#i do also wish varric's flaws were more recognised in general but that's nothing new

[queenaeducan]

varric’s motivations for wanting cole to become more human are as rooted in his own experiences and biases as solas’s motivations for wanting cole to become more like a spirit and i wish that was more recognised by the fandom.

varric talks disparagingly about spirits throughout da2 and da:i, he is andrastian and their beliefs deny spirits their personhood. if you choose to make cole more of a spirit he says “he could’ve been a person” and walks off. even though anyone who has made that choice knows cole is still a person, just not in the way varric wanted him to be.