younger. The Mourn Watcher was a rather shy Qunari named Kunai (they/them) They thought there was a connection in their mutual feeling of being different (even though the Mourn Watch is very accepting and open, people are still people and sometimes you still feel like the weird one, you know?) They quickly found out that they had no real feelings for each other/ it was always a bit awkward between them and they broke up. Siobhan later found out that some of the others pressured Kunai into bad mouthing her. Even though what was said went right into her insecurities (being good for a night but not really decent for a relationship), Siobhan knew that Kunai was pressured. So she defended them by putting a kind of beetle in their beds that would give them nightmares if left in their bed too long. Kunai and Siobhan do write to each other sometimes but they never became real friends. They rather have a mutual respect for each other.

🥀 What figure from Rook’s personal past would be added to the regret prison? Vorgoth. Hear me out. Siobhan is an Ingellvar baby, found as a baby in the crypts. She grew up under Vorgoths (and later Myrnas, who became something of a bigger sister for her) wing. She loved Vorgoth fiercely but still little Siobhan felt so alone sometimes and started searching for their birth parents to ask them, if they at least could say goodbye. A few times Vorgoth went along with her to make sure that she'll be safe. At some point this stopped and she grew more content without her parents. She made maps for Vorgoth, told him stories and creepy bugs and showed him all her plans for her future projects. But later Ceris came along. An orlesian dancer with her travelling group. Ceris was always more a mentor/older sister rather than a mother. But the months that Ceris was there she taught Siobhan so many things, which made Siobhan venture out with her more often. If Vorgoth had time she would show him some dance moves as she babbled about her day. At some point there was the question if she wanted to join Ceris on her travels. For a shortlived moment, Siobhan thought she wanted it, wanted to belong, but then she changed her mind. She wanted to stay where Vorgoth is and Myrna and all the wisps. She didnt want to leave her home. But still the second that she thought about it haunts her. She could have sworn to see Vorgoth sad and she did everything she could to prove to him, that she wanted to stay. But then the War of the Banners came and she had to leave yet again. One of her regrets is, that she did not tell him enough how much he meant to her.