#i think i made cyril into a celebrity fanboy i'm sorry

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i really like the dynamics between idris and leliana, i think he might be getting along with her best from all the advisors (except for fiona, that i hc as the advisor as well, but that's another point). at the same time idris honestly and genuinely believes that leliana is going to order his assassination one of these days, bcos he's too deep with the mage rebellion and too hostile towards the chantry. meanwhile leliana came to quite like him personally, bcos they have similarly practical take on things and she respects a lot of his insights. like she obviously doesn't like how much he hates the chantry, but also she's aware how much chantry failed the mages.

i have this one plotline after wicked eyes and wicked hearts when he receives some marriage proposals including one from cyril de montfort. and while on entirely personal level idris hates the idea, he immediately starts considering it, bcos it might be beneficial. obv cassandra, josie and cullen react with reasonable what the actual fuck are you fucking serious, which is not a valid argument in idris' book, he has zero respect for his own mental and physical wellbeing. meanwhile leliana just lies that it all sounds like a trap and cyril certainly has an ulterior motive - bcos that is indeed the only "rational" argument that idris would consider.

they just have such a weird dynamic, i love it. they could almost be friends, but there's too much baggage and second-guessing, and it gets even weirder once leliana becomes the divine and starts reforming the chantry, bcos idris fully expected that she was just talking shit when she promised that. i think the issue is that she can see through his intentions and understands his motives, but she's a better spy than him and he can't see through her so is just constantly in a suspicion spiral. he doesn't trust anyone, but with leliana it's also her skills as a spy, he knows he wouldn't stand a chance if (or when, in his mind) she turned against him.

meanwhile shartan is out there, casually being good friends with leliana without any second-guessing and suspicion, bcos she proved to be a good ally during the blight and that's enough for him.