#neilrian tag

[herearedragons]

Dorian in either Global Warming, The Depression, or My Wife Fucking Left Me. Whichever feels right to you.

his husband fucking left him (to become a possessed assassin for Cursed Water Spirits)

POINTS: +1 (5 total)

CURRENT RANK: KNIGHT!!!

cursed color palettes

[herearedragons]

Hello hello ^^ From the OC Relationship ask game, for your Dragon Age ships:

39. Do they dance? If so, who's better?

40. What is a song that reminds you of the OCs' relationship?

Hope you have a lovely day!!

OC relationship asks

39. Do they dance? If so, who's better?

Zevran and Kyana: he's definitely the better dancer; Kyana doesn't really dance, but Zevran taught her something like a basic waltz as a part of helping her get some range of motion back with her bad leg (she has a limp after getting badly injured at the Tower of Ishal). They don't really dance in public, but in a relatively private setting, sometimes they will.

Evelyn and Sera: Evelyn's rigorous ballroom dance training vs Sera's 'spin you around as fast as possible until we're both dizzy and giggling and what do you mean this doesn't count as a dance' is pretty funny to me, but I think they find a middle ground that's fun for both of them. They're also about in the same weight/strength category, which means either of them can pick the other up without much trouble, so there are definitely lifts happening.

Neilar and Dorian: both good dancers and quick learners when it comes to picking up new moves. Funnily enough they don't dance that much, but when they do they're a pretty good match.

May and Blackwall: he's the better dancer, which. he's not great but he has the basics covered, and it's still more than what May has, which is nothing at all. She tried to learn, and she even made some progress for Halamshiral, but it's just not her thing. She'll accept an invitation to dance if it's Blackwall, though; he knows what he's getting into.

40. What is a song that reminds you of the OCs' relationship?

ZevKya: Imogen Heap - The Walk

Alright then (alright then)

I can keep your number for a rainy day

That's where this ends

No mistakes, no misbehaving

Oh, I was doing so well

Can't we just be friends?

I feel a weakness coming on

Neilrian: Florence + The Machine - What Kind Of Man

I'd already had a sip, so I'd reasoned I was drunk enough to deal with this

You were on the other side, like always

You could never make you mine

And with one kiss, you inspired a fire of devotion

That lasts for twenty years

What kind of man loves like this?

Sera and Evelyn (Seralyn? I guess it's Seralyn): EVE - Yoku

Let's love useless things. We don't have time to think about the meaning

You are mine. We love each other

We mimic what we desire

May and Blackwall (Maywall? I don't even know): actually didn't have one ready to go for them, but I'm assigning them Inkpot Gods by The Amazing Devil

And when the rain came down

I made a vow onto the dark

Please let her live just one more day. 'cause she is so much more than all her scars

(...)

And to those gods I will speak bluntly

We've an accord

If you ever touch or harm him, please rest assured

That you might not fear a man, but to a woman by the end you'll kneel and plea

Because I'm more than what my mom told me to be

[herearedragons]

...saw a post saying that we should use poetic/descriptive ship names more, and you know what, why not. let's try making some for my own ships and maybe finally establishing their ship tags in the process

(note: I'm going to be referring to a specific type of ship names as "BG3-like". I know the BG3 fandom probably didn't invent those but that's where I know them from and that's what the post was referencing, so that's the name they get)

Pillars of Eternity

Edér x Selene - I saw "tide and shore" on that character dynamics poll and I don't think I can come up with anything that beats that.

Aloth x Lorenzo - honestly not sure. The best ones I have are "mirror image" (because their dynamic is about The Parallels and also, wizard reference) and a BG3-like "spellsong" (because. wizard and chanter) but I'm not too attached to either of those. More research required.

Dragon Age

Zevran x Kyana Amell - my absolute first thought was "ill omen" because. uh. he's a Crow. and she's ominous. and if you're not from their friend circle seeing them together is probably a sign of bad luck for you, specifically. I could go BG3-like and call them "crowtower", which sounds pretty metal, but a little less personal to me. (I like the name combination method for them better though, "Zevkya" just sounds cute)

Sera x Evelyn Trevelyan - "lightning in a bottle" (Evelyn is a lightning-specced mage; Sera is a Tempest; both have a chaotic streak that feels less like a problem and more like fun when they're together). this one was kind of a stroke of genuis tbh.

Dorian x Neilar Lavellan - "water and wine". this one has layers. the first layer is Dorian being used to Comfort and Civilization and Neil being a Chronically Outside type. the second layer is the religious/miraculous imagery. the third layer is kind of mean because it references their worst moments (Dorian trying to drink away his problems - wine; Neilar losing control to the Well of Sorrows - water), but no one said that the ship names had to be nice. or did we all forget "ill omen" just a few seconds ago

Blackwall(Thom Rainier) x May Cadash - god, I really want to come up with something that would reference the "white king, black pawns" line from Leverage, just for the timeline where she becomes a righteous mob boss. "white queen, black knight"? "black queen, white knight"? kind of a mouthful but the reference is worth it in my book.

...I don't know how to end this post. I'm putting it in the main tags so. uh. reblog with your own poetic ship names and their explanations? I'd read that. it's pretty fun to make these, actually. also if anyone has suggestions for a ship name for Aloth and a death godlike chanter, send help