#favorite origins romance

[fiadhaisteach]

31 Days of Dragon Age

Oct 02 - Favorite Origins romance

Zevran Aranai

What can I say beyond, "he's my favorite."

I think a lot of people hypersexualize him, or rather, misinterpret his trauma coping mechanism, but he's just as respectful of your warden's wishes & consent as any of the other potential romances, loyal beyond the end... and I love him.

[starlightsylph]

After 544 hours of playing Baldur's Gate 3 and at least three completed playthroughs, I have finally painted my favorite companion- Shadowheart, god's favorite princess and the most interesting girl in the world <3

[vaguely-concerned]

emotional security is stored in the undramatic calm utterly certain and unbearably soft way alistair says 'my love?' when you switch to him once he's reached 'love' status

[nimonelyan]

So thus far my opinion about my romances in the Dragon Age series

DAO: Aeducan X Warden Alistair - Love at first sight, soulmates and all that. young and epic. always mentioning and boosting each other, domestic bliss.

DA2: Hawke X Varric - "varric isn't a romanc-" WELL BIOWARE IS WRONG their love could burn the city to the ground. the hanged man patrons have a bet about the status of their relationship bc "well hawke is a big flirt they could be very close friends- oh they're kissing nvm"

DAI: Trevelyan X Cullen - Office romance vibes, longing glances, awkward meets awkward

[catgirlsp0ck]

no one asked but here's my favorite bg3 ships:

shadowzel (shadowheart/lae'zel). they are my favorite !!! love a good enemies to lovers

wyllstarion (wyll/astarion). monster hunter x "monster" dynamic which im obsessed with. they have the potential to either make each other worse or better and it's really interesting to see it play out either way

bladeweave (wyll/gale). they would be the sweetest, most romantic and loving couple ever,, i just know it. they'd dance all the time at camp and say so many cheesy lines to each other both in camp and while traveling that all the party members would get annoyed pretty quickly lol

idk their ship name but karlach/gale ! both have been doomed to die by something that has invaded their bodies (the orb and karlach's infernal engine) and i feel like they would be just a really nice couple. they are so fucking underrated omg. if there isn't one already, i feel like infernalweave or something would be a good ship name for them :P

again idk the ship name but karlach/minthara. i saw some clips of the end dialogue (after brain, before epilogue) of karlach origin with the minthara romance and oooh it was so good. i literally put my karlach run on hold just so i can romance minthara (whenever thats fixed lmfao)

wyllsin (wyll/halsin). again, just a really sweet couple. can you tell i love wyll? lol. he deserves all the love in the world <3

and finally, karlach/lae'zel/shadowheart. they are poly and in love !!!!! and no i will not be taking any criticism on this, just trust me. i think that karlach and shadowheart would probably start dating and then shadowheart and lae'zel would have their enemies to lovers thing, to which karlach suggests lae'zel join their relationship. i think they are all in love with each other 🙏

[iicaru2]

every time i start a new save i have to mentally prepare myself for mizora’s absolutely rancid vibes and the horrendous way she treats wyll and it’s always somehow even worse than i remember it being

[moghedien]

Shipping Cassandra and Leliana is so funny because I feel like the only people who actually do it have either only played Inquisition or don't think much past "Well they're the Left and Right Hands of the Divine" because you KNOW they only get along to the extent they do in Inquisition because they've never had an actual conversation because the second Leliana opened her mouth about her theology in front of Cassandra, they would have been trying to strangle each other

[paragon-httyd]

𝑠𝑙𝑢𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

[wavebiders]

One thing that playing as a Selunite puts emphasis that I really like is that, after saving Aylin up until her personal quest in act 3, Shadowheart isn't actually ready to commit to serving Selune?

There's some hints of it in any playthrough, but if you play as a Selunite there's a few dialogue options where you can talk about her becoming closer to the Moonmaiden and she'll just be kinda like "after all I just went through with my goddess I'm a little hesitant to jump right to another one"

It's good because she *should* get that mourning period before deciding to serve another higher power(or if she even wants to serve one at all but Shadowheart's faith is important to her at the end of the day), but also because it makes clear that Selune is granting her her divine powers even without receiving worship in return

[sotc]

I FINALLY BEAT TRESPASSER AOUGHHHHH i am feeling so much. I LOVE YOU DORIAN. I LOVE YOU SOLAS. I LVOE YOU BLACKWALL. I LOVE YOU COLE. I LOVE YOU JULEIC. I LOVE YOU TRESPASSER MUSIC. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE MY INQUIZZY AGAINNNN

[littlelovelore]

lovers until the sun itself melts

[5mcsinatrenchcoat]

I'll admit however that it gets harder and harder not to be just a little bit salty about Lavellan (in a relationship with Solas) being treated as The Inquisitor now. Even by some of the game team. Like I understand why (I see the appeal, I'm not ignorant of it), but also hell some of us are just friends with him.

Altho it is kinda just a step up from the mage Hawke being The Hawke of the fandom (which, again, understandable, they are the most narratively compelling considering the themes) and therefore Carver being the default surviving sibling. Poor Beth.

not a hostile post pls no one feel attacked

[will-the-ghosts-go-away]

me coming up with different backstories for eglee

[xisanamii]

"i want to give my blood and follow in your shadow."

i felt the need to doodle this scene from sannan-san hakumyu because like... it's just so endearing? shion's chizuru really captures the wholehearted dedicated pining she has for him in his route (i mean, you really gotta CHASE this man). honestly she's in top three of my favorite chizurus. and of course, teruma's sannan-san really did grow on me. i was used to mikata's sannan-san (since i'm a hakumyu boomer), but i adore both their portrayals and voices.

haven't drawn hakuouki in a hot minute, but it'll always have a special place in my heart.

[hersurvival]

My poor fading ember,

I ask the universe to look after you, for the Spring breeze to keep you burning until you are fed the nurturing you deserve and can burn bright once more.

You know that I would gently pick your coals from the ash, ignore the burning flesh of my palms as I raise them to my lips, and breathe my own life back into you. Down to my last, shallow breath if that is what it took.

What is love in darkness? What am I without you?

I would return you to the sun myself to refuel your essence, so long as you might become unwavering again.

Sincerely, desperately,

Your cold, shivering girl

[movielosophy]

Eternal Brotherhood | The Tiger of Zichuan.