#but all three pairings are fundamentally about two people who truly become their best selves together

[redtrevelyan]

I love that all my "canon" pairings get happy endings together eventually.

Gareth Cousland and Leliana eventually get to settle down and become Nug breeders. Morrigan and Kieran are always welcome in their home. Leliana is iffy about being a step-mom at first, but warms up to Kieran pretty quickly.

She and Morrigan even learn to get along. Eventually. For Kieran's sake.

Anlon Hawke and Isabela are still traveling the world together on Izzy's ship, after a real quick detour in which they both worked for the Inquisition for separate stretches. His mansion in Kirkwall is still their home base. They never marry, but they also don't feel like they need to.

Isabela insists on telling people that they're "both free to do as they please", to protect her pirate-y reputation (and Anlon goes with it because he knows that kind of thing is important to her) but they've been happily monogamous in all but name for years.

Drystan Trevelyan and Josephine Montilyet marry a year and a half after Trespassers. The Divine Victoria herself performs the ceremony, because busy as she was, Cassandra wouldn't hear of anyone else doing the honours. Varric and Leliana had an absolute blast planning the bachelor/bachelorette parties (because google says those exist in Andrastan wedding tradition), respectively.

Drystan and Josie mostly live in Antiva, but maintain homes in Skyhold, Kirkwall (thanks to Varric), and Val Royeaux. While Josie is the primary breadwinner, Drystan passes much of his free time hunting pirates.

Considering how the last few years have been, and his general disposition, this actually qualifies as a leisurely retirement for the Herald of Andraste.