#companion dynamics

[dragonagebrainrotblog]

thinking about the lucanis Discourse ™ and the confirmation by devs that he is demi and a virgin combined with his romance scenes make total sense. like yeah the players might find his romance lackluster but i do believe it fully aligns with who he is as a character.

we know caterina was abusive to him growing up, has this man ever experienced a kind touch ever in his life? he was born and raised for one purpose and he does it well. it is the one thing he is praised for. what else is there?

rook comes into his life and treats him with kindness and compassion and a gentle touch and refuses to indulge his self criticism and it completely rocks his fucking world and already shaken sense of self.

of course once he realizes he has feelings for rook he panics and backs out at the last second. he’s never done this before. the trust and vulnerability even a single kiss takes from him is overwhelming. this is so much more to him than Just A Kiss.

so, later on, you officially commit to a romance over food. it is established early on that food is his love language. it is how he expresses care for people. it was probably the only show of affection he had been allowed in his life up til this point. so of course he’s like “i remembered your favorite drink and paired it with a dessert just for you” as his way of saying “i really care about you and this is me showing it the only way i know how”.

after you’re back from Fade Prison, he finally kisses you and spends the night with you. he isn’t afraid of intimacy anymore because he has already faced the most terrifying thing in his life; losing you. and everything else pales in comparison. he can’t help but pull you closer, to remind himself that you are real and you are here. and he’ll never let you go again.

Idk just some thoughts about how yeah his romance may seem lackluster and we know content was cut but he still is a fully developed and complex character in the game just as he is.

[solarwreathe]

in another universe they could have been playing at the beach

[mooneggtarts]

Say hello to Jumping Spider AU! Where Orange DIDN'T get to talk it out with Alan and was dropped to the Outernet. Where TDL got into another massive fights with TCO much more early that got them seperated before Orange was created and the whole Virabots thing (TCO kept the house. But only cause TDL refuse to live in the same house as he is)

TDL is convinced that he doesn't care about TCO, or that now he's alone, he doesn't need anyone! Until some Orange kid with the same head as him crashes onto him. Literally. Fate seems to hate him (or pity him?)

[tenojan-in-tevinter]

Honestly there's no one I'd rather be on a forced saving-the-world road trip with than the origins gang. Sorry kotor companions sorry bg3 companions but no one does it like the origins gang. They are a family they are insane they are not to be fucked with they never would have been friends if they were given a choice in the matter. The perfect road trip squad.

They consist of the best dog in thedas, the worlds most royal himbo, a demi-god shapeshifting witch, a bisexual assassin nun, a bisexual assassin orphan, a powerful spell-slinging grandma living on borrowed time (who is bffs with a spirit), a giant spy man who doesn't know how to function by himself, the worlds grossest dwarf, and a giant statue that has a life goal to kill all birds.

[atomicowboy]

he’s not blushing he’s sunburnt

[lokh]

also i think if roleswap laios and canon laios met theyd immediately start fighting.

[lukaskyle]

Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) dev. Larian Studios

[novembueri]

Cooking with the homies

[my-name-is-apollo]

One of the best parts of rereading the Homeric hymn to Apollo is that I get to read these moments again:

"But Leto alone stays by the side of Zeus who delights in thunder...and the Father gives him nectar in a golden cup welcoming his dear son, while the other gods make him sit down there, and queenly Leto rejoices because she bare a mighty son and an archer."

– Homeric hymn to Delian Apollo (trans. Evelyn-White)

"And they, even gold-tressed Leto and wise Zeus, rejoice in their great hearts as they watch their dear son playing among the undying gods."

– Homeric hymn to Pythian Apollo (trans. Evelyn-White)

It seems so domestic and mundane. Zeus has plenty of moments where he dotes on his children, but it's really rare to see him do that alongside his lover. He is relishing these moments with Leto, who stands beside him. This is more of a family moment than just a father - son moment.

[queenoftheimps]

Suddenly realizing that Madeleine choosing to be executed by Claudia’s side — even though she did not have to, even though she could have lived, even though it would not save Claudia, even if all it meant was that Claudia would not die alone and abandoned — is very similar to another famous literary execution scene that took place in Paris and now I’m crying all over again

[feroluce]

Had the cutest realization last night- so there's a saying we have in English meaning to get something done by any means necessary. It specifically includes dishonest methods, such as violence or lying. So when you're willing to resort to that kind of thing to achieve your goals, you say you're going to do something

"by hook or by crook"

[lunian]

Morrigan gave me -5 disapproval because of my romance with Alistair, are these two that petty about each other??

THE JUDGEMENT

[watzuu-lmk]

Yo!

Au where mk and swk are born twins

[vynnyal]

Finally finishing totk

[cringecompanionapologist]

Could also be applicable to 5's adult companions. His fandom characterization as a dad somehow makes all his companions into children. Adric was, and Nyssa possibly was (they weren't consistent), but the rest were adults. Tegan was a grown-ass woman who wouldn't want to be considered the adopted daughter of a guy who looks at most a decade older than her.

it does drive me up the wall when doctor/companion dynamics that aren't romantic are interpreted as fatherly when like. that is an adult woman over 20 years of age. she has parents and the doctor does not feature amongst them. "really good friends" is in fact a thing people feel for each other

[xryptiid]

messy doodle :-) RUBY COME HOME I MISS YOU